Omalizumab, the first available antibody for biological treatment of severe asthma: more than a decade of real-life effectiveness
Omalizumab was the first, and for a long time the only available monoclonal antibody for the add-on treatment of severe allergic asthma. In particular, omalizumab selectively targets human immunoglobulin (Ig)E, forming small-size immune complexes that inhibit IgE binding to its high- and low-affinit...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2018-11-01
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Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1753466618810192 |