Omalizumab: Clinical Use for the Management of Asthma

Omalizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody that binds circulating IgE antibody, is a treatment option for patients with moderate to severe allergic asthma whose asthma is poorly controlled with inhaled corticosteroids and inhaled long-acting β 2 agonist bronchodilators. This review considers the me...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Neil C. Thomson, Rekha Chaudhuri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2012-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Circulatory, Respiratory and Pulmonary Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CCRPM.S7793