Successful experience with tezepelumab in a pediatric patient with severe uncontrolled asthma. Case report
- Authors: Melnik S.I.1,2, Omelchenko T.V.1
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Affiliations:
- Saint-Petersburg State Research Institute of Phthisiopulmonology
- Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University
- Issue: Vol 27, No 9 (2025): Otorhinolaryngology and pulmonology
- Pages: 512-516
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/2075-1753/article/view/356625
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.26442/20751753.2025.9.203420
- ID: 356625
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Abstract
Over the past decades, substantial progress has been made in the management of bronchial asthma, with the therapeutic landscape expanding to include genetically engineered biologic agents. These agents enable precision medicine approaches tailored to individual patient phenotypes and disease characteristics, facilitating not only the achievement of clinical response but also clinical remission and potential disease-modifying effects. We report a clinical case demonstrating the use of tezepelumab – a thymic stromal lymphopoietin inhibitor – recently introduced into pediatric practice in the Russian Federation. During a 6-month follow-up, treatment with tezepelumab resulted in sustained asthma control, normalization of peripheral blood eosinophil counts, and a reduction in the need for inhaled therapy.
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Svetlana I. Melnik
Saint-Petersburg State Research Institute of Phthisiopulmonology; Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University
Author for correspondence.
Email: pulmodeti@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0003-0465-3968
Department Head, Аssistant
Russian Federation, Saint Petersburg; Saint PetersburgTatyana V. Omelchenko
Saint-Petersburg State Research Institute of Phthisiopulmonology
Email: pulmodeti@yandex.ru
ORCID iD: 0000-0002-3213-7015
Pulmonologist
Russian Federation, Saint PetersburgReferences
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