A shorter course for anti-relapse therapy against vivax malaria.
A shorter course for anti-relapse therapy against vivax malaria.
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针对间日疟疾的抗复发治疗的较短疗程。
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10.1016/s0140-6736(19)31605-8
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2019
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Rosenthal PJ
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therapy. Mild asthma typically is identified by minimal and intermittent symptoms, with rare exacerbations and normal lung function. How mild or how often should symptoms or exacerbations occur to warrant inhaled corticosteroid–β-agonist therapy? In PRACTICAL, baseline on-treatment forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1) percentage predicted and symptoms did not predict the efficacy of therapy, and there were no biomarkers to select patients. An additional question is when should as-needed combination therapy be stopped? In PRACTICAL, 1 half as many patients had one exacerbation with as-needed budesonide–formoterol compared with maintenance budesonide plus as-needed terbutaline, whereas the number of patients with two or more exacerbations was similar between groups. A small proportion of patients with asthma account for most exacerbations, but patients with frequent exacerbations are spread through all steps of the Global Initiative for Asthma therapy guidelines. 7, 8 Patients with frequent exacerbations who are relatively asymptomatic between exacerbations can be challenging to identify, and vigilance is necessary to identify these patients and revise therapy as needed. Establishment of biomarkers for mild asthma responsive to intermittent therapy might be just as important as biomarkers for biological therapy in patients with severe asthma. Many studies now support as-needed inhaled corticosteroid–β-agonist therapy as an effective treatment for patients with mild asthma and even some with moderate asthma. A better understanding of the biology behind frequently exacerbating asthma (including biomarkers) might help to identify which patients are most likely to benefit or which warrant maintenance therapy. Although the higher cost of combination therapies compared with SABA inhalers in some countries (including the USA) might reduce adoption of the as-needed inhaled corticosteroid–β-agonist regimen, this combination could modestly improve asthma outcomes over daily maintenance therapy, reduce overall inhaled corticosteroid burden, and possibly improve patient satisfaction, making it a very PRACTICAL option.