Pub Date : 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2025.07.037
Ian D. Pavord MD , Njira L. Lugogo MD , Mario Castro MD , Alberto Papi MD , Arnaud Bourdin MD , Michael E. Wechsler MD , Andréanne Côté MD , Kenneth R. Chapman MD , Changming Xia PhD , Mena Soliman MD , Nami Pandit-Abid PharmD , Juby A. Jacob-Nara MD, DHSc , Harry Sacks MD
Background
Transient increases in blood eosinophil count (BEC) have been observed in dupilumab clinical trials but are rarely associated with clinical symptoms.
Objective
We assessed the effect of early increases in BEC on long-term treatment outcomes.
Methods
Patients aged ≥12 years with moderate-to-severe type 2 asthma from the phase 3 QUEST study (NCT02414854; 52 weeks) who enrolled onto the TRAVERSE open-label extension study (NCT02134028; 96 weeks) were stratified by BEC: with or without ≥2-fold BEC increase any time by week 12 of QUEST, or presence or absence of increased BEC any time during QUEST (defined as <500 cells/μL at baseline but ≥500 cells/μL at any time during QUEST). End points included annualized severe exacerbation rate and change from parent study baseline in prebronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1), 5-item Asthma Control Questionnaire, and type 2 inflammatory biomarkers.
Results
A total of 36.6% of dupilumab-treated patients versus 21.7% of placebo-receiving patients experienced a ≥2-fold BEC change by week 12, while 31.3% versus 28.0% experienced increased BEC any time during QUEST. Dupilumab versus placebo reduced annualized severe exacerbation rate, improved prebronchodilator FEV1 and questionnaire scores, and reduced biomarkers across subgroups at week 52 of QUEST. Improvements were maintained in all subgroups through week 96 of TRAVERSE.
Conclusions
Dupilumab reduced asthma exacerbations and improved lung function and asthma control up to 148 weeks in patients with uncontrolled moderate-to-severe type 2 asthma irrespective of early transient increases in BEC. Overall safety was consistent with the known dupilumab safety profile.
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Severe asthma is marked by persistent eosinophilic inflammation, but the role of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) in eosinophil homeostasis remains unclear.
Objective
This study examined the regulatory role of ATRA in eosinophil function in severe asthma.
Methods
Multiomics analysis (transcriptomics, proteomics, and lipidomics) was conducted on blood eosinophils from healthy participants and patients with severe asthma. The effects of ATRA on eosinophil function were further analyzed by using flow cytometry and quantitative RT-PCR.
Results
Transcriptomic profiling of eosinophils from patients with severe asthma revealed a distinct gene expression signature, with upregulation of the genes GGT5, IL2RA, CCL23, and NOD2 and downregulation of SPRY2 and HIC1. This phenotype was driven by type 2 cytokines (IL-5 and IL-4) and muramyl dipeptide but was counterregulated by ATRA. Proteomic analysis showed increased expression of P-selectin glycoprotein ligand-1 in SA-EOS, which was upregulated by type 2 cytokines and downregulated by ATRA. Lipidomic analysis identified dysregulated 15-lipoxygenase metabolism in SA-EOS, with ATRA selectively inhibiting cysteinyl leukotriene metabolism while sparing the 15-lipoxygenase pathway. Multiomics analysis of eosinophils from ATRA-treated healthy participants revealed specific downregulation of IL1RL1 and IL3RA, reducing responsiveness to IL-33 and IL-3 and distinguishing them from IL-5–induced eosinophils.
Conclusion
These findings highlight the role of ATRA in maintaining eosinophil homeostasis and counterregulating IL-5–driven activation, thus offering insights into potential therapeutic strategies for severe asthma.
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Pub Date : 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2025.12.025
Wendy Elverson RD LDN , Tina Ho MD , Karol Timmons RN MS CPNP , Maya Dayanim , Lynda Schneider MD FAAAAI , Jennifer Lebovidge PhD
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Pub Date : 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1016/S0091-6749(25)02241-9
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Pub Date : 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2025.12.016
Jonathan Bernstein MD FAAAAI , Emel Aygören-Pürsün MD , Danny Cohn MD PhD , Henriette Farkas MD PhD DSc , William Lumry MD FAAAAI , Andrea Zanichelli MD , James Hao PhD , Michael Smith PharmD , Paul Audhya MD , Erik Hansen , Nathan Teuscher , Marc Riedl MD MS
Pub Date : 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2025.12.041
Giselle Mosnaim , Sarbjit Saini MD FAAAAI , Michael Holden MD, MS , Ben Trzaskoma , Jonathan Bernstein MD FAAAAI
{"title":"Concurrent Improvement Over Time in Multiple Aspects of Quality of Life in Patients with Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria Treated with Omalizumab","authors":"Giselle Mosnaim , Sarbjit Saini MD FAAAAI , Michael Holden MD, MS , Ben Trzaskoma , Jonathan Bernstein MD FAAAAI","doi":"10.1016/j.jaci.2025.12.041","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jaci.2025.12.041","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14936,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology","volume":"157 2","pages":"Page AB12"},"PeriodicalIF":11.2,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146147558","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2026-02-01DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2025.12.047
Raffi Tachdjian MD MPH FAAAAI , Marc Riedl MD MS , Huamin Li MD PhD FAAAAI , Karl Sitz MD , Joshua Jacobs MD , Theodora Cohen , Claire VanEenwyk , Kusumam Joseph , Christopher Morabito , William Lumry MD FAAAAI
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