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A new era in the treatment of recalcitrant nasal polyps?

Reviewed by Joanna Stephens

Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) can be difficult to treat effectively in patients with aggressive or recalcitrant disease. Omalizumab (Xolair) is a monoclonal anti-IgE antibody with proven benefits for patients with moderate/severe asthma and CRSwNP, but this study looks at patients with mild asthma and CRSwNP. They used a retrospective review of notes for 23 patients treated with Omalizumab for a period between 11 and 47 months. They observed a significant improvement in reduction of nasal polyp size and in SNOT-22 scores, and the findings suggest that Omalizumab is a good treatment option for patients with mild asthma and CRSwNP.

Effects of Omalizumab treatment in patients with recalcitrant nasal poly posits and mild asthma: A multi center retrospective study.
Armengot-Carceller M, Gómez-Gómez MJ, García-Navalón C, et al.
AM J RHINOL ALLERGY
2021;35(4):516-24.
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