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Last Updated: April 26, 2024

Claims for Patent: 9,441,047


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Summary for Patent: 9,441,047
Title:Methods for improving asthma symptoms using benralizumab
Abstract: Provided herein are methods of improving asthma symptoms, e.g., as measured by an asthma control questionnaire, comprising administering to the patient an effective amount of benralizumab or an antigen-binding fragment thereof.
Inventor(s): Ward; Christine (Gaithersburg, MD), Roskos; Lorin (Gaithersburg, MD), Wang; Bing (Gaithersburg, MD), Raible; Donald (Berwyn, PA)
Assignee: ASTRAZENECA AB (Sodertaje, SE)
Application Number:14/454,149
Patent Claims:1. A method of treating asthma by improving an asthma control questionnaire-6 (ACQ-6) score in an adult asthmatic patient, comprising administering to the adult patient a dose of 30 mg once every four weeks for twelve weeks and then once every eight weeks of benralizumab or an antigen-binding fragment thereof, wherein the ACQ6 score is decreased by at least 0.5.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the administration improves an asthma symptom in the patient.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the asthma symptom is selected from the group consisting of night-time waking, symptoms on waking, activity limitation, shortness of breath, wheezing, rescue medication use, daytime symptom frequency and severity, nighttime symptom frequency and severity, activity avoidance and limitation, asthma-related anxiety, and fatigue.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the asthma is eosinophilic asthma.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the patient has a blood eosinophil count of at least 300 cells/.mu.l.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the patient uses high-dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS).

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the patient uses long-acting .beta. agonists (LABA).

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the patient has a history of exacerbations.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the benralizumab or antigen-binding fragment thereof is administered in addition to corticosteroid therapy.

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