When people with allergic asthma breathe in allergens _ pollen, dust, mold or animal dander _ they produce large amounts of an antibody called IgE, or immunoglobulin E.
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People with allergic asthma also are tested to learn just which allergens trigger their airway attacks so they can avoid them, or try allergy shots to reduce their sensitivity.
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Given the high concordance of eosinophils and, in particular, allergic asthma pathology, it has been widely speculated that eosinophils have an important role in the pathology of this disease.
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For people with particularly severe allergic asthma, a new drug that works differently from any other asthma medicine _ though it is expensive and somewhat difficult to use _ may help.
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Increasingly, though, allergists are turning to prescription nasal sprays like Nasalcrom ( cromolyn sodium ) to block histamine release, and Intal, the same drug in inhaler form for people with allergic asthma.
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Omalizumab, with the trade name Xolair, was approved by the U . S . Food and Drug Administration in 2003 for use in patients 12 years and older with moderate-to-severe allergic asthma.
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One short-term milestone will be whether Genentech can win FDA approval and market acceptance for Xolair, a novel biotech treatment for allergic asthma and hay fever that is being reviewed for safety and efficacy.
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It recommended the drug as an option for treating severe, persistent allergic asthma in adults, adolescents and children following additional analyses and submission of a patient access scheme ( PAS ) by Novartis, the manufacturer.
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The market for the medication is an estimated 500, 000 patients, or those with moderate to severe forms of allergic asthma who can't manage the disease with inhaled steroids or other treatments, the drug's makers said.
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The availability of the drug as a treatment option for patients with severe, persistent allergic asthma has gradually persuaded the physicians treating severe asthma patients to determine whether their asthma is allergic or non-allergic in nature.
