AstraZeneca and Amgen Report Results of Tezepelumab in P-III NAVIGATOR for Asthma
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- The P-III NAVIGATOR study involves assessing Tezepelumab + SOC vs PBO + SOC in adults (18–80yrs.) & adolescents (12–17yrs.) with severe- uncontrolled asthma- who were receiving treatment with medium/high dose ICS + at least 1 additional controller medication with or without OCS
- Trial met its 1EPs i.e. reduction in AAER @52wks. in the overall population. The study also met 1EPs in patients with low levels of eosinophils i.e. <300 & 150 cells/microlitre
- Tezepelumab is mAb that inhibits the action of TSLP and has received US FDA’s BT designation in Sept’2018 for patients with severe asthma- without an eosinophilic phenotype
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