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. 2022 Jul 31;15(8):100676. doi: 10.1016/j.waojou.2022.100676

Table 1.

Characteristics of selected eosinophil selective biologics.

Mepolizumab Reslizumab Benralizumab Lirentelimab
Target IL-5 IL-5 IL-5Rα Siglec-8
FDA approved Indications
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    Asthma (age 6+)

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    EGPA (age 18+)

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    Idiopathic HES (age 12+)

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    CRSwNP (age 18+)

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    Asthma (age 18+)

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    Asthma (age 12+)

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    None

Dose
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    Asthma age 12+ and CRSwNP: 100 mg SC every 4 weeks

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    Asthma age 6–11:40 mg SC every 4 weeks

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    EGPA and HES: 300 mg SC every 4 weeks

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    3 mg/kg IV every 4 weeks

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    30 mg SC every 4 weeks for 3 doses, then every 8 weeks

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    N/A

Ongoing Clinical Trials
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    EGPA

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    EoE

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    CSU

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    Eosinophilic fasciitis

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    Gleich syndrome

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    COPD exacerbation with eosinophilia

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    CRS

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    EGPA

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    HES

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    CRSwNP

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    EoE

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    EGID

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    CSU

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    AD

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    ABPA

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    Bullous pemphigoid

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    EoE

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    EGID

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    CSU

Abbreviations: IL-5, Interleukin 5; IL-5Rα, IL-5 receptor alpha subunit; Siglec-8, sialic acid-binding immunoglobulin-like lectin 8; EGPA, eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis; HES, hypereosinophilic syndrome; SC, subcutaneous; IV, intravenous; CRSwNP, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis; EoE, eosinophilic esophagitis; CSU, chronic spontaneous urticaria; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; EGID, eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease; AD, atopic dermatitis; ABPA, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis