The significance of eosinophil and eosinophil lymphocyte ratio (ELR) in predicting response to omalizumab treatment in patients with severe allergic asthma. 2021

Hasan Özgen, and Fatma Merve Tepetam, and İsmet Bulut, and Cihan Örçen
Clinic of Chest Diseases, Bartın State Hospital, Bartın, Turkey.

BACKGROUND Th2/Th1 mix pathological pathway may be seen as a common set of low eosinophilic phenotype in severe allergic asthma. This may affect omalizumab treatment response. In our study, we aimed to investigate whether eosinophil count (EOS) and percentage (EOS%), eosinophil lymphocyte ratio (ELR) and neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR) may predict omalizumab treatment. METHODS Patients who received omalizumab treatment at least for one year in our allergy clinic were screened retrospectively. Baseline hemogram parameters, pre- and post-treatment emergency admissions, annual attacks requiring steroid use, hospitalizations, spirometric changes, and asthma control tests (ACT) were recorded. According the global efficacy assessment (phisician's GETE) scale patients was recorded as responder and nonresponder. By looking at EOS, EOS%, ELR and NLR distributions in these groups, the role of these parameters in representation of the treatment efficacy was investigated. RESULTS The study was carried out with 83 patients, 77.1% of whom were women with an average age of 50.03 ± 10.7. While ACT scores and FEV1, FEF25-75 was significantly increased, the number of emergency admissions, annual attacks and hospitalizations decreased significantly (p<0.05). The rate of patients signed as responder was 75.9%, while the rate of nonresponder was %24.1. When the two groups were compared, it was found that the EOS, EOS% and ELR were significantly higher in the responder group. The cut-off values according to the ROC curve were determined as 0.12, 310/ml and 3.1% respectively. Considering the sensitivity (58.73%); specificity (85.00%); positive predictive value (92.50%), it was determined that ELR was a more valuable test. CONCLUSIONS Instead of expensive and invasive methods for predicting the response of omalizumab therapy in severe allergic asthma, the ELR is correlated with treatment response and giving hope to be easier way to reach.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007958 Leukocyte Count The number of WHITE BLOOD CELLS per unit volume in venous BLOOD. A differential leukocyte count measures the relative numbers of the different types of white cells. Blood Cell Count, White,Differential Leukocyte Count,Leukocyte Count, Differential,Leukocyte Number,White Blood Cell Count,Count, Differential Leukocyte,Count, Leukocyte,Counts, Differential Leukocyte,Counts, Leukocyte,Differential Leukocyte Counts,Leukocyte Counts,Leukocyte Counts, Differential,Leukocyte Numbers,Number, Leukocyte,Numbers, Leukocyte
D008214 Lymphocytes White blood cells formed in the body's lymphoid tissue. The nucleus is round or ovoid with coarse, irregularly clumped chromatin while the cytoplasm is typically pale blue with azurophilic (if any) granules. Most lymphocytes can be classified as either T or B (with subpopulations of each), or NATURAL KILLER CELLS. Lymphoid Cells,Cell, Lymphoid,Cells, Lymphoid,Lymphocyte,Lymphoid Cell
D008297 Male Males
D008875 Middle Aged An adult aged 45 - 64 years. Middle Age
D009504 Neutrophils Granular leukocytes having a nucleus with three to five lobes connected by slender threads of chromatin, and cytoplasm containing fine inconspicuous granules and stainable by neutral dyes. LE Cells,Leukocytes, Polymorphonuclear,Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes,Polymorphonuclear Neutrophils,Neutrophil Band Cells,Band Cell, Neutrophil,Cell, LE,LE Cell,Leukocyte, Polymorphonuclear,Neutrophil,Neutrophil Band Cell,Neutrophil, Polymorphonuclear,Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte,Polymorphonuclear Neutrophil
D010641 Phenotype The outward appearance of the individual. It is the product of interactions between genes, and between the GENOTYPE and the environment. Phenotypes
D004804 Eosinophils Granular leukocytes with a nucleus that usually has two lobes connected by a slender thread of chromatin, and cytoplasm containing coarse, round granules that are uniform in size and stainable by eosin. Eosinophil
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000069444 Omalizumab An anti-IgE, recombinant, humanized monoclonal antibody which specifically binds to the C epsilon3 domain of IMMUNOGLOBULIN E, the site of high-affinity IgE receptor binding. It inhibits the binding of IgE to MAST CELLS and BASOPHILS to reduce the severity of the allergic response and is used in the management of persistent allergic ASTHMA. Xolair

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