CURRENT STANDARD OF CARE FOR UNCONTROLLED CRSwNP MAY NOT PROVIDE LONG-TERM BENEFITS1

Systemic corticosteroids2,3

  • A short course of oral corticosteroids may be beneficial for patients; however, the benefit is unlikely to persist
  • Side effects with long-term exposure may limit their potential as a chronic therapy

Surgery2,4-8

  • Surgery aims to remove nasal obstruction, improving sinus ventilation and access for topical therapies
  • Patients with recurrent chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP) who need revision surgery express a predominant Type 2 inflammation phenotype (with increased IL-5, eosinophilic cationic protein, total IgE, and IgE specific to Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin)
  • Revision surgery is often required, primarily in patients with coexisting Type 2 disease

In patients with CRSwNP, a UK study found9:

55%

had previous
sino-nasal surgeries

20%

had more than
1 operation

CRSwNP patients had a mean number of 2.98 previous surgeries (ENPs) per patient

Despite systemic corticosteroid treatment and revision surgery, there remains
an unmet medical need for patients with CRSwNP9

Biologic therapy may be a viable option for
treating certain patients with CRSwNP2

a A study was conducted through electronic medical records at Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois. CRSwNP, asthma, and AERD patients were identified. The following demographic and clinical features were characterized: sex, atopy, and sinus disease severity.

AERD, aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease; ENP, endoscopic nasal polypectomy.

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