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Efficacy and safety of treatment with biologicals for severe chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: A systematic review for the EAACI Guidelines
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  • Ioana Agache,
  • Yang Song,
  • Pablo Alonso-Coello,
  • Yasmin Vogel,
  • Claudio Rocha,
  • Ivan Sola,
  • Marilina Santero,
  • Cezmi Akdis,
  • Mubeccel Akdis,
  • Giorgio Walter Canonica,
  • T. Chivato,
  • Stefano R. Del Giacco,
  • Thomas Eiwegger,
  • Wytske Fokkens,
  • Christos Georgalas,
  • Philippe Gevaert,
  • Clair Hopkins,
  • Ludger Klimek,
  • Valerie Lund,
  • Robert Naclerio,
  • Liam O'Mahony,
  • Susanna Palkonen,
  • Oliver Pfaar,
  • Jürgen Schwarze,
  • Michael Soyka,
  • De Yun Wang,
  • L. Zhang,
  • Carlos Canelo-Aybar,
  • Oscar Palomares,
  • Marek Jutel
Ioana Agache
Transylvania University of Brasov

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Yang Song
Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau
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Pablo Alonso-Coello
Hospital Sant Pau
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Yasmin Vogel
Furtwangen University of Applied Sciences
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Claudio Rocha
Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau
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Ivan Sola
Biomedical Research Institute
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Marilina Santero
Institut d’Investigació Biomèdica Sant Pau IIB Sant Pau
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Cezmi Akdis
University of Zurich
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Mubeccel Akdis
University of Zürich
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Giorgio Walter Canonica
Humanitas Clinical and Research Center
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T. Chivato
Univ CEU San Pablo
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Stefano R. Del Giacco
University of Cagliari Faculty of Medicine
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Thomas Eiwegger
The Hospital for Sick Children
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Wytske Fokkens
Academic Medical Centre
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Christos Georgalas
University of Nicosia
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Philippe Gevaert
Ghent University
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Clair Hopkins
Guy's and Saint Thomas' Hospitals NHS Trust
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Ludger Klimek
Zentrum für Rhinologie und Allergologie
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Valerie Lund
University Collegue of London
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Robert Naclerio
John Hopkins School of Medicine
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Liam O'Mahony
University College Cork National University of Ireland
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Susanna Palkonen
EFA
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Oliver Pfaar
University Hospital Marburg, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
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Jürgen Schwarze
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh
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Michael Soyka
University Hospital Zurich and University of Zurich
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De Yun Wang
Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore
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L. Zhang
Beijing Tongren Hospital
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Carlos Canelo-Aybar
Biomedical Research Institute Sant Pau
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Oscar Palomares
Complutense University of Madrid
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Marek Jutel
Wroclaw Medical University
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Abstract

This systematic review evaluates the efficacy and safety of biologicals for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) compared to the standard of care. Pubmed, EMBASE and Cochrane Library were searched for RCTs. Critical and important CRSwNP-related outcomes were considered. The risk of bias and the certainty of the evidence were assessed using GRADE. RCTs evaluated (dupilumab-2, omalizumab-4, mepolizumab-2, reslizumab-1) included 1236 adults, with follow-up 20-64 weeks. Dupilumab reduces the need for surgery (NFS) and oral corticosteroid (OCS) use (RR 0.28; 95%CI 0.20-0.39, moderate certainty) and improves with high certainty smell (mean difference (MD) +10.54; 95%CI +9.24 to +11.84) and quality of life (QoL) (MD -19.14; 95%CI -22.80 to -15.47), with fewer treatment-related adverse events (TAEs) (RR 0.95; 95%CI 0.89-1.02, moderate certainty). Omalizumab reduces NFS (RR 0.85; 95%CI 0.78 to 0.92, high certainty), decreases OCS use (RR 0.38; 95%CI 0.10-1.38, moderate certainty), improves with high certainty smell (MD +3.84; 95%CI +3.64 to +4.04) and QoL (MD -15.65; 95%CI -16.16 to -15.13), with increased TAE (RR 1.73; 95%CI 0.60-5.03, moderate certainty). There is low certainty for mepolizumab reducing NFS (RR 0.78; 95%CI 0.64 to 0.94) and improving QoL (MD -13.3; 95% CI -23.93 to -2.67) and smell (MD +0.7; 95%CI -0.48 to +1.88), with increased TAEs (RR 1.64; 95%CI 0.41-6.50). The evidence for reslizumab is very uncertain.
18 Feb 2021Submitted to Allergy
18 Feb 2021Submission Checks Completed
18 Feb 2021Assigned to Editor
18 Feb 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
25 Feb 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
25 Feb 2021Editorial Decision: Revise Minor
27 Feb 20211st Revision Received
01 Mar 2021Submission Checks Completed
01 Mar 2021Assigned to Editor
02 Mar 2021Reviewer(s) Assigned
02 Mar 2021Review(s) Completed, Editorial Evaluation Pending
03 Mar 2021Editorial Decision: Accept
Aug 2021Published in Allergy volume 76 issue 8 on pages 2337-2353. 10.1111/all.14809