New Therapeutic Options in Asthmatic Patients

master's thesis

• Title (croatian): Nove terapijske mogućnosti u liječenju pacijenata s astmom
• Author: Joshua Richard Fry
• Mentor: Marija Gomerčić Palčić (mentor)
• Committee member: Marija Gomerčić Palčić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Sanja Popović-Grle (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Marko Jakopović (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; School of Medicine; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2022-02-11, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: BIOMEDICINE AND HEALTHCARE; Clinical Medical Sciences; Internal Medicine

Abstract

Despite the widespread burden of asthma among all ages and regions of the world, until
a number of years ago the treatment of asthma has been nonspecific, and largely unchanged.
Growing knowledge about the molecular pathology of this disease and new strides in medical
technology have opened the door to the development of better treatments. These new
treatments are disease specific to various phenotypes of asthma and have proven to be useful
and effective in treating asthma patients who were previously unable to gain control of their
symptoms and disease progression with traditional medications.

Abstract (croatian)

Unatoč globalnom opterećenju astmom, pacijenata svih dobi u svim regijama svijeta, do
prije nekoliko godina dostupna terapija je bila nespecifična i nije se drastično mijenjala.
Boljim razumjevanjem molekularne patologije same bolesti i razvojem medicinske
tehnologije otvorila su se vrata ka razvoju boljih terapijskih opcija. Nova terapija je bazirana
na specifičnim fenotipovima astme što se pokazalo korisnim i efektivnim u liječenju onih
pacijenata s astmom koji nisu dostupnom maksimalnom terapijom postigli kontrolu bolesti i
stoga im bolest progredira.

• Keywords: asthma; severe asthma; phenotype; treatment; biologic therapy
• Keywords (english): astma; teška astma; fenotip; liječenje; biološka terapija
• Language: english
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:105:160316
• Study programme: Title: Medicine (in English language); Study programme type: university; Study level: integrated undergraduate and graduate; Academic / professional title: doktor/doktorica medicine (doktor/doktorica medicine)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2022-12-19 09:37:19