Annual Congress Berlin 2008

Saturday, 04.10.2008
Sunday, 05.10.2008
Monday, 06.10.2008
Tuesday, 07.10.2008
Wednesday, 08.10.2008

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2008; 32: Suppl. 52, abstract number.


Material from 2008:
  • 3952 Abstracts
  • 658 Slide presentations
  • 316 Webcasts
  • 96 Handouts
  • 1824 e-posters
  • 316 Multimedia files
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Improving asthma and anti-allergic therapy

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: T. Rothe (Davos Wolfgang, Switzerland), R. W. Dal Negro (Verona, Italy)
Change in airway inflammation during 1 year of specific immunotherapy
T. Knudsen, J. Arnved, V. Backer (Copenhagen, Denmark)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Can long-acting β2 agonists substitute inhaled corticosteroids in stable persistent asthma
M. Shameem, N. N. Shah, A. A. Bachh, R. Bhargava, Z. Ahmed, Q. Syed, K. A. Dar, I. Haq (Srinagar, J&K, Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Characterization of asthma exacerbations by Arg16Gly genotype in subjects with asthma receiving salmeterol alone or with fluticasone propionate
H. Nelson, E. Bleecker, J. Corren, S. Yancey, D. Reilly, A. Emmett, W. Anderson, H. Ortega (Denver, CO, Winston Salem, NC, Los Angeles, CA, Research Triangle Park, NC, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Lack of effect of promoter, coding and 3‘ polymorphisms of the β2-adrenergic receptor (ADRB2) on the clinical response to salmeterol alone or with fluticasone propionate in subjects with asthma
W. Anderson, E. Bleecker, H. Nelson, J. Corren, A. Emmett, D. Reilly, S. Yancey, H. Ortega (Research Triangle Park, NC, Winston Salem, NC, Denver, CO, Los Angeles, CA, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Omalizumab (Xolair®) reduces exacerbations in adolescents more than in adults with allergic (IgE-mediated) asthma: a subgroup analysis of pooled clinical trials
B. Lanier, F. Albers, I. Berhane, P. Jimenez (Texas, East Hanover, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Identifying patients with severe allergic asthma who are potentially eligible for omalizumab treatment by EU licence and NICE guidance criteria
A. Mistry, E. Watkins, M. Britton, M. Nordstrom (Surrey, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Novel omalizumab liquid formulation bioequivalent to lyophilized formulation
G. J. Riviere, P. Kuebler, J. Jaffe, C. M. Yeh, C. Reynolds, L. Brookman (East Hanover, San Francisco, United States Of America; Horsham, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Relationship between pre-treatment specific IgE and the response to omalizumab therapy
U. Wahn, C. Martin, P. Freeman, M. Blogg, P. Jimenez (Berlin, Germany; Horsham, United Kingdom; East Hanover, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Omalizumab (Xolair®) reduces exacerbations in patients with moderate-to-severe persistent allergic asthma independent of former smoking status
D. Price, M. Blogg, F. Albers, P. Jimenez (Aberdeen, Horsham, United Kingdom; East Hanover, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Effects of omalizumab in asthmatic patients with neurodermatitis
P. Velling, S. Pabst, D. Skowasch, C. Grohé (Bonn, Berlin, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
The Anglo-French real-life experience of maintenance OCS use in omalizumab-treated patients with severe persistent allergic asthma
M. Molimard, R. Niven, V. Le Gros, D. McBryan, Z. Panahloo, J. Thirlwell (Bordeaux, Rueil-Malmaison, France; Manchester, Frimley, Horsham, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Relationship between omalizumab pharmacokinetics (PK), IgE pharmacodynamics (PD) and clinical symptoms in patients with severe persistent allergic asthma
P. Lowe, S. Tannenbaum, A. Gautier, P. Jimenez, Z. Panahloo (Basel, Switzerland; East Hanover, United States Of America; Horsham, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Treatment of uncontrolled, severe persistent allergic (IgE-mediated) asthma with omalizumab in a real-life setting in Germany
S. Korn, A. Thielen, S. Seyfried, O. Kornmann, R. Buhl (Mainz, Nuremberg, Germany)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Use of a protocol to select patients for omalizumab treatment
H. McLoughlin, A. Hart-Thomas, J. Slough, T. Capstick (Leeds, United Kingdom)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Evaluation of the effect of inhaled ciclesonide on inflammatory and allergic markers and pulmonary function in bronchial asthma
R. Kaushik, B. Menon, V. K. Vijayan, R. Kulshrestha (New Delhi, India)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids and atopy symptoms in infants: a randomized controlled trial
I. Romieu, A. Barraza-Villarreal, L. Hernández-Cadena, C. Escamilla-Nuñez, P. Sly, L. Neulfeld, J. Rivera, U. Ramkrishnan (Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico; West Perth, WA, Australia; Atlanta, GA, United States Of America)
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Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Safety and immunogenicity of hemophilus influenzae type B conjugate vaccine in COPD
N. S. Reddy, M. Khan, N. Methuku, S. Bodi, Aleem (Hyderabad, India)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Comparison of two intranasal triamcinolone acetonide formulations in patients with seasonal or perennial allergic rhinitis
B. Basavaraj, A. Pherwani, N. Prasad, M. S. Shete, C. J. Po, S. Chachad, S. Purandare, G. Malhotra, A. Lulla (Mysore, Mumbai, Bangalore, India)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Antioxidant treatment alters the immune response in resistive breathing
P. Katsaounou, D. Toumpanakis, M. Karatza, X. Roussos, S. Zakynthinos, T. Vassilakopoulos (Athens, Greece)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Reduction of treatment time for nebulized treatments using a new adaptive aerosol delivery mode
I. Prince, A. Black, C. Smart, K. Nikander, T. Dyche, J. Denyer (Chichester, United Kingdom; Parsippany, NJ, United States Of America)
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