Biomarkers and exacerbations of asthma and COPD

Poster Discussion
Chairs: S. L. Johnston (London, United Kingdom), G. Brusselle (Ghent, Belgium)
Monitoring PGD2 production in airway disease
J. Larsson, D. Balgoma, I. Delin, T. Gülen, G. Nilsson, H. Hägglund, K. Daham, J. Lawson, G. FitzGerald, B. Dahlén, C. Wheelock, S. E. Dahlén (Stockholm, Sweden; Philadelphia, United States Of America)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Antibiotics in exacerbations of asthma
R. Loijmans, P. van Velzen, L. Beem, M. Stommel, G. ter Riet, P. Sterk (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Monitoring free serum IgE in severe asthma patients treated with omalizumab
S. Korn, I. Haasler, F. Fliedner, G. Becher, P. Strohner, A. Staatz, C. Taube, R. Buhl (Mainz, Bernau, Berlin, Germany)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Serum immunoglobulin level is a useful marker for the risk of opportunistic infection in steroid dependent patients with chronic inflammatory airway diseases
M. Akahane, N. Horita, T. Takezawa, T. Arai, M. To, Y. To (Tokyo, Japan)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Effects of omalizumab on markers of eosinophilic inflammation in patients with severe allergic asthma
M. Hübner, S. Korn, M. Jung, I. Haasler, C. Taube, R. Buhl (Mainz, Germany)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Reduction in incidence of exacerbations in patients with alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency (A1ATD) treated with concentrates of alpha 1 antitrypsin (A1AT): REXA study
M. L. Torres Duran, J. C. Barros Tizon, Investigators of the Spanish Group for Rexa Study (Vigo, Spain)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Efficacy of roflumilast in the frequent exacerbation COPD phenotype
J. Wedzicha, K. Rabe, P. Calverley, F. Martinez, D. Bredenbröker, M. Brose, U. M. Goehring (London, Liverpool, United Kingdom; Grosshansdorf, Konstanz, Germany; Ann Arbor, United States Of America)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Modelling and simulation in successful drug development programmes: Characterisation of exacerbation reduction with roflumilast to corroborate the importance of defining patient subsets in COPD
G. Lahu, A. Facius, L. Claret, R. Bruno, D. Bredenbröker (Konstanz, Germany; Marseilles, France)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Clinical implications of serum procalcitonin in acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
G. Agmy, Y. Ahmed, S. Helal (Assiut, Egypt)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Efficacy and safety of bacterial lysates in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and exacerbation
H. Tang, Z. Fang, Q. Xiu, on Behalf of the Broncho-Vaxom Study Group (Shanghai, China)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
β-blockers and risk of COPD exacerbation requiring hospitalisation in patients with COPD
A. Afonso, K. Verhamme, G. Brusselle, M. Sturkenboom (Rotterdam, Netherlands; Ghent, Belgium)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Skin sensitivity to corticosteroids is associated with COPD susceptibility
S. J. M. Hoonhorst, A. T. Lo Tam Loi, R. G. A. Hiltermann, L. Koenderman, J. W. Lammers, D. S. Postma, N. H. T. ten Hacken (Groningen, Utrecht, Netherlands)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Inhaled corticosteroids in patients with mild to moderate COPD with and without airway hyperresponsiveness to mannitol: A randomized placebo controlled trial
A. Scherr, J. Anja, S. Salome, D. Miedinger, M. Sabrina, A. Taegtmeyer, C. Prashant, S. Anderson, T. Michael, J. D. Leuppi (Basel, Switzerland; Camperdown, Australia)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Double blind, placebo controlled crossover study in COPD patients to assess the acute effect of budesonide/formoterol using HRCT and lung function tests
L. De Backer, J. De Backer, W. Vos, C. Van Holsbeke, S. Vinchurkar, W. De Backer (Antwerp, Antwerpen, Belgium)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Antibiotic prescription in asthma exacerbations in the admitting and emergency (A&E) department
C. Gouder, J. Farrugia Preca, R. Asciak, J. Micallef, S. Montefort (Birkirkara, Malta)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Roflumilast in Asian patients with COPD: A randomised placebo-controlled trial
D. Hui, A. Mahayiddin, C. Roa, K. H. Kwa, D. Bredenbröker, U. M. Goehring, H. P. Kuo, S. D. Lee (Shatin, Hong Kong; Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; Manila, Philippines; Konstanz, Germany; Taipei, Taiwan; Seoul, Republic Of Korea)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract