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Open Access 01-12-2017 | Review

Looking forward to new targeted treatments for chronic spontaneous urticaria

Authors: Emek Kocatürk, Marcus Maurer, Martin Metz, Clive Grattan

Published in: Clinical and Translational Allergy | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

The introduction of omalizumab to the management of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) has markedly improved the therapeutic possibilities for both, patients and physicians dealing with this disabling disease. But there is still a hard core of patients who do not tolerate or benefit from existing therapies and who require effective treatment. Novel approaches include the use of currently available drugs off-licence, investigational drugs currently undergoing clinical trials and exploring the potential for therapies directed at pathophysiological targets in CSU. Off-licence uses of currently available drugs include rituximab and tumour necrosis factor inhibitors. Ligelizumab (anti-IgE), canakinumab (anti-IL-1), AZD1981 (a PGD2 receptor antagonist) and GSK 2646264 (a selective Syk inhibitor) are currently in clinical trials for CSU. Examples of drugs that could target potential pathophysiological targets in CSU include substance P antagonists, designed ankyrin repeat proteins, C5a/C5a receptor inhibitors, anti-IL-4, anti-IL-5 and anti-IL-13 and drugs that target inhibitory mast cell receptors. Other mediators and receptors of likely pathogenic relevance should be explored in skin profiling and functional proof of concept studies. The exploration of novel therapeutic targets for their role and relevance in CSU should help to achieve a better understanding of its etiopathogenesis.
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Metadata
Title
Looking forward to new targeted treatments for chronic spontaneous urticaria
Authors
Emek Kocatürk
Marcus Maurer
Martin Metz
Clive Grattan
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Clinical and Translational Allergy / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 2045-7022
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13601-016-0139-2

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