Mucus plugs on chest CT may signal higher COPD hospitalization and death risk even without cough, and early data suggest they can be treated.
Harvard Medical School’s Emily S. Wan, MD, discusses mucus plugs in COPD, how to detect them, and what would make them a treatment target.
Airway mucus is part of innate lung defense, but when production overwhelms clearance, it obstructs airflow and worsens ...
A retrospective analysis of patient data from the COPDGene study suggests that targeting mucus plugs could help prevent deaths from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease—the fourth leading cause of ...
Researchers may have found a new target in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) symptoms that could potentially save more lives. The study focused on mucus plugs, which clog airways in the ...
Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with COPD and mucus plugs observed on both a baseline and 5-year follow-up CT scan vs. no mucus plugs ...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, most often caused by cigarette smoking or long-term exposure to air pollutants. While there is ...
To keep up with COPD research and care developments, the 2027 Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease report ...
FEV1, FVC and other spirometric measures with 28 days of dosing in moderate to severe COPD patients. Fexlamose did not ...
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the fourth leading cause of death in the United States, most often caused by cigarette smoking or long-term exposure to air pollutants. While there is ...
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Aer Therapeutics’ mucus-targeting drug fails Phase IIa COPD trial
The drug could also be used in indications including asthma and CF, but Aer Therapeutics has not confirmed whether it will continue its development.
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