A survey of specialist opinions on biomarker use in severe asthma in Australia: scepticism but hope?

J Michael Ramsahai; Jodie L Simpson; Liam Heaney; Nicola Gallagher; Peter A B Wark

doi:10.1183/23120541.00113-2020

A survey of specialist opinions on biomarker use in severe asthma in Australia: scepticism but hope?

ERJ Open Res. 2020 May 26;6(2):00113-2020. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00113-2020. eCollection 2020 Apr.

Authors

J Michael Ramsahai^{1

2}, Jodie L Simpson¹, Liam Heaney³, Nicola Gallagher³, Peter A B Wark¹

Affiliations

¹ Hunter Medical Research Institute, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia.
² Dept of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
³ Queens University, Wellcome-Wolfson Institute for Experimental Medicine, Belfast, UK.

Abstract

Asthma specialists are interested in adopting biomarkers into clinical practice, but more work needs to be done to support resources towards their use and provide clearer direction on this. This concern is not limited to European specialists. https://bit.ly/2WWEQXb.