One minute to ignite new thinking in COPD
- Article
- Campus Sanofi
- Apr 1, 2024
The GOLD guidelines provide evidence-based strategies for the diagnosis and management of COPD. The GOLD 2025 update has refined the sections on diagnosis and management of COPD and reflects on the latest evidence on newly recommended therapies.
The article "Biomarkers to guide COPD management" features insights from a round table discussion involving leading respiratory experts. It focuses on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a heterogeneous and progressive condition. The experts discuss the risk factors for frequent exacerbation, use of blood eosinophil count (EOS) as a biomarker in COPD, and the association of EOS with type 2 inflammation.
The article "How do different inflammatory pathways in COPD impact disease pathobiology and progression?" features insights from a round table discussion involving leading respiratory experts. It focuses on chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a heterogeneous and progressive condition. The experts delved into the inflammatory processes in COPD, particularly type 2 pathway and its associated endotype, emphasizing the importance of identifying patients by endotypes.