PONENTE: A Multicenter, Open-label, Phase 3b Efficacy and Safety Study of Benralizumab 30 mg Administered Subcutaneously to Reduce Oral Corticosteroid Use in Adult Patients with Severe Eosinophilic Asthma on High-Dose Inhaled Corticosteroid plus Long-acting ?2 Agonist and Chronic Oral Corticosteroid Therapy

This is an open-label, multicenter study designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of reducing oral corticosteroid (OCS) use after initiation of a 30 mg dose of benralizumab administered subcutaneously (SC) every 4 weeks (Q4W) up until the third dose of benralizumab and then every 8 weeks (Q8W) thereafter in patients with severe eosinophilic asthma who are receiving high-dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS)/long-acting ?2 agonists (LABAs) and OCS with or without additional asthma controller(s). After they sign the informed consent form, patients will undergo a screening visit (Visit 1) to assess eligibility criteria and laboratory tests. All patients who are not already taking prednisone/prednisolone as their OCS treatment will be switched to prednisone/prednisolone, and the laboratory tests will be delayed 3 to 7 days. Patients still fulfilling inclusion/exclusion criteria at Visit 2 (Week 0) will enter the study and receive open-label benralizumab.

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