New asthma drug cuts severe attacks in Hard-to-Treat patients
NCT ID NCT05329194
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tested a drug called tezepelumab in 287 adults and teens with severe asthma, including groups often left out of research. The goal was to see if the drug reduces asthma attacks and is safe over 52 weeks. Results showed fewer flare-ups compared to the year before starting the drug.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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286 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2022
- Finished
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Oct 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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12 to 130 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Male or female participant must be 12 years of age or older, at the time of signing the informed consent form or assent. * Documented physician-diagnosed asthma for at least 12 months prior to enrollment and confirmed by the Investigator not to be due to alternative diagnoses. * Documented treatment with medium- to high dose ICS as per Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines (GINA 2021) for at least 12 months prior to enrollment. * Use of additional asthma maintenance controller medication(s) in addition to ICS for at least 12 months prior to enrollment. The additional maintenance controller medication may be contained in a combination product (eg, ICS/ long-acting β-agonist (LABA)). * Documented history of at least 2 asthma exacerbations during the 12 months prior to enrollment. * Physician decision that participant is eligible for treatment with tezepelumab according to the approved United States product insert (USPI). * Currently receiving care from specialist physicians (eg, pulmonologists and/or allergists). * Provision of signed and dated written informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * Any contraindication to tezepelumab as per the US approved product label or in the opinion of the Investigator. * Comorbid diagnosis of severe or very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) per GOLD guidelines (GOLD 2021). * Use of biologics that are approved for the treatment of asthma within 4 months or 5 half- lives (whichever is longer) prior to enrollment. * Participation in an interventional clinical trial for asthma within 12 months prior to enrollment. * Judgment by the Investigator that the participant is unlikely to comply with study procedures, restrictions, and requirements.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
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Mobile, Alabama, 36608, United States
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Gilbert, Arizona, 85234, United States
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Long Beach, California, 90815, United States
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Los Angeles, California, 90017, United States
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Rancho Mirage, California, 92270, United States
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Westminster, California, 92683, United States
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Colorado Springs, Colorado, 80907, United States
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New Haven, Connecticut, 06510, United States
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Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20037, United States
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Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
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Lexington, Kentucky, 40509, United States
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New Orleans, Louisiana, 70112, United States
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Upper Marlboro, Maryland, 20772, United States
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Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109, United States
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Ypsilanti, Michigan, 48197, United States
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Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55109, United States
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St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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Lincoln, Nebraska, 68505, United States
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Omaha, Nebraska, 68114, United States
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Hollis, New York, 11423, United States
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Horseheads, New York, 14845, United States
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Rochester, New York, 14642, United States
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Valhalla, New York, 10595, United States
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Chapel Hill, North Carolina, 27514, United States
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Wilmington, North Carolina, 28401, United States
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Toledo, Ohio, 43617, United States
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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73120, United States
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Altoona, Pennsylvania, 16602, United States
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19140, United States
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Warwick, Rhode Island, 02886, United States
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Greenville, South Carolina, 29607, United States
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Hendersonville, Tennessee, 37075, United States
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Fort Worth, Texas, 76104, United States
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McKinney, Texas, 75069, United States
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San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States
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Charlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States
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Vancouver, Washington, 98664, United States
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