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Original Research

Tezepelumab Reduces Exacerbations Across All Seasons in Patients with Severe, Uncontrolled Asthma: A Post Hoc Analysis of the PATHWAY Phase 2b Study

Jonathan Corren1 Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Martin Karpefors2 Data Science and AI, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, SwedenORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-3136-9882View further author information
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Åsa Hellqvist3 Biometrics, Late-Stage Development, Respiratory and Immunology, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, SwedenView further author information
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Jane R Parnes4 Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA, USAView further author information
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Gene Colice5 Late-Stage Development, Respiratory and Immunology, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, USAView further author information
Pages 1-11 | Published online: 11 Jan 2021

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