The effects of lebrikizumab in patients with mild asthma following whole lung allergen challenge

Interleukin 13 (IL13) is a T-helper type 2 (Th2) cytokine associated with inflammation and pathology in allergic diseases such as bronchial asthma. We have shown that treatment with lebrikizumab, an anti-IL13 monoclonal antibody, significantly improves prebronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV(1)) in a subset of subjects with uncontrolled asthma.To evaluate efficacy and safety of lebrikizumab in subjects with mild asthma who...