# Effects of Tezepelumab in “United Airway Disease” (Asthma and CRSwNP)

**Authors:** Chiara Lupia, Giovanna Lucia Piazzetta, Daniela Pastore, Nadia Lobello, Mariaimmacolata Preianò, Emanuela Chiarella, Angelantonio Maglio, Alessandro Vatrella, Girolamo Pelaia, Corrado Pelaia

PMC · DOI: 10.1155/crpu/6616379 · Case Reports in Pulmonology · 2026-03-03

## TL;DR

Tezepelumab, a new drug targeting TSLP, showed rapid and effective improvement in a patient with severe asthma and nasal polyps.

## Contribution

This case study demonstrates tezepelumab's potential as a novel treatment for T2-low asthma and CRSwNP.

## Key findings

- The patient showed significant clinical and functional benefits after three doses of tezepelumab.
- Improvements were sustained for six months with continued anti-TSLP therapy.
- Tezepelumab may offer therapeutic action for T2-low asthma and nasal polyposis.

## Abstract

Severe asthma is a heterogeneous disease typically characterized by inadequate symptom control, even with frequent oral corticosteroids, large doses of inhaled corticosteroids, and long‐acting β
2‐adrenergic agonists. The latest Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) recommendations suggest adding biological therapies at Step 5 to optimize standard treatments. Although there is a wide range of therapeutic options for T2‐high asthma, unfortunately, for T2‐low asthma, we still have limited therapeutic choices. Our case report refers to a 64‐year‐old woman with severe T2‐low asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) who had already tested other standard therapies without clinical or functional benefits. She is being treated with tezepelumab (210 mg subcutaneous injection, administered every 4 weeks), an antithymic stromal lymphopoietin (TSLP) human monoclonal antibody. After the third dose, she showed significant clinical and functional benefits, which were also confirmed after 6 months of add‐on biological therapy with anti‐TSLP. In conclusion, this case study suggests that tezepelumab can provide rapid and effective therapeutic action in patients with severe T2‐low asthma and nasal polyposis.

## Linked entities

- **Proteins:** TSLP (thymic stromal lymphopoietin)
- **Diseases:** asthma (MONDO:0004979)

## Full-text entities

- **Genes:** IL4R (interleukin 4 receptor) [NCBI Gene 3566] {aka CD124, IL-4RA, IL4RA}, TSLP (thymic stromal lymphopoietin) [NCBI Gene 85480], IL5 (interleukin 5) [NCBI Gene 3567] {aka EDF, IL-5, TRF}, IL5RA (interleukin 5 receptor subunit alpha) [NCBI Gene 3568] {aka CD125, CDw125, HSIL5R3, IL5R}, IGHE (immunoglobulin heavy constant epsilon) [NCBI Gene 3497] {aka IgE}
- **Diseases:** Nasal Polyposis (MESH:D009668), hypertrophy (MESH:D006984), infections (MESH:D007239), hyposmia (MESH:D000086582), rhinoconjunctivitis (OMIM:613207), smoker (MESH:C000719328), IgG subclasses (MESH:D017099), hyperplasia (MESH:D006965), nasal obstruction (MESH:D015508), chronic rhinosinusitis (MESH:D000092562), wheezing (MESH:D012135), polyp (MESH:D011127), Asthma (MESH:D001249), edema (MESH:D004487), emphysema (MESH:D004646), Type 2 inflammation (MESH:D007249), sinusitis (MESH:D012852), asthmatic (MESH:D013224), airway obstruction (MESH:D000402), squamous (MESH:D002294), CRSwNP (MESH:D009298), hypogammaglobulinemia (MESH:D000361), smoking (MESH:D015208), obstructive ventilatory defect (MESH:D012131), OMC (MESH:D048090), Airway Disease (MESH:D029424)
- **Chemicals:** glycopyrronium (MESH:D006024), OCS (-), dupilumab (MESH:C582203), mepolizumab (MESH:C434107), formoterol fumarate (MESH:D000068759), BDP/ (MESH:D001507), benralizumab (MESH:C571386), Tezepelumab (MESH:C000622721), methylprednisolone (MESH:D008775)
- **Species:** Homo sapiens (human, species) [taxon 9606]

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