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Emerging Therapeutics in COPD: Mapping Innovation to Treatable Traits.

Mario Cazzola, Vanessa M McDonald, Daiana Stolz, Paola Rogliani, Maria Gabriella Matera

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Review in Lung, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Mario CazzolaUnit of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Rome, Italy. mario.cazzola@uniroma2.it.
Vanessa M McDonaldCollege of Health, Medicine and Wellbeing, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia.
Daiana StolzClinic of Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.
Paola RoglianiUnit of Respiratory Medicine, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Rome 'Tor Vergata', Rome, Italy.
Maria Gabriella MateraUnit of Pharmacology, Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Campania 'Luigi Vanvitelli', Naples, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a complex, heterogeneous condition characterized by diverse clinical phenotypes and underlying pathobiological mechanisms. Traditional "one-size-fits-all" management strategies have limited effectiveness in addressing this heterogeneity. The Treatable Traits (TTs) approach represents a precision medicine paradigm that targets specific, identifiable, and modifiable traits in individual patients, regardless of diagnostic labels. This paper explores the alignment between the TTs framework and emerging pharmacological therapies, with a particular focus on anti-inflammatory agents and bronchodilators currently under investigation. Each drug category is mapped to relevant TTs, such as eosinophilic or neutrophilic inflammation, corticosteroid resistance, chronic bronchitis, and frequent exacerbations. This review highlights the importance of biomarker-driven phenotyping and real-world data in designing TT-based clinical trials. It emphasizes challenges such as trait instability over time, comorbidity clustering, and trial design heterogeneity. Moreover, we advocate for incorporating digital health tools, long-term follow-up, and cost-effectiveness analyses to ensure translational relevance. In conclusion, integrating emerging therapies with the TTs approach holds substantial promise for personalizing COPD management, improving outcomes, and facilitating targeted drug development.

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Anti-Inflammatory AgentsBronchodilator AgentsPrecision MedicinePulmonary Disease, Chronic ObstructiveBiomarkersHumansPhenotypeAnti-Inflammatory AgentsBiomarkersBronchodilator AgentsAnti-inflammatory agentsBronchodilatorsChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseEmerging pharmacological therapiesTreatable traits

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PMID40900345
PMCPMC12408693

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