Anti-IgE Monoclonal Antibody Treatment in Patients With Allergic Asthma.

Approximately 400 asthma patients with an increased serum total IgE level(60-1500 international unit(IU)/ml) and uncontrolled receiving medium to high dose inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) plus long-acting β2-agonist(LABA) will be randomised in about 43 sites in China. They will be administered CMAB007 or placebo at a ratio of 2:1 for 24 weeks. During the whole study, all subjects will be on regularly fixed combination of med/high ICS and LABA (budesonide and formoterol fumarate powder for inhalation or salmeterol xinafoate and fluticasone propionate powder for inhalation). They should complete PEF measurement and patient diary daily and be assessed every 4 weeks. Spirometry, questionnaires, laboratory tests and so on will be performed. At selected sites, about 45 patients will be enrolled in a sub-study to assess the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic characterises of CMAB007. Anti-drug antibody (ADA) will be sampled at V1, V2 and V7 too.