• Special Issue Topic

    Precision Medicine in Allergy and Rhinology

    Submission Deadline: September 30, 2024

    Guest Editors

    Prof. Pongsakorn Tantilipikorn E-Mail

    Associate Professor, and Chairperson, Center of Research Excellent in Allergy & Immunology, Assistant President in Research & Academic Affairs, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

    Research Keywords: Allergic rhinitis, allergen immunotherapy, rhinosinusitis, airway inflammation, molecular allergy


    Dr. Dichapong Kanjanawasee E-Mail

    Center of excellent research of Allergy and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand

    Research Keywords: Precision medicine, molecular diagnosis, allergen-specific immunotherapy, chronic rhinosinusitis, allergic rhinitis


    About the Special Issue

    Precision medicine has become popular over the recent years. Precision medicine is defined as a personalized approach that incorporates an individual's genetics, environment, and lifestyle to help determine the management and prevention of diseases. It can enhance the efficacy of the treatment regime and thus, lower the cost. Currently, precision medicine is hugely involved in the field of allergy and rhinology and there are challenges to be implemented.The goal of this special issue is to bring together the updates on precision medicine in rhinology and allergy.

    Keywords: Precision medicine, personalized medicine, biologics, molecular diagnosis, component resolved diagnosis, allergen-specific immunotherapy

    Call for Papers

    Published Articles

    Open Access
    Mini Review
    Allergen-specific immunotherapy for allergic asthma: What’s new?
    Allergen-specific immunotherapy for inhalant allergies, using allergen extracts of proven value, is highly effective in selected patients with allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and allergic asthma. Both  [...] Read more.
    Chiara Asperti ... Stephen R. Durham
    Published: February 29, 2024 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2024;2:76–84
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2024.00030
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    Open Access
    Review
    Comprehensive measurement of obstruction in nasal allergen challenges—a critical update
    Numerous methods for functional diagnostics of nasal obstruction provide various information on nasal airway resistance and may aim to replace physically based methods by so-called simplifications o [...] Read more.
    Klaus Vogt, Sebastian Roesch
    Published: December 14, 2023 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2023;1:207–218
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2023.00021
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    Review
    Precision medicine: how to approach the adolescent asthmatic
    It is well known that adolescent patients often have less than optimal outcomes. Adolescence is a time of much transition, physically, emotionally, and socially all of which have effects on asthma m [...] Read more.
    Alan Kaplan
    Published: October 31, 2023 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2023;1:153–162
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2023.00016
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    Open Access
    Original Article
    Assessing chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps severity by “Japanese epidemiological survey of refractory eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis” algorithm
    Aim: Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is a complex disease with different subtypes that affect patients’ quality of life. This study aim to evaluate the severity of CRSwNP and  [...] Read more.
    Sérgio Duarte Dortas ... Solange Oliveira Rodrigues Valle
    Published: June 16, 2023 Explor Asthma Allergy. 2023;1:49–54
    DOI: https://doi.org/10.37349/eaa.2023.00007
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