Blood eosinophils may herald a new era of precision medicine in COPD

Blood eosinophil counts are a ‘beautiful predictor’ of COPD exacerbations and the likelihood that inhaled corticosteroids could prevent them, a leading international expert says. Speaking at a symposium in Melbourne Professor Ian Pavord, Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the University of Oxford in the UK, said there was mounting excitement over the potential of blood ...