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Editorial
. 2025 Jan 27;11(1):00793-2024.
doi: 10.1183/23120541.00793-2024. eCollection 2025 Jan.

Occluding mucous airway plugs in patients with obstructive lung diseases: a new treatable trait?

Alvar Agustí  1   2   3   4 , Stefano Aliberti  5   6 , Francesco Blasi  7   8 , Marc Miravitlles  9 , Alberto Papi  10   11
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Editorial

Occluding mucous airway plugs in patients with obstructive lung diseases: a new treatable trait?

Alvar Agustí et al. ERJ Open Res. .

Abstract

Identifying mucous plugs by chest CT should be considered carefully because it is potentially a treatable trait https://bit.ly/4gyJHFW.

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interest: A. Agustí has received research support, lecture payments and/or advisory board honoraria from AZ, Chiesi, Gebro, GSK, Menarini, MSD, Sanofi and Zambon. Conflict of interest: S. Aliberti has received grants/research support from Insmed, Chiesi and Fisher & Paykel, and consulting fees from Insmed, Zambon, AstraZeneca, CSL Behring, Grifols, Fondazione Charta, Boehringer Ingelheim, Chiesi, Zcube, Menarini and GlaxoSmithKline. Conflict of interest: F. Blasi has received grants/research support from AstraZeneca, Chiesi, GlaxoSmithKline and Insmed, and consulting fees from GlaxoSmithKline, OM Pharma and Menarini. Conflict of interest: M. Miravitlles has received grants from Grifols paid to his institution; consulting fees from AstraZeneca, Atriva Therapeutics, Boehringer Ingelheim, Chiesi, GlaxoSmithKline, CSL Behring, Inhibrx, Ferrer, Menarini, Mereo Biopharma, Spin Therapeutics, Specialty Therapeutics, ONO Pharma, Palobiofarma SL, Takeda, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi, Zambon and Grifols; honoraria for lectures, presentations, speakers’ bureaus, manuscript writing or educational events from AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Chiesi, Cipla, GlaxoSmithKline, Menarini, Kamada, Takeda, Zambon, CSL Behring, Specialty Therapeutics, Janssen, Grifols and Novartis; support for attending meetings and/or travel from Novartis, Boehringer Ingelheim, Menarini and GlaxoSmithKline. Additionally, M. Miravitlles is a member of the Mereo data safety monitoring board. Conflict of interest: A. Papi has received grants/research support from Chiesi, AstraZeneca, GSK, BI, Pfizer, Teva and Sanofi; honoraria or consultation fees from Chiesi, AstraZeneca, GSK, BI, Menarini, Novartis, Zambon, Mundipharma, Teva, Sanofi, Edmond Pharma, IQVIA, MSD, Avillion and Elpen Pharmaceuticals.

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FIGURE 1
Mechanisms of excess airway mucus in chronic obstructive respiratory disorders: a potentially treatable trait.
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