Efficacy of tezepelumab in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: a systematic review and meta-analysis
摘要
To evaluate the efficacy of tezepelumab as an adjunctive treatment in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP).
MethodsPubMed, SCOPUS, Embase, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library were systematically searched from database inception through January 2026. Eligible studies compared tezepelumab with placebo or reported pre-post treatment outcomes in tezepelumab-treated cohorts. Outcomes included nasal and olfactory symptom measures (nasal congestion, nasal polyp score, olfactory testing, olfactory-related symptoms, and the Sino-Nasal Outcome Test-22 [SNOT-22]), asthma-related measures (pre-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume in 1 s [FEV1] and the Asthma Control Questionnaire [ACQ]-6), and treatment-related adverse events.
ResultsFour studies involving 702 participants met the inclusion criteria. Pre-post analyses demonstrated significant improvements following tezepelumab treatment in nasal congestion (mean difference [MD] 1.6859, 95% confidence interval [CI] [1.3882; 1.9836]), olfactory function (standardized mean difference [SMD] − 1.17, 95% CI − 1.39 to − 0.95), SNOT-22 scores (MD 28.6091, 95% CI [15.9241; 41.2940]), and asthma control (ACQ SMD 1.06, 95% CI 0.54–1.57). Both the asthma with nasal polyps and CRSwNP subgroups exhibited consistent symptom improvement. Changes in FEV1 were modest and did not reach statistical significance.
ConclusionTezepelumab was associated with significant improvements in rhinologic and asthma-related outcomes in patients with CRSwNP. Larger, well-designed randomized controlled trials are warranted to confirm these findings and to define more accurately the long-term therapeutic role of tezepelumab in this population.