Editorial
Airways diseases: asthma, COPD and chronic cough highlights from the European Respiratory Society Annual Congress 2018
Abstract
Addressing the global morbidity associated with asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and chronic cough is a major unmet need for the respiratory community. Reducing exacerbations and improving lung function have remained important primary endpoints in clinical studies in asthma and COPD, however, there is also a growing momentum to show efficacy and improvements in patient reported outcomes in real-world pragmatic studies.