Key findings
• Upper airway cough syndrome (UACS) and baseline cough numeric rating scale (NRS) scores is associated with early responder to treatment of chronic cough (CC).
What is known and what is new?
• There is lack of data about early responder of CC treatment. There are many cough-measuring index such as severity or quality of life but it did not used comprehensively.
• We found that UACS and higher baseline cough NRS are associated with early response to treat.
What is the implication, and what should change now?
• In case of UACS of CC, shorter treatment duration can be considered. Comprehensive cough evaluation is needed, and controlling cough severity is important especially.
Publication: An TJ, Shin JH, Kim S, Rhee CK, Moon JY, Kim JW, Yoon HK. Clinical characteristics of the early responders in the treatment of chronic cough. J Thorac Dis 2025;17(3):1278-1288. doi: 10.21037/jtd-22-1374
Journal of Thoracic Disease
Observational study
People
Clinical characteristics of the early responders in the treatment of chronic cough
27-Mar-2025
All authors have completed the ICMJE uniform disclosure form (available at https://jtd.amegroups.com/article/view/10.21037/jtd-22-1374/coif). C.K.R. serves as an unpaid editorial board member of Journal of Thoracic Disease. C.K.R. reports that he received consulting/lecture fees from AstraZeneca, GSK, Novartis, Mundipharma, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Teva, and Sanofi. The other authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.