Is asthma remission an important clinical outcome in asthma management?

In recent years, with the introduction of biologic therapies for the treatment of severe asthma, there has been a shift in the goals of asthma management, from control to remission; although remission is not a cure, it is a meaningful, relevant patient-oriented outcome [1]. However, the definition of asthma remission is evolving [2] and varies across studies [3–5]. In addition, the associated factors and determinants of asthma remission are not yet completely understood. Nevertheless, there is no doubt that remission (irrespective of its definition) can be achieved in a proportion of patients with severe asthma under treatment with biologics [3–5], something until recently deemed unattainable.