Table 2 Sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy of predicting mepolizumab response using cutoffs defined by the top cytokine or ratios.

From: Ratio of plasma IL-13/TNF-  and CXCL10/CCL17 predicts mepolizumab and omalizumab response in asthma better than eosinophil count or immunoglobulin E level

*Measures used in cutoff

Sensitivity

Specificity

Accuracy

AUC

Baseline Eos ≥ 300 + IL-13

0.71

1.00

0.89

0.83

Baseline Eos ≥ 300 + IL-13/IL-25

0.71

1.00

0.89

0.83

Baseline Eos ≥ 300 + IL-13/TNF- 

0.71

1.00

0.89

0.83

Baseline Eos ≥ 300 + IL-13/IL-17F

0.71

1.00

0.89

0.83

IL13/TNF- 

0.86

0.82

0.83

0.88

Max Eos ≥ 300 + IL-13/TNF- 

0.86

0.82

0.83

0.90

Max Eos ≥ 300 + IL-13/IL-1 

0.71

0.91

0.83

0.88

Baseline Eos ≥ 150 + IL-13/IL-25

0.71

0.91

0.83

0.84

Baseline Eos ≥ 150 + IL-13/IL-17F

0.71

0.91

0.83

0.84

IL13/IL1 

0.71

0.91

0.83

0.84

Baseline Eos ≥ 300 + IL-13/IL-1 

0.57

1.00

0.83

0.83

Max Eos ≥ 300 + IL-13

0.86

0.73

0.78

0.84

Baseline Eos ≥ 300

0.71

0.82

0.78

0.77

Max Eos ≥ 300 + IL-13/IL-25

0.71

0.82

0.78

0.88

Baseline Eos ≥ 150 + IL-13/TNF- 

0.71

0.82

0.78

0.82

Max Eos ≥ 300 + IL-13/IL-17F

0.71

0.82

0.78

0.88

IL-13/IL-25

0.71

0.82

0.78

0.82

IL-13/IL-17F

0.71

0.82

0.78

0.86

Baseline Eos ≥ 150 + IL-13/IL-1 

0.57

0.91

0.78

0.82

IL-13

0.86

0.64

0.72

0.79

Baseline Eos ≥ 150 + IL-13

0.71

0.73

0.72

0.78

Baseline Eos ≥ 150

0.86

0.55

0.67

0.70

Max Eos ≥ 300

1.00

0.36

0.61

0.68

  1. *Eos: eosinophil count in cells/microliter; Max Eos: maximum eosinophil count in the 3 years prior; Cytokine or chemokine cut-off points are at the point that maximizes predictive accuracy.