XC8 in the Treatment of Patients With the Eosinophilic Phenotype of Bronchial Asthma

The study consists of 3 periods: screening (2 weeks), treatment period (12 weeks) and follow-up (2 weeks). All eligible patients are randomized into one of two treatment groups in a ratio of 1:1. During the study patients will continue to receive stable doses of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) with or without the long-acting β2-agonists; when required, patients will receive short-acting β2-agonists.The randomized patients will be stratified by the site, baseline forced expiratory volume (FEV1) in the range of 55 to 70% and 71% to 85%, and therapy of BA (inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) with or without long-acting β2 agonists). The Study drug is produced by Hennig Arzneimittel GmbH und Co., Germany.