New advances in the therapy of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis

Abstract non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis remains a common and important respiratory dis-ease to date. it is a chronic pathology and consequently the patients usually require continuoustreatment. in recent decades therapies that do not have scientific evidence of their benefits have beencommonly used in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis. cystic fibrosis has provided the experienceto extrapolate therapeutic approaches to other bronchiectasis patients. finally,in the last fewyears some trials have been carried out specifically in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis whichaim to assess the efficacy of some of the treatments which are commonly used but sometimeswithout clear indication. this review will discuss the recent results from these trials,namely mucoactive,anti-inflammatory and antibiotic therapy. several trials are ongoing and we hope they will be ableto add clarification to the management of these patients. © 2013 sociedade portuguesa de pneumologia. published by elsevier españa,s.l. all rightsreserved.