The SARP, ADEPT, and U-BIOPRED programs are all significant efforts in characterizing asthma and reporting clusters that will assist in designing personalized therapies for asthma, and especially severe asthma. Key aspects of the design of these programs are summarized and major findings are reported in this review.

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