RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Precision medicine in airway diseases: moving to clinical practice JF European Respiratory Journal JO Eur Respir J FD European Respiratory Society SP 1701655 DO 10.1183/13993003.01655-2017 VO 50 IS 4 A1 Alvar Agustí A1 Mona Bafadhel A1 Richard Beasley A1 Elisabeth H. Bel A1 Rosa Faner A1 Peter G. Gibson A1 Renaud Louis A1 Vanessa M. McDonald A1 Peter J. Sterk A1 Mike Thomas A1 Claus Vogelmeier A1 Ian D. Pavord A1 , YR 2017 UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/50/4/1701655.abstract AB On February 21, 2017, a European Respiratory Society research seminar held in Barcelona discussed how to best apply precision medicine to chronic airway diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It is now clear that both are complex and heterogeneous diseases, that often overlap and that both require individualised assessment and treatment. This paper summarises the presentations and discussions that took place during the seminar. Specifically, we discussed the need for a new taxonomy of human diseases, the role of different players in this scenario (exposome, genes, endotypes, phenotypes, biomarkers and treatable traits) and a number of unanswered key questions in the field. We also addressed how to deploy airway precision medicine in clinical practice today, both in primary and specialised care. Finally, we debated the type of research needed to move the field forward.This paper discusses how to implement precision medicine in patients with chronic airway diseases http://ow.ly/R8wc30fgyyv