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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Saphnelo (anifrolumab-fnia) for the treatment of adults with moderate to severe systemic lupus erythematosus who are receiving standard therapy. Type I interferons (IFNs) play a role in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Anifrolumab-fnia, a human immunoglobulin G1 kappa monoclonal antibody, binds to subunit 1 of…
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The BLA submission included data from the pivotal phase 3 NAVIGATOR trial that assessed tezepelumab in 1061 patients with severe, uncontrolled asthma.
Drugs in the Pipeline
The BLA submission is supported by data from the PATHFINDER clinical program.
Drugs in the Pipeline
Tezepelumab is an investigational first-in-class human monoclonal antibody that works by blocking thymic stromal lymphopoietin.
Drugs in the Pipeline
Findings from a phase 3b trial showed that a majority of patients with severe eosinophilic asthma treated with benralizumab (Fasenra; AstraZeneca), an interleukin-5 antagonist, were able to eliminate or reduce oral corticosteroid (OCS) use. The open-label, single-arm PONENTE trial assessed the efficacy and safety of reducing OCS use after initiating treatment with benralizumab in nearly…
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The randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled VOYAGE trial included 408 children aged 6 to 11 years with uncontrolled persistent asthma.
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The FDA has expanded the approval of Dupixent® (dupilumab; Regeneron and Sanofi) to include patients aged 6 to 11 years with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis whose disease is not adequately controlled with topical prescription therapies or when those therapies are not advisable.
Dermatological Disorders, Drugs in the Pipeline
Dupixent, an interleukin-4 receptor alpha antagonist, is currently approved for moderate to severe atopic dermatitis in patients ≥12 years old who are not adequately controlled with topical prescription therapies or when they are not advisable.
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Topline results from a phase 3 study investigating dupilumab in the treatment of pediatric patients with severe atopic dermatitis showed that the interleukin-4 receptor alpha antagonist was both safe and effective in this patient population.
