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Treatment with masitinib, a selective tyrosine kinase inhibitor, significantly reduces the rate of severe asthma exacerbations in patients with severe asthma uncontrolled by oral corticosteroids, according to data from a phase 3 study.
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Rituximab was found to be superior to mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) in adult patients with severe pemphigus vulgaris, according to new phase 3 trial data.
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Treatment with mepolizumab was associated with a significant reduction in asthma exacerbations and oral corticosteroid use in patients with severe eosinophilic asthma.
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New exploratory data published in the New England Journal of Medicine further provide evidence of the benefits of vedolizumab (Entyvio; Takeda), an integrin receptor antagonist, when compared with adalimumab (Humira; AbbVie), a tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα) antagonist, in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. In the phase 3b VARSITY study, patients were randomized…
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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.
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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Dupixent (dupilumab; Sanofi and Regeneron) as an add-on maintenance treatment in adult patients with inadequately controlled chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP). The approval was based on data from two phase 3 randomized, double blind, placebo controlled trials (SINUS-24 and SINUS-52) that evaluated the safety and efficacy…
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The FDA has approved the use of Dupixent (dupilumab; Sanofi and Regeneron) to treat moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis in adolescent patients 12–17 years old.
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Regeneron and Sanofi announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for Priority Review the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for Dupixent (dupilumab) as an add-on maintenance treatment for adults with inadequately controlled severe chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). The sBLA included data from two phase 3 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials (SINUS-24…
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The study authors aimed to assess AE risk and complications of OCS use in patients with asthma since most studies only report them in non-asthmatic patients.
Drugs in the Pipeline
Dupixent is also being assessed in other allergic/inflammatory conditions, including pediatric atopic dermatitis, pediatric asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, eosinophilic esophagitis, grass allergy, and peanut allergy.
