Sanofi's Dupixent (dupilumab) Receives EC's Approval for Children with Severe Atopic Dermatitis
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- The EC’s approval is based on a P-III study assessing Dupixent (300mg- q4w & 200mg- q2w) + TCS vas TCS alone in children aged 6-11yrs. with severe AD
- Result: improvement in disease extent and severity (82% & 80% vs 49% & 48%); at least 75% improvement (70% & 75% vs 17% & 26%); skin clearance (33% & 39% vs 11% & 10%); reduction in itching (51% & 61% vs 12% & 13%); improvement in HR-QoL (77% & 81% vs 39% & 36%) respectively
- Dupixent is mAb that inhibits the signaling of IL-4 and IL-13 proteins and is the only systemic medicine approved in the EU to treat children with severe AD
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