Dupilumab Efficacious for Atopic Dermatitis in Young Children

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Dupilumab treatment improves signs and symptoms of atopic dermatitis (AD) in young children, according to a study published in the December issue of Advances in Therapy.

Mark Boguniewicz, M.D., from University of Colorado School of Medicine in Aurora, and colleagues evaluated the impact of type 2 comorbidities on the response to and safety of dupilumab in young children with AD. The analysis included children (aged 6 months to 5 years) with moderate-to-severe AD.

The researchers found that at week 16, significantly more patients receiving dupilumab versus placebo, with or without asthma and allergic rhinitis (AR), achieved an Investigator’s Global Assessment (IGA) score of 0/1 and a ≥75 percent improvement in the Eczema Area and Severity Index. Significantly more patients receiving dupilumab with food allergies (FAs) and numerically more patients without FAs achieved an IGA score of 0/1 versus placebo. Compared with those taking placebo, numerically more patients receiving dupilumab with asthma and significantly more patients without asthma achieved a ≥4-point reduction in the weekly average of the daily score on the Worst Scratch/Itch Numeric Rating Scale (WSI-NRS). Similarly, a ≥4-point reduction in the weekly average of the daily score on the WSI-NRS was achieved by significantly more patients receiving dupilumab than placebo with or without AR and with or without FAs. Safety was consistent with the known dupilumab safety profile.

“These results suggest that dupilumab treatment may be effective in children with or without other type 2 conditions,” the authors write.

The study was funded by Sanofi and Regeneron, which manufacture dupilumab.

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