Assessment of dupilumab in children with moderate-to-severe type 2 asthma with or without evidence of allergic asthma

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BACKGROUND: Cytokines, such as interleukins (IL)-4/5/13, play a key role in multiple type 2 inflammatory diseases, including allergic asthma. Dupilumab, a human monoclonal antibody, blocks the shared receptor component for IL-4/IL-13, inhibiting signaling. In this post hoc analysis of VOYAGE (NCT02948959), dupilumab efficacy was evaluated in patients aged 6-11 years with type 2 asthma with or without evidence of allergic asthma (baseline serum total IgE ≥30 IU/mL and ≥1 perennial aeroallergen-specific IgE ≥0.35kU/L).

METHODS: Annualized severe exacerbation rates (AER) and changes in pre-bronchodilator (Pre-BD) forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1 ), percent-predicted pre-BD FEV1 (ppFEV1 ), and Asthma Control Score (ACQ)-7 were assessed during the treatment period.

RESULTS: 350 children (261 with and 89 without evidence of allergic asthma) were included. Dupilumab versus placebo significantly reduced AER in patients with (0.24 vs. 0.62, relative risk reduction [RRR]: 62% [95% CI, 39-76], P < .0001) and without (0.39 vs. 0.80, RRR: 51% [95% CI, 0-76], P < .05) evidence of allergic asthma. Significant improvements in ppFEV1 , pre-bronchodilator FEV1 , and ACQ-7 scores were observed in dupilumab versus placebo throughout the treatment period in patients with evidence of allergic asthma. In patients without evidence of allergic asthma, numerical improvements in pre-bronchodilator FEV1 and asthma control were observed by Week 52.

CONCLUSION: Dupilumab versus placebo reduced asthma exacerbations in children with type 2 asthma irrespective of evidence of allergic asthma; similar trends were observed in changes in lung function. Significant improvement in asthma control was observed in patients with evidence of allergic asthma, but not in those without.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:78

Enthalten in:

Allergy - 78(2023), 8 vom: 01. Aug., Seite 2157-2167

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Papadopoulos, Nikolaos G [VerfasserIn]
Szefler, Stanley J [VerfasserIn]
Bacharier, Leonard B [VerfasserIn]
Maspero, Jorge F [VerfasserIn]
Domingo, Christian [VerfasserIn]
Fiocchi, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
Lee, Jason K [VerfasserIn]
Daizadeh, Nadia [VerfasserIn]
Lederer, David J [VerfasserIn]
Hardin, Megan [VerfasserIn]
Gall, Rebecca [VerfasserIn]
Djandji, Michel [VerfasserIn]
Siddiqui, Shahid [VerfasserIn]
Jacob-Nara, Juby A [VerfasserIn]
Deniz, Yamo [VerfasserIn]
Rowe, Paul J [VerfasserIn]

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420K487FSG
Allergic
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Asthma
Dupilumab
Exacerbation
Journal Article
Percentage predicted FEV1, dupilumab
Placebos
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 01.08.2023

Date Revised 24.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02948959

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/all.15743

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM355638452