Dupixent eosinophilic esophagitis approval in children predicted

7 April 2022

The news just keeps on coming on Sanofi (Euronext: SAN) and Regeneron’s (Nasdaq: REGN) immunology blockbuster Dupixent (dupilumab).

Recent updates have included its approval by the European Commission for children aged six to 11 years with severe asthma with type 2 inflammation and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepting a Priority Review of the supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) in patients aged 12 years and older with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), a chronic allergic inflammatory disease of the esophagus.

"The launch of high-price Dupixent for adolescents and adults is expected to increase sales in this space significantly"Data and analytics company GlobalData has predicted that Dupixent will likely see a label expansion to young EoE patients soon after approval in adults.

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