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Review
. 2024 Feb 3:18:277-289.
doi: 10.2147/DDDT.S426947. eCollection 2024.

Dupilumab Treatment in Pediatric Patients Aged 6-11 Years with Severe Atopic Dermatitis Whose Disease Is Not Adequately Controlled: A Review

Michael J Cork  1   2 , Simon G Danby  1   2 , Ana B Rossi  3 , Ashish Bansal  4
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Review

Dupilumab Treatment in Pediatric Patients Aged 6-11 Years with Severe Atopic Dermatitis Whose Disease Is Not Adequately Controlled: A Review

Michael J Cork et al. Drug Des Devel Ther. .

Abstract

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is the most common inflammatory skin disease in children. Children with severe AD have a multidimensional disease burden characterized by skin lesions, itching, frequent infections, sleep deprivation, and a high rate of comorbidities. These impact the mental health and overall quality of life of not only the children but also of their parents and caregivers. There are few effective available treatment options for young children with severe AD that are suitable for long-term use. Due to their adverse effects, practice guidelines consider systemic agents inappropriate for this age group, although they are still used off-label in extreme cases. The biologic dupilumab has recently been approved for children aged 6-11 years with severe (EU) and moderate-to-severe (USA) AD, offering hope to this population of patients with a high unmet clinical need. The purpose of this review is to describe the unmet needs of AD patients aged 6-11 years prior to dupilumab approval and to summarize existing clinical data supporting dupilumab's safety and efficacy in these children.

Keywords: atopic dermatitis; children; dupilumab; pediatric; severe.

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Conflict of interest statement

Professor Michael J Cork has served as a consultant and/or advisory board member and/or received research grants from Almirall, Amgen, Astellas Pharma, Bayer, GSK, Hyphens Pharma, Johnson & Johnson, LEO Pharma, L’Oréal, Novartis, Perrigo, Pfizer, Procter & Gamble, Sanofi, Stiefel, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., and Unilever. Professor Michael J Cork is a voluntary medical advisor to the National Eczema Society UK. Dr Simon G Danby reports grants from Sanofi, Almirall, Johnson & Johnson, and Leo Pharma; grants, personal fees from Perrigo, Pfizer, and Hyphens Pharma, outside the submitted work. Dr Ana B. Rossi is an employee of and may hold stock and/or stock options in Sanofi. Dr Ashish Bansal is an employee and shareholder of Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc.

Figures

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Figure 1
Clinical signs of atopic dermatitis in infants (A) and children (B). Photos courtesy of Dr Tanigushi Abagge. Caregivers and investigators authorized the publication of these photos.
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Figure 2
Dupilumab pediatric development program: clinical trials.
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Figure 3
Images of dupilumab efficacy before and after treatment. (A) Photo of a patient with AD signs and symptoms depicted in rainbow graphics (B) and spider plots (C) before and after dupilumab treatment in AD-1652. The rainbow graphics show changes in scores from baseline to Week 16. The spider plots show percent improvement from baseline to Week 16. Caregivers and investigators authorized the publication of these photos.
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Figure 4
Rate of infections and skin infections in LIBERTY AD PEDS (NCT03345914).
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