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2022 Mar 03


Dermatol Ther

Long-term real-world experience of the side effects of dupilumab in 128 patients with atopic dermatitis and related conditions aged 6 years and above: retrospective chart analysis from a single tertiary care center.

Abstract

Dupilumab is a monoclonal antibody against interleukins 4 and 13 currently FDA approved for the treatment of moderate to severe atopic dermatitis (AD) in adults and adolescents and severe AD in children aged 6-11 years. It is reported to be safe with the most common side effects described from clinical trials being conjunctivitis, nasopharyngitis, and injection site reactions. Outside the clinical trial settings, there is insufficient data on the side effects of dupilumab in adults with AD, and much less among children and adolescents. The aim of this study was to analyze the spectrum of side effects in all patients receiving dupilumab for the treatment of AD and related conditions in a real-world setting at a single tertiary referral center, and corelate any risk factors for the development of these side effects.