Sanofi’s Dupixent (dupilumab) Receives the Health Canada Approval for Severe Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyposis

August 19, 2020 Auto Bot approval, dupilumab, Dupixent, Health Canada, Pharma, receives, regulatory, Sanofi, Severe 0

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  • The Health Canada has approved a new indication as an add-on maintenance treatment with intranasal corticosteroids in patients with CRSwNP, inadequately controlled by systemic corticosteroids or surgery
  • The approval is based on P-III studies (24wks. SINUS-24 and 52wks. SINUS-52) assessing Dupixent (300mg, q2w) + SOC intranasal corticosteroids vs PBO + intranasal corticosteroids. The studies demonstrated improvement in its 1EPs and 2EPs @24wks.
  • The approval makes the Dupixent first approved biologic in Canada for CRSwNP. Dupixent is a fully mAb inhibiting the signaling of the IL-4 and IL-13 proteins and is not an immunosuppressant

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