Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) and Sanofi today
announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has
accepted for review the resubmission of the supplemental Biologics
License Application (sBLA) for Dupixent® (dupilumab) to treat
adults and pediatric patients aged 12 years and older with chronic
spontaneous urticaria (CSU) whose disease is not adequately
controlled with H1 antihistamine treatment. The target action date
for the FDA decision is April 18, 2025. The resubmitted
sBLA is supported by data from the multi-trial, LIBERTY-CUPID Phase
3 clinical program (Study A, Study B, and Study C) for
Dupixent in CSU. The sBLA adds results from Study C, which was
conducted in patients with uncontrolled CSU who were on
standard-of-care antihistamines. Study C, the second LIBERTY-CUPID
pivotal trial in biologic-naïve patients, met its primary and key
secondary endpoints confirming results seen in the previous Study
A. Results showed Dupixent significantly reduced itch and urticaria
activity (itch and hives).
Safety results in all LIBERTY-CUPID Phase 3 trials were
generally consistent with the known safety profile of Dupixent in
its approved indications. Adverse events more commonly observed
with Dupixent (≥5%) compared to placebo were injection site
reactions and COVID-19 infection.
About Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria (CSU)CSU is
a chronic inflammatory skin disease driven in part by type 2
inflammation, which causes sudden and debilitating hives and
recurring itch. CSU is typically treated with H1 antihistamines,
medicines that target H1 receptors on cells to control symptoms of
urticaria. However, the disease remains uncontrolled despite
antihistamine treatment in many patients, some of whom are left
with limited alternative treatment options. These individuals
continue to experience symptoms that can be debilitating and
significantly impact their quality of life. More than 300,000
people in the U.S. suffer from CSU that is inadequately controlled
by antihistamines.
About Dupixent in CSU The LIBERTY-CUPID Phase 3
study program evaluating Dupixent for CSU consists of Study
A, Study B, and Study C. Study A and Study C were
conducted in CSU patients who were uncontrolled on standard-of-care
antihistamines while Study B was conducted in CSU patients who were
uncontrolled on standard-of-care antihistamines and refractory or
intolerant to omalizumab.
Dupixent has been approved for CSU in Japan and the United Arab
Emirates (UAE) and is also under regulatory review in the European
Union based on earlier trial readouts. Outside of Japan and the
UAE, the safety and efficacy of Dupixent for CSU has not been fully
evaluated by any regulatory authority.
About DupixentDupixent, which was invented
using Regeneron’s proprietary VelocImmune® technology, is a fully
human monoclonal antibody that inhibits the signaling of the IL-4
and IL-13 pathways and is not an immunosuppressant. The Dupixent
development program has shown significant clinical benefit and a
decrease in type 2 inflammation in Phase 3 trials, establishing
that IL-4 and IL-13 are two of the key and central drivers of type
2 inflammation that play a major role in multiple related and often
co-morbid diseases.
Dupixent has received regulatory approvals in more than 60
countries in one or more indications including certain patients
with atopic dermatitis, asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal
polyps, eosinophilic esophagitis, prurigo nodularis, CSU, and
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in different age populations.
More than 1,000,000 patients are currently being treated with
Dupixent globally.1
About
Regeneron’s VelocImmune Technology Regeneron's VelocImmune technology
utilizes a proprietary genetically engineered mouse platform
endowed with a genetically humanized immune system to produce
optimized fully human antibodies. When Regeneron's co-Founder,
President and Chief Scientific Officer George D.
Yancopoulos was a graduate student with his
mentor Frederick W. Alt in 1985, they were the first
to envision making such a genetically humanized mouse,
and Regeneron has spent decades inventing and
developing VelocImmune and
related VelociSuite® technologies. This includes
REGEN-COV® (casirivimab and imdevimab), Dupixent,
Libtayo® (cemiplimab-rwlc), Praluent® (alirocumab),
Kevzara® (sarilumab), Evkeeza® (evinacumab-dgnb),
Inmazeb® (atoltivimab, maftivimab and odesivimab-ebgn) and
Veopoz® (pozelimab-bbfg).
Dupilumab Development ProgramDupilumab is being
jointly developed by Regeneron and Sanofi under a global
collaboration agreement. To date, dupilumab has been studied across
more than 60 clinical trials involving more than 10,000 patients
with various chronic diseases driven in part by type 2
inflammation.
In addition to the currently approved indications, Regeneron and
Sanofi are studying dupilumab in a broad range of diseases driven
by type 2 inflammation or other allergic processes in Phase 3
trials, including chronic pruritus of unknown origin and bullous
pemphigoid. These potential uses of dupilumab are currently under
clinical investigation, and the safety and efficacy in these
conditions have not been fully evaluated by any regulatory
authority.
U.S. INDICATIONS
DUPIXENT is a prescription medicine used:
- to treat adults and children 6 months of age and older with
moderate-to-severe eczema (atopic dermatitis or AD) that is not
well controlled with prescription therapies used on the skin
(topical), or who cannot use topical therapies. DUPIXENT can be
used with or without topical corticosteroids. It is not known if
DUPIXENT is safe and effective in children with atopic dermatitis
under 6 months of age.
- with other asthma medicines for the maintenance treatment of
moderate-to-severe eosinophilic or oral steroid dependent asthma in
adults and children 6 years of age and older whose asthma is not
controlled with their current asthma medicines. DUPIXENT helps
prevent severe asthma attacks (exacerbations) and can improve your
breathing. DUPIXENT may also help reduce the amount of oral
corticosteroids you need while preventing severe asthma attacks and
improving your breathing. It is not known if DUPIXENT is safe and
effective in children with asthma under 6 years of age.
- with other medicines for the maintenance treatment of chronic
rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) in adults and children 12
years of age and older whose disease is not controlled. It is not
known if DUPIXENT is safe and effective in children with chronic
rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps under 12 years of age.
- to treat adults and children 1 year of age and older with
eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), who weigh at least 33 pounds (15
kg). It is not known if DUPIXENT is safe and effective in children
with eosinophilic esophagitis under 1 year of age, or who weigh
less than 33 pounds (15 kg).
- to treat adults with prurigo nodularis (PN). It is not known if
DUPIXENT is safe and effective in children with prurigo nodularis
under 18 years of age.
- with other medicines for the maintenance treatment of adults
with inadequately controlled chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(COPD) and a high number of blood eosinophils (a type of white
blood cell that may contribute to your COPD). DUPIXENT is used to
reduce the number of flare-ups (the worsening of your COPD symptoms
for several days) and can improve your breathing. It is not known
if DUPIXENT is safe and effective in children with chronic
obstructive pulmonary disease under 18 years of age.
DUPIXENT is not used to relieve sudden breathing problems and
will not replace an inhaled rescue medicine.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION
Do
not
use if you are allergic to
dupilumab or to any of the ingredients in DUPIXENT®.
Before
using
DUPIXENT,
tell
your
healthcare
provider
about
all
your
medical
conditions,
including
if
you:
- have eye problems.
- have a parasitic (helminth) infection.
- are scheduled to receive any vaccinations. You should not
receive a “live vaccine” right before and during treatment with
DUPIXENT.
- are pregnant or plan to become pregnant. It is not known
whether DUPIXENT will harm your unborn baby.
- A pregnancy registry for women who take DUPIXENT during
pregnancy collects information about the health of you and your
baby. To enroll or get more information call 1-877-311-8972 or go
to https://mothertobaby.org/ongoing-study/dupixent/.
- are breastfeeding or plan to
breastfeed. It is not known whether DUPIXENT passes into your
breast milk.
Tell your healthcare provider about all the medicines you take,
including prescription and over-the-counter medicines, vitamins,
and herbal supplements.
Especially tell your healthcare provider if you
are taking oral, topical, or inhaled corticosteroid medicines; have
asthma and use an asthma medicine; or have atopic dermatitis,
chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, eosinophilic esophagitis,
prurigo nodularis, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and
also have asthma. Do not change or stop your other
medicines, including corticosteroid medicine or other asthma
medicine, without talking to your healthcare provider. This may
cause other symptoms that were controlled by those medicines to
come back.
DUPIXENT
can
cause
serious
side
effects,
including:
-
Allergic
reactions.
DUPIXENT can cause allergic reactions that can sometimes be
severe. Stop using DUPIXENT and tell your healthcare
provider or get emergency help right away if you get any of the
following signs or symptoms: breathing problems or wheezing,
swelling of the face, lips, mouth, tongue or throat, fainting,
dizziness, feeling lightheaded, fast pulse, fever, hives, joint
pain, general ill feeling, itching, skin rash, swollen lymph nodes,
nausea or vomiting, or cramps in your stomach-area.
-
Eye
problems.
Tell your healthcare provider if you have any new or worsening eye
problems, including eye pain or changes in vision, such as blurred
vision. Your healthcare provider may send you to an ophthalmologist
for an exam if needed.
-
Inflammation
of
your
blood
vessels.
Rarely, this can happen in people with asthma who receive DUPIXENT.
This may happen in people who also take a steroid medicine by mouth
that is being stopped or the dose is being lowered. It is not known
whether this is caused by DUPIXENT. Tell your healthcare provider
right away if you have: rash, chest pain, worsening shortness of
breath, a feeling of pins and needles or numbness of your arms or
legs, or persistent fever.
- Joint aches and
pain. Some people who use DUPIXENT have had trouble
walking or moving due to their joint symptoms, and in some cases
needed to be hospitalized. Tell your healthcare provider about any
new or worsening joint symptoms. Your healthcare provider may stop
DUPIXENT if you develop joint symptoms.
The
most
common
side
effects
include:
- Eczema: injection
site reactions, eye and eyelid inflammation, including redness,
swelling, and itching, sometimes with blurred vision, dry eye, cold
sores in your mouth or on your lips, and high count of a certain
white blood cell (eosinophilia).
-
Asthma:
injection site reactions, high count of a certain white blood cell
(eosinophilia), pain in the throat (oropharyngeal pain), and
parasitic (helminth) infections.
-
Chronic
Rhinosinusitis
with
Nasal
Polyps:
injection site reactions, eye and eyelid inflammation, including
redness, swelling, and itching, sometimes with blurred vision, high
count of a certain white blood cell (eosinophilia), gastritis,
joint pain (arthralgia), trouble sleeping (insomnia), and
toothache.
- Eosinophilic
Esophagitis: injection site reactions, upper respiratory
tract infections, cold sores in your mouth or on your lips, and
joint pain (arthralgia).
- Prurigo Nodularis:
eye and eyelid inflammation, including redness, swelling, and
itching, sometimes with blurred vision, herpes virus infections,
common cold symptoms (nasopharyngitis), dizziness, muscle pain, and
diarrhea.
- Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Disease: injection sites reactions, common cold symptoms
(nasopharyngitis), high count of a certain white blood cell
(eosinophilia), viral infection, back pain, inflammation inside the
nose (rhinitis), diarrhea, gastritis, joint pain (arthralgia),
toothache, headache, and urinary tract infection.
Tell your healthcare provider if you have any side effect that
bothers you or that does not go away. These are not all the
possible side effects of DUPIXENT. Call your doctor for medical
advice about side effects. You are encouraged to report negative
side effects of prescription drugs to the FDA. Visit
www.fda.gov/medwatch, or call 1-800-FDA-1088.
Use DUPIXENT exactly as prescribed by your healthcare provider.
It’s an injection given under the skin (subcutaneous injection).
Your healthcare provider will decide if you or your caregiver can
inject DUPIXENT. Do not try to prepare and
inject DUPIXENT until you or your caregiver have been trained by
your healthcare provider. In children 12 years of age and older,
it’s recommended DUPIXENT be administered by or under supervision
of an adult. In children 6 months to less than 12 years of age,
DUPIXENT should be given by a caregiver.
Please
see
accompanying
full
Prescribing
Information
including
Patient
Information.
About Regeneron
Regeneron (NASDAQ: REGN) is a leading biotechnology company
that invents, develops and commercializes life-transforming
medicines for people with serious diseases. Founded and led by
physician-scientists, our unique ability to repeatedly and
consistently translate science into medicine has led to
numerous approved treatments and product candidates in development,
most of which were homegrown in our laboratories. Our medicines and
pipeline are designed to help patients with eye diseases, allergic
and inflammatory diseases, cancer, cardiovascular and metabolic
diseases, neurological diseases, hematologic conditions,
infectious diseases, and rare diseases.
Regeneron pushes the boundaries of scientific discovery
and accelerates drug development using our proprietary
technologies, such as VelociSuite, which produces optimized fully
human antibodies and new classes of bispecific antibodies. We are
shaping the next frontier of medicine with data-powered insights
from the Regeneron Genetics Center® and pioneering genetic medicine
platforms, enabling us to identify innovative targets and
complementary approaches to potentially treat or cure diseases.
For more information, please visit www.Regeneron.com or follow
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About SanofiWe are an innovative global
healthcare company, driven by one purpose: we chase the miracles of
science to improve people's lives. Our team, across the world, is
dedicated to transforming the practice of medicine by working to
turn the impossible into the possible. We provide potentially
life-changing treatment options and life-saving vaccine protection
to millions of people globally, while putting sustainability and
social responsibility at the center of our ambitions.
Sanofi is listed on EURONEXT: SAN and NASDAQ: SNY.
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