DUPIXENT 200 MG 2 PREF. SYRINGE S.C

Dupilumab is a fully human monoclonal antibody produced in Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells by recombinant DNA technology. INDICATIONS: - Atopic dermatitis: indicated for the treatment of moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis in adults and adolescents 12 years and older who are candidates for systemic therapy. indicated for the treatment of severe atopic dermatitis in children 6 to 11 years old who are candidates for systemic therapy. - Asthma: indicated in adults and adolescents 12 years and older as add-on maintenance treatment for severe asthma with type 2 inflammation characterised by raised blood eosinophils and/or raised fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) who are inadequately controlled with high dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) plus another medicinal product for maintenance treatment. indicated in children 6 to 11 years old as add-on maintenance treatment for severe asthma with type 2 inflammation characterised by raised blood eosinophils and/or raised fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) who are inadequately controlled with medium to high dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) plus another medicinal product for maintenance treatment. - Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP): indicated as an add-on therapy with intranasal corticosteroids for the treatment of adults with severe CRSwNP for whom therapy with systemic corticosteroids and/or surgery do not provide adequate disease control. MECHANISM OF ACTION: Dupilumab is a recombinant human IgG4 monoclonal antibody that inhibits interleukin-4 and interleukin-13 signaling. Dupilumab inhibits IL-4 signaling via the Type I receptor (IL-4Ra/alpha-c) and both IL-4 and IL-13 signaling through the Type II receptor (IL-4Ra/IL-13Ra). IL-4 and IL-13 are major drivers of human type 2 inflammatory disease such as atopic dermatitis asthma and CRSwNP. Blocking the IL-4/IL-13 pathway with dupilumab in patients decreases many of the mediators of type 2 inflammation.