Pharmacotherapeutic group: Other dermatological preparations, agents for dermatitis, excludingcorticosteroids, ATC code: D11AH05
Mechanism of actionDupilumab is a recombinant human IgG4 monoclonal antibody that inhibits interleukin-4 andinterleukin-13 signalling. Dupilumab inhibits IL-4 signaling via the Type I receptor (IL-4Rα/γc), andboth IL-4 and IL-13 signaling through the Type II receptor (IL-4Rα/IL-13Rα). IL-4 and IL-13 aremajor drivers of human type 2 inflammatory disease, such as atopic dermatitis, asthma, CRSwNP, PN,
EoE, and COPD. Blocking the IL-4/IL-13 pathway with dupilumab in patients decreases many of themediators of type 2 inflammation.
Pharmacodynamic effectsIn atopic dermatitis clinical trials, treatment with dupilumab was associated with decreases frombaseline in concentrations of type 2 immunity biomarkers, such as thymus and activation-regulatedchemokine (TARC/CCL17), total serum IgE and allergen-specific IgE in serum. A reduction of lactatedehydrogenase (LDH), a biomarker associated with AD disease activity and severity, was observedwith dupilumab treatment in adults and adolescents with atopic dermatitis.
In adult and adolescent patients with asthma, dupilumab treatment relative to placebo markedlydecreased FeNO and circulating concentrations of eotaxin-3, total IgE, allergen specific IgE, TARC,and periostin, the type 2 biomarkers evaluated in clinical trials. These reductions in type 2inflammatory biomarkers were comparable for the 200 mg Q2W and 300 mg Q2W regimens. Inpaediatric (6 to 11 years of age) patients with asthma, dupilumab treatment relative to placebomarkedly decreased FeNO and circulating concentrations of total IgE, allergen specific IgE, and
TARC, the type 2 biomarkers evaluated in clinical trials. These markers were near maximalsuppression after 2 weeks of treatment, except for IgE which declined more slowly. These effects weresustained throughout treatment.
In COPD patients, dupilumab treatment decreased type 2 biomarkers including FeNO and total IgEcompared to placebo. Decreases in FeNO were observed by Week 4. These effects on type 2biomarkers were sustained throughout treatment with dupilumab.
Clinical efficacy and safety in atopic dermatitis
Adults with atopic dermatitis
The efficacy and safety of dupilumab as monotherapy and with concomitant topical corticosteroidswere evaluated in three pivotal randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled studies (SOLO 1,
SOLO 2, and CHRONOS) in 2,119 patients 18 years of age and older with moderate to severe atopicdermatitis (AD) defined by Investigator’s Global Assessment (IGA) score ≥ 3, an Eczema Area and
Severity Index (EASI) score ≥ 16, and a minimum body surface area (BSA) involvement of ≥ 10 %.
Eligible patients enrolled into the three studies had previous inadequate response to topical medication.
In all three studies, patients received dupilumab subcutaneous (SC) injections administered as 1) aninitial dose of 600 mg dupilumab (two 300 mg injections) on day 1, followed by 300 mg once everytwo weeks (Q2W); or 2) an initial dose of 600 mg dupilumab on day 1, followed by 300 mg onceweekly (QW); or 3) matching placebo. If needed to control intolerable symptoms of atopic dermatitis,patients were permitted to receive rescue treatment (which included higher potency topical steroids orsystemic immunosuppressants) at the discretion of the investigator. Patients who received rescuetreatment were considered non-responders.
Endpoints
In all three pivotal studies, the co-primary endpoints were the proportion of patients with IGA 0 or 1(“clear” or “almost clear”) with a reduction of ≥ 2 points on a 0-4 IGA scale and the proportion ofpatients with improvement of at least 75 % in EASI (EASI-75). Key secondary and other clinicallyrelevant secondary endpoints are presented in Table 7.
Baseline Characteristics
In the monotherapy studies (SOLO 1 and SOLO 2), across all treatment groups, the mean age was38.3, the mean weight was 76.9 kg, 42.1 % were female, 68.1 % were white, 21.8 % were Asian, and6.8 % were black. In these studies, 51.6 % of patients had a baseline IGA score of 3 (moderate AD),48.3 % of patients had a baseline IGA of 4 (severe AD) and 32.4 % of patients had received priorsystemic immunosuppressants. The baseline mean EASI score was 33.0, the baseline weekly averagedpruritus Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) was 7.4, the baseline mean POEM score was 20.5, the baselinemean DLQI was 15.0, and the baseline mean HADS total score was 13.3.
In the concomitant TCS study (CHRONOS), across all treatment groups, the mean age was 37.1, themean weight was 74.5 kg, 39.7 % were female, 66.2 % were white, 27.2 % were Asian, and 4.6 %were black. In this study, 53.1 % of patients had a baseline IGA score of 3 and 46.9 % of patients hada baseline IGA of 4 and 33.6 % of patients received prior systemic immunosuppressants. The baselinemean EASI score was 32.5, the baseline weekly pruritus NRS was 7.3, the baseline mean POEM scorewas 20.1, the baseline mean DLQI was 14.5, and the baseline mean HADS total score was 12.7.
Clinical Response16-week monotherapy studies (SOLO 1 and SOLO 2) and 52-week concomitant TCS study(CHRONOS)
In SOLO 1, SOLO 2, and CHRONOS from baseline to week 16, a significantly greater proportion ofpatients randomised to dupilumab achieved an IGA 0 or 1 response, EASI-75, and/or an improvementof > 4 points on the pruritus NRS (key secondary endpoint) compared to placebo (see Table 7).
A significantly greater proportion of patients randomised to dupilumab alone or with TCS achieved arapid improvement in the pruritus NRS compared to placebo or placebo + TCS (defined as ≥ 4-pointimprovement as early as week 2, p < 0.01 and p < 0.05, respectively).
A persistent treatment effect of dupilumab was observed in the CHRONOS study up to week 52 (see
Table 7).
The efficacy results for co-primary, key secondary and other clinically relevant secondary endpointsfor all three studies are presented in Table 7.
Table 7: Efficacy results of dupilumab monotherapy at week 16 (FAS) and with concomitant TCSa atweek 16 and week 52
SOLO 1 Week 16 SOLO 2 Week 16 CHRONOS CHRONOS(FAS)b (FAS)b Week 16 (FAS)h Week 52 (FAS Week 52)h
Placebo Dupilumab Placebo Dupilumab Placebo + Dupilumab Placebo + Dupilumab300 mg 300 mg TCS 300 mg Q2 TCS 300 mg Q2W
Q2W Q2W W + TCS + TCS
Patients 224 224 236 233 315 106 264 89randomised
IGA 0 or 1c, 10.3 % 37.9 %g 8.5 % 36.1 %g 12.4 % 38.7 %g 12.5 % 36.0 %g% respondersd
EASI-50, 24.6 % 68.8 %g 22.0 % 65.2 %g 37.5 % 80.2 %j 29.9 % 78.7 %j% respondersd
EASI-75, 14.7 % 51.3 %g 11.9 % 44.2 %g 23.2 % 68.9 %g 21.6 % 65.2 %g% respondersd
EASI-90, 7.6 % 35.7 %g 7.2 % 30.0 %g 11.1 % 39.6 %j 15.5 % 50.6 %j% respondersd
Pruritus NRS, -26.1 % -51.0 %g -15.4 % -44.3 %g -30.3 % -56.6 %g -31.7 % -57.0 %i
LS mean % (3.02) (2.50) (2.98) (2.28) (2.36) (3.95) (3.95) (6.17)change frombaseline (+/-
SE)
Pruritus NRS 12.3 % 40.8 %g 9.5% 36.0 %g 19.7 % 58.8 %g 12.9 % 51.2 %g(≥ 4-point (26/212) (87/213) (21/221) (81/225) (59/299) (60/102) (32/249) (44/86)improvement), %respondersd, e, f
LS = least squares; SE= standard erroraall patients were on background topical corticosteroids therapy and patients were permitted to use topicalcalcineurin inhibitors.bfull analysis set (FAS) includes all patients randomised.cresponder was defined as a patient with IGA 0 or 1 (“clear” or “almost clear”) with a reduction of > 2 points ona 0-4 IGA scale.dpatients who received rescue treatment or with missing data were considered as non-responders.ethe number of patients with baseline pruritus NRS ≥ 4 as denominator.fa significantly greater proportion of patients on dupilumab had improvement in pruritus NRS of ≥ 4 pointscompared to placebo at week 2 (p < 0.01).gp-value < 0.0001, statistically significant vs placebo with adjustment for multiplicity.hfull analysis set (FAS) includes all patients randomised. FAS week 52 includes all patients randomised at leastone year before the cutoff date of the primary analysis.inominal p-value = 0.0005jnominal p-value < 0.0001
In SOLO1, SOLO2 and CHRONOS similar results were observed in patients receiving Dupilumab300 mg QW.
Figure 1a and Figure 1b show the mean percent change from baseline in EASI and the mean percentchange from baseline in NRS respectively up to week 16 in SOLO1 and SOLO2.
Figure 2a and Figure 2b show the mean percent change from baseline in EASI and the mean percentchange from baseline in NRS, respectively up to week 52 in CHRONOS.
Figure 1: Mean percent change from baseline in EASI (Fig 1a) and in NRS (Fig 1b) in SOLO 1aand SOLO 2a (FAS)b
Figure 1a. SOLO 1 and SOLO 2 EASI Figure 1b. SOLO 1 and SOLO 2 NRS
LS = least squaresa In the primary analyses of the efficacy endpoints, patients who received rescue treatment or with missing datawere considered non-responders.b Full analysis set (FAS) includes all patients randomised.
Figure 2: Mean percent change from baseline in EASI and pruritus NRS in CHRONOSa (FAS
Week 52)b
Figure 2a. CHRONOS EASI Figure 2b. CHRONOS NRS
LS = least squaresa In the primary analyses of the efficacy endpoints, patients who received rescue treatment or with missing datawere considered non-responders.b FAS week 52 includes all patients randomised at least one year before the cutoff date of the primary analysis.
Treatment effects in subgroups (weight, age, gender, race, and background treatment, includingimmunosuppressants) in SOLO 1, SOLO 2, and CHRONOS were consistent with the results in theoverall study population within each of these studies.
Clinical response in patients not adequately controlled with, intolerant to, or for whom ciclosporintreatment was inadvisable (CAFE study)
CAFE study evaluated the efficacy of dupilumab compared to placebo during a 16-week treatmentperiod, administered with concomitant TCS, in adult patients with AD who are not adequatelycontrolled with, or are intolerant to, oral ciclosporin, or when this treatment is currentlycontraindicated or not medically advisable.
A total of 325 patients were enrolled, with 210 patients who were previously exposed to ciclosporinand 115 patients who have never been exposed to ciclosporin because ciclosporin treatment wasmedically inadvisable. The mean age was 38.4 years, 38.8 % were female, the baseline mean EASIscore was 33.1, the mean BSA was 55.7, the baseline weekly average pruritis NRS was 6.4, and thebaseline mean DLQI was 13.8.
Primary endpoint (proportion of patients with EASI-75) and secondary endpoints for the 16 week
CAFE study are summarized in Table 8.
Table 8: Results of the primary and secondary endpoints in CAFE study
Placebo + TCS Dupilumab Dupilumab300 mg Q2W + TCS 300 mg QW+TCS
Patients randomised 108 107 110
EASI-75, % responders 29.6 % 62.6 % 59.1 %
EASI, LS mean % change from baseline -46.6 -79.8 -78.2(+/- SE) (2.76) (2.59) (2.55)
Pruritus NRS, LS mean % change from -25.4 % -53.9 % -51.7 %baseline (+/- SE) (3.39) (3.14) (3.09)
DLQI, LS mean change from baseline -4.5 -9.5 -8.8(SE) (0.49) (0.46) (0.45)(all p-values < 0.0001, statistically significant vs placebo with adjustment for multiplicity.)
In the subgroup of patients resembling the CAFE study population within the 52 week CHRONOSstudy, 69.6 % of dupilumab 300 mg Q2W-treated patients reached EASI-75 vs 18.0 % placebo-treatedpatients at week 16, and 52.4 % of dupilumab 300 mg Q2W-treated vs 18.6 % placebo-treated atweek 52. In this subset, the percent change of pruritus NRS from baseline was -51.4 % vs -30.2 % atweek 16 and -54.8 % vs -30.9 % at week 52, for the dupilumab 300 mg Q2W and placebo groupsrespectively.
Maintenance and durability of response (SOLO CONTINUE study)
To evaluate maintenance and durability of response, subjects treated with dupilumab for 16 weeks in
SOLO 1 and SOLO 2 studies who achieved IGA 0 or 1 or EASI-75 were re-randomised in SOLO
CONTINUE study to an additional 36-week treatment of dupilumab or placebo, for a cumulative 52-week study treatment. Endpoints were assessed at weeks 51 or 52.
The co-primary endpoints were the difference between baseline (week 0) and week 36 in percentchange in EASI from SOLO 1 and SOLO 2 studies baseline and percentage of patients with EASI-75at week 36 in patients with EASI-75 at baseline.
Patients who continued on the same dose regimen received in the SOLO 1 and SOLO 2 studies (300mg Q2W or 300 mg QW) showed the optimal effect in maintaining clinical response while efficacy forother dose regimens diminished in a dose-dependent manner.
Primary and secondary endpoints for the 52 week SOLO CONTINUE study are summarized in
Table 9.
Table 9: Results of the primary and secondary endpoints in SOLO CONTINUE study
Placebo Dupilumab 300 mg
Q8W Q4W Q2W/QW
N=83 N=84 N=86 N=169
Co-Primary Endpoints
LS mean change (SE) between baseline and week 36 21.7 6.8*** 3.8*** 0.1***in percent change in EASI Score from Parent Study (3.13) (2.43) (2.28) (1.74)baseline
Percent of patients with EASI-75 at week 36 for 24/79 45/82* 49/84** 116/162***patients with EASI-75 at baseline, n (%) (30.4 %) (54.9 %) (58.3 %) (71.6 %)
Key Secondary Endpoints
Percent of patients whose IGA response at week 36 18/63 32/64† 41/66** 89/126***was maintained within 1 point of baseline in the (28.6) (50.0) (62.1) (70.6)subset of patients with IGA (0,1) at baseline, n (%)
Percent of patients with IGA (0,1) at week 36 in the 9/63 21/64† 29/66** 68/126***subset of patients with IGA (0,1) at baseline, n (%) (14.3) (32.8) (43.9) (54.0)
Percent of patients whose peak pruritus NRS 56/80 45/81 41/83† 57/168***increased by ≥ 3 points from baseline to week 35 in (70.0) (55.6) (49.4) (33.9)the subset of patients with peak pruritus NRS ≤ 7 atbaseline, n (%)†p-value < 0.05, *p-value < 0.01, **p-value < 0.001, ***p-value ≤ 0.0001 (all statistically significant vs placebowith adjustment for multiplicity.)
In SOLO CONTINUE, a trend for increased treatment-emergent ADA positivity with increased dosingintervals was observed. Treatment-emergent ADA: QW: 1.2 %; Q2W: 4.3 %; Q4W: 6.0 %; Q8W:
11.7 %. ADA responses lasting more than 12 weeks: QW: 0.0 %; Q2W: 1.4 %; Q4W: 0.0 %; Q8W:
2.6 %.
Quality of life/patient-reported outcomes in atopic dermatitis
In both monotherapy studies (SOLO 1 and SOLO 2), both dupilumab 300 mg Q2W and 300 mg QWgroups significantly improved patient-reported symptoms and the impact of AD on sleep, anxiety anddepression symptoms as measured by HADS, and health-related quality of life as measured by POEMand DLQI total scores, respectively, at 16 weeks compared to placebo (see Table 10).
Similarly, in the concomitant TCS study (CHRONOS), dupilumab 300 mg Q2W + TCS anddupilumab 300 mg QW + TCS improved patient-reported symptoms and the impact of AD on sleepand health-related quality of life as measured by POEM and DLQI total scores, respectively, at 52weeks compared to placebo + TCS (see Table 10).
Table 10: Additional secondary endpoint results of dupilumab monotherapy at week 16 and concomitant useof TCS at week 16 and week 52
SOLO 1 SOLO 2 CHRONOS CHRONOS
Week 16 (FAS) Week 16 (FAS) Week 16 (FAS) Week 52(FAS Week 52)
Plac ebo Dupilumab Plac ebo Dupilumab Placebo Dupilumab Placebo Dupilumab300 mg Q2W 300 mg Q2W +TCS 300 mg Q2W +TCS 300 mg Q2W+ TCS + TCS
Patients224 224 236 233 315 106 264 89randomized
DLQI, LS mean
- 5.3 -9.3a -3.6 -9.3a -5.8 -10.0f -7.2 -11.4fchange from(0.50) (0.40) (0.50) (0.38) (0.34) (0.50) (0.40) (0.57)baseline (SE)
POEM, LSmean change -5.1 -11.6a -3.3 -10.2a -5.3 -12.7f -7.0 -14.2ffrom baseline (0.67) (0.49) (0.55) (0.49) (0.41) (0.64) (0.57) (0.78)(SE)
HADS, LSmean change -3.0 -5.2b -0.8 -5.1a -4.0 -4.9c -3.8 -5.5efrom baseline (0.65) (0.54) (0.44) (0.39) (0.37) (0.58) (0.47) (0.71)(SE)
DLQI(≥ 4-point 30.5 % 64.1 %f 27.6 % 73.1 %f 43.0 % 74.3 %f 30.3 % 80.0 %fimprovement), (65/213) (134/209) (62/225) (163/223) (129/300) (231/311) (77/254) (68/85)% respondersd
POEM(≥ 4-point 26.9 % 67.6 %f 24.4 % 71.7 %f 36.9 % 77.4 %f 26.1 % 76.4 %fimprovement), (60/223) (150/222) (57/234) (167/233) (115/312) (246/318) (68/261) (68/89)% respondersd
Patientsachieving
HADS-anxiety 12.4 % 41.0 %f 6.1 % 39.5 %f 26.4 % 47.4 %g 18.0 % 43.4 %gand HADS- (12/97) (41/100) (7/115) (51/129) (39/148) (73/154) (24/133) (23/53)depression score< 8, %d
LS = least squares; SE = standard errorap-value < 0.0001,bp-value < 0.001, cp-value < 0.05 (all statistically significant vs placebo with adjustment formultiplicity.dthe number of patients with baseline pruritus DLQI, POEM, and HADS as denominator.enominal p-value < 0.05, fnominal p-value < 0.0001, gnominal p-value < 0.001
In SOLO1, SOLO2 and CHRONOS similar results were observed in patients receiving Dupilumab300 mg QW.
Adolescents with atopic dermatitis (12 to 17 years of age)
The efficacy and safety of dupilumab monotherapy in adolescent patients was evaluated in amulticentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (AD-1526) in 251 adolescentpatients 12 to 17 years of age with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (AD) defined by
Investigator’s Global Assessment (IGA) score ≥ 3 in the overall assessment of AD lesions on aseverity scale of 0 to 4, an Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) score ≥ 16 on a scale of 0 to72, and a minimum body surface area (BSA) involvement of ≥10 %. Eligible patients enrolledinto this study had previous inadequate response to topical medication.
Patients received dupilumab was administered by subcutaneous (SC) injections either as:1) aninitial dose of 400 mg dupilumab (two 200 mg injections) on day 1, followed by 200 mg onceevery other week (Q2W) for patients with baseline weight of < 60 kg or an initial dose of 600 mgdupilumab (two 300 mg injections) on day 1, followed by 300 mg Q2W for patients with baselineweight of ≥ 60 kg; or 2) an initial dose of 600 mg dupilumab (two 300 mg injections) on day 1,followed by 300 mg every 4 weeks (Q4W) regardless of baseline body weight; or 3) matchingplacebo. If needed to control intolerable symptoms, patients were permitted to receive rescuetreatment at the discretion of the investigator. Patients who received rescue treatment wereconsidered non-responders.
In this study, the mean age was 14.5 years, the median weight was 59.4 kg, 41.0 % were female,62.5 % were White, 15.1 % were Asian, and 12.0 % were Black. At baseline 46.2 % of patientshad a baseline IGA score of 3 (moderate AD), 53.8 % of patients had a baseline IGA of 4 (severe
AD), the mean BSA involvement was 56.5 %, and 42.4 % of patients had received prior systemicimmunosuppressants. Also at baseline the mean Eczema Area and Severity Index (EASI) scorewas 35.5, the baseline weekly averaged pruritus Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) was 7.6, thebaseline mean Patient Oriented Eczema Measure (POEM) score was 21.0, and the baseline mean
Children Dermatology Life Quality Index (CDLQI) was 13.6. Overall, 92.0 % of patients had atleast one co-morbid allergic condition; 65.6 % had allergic rhinitis, 53.6 % had asthma, and60.8 % had food allergies.
The co-primary endpoint was the proportion of patients with IGA 0 or 1 (“clear” or “almostclear”) least a 2-point improvement and the proportion of patients with EASI-75 (improvementof at least 75 % in EASI), from baseline to week 16.
Clinical Response
The efficacy results at week 16 for adolescent atopic dermatitis study are presented in Table 11.
Table 11: Efficacy results of dupilumab in the adolescent atopic dermatitis study at week 16(FAS)
AD-1526(FAS)a
Placebo Dupilumab200 mg (<60 kg) and300 mg (≥60 kg)
Q2W
Patients randomised 85a 82a
IGA 0 or 1b, % respondersc 2.4 % 24.4 %d
EASI-50, % respondersc 12.9 % 61.0 %d
EASI-75, % respondersc 8.2 % 41.5 %d
EASI-90, % respondersc 2.4 % 23.2 %d
EASI, LS mean % change from baseline (+/-SE) -23.6 % -65.9 %d(5.49) (3.99)
Pruritus NRS, LS mean % change from baseline (+/- SE) -19.0 % -47.9 %d(4.09) (3.43)
Pruritus NRS (≥ 4-point improvement), % respondersc 4.8 % 36.6 %d
CDLQI, LS mean change from baseline -5.1 -8.5d(+/-SE) (0.62) (0.50)
CDLQI, (≥ 6-point improvement), % responders 19.7 % 60.6 %e
POEM, LS mean change from baseline -3.8 -10.1d(+/- SE) (0.96) (0.76)
POEM, (≥ 6-point improvement), % responders 9.5 % 63.4 %eafull Analysis Set (FAS) includes all patients randomised.bresponder was defined as a subject with IGA 0 or 1 (“clear” or “almost clear”) with a reduction of ≥ 2 points ona 0-4 IGA scale.cpatients who received rescue treatment or with missing data were considered as non-responders (58.8 % and20.7 % in the placebo and dupilumab arms, respectively).dp-value < 0.0001 (statistically significant vs placebo with adjustment for multiplicity)enominal p-value < 0.0001
A larger percentage of patients randomised to placebo needed rescue treatment (topical corticosteroids,systemic corticosteroids, or systemic non-steroidal immunosuppressants) as compared to thedupilumab group (58.8 % and 20.7 %, respectively).
A significantly greater proportion of patients randomised to dupilumab achieved a rapid improvementin the pruritus NRS compared to placebo (defined as ≥ 4-point improvement as early as week 4;nominal p< 0.001) and the proportion of patients responding on the pruritus NRS continued to increasethrough the treatment period.
The dupilumab group significantly improved patient-reported symptoms, the impact of AD on sleepand health-related quality of life as measured by POEM and CDLQI scores at 16 weeks compared toplacebo.
The long-term efficacy of dupilumab in adolescent patients with moderate-to-severe AD who hadparticipated in previous clinical trials of dupilumab was assessed in open-label extension study (AD-1434). Efficacy data from this study suggests that clinical benefit provided at week 16 was sustainedthrough week 52.
Paediatrics (6 to 11 years of age)
The efficacy and safety of dupilumab in paediatric patients concomitantly with TCS was evaluated in amulticentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (AD-1652) in 367 subjects 6 to 11years of age, with severe AD defined by an IGA score of 4 (scale of 0 to 4), an EASI score ≥ 21 (scaleof 0 to 72), and a minimum BSA involvement of ≥ 15 %. Eligible patients enrolled into this trial hadprevious inadequate response to topical medication. Enrolment was stratified by baseline weight (< 30kg; ≥ 30 kg).
Patients in the dupilumab Q2W + TCS group with baseline weight of < 30 kg received an initial doseof 200 mg on Day 1, followed by 100 mg Q2W from week 2 to week 14, and patients with baselineweight of ≥ 30 kg received an initial dose of 400 mg on Day 1, followed by 200 mg Q2W from week 2to week 14. Patients in the dupilumab Q4W + TCS group received an initial dose of 600 mg on Day 1,followed by 300 mg Q4W from week 4 to week 12, regardless of weight.
In this study, the mean age was 8.5 years, the median weight was 29.8 kg, 50.1 % of patients werefemale, 69.2 % were White, 16.9 % were Black, and 7.6 % were Asian. At baseline, the mean BSAinvolvement was 57.6 %, and 16.9 % had received prior systemic non-steroidal immunosuppressants.
Also, at baseline the mean EASI score was 37.9, and the weekly average of daily worst itch score was7.8 on a scale of 0-10, the baseline mean SCORAD score was 73.6, the baseline POEM score was20.9, and the baseline mean CDLQI was 15.1. Overall, 91.7 % of subjects had at least one co-morbidallergic condition; 64.4 % had food allergies, 62.7 % had other allergies, 60.2 % had allergic rhinitis,and 46.7 % had asthma.
The co-primary endpoint was the proportion of patients with IGA 0 or 1 (“clear” or “almost clear”) atleast a 2-point improvement and the proportion of patients with EASI-75 (improvement of at least75 % in EASI), from baseline to week 16.
Clinical Response
Table 12 presents the results by baseline weight strata for the approved dose regimens.
Table 12: Efficacy results of dupilumab with concomitant TCS in AD-1652 at week 16 (FAS)a
Dupilumab Placebo Dupilumab Placebo300 mg Q4Wd +TCS 200 mg Q2We + TCS+ TCS + TCS(N=122) (N=123) (N=59) (N=62)≥ 15 kg ≥ 15 kg ≥ 30 kg ≥ 30 kg
IGA 0 or 1b, % respondersc 32.8 %f 11.4 % 39.0 %h 9.7 %
EASI-50, % respondersc 91.0 %f 43.1 % 86.4 %g 43.5 %
EASI-75, % respondersc 69.7 %f 26.8 % 74.6 %g 25.8 %
EASI-90, % respondersc 41.8 %f 7.3 % 35.6 %h 8.1 %
EASI, LS mean % change from -82.1 %f -48.6 % -80.4 %g -48.3 %baseline (+/-SE) (2.37) (2.46) (3.61) (3.63)
Pruritus NRS, LS mean % change -54.6 %f -25.9 % -58.2 %g -25.0 %from baseline (+/- SE) (2.89) (2.90) (4.01) (3.95)
Pruritus NRS (≥4-pointc 50.8 %f 12.3 % 61.4 %g 12.9 %improvement), % responders
CDLQI, LS mean change from -10.6f -6.4 -9.8g -5.6baseline (+/-SE) (0.47) (0.51) (0.63) (0.66)
CDLQI, (≥ 6-point improvement), %77.3 %g 38.8 % 80.8 %g 35.8 %responders
POEM, LS mean change from -13.6f -5.3 -13.6g -4.7baseline (+/- SE) (0.65) (0.69) (0.90) (0.91)
POEM, (≥ 6-point improvement), %responders 81.7 %g 32.0 % 79.3 %g 31.1 %afull Analysis Set (FAS) includes all patients randomised.bresponder was defined as a patient with an IGA 0 or 1 (“clear” or “almost clear”).cpatients who received rescue treatment or with missing data were considered as non-responders.dat Day 1, patients received 600 mg of dupilumab (see section 5.2).eat Day 1, patients received 400 mg (baseline weight ≥ 30 kg) of dupilumab.fp-value < 0.0001 (statistically significant vs placebo with adjustment for multiplicity)gnominal p-values < 0.0001hnominal p-value = 0.0002
A greater proportion of patients randomised to dupilumab + TCS achieved an improvement in the peakpruritus NRS compared to placebo + TCS (defined as ≥4-point improvement at week 4).
The dupilumab groups significantly improved patient-reported symptoms, the impact of AD on sleepand health-related quality of life as measured by POEM and CDLQI scores at 16 weeks compared toplacebo.
The long-term efficacy and safety of dupilumab + TCS in paediatric patients with moderate to severeatopic dermatitis who had participated in the previous clinical trials of dupilumab + TCS was assessedin an open-label extension study (AD-1434). Efficacy data from this trial suggests that clinical benefitprovided at week 16 was sustained through week 52. Some patients receiving dupilumab 300 mg Q4W+ TCS showed further clinical benefit when escalated to dupilumab 200 mg Q2W + TCS. The safetyprofile of dupilumab in patients followed through week 52 was similar to the safety profile observed atweek 16 in the AD-1526 and AD-1652 studies.
Paediatrics (6 Months to 5 years of age)
The efficacy and safety of dupilumab + TCS in paediatric patients was evaluated in a multicentre,randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (AD-1539) in 162 patients 6 months to 5 years ofage, with moderate-to-severe AD (ITT population) defined by an IGA score ≥ 3 (scale of 0 to 4), an
EASI score ≥ 16 (scale of 0 to 72), and a minimum BSA involvement of ≥ 10. Of the 162 patients, 125patients had severe AD defined by an IGA score of 4. Eligible patients enrolled into this study hadprevious inadequate response to topical medication. Enrolment was stratified by baseline weight (≥ 5to < 15 kg and ≥ 15 to < 30 kg).
Patients in the dupilumab Q4W + TCS group with baseline weight of ≥ 5 to < 15 kg received an initialdose of 200 mg on Day 1, followed by 200 mg Q4W from week 4 to week 12, and patients withbaseline weight of ≥ 15 to < 30 kg received an initial dose of 300 mg on Day 1, followed by 300 mg
Q4W from week 4 to week 12. Patients were permitted to receive rescue treatment at the discretion ofthe investigator. Patients who received rescue treatment were considered non-responders.
In AD-1539, the mean age was 3.8 years, the median weight was 16.5 kg, 38.9% of patients werefemale, 68.5% were White, 18.5% were Black, and 6.2% were Asian. At baseline, the mean BSAinvolvement was 58.4%, and 15.5% had received prior systemic non-steroidal immunosuppressants.
Also, at baseline the mean EASI score was 34.1, and the weekly average of daily worst itch score was7.6 on a scale of 0-10. Overall, 81.4% of patients had at least one co-morbid allergic condition; 68.3%had food allergies, 52.8% had other allergies, 44.1% had allergic rhinitis, and 25.5% had asthma.
These baseline disease characteristics were comparable between moderate-to-severe and severe ADpopulations.
The co-primary endpoint was the proportion of patients with IGA 0 or 1 (“clear” or “almost clear”, atleast a 2-point improvement) and the proportion of patients with EASI-75 (improvement of at least75 % in EASI), from baseline to week 16. The primary endpoint was the proportion of patients with an
IGA 0 (clear) or 1 (almost clear) at week 16.
Clinical Response
The efficacy results at week 16 for AD-1539 are presented in Table 13.
Table 13: Efficacy results of dupilumab with concomitant TCS in AD-1539 at Week 16 (FAS)a
Dupilumab Placebo Dupilumab Placebo200 mg (5 to < 15kg) or + TCS 200 mg (5 to < 15kg) or + TCS300 mg (15 to < 30 kg) (ITT 300 mg (15 to < 30 kg) (severe AD
Q4Wd+ TCS population) Q4Wd+ TCS population)(ITT (N=79) (severe AD population) (N=62)population)(N=83)a (N=63)
IGA 0 or 1b,c 27.7%e 3.9% 14.3%f 1.7%
EASI-50, % respondersc 68.7%e 20.2% 60.3%g 19.2%
EASI-75c 53.0%e 10.7% 46.0%g 7.2%
EASI-90c 25.3%e 2.8% 15.9%h 0%
EASI, LS mean % change from -70.0%e -19.6% -55.4%g -10.3%baseline (+/-SE) (4.85) (5.13) (5.01) (5.16)
Worst scratch/itch NRS, LS -49.4%e -2.2% -41.8g 0.5mean % change from baseline (5.03) (5.22) (5.35) (5.40)(+/-SE)*
Worst Scratch/Itch NRS (≥4- 48.1%e 8.9% 42.3%i 8.8%point improvement)c *
Patient’s sleep quality NRS, LS 2.0e 0.3 1.7g 0.2mean change from baseline (+/- (0.25) (0.26) (0.25) (0.25)
SE)*
Patient’s skin pain NRS, LS -3.9e -0.6 -3.4g -0.3mean change from baseline (+/- (0.30) (0.30) (0.29) (0.29)
SE)*
POEM, LS mean change from -12.9e -3.8 -10.6g -2.5baseline (+/- SE)* (0.89) (0.92) (0.93) (0.95)aFull Analysis Set (FAS) includes all patients randomised.bResponder was defined as a patient with an IGA 0 or 1 (“clear” or “almost clear”).cPatients who received rescue treatment (62% and 19% in the placebo and dupilumab arms, respectively) or withmissing data were considered as non-responders.dAt Day 1, patients received 200 mg (5 to <15kg) or 300 mg (15 to <30 kg) of dupilumab.ep-values < 0.0001,fnominal p-value < 0.05, gnominal p-value < 0.0001, hnominal p-value < 0.005, inominal p-value < 0.001
*Caregiver reported outcome
A significantly greater proportion of patients randomised to dupilumab + TCS achieved a rapidimprovement in the Worst Scratch/Itch NRS compared to placebo + TCS (defined as ≥ 4-pointimprovement as early as week 3, nominal p< 0.005) and the proportion of patients responding on the
Worst Scratch/Itch NRS continued to increase through the treatment period.
In this study, dupilumab significantly improved health-related quality of life as measured by the
CDLQI (in 85 patients 4 to 5 years old) and IDQOL (in 77 patients 6 months to 3 years old). In the
ITT population, greater LS mean changes in CDLQI and IDQOL scores from baseline to week 16were observed in the dupilumab + TCS (-10.0 and -10.9) group compared to the placebo + TCS group(-2.5 and -2.0), respectively (p< 0.0001). Similar improvements in both CDLQI and IDQOL wereobserved in the severe AD population.
The long-term efficacy and safety of dupilumab + TCS in paediatric patients with moderate to severeatopic dermatitis who had participated in the previous clinical trials of dupilumab + TCS wereassessed in an open-label extension study (AD-1434). Efficacy data from this trial suggest that clinicalbenefit provided at week 16 was sustained through week 52. The safety profile of dupilumab inpatients followed through week 52 was similar to the safety profile observed at week 16 in the AD-1539 study.
Atopic Hand and Foot Dermatitis (adults and adolescents)
The efficacy and safety of dupilumab was evaluated in a 16-week multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled trial (AD-1924) in 133 adult and paediatric patients 12 to 17years of age with moderate-to-severe atopic hand and foot dermatitis, defined by an IGA (hand andfoot) score ≥3 (scale of 0 to 4) and a hand and foot Peak Pruritus Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) scorefor maximum itch intensity ≥4 (scale of 0 to 10). Eligible patients had previous inadequate response orintolerance to treatment of hand and foot dermatitis with topical AD medications.
In AD-1924, 38% of patients were male, 80% were White, 72% of subjects had a baseline IGA (handand foot) score of 3 (moderate atopic hand and foot dermatitis), and 28% of patients had a baseline
IGA (hand and foot) score of 4 (severe atopic hand and foot dermatitis). The baseline weekly averagedhand and foot Peak Pruritus NRS score was 7.1.
The primary endpoint was the proportion of patients with an IGA hand and foot score of 0 (clear) or 1(almost clear) at Week 16. The key secondary endpoint was reduction of itch as measured by the handand foot Peak Pruritus NRS (≥4-point improvement). Other patient reported outcomes includedassessment of hand and foot skin pain NRS (0-10), quality of sleep NRS (0-10), quality of life in Hand
Eczema Questionnaire (0-117) (QoLHEQ) and work productivity and impairment (WPAI) (0-100%).
The proportion of patients with an IGA (hand and foot) 0 to 1 at Week 16 was 40.3% for dupilumaband 16.7% for placebo (treatment difference 23.6, 95% CI: 8.84, 38.42). The proportion of patientswith improvement (reduction) of weekly averaged hand and foot Peak Pruritus NRS ≥4 at Week 16was 52.2% for dupilumab and 13.6% for placebo (treatment difference 38.6, 95% CI: 24.06, 53.15).
Greater improvements for hand and foot skin pain NRS, quality of sleep NRS, QoLHEQ score and
WPAI overall work impairment and routine activity impairment from baseline to week 16 were seen inthe dupilumab group as compared to the placebo group (LS mean change of dupilumab vs placebo: -4.66 vs -1.93 [p < 0.0001], 0.88 vs -0.00 [p < 0.05], -40.28 vs -16.18 [p < 0.0001], -38.57% vs -22.83% [nominal p<0.001] and -36.39% vs -21.26% [nominal p < 0.001] respectively).
Clinical efficacy and safety in asthma
The asthma development program included three randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled,parallel-group, multi-centre studies (DRI12544, QUEST, and VENTURE) of 24 to 52 weeks intreatment duration which enrolled a total of 2,888 patients (12 years of age and older). Patients wereenrolled without requiring a minimum baseline blood eosinophil or other type 2 inflammatorybiomarkers (e.g. FeNO or IgE) level. Asthma treatment guidelines define type 2 inflammation aseosinophilia ≥ 150 cells/mcL and/or FeNO ≥ 20 ppb. In DRI12544 and QUEST, the pre-specifiedsubgroup analyses included blood eosinophils ≥ 150 and ≥ 300 cells/mcL, FeNO ≥ 25 and ≥ 50 ppb.
DRI12544 was a 24-week dose-ranging study which included 776 patients (18 years of age and older).
Dupilumab compared with placebo was evaluated in adult patients with moderate to severe asthma ona medium-to-high dose inhaled corticosteroid and a long acting beta agonist. The primary endpointwas change from baseline to week 12 in FEV1 (L). Annualised rate of severe asthma exacerbationevents during the 24-week placebo controlled treatment period was also determined. Results wereevaluated in the overall population (unrestricted by minimum baseline eosinophils or other type 2inflammatory biomarkers) and subgroups based on baseline blood eosinophil count.
QUEST was a 52-week confirmatory study which included 1,902 patients (12 years of age and older).
Dupilumab compared with placebo was evaluated in 107 adolescent and 1,795 adult patients withpersistent asthma on a medium-to-high dose inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) and a second controllermedication. Patients requiring a third controller were allowed to participate in this trial. The primaryendpoints were the annualised rate of severe exacerbation events during the 52-week placebocontrolled period and change from baseline in pre-bronchodilator FEV1 at week 12 in the overallpopulation (unrestricted by minimum baseline eosinophils or other type 2 inflammatory biomarkers)and subgroups based on baseline blood eosinophil count and FeNO.
VENTURE was a 24-week oral corticosteroid-reduction study in 210 patients with asthma unrestrictedby baseline type 2 biomarker levels who required daily oral corticosteroids in addition to regular use ofhigh dose inhaled corticosteroids plus an additional controller. The OCS dose was optimized duringthe screening period. Patients continued to receive their existing asthma medicine during the study;however their OCS dose was reduced every 4 weeks during the OCS reduction phase (week 4-20), aslong as asthma control was maintained. The primary endpoint was the percent reduction in oralcorticosteroid dose assessed in the overall population, based on a comparison of the oral corticosteroiddose at weeks 20 to 24 that maintained asthma control with the previously optimized (at baseline) oralcorticosteroid dose.
The demographics and baseline characteristics of these 3 studies are provided in Table 14 below.
Table 14: Demographics and baseline characteristics of asthma trials
Parameter DRI12544 QUEST VENTURE(n = 776) (n = 1902) (n=210)
Mean age (years) (SD) 48.6 (13.0) 47.9 (15.3) 51.3 (12.6)% Female 63.1 62.9 60.5% White 78.2 82.9 93.8
Duration of Asthma (years), mean ± SD 22.03 (15.42) 20.94 (15.36) 19.95 (13.90)
Never smoked, (%) 77.4 80.7 80.5
Mean exacerbations in previous year ± SD 2.17 (2.14) 2.09 (2.15) 2.09 (2.16)
High dose ICS use (%)a 49.5 51.5 88.6
Pre-dose FEV1 (L) at baseline ± SD 1.84 (0.54) 1.78 (0.60) 1.58 (0.57)
Mean percent predicted FEV1 at baseline 60.77 (10.72) 58.43 (13.52) 52.18 (15.18)(%)(± SD)% Reversibility (± SD) 26.85 (15.43) 26.29 (21.73) 19.47 (23.25)
Mean ACQ-5 score (± SD) 2.74 (0.81) 2.76 (0.77) 2.50 (1.16)
Mean AQLQ score (± SD) 4.02 (1.09) 4.29 (1.05) 4.35 (1.17)
Atopic Medical History % Overall 72.9 77.7 72.4(AD %, NP %, AR %) (8.0, 10.6, 61.7) (10.3, 12.7, 68.6) (7.6, 21.0, 55.7)
Mean FeNO ppb (± SD) 39.10 (35.09) 34.97 (32.85) 37.61 (31.38)% patients with FeNO ppb≥ 25 49.9 49.6 54.3≥ 50 21.6 20.5 25.2
Mean total IgE IU/mL (± SD) 435.05 (753.88) 432.40 (746.66) 430.58 (775.96)
Mean baseline Eosinophil count (± SD) 350 (430) 360 (370) 350 (310)cells/mcL% patients with EOS≥ 150 cells/mcL 77.8 71.4 71.4≥ 300 cells/mcL 41.9 43.7 42.4
ICS = inhaled corticosteroid; FEV1 = Forced expiratory volume in 1 second; ACQ-5 = Asthma Control
Questionnaire-5; AQLQ = Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire; AD = atopic dermatitis; NP = nasal polyposis;
AR = allergic rhinitis; FeNO = fraction of exhaled nitric oxide; EOS = blood eosinophilathe population in dupilumab asthma trials included patients on medium and high dose ICS. The medium ICSdose was defined as equal to 500 mcg fluticasone or equivalent per day.
ExacerbationsIn the overall population in DRI12544 and QUEST subjects receiving either dupilumab 200 mg or300 mg every other week had significant reductions in the rate of severe asthma exacerbationscompared to placebo. There were greater reductions in exacerbations in subjects with higher baselinelevels of type 2 inflammatory biomarkers such as blood eosinophils or FeNO (Table 15 and Table 16).
Table 15: Rate of severe exacerbations in DRI12544 and QUEST (baseline blood eosinophil levels ≥ 150and ≥ 300 cells/mcL)
Treatment Baseline blood EOS≥150 cells/mcL ≥300 cells/mcL
Exacerbations per Year % Exacerbations per Year %
N Rate Rate reduction N Rate Rate reduction(95% CI) ratio (95% CI) ratio(95%CI) (95%CI)
All Severe Exacerbations
DRI12544 study
Dupilumab 120 0.29 0.28a 72 % 65 0.30 0.29c 71 %200 mg Q2W (0.16, 0.53) (0.14, 0.55) (0.13, 0.68) (0.11, 0.76)
Dupilumab 129 0.28 0.27b 73 % 64 0.20 0.19d 81 %300 mg Q2W (0.16, 0.50) (0.14, 0.52) (0.08, 0.52) (0.07, 0.56)
Placebo 127 1.05 68 1.04(0.69, 1.60) (0.57, 1.90)
QUEST study
Dupilumab 437 0.45 0.44f 56 % 264 0.37 0.34f 66 %200 mg Q2W (0.37, 0.54) (0.34,0.58) (0.29, 0.48) (0.24,0.48)
Placebo 232 1.01 148 1.08(0.81, 1.25) (0.85, 1.38)
Dupilumab 452 0.43 0.40 e 60 % 277 0.40 0.33e 67 %300 mg Q2W (0.36, 0.53) (0.31,0.53) (0.32, 0.51) (0.23,0.45)
Placebo 237 1.08 142 1.24(0.88, 1.33) (0.97, 1.57)ap-value = 0.0003, bp-value = 0.0001, cp-value = 0.0116, dp-value = 0.0024, ep-value < 0.0001 (all statisticallysignificant vs placebo with adjustment for multiplicity); fnominal p-value < 0.0001
Table 16. Rate of severe exacerbations in QUEST defined by baseline FeNO subgroups
Treatment Exacerbations per Year %
N Rate (95% CI) Rate ratio (95%CI) reduction
FeNO ≥ 25 ppb
Dupilumab 200 mg Q2W 299 0.35 (0.27, 0.45) 0.35 (0.25, 0.50)a 65 %
Placebo 162 1.00 (0.78, 1.30)
Dupilumab 300 mg Q2W 310 0.43 (0.35, 0.54) 0.39 (0.28, 0.54) a 61 %
Placebo 172 1.12 (0.88, 1.43)
FeNO ≥ 50 ppb
Dupilumab 200 mg Q2W 119 0.33 (0.22, 0.48) 0.31 (0.18, 0.52) a 69 %
Placebo 71 1.057 (0.72, 1.55)
Dupilumab 300 mg Q2W 124 0.39 (0.27, 0.558) 0.31 (0.19, 0.49) a 69 %
Placebo 75 1.27 (0.90, 1.80)anominal p-value < 0.0001
In the pooled analysis of DRI12544 and QUEST, hospitalisations and/or emergency room visits due tosevere exacerbations were reduced by 25.5 % and 46.9 % with dupilumab 200 mg or 300 mg everyother week, respectively.
Lung functionClinically significant increases in pre-bronchodilator FEV1 were observed at week 12 for DRI12544and QUEST. There were greater improvements in FEV1 in the subjects with higher baseline levels oftype 2 inflammatory biomarkers such as blood eosinophils or FeNO (Table 17 and Table 18).
Significant improvements in FEV1 were observed as early as week 2 following the first dose ofdupilumab for both the 200 mg and 300 mg dose strengths and were maintained through week 24(DRI12544) and week 52 in QUEST (see Figure 3).
Figure 3: Mean change from baseline in pre-bronchodilator FEV1 (L) over time (baselineeosinophils ≥ 150 and ≥ 300 cells/mcL and FeNO ≥ 25 ppb) in QUEST
QUEST: blood eosinophils QUEST: blood eosinophils QUEST: FeNO ≥ 25 ppb≥ 150 cells/mcL ≥ 300 cells/mcL
Table 17: Mean change from baseline in pre-bronchodilator FEV1 at week 12 in DRI12544 and QUEST(baseline blood eosinophil Levels ≥ 150 and ≥ 300 cells/mcL)
Treatment Baseline blood EOS≥ 150 cells/mcL ≥ 300 cells/mcL
N LS mean Δ LS mean N LS mean Δ LS meanfrom baseline difference vs. from baseline difference vs.
L (%) placebo (95% CI) L (%) placebo (95% CI)
DRI12544 study
Dupilumab 200 mg Q2W 120 0.32 (18.25) 0.23a 65 0.43 (25.9) 0.26c(0.13, 0.33) (0.11, 0.40)
Dupilumab 300 mg Q2W 129 0.26 (17.1) 0.18b 64 0.39 (25.8) 0.21d(0.08, 0.27) (0.06, 0.36)
Placebo 127 0.09 (4.36) 68 0.18 (10.2)
QUEST study
Dupilumab 200 mg Q2W 437 0.36 (23.6) 0.17f 264 0.43 (29.0) 0.21f(0.11, 0.23) (0.13, 0.29)
Placebo 232 0.18 (12.4) 148 0.21 (15.6)
Dupilumab 300 mg Q2W 452 0.37 (25.3) 0.15e 277 0.47 (32.5) 0.24e(0.09, 0.21) (0.16, 0.32)
Placebo 237 0.22 (14.2) 142 0.22 (14.4)ap-value < 0.0001, bp-value = 0.0004, cp-value = 0.0008, dp-value = 0.0063, ep-value < 0.0001 (all statisticallysignificant vs placebo with adjustment for multiplicity); fnominal p-value < 0.0001
Table 18: Mean change from baseline in pre-bronchodilator FEV1 at week 12 and week 52 in QUEST bybaseline FeNO subgroups
Treatment At week 12 At week 52
N LS mean Δ from LS mean difference LS mean Δ from LS mean differencebaseline L (%) vs. placebo (95% CI) baseline L (%) vs. placebo (95% CI)
FeNO ≥ 25 ppb
Dupilumab 200 mg Q2W 288 0.44 (29.0 %) 0.23 (0.15, 0.31)a 0.49 (31.6 %) 0.30 (0.22, 0.39)a
Placebo 157 0.21 (14.1 %) 0.18 (13.2 %)
Dupilumab 300 mg Q2W 295 0.45 (29.8 %) 0.24 (0.16, 0.31)a 0.45 (30.5 %) 0.23 (0.15, 0.31)a
Placebo 167 0.21 (13.7 %) 0.22 (13.6 %)
FeNO ≥ 50 ppb
Dupilumab 200 mg Q2W 114 0.53 (33.5 %) 0.30 (0.17, 0.44)a 0.59 (36.4 %) 0.38 (0.24, 0.53)a
Placebo 69 0.23 (14.9 %) 0.21 (14.6 %)
Dupilumab 300 mg Q2W 113 0.59 (37.6 %) 0.39 (0.26, 0.52)a 0.55 (35.8 %) 0.30 (0.16, 0.44)a
Placebo 73 0.19 (13.0 %) 0.25 (13.6 %)anominal p-value < 0.0001
Quality of life/patient-reported outcomes in asthma
Pre-specified secondary endpoint of ACQ-5 and AQLQ(S) responder rates were analysed at 24 weeks(DRI12544 and VENTURE) and at 52 weeks (QUEST, Table 19). The responder rate was defined asan improvement in score of 0.5 or more (scale range 0-6 for ACQ-5 and 1-7 for AQLQ(S)).
Improvements in ACQ-5 and AQLQ(S) were observed as early as week 2 and maintained for 24weeks in DRI12544 study and 52 weeks in QUEST study. Similar results were observed in
VENTURE.
Table 19: ACQ-5 and AQLQ(S) responder rates at week 52 in QUEST
PRO Treatment EOS EOS FeNO≥ 150 cells/mcL ≥ 300 cells/mcL ≥ 25 ppb
N Responder N Responder rate N Responder raterate % (%) (%)
ACQ-5 Dupilumab 200 mg Q2W 395 72.9 239 74.5 262 74.4
Placebo 201 64.2 124 66.9 141 65.2
Dupilumab 300 mg Q2W 408 70.1 248 71.0 277 75.8
Placebo 217 64.5 129 64.3 159 64.2
AQLQ(S) Dupilumab 200 mg Q2W 395 66.6 239 71.1 262 67.6
Placebo 201 53.2 124 54.8 141 54.6
Dupilumab 300 mg Q2W 408 62.0 248 64.5 277 65.3
Placebo 217 53.9 129 55.0 159 58.5
Oral corticosteroid reduction study (VENTURE)
VENTURE evaluated the effect of dupilumab on reducing the use of maintenance oral corticosteroids.
Baseline characteristics are presented in Table 14. All patients were on oral corticosteroids for at least6 months prior to the study initiation. The baseline mean oral corticosteroid use was 11.75 mg in theplacebo group and 10.75 mg in the group receiving dupilumab.
In this 24-week trial, asthma exacerbations (defined as a temporary increase in oral corticosteroid dosefor at least 3 days) were reduced by 59 % in subjects receiving dupilumab compared with thosereceiving placebo (annualised rate 0.65 and 1.60 for the dupilumab and placebo group, respectively;rate ratio 0.41 [95% CI 0.26, 0.63]) and improvement in pre-bronchodilator FEV1 from baseline toweek 24 was greater in subjects receiving dupilumab compared with those receiving placebo (LS meandifference for dupilumab versus placebo of 0.22 L [95% CI: 0.09 to 0.34 L]). Effects on lung function,on oral steroid and exacerbation reduction were similar irrespective of baseline levels of type 2inflammatory biomarkers (e.g. blood eosinophils, FeNO). The ACQ-5 and AQLQ(S) were alsoassessed in VENTURE and showed improvements similar to those in QUEST.
The results for VENTURE by baseline biomarkers are presented in the Table 20.
Table 20: Effect of dupilumab on OCS dose reduction, VENTURE (baseline blood eosinophil levels ≥ 150and ≥ 300 cells/mcL and FeNO ≥ 25 ppb)
Baseline blood EOS Baseline blood EOS FeNO ≥ 25 ppb≥ 150 cells/mcL ≥ 300 cells/mcL
Dupilumab Placebo Dupilumab Placebo Dupilumab Placebo300 mg Q2W N=69 300 mg Q2W N=41 300 mg Q2W N=57
N=81 N=48 N=57
Primary endpoint (week 24)
Percent reduction in OCS from baseline
Mean overall percentreduction from baseline (%) 75.91 46.51 79.54 42.71 77.46 42.93
Difference (% [95% CI])(Dupilumab vs. placebo) 29.39b 36.83b 34.53b(15.67, 43.12) (18.94, 54.71) (19.08, 49.97)
Median % reduction in daily 100 50 100 50 100 50
OCS dose from baseline
Percent reduction frombaseline100% % 54.3 33.3 60.4 31.7 52.6 28.1≥ 90 % 58.0 34.8 66.7 34.1 54.4 29.8≥ 75 % 72.8 44.9 77.1 41.5 73.7 36.8≥ 50 % 82.7 55.1 85.4 53.7 86.0 50.9> 0 % 87.7 66.7 85.4 63.4 89.5 66.7
No reduction or any 12.3 33.3 14.6 36.6 10.5 33.3increase in OCS dose, ordropped out of study
Secondary endpoint (week 24)a
Proportion of patients 77 44 84 40 79 34achieving a reduction of
OCS dose to < 5 mg/day
Odds ratio (95% CI) 4.29c 8.04d 7.21b(2.04, 9.04) (2.71, 23.82) (2.69, 19.28)amodel estimates by logistic regression, bnominal p-value < 0.0001, cnominal p-value = 0.0001, dnominal p-value = 0.0002
Long-term extension study (TRAVERSE)
The long-term safety of dupilumab in 2,193 adults and 89 adolescents with moderate-to-severe asthma,including 185 adults with oral corticosteroid-dependent asthma, who had participated in previousclinical trials of dupilumab (DRI12544, QUEST, and VENTURE), was assessed in the open-labelextension study (TRAVERSE) (see section 4.8). Efficacy was measured as a secondary endpoint, wassimilar to results observed in the pivotal studies and was sustained up to 96 weeks. In the adults withoral-corticosteroid-dependent asthma, there was sustained reduction in exacerbations and improvementin lung function up to 96 weeks, despite decrease or discontinuation of oral corticosteroid dose.
Paediatric study (6 to 11 years of age; VOYAGE)
The efficacy and safety of dupilumab in paediatric patients was evaluated in a 52-week multicentre,randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study (VOYAGE) in 408 patients 6 to 11 years of age,with moderate-to-severe asthma on a medium- or high- dose ICS and one controller medication or highdose ICS alone. Patients were randomised to dupilumab (N=273) or matching placebo (N=135) everyother week based on body weight ≤ 30 kg or > 30 kg, respectively. The efficacy was evaluated inpopulations with type 2 inflammation defined as blood eosinophil levels of ≥ 150 cells/mcL or FeNO≥ 20 ppb.
The primary endpoint was the annualised rate of severe exacerbation events during the 52-weekplacebo-controlled period and the key secondary endpoint was the change from baseline in pre-bronchodilator FEV1 percent predicted at week 12. Additional secondary endpoints included meanchange from baseline and responder rates in the ACQ-7-IA and PAQLQ(S)-IA scores.
The demographics and baseline characteristics for VOYAGE are provided in Table 21 below.
Table 21. Demographics and baseline characteristics for VOYAGE
Parameter EOS ≥ 150 EOScells/mcL or FeNO ≥ 300 cells/mcL≥ 20 ppb (N = 259)(N = 350)
Mean age (years) (SD) 8.9 (1.6) 9.0 (1.6)% Female 34.3 32.8% White 88.6 87.3
Mean body weight (kg) 36.09 35.94
Mean exacerbations in previous year (± SD) 2.47 (2.30) 2.64 (2.58)
ICS dose (%)
Medium 55.7 54.4
High 43.4 44.4
Pre-dose FEV1 (L) at baseline (± SD) 1.49 (0.41) 1.47 (0.42)
Mean percent predicted FEV1 (%) (±SD) 77.89 (14.40) 76.85 (14.78)
Mean % Reversibility (± SD) 27.79 (19.34) 22.59 (20.78)
Mean ACQ-7-IA score (± SD) 2.14 (0.72) 2.16 (0.75)
Mean PAQLQ(S)-IA score (± SD) 4.94 (1.10) 4.93 (1.12)
Atopic Medical History % Overall 94 96.5(AD %, AR %) (38.9, 82.6) (44.4, 85.7)
Median total IgE IU/mL (± SD) 905.52 (1140.41) 1077.00 (1230.83)
Mean FeNO ppb (± SD) 30.71 (24.42) 33.50 (25.11)% patients with FeNO ≥ 20 ppb 58 64.1
Mean baseline Eosinophil count (± SD) 570 (380) 710 (360)cells/mcL% patients with EOS≥ 150 cells/mcL 94.6 0≥ 300 cells/mcL 74 100
ICS = inhaled corticosteroid; FEV1 = Forced expiratory volume in 1 second; ACQ-7-IA = Asthma Control
Questionnaire-7 Interviewer Administered; PAQLQ(S)-IA = Paediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnairewith Standardised Activities-Interviewer Administered; AD = atopic dermatitis; AR = allergic rhinitis; EOS =blood eosinophil; FeNO = fraction of exhaled nitric oxide
Dupilumab significantly reduced the annualised rate of severe asthma exacerbation events during the52-week treatment period compared to placebo in the population with the type 2 inflammation and inpopulation defined by baseline blood eosinophils ≥ 300 cells/mcL or by baseline FeNO ≥ 20 ppb.
Clinically significant improvements in percent predicted pre-bronchodilator FEV1 were observed atweek 12. Improvements were also observed for ACQ-7-IA and PAQLQ(S)-IA at week 24 and weresustained at week 52. Greater responder rates were observed for ACQ-7-IA and PAQLQ(S)-IAcompared to placebo at week 24. The efficacy results for VOYAGE are presented in Table 21.
In the population with the type 2 inflammation, the LS mean change from baseline in pre-bronchodilator FEV1 at week 12 was 0.22 L in the dupilumab group and 0.12 L in the placebo group,with an LS mean difference versus placebo of 0.10 L (95% CI: 0.04, 0.16). The treatment effect wassustained over the 52-week treatment period, with an LS mean difference versus placebo at week 52 of0.17 L (95% CI: 0.09, 0.24).
In the population defined by baseline blood eosinophils ≥ 300 cells/mcL, the LS mean change frombaseline in pre-bronchodilator FEV1 at week 12 was 0.22 L in the dupilumab group and 0.12 L in theplacebo group, with an LS mean difference versus placebo of 0.10 L (95% CI: 0.03, 0.17). Thetreatment effect was sustained over the 52-week treatment period, with an LS mean difference versusplacebo at week 52 of 0.17 L (95% CI: 0.09, 0.26).
In both primary efficacy populations, there was a rapid improvement in FEF25-75% and FEV1/FVC(onset of a difference was observed as early as week 2) and sustained over the 52-week treatmentperiod, see Table 22.
Table 22: Rate of severe exacerbations, mean change from baseline in FEV1, ACQ-7-IA and PAQLQ(S)-IAresponder rates in VOYAGE
Treatment EOS ≥ 150 cells/mcL EOS FeNOor FeNO ≥ 20 ppb ≥ 300 cells/mcL ≥20 ppb
Annualised severe exacerbations rate over 52 weeks
N Rate Rate ratio N Rate Rate ratio N Rate Rate ratio(95% CI) (95% CI) (95% CI) (95% CI) (95% CI) (95% CI)
Dupilumab 236 0.305 0.407b 175 0.235 0.353b 141 0.271 0.384c100 mg Q2W (0.223, 0.416) (0.274, 0.605) (0.160, 0.345) (0.222, 0.562) (0.170, 0.432) (0.227, 0.649)(<30 kg)/200 mg Q2W(≥30 kg)
Placebo 114 0.748 84 0.665 62 0.705(0.542, 1.034) (0.467, 0.949) (0.421, 1.180)
Mean change from baseline in percent predicted FEV1 at week 12
N LS mean Δ LS mean N LS mean Δ LS mean N LS mean Δ LS meanfrom difference vs. from difference vs. from differencebaseline placebo baseline placebo baseline i vs. placebo(95% CI) (95% CI) (95% CI)
Dupilumab 229 10.53 5.21c 168 10.15 5.32d 141 11.36 6.74d100 mg Q2W (2.14, 8.27) (1.76, 8.88) (2.54, 10.93)(<30 kg)/200 mg Q2W(≥30 kg)
Placebo 110 5.32 80 4.83 62 4.62
Mean change from baseline in percent predicted FEF 25-75% at week 12
N LS mean Δ LS mean N LS mean Δ LS mean N LS mean Δ LS meanfrom baseline difference vs. from baseline difference vs. from baseline differenceplacebo placebo vs. placebo(95% CI) (95% CI) (95% CI)
Dupilumab 229 16.70 11.93e 168 16.91 13.92e 141 17.96 13.97e100 mg Q2W (7.44, 16.43) (8.89, 18.95) (8.30, 19.65)(<30 kg)/200 mg Q2W(≥30 kg)
Placebo 110 4.76 80 2.99 62 3.98
Mean change from baseline in FEV1/FVC % at week 12
N LS mean Δ LS mean N LS mean Δ LS mean N LS mean Δ LS meanfrom baseline difference vs. from baseline difference vs. from baseline differenceplacebo placebo vs. placebo(95% CI) (95% CI) (95% CI)
Dupilumab 229 5.67 3.73e 168 6.10 4.63e 141 6.84 4.95e100 mg Q2W (2.25, pct. 5.21) (2.97, 6.29) (3.08, 6.81)(<30 kg)/200 mg Q2W(≥30 kg)
Placebo 110 1.94 80 1.47 62 1.89
ACQ-7-IA at week 24a
N Responder OR vs. N Responder OR vs. N Responder OR vs.
placebo placebo placeborate % rate % rate %(95% CI) (95% CI) (95% CI)
Dupilumab 236 79.2 1.82g 175 80.6 2.79f 141 80.9 2.60g100 mg Q2W (1.02, 3.24) (1.43, 5.44) (1.21, 5.59)(<30 kg)/200 mg Q2W(≥30 kg)
Placebo 114 69.3 84 64.3 62 66.1
PAQLQ(S)-IA at week 24a
N Responder OR vs. N Responder OR vs. N Responder OR vs.
rate % placebo placebo placeborate % rate %(95% CI) (95% CI) (95% CI)
Dupilumab 211 73.0 1.57 158 72.8 1.84 131 75.6 2.09100 mg Q2W (0.87, 2.84)(0.92, 3.65) (0.95,(<30 kg)/ 4.61)200 mg Q2W(≥30 kg)
Placebo 107 65.4 81 63.0 61 67.2athe responder rate was defined as an improvement in score of 0.5 or more (scale range 0-6 for ACQ-7-IA and 1-7 for PAQLQ(S))bp-value < 0.0001; cp-value < 0.001, dp-value < 0.01 (all statistically significant vs placebo with adjustment for multiplicity);enominal p-value < 0.0001, fnominal p-value < 0.01, gnominal p-value < 0.05
Significant improvements in percent predicted FEV1 were observed as early as week 2 and weremaintained through week 52 in VOYAGE study.
Improvements in percent predicted FEV1 over time in VOYAGE are shown in Figure 4.
Figure 4: Mean change from baseline in percent predicted pre-bronchodilator FEV1 (L) overtime in VOYAGE (baseline blood eosinophils ≥ 150 cells/mcL or FeNO ≥ 20 ppb, baselineeosinophils ≥ 300 cells/mcL, and baseline FeNO ≥ 20 ppb)
Baseline blood eosinophils ≥ 150 Baseline blood eosinophils Baselinecells/mcL or FeNO ≥ 20 ppb ≥ 300 cells/mcL FeNO ≥ 20 ppb
In VOYAGE, in the population with the type 2 inflammation, the mean annualised total number ofsystemic corticosteroid courses due to asthma was reduced by 59.3% versus placebo (0.350 [95% CI:
0.256, 0.477] versus 0.860 [95% CI: 0.616, 1.200]). In the population defined by baseline bloodeosinophils ≥ 300 cells/mcL, the mean annualised total number of systemic corticosteroid courses dueto asthma was reduced by 66.0% versus placebo (0.274 [95% CI: 0.188, 0.399] versus 0.806 [95% CI:
0.563, 1.154]).
Dupilumab improved the overall health status as measured by the European Quality of Life 5-
Dimension Youth Visual Analog Scale (EQ-VAS) in both the type 2 inflammation and the baselineblood eosinophil count of ≥ 300 cells/mcL populations at week 52; the LS mean difference versusplacebo was 4.73 (95% CI: 1.18, 8.28), and 3.38 (95% CI: -0.66, 7.43), respectively.
Dupilumab reduced the impact of paediatric patient’s asthma on the caregiver quality of life asmeasured by the Paediatric Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (PACQLQ) in both the type 2inflammation and the baseline blood eosinophil count of ≥ 300 cells/mcL population at week 52; the
LS mean difference versus placebo was 0.47 (95% CI: 0.22, 0.72), and 0.50 (95% CI: 0.21, 0.79),respectively.
Long-term extension study (EXCURSION)
The efficacy of dupilumab, measured as a secondary endpoint, was assessed in 365 paediatric asthmapatients (6 to 11 years of age) in the long-term extension study (EXCURSION). There were sustainedreductions in exacerbations requiring hospitalization and/or emergency room visits and a reduction inexposure to systemic oral corticosteroids. Sustained improvements in lung function were observedacross multiple parameters including percent predicted FEV1, percent predicted FVC, FEV1/FVC ratioand percent predicted FEF 25-75%. Furthermore, 75% of patients achieved and/or maintained normallung function with pre-bronchodilator percent predicted FEV1 > 80% by the end of EXCURSION.
Efficacy was sustained for a cumulative treatment duration of up to 104 weeks (VOYAGE and
EXCURSION).
Clinical efficacy in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP)
The chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis (CRSwNP) development program included tworandomised, double-blind, parallel-group, multicentre, placebo-controlled studies (SINUS-24 and
SINUS-52) in 724 patients aged 18 years and older on background intranasal corticosteroids (INCS).
These studies included patients with severe CRSwNP despite prior sino-nasal surgery or treatmentwith, or who were ineligible to receive, systemic corticosteroids in the past 2 years. Rescue withsystemic corticosteroids or surgery was allowed during the studies at the investigator’s discretion Allpatients had evidence of sinus opacification on the Lund MacKay (LMK) sinus CT scan and 73 % to90 % of patients had opacification of all sinuses. Patients were stratified based on their histories ofprior surgery and co-morbid asthma/nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug exacerbated respiratorydisease (NSAID-ERD).
The co-primary efficacy endpoints were change from baseline to week 24 in bilateral endoscopic nasalpolyps score (NPS) as graded by central blinded readers, and change from baseline to week 24 in nasalcongestion/obstruction score averaged over 28 days (NC), as determined by patients using a dailydiary. For NPS, polyps on each side of the nose were graded on a categorical scale (0=no polyps;1=small polyps in the middle meatus not reaching below the inferior border of the middle turbinate;2=polyps reaching below the lower border of the middle turbinate; 3=large polyps reaching the lowerborder of the inferior turbinate or polyps medial to the middle turbinate; 4=large polyps causingcomplete obstruction of the inferior nasal cavity). The total score was the sum of the right and leftscores. Nasal congestion was rated daily by the subjects on a 0 to 3 categorical severity scale (0=nosymptoms; 1=mild symptoms; 2=moderate symptoms; 3=severe symptoms).
The demographics and baseline characteristics of these 2 studies are provided in Table 23 below.
Table 23: Demographics and baseline characteristics of CRSwNP studies
Parameter SINUS-24 SINUS-52(N=276) (N=448)
Mean age (years) (SD) 50.49 (13.39) 51.95 (12.45)% Male 57.2 62.3
Mean CRSwNP duration (years)(SD) 11.11 (9.16) 10.94 (9.63)
Patients with ≥ 1 prior surgery (%) 71.7 58.3
Patients with systemic corticosteroid use in the previous 2 years 64.9 80.1(%)
Mean Bilateral endoscopic NPSa (SD), range 0-8 5.75 (1.28) 6.10 (1.21)
Mean Nasal congestion (NC) scorea (SD) range 0-3 2.35 (0.57) 2.43 (0.59)
Mean LMK sinus CT total scorea(SD), range 0-24 19.03 (4.44) 17.96 (3.76)
Mean Smell test (UPSIT) scorea (SD), range 0-40 14.56 (8.48) 13.61 (8.02)
Mean loss of smell scorea (AM), (SD) range 0-3 2.71 (0.54) 2.75 (0.52)
Mean SNOT-22 total scorea (SD), range 0-110 49.40 (20.20) 51.86 (20.90)
Mean Rhinosinusitis severity scalea (VAS), (SD) 0-10 cm 7.68 (2.05) 8.00 (2.08)
Mean blood eosinophils (cells/mcL)(SD) 437 (333) 431 (353)
Mean total IgE IU/mL (SD) 211.97 239.84(275.73) (341.53)
Atopic (type 2 inflammatory disease) Medical History% Overall 75.4 % 82.4 %
Asthma (%) 58.3 59.6
Mean FEV1 (L)(SD) 2.69 (0.96) 2.57 (0.83)
Mean FEV1 percent predicted (%)(SD) 85.30 (20.23) 83.39 (17.72)
Mean ACQ-6 scorea (SD) 1.62 (1.14) 1.58 (1.09)
NSAID-ERD (%) 30.4 26.8ahigher scores indicate greater disease severity except UPSIT where higher scores indicate lower diseaseseverity; SD=standard deviation; AM = morning; NPS = nasal polyps score; UPSIT = University of
Pennsylvania smell identification test; SNOT-22 = 22-item Sino-Nasal Outcome Test; VAS = visual analoguescale; FEV1 = Forced expiratory volume in 1 second; ACQ-6 = Asthma Control Questionnaire-6; NSAID-ERD=aspirin/nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug exacerbated respiratory disease
Clinical Response (SINUS-24 and SINUS-52)
The results for primary and secondary endpoints in CRSwNP studies are presented in the Table 24.
Table 24: Results of the primary and secondary endpoints in CRSwNP trials
SINUS -24 SINUS -52
Placebo Dupilumab LS mean Placebo Dupilumab LS mean(n=133) 300mg Q2W difference vs. (n=153) 300mg Q2W difference vs.
(n=143) placebo (n=295) placebo(95%CI) (95%CI)
Primary endpoints at week 24
Baseline LS Baseline LS LS LS
Baseline Baseline
Scores mean mean mean mean mean meanmean meanchange change change change
- 2.06 -1.80
NPS 5.86 0.17 5.64 -1.89 5.96 0.10 6.18 -1.71(-2.43, -1.69) (-2.10, -1.51)
- 0.89 -0.87
NC 2.45 -0.45 2.26 -1.34 2.38 -0.38 2.46 -1.25(-1.07, -0.71) (-1.03, -0.71)
Key secondary endpoints at week 24
LS LS LS LS
Baseline Baseline Baseline Baseline
Scores mean mean mean meanmean mean mean meanchange change change change
LMKsinus CT -7.44 -5.1319.55 -0.74 18.55 -8.18 17.65 -0.09 18.12 -5.21scan (-8.35, -6.53) (-5.80, -4.46)score
Total
- 2.61 -2.44symptom 7.28 -1.17 6.82 -3.77 7.08 -1.00 7.30 -3.45(-3.04, -2.17) (-2.87, -2.02)score10.56 10.52
UPSIT 14.44 0.70 14.68 11.26 13.78 -0.81 13.53 9.71(8.79, 12.34) (8.98, 12.07)
Loss of -1.12 -0.982.73 -0.29 2.70 -1.41 2.72 -0.23 2.77 -1.21smell (-1.31, -0.93) (-1.15, -0.81)
SNOT- -21.12 -17.3650.87 -9.31 48.0 -30.43 53.48 -10.40 51.02 -27.7722 (-25.17, -17.06) (-20.87, -13.85)
- 3.20 -2.93
VAS 7.96 -1.34 7.42 -4.54 7.98 -1.39 8.01 -4.32(-3.79, -2.60) (-3.45, -2.40)
A reduction in score indicates improvement, except UPSIT where an increase indicates improvement.
Total symptom score is a composite severity score consisting of the sum of daily symptoms of NC, loss of smell,and anterior/posterior rhinorrhoea. NC = nasal congestion, NPS = nasal polyposis score; LMK = Lund-MacKaytotal CT score; UPSIT = University of Pennsylvania smell identification test; SNOT-22 = 22-item Sino-Nasal
Outcome Test; TSS = total symptom score; VAS = visual analogue scale for rhinosinusitis(all p-values < 0.0001 (all statistically significant vs placebo with adjustment for multiplicity); nominal for VAS)
The results of SINUS-52 study at week 52 are presented in Table 25.
Table 25: Results of the efficacy at week 52 in SINUS-52 study
Placebo Dupilumab LS mean Dupilumab LS mean(n=153) 300mg Q2W difference vs. 300mg Q2W-Q4W difference vs.
(n=150) placebo (n=145) placebo
Baseline LS mean Baseline LS mean (95%CI) Baseline LS mean (95%CI)mean change mean change mean change
- 2.40a 6.29 -2.06 -2.21b
NPS 5.96 0.15 6.07 -2.24(-2.77, -2.02) (-2.59, -1.83)
- 0.98a 2.44 -1.48 -1.10b
NC 2.38 -0.37 2.48 -1.35(-1.17, -0.79) (-1.29, -0.91)
LMK sinus CT -6.94b 17.81 -5.60 -5.71b17.65 0.11 18.42 -6.83scan score (-7.87, -6.01) (-6.64, -4.77)
Total symptom -2.85b 7.28 -4.16 -3.22b7.08 -0.94 7.31 -3.79score (-3.35, -2.35) (-3.73, -2.72)10.30b 13.60 9.99 10.76b
UPSIT 13.78 -0.77 13.46 9.53(8.50, 12.10) (8.95, 12.57)2.72 -0.19 2.81 -1.29 -1.10b 2.73 -1.49 -1.30b
Loss of Smell(-1.31, -0.89) (-1.51, -1.09)51.89 -30.52 -21.65b
- 20.96a
SNOT-22 53.48 -8.88 50.16 -29.84 (-25.71, -(-25.03, -16.89)17.58)
- 3.81b 7.78 -4.39 -3.46b
VAS 7.98 -0.93 8.24 -4.74(-4.46, -3.17) (-4.10, -2.81)
A reduction in score indicates improvement, except UPSIT where an increase indicates improvement.
Total symptom score is a composite severity score consisting of the sum of daily symptoms of NC, loss of smell,and anterior/posterior rhinorrhoea. NC = nasal congestion, NPS = nasal polyposis score; LMK = Lund-MacKaytotal CT score; UPSIT = University of Pennsylvania smell identification test; SNOT-22 = 22-item Sino-Nasal
Outcome Test; TSS = total symptom score; VAS = visual analogue scale for rhinosinusitis(ap-value < 0.0001 (all statistically significant vs placebo with adjustment for multiplicity); bnominal p-value <0.0001
Statistically significant and clinically meaningful efficacy was observed in SINUS-24 with regard toimprovement in bilateral endoscopic NPS score at week 24. In the post-treatment period when patientswere off dupilumab, the treatment effect diminished over time (see Figure 5a). Similar results werealso seen in SINUS-52 at both week 24 and week 52 with a progressive improvement over time (see
Figure 5b).
Figure 5. LS mean change from baseline in bilateral nasal polyps score (NPS) in SINUS-24 and
SINUS-52 - ITT population.
Figure 5a. SINUS-24 Figure 5b. SINUS-52
In both studies, significant improvements in NC and daily loss of smell severity were observed asearly as the first assessment at week 4. The LS mean difference for NC at week 4 in the dupilumabgroup versus placebo was 0.41 (95% CI: 0.52, 0.30) in SINUS-24 and -0.37 (95% CI: -0.46, -0.27)in SINUS-52. The LS mean difference for loss of smell at week 4 in the dupilumab group versusplacebo was 0.34 (95% CI: -0.44, -0.25) in SINUS-24 and -0.31 (95% CI: -0.41, -0.22) in SINUS-52.
A reduction in the proportion of patients with anosmia was observed in SINUS-24 and SINUS-52. Atbaseline, 74 % to 79 % of patients had anosmia, which was reduced to 24 % in SINUS-24 and 30 % in
SINUS-52 at week 24, compared to no change in placebo. Improvement in nasal peak inspiratory flow(NPIF) was observed in SINUS-24 and SINUS-52 at week 24. The LS mean difference in thedupilumab group versus placebo was 40.4 L/min (95% CI: 30.4, 50.4) and 36.6 L/min (95% CI: 28.0,45.3), respectively.
Among the patients with rhinosinusitis VAS score > 7 at baseline, a higher percentage of patientsachieved VAS ≤ 7 in the dupilumab group compared with the placebo group (83.3 % versus 39.4 % in
SINUS-24 and 75.0 % versus 39.3 % in SINUS-52) at week 24.
In the pre-specified multiplicity-adjusted pooled analysis of two studies, treatment with dupilumabresulted in significant reduction of systemic corticosteroid use and need for sino-nasal surgery versusplacebo (HR of 0.24; 95% CI: 0.17, 0.35) (see Figure 6). The proportion of patients who requiredsystemic corticosteroids was reduced by 74 % (HR of 0.26; 95% CI: 0.18, 0.38). The total number ofsystemic corticosteroid courses per year was reduced by 75 % (RR of 0.25; 95% CI: 0.17, 0.37). Themean individual annualised prescribed total dose of systemic corticosteroids (in mg) during thetreatment period was 71 % lower in the pooled dupilumab group compared with the pooled placebogroup (60.5 [531.3] mg versus 209.5 [497.2] mg, respectively). The proportion of patients whorequired surgery was reduced by 83 % (HR of 0.17; 95% CI: 0.07, 0.46).
Figure 6. Kaplan Meier Curve for time to first systemic corticosteroid use and/or sino-nasalsurgery during treatment period - ITT population [SINUS-24 and SINUS-52 pooled]
The effects of dupilumab on the primary endpoints of NPS and nasal congestion and the key secondaryendpoint of LMK sinus CT scan score were consistent in patients with prior surgery and without priorsurgery.
In patients with co-morbid asthma, significant improvements in FEV1 and ACQ-6 were observed atweek 24 irrespective of baseline blood eosinophil levels. The pooled LS Mean change from baseline in
FEV1 at week 24 for dupilumab 300 mg Q2W was 0.14 vs -0.07 L for placebo, for a difference of 0.21
L (95% CI: 0.13, 0.29). In addition, improvements in FEV1 were noted from the first post-baselineassessment, at week 8 in SINUS-24 and week 4 in SINUS-52. Improvements in ACQ-6 in patientswith co-morbid asthma were observed in both studies. A response was defined as an improvement inscore of 0.5 or more. The LS mean difference in the dupilumab group versus placebo at week 24 was0.76 (95% CI: 1.00 to 0.51) in SINUS-24 and 0.94 (95% CI: 1.19, 0.69) in SINUS-52.
The ACQ-6 responder rate for dupilumab 300 mg Q2W for SINUS-24 at week 24 was 56 % versus28 % in placebo (odds ratio 3.17; 95% CI: 1.65, 6.09). The ACQ-6 responder rate for dupilumab 300mg Q2W for SINUS-52 was 46 % versus 14 % placebo at week 52 (odds ratio 7.02; 95% CI: 3.10,15.90).
In patients with NSAID-ERD, the effects of dupilumab on the primary endpoints of NPS and NC andthe key secondary endpoint of LMK sinus CT scan score were consistent with that observed in theoverall CRSwNP population.
Clinical efficacy in prurigo nodularis (PN)
The prurigo nodularis (PN) development program included two 24-week randomised, double-blind,placebo-controlled, multicenter, parallel-group studies (PRIME and PRIME2) in 311 patients 18 yearsof age and older with moderate to severe PN, defined as severe pruritus (WI-NRS ≥ 7 on a scale of 0to 10) and greater than or equal to 20 nodular lesions, whose disease was not adequately controlledwith topical prescription therapies or when those therapies were not advisable. PRIME and PRIME2assessed the effect of dupilumab on itch improvement as well as its effect on PN lesions, Dermatology
Life Quality Index (DLQI), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and skin pain.
In these two studies, patients received either subcutaneous dupilumab 600 mg (two 300 mg injections)on day 1, followed by 300 mg once every other week (Q2W) for 24 weeks, or matching placebo.
In these studies, the mean age was 49.5 years, the median weight was 71.3 kg, 65.3% of patients werefemale, 56.6% were White, 6.1% were Black, and 34.1% were Asian. At baseline, the mean WI-NRSwas 8.5, 66.3% had 20 to 100 nodules (moderate), 33.7% had greater than 100 nodules (severe), 99.7%received prior topical therapies, 12.5% received prior systemic corticosteroids, 20.6% received priorsystemic non-steroidal immunosuppressants, and 4.5% prior gabapentinoids. Eleven percent ofpatients were taking stable doses of antidepressants at baseline and were instructed to continue takingthese medications during the study. 43.4 % had history of atopy (defined as having a medical historyof AD, allergic rhinitis/rhinoconjunctivitis, asthma, or food allergy).
The WI-NRS is comprised of a single item, rated on a scale from 0 (“no itch”) to 10 (“worstimaginable itch”). Participants were asked to rate the intensity of their worst pruritus (itch) over thepast 24 hours using this scale. The IGA PN-S is a scale that measures the approximate number ofnodules using a 5-point scale from 0 (clear) to 4 (severe).
The primary efficacy endpoint was the proportion of patients with improvement (reduction) in
WI-NRS by ≥4. Key secondary endpoints included the proportion of participants with IGA PN-S 0 or1 (the equivalent of 0-5 nodules).
The efficacy results for PRIME and PRIME2 are presented in Table 26 and Figures 7 and 8.
Table 26: Results of the Primary and Secondary Endpoints in PRIME and PRIME2
PRIME PRIME2
Placebo Dupilumab Difference Placebo Dupilumab Difference(N=76) 300 mg Q2W (95% CI) for (N=82) 300 mg Q2W (95% CI) for(N=75) Dupilumab vs. (N=78) Dupilumab vs.
Placebo Placebo
Proportion of patients with 42.7% 42.6%improvement (reduction) in WI- 18.4% 60.0% (27.76, 57.72) 19.5% 57.7% (29.06, 56.08)
NRS by ≥4 points from baseline atweek 24 (Primary endpoint in
PRIME) b
Proportion of patients with 29.2% 16.8%improvement (reduction) in WI- 15.8% a 44.0% a (14.49, 43.81) a 22.0% 37.2% (2.34, 31.16)
NRS by ≥4 points from baseline atweek 12. (Primary endpoint in
PRIME2) b
Proportion of patients with IGA PN- 28.3% 30.8%
S 0 or 1 at week 24. b 18.4% 48.0% (13.41, 43.16) 15.9% 44.9% (16.37, 45.22)
Proportion of patients with both an 29.6% 25.5%improvement (reduction) in WI- 9.2% 38.7% (16.42, 42.81) 8.5% 32.1% (13.09, 37.86)
NRS by ≥4 points from baseline to
Week 24 and an IGA PN-S 0 or 1 at
Week 24 b% change from baseline in WI- -22.22 (5.74) -48.89 (5.61) -26.67 -36.18 -59.34 (6.39) -23.16
NRS at week 24 (SE) (-38.44, - (6.21) (-33.81, -12.51_14.90)
Change from baseline in DLQI at -5.77 (1.05) -11.97 (1.02) -6.19 -6.77 (1.18) -13.16 (1.21) -6.39week 24 (SE) (-8.34, -4.05) (-8.42, -4.36)
Change from baseline in skin pain- -2.16 (0.44) -4.33 (0.43) -2.17 -2.74 (0.51) -4.35 (0.53) -1.61
NRS at week 24 (SE)c(-3.07, -1.28) (-2.49, -0.73)
Change from baseline in HADS at -2.02 (0.94) -4.62 (0.93) -2.60 -2.59 (1.03) -5.55 (1.06) -2.96week 24 (SE)c(-4.52, -0.67) (-4.73, -1.19)a Not adjusted for multiplicity in PRIME.b Subjects who received rescue treatment earlier or had missing data were considered as non-responders.c Subjects who received rescue treatment earlier or discontinued due to lack of efficacy were imputed using worstobservation carried forward; other missing data were imputed using multiple imputation.
SE = secondary endpoint
The onset of action in change from baseline in WI-NRS, defined as the first timepoint at whichdifference from placebo was and remained significant (nominal p<0.05) in the weekly average of daily
WI-NRS, was observed as early as Week 3 in PRIME (Figure 7a) and Week 4 in PRIME2 (Figure7b).
Figure 7. LS mean percent change from baseline in WI-NRS in PRIME and PRIME2 up to
Week 24
Fig 7a. PRIME Fig 7b. PRIME2
A greater proportion of patients experienced WI-NRS improvements of ≥4 points from baseline by
Weeks 4 and 11 in the dupilumab group as compared to the placebo group in PRIME (Figure 8anominal p<0.007) and PRIME2 (Figure 8b nominal p<0.013), respectively, and this differenceremained significant throughout the treatment period.
Figure 8. Proportion of patients with WI-NRS ≥4 improvement over time in PRIME and
PRIME2
Fig 8a. PRIME Fig 8b. PRIME2
Treatment effects in subgroups (age, gender, with or without medical history of atopy, and backgroundtreatment, including immunosuppressants) in PRIME and PRIME2 were consistent with the results inthe overall study population.
Once treatment was discontinued after 24 weeks, there was an indication towards recurrence of signsand symptoms within the 12-week follow-up period.
Clinical efficacy in eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)
Adult and Paediatric Patients 12 to 17 Years of Age with EoE
The eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) development program included a three-part protocol up to 52-weeks (TREET) consisting of two separately randomised, double-blind, parallel-group, multicentre,placebo-controlled, 24-week treatment studies (TREET Part A and TREET Part B) followed by a 28week active treatment extension study (TREET C) in adult and paediatric patients 12 to 17 years ofage, excluding patients <40 kg. In TREET Parts A and B, all enrolled patients had to have failedconventional medicinal therapy (proton pump inhibitors), 74% were treated with another conventionalmedicinal therapy (swallowed topical corticosteroids) prior to inclusion. In TREET Part B, 49% ofpatients were inadequately controlled, intolerant or contraindicated to swallowed topical corticosteroidtreatment. In both parts, patients were required to have ≥15 intraepithelial eosinophils per high-powerfield (eos/hpf) following an at least 8-week course of a high-dose proton pump inhibitor (PPI) eitherprior to or during the screening period and a Dysphagia Symptom Questionnaire (DSQ) score ≥10 on ascale of 0 to 84. Patients were stratified based on age at the time of the screening visit (12 to 17 yearsof age vs. 18 years and older) and use of PPI at randomisation. TREET Part A was conducted first.
TREET Part B opened after enrolment into TREET Part A was complete. Patients completing the 24weeks of the double-blind treatment period in Parts A or B were provided an option to enrol in a 28-week active treatment extension study (TREET Part C).
In Part A, a total of 81 patients, of which 61 were adults and 20 were paediatric patients 12 to 17 yearsof age, were randomised to receive either 300 mg dupilumab every week (N=42) or placebo (N=39).
In Part B, a total of 240 patients, of which 161 were adults and 79 were paediatric patients 12 to 17years of age, were randomised to receive either 300 mg dupilumab every week (N=80), 300 mgdupilumab every other week (N=81; the 300 mg every other week dosage regimen is not approved for
EoE) or placebo (N=79). In Part C, all patients who previously participated in Part A received 300 mgdupilumab (N=77) every week. Of the patients who previously participated in Part B, 111 receiveddupilumab 300 mg every week in Part C. Rescue with systemic and/or swallowed topicalcorticosteroids or emergency esophageal dilation was allowed during the study at the investigator’sdiscretion.
In Part A, a total of 74.1% of patients enrolled had a history of prior use of swallowed topicalcorticosteroids for the treatment of EoE and 43.2% had a history of prior esophageal dilation. In Part
B, a total of 73.3% of patients enrolled had a history of prior use of swallowed topical corticosteroidsfor the treatment of EoE and 35.4% had a history of prior esophageal dilation.
The co-primary efficacy endpoints in both trials were the proportion of patients achieving histologicalremission defined as peak esophageal intraepithelial eosinophil count of ≤6 eos/hpf at week 24 and theabsolute change in the patient-reported DSQ score from baseline to week 24. Secondary endpointsincluded change from baseline in the following: percent change in peak esophageal intraepithelialeosinophil count (eos/hpf), absolute change in Mean Grade Score from the Histology Scoring System(EoEHSS), absolute change in Mean Stage Score from the EoEHSS, absolute change in EoE-
Endoscopic Reference Score (EoE-EREFS), and proportion of patients achieving peak esophagealintraepithelial eosinophil count of <15 eos/hpf.
The demographics and baseline characteristics of TREET Parts A and B are provided in Table 27.
Table 27: Demographics and baseline characteristics (TREET Parts A and B)
Parameter TREET Part A TREET Part B(N=81) (N=240)
Age (years), mean (SD) 31.5 (14.3) 28.1 (13.1)% Male 60.5 63.8% White 96.3 90.4
Weight (kg), mean (SD) 77.8 (21.0) 76.2 (20.6)
BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) 26.1 (6.3) 25.7 (6.2)
Duration of EoE (yr), mean (SD) 5.01 (4.3) 5.57 (4.8)
Prior swallowed topical steroid use (%) 74.1 73.3
Prior esophageal dilations (%) 43.2 35.4
PPI use at randomisation (%) 67.9 72.5
Food elimination diet at screening (%) 40.7 37.1
DSQ (0-84a), mean (SD) 33.6 (12.4) 36.7 (11.2)
Peak esophageal intraepithelial EOS count of 3 regions, 89.3 (48.3) 87.1 (45.8)mean (SD)
Mean esophageal intraepithelial EOS count of 3 64.3 (37.6) 60.5 (32.9)regions, mean (SD)
EoEHSS grade Score [0-3a], mean (SD) 1.3 (0.4) 1.3 (0.4)
EoEHSS stage Score [0-3a], mean (SD) 1.3 (0.4) 1.3 (0.3)
EREFS total Score [0-18a], mean (SD) 6.3 (2.8) 7.2 (3.2)aHigher scores indicate greater disease severity
SD = standard deviation
The results for TREET Parts A and B are presented in Table 28.
Table 28: Efficacy results of dupilumab at week 24 in patients 12 years of age and older with EoE (TREET
Parts A and B)
TREET Part A TREET Part B
Dupilumab Placebo Difference vs. Dupilumab Placebo Difference vs.
300 mg QW placebo 300 mg QW placebo(95% CI)d (95% CI)d
N=42 N=39 N=80 N=79
Co-primary endpoints
Proportion of patients achievinghistological remission (peak25 2 55.3 47 5 53.5esophageal intraepithelial(59.5) (5.1) (39.58, 71.04) (58.8) (6.3) (41.20, 65.79)eosinophil count ≤6 eos/hpf), n(%)
Absolute change from baselinea -21.92 -9.60 -12.32 -23.78 -13.86 -9.92in DSQ score (0-84 ), LS mean(2.53) (2.79) (-19.11, -5.54) (1.86) (1.91) (-14.81, -5.02)(SE)
Secondary endpoints
Percent change from baseline in
- 71.24 -2.98 -68.26 -80.24 8.38 -88.62peak esophageal intraepithelial(6.95) (7.60) (-86.90, -49.62) (8.34) (10.09) (-112.19, 65.05)eosinophil count, LS mean (SE)
Absolute change from baseline
- 0.76 -0.00 -0.76 -0.83 -0.15 -0.682in EoEHSS mean grade score (0-(0.06) (0.06) (-0.91, -0.61) (0.04) (0.05) (-0.79, -0.57)3b), LS mean (SE)
Absolute change from baseline
- 0.75 -0.01 -0.74 -0.80 -0.13 -0.672in EoEHSS mean stage score (0-(0.06) (0.06) (-0.88, -0.60) (0.04) (0.04) (-0.78, -0.57)3b), LS mean (SE)
Absolute change from baseline -0.3c -3.2 -2.9 -4.5 -0.6 -3.8in EoE-EREFS (0-18 ), LS mean (0.41)(0.41) (-3.91, -1.84) (0.36) (0.38) (-4.77, -2.93)(SE)
Proportion of patients achievingpeak esophageal intraepithelial 27 3 57 66 6 74.9eosinophil count of <15 eos/hpf, (64.3) (7.7) (41.69, 73.33) (82.5) (7.6) (64.25, 85.5)n (%)aTotal biweekly DSQ scores range from 0 to 84; higher scores indicate greater frequency and severity ofdysphagiabEoEHSS scores range from 0 to 3; higher scores indicate greater severity and extent of histologicalabnormalitiescEoE-EREFS overall scores range from 0 to 18; higher scores indicate worse endoscopic inflammatory andremodelling findingsdLS mean difference for continuous endpoints and absolute difference in proportions for categorical endpoints
The efficacy results for co-primary and key secondary endpoints in prior swallowed topicalcorticosteroids subgroup and in patients who were inadequately controlled, intolerant orcontraindicated to swallowed topical corticosteroids were consistent with the overall population.
In Parts A and B, a greater proportion of patients randomised to dupilumab achieved histologicalremission (peak esophageal intraepithelial eosinophil count ≤6 eos/hpf) compared to placebo. Theproportion of patients with histological remission observed after 24 weeks of treatment in Part A and Bwas maintained for 52 weeks in Part C. Similarly, other histological and endoscopic improvementwere maintained through 52 weeks.
Treatment with dupilumab also resulted in a significant improvement in LS mean change in DSQ scorecompared to placebo as early as week 4 and were maintained through week 24. Efficacy in part C wassimilar to results observed in Parts A and B, with a continuous improvement for DSQ up to 52 weeks(TREET Part A and C Figure 9 and TREET Parts B and C Figure 10).
Figure 9: LS mean change from baseline in DSQ score over time in patients 12 years of age andolder with EoE (TREET Part A and C)
Figure 10: Mean change from baseline in DSQ score over time in patients 12 years of age andolder with EoE (TREET Parts B and C)
Consistent with improvement in DSQ total score in TREET Parts A and B, nominally significantimprovements were observed at week 24 compared to placebo in pain related to dysphagia (DSQ painscore), health-related QoL (EoE-IQ), and the frequency of other non-dysphagia symptoms (EoE-SQ).
Paediatric Patients 1 to 11 Years of Age with EoE
The efficacy and safety of dupilumab was evaluated in paediatric patients 1 to 11 years of age with
EoE in a two-part study up to 52-weeks (EoE KIDS Part A & Part B). All enrolled patients had to havefailed conventional medicinal therapy (proton pump inhibitors), 77.5% were treated with anotherconventional medicinal therapy (swallowed topical corticosteroids) prior to inclusion, and 53.5% ofpatients were inadequately controlled, intolerant or contraindicated to swallowed topical corticosteroidtreatment. Eligible patients had ≥15 intraepithelial eosinophils per high-power field (eos/hpf) despite atreatment course of a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) either prior to or during the screening period and ahistory of EoE signs and symptoms. Part A was a 16-week randomized, double-blind, parallel-group,multicenter, placebo-controlled trial. Part B was an active treatment extension period evaluating thedupilumab regimens for an additional 36 weeks.
Part A evaluated dupilumab versus matching placebo at dosing regimens based on body weight (≥5 to<15 kg (100 mg Q2W), ≥15 to <30 kg (200 mg Q2W) and ≥30 to <60 kg (300 mg Q2W). Therecommended dosing regimen of dupilumab was selected for paediatric patients 1 to 11 years of ageweighing ≥40 kg (300 mg QW) based upon simulations with a population pharmacokinetic model tomatch exposures of adult and paediatric patients 12 to 17 years of age with EoE receiving 300 mg QWfor whom histologic and symptomatic efficacy were observed [see section 5.1 and section 5.2].
A total of 71 patients were enrolled in Part A. The mean age was 7 years (range 1 to 11 years), themedian weight was 24.8 kg, 74.6% of patients were male, 87.3% were White, 9.9% were Black, and1.4% were Asian. A total of 55 patients from Part A continued in Part B.
The primary efficacy endpoint in Part A was the proportion of patients achieving histologicalremission defined as peak esophageal intraepithelial eosinophil count of ≤6 eos/hpf at Week 16.
Secondary endpoints included the proportion of patients achieving peak esophageal intraepithelialeosinophil count of <15 eos/hpf and the change from baseline in the following: peak esophagealintraepithelial eosinophil count (eos/hpf), absolute change in Mean Grade Score from the Histology
Scoring System (EoEHSS), absolute change in Mean Stage Score from the EoEHSS, and absolutechange in EoE-Endoscopic Reference Score (EoE-EREFS). The impact on signs of EoE was measuredusing observer reported outcomes; Paediatric EoE Sign/Symptom Questionnaire-Caregiver (PESQ-C)assessed the proportion of days with one or more EoE signs and Paediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Symptom Score (PEESS) assessed the frequency and severity of EoE signs.
Efficacy results for Part A are presented in Table 29 and below.
Table 29: Efficacy Results of dupilumab at Week 16 in Subjects 1 to 11 Years of Age with EoE(EoE KIDS Part A)a Placebo Difference vs
Dupilumab
N=34 Placebo
N=37(95% CI)
Primary Endpoint
Proportion of subjects achievinghistological remission (peak25 1 64.5esophageal intraepithelial(67.6) (2.9) (48.19, 80.85)eosinophil count ≤6 eos/hpf), n(%)ba Placebo Difference vs
Dupilumab
N=34 Placebo
N=37(95% CI)
Secondary Endpoints
Proportion of subjects achievingpeak esophageal intraepithelial 31 1 81eosinophil count of <15 eos/hpf, n (83.8) (2.9) (68.07, 94.10)(%)b
Percent change from baseline inpeak esophageal intraepithelial -86.09 20.98 -107.07eosinophil count (eos/hpf), LS (11.84) (12.23) (-139.25, -74.90)mean (SE)c
Absolute change in Mean Grade
Score (0-3d) from the Histology -0.879 0.023 -0.902
Scoring System (EoEHSS) from (0.05) (0.05) (-1.03, -0.77)baseline, LS mean (SE)
Absolute change in Mean Stage
Score (0-3d -0.835 0.048 -0.883) from the EoEHSS(0.05) (0.05) (-1.01, -0.76)from baseline, LS mean (SE)
Absolute change in EoE-
Endoscopic Reference -3.5 0.3 -3.8
Score(EoE-EREFS) (0-18e) from (0.42) (0.45) (-4.94, -2.63)baseline, LS mean (SE)a DUPIXENT was evaluated at tiered dosing regimens based on body weight: ≥5 to <15 kg (100 mg Q2W), ≥15to <30 kg (200 mg Q2W), and ≥30 to <60 kg (300 mg Q2W).b For histological remission, the difference in percentages is estimated using the Mantel-Haenszel method,adjusting for baseline weight group (≥5 to <15 kg, ≥15 to <30 kg, and ≥30 to <60 kg).c The difference in absolute change or percent change is estimated using ANCOVA model with baselinemeasurement as covariate and the treatment, baseline weight group (≥5 to <15 kg, ≥15 to <30 kg, and ≥30 to<60 kg) strata as fixed factors.
d EoEHSS scores range from 0 to 3; higher scores indicate greater severity and extent of histologicalabnormalities.e EoE-EREFS overall scores range from 0 to 18; higher scores indicate worse endoscopic inflammatory andremodelling findings.
In Part A, a greater proportion of patients randomized to dupilumab achieved histological remission(peak esophageal intraepithelial eosinophil count ≤6 eos/hpf) compared to placebo. The proportion ofsubjects with histological remission observed after 16 weeks of treatment in Part A was maintained for52 weeks in Part B.
Numerical improvement in the proportion of days with 1 or more EoE signs (PESQ-C) was observedafter 16 weeks of dupilumab treatment in Part A and was maintained for 52 weeks in Part B.
Nominally significant improvement in the frequency and severity of EoE signs (PEESS-Caregiver)was observed after 16 weeks of treatment in Part A. PEESS-Caregiver was not measured in Part B.
Clinical efficacy in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
The chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) program included two randomized, double-blind,multicenter, parallel-group, placebo-controlled trials (BOREAS and NOTUS) of 52 weeks in treatmentduration which enrolled a total of 1874 adult patients with COPD to evaluate dupilumab as add-onmaintenance therapy.
Both trials enrolled patients with a diagnosis of COPD with moderate to severe airflow limitation(post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio <0.7 and post-bronchodilator FEV1 of 30% to 70% predicted),chronic productive cough for at least 3 months in the past year, and a minimum blood eosinophil countof 300 cells/mcL at screening. Patients were uncontrolled with a Medical Research Council (MRC)dyspnoea score ≥ 2 (range 0-4) and an exacerbation history of at least 2 moderate or 1 severeexacerbation in the previous year despite receiving maintenance triple therapy consisting of a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA), long-acting beta agonist (LABA), and inhaled corticosteroid(ICS). Patients were allowed to receive maintenance therapy consisting of a LAMA and LABA if an
ICS was not appropriate. Exacerbations were defined as moderate severity if treatment with systemiccorticosteroids and/or antibiotics was required or severe if they resulted in hospitalization orobservation for over 24 hours in an emergency department or urgent care facility.
In both trials, patients were randomized to receive dupilumab 300 mg every two weeks (Q2W) orplacebo in addition to their background maintenance therapy for 52 weeks.
In both trials, the primary endpoint was the annualized rate of moderate or severe COPD exacerbationsduring the 52-week treatment period. Secondary endpoints included change from baseline in pre-bronchodilator FEV1 in the overall population and in the subgroup of patients with baseline FeNO ≥20 ppb at Weeks 12 and 52, change from baseline in St. George’s Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ)total score at Week 52, and annualized rate of moderate or severe COPD exacerbations in the subgroupof patients with baseline FeNO ≥ 20 ppb during the 52-week treatment period.
The demographics and baseline characteristics of BOREAS and NOTUS are provided in Table 30.
Table 30: Demographics and baseline characteristics (BOREAS and NOTUS)
BOREAS NOTUS
Parameter(N = 939) (N = 935)
Mean age (years) (± SD) 65.1 (8.1) 65.0 (8.3)
Male (%) 66.0 67.6
White (%)c 84.1 89.6
Mean smoking history (pack-years) (± SD) 40.48 (23.35) 40.3 (27.2)
Current Smokers (%) 30 29.5
Emphysema (%) 32.6 30.4
Mean Duration of COPD (years) (± SD) 8.8 (6.0) 9.3 (6.4)
Mean number of moderatea or severeb 2.3 (1.0) 2.1 (0.9)exacerbations in previous year (± SD)
Mean number of severe exacerbationsb in previous 0.3 (0.7) 0.3 (0.6)year (± SD)
Background COPD medications at randomization: 97.6 98.8
ICS/LAMA/LABA (%)
Mean post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio (± SD) 0.49 (0.12) 0.50 (0.12)
Mean pre-bronchodilator FEV1 (L) (± SD) 1.30 (0.46) 1.36 (0.50)
Mean post-bronchodilator FEV1 (L) (± SD) 1.40 (0.47) 1.45 (0.49)
Mean percent predicted post-bronchodilator FEV1 50.6 (13.1) 50.1 (12.6)(%) (± SD)
Mean percent predicted post-bronchodilator FEV1 467 (49.7) 478 (51.3)<50% (%) (± SD)
Mean SGRQ Total score (± SD) 48.42 (17.42) 51.5 (17.0)
Mean E-RS:COPD [total score] (± SD) 12.9 (7.1) 13.3 (7.0)
Mean BODE index score (± SD) 4.06 (1.66) 4.0 (1.6)
Mean FeNO ppb (± SD) 24.3 (22.4) 24.6 (26.0)
Mean baseline blood eosinophil count (cells/mcL) 401 (298) 407 (336)(± SD)
Median baseline blood eosinophil count 340 (240-460) 330 (220-460)(cells/mcL) (Q1-Q3)
ICS = inhaled corticosteroid; LAMA = long acting muscarinic antagonist; LABA = long acting beta agonist,
FEV1= forced expiratory volume in 1 second; FVC = forced vital capacity; FeNO = fraction of exhaled nitricoxide; BODE = body-mass index, airflow obstruction, dyspnea, exercise capacitya Exacerbations treated with either systemic corticosteroids and/or antibioticsb Exacerbations requiring hospitalization or observation for over 24 hours in an emergency department or urgentcare facilityc In BOREAS, 0.5% of participants were Black and 14.3% were Asian. In NOTUS, 1.3% of participants were
Black and 1.1% were Asian
ExacerbationsIn both trials, dupilumab demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in the annualized rate ofmoderate or severe COPD exacerbations compared to placebo when added to background maintenancetherapy (see Table 31).
Table 31: Annualized Rate of moderatea or severeb COPD exacerbations in BOREAS and
NOTUS% Reduction
Rate Ratio in
Treatment Rate
Trial vs. Placebo Exacerbation(N) (exacerbations/year)(95% CI) Rate vs.
Placebo
Primary Endpoint: Moderatea or Severeb COPD exacerbations
Dupilumab 0.705300 mg Q2W 0.78 (0.581,
BOREAS (N=468) 0.857)c 30%
Placebo1.10(N=471)
Dupilumab 0.664300 mg Q2W 0.86 (0.535, 34%
NOTUS (N=470) 0.823)d
Placebo1.30(N=465)
Pooled Component of Primary Endpoint e: Severeb COPD exacerbations
Dupilumab 0.674300 mg Q2W 0.08 (0.438 to 33%
BOREAS and(N=938) 1.037)
NOTUS
Placebo0.12(N=936)a Exacerbations treated with either systemic corticosteroids and/or antibioticsb Exacerbations requiring hospitalization, or observation for >24 hours in an emergency department/urgent carefacility or resulting in deathc p value = 0.0005d p value = 0.0002e Analysis of the component of the primary endpoint was not adjusted for multiplicity
In both trials, the cumulative mean number of moderate or severe exacerbations observed over 52weeks was lower in patients receiving dupilumab compared to placebo (see Figure 11a and 11b).
Figure 11: Cumulative mean number of moderate or severe COPD exacerbations over 52 weeksin BOREAS and NOTUS
Fig 11a. BOREAS Fig 11b. NOTUS
The time to first moderate or severe COPD exacerbation was longer for patients receiving dupilumabcompared to placebo in BOREAS (HR: 0.803; 95% CI: 0.658, 0.980) and NOTUS (HR: 0.71.; 95%
CI: 0.57, 0.889).
In the subgroup analysis of patients with a higher baseline FeNO (≥ 20 ppb) in BOREAS (N=383),treatment with dupilumab statistically significantly reduced the annualized rate of moderate or severe
COPD exacerbations compared to placebo (Rate Ratio: 0.625; 95% CI: 0.45, 0.869; p=0.005). In
NOTUS, treatment with dupilumab showed a nominally significant reduction in the annualized rate ofmoderate or severe COPD exacerbations in the subgroup of patients with a higher baseline FeNO (≥20ppb) (N=355) compared to placebo (Rate Ratio: 0.471; 95% CI: 0.328, 0.675; p<0.0001).
Reductions in the annualized rate of moderate or severe exacerbations were observed across allpredefined subgroups including age, gender, race, smoking status, blood eosinophil counts, number ofexacerbations in previous year (≤2, 3, and ≥4), high-dose ICS at baseline, and baseline percentpredicted post-bronchodilator FEV1 (<50%, ≥50%). In patients with emphysema, reduction in the rateof moderate or severe exacerbations was consistent with the overall population.
Lung Function
In both trials, dupilumab demonstrated a statistically significant improvement in pre-bronchodilator
FEV1 at Weeks 12 and 52 compared to placebo when added to background maintenance therapy (see
Table 30). Greater improvements in lung function (LS mean change from baseline in pre-bronchodilator FEV1) were observed in patients treated with dupilumab compared to placebo as earlyas Week 2 (BOREAS) (first assessment) and Week 4 (NOTUS) and were sustained at Week 52 (see
Figures 12a and 12b).
In BOREAS, rapid improvements in post-bronchodilator FEV1, post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio,and pre-bronchodilator FVC were observed with dupilumab treatment compared to placebo as early as
Week 2 (first assessment) and were maintained through Week 52. In NOTUS, rapid improvements inpost-bronchodilator FEV1 and post-bronchodilator FEV1/FVC ratio were observed with dupilumabtreatment compared to placebo as early as week 8 and week 2, respectively, and were maintainedthrough Week 52.
Table 32: Mean change from baseline for lung function endpoints in BOREAS and NOTUS
B O R E A S NOTUS
Dupiluma Placebo Difference Dupiluma Placebo Differenceb (N=471) (95% CI) for b (N=465) (95% CI) for(N=468) Dupilumab vs. (N=470) Dupilumab vs.
Placebo Placebo
Change from baseline in pre- 0.160 0.077 0.083 0.139 0.057 0.082 (0.040 tobronchodilator FEV1 at Week (0.018) (0.018) (0.042 to (0.017) (0.017) 0.124)f12, LS Mean (SE) 0.125)a
Change from baseline in pre- 0.153 0.070 0.083 0.115 0.054 0.062bronchodilator FEV1 at Week (0.019) (0.019) (0.038 to (0.021) (0.020) (0.011 to52, LS Mean (SE)k 0.128)b 0.113)g
Change from baseline in post- 0.156 0.084 0.072 0.136 0.064 0.072 (0.023 tobronchodilator FEV1 at Week (0.018) (0.018) (0.030 to (0.020) (0.020) 0.121)h12, LS Mean (SE) 0.115)c
Change from baseline in post- 0.037 0.023 0.014 0.030 0.013 0.017 (0.006 tobronchodilator FEV1/FVC (0.004) i(0.004) (0.005 (0.004) (0.004) 0.028)ratio at Week 12, LS Mean to0.023)d(SE)
Change from baseline in pre- 0.098 0.029 0.069 0.083 0.018 0.066 (0.005 tobronchodilator FVC at Week (0.022) j(0.022) (0.016 to (0.024) (0.024) 0.126)12, LS Mean (SE) 0.121)e
LS = least squares, SE = standard error, FEV1 = forced expiratory volume in 1 second, FVC = forced vitalcapacityap-value < 0.0001, bp-value = 0.0003 (all statistically significant vs placebo with adjustment for multiplicity)cnominal p-value = 0.0010, dnominal p-value = 0.0016 enominal p-value = 0.0103fp-value=0.0001, gp-value=0.0182 (all statistically significant vs placebo with adjustment for multiplicity)hnominal p-value=0.0042 ,inominal p-value=0.0020, jnominal p-value=0.0327k Efficacy results for mean change from baseline in pre-bronchodilator FEV1 at Week 52 are presented for 721out of 935 patients who completed the 52-week treatment period or had discontinued the trial at the time of dataanalysis.
Figure 12: Mean change from baseline in pre-bronchodilator FEV1 (L) over time in BOREASand NOTUSa
Fig12a. BOREAS Fig12b. NOTUSa Efficacy results for mean change from baseline in pre-bronchodilator FEV1 over time are presented for 721 outof 935 patients who completed the 52-week treatment period or had discontinued the trial at the time of dataanalysis.
In the subgroup analysis of patients with higher baseline FeNO (≥ 20 ppb) in BOREAS (N=383),treatment with dupilumab statistically significantly improved pre-bronchodilator FEV1 from baselineat Week 12 (LS mean change: 0.232 dupilumab vs 0.108 placebo; LS mean difference: 0.124 [95% CI:
0.045, 0.203]; p=0.002) and Week 52 (LS mean change: 0.247 dupilumab vs 0.120 placebo; LS meandifference: 0.127 [95% CI: 0.042, 0.212]; p=0.003) compared to placebo. In NOTUS, statisticallysignificant improvement from baseline was observed in the subgroup of patients with a higher baseline
FeNO (≥20 ppb) at Week 12 (N=355; LS mean change: 0.221 dupilumab vs 0.081 placebo; LS meandifference: 0.141 [95% CI: 0.058, 0.223]; p=0.001). Treatment with dupilumab improved pre-bronchodilator FEV1 at Week 52 in the subgroup of patients with higher baseline FeNO (≥20 ppb)compared to placebo in NOTUS (N=264; LS mean change: 0.176 dupilumab vs 0.095 placebo; LSmean difference: 0.081[95% CI: -0.019, 0.181]) but did not meet statistical significance.
Improvements in lung function as measured by pre-bronchodilator FEV1 were observed across allpredefined subgroups including age, gender, race, smoking status, blood eosinophil counts, number ofexacerbations in previous year (≤2, 3, and ≥4), high-dose ICS at baseline, and baseline percentpredicted post-bronchodilator FEV1 (<50%, ≥50%). In patients with emphysema, improvement in lungfunction as measured by pre-bronchodilator FEV1 was consistent with the overall population.
Health-Related Quality of Life
In BOREAS, a statistically significant improvement in SGRQ total score was observed in patientstreated with dupilumab compared to placebo (LS mean change: -9.73 dupilumab vs -6.37 placebo; LSmean difference: -3.36 [95% CI: -5.46, -1.27]; p=0.0017). In NOTUS, dupilumab nominally improved
SGRQ total score at Week 52 compared to placebo (LS mean change: -9.82 dupilumab vs -6.44placebo; LS mean difference: -3.37; 95% CI: -5.81, -0.93]; p=0.007).
Patients with post-bronchodilator FEV1 <30% or >70%
Patients with post-bronchodilator FEV1 <30% or >70% at screening were excluded from BOREASand NOTUS. However, limited data are available in patients with post-bronchodilator FEV1<30% or >70% at baseline.
Paediatric populationAtopic dermatitisThe safety and efficacy of dupilumab have been established in paediatric patients 6 months of age andolder with atopic dermatitis. Use of dupilumab in this age group is supported by study AD-1526 whichincluded 251 adolescents aged 12 to 17 years old with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis, in study
AD-1652 which included 367 paediatric patients aged 6 to 11 years old with severe atopic dermatitis,and study AD-1539 which included 162 children ages 6 months to 5 years old with moderate-to-severeatopic dermatitis (125 of whom had severe atopic dermatitis). Long term use is supported by study
AD-1434 which enrolled 823 paediatric patients aged 6 months to 17 years of age, this included 275adolescents, 368 children 6 to 11 years of age, and 180 children 6 months to 5 years of age. The safetyand efficacy were generally consistent between children 6 months to 5 years old, 6 to 11 years old,adolescent (12 to 17 years old), and adult patients with atopic dermatitis (see section 4.8). Safety andefficacy in paediatric patients < 6 months of age with atopic dermatitis have not been established.
Asthma
A total of 107 adolescents aged 12 to 17 years with moderate to severe asthma were enrolled in
QUEST study and received either 200 mg (N=21) or 300 mg (N=18) dupilumab (or matching placeboeither 200 mg [N=34] or 300 mg [N=34]) every other week. Efficacy with respect to severe asthmaexacerbations and lung function was observed in both adolescents and adults. For both the 200 mg and300 mg every other week doses, significant improvements in FEV1 (LS mean change from baseline atweek 12) were observed (0.36 L and 0.27 L, respectively). For the 200 mg every other week dose,patients had a reduction in the rate of severe exacerbations that was consistent with adults. The safetyprofile in adolescents was generally similar to the adults.
A total of 89 adolescents aged 12 to 17 years with moderate-to-severe asthma were enrolled in theopen label long-term study (TRAVERSE). In this study, efficacy was measured as a secondaryendpoint, was similar to results observed in the pivotal studies and was sustained up to 96 weeks.
A total of 408 children aged 6 to 11 years with moderate-to-severe asthma was enrolled in the
VOYAGE study, which evaluated doses of 100 mg Q2W and 200 mg Q2W. The efficacy ofdupilumab 300 mg Q4W in children aged 6 to 11 years is extrapolated from the efficacy of 100 mgand 200 mg Q2W in VOYAGE and 200 mg and 300 mg Q2W in adults and adolescents (QUEST).
Patients who completed the treatment period of the VOYAGE study could participate in the open labelextension study (EXCURSION). Eighteen patients (≥ 15 kg to < 30 kg) out of 365 patients wereexposed to 300 mg Q4W in this study, and the safety profile was similar to that seen in VOYAGE.
Safety and efficacy in paediatric patients < 6 years of age with asthma have not been established.
Eosinophilic Esophagitis
The safety and efficacy of dupilumab for the treatment of EoE have been established in paediatricpatients 1 to 17 years of age. Use of dupilumab in this population is supported by adequate and well-controlled studies and additional pharmacokinetic data. A total of 72 paediatric patients 12 to 17 yearsof age received dupilumab 300 mg QW or placebo for 24 weeks (TREET Parts A and B). Of these,there were 37 dupilumab treated patients in Parts A and B; 34 continued treatment with 300 mg QWfor an additional 28 weeks (TREET Part C). A total of 71 paediatric patients 1 to 11 years of agereceived dupilumab 100 mg Q2W, 200 mg Q2W, 300 mg Q2W, or placebo for 16 weeks (EoE KIDS
Part A). Of these, there were 37 dupilumab treated patients in Part A all of whom continued treatmentwith these dupilumab regimens for an additional 36 weeks (EoE KIDS Part B). The use of dupilumab300 mg QW in patients 1 to 11 years of age with EoE with a body weight ≥ 40 kg is also supported bya population pharmacokinetic analysis [see section 5.1]. The safety and efficacy of dupilumab in adultsand paediatric patients were similar [see section 4.8 and section 5.1].
The European Medicines Agency has deferred the obligation to submit the results of studies withdupilumab in one or more subset of the paediatric population in asthma (see section 4.2 forinformation on paediatric use). The European Medicines Agency has waived the obligation to submitthe results of studies with dupilumab in all subsets of the paediatric population in the treatment ofnasal polyposis, prurigo nodularis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (see section 4.2 forinformation on paediatric use). Obligations related to the paediatric investigation plans for atopicdermatitis and EoE have been fulfilled.