Use of Dupilumab in Asthma in Real-world Setting

The main objective of asthma pharmacological management in adults and teenagers is to maintain long-term control of the disease, including symptom relief, the prevention of exacerbations, the improvement of pulmonary function, the reduction of limitations in daily life and side effects of pharmacological treatments.

Dupilumab is a recombinant human monoclonal antibody that inhibits signalling of both IL-4 and IL-13, two Type 2 cytokines involved in inflammatory pathway. Dupixent obtained a European Marketing Authorization in September 2017 and was reimbursed in France from March 5, 2019 in adults with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis. On November 10, 2020, the reimbursement of Dupixent was extended to adults and adolescents aged 12 and over as add-on maintenance treatment for severe asthma with type 2 inflammation characterised by raised blood eosinophils (≥ 0.150 g/L) and/or raised fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO ≥ 20 ppb), who are inadequately controlled with high dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) plus another medicinal product for maintenance treatment. Lastly, on July 22, 2021, Dupixent was also reimbursed in patients with severe nasal polyposis.

Primary objective: To describe the characteristics of patients using dupilumab for severe asthma in a real-world setting.

Secondary objectives:

* To describe the Health Care Resource Use (HCRU) and associated costs of severe asthmatic patients using dupilumab. * To describe the use of corticosteroids (oral and inhaled) before and after dupilumab initiation. * To study persistence with dupilumab in real-world

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Key information

Conditions

Asthma Acute

Age range

12 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Hospices Civils de Lyon

Lyon, France

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

At least one reimbursement of dupilumab during the inclusion period from November 10, 2020 to December 31, 2023
At least one of the following asthma markers:

at least one reimbursement of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS and fixed-dose combination ICS/LABA inhalers) in a 3-month time-window before and after one of the reimbursement of dupilumab
A Long-Term Disease (LTD) for asthma in the 12 months before dupilumab initiation or over follow-up.
An hospital admission for asthma in the 12 months before dupilumab initiation or over follow-up.

Exclusion criteria

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Patient's characteristics

Time frame: At index date, i.e. at the date of the 1st reimbursement of Dupilumab over the inclusion period (betw Nov 10, 2020 and Dec 31, 2023)
Age at index date
- Sex
- Affiliation of Complementary universal healthcare coverage (CMU-C)
- Comorbidities in the 12 months before dupilumab initiation, from diagnoses recorded during hospitalization or LTD status and medications :
- Diabetes
- Cardiovascular diseases
- disabling stroke,
- chronic arterial diseases,
- heart failure, arrhythmias, valvular and severe congenital heart disease,
- severe hypertension,
- coronary heart disease,
- Mental illness, including depression/anxiety
- Eosinophilic Esophagitis
- Nodular prurigo
- Atopic dermatitis
- Osteoporosis
The characteristics of patients will be described in the overall cohort and in age subgroups ([12-18[ and ≥ 18 years old).

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hospices Civils de Lyon

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Registry information

Official study title

Use of Dupilumab in Asthma in Real-world Setting: Analysis of the SNDS Database

Acronym: DUPILUMAB

Important dates

Study start: 2025
Primary completion: 2026
Study completion: 2026
First posted: Jun 9, 2026
Registry last updated: Jun 9, 2026

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