An Evaluation of Dupilumab in Patients With Moderate to Severe Uncontrolled Asthma

Summary

Primary Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of different doses and regimens of dupilumab in participants with moderate to severe uncontrolled asthma. Secondary Objective: To evaluate different doses and regimens of dupilumab in participants with moderate to severe uncontrolled asthma, with regard to: * Safety and tolerability * Dupilumab systemic exposure and anti-drug antibodies

Timeline

Start

2013-06

Primary completion

2014-11

Completion

2015-04

Outcome

Met primary endpoint

registry analysis (superiority test); Placebo q2w vs Dupilumab 300 mg q2w; p = 0.0063; Least Square (LS) Mean Difference 0.21 (95% CI 0.06 to 0.36); NCT01854047 ↗

registry analysis (superiority test); Placebo q2w vs Dupilumab 300 mg q2w; p = 0.0002; LS Mean Difference 0.16 (95% CI 0.08 to 0.25); NCT01854047 ↗

Publications

• Results Wenzel S, Castro M, Corren J, Maspero J, Wang L, Zhang B, Pirozzi G, Sutherland ER, Evans RR, Joish VN, Eckert L, Graham NM, Stahl N, Yancopoulos GD, Louis-Tisserand M, Teper A. Dupilumab efficacy and safety in adults with uncontrolled persistent asthma despite use of medium-to-high-dose inhaled corticosteroids plus a long-acting beta2 agonist: a randomised double-blind placebo-controlled pivotal phase 2b dose-ranging trial. Lancet. 2016 Jul 2;388(10039):31-44. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(16)30307-5. Epub 2016 Apr 27.
• Pavord ID, Bourdin A, Papi A, Domingo C, Corren J, Altincatal A, Radwan A, Pandit-Abid N, Jacob-Nara JA, Deniz Y, Rowe PJ, Laws E, Lederer DJ, Hardin M. Dupilumab sustains efficacy in patients with moderate-to-severe type 2 asthma regardless of inhaled corticosteroids dose. Allergy. 2023 Nov;78(11):2921-2932. doi: 10.1111/all.15792. Epub 2023 Jul 11.
• Wechsler ME, Klion AD, Paggiaro P, Nair P, Staumont-Salle D, Radwan A, Johnson RR, Kapoor U, Khokhar FA, Daizadeh N, Chen Z, Laws E, Ortiz B, Jacob-Nara JA, Mannent LP, Rowe PJ, Deniz Y. Effect of Dupilumab on Blood Eosinophil Counts in Patients With Asthma, Chronic Rhinosinusitis With Nasal Polyps, Atopic Dermatitis, or Eosinophilic Esophagitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2022 Oct;10(10):2695-2709. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2022.05.019. Epub 2022 May 28.
• Bourdin A, Papi AA, Corren J, Virchow JC, Rice MS, Deniz Y, Djandji M, Rowe P, Pavord ID. Dupilumab is effective in type 2-high asthma patients receiving high-dose inhaled corticosteroids at baseline. Allergy. 2021 Jan;76(1):269-280. doi: 10.1111/all.14611. Epub 2020 Oct 21.
• Maspero JF, Katelaris CH, Busse WW, Castro M, Corren J, Chipps BE, Peters AT, Pavord ID, Ford LB, Sher L, Rabe KF, Rice MS, Rowe P, Lu Y, Harel S, Jagerschmidt A, Khan AH, Kamat S, Pirozzi G, Amin N, Ruddy M, Graham NMH, Mannent LP, Teper A. Dupilumab Efficacy in Uncontrolled, Moderate-to-Severe Asthma with Self-Reported Chronic Rhinosinusitis. J Allergy Clin Immunol Pract. 2020 Feb;8(2):527-539.e9. doi: 10.1016/j.jaip.2019.07.016. Epub 2019 Jul 24.
• Corren J, Castro M, Ford LB, Bernstein JA, Jayawardena S, Maroni J, Rowe P, Amin N, Pirozzi G, Graham NMH, Khan A, Eckert L, Teper A. Dupilumab improves asthma outcomes irrespective of frequency of previous asthma exacerbation history. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2019 Aug;123(2):222-224.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2019.04.028. Epub 2019 May 8. No abstract available.
• Corren J, Castro M, Chanez P, Fabbri L, Joish VN, Amin N, Graham NMH, Mastey V, Abbe A, Taniou C, Mahajan P, Teper A, Pirozzi G, Eckert L. Dupilumab improves symptoms, quality of life, and productivity in uncontrolled persistent asthma. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2019 Jan;122(1):41-49.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2018.08.005. Epub 2018 Aug 21.
• Weinstein SF, Katial R, Jayawardena S, Pirozzi G, Staudinger H, Eckert L, Joish VN, Amin N, Maroni J, Rowe P, Graham NMH, Teper A. Efficacy and safety of dupilumab in perennial allergic rhinitis and comorbid asthma. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2018 Jul;142(1):171-177.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.11.051. Epub 2018 Jan 31.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Subject	Dupilumab	Monoclonal antibody	200 mg	Subcutaneous
Subject	Dupilumab	Monoclonal antibody	300 mg	Subcutaneous
Background	Levalbuterol	Other / unclassified	—	Inhaled
Background	Mometasone furoate /formoterol	Unknown	—	Inhaled
Background	Salbutamol	Unknown	—	Inhaled
Background	budesonide / formoterol	Unknown	—	Inhaled
Background	fluticasone propionate / salmeterol	Unknown	—	Inhaled

Indications