IntroductionThe recent approval of Dupilumab has profoundly revolutionized the management of patients affected by severe and recalcitrant Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP). However, a review that summarizes the results of real-life studies and compares them to phase 3 studies SINUS-24 and 52 is still lacking.Materials and methodsA search of all real-life studies published from 2019 to 2023 was performed. Patients characteristics at baseline and 6 and 12 months after starting Dupilumab were extracted and compared to those from phase 3 trials: age, sex, smoking habits, comorbid asthma and aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD), previous endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS), hematic eosinophils and total IgE, NasalAQ2 Polyps Score (NPS), smell, SNOT-22, adverse events (AEs), and response to treatment.Results15 papers were included with an overall number of 1658 patients. A higher rate of comorbidities and previous ESS was found in patients from real-life studies. In addition, they had worse smell and SNOT-22 at baseline compared to patients from SINUS-24 and 52. Comorbid and post-ESS patients tended to have a faster NPS and SNOT-22 improvement, although the absolute values were not clinically relevant. A more extensive surgery and a number of ESS >= 2 were related to worse olfactory outcomes, probably due to iatrogenic damage. No correlation was found between hematic eosinophils and outcomes. AEs were reported by 12.4% of patients and 2.2% had to discontinue dupilumab. Weight gain was an emergent AE (0.8%), probably related to the restored sense of smell and taste. Non-responders were 3.5% and they were switched to systemic steroid, ESS, or another biologic.ConclusionDespite some differences in prescription criteria between countries, dupilumab was demonstrated to be effective even in the real-life scenario. However, emerging AEs and possible unknown long-term AEs of a likely lifelong therapy should be considered.

Efficacy and safety of dupilumab in the treatment of CRSwNP in the real-life setting: a review of the literature / Reale, Marella; Licci, Giuseppe; Orlando, Pietro; Matucci, Andrea; Trabalzini, Franco; Maggiore, Giandomenico; Gallo, Oreste. - In: EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY AND HEAD & NECK. - ISSN 1434-4726. - ELETTRONICO. - 281:(2024), pp. 1-1. [10.1007/s00405-024-08725-7]

Efficacy and safety of dupilumab in the treatment of CRSwNP in the real-life setting: a review of the literature

Reale, Marella;Licci, Giuseppe;Orlando, Pietro;Matucci, Andrea;Trabalzini, Franco;Maggiore, Giandomenico;Gallo, Oreste
2024

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IntroductionThe recent approval of Dupilumab has profoundly revolutionized the management of patients affected by severe and recalcitrant Chronic Rhinosinusitis with Nasal Polyps (CRSwNP). However, a review that summarizes the results of real-life studies and compares them to phase 3 studies SINUS-24 and 52 is still lacking.Materials and methodsA search of all real-life studies published from 2019 to 2023 was performed. Patients characteristics at baseline and 6 and 12 months after starting Dupilumab were extracted and compared to those from phase 3 trials: age, sex, smoking habits, comorbid asthma and aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease (AERD), previous endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS), hematic eosinophils and total IgE, NasalAQ2 Polyps Score (NPS), smell, SNOT-22, adverse events (AEs), and response to treatment.Results15 papers were included with an overall number of 1658 patients. A higher rate of comorbidities and previous ESS was found in patients from real-life studies. In addition, they had worse smell and SNOT-22 at baseline compared to patients from SINUS-24 and 52. Comorbid and post-ESS patients tended to have a faster NPS and SNOT-22 improvement, although the absolute values were not clinically relevant. A more extensive surgery and a number of ESS >= 2 were related to worse olfactory outcomes, probably due to iatrogenic damage. No correlation was found between hematic eosinophils and outcomes. AEs were reported by 12.4% of patients and 2.2% had to discontinue dupilumab. Weight gain was an emergent AE (0.8%), probably related to the restored sense of smell and taste. Non-responders were 3.5% and they were switched to systemic steroid, ESS, or another biologic.ConclusionDespite some differences in prescription criteria between countries, dupilumab was demonstrated to be effective even in the real-life scenario. However, emerging AEs and possible unknown long-term AEs of a likely lifelong therapy should be considered.
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Goal 3: Good health and well-being
Reale, Marella; Licci, Giuseppe; Orlando, Pietro; Matucci, Andrea; Trabalzini, Franco; Maggiore, Giandomenico; Gallo, Oreste
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