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ArticleDermatology and therapy2023

Long-Term Effectiveness of Dupilumab in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis: Results up to 3 Years from the RELIEVE-AD Study.

Alexa B Kimball, Dimittri Delevry, Min Yang, Chien-Chia Chuang, Zhixiao Wang, Gaëlle Bégo-Le-Bagousse, Bruno Martins, Eric Wu, Brad Shumel, Jessie Wang and 3 more

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Article in Dermatology and therapy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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12citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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12 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 22 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Alexa B KimballHarvard Medical School, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, 375 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA, 02215, USA. abkimbal@bidmc.harvard.edu.
Dimittri DelevryRegeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., Tarrytown, NY, USA.
Min YangAnalysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, USA.
Chien-Chia ChuangSanofi, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Zhixiao WangRegeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., Tarrytown, NY, USA.
Gaëlle Bégo-Le-BagousseSanofi, Chilly-Mazarin, France.
Bruno MartinsAnalysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, USA.
Eric WuAnalysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, USA.
Brad ShumelRegeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., Tarrytown, NY, USA.
Jessie WangAnalysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, USA.
Debra SierkaSanofi, Cambridge, MA, USA.
Jingdong ChaoRegeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc., Tarrytown, NY, USA.
Bruce StroberYale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA.
Analysis Group (United States) · USRegeneron (United States) · USSanofi (United States) · USSanofi (France) · FRYale University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAtopic dermatitis (AD) can require long-term therapy. Few real-world studies have evaluated long-term effectiveness from the patients' perspective. The aim of this study was to evaluate patient-reported outcomes (PROs) during long-term dupilumab treatment.

methodsAdults with moderate-to-severe AD who initiated dupilumab through the US manufacturer patient support program and participated in RELIEVE-AD (a prospective patient survey study with a 12-month follow-up) were recontacted 30-36 months post-initiation regardless of current dupilumab use. The online questionnaire consisted of PROs, including the Atopic Dermatitis Control Tool (ADCT), use of concomitant AD therapies, satisfaction with current therapy, global change in itch relative to before dupilumab initiation, non-itch skin symptoms (skin pain/soreness, hot/burning feeling, and sensitivity to touch), flares, Dermatology Life Quality Index, sleep problems, and the AD-specific Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire.

resultsOf 698 patients who initiated dupilumab (baseline) and were recontacted, 425 completed the 30-36-month survey. Significant reductions from baseline were reported in concomitant AD therapy use (P < 0.05); 54.4% reported not using other AD medications vs. 12.8% at baseline. At 30-36 months, all results (non-itch skin symptoms, flares, sleep problems, health-related quality of life work/activity impairment, disease control, and treatment satisfaction) were similar to or incrementally better than the 12-month timepoint, with significant improvements vs. baseline (P < 0.001). Global change in itch was reported as "very much better" by 75.3% of respondents. Adequate disease control (score < 7 on ADCT) was reported by 80.7% of respondents, and 86.8% were satisfied with the treatment.

conclusionsIn clinical practice settings, patient-reported benefits of dupilumab were maintained in survey respondents during long-term treatment up to 36 months while the use of concomitant AD therapies reduced.

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Atopic dermatitisDisease controlDupilumabHealth-related quality of lifeLong-term treatment responsePatient-reported outcomesReal-world studyTreatment satisfactionWork productivity

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PMCPMC10442302
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