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ArticleCureus2025

The Role of Dupilumab in Atopic Dermatitis-Like Graft-Versus-Host Disease.

Inês Ferreira Costa, Diana Pinto, Fernanda Teixeira, Iris Maia, Rosa Branca Ferreira, Isabel Inácio, Ana Rita Araújo

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Emerging Paediatric Uses of Dupilumab Beyond Approvals.Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Inês Ferreira CostaPediatric Allergology Unit, Centro Materno Infantil do Norte, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, Porto, PRT.
Diana PintoPediatric Allergology Unit, Centro Materno Infantil do Norte, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, Porto, PRT.
Fernanda TeixeiraPediatric Allergology Unit, Centro Materno Infantil do Norte, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, Porto, PRT.
Iris MaiaPediatric Oncology, Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, Porto, PRT.
Rosa Branca FerreiraPediatric Oncology, Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, Porto, PRT.
Isabel InácioPediatric Oncology, Instituto Português de Oncologia do Porto Francisco Gentil, Porto, PRT.
Ana Rita AraújoPediatric Allergology Unit, Centro Materno Infantil do Norte, Unidade Local de Saúde de Santo António, Porto, PRT.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Atopic dermatitis-like graft-versus-host disease (AD-like GVHD) is a rare but challenging complication following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT), mimicking features of atopic dermatitis (AD) and often requiring prolonged immunosuppression. We report the case of a 14-year-old girl with a history of mild AD and post-HSCT GVHD involving skin and the gastrointestinal tract, presenting with severe pruritus, extensive eczema, and significant impact on quality of life. Standard treatment with corticosteroids and immunosuppressants yielded suboptimal results and notable side effects, including growth retardation. After multidisciplinary evaluation, off-label treatment with dupilumab was initiated, resulting in significant clinical improvement, corticosteroid tapering, and enhanced quality of life. This case highlights the potential role of dupilumab as a safe and effective corticosteroid-sparing therapy for AD-like GVHD in pediatric patients, although further studies are needed to confirm its long-term safety and efficacy in transplant settings.

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atopic dermatitischildrendupilumabgraft vs host diseasequality of life (qol)

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PMID40831866
PMCPMC12359977

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