Dupixent Approved in Younger Children (15 kg+)

Link: DUPIXENT® (DUPILUMAB) FDA APPROVED AS FIRST AND ONLY TREATMENT INDICATED FOR CHILDREN AGED 1 YEAR AND OLDER WITH EOSINOPHILIC ESOPHAGITIS (EOE)

“Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) and Sanofi today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Dupixent® (dupilumab) for the treatment of pediatric patients aged 1 to 11 years, weighing at least 15 kg, with eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE).”

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