PMID- 38470213 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20240408 LR - 20240408 IS - 1744-764X (Electronic) IS - 1474-0338 (Linking) VI - 23 IP - 4 DP - 2024 Apr TI - Dupilumab in real-life settings: a review of adverse events and their pathogenesis. PG - 439-447 LID - 10.1080/14740338.2024.2326480 [doi] AB - INTRODUCTION: Dupilumab is a safe and effective biological drug that revolutionized the treatment of atopic dermatitis (AD). Concerning adverse events (AEs), the most commonly reported included ocular involvement, nasopharyngitis, and injection site reactions in clinical trials. Anyway, its use in daily practice is revealing novel dupilumab-induced manifestations. AREAS COVERED: Relevant English literature (real-life studies, case series, reviews, and meta-analyses) regarding real-life adverse events induced by dupilumab were searched for up to 10 June 2023. EXPERT OPINION: Dupilumab is an effective treatment for AD, showing favorable safety profile since no routine laboratory monitoring is recommended. However, several cutaneous and extracutaneous AEs have been reported in real-life setting expanding the pool emerged from clinical trials. In detail, dupilumab may determine de-novo onset or exacerbation of preexisting conditions, whose pathogenesis is still unclear and seems to involve Th1/Th2 and Th2/Th17 immune-response imbalance. Also, the heterogeneity and the variable onset time of AEs with respect to dupilumab initiation warrant a thorough patients' history collection and strict short- and long-term monitoring. Finally, the most appropriate management of patients with AEs related to dupilumab should take into consideration efficacy for AD as well as severity and nature of the AE, available treatment and patients' preferences. FAU - Camela, Elisa AU - Camela E AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-7201-9163 AD - Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy. FAU - Giampetruzzi, Anna Rita AU - Giampetruzzi AR AD - Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy. FAU - De Pita, Ornella AU - De Pita O AD - Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy. FAU - Pallotta, Sabatino AU - Pallotta S AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-4827-2892 AD - Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy. FAU - Russo, Filomena AU - Russo F AUID- ORCID: 0000-0003-2780-7720 AD - Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata, IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20240312 PL - England TA - Expert Opin Drug Saf JT - Expert opinion on drug safety JID - 101163027 RN - 420K487FSG (dupilumab) RN - 0 (Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized) SB - IM MH - Humans MH - *Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized MH - *Dermatitis, Atopic/drug therapy MH - Administration, Cutaneous MH - Injections, Subcutaneous MH - Treatment Outcome MH - Severity of Illness Index OTO - NOTNLM OT - Adverse event OT - dupilumab OT - pathogenesis OT - real-life OT - safety EDAT- 2024/03/12 12:43 MHDA- 2024/04/08 06:43 CRDT- 2024/03/12 09:43 PHST- 2024/04/08 06:43 [medline] PHST- 2024/03/12 12:43 [pubmed] PHST- 2024/03/12 09:43 [entrez] AID - 10.1080/14740338.2024.2326480 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2024 Apr;23(4):439-447. doi: 10.1080/14740338.2024.2326480. Epub 2024 Mar 12.