Dupixent (dupilumab) could serve as a promising treatment option for patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) who also have alopecia areata (AA) and/or vitiligo , as these conditions share immune pathways targeted by the drug, according to an analysis recently published in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology case reports.
Dupixent is a targeted biologic therapy that blocks the inflammatory signals of interleukin (IL)-4 and IL-13, key drivers of immune overactivity in several chronic diseases. The drug is FDA-approved for many conditions, including moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis, certain types of asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps and eosinophilic esophagitis.
According to researchers, there is growing interest in the drug’s potential use for other immun