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Press Release: Sanofi and Regeneron's Dupixent approved in the US as the first and only medicine for allergic fungal rhinosinusitis
Sanofi and Regeneron's Dupixent approved in the US as the first and only medicine for allergic fungal rhinosinusitis Approval in adults and children aged 6 years and older supported by phase 3 study demonstrating Dupixent significantly reduced nasal signs and symptoms and systemic corticosteroid use or surgery compared to placebo AFRS is a chronic type 2 inflammatory disease of the sinuses characterized by an allergic hypersensitivity to fungi, often requiring surgery with high rates of post-operative recurrence Dupixent is now approved in the US to treat nine distinct diseases driven in part by type 2 inflammation, including sino-nasal, skin, gut and respiratory system diseases that affect a broad range of patients, from infants to elderly adults Paris and Tarrytown, NY, February 24, 2026. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Dupixent (dupilumab) for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients aged 6 years and older with allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS) who have a history of sino-nasal surgery.