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Press Release: ACAAI: Sanofi and Regeneron’s Dupixent pivotal study met all primary and secondary endpoints, reducing signs and symptoms of allergic fungal rhinosinusitis; sBLA accepted for FDA priority review
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ACAAI: Sanofi and Regeneron’s Dupixent pivotal study
met all primary and secondary endpoints, reducing signs
and symptoms of allergic fungal rhinosinusitis; sBLA
accepted for FDA priority review
• Phase 3 data to be presented at ACAAI demonstrate Dupixent significantly reduced
key nasal signs and symptoms including sinus opacification, nasal congestion, and
nasal polyps in patients aged 6 years and older compared to placebo
• Dupixent sBLA accepted for priority review by the US FDA with a target action date of
February 28, 2026; if approved, Dupixent would be the first and only medicine
indicated specifically for AFRS, which would be its ninth FDA-approved indication
• AFRS is a chronic type 2 inflammatory disease of the sinuses characterized by a fungal
hypersensitivity

Paris and Tarrytown, NY, November 7, 2025. Positive results from the pivotal LIBERTY-
AFRS-AIMS phase 3 study (NCT04684524) evaluating the investigational use of Dupixent
(dupilumab) in adults and children aged 6 years and older with allergic fungal rhinosinusitis
(AFRS) demonstrated significant improvements in signs and symptoms of disease across all
primary and secondary endpoints, including reductions in sinus opacification, nasal
congestion, and nasal polyps compared to placebo. These are the first-ever positive phase 3
results specifically in AFRS and will be shared today at the American College of Allergy,
Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI) 2025 Annual Scientific Meeting, Orlando, FL, US.

Recently, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) accepted for priority review the
supplemental biologics license application (sBLA) for Dupixent in adults and children aged 6
years and older with AFRS. Priority review is granted by the FDA to regulatory applications
seeking approval for therapies that have the potential to provide significant improvements in
the treatment, diagnosis, or prevention of serious conditions. If approved, AFRS would
represent the ninth FDA-approved indication for Dupixent.

AFRS, a subtype of chronic rhinosinusitis, is a chronic type 2 inflammatory disease of the
sinuses caused by an intense allergic hypersensitivity to fungi, most usually aspergillus. It
primarily affects people living in warm, humid climates where fungal spores are common in
the environment. It can lead to nasal polyps, nasal congestion, loss of smell, thick mucus
discharge, poor health-related quality of life, bone loss around the sinus cavities, and facial
deformities. AFRS is a unique and distinct type of chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps that
can be harder to treat because it does not respond well to available options. Current standard-
of-care treatment is surgery and prolonged courses of systemic steroids; however, disease
recurrence can occur.

“People with allergic fungal rhinosinusitis live with persistent nasal obstruction,
congestion, and polyps that can place a great strain on their day-to-day lives.
With limited treatment options, uncontrolled symptoms can progress to serious
complications like the buildup of thick mucus that may require surgery, bony
erosion of the sinuses, and facial deformities,” said Amber U. Luong, MD, PhD,
FACS, Professor and Vice Chair for Academic Affairs in the Department of
Otorhinolaryngology at the McGovern Medical School of the University of Texas
Health Science Center at Houston, US and lead investigator of the study. “This
study is significant as it is the first positive phase 3 study for an investigational
treatment specifically for AFRS. The ability of Dupixent to alleviate the hallmark
signs and symptoms of AFRS, and to reduce the risk for surgery and
corticosteroids by 92%, provide the strongest evidence to date that IL4 and IL13
are key drivers of the type 2 inflammation leading to this disease, as they seem to
be for multiple other type 2 inflammatory diseases.”

In the LIBERTY-AFRS-AIMS study, 62 adults and children aged 6 years and older with AFRS
were randomized to receive an age- and weight-based dose of Dupixent (200 mg or 300 mg;
n=33) every two or four weeks or placebo (n=29). The differences for Dupixent compared to
placebo were as follows:

• Primary Endpoint: Sinus opacification scores (a measure of nasal congestion as
assessed by computed tomography [CT] scans) improved by 50.0% in the Dupixent
group versus 9.8% in the placebo group at 52 weeks (7.36-point placebo-corrected
reduction; p<0.0001); a significant reduction in sinus opacification scores was also
observed at 24 weeks (p<0.0001)
• Secondary Endpoints:
o Patient-reported nasal congestion/obstruction improved by 66.7% in the
Dupixent group versus 25.3% in the placebo group at 24 weeks (0.87-point
placebo-corrected reduction; p<0.0001), with continued improvement at 52
weeks to 80.6% in the Dupixent group compared to 11.1% in the placebo
group (1.40-point placebo-corrected reduction; p<0.0001)
o Nasal polyp size (as assessed by endoscopy) reduced by 60.8% in the
Dupixent group compared to 15.2% in the placebo group at 24 weeks (2.36-
point placebo-corrected reduction; p<0.0001), with continued reduction of
62.5% in the Dupixent group compared to 3.6% in the placebo group up to
52 weeks (2.77-point placebo-corrected reduction; p<0.0001)
o 92% lower risk of systemic corticosteroid use and/or in need of surgery in the
Dupixent group compared to placebo (29.1% fewer proportion of patients;
p=0.0010) over 52 weeks

The safety in the study was generally consistent with the known safety profile of Dupixent in
its approved respiratory indications. The overall rates of adverse events (AEs) were 70% with
Dupixent and 79% with placebo. The most common treatment-emergent AEs (>10%)
occurring more frequently in Dupixent compared to placebo included COVID-19 (15%
Dupixent, 14% placebo) and nosebleed (12% Dupixent, 4% placebo). Serious AEs were
reported in 0% and 7% of patients treated with Dupixent and placebo, respectively.
Additionally, AEs leading to study treatment discontinuation were reported in 3% of Dupixent
patients and 4% of placebo patients.

The safety and efficacy of Dupixent in AFRS have not been fully evaluated by any regulatory
authority.

About LIBERTY-AFRS-AIMS
LIBERTY-AFRS-AIMS is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled phase 3 study
assessing the safety and efficacy of Dupixent in adults and children aged 6 years and older
with AFRS. During the 52-week study, patients received an age- and weight-based dose of
Dupixent (300 mg every two weeks for adults and children weighing ≥60 kg, 200 mg every
two weeks for children weighing ≥30 kg to <60 kg, or 300 mg every four weeks for children
weighing ≥15 kg to <30 kg) or placebo. More than 80% of patients had a history of type 2
comorbidities.

The primary endpoint assessed change from baseline in sinus opacification assessed by CT
scans using the Lund-Mackay score (LMK; scale: 0-24) at 52 weeks. Secondary endpoints
assessed at 24 weeks included:
• Change from baseline in patient-reported nasal congestion (NC; scale: 0-3)
• Change from baseline in nasal polyp score (NPS; scale: 0-8) as measured by
endoscopy
• LMK score

Secondary endpoints assessed at 52 weeks included:
• Change from baseline in NPS
• Change from baseline in NC
• Proportion of patients requiring surgery or systemic corticosteroids

About Dupixent
Dupixent (dupilumab) is a fully human monoclonal antibody that inhibits the signaling of the
interleukin-4 (IL4) and interleukin-13 (IL13) pathways and is not an immunosuppressant. The
Dupixent development program has shown significant clinical benefit and a decrease in type
2 inflammation in phase 3 studies, establishing that IL4 and IL13 are two of the key and
central drivers of the type 2 inflammation that plays a major role in multiple related and often
co-morbid diseases.

Dupixent has received regulatory approvals in more than 60 countries in one or more
indications including certain patients with atopic dermatitis, asthma, chronic rhinosinusitis
with nasal polyps, eosinophilic esophagitis, prurigo nodularis, chronic spontaneous urticaria,
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and bullous pemphigoid in different age populations.
More than one million patients are being treated with Dupixent globally.

Dupilumab development program
Dupilumab is being jointly developed by Sanofi and Regeneron under a global collaboration
agreement. To date, dupilumab has been studied across more than 60 clinical studies
involving more than 10,000 patients with various chronic diseases driven in part by type 2
inflammation.

In addition to the currently approved indications, Sanofi and Regeneron are studying
dupilumab in a broad range of diseases driven by type 2 inflammation or other allergic
processes in phase 3 studies, including chronic pruritus of unknown origin, lichen simplex
chronicus, and allergic fungal rhinosinusitis. These potential uses of dupilumab are currently
under clinical investigation, and the safety and efficacy in these conditions have not been fully
evaluated by any regulatory authority.

About Regeneron
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