Real-World Dupilumab Persistence in United States Children, Adolescents, and Adults With Atopic Dermatitis Over 24...

Dupilumab has demonstrated benefits in patients with atopic dermatitis (AD), but there is limited information on real-world rates of dupilumab persistence and supplementation with topical and systemic treatments beyond adult populations.

This retrospective cohort study evaluated real-world dupilumab use among children (<13 years), adolescents (13–17 years), and adults (≥18 years) with moderate-to-severe AD, who initiated dupilumab (March 2017 to September 2021) in the United States.

The OM1 PremiOM™ AD dataset was used to assess dupilumab treatment persistence and treatment supplementation over a 24-month period.

Of 5200 eligible patients who initiated dupilumab, 208 were children, 430 were adolescents, and 4562 were adults. Dupilumab persistence decreased consistently over 24 months of follow-up. The probability of dupilumab persistence at 12 and 24 months was 79.8% and 70.8% in children, 81.9% and 63.1% in adolescents, and 73.2% and 55.7% in adults, respectively. Across all patients, treatment supplementation increased over time; 31.5% received supplemental systemic therapy, and 62.1% received topical medications at 24 months.

Over a 2-year period, dupilumab persistence generally decreased while treatment supplementation increased for all patient groups, indicating a considerable proportion of patients with AD have unaddressed treatment needs.