Sanofi’s Dupixent Benefits In Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria Add To Strong Second Quarter

EPS Guidance For 2021 Updated

Sanofi’s sales grew strongly in the second quarter, driven by the immunologic Dupixent and its vaccines business, with the company also reporting success in a further potential indication for the product, chronic spontaneous urticaria. The big pharma has raised its EPS guidance for the year.

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• Source: Alamy

Positive Phase III results of Sanofi’s Dupixent in a fifth inflammatory condition, chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU), announced on the same day as a strong set of second-quarter 2021 financial results, spotlights the future growth potential the product is continuing to bring to the Paris-headquartered big pharma. 

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