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Sanofi Sees Dupixent As Just The Start Of COPD Transformation

Itepekimab Also In Development

 
• By Andrew McConaghie

Dupixent’s surprise success in COPD is welcome news, but it remains uncertain whether regulators will demand a second study readout before filing. In the meantime, Sanofi highlighted another promising late-stage candidate for the hard-to-treat disease during its Q1 results.

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Sanofi is still transitioning away from being a diabetes treatment-led company towards immunology being its key franchise, but the anti-inflammatory blockbuster Dupixent is helping to rapidly accelerate that shift.

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