Drug

Dupilumab

As of the edition of 20 October 2026, Dupilumab is an antibody: marketed, first approved in 2017 (US); acts on IL4R; US protection ends in 2031.

Sources: FDA Orange Book and Purple Book, other approval registers, ClinicalTrials.gov, ChEMBL.

The drug

Status
Marketed; latest approval 2019
Kind
Antibody
Brand name
Dupixent
First approved
28 March 2017 (US)
Approvals on record
22 in 5 regions
Holder of the most recent approval
Sanofi; 3 holders in all
Registered trials
216, 14 stopped early
Disease areas
Immune system; Skin and connective tissue; Inherited and neonatal; Lungs and airways; Blood and lymph; Ear, nose and throat

US protection

US protection ends in 2031.

The orphan exclusivity ends in 2031 (it covers one use only). The application that gives this date is held by Regeneron.

This is the US only, and it is not the date generics or biosimilars can enter.

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Companies that need a new molecule because of this drug

1 company on route B because of this drug.

Companies on route B for this drug

In the product

1 company is on route B because of Dupilumab.

Target

GeneProteinUniProt
IL4RInterleukin-4 receptor subunit alphaP24394

Registered trials

PhaseTrialsCompletedActiveStopped early
Phase not stated5010293
Phase 1191342
Phase 24728143
Phase 3493793
Phase 45123193
All trials216

Who has held its approvals

CompanyRoleYears
SanofiApplicant and Lead sponsor of trials2011 to now
RegeneronApplicant and Lead sponsor of trials2017 to now