Dupixent ( dupilumab) approved in China as the first-ever biologic medicine for patients with COPD.- Regeneron + Sanofi

Specifically, the approval covers patients already on a combination of an inhaled corticosteroid (ICS), a long-acting beta2-agonist (LABA) and a long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA), or on a combination of a LABA and a LAMA if ICS is not appropriate. Dupixent for the treatment of COPD has been approved in more than 30 countries worldwide, including the 27 countries in the EU.

Professor Kang Jian; Chair of COPD Branch, Chinese Association of Chest Physicians, CMDA, Respiratory Department of First Hospital of China Medical University;“The impact of COPD extends far beyond the patient. Debilitating breathlessness and irreversible lung damage make it difficult for patients to do simple daily tasks, placing a significant burden on family members, the central caregivers in Chinese families. The approval of Dupixent for COPD in China is critical, as it fills a gap in targeted therapy for the disease and provides clinicians with a new treatment approach. This offers new hope for COPD patients who remain inadequately controlled even after triple therapy, as well as those who care for them."

Despite the high prevalence and burden of COPD in China, public awareness is limited. The Healthy China 2030 public health initiative includes a focus on addressing chronic respiratory diseases like COPD and aims to improve the quality of life for patients with COPD.