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Avallone G, Cavallo F, Tancredi A, Maronese CA, Bertello M, Fraghì A, Conforti C, Calabrese G, Di Nicola MR, Oddenino GA, Gargiulo L, Gori N, Loi C, Romita P, Piras V, Bonzano L, Tolino E, Paolino G, Napolitano M, Patruno C, Nettis E, Ferreli C, Roccuzzo G, Marozio L, Silvio M, Russo F, Bettolini L, Gallo R, Mercuri SR, Mastorino L, Rossi M, Zalaudek I, Argenziano G, Trave I, Costanzo A, Chiricozzi A, Gurioli C, Foti C, Potenza C, Ferrucci SM, Balato A, Parodi A, Marzano AV, Ortoncelli M, Ribero S, Quaglino P. Association between maternal dupilumab exposure and pregnancy outcomes in patients with moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis: A nationwide retrospective cohort study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2024. [PMID: 38284131 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.19794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2023] [Accepted: 12/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND There is limited epidemiological evidence on outcomes associated with dupilumab exposure during pregnancy; monitoring pregnancy outcomes in large populations is required. OBJECTIVE To investigate the potential association between exposure to dupilumab in pregnant women with atopic dermatitis and any adverse pregnancy, neonatal, congenital and post-partum outcomes. METHODS We performed a multicentre retrospective cohort study across 19 Italian tertiary referral hospital. Childbearing women were eligible if aged 18-49 years and carried out the pregnancy between 1 October 2018 and 1 September 2022. RESULTS We retrospectively screened records of 5062 patients receiving dupilumab regardless of age and gender, identifying 951 female atopic dermatitis patients of childbearing age, 29 of whom had been exposed to the drug during pregnancy (3%). The median duration of dupilumab treatment prior to conception was 22.5 weeks (range: 3-118). The median time of exposure to the drug during pregnancy was 6 weeks (range: 2-24). All the documented pregnancies were unplanned, and the drug was discontinued in all cases once pregnancy status was reported. The comparison of the study cohort and the control group found no significant drug-associated risk for adverse pregnancy, congenital, neonatal or post-partum outcomes. The absence of a statistically significant effect of exposure on the event was confirmed by bivariate analysis and multivariate analysis adjusted for other confounding factors. CONCLUSIONS This cohort of pregnant patients exposed to dupilumab adds to the existing evidence concerning the safety of biologic agents in pregnancy. No safety issues were identified regarding the primary outcome assessed. In clinical practice, these data provide reassurance in case of dupilumab exposure during the first trimester. However, the continuous use of dupilumab throughout pregnancy warrants further research.
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Affiliation(s)
- Gianluca Avallone
- Dermatology Clinic, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Dermatology Clinic, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
| | - Annalisa Tancredi
- Obstetrics and Gynecology 1U, Physiopathology of Reproduction and IVF Unit, Department of Surgical Sciences, Sant Anna Hospital, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
| | - Carlo A Maronese
- Dermatology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
| | - Martina Bertello
- Dermatology Section, Department of Medical, Surgical, and Neurological Sciences, Santa Maria Alle Scotte Hospital, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Dermatology Clinic, Maggiore Hospital, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
- IDI-IRCCS, Dermatological Research Hospital, Rome, Italy
| | - Giulia Calabrese
- Unit of Dermatology, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
| | | | - Giorgio A Oddenino
- Section of Dermatology - Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, IRCCS - Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
| | - Luigi Gargiulo
- Dermatology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, MI, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Italy
| | - Niccolò Gori
- UOC di Dermatologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli - IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Dermatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia Traslazionale, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
| | - Camilla Loi
- Dermatology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
| | - Paolo Romita
- Unit of Dermatology, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
| | - Viviana Piras
- Unit of Dermatology, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
| | - Laura Bonzano
- Dermatology Unit, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, Azienda USL-IRCCS Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
| | - Ersilia Tolino
- Department of Medico-surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Polo Pontino, Italy
| | - Giovanni Paolino
- Unit of Dermatology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
- Unit of Clinical Dermatology, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
| | - Maddalena Napolitano
- Section of Dermatology, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
| | - Cataldo Patruno
- Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro, Italy
| | - Eustachio Nettis
- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, School of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
| | - Caterina Ferreli
- Unit of Dermatology, Department of Medical Sciences and Public Health, University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
| | - Gabriele Roccuzzo
- Dermatology Clinic, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
| | - Luca Marozio
- Obstetrics and Gynecology 1U, Physiopathology of Reproduction and IVF Unit, Department of Surgical Sciences, Sant Anna Hospital, University of Torino, Turin, Italy
| | - Martina Silvio
- Dermatology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
| | - Filomena Russo
- Dermatology Section, Department of Medical, Surgical, and Neurological Sciences, Santa Maria Alle Scotte Hospital, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
| | - Luca Bettolini
- Dermatology Department, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology - Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, IRCCS - Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
- Unit of Clinical Dermatology, Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Dermatology Clinic, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Dermatology Clinic, Maggiore Hospital, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
| | | | - Ilaria Trave
- Section of Dermatology - Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, IRCCS - Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, MI, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Italy
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- UOC di Dermatologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli - IRCCS, Rome, Italy
- Dermatologia, Dipartimento di Medicina e Chirurgia Traslazionale, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Dermatology Unit, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Alma Mater Studiorum, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
| | - Caterina Foti
- Unit of Dermatology, Department of Precision and Regenerative Medicine and Ionian Area, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Bari, Italy
| | - Concetta Potenza
- Department of Medico-surgical Sciences and Biotechnologies, Sapienza University of Rome, Polo Pontino, Italy
| | - Silvia M Ferrucci
- Dermatology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Unit of Dermatology, University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Naples, Italy
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- Section of Dermatology - Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, IRCCS - Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy
| | - Angelo V Marzano
- Dermatology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
- Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Dermatology Clinic, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
| | - Simone Ribero
- Dermatology Clinic, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Dermatology Clinic, Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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