Dupixent approved in Japan for bullous pemphigoid treatment

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Dupixent® (dupilumab) Approved in Japan as the First Targeted Medicine to Treat Adults with Bullous Pemphigoid (BP)

March 24, 2026 2:00 AM EDT

Approval in moderate-to-severe patients was based on pivotal trial results showing over four times more Dupixent patients experienced sustained disease remission through Week 36 compared with placebo

BP is a chronic, relapsing skin disease with underlying type 2 inflammation characterized by intense itch alongside painful blisters and other lesions

BP is the seventh approved indication for Dupixent in Japan

TARRYTOWN, N.Y. and PARIS, March 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) and Sanofi today announced that the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) in Japan... More