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Dupixent® (dupilumab) Recommended for EU Approval to Treat Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria (CSU) in Young Children with Ongoing Symptoms Despite Treatment
If approved, Dupixent would be the first targeted medicine in the EU indicated for children aged 2 to 11 years with CSU inadequately controlled by standard-of-care antihistamine treatment CSU is a chronic skin disease with underlying type 2 inflammation that can cause debilitating hives and recurring itch in young children TARRYTOWN, N.Y. and PARIS, Feb. 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) and Sanofi today announced that the European Medicines Agency’s Com
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