Emerging role of Dupilumab for COPD with type 2 inflammation

J Manga

doi:10.7196/AJTCCM.2026.v32i2.5486

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Published: 2026-07-03

DOI: https://doi.org/10.7196/AJTCCM.2026.v32i2.5486

J Manga

Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Manga J. Emerging role of Dupilumab for COPD with type 2 inflammation. Afr J Thoracic Crit Care Med [Internet]. 2026 Jul. 3 [cited 2026 Jul. 5];32(2). Available from: https://samajournals.co.za/index.php/ajtccm/article/view/5486

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1. Bhatt SP, Rabe KF, Hanania NA, et al. Dupilumab for COPD with type 2 inflammation indicated by eosinophil counts. N Engl J Med 2023;389(3):205-214. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2303951.

2. Bhatt SP, Rabe KF, Hanania NA, et al. Dupilumab for COPD with blood eosinophil evidence of type 2 inflammation. N Engl J Med 2024;390(24):2274-2283. https://doi.org/10.1056/NEJMoa2401304

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