AstraZeneca

AstraZeneca’s Fasenra (benralizumab) hit a roadblock in attempting to expand the medicine’s indications when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a Complete Response Letter for chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). 

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi’s anti-inflammatory drug Dupixent (dupilumab) has shown to be effective against five types of type 2 inflammations, with more indications expected to surface soon. 

Nucala

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved GlaxoSmithKline plc’s Nucala (mepolizumab), a monoclonal antibody that targets interleukin-5, as a treatment for patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP).

Sanofi reported overall net sales increased by 5.5 percent for second-quarter 2019, driven by Sanofi Genzyme, Sanofi Pasteur and emerging markets.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Sanofi SA’s drug Dupixent to treat nasal polyps, marking the third major use for the injectable medicine.