{"title":"Dupilumab in an adolescent with eosinophilic esophagitis and eosinophilic duodenitis, a valuable treatment option.","authors":"S Vande Velde, A Hoorens, S Van Biervliet","doi":"10.51821/88.1.13767","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The authors report the first adolescent (to our knowledge) in Belgium to receive duplimumab for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic duodenitis (EoD). EoE was diagnosed in 2020 in a 13-year-old boy by endoscopy with biopsies following complaints of abdominal pain. Several treatments (omeprazole, topical steroids, and elemental diet) have been tried without adequate and sustained success. In 2023, in addition to the diagnosis of EoE, a diagnosis of mucosal EoD with significant ulceration was established. In January 2023, the EMA approved the use of dupilumab for EoE in children above the age of 12. Weekly subcutaneous dupilumab 300mg was started in November 2023. After three months, a complete endoscopic and histologic normalization of the esophagus and duodenum was achieved. He reported no further clinical signs or adverse events to date.</p>","PeriodicalId":7322,"journal":{"name":"Acta gastro-enterologica Belgica","volume":"88 2","pages":"207-210"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2000,"publicationDate":"2025-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Acta gastro-enterologica Belgica","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.51821/88.1.13767","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The authors report the first adolescent (to our knowledge) in Belgium to receive duplimumab for eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) and eosinophilic duodenitis (EoD). EoE was diagnosed in 2020 in a 13-year-old boy by endoscopy with biopsies following complaints of abdominal pain. Several treatments (omeprazole, topical steroids, and elemental diet) have been tried without adequate and sustained success. In 2023, in addition to the diagnosis of EoE, a diagnosis of mucosal EoD with significant ulceration was established. In January 2023, the EMA approved the use of dupilumab for EoE in children above the age of 12. Weekly subcutaneous dupilumab 300mg was started in November 2023. After three months, a complete endoscopic and histologic normalization of the esophagus and duodenum was achieved. He reported no further clinical signs or adverse events to date.
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The Journal Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica principally publishes peer-reviewed original manuscripts, reviews, letters to editors, book reviews and guidelines in the field of clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, including digestive oncology, digestive pathology, as well as nutrition. Pure animal or in vitro work will not be considered for publication in the Journal. Translational research papers (including sections of animal or in vitro work) are considered by the Journal if they have a clear relationship to or relevance for clinical hepato-gastroenterology (screening, disease mechanisms and/or new therapies). Case reports and clinical images will be accepted if they represent an important contribution to the description, the pathogenesis or the treatment of a specific gastroenterology or liver problem. The language of the Journal is English. Papers from any country will be considered for publication. Manuscripts submitted to the Journal should not have been published previously (in English or any other language), nor should they be under consideration for publication elsewhere. Unsolicited papers are peer-reviewed before it is decided whether they should be accepted, rejected, or returned for revision. Manuscripts that do not meet the presentation criteria (as indicated below) will be returned to the authors. Papers that go too far beyond the scope of the journal will be also returned to the authors by the editorial board generally within 2 weeks. The Journal reserves the right to edit the language of papers accepted for publication for clarity and correctness, and to make formal changes to ensure compliance with AGEB’s style. Authors have the opportunity to review such changes in the proofs.