You trusted this medication to help you heal. Now, alarming research is raising serious questions about whether that same drug may have contributed to a rare and dangerous cancer. If you received Dupixent injections and were later diagnosed with cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, you may have legal rights, and Kwartler Manus is ready to fight for you.
What Is Dupixent (Dupilumab)?
Dupixent (dupilumab) is a prescription biologic medication manufactured by Sanofi and Regeneron. It is administered by injection and works as an interleukin inhibitor, blocking the IL-4 and IL-13 protein pathways that drive inflammation.
Because it suppresses certain immune system responses, Dupixent has been approved by the FDA to treat a wide range of chronic inflammatory conditions.
The FDA has approved Dupixent to treat nine conditions, including:
- Moderate-to-severe atopic dermatitis (eczema)
- Uncontrolled moderate-to-severe asthma
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) with high blood eosinophils
- Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP)
- Eosinophilic esophagitis (EOE)
- Chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU)
- Bullous pemphigoid (BP)
- Prurigo nodularis (PN)
- Allergic fungal rhinosinusitis (AFRS)
Dupixent was initially approved in March 2017 to treat adult patients with atopic dermatitis and has since expanded to multiple additional conditions and age groups, including children as young as one year old for certain indications. It is one of the most widely prescribed biologics in the United States.
That immune-suppressing mechanism is also why Dupixent has become the subject of serious litigation. By blocking key inflammatory pathways, the drug may impair the body's ability to detect and respond to abnormal T-cell activity, including a rare cancer called cutaneous T-cell lymphoma (CTCL).
Here are some key facts about CTCL:
- It is a rare type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that develops when T-cells become malignant and accumulate in the skin
- It can progress to affect the lymph nodes, bloodstream, and internal organs
- In its early stages, CTCL can look nearly identical to atopic dermatitis or eczema -- the same condition Dupixent is prescribed to treat
- That resemblance can cause significant delays in diagnosis, particularly in patients already on Dupixent
- By the time CTCL is correctly identified, the disease may have advanced




