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Can dupilumab keep COPD patients out of the hospital?

NCT ID NCT07587658

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Not a trial. The treatment could once be requested outside a study, but no longer can.
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The treatment has been approved, so it is available normally rather than through this programme.

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether adding dupilumab to standard COPD treatment can prevent another flare-up or hospital stay within 90 days. About 754 adults who were recently hospitalized for a COPD exacerbation will receive either dupilumab or a placebo. The goal is to see if the drug reduces the need for emergency care or readmission.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
dupilumab (Dupixent)
What this could lead to
If it works, this could reduce the risk of repeat hospitalizations and flare-ups for people with COPD.
What could go wrong
This is a phase 4 trial, so dupilumab is already approved for other conditions. It may not work for COPD, and side effects are possible.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

Phase 4

Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.

Participants

About 754 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Jun 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

Jul 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

A company

The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

40 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Key Inclusion Criteria: 1. Has a clinical diagnosis of COPD prior to randomization, as defined in the protocol 2. Hospitalized or admitted to the ED \>24 hours (from time of first admission or presentation to the ED) for acute exacerbation of COPD as primary diagnosis according to the principal investigator and exacerbation is managed by Systemic Corticosteroids (SCS) ± antibiotics and other appropriate treatments as per SOC 3. Elevated blood eosinophil counts during the current exacerbation, as defined in the protocol. The exacerbation event starts from the day Systemic Corticosteroids (SCS) ± antibiotics are administered continuously up to the day they presented to ED/hospital Key Exclusion Criteria: 1. Clinical evidence of pneumonia as the primary cause of admission in the investigator's opinion or acquired during hospital stay 2. Complicating pulmonary conditions during the 8 weeks prior to randomization which may confound treatment assessments, as defined in the protocol 3. Clinically significant pulmonary diseases other than COPD which may impair lung function and interfere with treatment assessments 4. Participants with clinically significant α-1 anti-trypsin deficiency which may impair lung function and interfere with treatment assessments 5. Cardiac-related comorbidity, as defined in the protocol 6. Treatment with invasive mechanical ventilation in-hospital during the index event, as defined in the protocol 7. Any biologic therapy or biologic Investigational Medicinal Product (IMP) to treat type 2 inflammatory diseases within 6 months prior to the screening visit or 5 half-lives, whichever is longer, as defined in the protocol NOTE: Other Protocol-defined Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria Apply

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