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Table 2 Change in outcome measures between baseline and 16 weeks for 74 dupilumab-treated patients with CRSwNP

From: Effectiveness and safety of dupilumab in patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps and associated comorbidities: a multicentric prospective study in real life

Outcome

Baseline

Week 16

P-value *

Bilateral endoscopic NPS (scale 0–8)

   

 Median ± IQR

5.0 ± 2.0

2.0 ± 2.5

 < 0.001

SNOT-22 score (scale 0–110)

   

 Median ± IQR

54.5 ± 28.8

21.0 ± 26.5

 < 0.001

Nasal congestion or obstruction score (scale 0–3)

   

 Median ± IQR

3.0 ± 1.0

1.0 ± 0

 < 0.001

 Missing, n (%)

5 (6.8)

5 (6.8)

Loss-of-smell score (scale 0–3)

   

 Median ± IQR

3.0 ± 1.0

1.0 ± 2.0

 < 0.001

 Missing, n (%)

5 (6.8)

5 (6.8)

Anterior/posterior rhinorrhea score (scale 0–3)

   

 Median ± IQR

2.0 ± 1.0

1.0 ± 1.0

 < 0.001

 Missing, n (%)

5 (6.8)

5 (6.8)

Patient reported total symptom score (scale 0–9)

   

 Median ± IQR

8.0 ± 2.0

3.0 ± 3.0

 < 0.001

 Missing, n (%)

5 (6.8)

5 (6.8)

Rhinosinusitis disease severity (VAS 0–10 cm)

   

 Median ± IQR

9.0 ± 2.8

2.0 ± 2.8

 < 0.001

 Missing, n (%)

16 (21.6)

16 (21.6)

Smell (VAS 0–10 cm)

   

 Median ± IQR

9.0 ± 2.0

2.0 ± 4.0

 < 0.001

 Missing, n (%)

15 (20.3)

15 (20.3)

Total IgE (KUA/L)

   

 Median ± IQR

451.5 ± 286.817 (23)

210.0 ± 372.0

 < 0.001

 Missing, n (%)

 

17 (23)

Eosinophils (cells/mm3)

   

 Median ± IQR

550.0 ± 500.0

481.0 ± 500.0

 > 0.05

 Missing, n (%)

13 (17.6)

13 (17.6)

  1. CRSwNP chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, IQR Interquartile Range, NPS Nasal Polyp Score, SNOT-22 22-item Sino-Nasal Outcome Test, VAS Visual Analog Scale
  2. *Compared using the Wilcoxon test for paired data. The threshold for statistical significance was set at P < 0.01