Abstract:Objective To analyze the therapeutic effect of interleukin(IL)-4Rα monoclonal antibody (duplizumab) for chronic sinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP).Methods The clinical efficacy, laboratory data, subjective and objective scores as well as adverse events before and after treatment in 4 patients with CRSwNP treated with duplizumab in our hospital from Aug 2020 to April 2021 were retrospectively analyzed, and the effect of duplizumab for the treatment of CRSwNP was preliminarily evaluated.Results All the 4 patients were followed up for 4 months. Before duplizumab treatment, their average number of acute episodes of sinusitis was 3.25±1.50 times per year. During the follow-up period, none of them showed acute episode of chronic sinusitis symptoms, and sinusitis was completely controlled in 3. Before treatment, the average scores of sino-nasal outcome test-22 (SNOT-22), University of Pennsylvania smell identification test (UPSIT) and Lund-Mackay of paranasal sinuses CT were 52.00±9.42, 7.25±1.26 and 14.50±5.45 respectively. After 4 months of treatment, the above scores were 8.25±5.74, 29.25±6.34 and 7.00±6.38 respectively, which were statistically significant compared with those before treatment (P<0.05). The average dose of oral glucocorticoid in the 4 patients after duplizumab treatment was 5.00±7.07 mg/day, which was significantly lower than that before treatment (18.75±4.79mg/d) (P<0.05).Conclusion By specifically inhibiting IL-4 and IL-13 pathways, dupilumab can significantly improve sinusitis symptoms and olfactory level, reduce the number of acute episode of sinusitis symptoms, the lesion extent of sinusitis and systemic glucocorticoid dosage in patients with CRSwNP.