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Nasal swabs from the middle meatus were collected immediately before therapy initiation and after six months. Alpha diversity and beta diversity metrics were assessed, and differential abundance analysis was performed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Dupilumab therapy did not result in significant changes in alpha diversity, beta diversity, or taxonomic composition. Minor, non-significant reductions in richness and Shannon diversity were observed. Principal coordinate analysis showed extensive overlap between pre- and post-treatment samples, supported by a non-significant PERMANOVA. No statistically significant differentially abundant taxa were detected. In contrast to the microbiome results, clinical outcomes improved markedly over the same period, with all patients showing a reduction in SNOT-22 of at least 12 points and a decrease in Nasal Polyp Score of at least 1 point.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In this pilot CRSwNP cohort, no significant changes in sinonasal microbial diversity or composition were detected over six months of dupilumab therapy, despite marked clinical improvement. 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