Oral Immunotherapy
Caregivers of infants, toddlers with peanut allergy show interest in oral immunotherapy
Families of children with peanut allergies that pursued oral immunotherapy cited remission and the potential for disease modification as their reason, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Immunology: In Practice.
Experts construct guidelines to broaden use of peanut oral immunotherapy
New guidance was established for clinicians in the U.K. in order to implement the use of Palforzia in oral immunotherapy for patients with a peanut allergy, according to a study published in Clinical & Experimental Allergy.
Oral therapy for cow’s milk allergy may show better adherence than in other allergens
Participants with an allergy to cow’s milk had the lowest rate of oral immunotherapy treatment discontinuation, according to a study published in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.
Sublingual immunotherapy may be used in buildup phase before oral immunotherapy
Children at high risk for reactions in oral immunotherapy for food allergy may benefit from sublingual immunotherapy before oral food challenges, according to a study published in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
Top in allergy/asthma: Highlights from the AAAAI Annual Meeting
At the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting, an expert shared ways in which patients can control their pet allergy symptoms without removing pets from the home.
Baked milk oral immunotherapy effective at 12 and 24 months
WASHINGTON — Children were desensitized to baked and unheated milk with 12 and 24 months of baked milk oral immunotherapy, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.
Q&A: Omalizumab a ‘paradigm shift’ in treating food allergy
Patients with food allergy who used omalizumab experienced increased thresholds for reacting to peanut and other foods to which they were allergic, according to a study published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Top in allergy/asthma: Oral immunotherapy has limitations; climate change worsens eczema
Adults with food allergies experienced limited success with oral immunotherapy, according to results of a small cohort study.
Success limited in oral immunotherapy for adults with food allergies
Adults experienced limited success with oral immunotherapy for food allergies, with about half of a cohort halting treatment within 2 years, according to a study published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.
Q&A: Single oral immunotherapy desensitizes children to multiple food allergens
ANAHEIM, Calif. — Children with allergies to multiple foods achieved desensitization with a multi-food oral immunotherapy, according to a study presented at the American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Scientific Meeting.