The safety of peanut oral immunotherapy in peanut-allergic subjects in a single-center trial

GP Yu, B Weldon, S Neale-May… - International archives of …, 2012 - karger.com
GP Yu, B Weldon, S Neale-May, KC Nadeau
International archives of allergy and immunology, 2012karger.com
Background: Peanut allergy is the leading cause of food-related anaphylaxis, and accidental
exposures are common. Oral immunotherapy (OIT) has been posited as a potential
treatment. Methods: Patients aged 3–65 years with peanut-specific IgE≥ 7 kU/l and/or a
positive skin prick test with a history of an allergic reaction to peanut were recruited to
undergo an OIT protocol. All adverse reactions were recorded by research staff or patients in
real time. Results: Twenty-four patients received 6,662 doses. Symptoms were mostly mild …
Abstract
Background: Peanut allergy is the leading cause of food-related anaphylaxis, and accidental exposures are common. Oral immunotherapy (OIT) has been posited as a potential treatment. Methods: Patients aged 3–65 years with peanut-specific IgE ≥7 kU/l and/or a positive skin prick test with a history of an allergic reaction to peanut were recruited to undergo an OIT protocol. All adverse reactions were recorded by research staff or patients in real time. Results: Twenty-four patients received 6,662 doses. Symptoms were mostly mild (84%), and only 3 severe gastrointestinal reactions required the administration of epinephrine. Abdominal pain was the most common reaction, followed by oropharyngeal and lip pruritus. Respiratory symptoms were rare. Conclusions: In this trial of OIT in adults and children, most reactions were mild.
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