An FDA-approved treatment for food allergy is closer to reality after Aimmune Therapeutics announced that its large, Phase 3 trial… Read more »
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Xolair with OIT Led to Quick Desensitization with Multiple Food Allergens
Use of the anti-IgE medication omalizumab in combination with oral immunotherapy led 83 percent of patients with multiple food allergies… Read more »
Video: Former OIT Patient on the Struggles and Triumphs of Journey
Boy describes the life-changing experience of an oral immunotherapy trial for peanut allergy.
Can Someone Develop EoE During OIT Desensitization Therapy?
Q: I’m encouraged about oral immunotherapy for peanut allergy and my 13-year-old is considering whether she would take part in… Read more »
Success with OIT for Tree Nuts in Small, Long-Term Study of Kids
Seven of nine kids were desensitized to walnut and one other nut.
Study Shows Wheat OIT Can Improve Allergic Kids’ Quality of Life
Therapy significantly increased the amount of wheat an allergic individual can tolerate without reacting.
LEAP Study’s Du Toit: How Not to Stress About Feeding Baby Peanut
Dr. George Du Toit is the co-author of the LEAP study that found that eating peanut from infancy, as opposed… Read more »
OIT Study Shows Benefits for Peanut-Allergic Preschoolers
Peanut-allergic preschool children who received peanut oral immunotherapy as part of a clinical trial were 19 times more likely to successfully add peanut-containing foods into their diets, researchers said.
OIT Therapy Gets Ready for Prime Time
Peanut oral immunotherapy in a capsule is moving closer to regulatory approval in the United States. The therapy brings hope – not for a cure – but of lives made less vulnerable.
Walnut OIT Shows Promise in Small Study
While oral immunotherapy for peanut allergy grabs plenty of headlines, the question is often raised whether the technique will work… Read more »