Efficacy and safety of peanut epicutaneous immunotherapy in patients with atopic comorbidities.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Co-occurring atopic conditions are common in children with peanut allergy. As such, it is important to examine the safety and efficacy of epicutaneous immunotherapy with Viaskin Peanut 250 μg patch (VP250) in peanut-allergic children with these conditions.

Objective

We sought to compare efficacy and safety of VP250 versus placebo in peanut-allergic children with/without ongoing atopic conditions at baseline, including asthma, atopic dermatitis/eczema, or concomitant food allergy.

Methods

A subgroup analysis of peanut-allergic children aged 4 to 11 years enrolled in PEPITES (12 months) and REALISE (6 months) randomized, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trials was conducted. The efficacy outcome measure was the difference in prespecified responder rate between pla

SUBMITTER: Davis CM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10509968 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature