Oral immunotherapy (OIT) has been introduced as a new immune-modulating treatment under investigation for food allergies. The aim of our study was to evaluate the success of OIT in a cohort of children with milk allergy. These children underwent OIT in a clinical practice and were followed for up to ten years. The secondary endpoint was to describe the main adverse events during OIT and compare them to those reported in the literature. Eighty-two milk-allergic children started OIT. According to the OIT endpoint reached after one year, all of the children enrolled in the study were divided into four groups: complete desensitization; partial desensitization; step down; and stop groups. Any adverse events that occurred during OIT were also recorded. Of the 82 patients, eight were recruited in the last months of 2010 so they were still ongoing at the end of the study. For that reason, they were excluded from the analysis. The majority (73%) of the 74 children evaluated (51 boys, 23 girls; median age, 7 years; age range, 2–18 years; specific serum IgE for cow’s milk, 36 KUA/L [range, 3–100 KUA/L]; milk SPT wheal diameter, 7 mm [range, 2–15 mm]) reached complete (58.1%) or partial (14.9%) desensitization, 9.4% were subjected to step down. The remaining 17.6% of the children discontinued OIT because of the occurrence of chronic gastroenteric (GE) symptoms (46.1%) or acute asthma (15.3%) following milk intake. In agreement with the literature, we found that chronic GE symptoms was the main reason for OIT discontinuation. OIT represents a valid tool for the treatment of food allergies in children; however, the risk of potential adverse reactions, both IgE- and non-IgE-mediated, should be discussed with parents prior to the initiation of OIT.

Side effects and their impact on the success of milk oral immunotherapy (OIT) in children / Mori, Francesca; Cianferoni, Antonella; Brambilla, Alice; Barni, Simona; Sarti, Lucrezia; Pucci, Neri; De Martino, Maurizio; Novembre, Elio. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF IMMUNOPATHOLOGY AND PHARMACOLOGY. - ISSN 0394-6320. - ELETTRONICO. - 30:(2017), pp. 182-187. [10.1177/0394632017697986]

Side effects and their impact on the success of milk oral immunotherapy (OIT) in children

MORI, FRANCESCA;CIANFERONI, ANTONELLA;BRAMBILLA, ALICE;BARNI, SIMONA;SARTI, LUCREZIA;PUCCI, NERI;DE MARTINO, MAURIZIO;NOVEMBRE, ELIO MASSIMO
2017

Abstract

Oral immunotherapy (OIT) has been introduced as a new immune-modulating treatment under investigation for food allergies. The aim of our study was to evaluate the success of OIT in a cohort of children with milk allergy. These children underwent OIT in a clinical practice and were followed for up to ten years. The secondary endpoint was to describe the main adverse events during OIT and compare them to those reported in the literature. Eighty-two milk-allergic children started OIT. According to the OIT endpoint reached after one year, all of the children enrolled in the study were divided into four groups: complete desensitization; partial desensitization; step down; and stop groups. Any adverse events that occurred during OIT were also recorded. Of the 82 patients, eight were recruited in the last months of 2010 so they were still ongoing at the end of the study. For that reason, they were excluded from the analysis. The majority (73%) of the 74 children evaluated (51 boys, 23 girls; median age, 7 years; age range, 2–18 years; specific serum IgE for cow’s milk, 36 KUA/L [range, 3–100 KUA/L]; milk SPT wheal diameter, 7 mm [range, 2–15 mm]) reached complete (58.1%) or partial (14.9%) desensitization, 9.4% were subjected to step down. The remaining 17.6% of the children discontinued OIT because of the occurrence of chronic gastroenteric (GE) symptoms (46.1%) or acute asthma (15.3%) following milk intake. In agreement with the literature, we found that chronic GE symptoms was the main reason for OIT discontinuation. OIT represents a valid tool for the treatment of food allergies in children; however, the risk of potential adverse reactions, both IgE- and non-IgE-mediated, should be discussed with parents prior to the initiation of OIT.
2017
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182
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Mori, Francesca; Cianferoni, Antonella; Brambilla, Alice; Barni, Simona; Sarti, Lucrezia; Pucci, Neri; De Martino, Maurizio; Novembre, Elio
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