Peanut oral immunotherapy is not ready for clinical use

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010 Jul;126(1):31-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.05.012.

Abstract

Peanut OIT has shown promise as a potential treatment for food allergy. However, there remain numerous unanswered questions surrounding this investigational treatment, including the risks of OIT compared to avoidance, dosing regimen issues, patient selection, post-desensitization strategy, allocation of clinical resources, and reimbursement. Further studies are needed to address these outstanding issues in order to determine if this type of therapy is appropriate for clinical use.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Oral
  • Desensitization, Immunologic*
  • Humans
  • Peanut Hypersensitivity / therapy*