Department for Children & Adolescents, Division for Allergology, Pneumology & Cystic Fibrosis, University Hospital Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main, 60590, Germany.
Allergopharma GmbH & Co KG, Reinbek, 21465, Germany.
Immunotherapy. 2019 Feb;11(3):177-187. doi: 10.2217/imt-2018-0143.
Subcutaneous immunotherapy is effective in treating allergic rhinoconjunctivitis and asthma, but is still inconvenient when heavy schedules are used. A faster dose escalation is desirable.
MATERIALS & METHODS: In this open-label, Phase II trial, 130 adults were randomized 1:1 to receive a birch pollen allergoid subcutaneous immunotherapy. Group I with four weekly injections and Group II with seven weekly injections. Safety, tolerability and immunogenicity were assessed.
Mild-to-moderate treatment-related adverse events were reported for 57.7% of the patients (Group I: 36, Group II: 39). Tolerability was assessed by physicians and rated as 'good' or 'very good' for 55 patients in Group I (87.3%) and for 63 patients in Group II (94.0%). Levels of IgG and IgG increased before and after treatment significantly (p < 0.0001) in both groups.
Standard versus fast dose escalation is comparable in terms of safety and tolerability.
皮下免疫疗法治疗变应性鼻结膜炎和哮喘有效,但在使用大剂量方案时仍不方便。需要更快的剂量递增。
在这项开放标签、2 期临床试验中,130 名成年人被随机 1:1 分配接受桦树花粉过敏原皮下免疫疗法。第 1 组接受 4 周 1 次的注射,第 2 组接受 7 周 1 次的注射。评估安全性、耐受性和免疫原性。
57.7%的患者(第 1 组 36 例,第 2 组 39 例)报告了轻至中度与治疗相关的不良事件。第 1 组 55 例(87.3%)和第 2 组 63 例(94.0%)的医生评估耐受性为“良好”或“非常好”。两组治疗前后 IgG 和 IgG 水平显著升高(p<0.0001)。
标准剂量递增与快速剂量递增在安全性和耐受性方面相当。