New Suggestions in Sublingual Immunotherapy for House Dust Mite- Related Allergic Diseases

Copyright© Bentham Science Publishers; For any queries, please email at epubbenthamscience.org..

BACKGROUND: The indications for Allergen immunotherapy (AIT) in patients suffering from House Dust Mite (HDM)-related allergic diseases are presently based on incomplete data. This is essentially based on the fact that HDM allergy is difficult to evaluate in clinical trials, due to the largely variable allergen exposure and symptoms, and to the long periods of observation needed to assess the effects. In addition, at variance with pollen allergy, in HDM allergy asthma is more prevalent. However, several AIT products have been approved for HDM-induced allergic rhinitis, according to their ascertained clinical efficacy, tolerability and safety profile, particularly in the sublingual form (SLIT).

OBJECTIVE: We reviewed herein the available data on AIT in patients with HDM-induced allergic diseases, with a particular attention to the new product MK-8237 HDM-SLIT tablets, concerning its efficacy and safety profile.

METHOD: In the recent years, several randomized placebo-controlled clinical trials have been performed in Europe, North America and Japan to evaluate the efficacy of HDM-sublingual tablets in patients with HDM-induced allergic asthma and allergic rhinitis, mainly assessing the reduction of symptoms, exacerbations and corticosteroid intake.

RESULTS: The results of the published clinical trials were encouraging and led to the approval and commercialization of MK-8237 HDM-SLIT tablet.

CONCLUSION: The favorable efficacy and safety profile of MK-8237 HDM-SLIT tablets provided a consolidated therapeutic option for patients with HDM-induced allergic rhinitis and asthma.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

Current pharmaceutical biotechnology - 18(2017), 5 vom: 11., Seite 378-383

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ferrando, Matteo [VerfasserIn]
Bagnasco, Diego [VerfasserIn]
Passa-Lacqua, Giovanni [VerfasserIn]
Puggioni, Francesca [VerfasserIn]
Varricchi, Gilda [VerfasserIn]
Canonica, Giorgio W [VerfasserIn]

Links:

Volltext

Themen:

Allergy
Antigens, Dermatophagoides
Asthma
Houde dust mite
Journal Article
MK-8237
Rhinitis
SLIT
Sublingual immunotherapy
Tablets

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 15.05.2018

Date Revised 16.03.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2174/1389201018666170417103316

funding:

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM271011300