A well-tolerated new amino acid-based formula for cow's milk allergy

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OBJECTIVES: Infants with cow's milk allergy (CMA) are in need of a substitute formula up to 2 years. The are three requisites for a substitute of milk in CMA: tolerability, nutritional adequacy, and cost-effectiveness. We evaluate here the tolerability of a new amino acid-based infant formula for the management of CMA.

METHODS: In a phase III/IV prospective, multicentre, open-label, international study, infants and children with immunoglobulin E-mediated CMA were exposed to a diagnostic double-blinded, placebo-controlled food challenge with a new amino acid formula by Blemil Plus Elemental using Neocate as the placebo. If tolerant to it, the study formula was integrated into the patients' usual daily diet for 7 days. Efficacy on day 7 was assessed in terms of symptoms associated with CMA, amount of formula consumed, nutritional and energy intake, and anthropometric data.

RESULTS: Thirty children (17 M and 13 F; median age, 1.58; range, 0.08-12.83 years) completed the open challenge and were able to consume the study formula for at least 7 days. No signs or symptoms of allergic reactions were recorded among children assuming either the test or the control formula, with a lower 95% one-sided confidence interval for the proportion of subjects who did not experience allergic reactions above 90%. Sixteen patient under the age of two continued with the optional extension phase.

CONCLUSIONS: The study formula meets the American Academy of Pediatric criteria for hypoallergenicity and is well tolerated in short-term use. During optional phase, growth of the patients was not hindered by the study formula.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

Enthalten in:

Immunity, inflammation and disease - 8(2020), 2 vom: 15. Juni, Seite 140-149

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fierro, Vincenzo [VerfasserIn]
Valluzzi, Rocco L [VerfasserIn]
Banzato, Claudia [VerfasserIn]
Plaza, Ma A [VerfasserIn]
Bosque, Montserrat [VerfasserIn]
Íbero, Marcel [VerfasserIn]
Echeverría, Luis A Z [VerfasserIn]
Mennini, Maurizio [VerfasserIn]
Dahdah, Lamia [VerfasserIn]
de Castellar, Roser [VerfasserIn]
Tort, Gloria [VerfasserIn]
Jiménez, Jesus [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Allergy
Amino Acids
Amino acid formula
Children
Clinical Trial, Phase III
Clinical Trial, Phase IV
Cow's milk allergy
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Toddler

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 11.05.2021

Date Revised 11.05.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/iid3.286

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM307012492