Real-world, long-term effectiveness of allergy immunotherapy in allergic rhinitis : Subgroup analyses of the REACT study

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BACKGROUND: Randomized controlled trials have demonstrated the efficacy of allergy immunotherapy (AIT) in allergic rhinitis (AR) and the disease-modifying effects of the SQ grass sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) tablet.

OBJECTIVE: We sought to assess real-world, long-term effectiveness and safety across AIT subgroups: route of administration, therapeutic allergen, persistence to AIT, and SQ grass SLIT tablet.

METHODS: The primary outcome of AR prescriptions from a retrospective cohort study (REAl-world effeCtiveness in allergy immunoTherapy; 2007-2017) was assessed across prespecified AIT subgroups in subjects with AR with and without AIT prescriptions (controls). Safety was assessed as anaphylaxis for 2 days or less of the first AIT prescription. Subgroup follow-up continued until samples were fewer than 200 subjects.

RESULTS: Subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) and SLIT tablets showed similarly greater reductions in AR prescriptions than controls (SCIT vs SLIT tablets: year 3, P = .15; year 5, P = .43). Comparably greater reductions in AR prescriptions were observed for grass- and house dust mite-specific AIT than for controls, but significantly smaller reductions were observed for tree-specific AIT (tree vs house dust mite, and vs grass: years 3 and 5, P < .0001). Persistence to AIT was associated with greater reductions in AR prescriptions versus nonpersistence (persistence vs nonpersistence: year 3, P = .09; year 5, P = .006). SQ grass SLIT tablet showed sustained reductions versus controls for up to 7 years (year 3, P = .002; year 5, P = .03). Rates of anaphylactic shock were low (0.000%-0.092%), with no events for SQ SLIT tablets.

CONCLUSIONS: These results demonstrate real-world, long-term effectiveness of AIT, complement disease-modifying effects observed in SQ grass SLIT-tablet randomized controlled trials, and highlight the importance of using newer evidence-based AIT products for tree pollen AR.

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CommentIn: J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2023 Aug;152(2):362-364. - PMID 37277073

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:152

Enthalten in:

The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology - 152(2023), 2 vom: 01. Aug., Seite 445-452.e4

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Contoli, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Porsbjerg, Celeste [VerfasserIn]
Buchs, Sarah [VerfasserIn]
Larsen, Julie Rask [VerfasserIn]
Freemantle, Nick [VerfasserIn]
Fritzsching, Benedikt [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Allergens
Allergic rhinitis
Allergy immunotherapy
Cohort study
Effectiveness
Journal Article
REACT
Real-world evidence
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Retrospective
SQ SLIT tablet
Sublingual immunotherapy
Tablets

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Date Completed 07.08.2023

Date Revised 07.08.2023

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2023 Aug;152(2):362-364. - PMID 37277073

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jaci.2023.02.024

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NLM353778036