Anaphylaxis in Clinical Trials of Sublingual Immunotherapy Tablets

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BACKGROUND: There is no consensus method to identify anaphylaxis in sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) trials. Standardized Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA) queries (SMQs) are standardized groupings of MedDRA terms used in drug safety monitoring.

OBJECTIVE: To develop a method to identify potential anaphylaxis in SLIT-tablet trials using SMQ searches and case definitions of anaphylaxis adopted from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease.

METHODS: The SMQ search tool contained 2 criteria including treatment-emergent adverse events (AEs): (1) narrow MedDRA terms related to anaphylaxis and (2) all AEs with broad MedDRA terms from at least 2 of 3 categories (respiratory/skin/cardiovascular) occurring on the same day. Criteria were applied to a pooled data set of all subjects from 48 timothy grass, ragweed, house dust mite, and tree SLIT-tablet trials (SLIT-tablet, N = 8200; placebo, N = 7033). Additional search strategies were any treatment-emergent AE with MedDRA preferred term "hypersensitivity" and epinephrine administrations. Identified potential cases underwent blinded independent medical expert review. Nonanaphylaxis cases were designated local AEs or mild to moderate systemic reactions.

RESULTS: Using the SMQ search tool and after subsequent medical review, 8 anaphylaxis cases were identified; 3 were considered treatment-related, resulting in a proportion of anaphylaxis cases/subject of 0.02% (2 of 8200) with SLIT-tablet and 0.01% (1 of 7033) with placebo. One additional anaphylaxis case related to SLIT-tablet was identified by the preferred term "hypersensitivity." The 3 anaphylaxis cases associated with SLIT-tablet treatment were not life-threatening. The epinephrine administration rate was 17 of 8200 (0.2%) with SLIT-tablet treatment and 2 of 7033 (0.03%) with placebo.

CONCLUSIONS: SMQ search criteria for identifying potential anaphylaxis related to SLIT were developed. Anaphylaxis was rare for SLIT-tablets.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:12

Enthalten in:

The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice - 12(2024), 1 vom: 01. Jan., Seite 85-95.e4

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Nolte, Hendrik [VerfasserIn]
Calderon, Moisés A [VerfasserIn]
Bernstein, David I [VerfasserIn]
Roberts, Graham [VerfasserIn]
Azuma, Ryuji [VerfasserIn]
Juhl, Ruta Gronskyte [VerfasserIn]
Hulstrøm, Veronica [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Allergens
Allergic rhinitis
Allergy immunotherapy
Anaphylaxis
Epinephrine
Grass
House dust mite
Journal Article
Ragweed
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sampson criteria
Standardized MedDRA queries
Sublingual immunotherapy
Systemic allergic reaction
Tablets
Tree
YKH834O4BH

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Date Completed 09.01.2024

Date Revised 23.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jaip.2023.11.011

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364644907