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. 2020 May 12;29(4):97–125. doi: 10.1007/s40629-020-00126-6

Table 3.

Reported allergic reactions to biotechnological substances (Dermatology)

Biologics ROA Feature Authors Year HSR
%
IR
%
ISR
%
Urticaria
%
Anaphylaxis
%
Alefacept i.m., i.v. Human FDA [31] 2012 0.2 16.0 <1.0
Efalizumab s.c. Humanized Gordon et al. [32] 2003 0
FDA [33] 2009 8.0 1.0
Brunasso et al. [34] 2011 4.0
Ixekizumab s.c. Humanized FDA [35] 2017 ≤0.1 17.0 <0.1
Strober et al. [36] 2017 0.1 6.8 <0.1 0
Secukinumab s.c. Human EMA [37] 2015 6.5–11.2 5.6 <0.1 0
Schwensen et al. [38] 2017 3.0 2.0
FDA [39] 2018 0.6–1.2
Deodhar et al. [40] 2019 2.4 0.8–1.3
Ustekinumab

i.v.

s.c.

Human EMA [41] 2017 3.0 0
FDA [42] 2018 0.08 0.1 1.0–2.0 <0.1 <0.1
Ghosh et al. [43] 2019 <1.0 0 <1.0 0
Dupilumab s.c. Human FDA [44] 2017 <0.1 10.0 <1.0
Ou et al. [45] 2018 13.2
EMA [46] 2019 3.0–4.3 16.0–20.1 0.5–1.3 0.2
Ligelizumab s.c Humanized Maurer et al. [47] 2019 4.0–7.0 0
Quilizumab s.c. Humanized Harris et al. [48] 2016 6.9

ROA route of administration, HSR hypersensitivity reaction, IR infusion reaction, ISR Injection-site reaction, i.m. intramuscular, s.c. subcutaneous, i.v. intravenous, FDA Food and Drug Administration, EMA European Medicines Agency