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. 2020 Jul 2;12(12):921–931. doi: 10.2217/imt-2020-0123

Table 1. . Randomized trials of sublingual immunotherapy for food allergy.

Study (year) Allergen Study participants (active treatment) Median participant age (years) Maintenance dose (mg) Treatment duration Treatment responders (desensitization) Median cumulative tolerated dose at challenge (mg) % doses with adverse effects Treatment group dropouts Dropouts related to adverse events Ref.
Enrique (2005) Hazelnut 12 29.2 13.25 8–12 weeks Not reported Fivefold increase 7.6 1 0 [37]
Fernández-Rivas (2009) Peach 37 29.1 0.01§ 6 months Not reported Three- to ninefold increase 39.8 4 1 [38]
Fleischer (2013) Peanut 20 15 1.386 44 weeks 14/20 (70%)# 371 37 5 1 [40]
Narisety (2015) Peanut 10 11 3.7 12 months 7/10 (70%)# 496 9 1 1 [43]
Kim (2011) Peanut 11 5.8 2 6 months Not reported 1710 11.5 0 0 [44]
Kim (2019) Peanut 48 6.5 2 3–5 years 32/48 (67%)†† 1750 4.8 11 2 [45]

Includes patients with oral allergy syndrome.

Mean age.

§

Pru P 3 antigen quantity.

No threshold for responders was defined in this study.

#

Responders defined as tenfold increase from baseline [40,43] or 5 g oral food challenge [40].

††

Responders defined as tolerating 750 mg oral food challenge.