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. 2021 Oct 12;38:100880. doi: 10.1016/j.gore.2021.100880

Table 2.

Summary of patients’ characteristics and omalizumab protocol.

Patient 1 Patient 2 Patient 3
Age (years) 60 60 76
Histology HGSOC Clear cell HGSOC
Surgical debulking Yes Yes Yes
BRCA status Mutated Wild-type Wild-type
Atopy No no Yes (Latex)
Treatment administered Carboplatin Carboplatin Carboplatin
N° of drug administrations before HRs (total) 7 13 15
Clinical manifestations of initial HRs Urticaria, dyspnea, hypotension, O2 desaturation Flushing, malaise, vomiting, nausea Flushing, chest discomfort, sweating
HRs Grade 3 2 2
Skin test Positive (IDT 0.01 mg/ml) Positive (IDT 0.1 mg/ml) Negative
Details of breakthrough reactions 2nd DD, 9th step
Urticaria, itching, flushing, throat constriction
2nd DD, 14th step
Thoracic pain, nausea, vomiting, flushing, face angioedema
2nd DD, 8th step
Urticaria, angioedema, flushing, throat constriction
Total serum IgE (UI/L) 925 NA 39.9
Dose of omalizumab 600 mg 600 mg 600 mg
Timing of omalizumab administration −15 days and − 2 days
Prior to the first optimized DD cycle, and then −2 days prior to each subsequent DD
15 days and − 2 days
Prior to the first optimized DD cycle, and then −2 days prior to each subsequent DD
15 days and − 2 days
Prior to the first optimized DD cycle, and then −2 days prior to each subsequent DD
N* of DD cycles successfully concluded 4 4 4
Adverse events to omalizumab No No No

DD: drug desensitization; BRCA: breast related cancer antigen; IDT: intradermal test; FIGO: Federetion of Gynecology and Obstetrics; HGSOC: high grade serous ovarian cancer; HRs: Hypersensitivity reactions; NA: not available.