Table 1. Characteristics of types of allergen immunotherapy for food allergy (EPIT, SLIT, OIT). Modified from [6]. Most data from the literature come from pediatric clinical trials and are based on peanut OIT.
EPIT | SLIT | OIT | |
---|---|---|---|
Allergen dose | + | ++ | +++ |
Effectiveness | + + | ++ | +++ |
Adverse reactions | + | ++ | +++ |
EPIT = epicutaneous immunotherapy; SLIT = sublingual immunotherapy; OIT = oral immunotherapy.