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Trial reportBioMed research international2014

Safety and efficacy of tree pollen specific immunotherapy on the ultrarush administration schedule method using purethal trees.

Andrzej Bozek, Krzysztof Kolodziejczyk, Jerzy Jarzab

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Trial report in BioMed research international, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Andrzej BozekClinical Department of Internal Disease, Dermatology and Allergology, Medical University of Silesia, M Sklodowskiej Curie 10, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-2263-2263
Krzysztof KolodziejczykOutpatient Allergology Clinic, Lompy 16, 40-038 Katowice, Poland.
Jerzy JarzabClinical Department of Internal Disease, Dermatology and Allergology, Medical University of Silesia, M Sklodowskiej Curie 10, 41-800 Zabrze, Poland.

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Abstract

backgroundSpecific immunotherapy (SIT) with an ultrarush administration schedule with Purethal for tree pollen allergens has been evaluated to assess its efficacy and safety.

methodsThe study group consisted of 22 patients with symptoms of allergic rhinitis and confirmed allergy to tree pollens. Patients were randomized and given an administration schedule of either ultrarush therapy or conventional preseasonal SIT. Treatment was performed during three consecutive years.

resultsAfter three years of treatment, a similar reduction in nasal symptoms was observed; according to the visual analog scale, there was a decrease from 3.991 ± 0.804 points to 1.634 ± 0.540 in the ultrarush group and from 3.845 ± 0.265 to 1.501 ± 0.418 in the group desensitized using the conventional method (P > 0.05). There was also a comparable reduction in the use of relief drugs during pollen season and an increase in the serum concentration of IgG4 to tree pollens. No significant differences in the safety profile were observed.

conclusionAn administration schedule of ultrarush SIT with Purethal Trees is a safe treatment in preliminary observations. This therapy is comparable with conventional administration of SIT in the field of efficacy and safety.

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PollenTreesAdolescentAdultDesensitization, ImmunologicFemaleHumansMaleRhinitis, Allergic, Seasonal

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PMID24783221
PMCPMC3982251

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