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ArticleDrugs - real world outcomes2017

Tolerability of an Immunologically Enhanced Subcutaneous Immunotherapy Preparation in Patients Treated with Concomitant Allergy Immunotherapy: A Non-Interventional Observational Study.

Rainer Reiber, Hendrik Wolf, Jörg Schnitker, Eike Wüstenberg

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Article in Drugs - real world outcomes, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rainer ReiberHNO-Praxis, 73614, Schorndorf, Germany.
Hendrik WolfALK-Abelló Arzneimittel GmbH, Clinical Development/Medical Department, Griegstrasse 75, Haus 25, 22763, Hamburg, Germany. hendrik.wolf@alk.net.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6479-2893
Jörg SchnitkerInstitut für angewandte Statistik Dr. Jörg Schnitker GmbH, 33602, Bielefeld, Germany.
Eike WüstenbergALK-Abelló Arzneimittel GmbH, Clinical Development/Medical Department, Griegstrasse 75, Haus 25, 22763, Hamburg, Germany.
ALK-Abelló (Germany) · DEHNO-Praxis · DEInstitut für Angewandte Statistik · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFor causal treatment by allergy immunotherapy (AIT) a single or few allergen products for the clinically most relevant allergens are applied to treat multiple allergies, but few data on the tolerability of multiple AIT applications are available.

objectiveThe aim of our study was to investigate safety and tolerability in patients treated by subcutaneous immunotherapy (SCIT) and concomitant SCIT or sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) products.

methodsIn a non-interventional, observational study in Germany treatment of patients with a primary SCIT and concomitant AIT (SCIT or SLIT) was documented during the first 4 months of treatment. Adverse events (AEs) were recorded by the physicians and by patients in diaries, and coded using the Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities (MedDRA).

resultsThree hundred and seven patients were treated with the primary SCIT by 79 allergists, and 271 received a concomitant AIT. AEs were reported in 92 (33.9%) patients and adverse drug reactions (ADRs) in 63 (23.2%) patients related to the primary SCIT and in 69 (25.5%) to the concomitant AIT; six (2.2%) patients discontinued due to ADRs. ADRs were mild or moderate in 40 (14.8%) patients, severe in 23 (8.5%), and serious in one patient. The most frequent reactions were local swelling and pruritus. Overall tolerability was assessed as 'good' or 'very good' by 95.6% of patients and 96.7% of physicians.

conclusionsCompared with data from a large previous study no increase in the frequency of ADRs in real life or change in the tolerability profile was observed for SCIT with concomitant SCIT or SLIT.

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PMID28070824
PMCPMC5332307
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