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ReviewAsia Pacific allergy2018

Novel strategies in immunotherapy for allergic diseases.

Mohana Rajakulendran, Elizabeth Huiwen Tham, Jian Yi Soh, H P Van Bever

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Review in Asia Pacific allergy, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
9citing papers in PubMed
2.8field-weighted citation impact, top 10% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

9 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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  8. Spring and allergy.Asia Pacific allergy · 2018
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  9. Familial Success in Allergen Desensitization.Allergy & rhinology (Providence, R.I.)
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Mohana RajakulendranKhoo Teck Puat - National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Health System, Singapore 119229.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7315-6709
Elizabeth Huiwen ThamKhoo Teck Puat - National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Health System, Singapore 119229.
Jian Yi SohKhoo Teck Puat - National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Health System, Singapore 119229.
H P Van BeverKhoo Teck Puat - National University Children's Medical Institute, National University Health System, Singapore 119229.
National University Health System · SG

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Conventional immunotherapy (IT) for optimal control of respiratory and food allergies has been fraught with concerns of efficacy, safety, and tolerability. The development of adjuvants to conventional IT has potentially increased the effectiveness and safety of allergen IT, which may translate into improved clinical outcomes and sustained unresponsiveness even after cessation of therapy. Novel strategies incorporating the successful use of adjuvants such as allergoids, immunostimulatory DNA sequences, monoclonal antibodies, carriers, recombinant proteins, and probiotics have now been described in clinical and murine studies. Future approaches may include fungal compounds, parasitic molecules, vitamin D, and traditional Chinese herbs. More robust comparative clinical trials are needed to evaluate the safety, clinical efficacy, and cost effectiveness of various adjuvants in order to determine ideal candidates in disease-specific and allergen-specific models. Other suggested approaches to further optimize outcomes of IT include early introduction of IT during an optimal window period. Alternative routes of administration of IT to optimize delivery and yet minimize potential side effects require further evaluation for safety and efficacy before they can be recommended.

Indexed as

AllergoidAllergy immunologyImmunologic stimulationImmunotherapyMonoclonal antibodyProbiotics

Identifiers

PMID29732290
PMCPMC5931921
OpenAlexW2797550553

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