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Trial reportThe Journal of allergy and clinical immunology2024

Desensitization and remission after peanut sublingual immunotherapy in 1- to 4-year-old peanut-allergic children: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial.

Edwin H Kim, J Andrew Bird, Corinne A Keet, Yamini V Virkud, Lauren Herlihy, Ping Ye, Johanna M Smeekens, Rishu Guo, Xiaohong Yue, Anusha Penumarti and 4 more

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Trial report in The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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30citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
17.4field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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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

30 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 72 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. Guideline
  3. Pooled it
  4. Dosing Reactions and Missed Doses Affect Peanut Oral Immunotherapy Outcomes.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice · 2026
    Trial
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  6. Active Paediatric Food-Allergy Interventions Pursue Distinct Clinical Goals: A Brief, Goal-Directed Synthesis.Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2026
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  10. Efficacy and safety of Sublingual immunotherapy for allergic rhinitis: an overview of systematic reviews and meta analyses.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
    Review
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  12. Wheat allergy, a new and emerging threat of food allergy for children.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2026
    Review
  13. Review
  14. Eating away at food allergy.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2025
    Review
  15. Observational
  16. Immunotherapy in Peanut Allergy: The Present and the Future.Allergy, asthma & immunology research · 2025
    Article
  17. Review
  18. Food oral immunotherapy.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2025
    Review
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Edwin H KimDepartment of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC. Electronic address: edwinkim@email.unc.edu.
J Andrew BirdDepartment of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Tex.
Corinne A KeetDepartment of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC.
Yamini V VirkudDepartment of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC.
Lauren HerlihyDepartment of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC.
Ping YeDepartment of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC.
Johanna M SmeekensDepartment of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC.
Rishu GuoDepartment of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC.
Xiaohong YueDepartment of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC.
Anusha PenumartiDepartment of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC.
Bahjat QaqishDepartment of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
Quefeng LiDepartment of Biostatistics, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
Michael D KulisDepartment of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC.
A Wesley BurksDepartment of Pediatrics, University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · USThe University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · US

Funding

Re-Entry Supplement: Investigation of Oral Microbial Enzymes for the Detection and Treatment of Periodontal DiseaseUL1TR002489 · NCATS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BUSE, JOHN BERNARD, SHAHEEN, NICHOLAS J · 2018 to 2022
$48.6M
North Carolina Translational and Clinical Sciences Institute (NC TraCS)UM1TR004406 · NCATS · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI NICHOLAS J SHAHEEN · 2023 to 2026
$37.5M
RESEARCH TRAINING IN ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGYT32AI007062 · NIAID · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI David B. Peden, John W. Sleasman · 1985 to 2026
$6.1M
Sublingual Immunotherapy for Peanut AllergyR01AT004435 · NCCIH · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI BURKS, A. WESLEY · 2008 to 2018
$3.6M
Endophenotypes of food allergy in response to oral immunotherapyK23AI130408 · NIAID · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI VIRKUD, YAMINI V · 2018 to 2022
$1.0M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002489NCATS NIH HHS UM1 TR004406NCCIH NIH HHS R01 AT004435NIAID NIH HHS K23 AI130408NIAID NIH HHS T32 AI007062
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrior studies of peanut sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) have suggested a potential advantage with younger age at treatment initiation.

objectiveWe studied the safety and efficacy of SLIT for peanut allergy in 1- to 4-year-old children.

methodsPeanut-allergic 1- to 4-year-old children were randomized to receive 4 mg peanut SLIT versus placebo. Desensitization was assessed by double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge (DBPCFC) after 36 months of treatment. Participants desensitized to at least 443 mg peanut protein discontinued therapy for 3 months and then underwent DBPCFC to assess for remission. Biomarkers were measured at baseline and longitudinally during treatment.

resultsFifty participants (25 peanut SLIT, 25 placebo) with a median age of 2.4 years were enrolled across 2 sites. The primary end point of desensitization was met with actively treated versus placebo participants having a significantly greater median cumulative tolerated dose (4443 mg vs 143 mg), higher likelihood of passing the month 36 DBPCFC (60% vs 0), and higher likelihood of demonstrating remission (48% vs 0). The highest rate of desensitization and remission was seen in 1- to 2-year-olds, followed by 2- to 3-year-olds and 3- to 4-year-olds. Longitudinal changes in peanut skin prick testing, peanut-specific IgG

conclusionPeanut SLIT safely induces desensitization and remission in 1- to 4-year-old children, with improved outcomes seen with younger age at initiation.

Indexed as

Peanut HypersensitivitySublingual ImmunotherapyAdministration, OralAdministration, SublingualAllergensArachisChild, PreschoolDesensitization, ImmunologicDouble-Blind MethodHumansImmunoglobulin GInfantAllergensImmunoglobulin Gdesensitizationfood allergyfood immunotherapyPeanut allergyremissionSLITsublingual immunotherapy

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PMID37815782
PMCPMC10872748
OpenAlexW4387472262

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