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ArticleThe journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice2024

The Role of Biologics in the Treatment of Food Allergy.

Sayantani B Sindher, Alessandro Fiocchi, Torsten Zuberbier, Stefania Arasi, Robert A Wood, R Sharon Chinthrajah

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Article in The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 29 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
  2. CaClinical and experimental pharmacology & physiology · 2026
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  8. Community and academic allergists' perspectives on integrating biologics into food allergy care: A qualitative study.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Sayantani B SindherSean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
Alessandro FiocchiAllergy Unit - Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Torsten ZuberbierFraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Allergology and Immunology, Berlin, Germany; Institute of Allergology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
Stefania ArasiAllergy Unit - Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Robert A WoodDepartment of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md.
R Sharon ChinthrajahSean N. Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Research at Stanford University, Stanford, Calif. Electronic address: schinths@stanford.edu.
Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital · ITStanford University · USHumboldt-Universität zu Berlin · DEJohns Hopkins University · US

Funding

Tracking allergen specific T cells in multi-food allergyU19AI104209 · NIAID · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI GALLI, STEPHEN JOSEPH · 2013 to 2025
$17.3M
Evaluating the role of allergen dose and duration in the safety and efficacy of multi-allergen oral immunotherapy with OmalizumabUM1AI130839 · NIAID · STANFORD UNIVERSITY · PI CHINTHRAJAH, R. SHARON · 2017 to 2023
$1.6M
NIAID NIH HHS U19 AI104209NIAID NIH HHS UM1 AI130839
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The landscape of food allergy (FA) treatment is poised for a paradigm shift with the emergence of biologic therapies. The Food and Drug Administration approval of a standardized peanut powder for oral immunotherapy in 2020 marked a milestone, signaling a departure from allergen avoidance toward proactive treatment strategies. Although oral immunotherapy has been proven effective in desensitizing patients to specific allergens, there are several limitations such as lacking standardization, a long-time commitment to achieve maintenance, and adverse events. Biologics, including omalizumab, dupilumab, and antialarmins, have shown promise in treating various allergic diseases, including FA. These biologics target the underlying immunologic pathways driving allergic reactions, offering an antigen-agnostic approach. Omalizumab (anti-IgE) has been the most studied biologic in this space and can be used both as an adjunct therapy with oral immunotherapy and as monotherapy. Dupilumab targeting IL-4 and IL-13 also shows promise as an adjunct therapy. The emergence of antialarmins further broadens the spectrum of FA treatment possibilities. Biologics represent a transformative approach to FA treatment, directly addressing the underlying mechanisms. Future research should focus on patient selection criteria, personalized biomarker panels, optimal timing of intervention, and treatment durations.

Indexed as

Biological ProductsFood HypersensitivityAdministration, OralAllergensDesensitization, ImmunologicFoodHumansOmalizumabAllergensBiological ProductsOmalizumabBiologicsDupilumabFood allergy treatmentOmalizumabOral immunotherapy (OIT)

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PMID38013157
PMCPMC11104487
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