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ArticleClinical and translational allergy2025

Patients with detectable KIT p.D816V in peripheral blood are at high risk for adverse systemic events during venom immunotherapy and treatment failure.

Ajda Demšar Luzar, Jakob Otorepec, Mitja Košnik, Peter Kopač, Julij Šelb, Peter Korošec, Matija Rijavec

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Ajda Demšar LuzarUniversity Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases Golnik, Golnik, Slovenia.
Jakob OtorepecFaculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
Mitja KošnikUniversity Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases Golnik, Golnik, Slovenia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4701-7374
Peter KopačUniversity Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases Golnik, Golnik, Slovenia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7261-6689
Julij ŠelbUniversity Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases Golnik, Golnik, Slovenia.
Peter KorošecUniversity Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases Golnik, Golnik, Slovenia.
Matija RijavecUniversity Clinic of Respiratory and Allergic Diseases Golnik, Golnik, Slovenia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2596-4952

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Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS 53537Javna Agencija za Raziskovalno Dejavnost RS P3-0360
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backgroundRecent studies have highlighted the importance of routine screening for the somatic missense KIT p.D816V variant in peripheral blood leukocytes (PBL), and its association with severe sting anaphylaxis. Our study aimed to evaluate the clinical relevance of KIT p.D816V detected in PBL on systemic adverse events (SAEs) and the efficacy of venom immunotherapy (VIT).

methodsThis retrospective study included 839 patients receiving VIT. The KIT p.D816V variant was assayed with a highly sensitive, allele-specific, quantitative PCR.

resultsKIT p.D816V was detected in the PBL of 125 (15%) of 839 VIT patients. The majority (70%, 88/125) of these individuals had normal BST levels. Notably, half of the KIT-positive patients receiving honeybee venom immunotherapy had SAEs during treatment (48%, 18/37; p = 0.0136), and the KIT p.D816V allele burden was higher than 0.01% in the majority of those patients (61%, 11/18). Furthermore, a significant difference was observed between KIT-positive and KIT-negative patients treated with VIT in the past and who experienced a recurrent reaction to a sting after treatment termination (VIT failure). KIT-positive patients with VIT failure had a higher allele burden than those with successful VIT (80% vs. 40% with a KIT p.D816V higher than 0.01%; p = 0.0019). KIT p.D816V was a predictor of SAEs during honeybee VIT (univariate; OR = 2.43, p = 0.012/multivariate; OR = 2.26, p = 0.033) and a strong predictor of VIT failure in patients treated with wasp venom (univariate; OR = 4.1, p = 0.002/multivariate; OR = 3.54, p = 0.008).

conclusionOur study revealed the high clinical relevance of KIT p.D816V detected in PBL. KIT p.D816V was a significant predictor of SAEs during honeybee VIT and a significant predictor of VIT failure after completing wasp VIT.

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clonal mast cell diseaseHymenoptera venom allergyKIT p.D816V variantperipheral blood leukocytesvenom immunotherapy

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