tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2057269305378114997.post4321526811292571761..comments2024-03-11T05:44:12.149-04:00Comments on <center>Allergy Notes</center>: Experts: Oral immunotherapy (OIT) for food allergy is not ready for prime timeUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2057269305378114997.post-79357602348156553662013-06-11T23:35:50.897-04:002013-06-11T23:35:50.897-04:00There have been ZERO deaths from OIT in studies an...There have been ZERO deaths from OIT in studies and/or in private offices. The death you are referring to was by INJECTION--NOT oral ingestion. At National Jewish, an adult patient who had been on placebo accidentally received an injection of the actual peanut protein and they were unable to control the reaction. The study was halted. It was an attempt at desensitization but via injection, NOT OIT.<br /><br />Thank goodness several researchers have come out of the studies and joined other private allergist in the quest to help the food allergic community. The rate of reaction portrayed in this article is due to the study protocol of attempting to rush the patients to 50mgs. or more of peanut protein. Private OIT board-certified allergists would never attempt to go so high--usually starting at 1/1000ths of a peanut and stopping at 3mgs. the first day. What is terrifying is that some studies are attempting to "rush" the patients even higher than 50mgs. the first day--using Xolair to rush them to 1000mgs. the first day.<br /><br />So when we are stating usage of epi and what sorts of reactions the patients experienced, it would be professionally responsible to provide other details as well. <br /><br />I am grateful for the studies but would never be comfortable giving my child a food challenge to prove his allergy before participating in a study. He experience three severe reactions which is why we wanted to prevent another, which is why we chose private OIT that was tapered to his exact medical condition and history.<br /><br />liseetsahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10254362475236294279noreply@blogger.com