Any thoughts on whether oral immunotherapy versus Xolair would provide a better chance of outgrowing a food allergy?
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Allergy & Immunology · Columbia University Medical Center
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Because oral immunotherapy is only approved for peanut, the response to this question will be limited to peanut allergy. Any discussion about outgrowing peanut allergy should mention the natural course of peanut allergy. Although some studies suggested that peanut allergy was persistent, subsequent ...
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Allergy & Immunology · Fairfield County Allergy Asthma And Immunology Associates Pc
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The original response to the inquiry was posted nearly two years ago. Since then, Palforzia has been discontinued. So, technically there are currently no foods FDA approved for OIT. Nonetheless, OIT for PN (and other foods) continues. Lot-to-lot variation in components and product-to-product variati...
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