Janice Canvin

TL;DR: Omalizumab diminished clinical symptoms and signs of chronic idiopathic urticaria in patients who had remained symptomatic despite the use of approved doses of H-antihistamine therapy (licensed doses).

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the safety and efficacy of 24 weeks of treatment with omalizumab in patients with persistent chronic idiopathic urticaria/chronic spontaneous urticria (CIU/CSU) despite treatment with H 1 -antihistamines at up to 4 times the approved dose plus H 2 -antiHistamines, leukotriene receptor antagonists, or both.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the safety and efficacy of 24 weeks of treatment with omalizumab in patients with persistent chronic idiopathic urticaria/chronic spontaneous urticria (CIU/CSU) despite treatment with H1-antihistamines, leukotriene receptor antagonists, or both.

TL;DR: Omalizumab 300 mg administered subcutaneously every 4 weeks reduced weekly ISS and other symptom scores versus placebo in CIU/CSU patients who remained symptomatic despite treatment with approved doses of H1 antihistamines.

TL;DR: Results from recent pooled data from randomized clinical trials and from a large prospective cohort study provide reassurance about the long-term safety of omalizumab.