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Oral Immunotherapy for Treatment of Egg Allergy in Children

Bradley E. Chipps
- 01 Oct 2013 - 
- Vol. 132
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To determine that oral immunotherapy (OIT) to egg is safe and effective to desensitize patients and induce sustained unresponsiveness, a double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled study of 55 children, sensitive to egg, is conducted.
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AW Burks, SM Jones, RA Wood; Consortium of Food Allergy Research (CoFAR) N Engl J Med 2012;367(3):233–243 To determine that oral immunotherapy (OIT) to egg is safe and effective to desensitize patients and induce sustained unresponsiveness A double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled study of 55 children, 5 to 11 years of age, sensitive to egg, with 40 receiving OIT and 15 placebo Initial dose escalation and buildup, maintenance phases up to 2 g of egg protein (one-third egg) This was followed by an oral …

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