New Gene Therapy Could Retrain Immune System to ‘Forget’ Allergy
The 'memory' of an allergen could be erased using patient's own stem cells and specific genes.
New Cancer Treatment May Prove Effective Against Food Allergies
FDA approved drug reduced reactivity to airborne allergens 80-90% in a single week.
Novel Peanut Allergy Vaccine Begins Phase I Clinical Trials
Vaccine uses peptides selected from parts of the peanut protein that do not cause life-threatening anaphylactic reactions.
Aimmune Begins Patient Enrollment for Phase III Clinical Trial of Peanut Therapy
First of 440 patients enrolled in study of AR101.
Peanut Patch Phase III Enrollment Ends, Results Expected Toward End of 2017
The study received higher-than-expected patient demand.
Adult Peanut Allergy: Therapy Cleared to Begin Phase IIa Trials
Antibody targets trigger also implicated in other food allergies, atopic diseases, and asthma.
Viaskin Peanut Patch: Lasting Response After Three Years
Pediatric patients responded with a favorable safety profile and no serious adverse effects.
Food Allergy Immunotherapy Advances Presented at AAAAI Meeting
Here's a quick recap from this morning's AAAAI press release.
At Upcoming AAAAI Meeting: Promising Results for Tree Nut and Wheat Desensitization Studies
"The studies are small but they are very encouraging."
Company Seeks to Remove the Allergist from Treating Food Allergy
AllergyEasy manufactures drops used in sublingual immunotherapy, not approved by the FDA for the treatment of food allergy.
