The purpose of this study is to determine whether the addition of anti-IgE treatment will make peanut oral immunotherapy safer, more tolerable, and more effective in treating peanut allergy.
The goal of this proposal is to produce a new treatment that would benefit subjects who have peanut allergy by lowering the risk of anaphylactic reactions (desensitization), and changing the peanut-specific immune response in subjects who have peanut allergy (tolerance). This project is designed to study if peanut oral immunotherapy (OIT) will desensitize subjects with peanut hypersensitivity by regulating their oral and systemic immune reactivity and cause long-term tolerance. This study will augment other ongoing studies by looking at whether anti-IgE therapy can reduce side effects and allow for an accelerated build up phase. Peanut allergic patients greater than 12 years old will undergo omalizumab (anti-IgE) treatment for 4 months prior to peanut OIT, and they will continue omalizumab until one month after maintenance therapy. Each subject will have an initial desensitization phase over 2 days to a goal of 950 mg of peanut powder followed by a build up phase over 4 months to goal maintenance dose of 8000 mg peanut powder. They will be randomized to continue maintenance for 12 or 24 months. They will then have an oral food challenge (OFC) immediately after stopping peanut OIT to test for desensitization. Four weeks later, off OIT, another food challenge will be done to assess tolerance. Outcome variables of interest include results of the OFCs, pre and post skin tests, CAP-FEIA values and basophil studies. These results will be compared between the starting point and the patient at the end of the study using appropriate statistical analysis.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
13
Peanut flour taken by mouth, given every day. Dose ranges from 0.2mg of peanut flour to 8000mg of peanut flour during the maintenance phase.
Omalizumab (anti-IgE) will be given for 4 months prior to starting oral immunotherapy. The medication is given as a subcutaneous injection with dose based on total IgE levels and weight at the beginning of the study. This medication is given for a total of 10 months.
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States
The Percentage of Subjects Who Pass the 20gm Peanut Flour (~50% Peanut Protein) Oral Food Challenge 2-4 Weeks After Discontinuing Peanut OIT Therapy
The primary efficacy outcome of the study is to evaluate whether the addition of anti-IgE therapy using Xolair to peanut oral immunotherapy is able to induce clinical tolerance as measured by passing an oral food challenge to 20 grams of peanut flour, 2-4 weeks after discontinuing peanut OIT therapy
Time frame: approximately 24 or 36 months
The Percentage of Subjects Who Tolerate the Initial Desensitization Day(s) to 950mg of Peanut Flour.
A secondary efficacy outcome of the study is to evaluate whether the addition of anti-IgE therapy using Xolair to a peanut oral immunotherapy protocol allows for a higher amount of peanut tolerated after the rush desensitization phase, thereby reducing the duration of buildup phase and achieving maintenance dosing more rapidly
Time frame: 4 months
The Percentage of Subjects Who Pass the 20gm Peanut Flour (~50% Peanut Protein) Oral Food Challenge Following the Desensitization Phase of the Study
A secondary efficacy outcome of the study is to evaluate whether the addition of anti-IgE therapy using Xolair to peanut oral immunotherapy is able to induce clinical desensitization as measured by passing an oral food challenge to 20 grams of peanut flour on the final day of peanut OIT dosing.
Time frame: approximately 24 or 36 months
Incidence of All Serious Adverse Events During the Study
A secondary safety outcome of the study is to determine the frequency of SAEs during oral immunotherapy in order to assess whether the addition of anti-IgE therapy using Xolair to peanut oral immunotherapy can reduce the number of SAEs that occur during oral immunotherapy when compared to previously published results
Time frame: approximately 24 or 36 months
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Incidence of Side Effects During Initial Escalation and Build up Phase of Peanut Oral Immunotherapy
The primary safety outcome of the study is to determine the frequency of side effects during oral immunotherapy in order to assess whether the addition of anti-IgE therapy using Xolair to peanut oral immunotherapy can reduce the number of allergic symptoms that occur during oral immunotherapy when compared to previously published results
Time frame: approximately 24 or 36 months