๐ฌIn plain words
What the trial is, and whether it could suit you
This research is being conducted to assess the safety and effectiveness of increased dosing of Omalizumab for food allergies.
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๐ Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria:
* A positive prick skin test (PST) with a wheal โฅ 6 mm to at least two of the relevant foods (peanut, cashew, walnut, egg, or milk)
* Positive food specific IgE (โฅ2.0 kUA/L) to at least two of the relevant foods
* A positive history of clinical reaction to at least one of the qualifying foods other than the challenge-qualifying food
(If meeting above criteria):
* Positive oral food challenge (OFC) to one of the potentially qualifying foods at a cumulative dose of โค144 mg (maximum tolerated dose โค30 mg)
Exclusion Criteria:
* Weight \>80 kg at time of screening
* Clinically significant laboratory abnormalities at screening.
* Sensitivity or suspected/known allergy to any ingredients (including excipients) of omalizumab.
* Poorly controlled or severe asthma/wheezing at screening
* History of severe anaphylaxis to participant-specific foods that will be used in this study, defined as neurological compromise, PICU admission f for continuous epinephrine for hypotension or severe respiratory compromise requiring intubation.
* Treatment with a burst of oral, intramuscular (IM), or intravenous (IV) steroids of more than two days for an indication other than asthma/wheezing within 30 days of screening.
* Currently receiving oral, IM, or IV corticosteroids, tricyclic antidepressants, or ฮฒ-blockers.
* Past or current history of eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease within three years of screening.
* Past or current history of cancer, or currently being investigated for possible cancer.
* Past or current history of any food immunotherapy (e.g., OIT, SLIT, EPIT) within 6 months of screening.
* Treatment with monoclonal antibody therapy, or other immunomodulatory therapy within 6 months of screening.
* Inability to discontinue antihistamines for minimum wash-out periods required for SPTs or OFCs.
* Pregnant or breastfeeding or intending to become pregnant during the study.
* Evidence of clinically significant chronic disease.