Biomarker-based Cockroach Sublingual Immunotherapy Study (BioCSI)

Summary

There is currently no effective way to prevent development of allergic rhinitis (nasal allergies) and asthma and no cure. Sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT), a type of therapy in which allergens are placed under the tongue, may be a way to control and possibly prevent allergic rhinitis and asthma. However, detailed research of this approach is limited. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a sublingual cockroach extract given to adults with perennial allergic rhinitis, asthma, or both.

Timeline

Start

2009-01

Primary completion

2009-12

Completion

2009-12

Publications

• Background Ciprandi G, Contini P, Pistorio A, Murdaca G, Puppo F. Sublingual immunotherapy reduces soluble HLA-G and HLA-A,-B,-C serum levels in patients with allergic rhinitis. Int Immunopharmacol. 2009 Feb;9(2):253-7. doi: 10.1016/j.intimp.2008.11.009. Epub 2008 Dec 17.
• Background Passalacqua G, Pawankar R, Baena-Cagnani CE, Canonica GW. Sublingual immunotherapy: where do we stand? Present and future. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol. 2009 Feb;9(1):1-3. doi: 10.1097/ACI.0b013e3283196a9b. No abstract available.
• Background Rolland JM, Gardner LM, O'Hehir RE. Allergen-related approaches to immunotherapy. Pharmacol Ther. 2009 Mar;121(3):273-84. doi: 10.1016/j.pharmthera.2008.11.007. Epub 2008 Dec 7.
• Results Wood RA, Togias A, Wildfire J, Visness CM, Matsui EC, Gruchalla R, Hershey G, Liu AH, O'Connor GT, Pongracic JA, Zoratti E, Little F, Granada M, Kennedy S, Durham SR, Shamji MH, Busse WW. Development of cockroach immunotherapy by the Inner-City Asthma Consortium. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2014 Mar;133(3):846-52.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2013.08.047. Epub 2013 Nov 1.

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