Effect of Varying Doses of Epicutaneous Immunotherapy vs Placebo on Reaction to Peanut Protein Exposure Among Patients With Peanut Sensitivity: A Randomized Clinical Trial

IMPORTANCE: Epicutaneous immunotherapy may have potential for treating peanut allergy but has been assessed only in preclinical and early human trials. OBJECTIVE: To determine the optimal dose, adverse events (AEs), and efficacy of a peanut patch for peanut allergy treatment. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PA...

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Published in:	JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association 2017-11, Vol.318 (18), p.1798-1809
Main Authors:	Sampson, Hugh A, Shreffler, Wayne G, Yang, William H, Sussman, Gordon L, Brown-Whitehorn, Terri F, Nadeau, Kari C, Cheema, Amarjit S, Leonard, Stephanie A, Pongracic, Jacqueline A, Sauvage-Delebarre, Christine, Assa’ad, Amal H, de Blay, Frederic, Bird, J. Andrew, Tilles, Stephen A, Boralevi, Franck, Bourrier, Thierry, Hébert, Jacques, Green, Todd D, Gerth van Wijk, Roy, Knulst, André C, Kanny, Gisèle, Schneider, Lynda C, Kowalski, Marek L, Dupont, Christophe
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Language:	eng
Subjects:	Administration, Cutaneous Adolescent Adolescents Adult Adults Age Allergens - administration & dosage Arachis - immunology Child Clinical trials Desensitization, Immunologic - methods Dose-Response Relationship, Immunologic Double-Blind Method Female Food allergies Humans Hypersensitivity Immunotherapy Male Median (statistics) Middle Aged Patients Peanut Hypersensitivity - therapy Peanuts Placebo effect Placebos Preliminary Communication Sensitivity Skin
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Summary:	IMPORTANCE: Epicutaneous immunotherapy may have potential for treating peanut allergy but has been assessed only in preclinical and early human trials. OBJECTIVE: To determine the optimal dose, adverse events (AEs), and efficacy of a peanut patch for peanut allergy treatment. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: Phase 2b double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging trial of a peanut patch in peanut-allergic patients (6-55 years) from 22 centers, with a 2-year, open-label extension (July 31, 2012-July 31, 2014; extension completed September 29, 2016). Patients (n = 221) had peanut sensitivity and positive double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenges to an eliciting dose of 300 mg or less of peanut protein. INTERVENTIONS: Randomly assigned patients (1:1:1:1) received an epicutaneous peanut patch containing 50 μg (n = 53), 100 μg (n = 56), or 250 μg (n = 56) of peanut protein or a placebo patch (n = 56). Following daily patch application for 12 months, patients underwent a double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge to establish changes in eliciting dose. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: The primary efficacy end point was percentage of treatment responders (eliciting dose: ≥10-times increase and/or reaching ≥1000 mg of peanut protein) in each group vs placebo patch after 12 months. Secondary end points included percentage of responders by age strata and treatment-emergent adverse events (TEAEs). RESULTS: Of 221 patients randomized (median age, 11 years [quartile 1, quartile 3: 8, 16]; 37.6% female), 93.7% completed the trial. A significant absolute difference in response rates was observed at month 12 between the 250-μg (n = 28; 50.0%) and placebo (n = 14; 25.0%) patches (difference, 25.0%; 95% CI, 7.7%-42.3%; P = .01). No significant difference was seen between the placebo patch vs the 100-μg patch. Because of statistical testing hierarchical rules, the 50-μg patch was not compared with placebo. Interaction by age group was only significant for the 250-μg patch (P = .04). In the 6- to 11-year stratum, the response rate difference between the 250-μg (n = 15; 53.6%) and placebo (n = 6; 19.4%) patches was 34.2% (95% CI, 11.1%-57.3%; P = .008); adolescents/adults showed no difference between the 250-μg (n = 13; 46.4%) and placebo (n = 8; 32.0%) patches: 14.4% (95% CI, −11.6% to 40.4%; P = .40). No dose-related serious AEs were observed. The percentage of patients with 1 or more TEAEs (largely local skin reactions) was similar across all groups in year 1: 50-μ
ISSN:	0098-7484 1538-3598