Immunotherapy Studies at Lurie Children's Hospital

The Food Allergy Research Team at Lurie is the leading clinical trials team in the Chicagoland area participating in multiple Immunotherapy studies for wheat, peanut, milk, multiple foods and other approaches. The purpose of Immunotherapy studies is to learn whether or not it can lessen the body’s sensitivity or response to an allergen, resulting in less severe or no allergic reactions. They are currently participating in DBV Technologies Epicutaneous (on the skin – via a patch) Immunotherapy studies. They are also participating in Aimmune Therapeutics Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) studies. Studies for Aimmune require ingestion of an allergen (peanut) in small doses that gradually increase over time. The Food Allergy Research Team is excited about the promising results presented for both OIT and Patch studies that are anticipated to be submitted to the FDA for approval later this year. The research team welcomes peoples’ interest in learning about future studies at Lurie Children’s.

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