Margitta Worm, Timothy Higenbottam, Oliver Pfaar, Ralph Mösges, Werner Aberer, Kulasiri Gunawardena, Dorothea Wessiepe, Denise Lee, Matthias F. Kramer, Murray Skinner, Bev Lees, Stefan Zielen
- Background: The Birch Allergoid, Tyrosine Adsorbate, Monophosphoryl Lipid A (POLLINEX® Quattro Plus 1.0 ml Birch 100%) is an effective, well‐tolerated short course subcutaneous immunotherapy. We performed 2 phase II studies to determine its optimal cumulative dose.
Methods: The studies were conducted in Germany, Austria and Poland (EudraCT numbers: 2012‐004336‐28 PQBirch203 and 2015‐000984‐15 PQBirch204) using a wide range of cumulative doses. In both studies, subjects were administered 6 therapy injections weekly outside the pollen season. Conjunctival Provocation Tests were performed at screening, baseline and 3‐4 weeks after completing treatment, to quantify the reduction in Total Symptom Scores (as the primary endpoint) with each cumulative dose. Multiple Comparison Procedure and Modeling analysis was used to test for the dose response, shape of the curve and estimation of the median effective dose (ED50), a measure of potency.
Results: Statistically significant dose responses (P < .01 & .001) were seen, respectively. The highest cumulative dose in PQBirch204 (27 300 standardized units [SU]) approached a plateau. Potency of the PQBirch was demonstrated by an ED50 2723 SU, just over half the current dose. Prevalence of treatment‐emergent adverse events was similar for active doses, most being short‐lived and mild. Compliance was over 85% in all groups.
Conclusion: Increasing the cumulative dose of PQBirch 5.5‐fold from 5100 to 27 300 SU achieved an absolute point difference from placebo of 1.91, a relative difference 32.3% and an increase in efficacy of 50%, without compromising safety. The cumulative dose response was confirmed to be curvilinear in shape.
MetadatenAuthor: | Margitta WormORCiDGND, Timothy HigenbottamORCiD, Oliver PfaarORCiDGND, Ralph MösgesORCiDGND, Werner Aberer, Kulasiri Gunawardena, Dorothea Wessiepe, Denise Lee, Matthias F. Kramer, Murray SkinnerORCiD, Bev Lees, Stefan ZielenORCiDGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-508591 |
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DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1111/all.13478 |
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ISSN: | 1398-9995 |
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ISSN: | 0105-4538 |
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Pubmed Id: | https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29779247 |
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Parent Title (English): | Allergy |
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Publisher: | Blackwell Munksgaard |
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Place of publication: | Oxford |
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Document Type: | Article |
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Language: | English |
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Year of Completion: | 2018 |
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Date of first Publication: | 2018/05/19 |
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Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
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Release Date: | 2019/09/02 |
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Tag: | allergen immunotherapy; birch pollen allergoid; cumulative dose; dose response curve |
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Volume: | 73 |
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Issue: | 9 |
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Page Number: | 11 |
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First Page: | 1812 |
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Last Page: | 1822 |
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Note: | © 2018 The Authors. Allergy Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution‐NonCommercial‐NoDerivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is non‐commercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. |
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HeBIS-PPN: | 453725406 |
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Institutes: | Medizin / Medizin |
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Dewey Decimal Classification: | 6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
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Sammlungen: | Universitätspublikationen |
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Licence (German): | Creative Commons - Namensnennung-Nicht kommerziell - Keine Bearbeitung 4.0 |
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