Background-Open-label oral immunotherapy (OIT) protocols have been used to treat small numbers of patients with peanut allergy. Peanut OIT has not been evaluated in double-blind, placebo-controlled trials.
BACKGROUNDPeanut allergy, for which there are no approved treatment options, affects patients who are at risk for unpredictable and occasionally life-threatening allergic reactions.
METHODS
Randomization and BlindingEligible participants were randomly assigned, in a 3:1 ratio, to receive either AR101, a peanut-derived pharmaceutical product that was manufactured
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