title: Perspectives on allergen-specific immunotherapy in childhood: an EAACI position statement.
abstract: This article is the result of consensus reached by a working group of clinical experts in paediatric allergology as well as representatives from an ethical committee and the European Medicine Agency (EMA). The manuscript covers clinical, scientific, regulatory and ethical perspectives on allergen-specific immunotherapy in childhood. Unmet needs are identified. To fill the gaps and to bridge the different points of view, recommendations are made to researchers, to scientific and patient organizations and to regulators and ethical committees. Working together for the benefit of the community is essential. The European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI) serves as the platform of such cooperation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Allergy and Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, Imperial College, London, UK. m.calderon@imperial.ac.uk
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Calderon
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gerth van Wijk
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Eichler
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Matricardi
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Varga
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Kopp
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Eng
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Niggemann
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nieto
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Valovirta
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Eigenmann
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pajno
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bufe
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Halken
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Beyer
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Wahn
mesh_terms: D001249:Asthma / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D003888:Desensitization, Immunologic / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends*; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy