title: The relationship between allergen immunotherapy and omalizumab for treating asthma.
abstract: Allergen-specific immunotherapy (AIT) is considered the only treatment capable of modifying the natural history of allergic respiratory disorders. The possible adverse events related to AIT have, until now, limited its use to mild and controlled asthma. The pre-administration or concomitant treatment of AIT and omalizumab (an anti-IgE humanized antibody), recommended for the treatment of severe allergic asthma, could be useful in reducing the adverse events due to AIT and to allow its use in patients with more severe or uncontrolled asthma. AIT/omalizumab combination has been explored in a few trials on asthma patients and also in other allergic disorders, such as rhinitis, hymenoptera systemic reaction and food allergy with significant results. We are at the beginning a new era where phenotype/endotype-based treatment will be associated with drug mass therapy and/or nonpharmacological phenotype/endotype-driven treatment to optimize disease control and/or to make the use of other treatments safer.
authors.affiliation: Allergy and Respiratory Diseases Clinic - DIMI - University of Genoa, IRCCS AOU San Martino-IST, Genoa, Italy.
authors.forename: Fulvio
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Braido
authors.forename: Angelo
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Corsico
authors.forename: Anthi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rogkakou
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ronzoni
authors.forename: Ilaria
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Baiardini
authors.forename: Giorgio Walter
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Canonica
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001249:Asthma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000628:therapy*; D003888:Desensitization, Immunologic / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007073:Immunoglobulin E / Q000276:immunology*; D000069444:Omalizumab / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D018927:Anti-Asthmatic Agents; D000069444:Omalizumab; D007073:Immunoglobulin E
keywords: IgE; asthma; omalizumab; outcomes; specific immunotherapy