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A clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health found that giving peanut...

Very young children most likely to achieve lasting protection

A clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health has found peanut oral immunotherapy in children aged 1 to 3 years with severe peanut allergy safely desensitized most children to peanuts and induced remission of peanut allergy in one-fifth. The immunotherapy consisted of a daily oral dose of peanut flour for 2.5 years. Remission was defined as being able to eat 5 g of peanut protein, without having an allergic reaction six months after completing immunotherapy. The youngest children and those who started the trial with lower levels of peanut-specific antibodies were most likely to ...

NIH trial found experimental therapy also reduced most children’s sensitivity to peanut.

The FIANNCIAL — A clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health has found that giving peanut oral immunotherapy to highly peanut-allergic children ages 1 to 3 years safely desensitized most of them to peanut and induced remission of peanut allergy in one-fifth. The immunotherapy consisted of a daily oral dose of peanut flour for 2.5 years. Remission was defined as being able to eat 5 grams of peanut protein, equivalent to 1.5 tablespoons of peanut butter, without having an allergic reaction six months after completing immunotherapy. The youngest children and those who started th...