Shooting for a faster approach to the immunotherapy target: Will cluster become conventional?

Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 177-178

  Cox, Linda S ^a  

^a Allergy and Asthma Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 63449089758     PISSN: 10811206     EISSN: 15344436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1081-1206(10)60077-4     Document Type: Editorial

References (8)

1. Freeman J. "Rush inoculation," with special reference to hay fever treatment. Lancet. 1930;1:744-747.
2. Lower T, Henry J, Mandik L, Janosky J, Friday GA Jr. Compliance with allergen immunotherapy. Ann Allergy. 1993;70:480-482.
3. Cohn JR, Pizzi A. Determinants of patient compliance with allergen immunotherapy. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1993;91:734-737.
4. Cox L. Advantages and disadvantages of accelerated immunotherapy schedules. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008;122:432-434.
5. Francis JN, James LK, Paraskevopoulos G, et al. Grass pollen immunotherapy: IL-10 induction and suppression of late responses precedes IgG4 inhibitory antibody activity. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2008; 121:1120-1125.
6. Nanda A, O'Connor M, Anand M, et al. Dose dependence and time course of the immunologic response to administration of standardized cat allergen extract. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2004;114:1339-1344.
7. Tabar AI, Echechipia S, Garcia BE, et al. Double-blind comparative study of cluster and conventional immunotherapy schedules with Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2005;116:109-118.
8. Stewart GE 2nd, Lockey RF. Systemic reactions from allergen immunotherapy. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1992;90:567-578.