Clinical Predictors for Favorable Outcomes in an Oral Immunotherapy Program for IgE-Mediated Cow’s Milk Allergy

MB Levy, A Elizur, MR Goldberg, L Nachshon, Y Katz. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2014;112(1):58–63.e1 The goal of this study was to assess the safety and efficacy of milk oral immunotherapy (OIT) in milk-allergic children and adults, including high-risk patients. The study included 280 Israeli patients, ages 4 to 27 years (median age: 7.5 years), with persistent cow’s milk allergy as defined by positive results on skin prick test and/or specific-serum IgE, positive oral food challenge, or history of clinical reaction with accidental exposure in the last 12 months. High-risk patients, including those with a history of anaphylaxis (as defined by involvement of at least …