Three years of specific immunotherapy may be sufficient in house dust mite respiratory allergy Ana I. Tabar, MD, PhD, Esozia Arroabarren, MD, Susana Echechipía, MD, PhD, Blanca E. García, MD, PhD, Santiago Martin, MS, María J. Alvarez-Puebla, MD, PhD Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Volume 127, Issue 1, Pages 57-63.e3 (January 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2010.10.025 Copyright © 2010 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Study design. Arrows, Randomization. Red triangle, STOP immunotherapy. T0 to T1: results published in Tabar AI, Echechipía S, García BE, Olaguibel JM, Lizaso MT, Gómez B, et al. Double-blind comparative study of cluster and conventional immunotherapy schedules with Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus. J Allergy Clin Immunol 2005;116:109-18. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2011 127, 57-63.e3DOI: (10.1016/j.jaci.2010.10.025) Copyright © 2010 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Patients’ flowchart throughout the study. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2011 127, 57-63.e3DOI: (10.1016/j.jaci.2010.10.025) Copyright © 2010 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Terms and Conditions
Fig 3 A, Rhinitis severity (global score). B, Asthma severity (global score). C, VAS score. Mean values (black line) (SEs).∗P < .001. CO, Control group. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2011 127, 57-63.e3DOI: (10.1016/j.jaci.2010.10.025) Copyright © 2010 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Terms and Conditions
Fig 4 RQLQ and AQLQ scores. A, IT5. B, IT3. C, Control group. Mean values (black line) (SEs). ∗P < .01. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2011 127, 57-63.e3DOI: (10.1016/j.jaci.2010.10.025) Copyright © 2010 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Terms and Conditions