Omalizumab Weight-Based Dosing Efficacy Trial

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phasePhase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age1-55
SponsorMassachusetts General Hospital

About this trial

This research is being conducted to assess the safety and effectiveness of increased dosing of Omalizumab for food allergies.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

A positive prick skin test (PST) with a wheal ≥ 6 mm to at least two of the relevant foods (peanut, cashew, walnut, egg, or milk)

Positive food specific IgE (≥2.0 kUA/L) to at least two of the relevant foods

A positive history of clinical reaction to at least one of the qualifying foods other than the challenge-qualifying food

Positive oral food challenge (OFC) to one of the potentially qualifying foods at a cumulative dose of ≤144 mg (maximum tolerated dose ≤30 mg)

Disqualifiers

Weight >80 kg at time of screening

Clinically significant laboratory abnormalities at screening.

Sensitivity or suspected/known allergy to any ingredients (including excipients) of omalizumab.

Poorly controlled or severe asthma/wheezing at screening

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • 5mg/kg omalizumab injection
  • 15mg/kg omalizumab injection

Treatment groups

30 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators