‘Modified rush’ immunotherapy delivers good results
REPORTING FROM AAAAI/WAO JOINT CONGRESS
ORLANDO – Patients with allergic rhinitis undergoing allergen immunotherapy achieved the goal of their monthly maintenance dose at a 20% higher rate when they underwent went a “modified rush” protocol, compared with those who received the therapy with the much slower conventional approach.
The findings offer proof that the faster approach is safe, more effective, and should be more widely used even though many allergists continue to be hesitant to do so, according to Christine Schafer, MD, clinical assistant professor at Michigan State University, East Lansing and a private practice allergist in Grand Rapids, Mich.
“The beauty of it is you’ve consolidated 3 months into a day,” said Dr. Schafer, who added that patients also feel better faster. “They don’t have to have this going every week for 3 months not feeling any better.”
