The effectiveness of pollen allergen immunotherapy on allergic rhinitis over 18 years: A national cohort study in Denmark
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Background: Because long-term effectiveness of pollen allergen immune therapy (AIT) for allergic rhinitis (AR) is not well-described, we studied effectiveness over 18 years in Denmark. Methods: A register-based cohort study using data on filled prescriptions, 1995–2016, Denmark. In a cohort of 1.1 million intranasal corticosteroid inhaler users (proxy for AR), we matched users treated with grass, birch or mugwort AIT 1:2 with non-treated users on baseline year and 24 characteristics in the 3 years prior to baseline. The primary outcome was the odds ratio (OR) of using anti-allergic nasal inhaler during the pollen season in the treated versus non-treated group by years since baseline. Results: Among 7760 AR patients treated with pollen AIT, the OR of using nasal inhaler 0–5 years after baseline was reduced when compared with 15,520 non-treated AR individuals (0–2 years, OR 0.84 (0.81–0.88); 3–5 years, OR 0.88 (0.84–0.92)), but was close to unity or higher thereafter (6–9 years, OR 1.03 (0.97–1.08); 10–18 years, OR 1.18 (1.11–1.26)). In post hoc analyses, results were more consistent for those who already had 3 of 3 baseline years of use, and in patients using nasal inhaler in the latest pollen season (0–2 years, OR 0.76 (0.72–0.79); 3–5 years OR 0.86 (0.81–0.93); 6–9 years, OR 0.94 (0.87–1.02); 10–18 years, OR 0.94 (0.86–1.04)) as opposed to no such use. Conclusions: Patients treated with pollen AIT in routine care to a higher degree stopped using anti-allergic nasal inhaler 0–5 years after starting the standard 3 years of therapy, and not beyond 5 years. Post hoc analyses suggested effectiveness was more consistent among patients with persistent AR.
Original language | English |
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Journal | Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology |
Volume | 79 |
Issue number | 4 |
Pages (from-to) | 1028-1041 |
Number of pages | 14 |
ISSN | 0105-4538 |
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Publication status | Published - 2024 |
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© 2024 The Authors. Allergy published by European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology and John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
- allergic rhinitis, anti-allergic medication, epidemiology, grass pollen, immunotherapy, nasal corticosteroids, observational study
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