[Omalizumab for the treatment of chronic urticaria: Real-life findings].

Ann Dermatol Venereol

Service de dermatologie et allergologie, hôpital Tenon, AP-HP, 4, rue de la Chine, 75020 Paris, France; Inserm U1135, Cimi-Paris, centre d'immunologie et de maladies infectieuses, 75013 Paris, France.

Published: January 2019

Objective: Assessment of the efficacy and safety of omalizumab in chronic urticaria refractory to conventional treatment (H1-antihistamines at high dosage and montelukast) in real-life practice.

Patients And Methods: A retrospective, descriptive, single-centre study was performed of the data for all patients presenting refractory chronic spontaneous urticaria or inducible urticaria and receiving omalizumab (300mg every four weeks) from November 2012 to June 2016.

Results: In all, 23 patients were included. Omalizumab led to complete or significant remission in 19 patients (83%) with chronic urticaria, with remission in 9 patients (47%) occurring within 72hours of the first injection. One patient had a partial response and 3 (13%) showed no response. Only 2 patients (9%) in complete remission stopped their treatment at 1 and 3 years. 52% of patients presented non-serious adverse events, which in one case resulted in treatment withdrawal.

Conclusion: Omalizumab exhibited good real-life efficacy in a small series of chronic urticaria patients in France.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.annder.2018.07.031DOI Listing

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