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<strong>Immuno<strong>the</strong>rapy</strong> Efficacy<br />

• Effective treatment <strong>for</strong> allergic rhinitis<br />

– A meta-analysis of 18 studies involving 789 patients concluded that<br />

AIT is effective in <strong>the</strong> treatment of allergic rhinitis. 1<br />

• Effective treatment <strong>for</strong> asthma<br />

– Two meta-analyses of 43 prospective studies showed that AIT is<br />

effective in <strong>the</strong> treatment of allergic asthma. 2,3,4<br />

• Highly effective treatment <strong>for</strong> insect venom allergy<br />

– A meta-analysis of 9 studies indicated that a course of venom<br />

immuno<strong>the</strong>rapy (VIT) is highly effective in <strong>the</strong> management of<br />

insect sting hypersensitivity. 5,6

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