Similar Efficacy with Omalizumab in Chronic Idiopathic/Spontaneous Urticaria Despite Different Background Therapy Thomas B. Casale, MD, Jonathan A. Bernstein, MD, Marcus Maurer, MD, Sarbjit S. Saini, MD, Benjamin Trzaskoma, MS, Hubert Chen, MD, Clive E. Grattan, MA, MD, FRCP, Ana Gimenéz-Arnau, MD, PhD, Allen P. Kaplan, MD, Karin Rosén, MD, PhD The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice Volume 3, Issue 5, Pages 743-750.e1 (September 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.jaip.2015.04.015 Copyright © 2015 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Study designs. CIU, Chronic idiopathic urticaria; CSU, chronic spontaneous urticaria; LTRA, leukotriene receptor antagonist. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice 2015 3, 743-750.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jaip.2015.04.015) Copyright © 2015 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Proportion of responders by treatment group. *P < .0001. †P = .002. UAS7, urticaria activity score over 7 d. Results for the GLACIAL study from Kaplan et al.11 The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice 2015 3, 743-750.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jaip.2015.04.015) Copyright © 2015 The Authors Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Percent reductions in key endpoints from baseline to week 12. *P < .0001. †P = .034. DLQI, Dermatology Life Quality Index; ISS, itch severity score; UAS7, urticaria activity score over 7 d. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice 2015 3, 743-750.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jaip.2015.04.015) Copyright © 2015 The Authors Terms and Conditions