- Four leading experts in respiratory allergy spotlight the impact of respiratory allergy in children, in an ALK-sponsored symposium at the EAACI Congress
- The growing availability of evidence-based allergy immunotherapy treatments for paediatric patients offers increased treatment options for prescribers
- ALK has enrolled more than 3,000 paediatric patients in eight Phase III clinical trials of its SLIT-tablets, as it pursues indications for children and adolescents around the world
ALK has thrown a spotlight onto paediatric respiratory allergy and the major treatment advances seen in recent years at a company-sponsored symposium at the Annual Congress of the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (EAACI), in Prague, Czechia this week.
In a session presented by four of the world’s leading experts in respiratory allergy, EAACI delegates were reminded about the often progressive, chronic nature of respiratory allergy. The experts highlighted that the disease often starts in childhood, and that children with early onset eczema are five times more likely to develop allergic rhinitis12, while allergic rhinitis in children increases the risk of developing asthma up to seven-fold 3.
The session also looked at the multiple impacts on quality of life that result from paediatric respiratory allergies. These range from impaired sleep and cognitive function to reduced academic performance and restricted ability to participate in sport and other activities.
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