NICE backs Palforzia for the treatment of peanut allergy in children

23 December 2021

USA-based biotech Aimmune Therapeutics, which is now fully owned by Swiss foods giant Nestle (NESN: VX), today announced that the UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended Palforzia [defatted powder of Arachis hypogaea L, semen (peanuts)] or use within the National Health Service (NHS) for the treatment of peanut allergy in patients aged four to 17.

Highlights:

The recommendation was based on resultsfrom the PALISADE, ARTEMIS and the ARC004/PALISADE follow-on clinical studies;
The studies met primary, secondary and safety endpoints for patients aged four to 17 and demonstrated that patients treated with Palforzia experienced desensitization to peanut with an anticipated and manageable safety profile;
Palforzia is indicated in patients aged four to 17 years with a confirmed diagnosis of peanut allergy in conjunction with a peanut-avoidant diet and may be continued in patients 18 years of age and older;
Palforzia is the first peanut allergy treatment licensed and available to patients living in England; and
Peanut allergy affects between 0.5%-2.5% of children in the UK

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