PMID- 36529441 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20230411 LR - 20230513 IS - 2213-2201 (Electronic) VI - 11 IP - 4 DP - 2023 Apr TI - Omalizumab in IgE-Mediated Food Allergy: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PG - 1134-1146 LID - S2213-2198(22)01296-X [pii] LID - 10.1016/j.jaip.2022.11.036 [doi] AB - BACKGROUND: A growing number of studies have shown encouraging results with omalizumab (OMA) as monotherapy and as an adjunct to oral immunotherapy (OMA+OIT) in patients with single/multiple food allergies. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of OMA or OMA+OIT in patients with immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated food allergy. METHODS: An extensive literature search (inception to December 31, 2020) was performed to identify randomized, controlled, and observational studies that assessed OMA as monotherapy or OMA+OIT in patients with IgE-mediated food allergy. The outcomes were an increase in tolerated dose of foods, successful desensitization, sustained unresponsiveness, immunological biomarkers, severity of allergic reactions to food, quality of life (QoL), and safety. A P less than .05 was considered significant. RESULTS: In total, 36 studies were included. The OMA monotherapy (vs pre-OMA) significantly increased the tolerated dose of multiple foods; increased the threshold of tolerated dose for milk, egg, wheat, and baked milk; improved QoL; and reduced food-induced allergic reactions (all P < .01). The OMA+OIT significantly increased the tolerated dose of multiple foods (vs placebo and pre-OMA), desensitization (vs placebo+OIT and pre-OMA) (all P