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Clinical Study Using Biologics to Improve Multi OIT Outcomes (COMBINE)

Phase 2 Randomized Controlled Trial Using Biologics to Improve Multi OIT Outcomes

Status
Completed
Phases
Phase 2
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT03679676
Enrollment
130
Registered
2018-09-20
Start date
2020-02-05
Completion date
2025-05-02
Last updated
2026-05-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Food Allergy, Hypersensitivity, Hypersensitivity, Food, Peanut Allergy, Peanut Hypersensitivity

Keywords

Food Allergy, Hypersensitivity, Peanut, Food Hypersensitivity, Allergy, Food

Brief summary

Food allergy is a serious public health concern that causes potentially-life threatening reactions in affected patients. The prevalence of food allergy in the United States (U.S.) has increased substantially and now affects 15 million patients:4-8% of children (6 million children, 30% with multiple food allergies) and about 9% of adults. This is a prospective Phase 2, multi-center, multi-allergen OIT study in participants with proven allergies to 2 or 3 different foods in which one must be peanut. The intent-to-treat population in the clinical study will be 110 participants, ages 4 to 55 years with a history of multiple food allergies of 2 to 3 different foods including peanut. Allergy will be confirmed by food allergen (FA)-specific Immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels or positive Skin Prick Test (SPT). Enrolled participants must be positive during the Double-blind Placebo-controlled Food challenge (DBPCFC) at or before the 300 mg protein (444 mg cumulative) dosing level of FA proteins.

Detailed description

This is a prospective Phase 2, multi-center, multi-allergen OIT study in participants with proven allergies to 2 or 3 different foods in which one must be peanut. The total population will be 110 participants, ages 4 to 55 years that present with a history of multiple food allergies of 2 or 3 different foods including peanut, food-allergen (FA)-specific Immunoglobulin E (IgE) levels or positive Skin Prick Test (SPT). Enrolled participants must react positively during DBPCFCs at or before the 300 mg (444 mg cumulative) dosing level of FA proteins of 2 or 3 allergens in which one must be a peanut. There will be three study cohorts, all will be double-blinded: Cohort A (50 participants) will be treated with omalizumab for 8 weeks followed by 24 weeks of treatment with placebo for dupilumab. Cohort B (50 participants) will be treated with omalizumab for 8 weeks, followed by 24 weeks of treatment with dupilumab. Cohort C (10 participants) will be treated with placebo for omalizumab for 8 weeks followed by 24 weeks treatment with dupilumab. All participants will receive multi-allergen OIT for peanut plus one or two additional protocol-specified foods from week 8 through week 32.

Interventions

DRUGOmalizumab

Omalizumab is injected every 2 or 4 weeks

DRUGDupilumab

Dupilumab is injected every 2 or 4 weeks combination, or placebo.

Placebo for dupilumab is injected every 2 or 4 weeks

Placebo for omalizumab is injected every 2 or 4 weeks

Sponsors

Stanford University
Lead SponsorOTHER
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
CollaboratorNIH
Food Allergy Research & Education
CollaboratorOTHER
Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
CollaboratorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator)

Intervention model description

This is a prospective Phase 2, multi-site, multi-allergen OIT in participants with proven allergies to 2 or 3 different foods in which one must be peanut. Our intent to treat population will be 110 participants, ages 4 to 55 years with a history of multiple food allergies of 2 or 3 different foods including peanut. Allergy will be confirmed by FA-specific IgE levels and positive skin prick test (SPT). Enrolled participants must be positive during the DBPCFCs at or before the 300 mg (444 mg cumulative) dosing level of FA proteins.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
4 Years to 55 Years
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Age 4 through 55 years (inclusive). * Clinical history of peanut allergy and 1 or 2 additional foods from the following foods: milk, almond, shellfish, fish, cashew, hazelnut, egg, walnut, sesame seeds, soy, and wheat. Allergy to milk and egg is defined as unable to tolerate both cooked and uncooked forms. * Positive allergy test determined by: * ImmunoCAP serum IgE level \>4 kilo Units of allergen per Liter (kUA/L) for each allergen within the past 12 months OR * Skin prick test (SPT) ≥6 mm wheal diameter to each allergen. * A clinical reaction during a DBPCFC to small doses of food defined as a cumulative dose of =/\<444 mg food protein. * No clinical reaction observed during the placebo (oat) challenge. * Subject and/or parent guardian must be able to understand and provide informed consent. * Written informed consent from adult participants. * Written informed consent from parent/guardian for minor participants. * Written assent from minor participants as appropriate (e.g., at and above the age of 7 years). * Use of effective birth control by female participants of childbearing potential.

Exclusion criteria

* History of cardiovascular disease, including uncontrolled or inadequately controlled hypertension. * Individuals less than 15 kg in weight at start of the study * History of severe anaphylaxis to participant-specific foods that will be used in this study, defined as neurological compromise or requiring intubation. * History of chronic disease (other than asthma, atopic dermatitis or allergic rhinitis) that is, or is at significant risk of becoming, unstable or requiring a change in chronic therapeutic regimen. * History of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE), other eosinophilic gastrointestinal disease, chronic, recurrent, or severe gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), symptoms of dysphagia (e.g., difficulty swallowing, food "getting stuck"), or recurrent gastrointestinal symptoms of undiagnosed etiology. * Severe asthma (NAEPP EPR-3 Medication Criteria Steps 5 or 6) * Mild or moderate asthma (NAEPP EPR-3 Medication Criteria Steps 1-4), if uncontrolled or difficult to control. * Uncontrolled asthma as evidenced by: * FEV1 \< 80% of predicted, or ratio of Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second (FEV1) to forced vital capacity (FEV1/ Forced Vital Capacity (FVC)) \< 75% of predicted, with or without controller medications (only for age 6 or greater and able to do spirometry reliably. If unable to do spirometry, Peak Expiratory Flow (PEF) of \>80% is acceptable) or; * One overnight admission to a hospital in the past year for asthma or; * Emergency room (ER) visit for asthma within six months prior to screening. * Inability to tolerate biological (antibody) therapies. * Use of immunomodulator therapy (not including corticosteroids). * Use of beta-blockers (oral), angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARB) or calcium channel blockers. * Current participation or within the last 4 months in any other interventional study. * Pregnancy or lactation. * Allergy to oat (placebo in DBPCFC). * Use of investigational drugs within 16 weeks of participation. * In build up phase of immunotherapy for aeroallergens or venom.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
The Success Rates of Passing a Peanut Double-Blind Placebo Controlled Food Challenge (DBPCFC)44 weeksSuccess is defined as passing a cumulative dose of \>=1,043 mg at the Week 44 DBPCFC if the subject has no or mild objective reactions. The primary endpoints would be compared between cohort A and cohort B. Outcome measures (rates) are presented as the percent of participants who passed, with the additional detail of the counts of participants who pass, and the participants who were analyzed.
The Success Rates of Passing a DBPCFC to Peanut and at Least One Other FA44 weeksSuccess is defined as passing a cumulative dose of \>=1,043 mg at the Week 44 DBPCFC if the subject has no or mild objective reactions. The primary endpoints would be compared between cohort A and cohort B. Outcome measures (rates) are presented as the percent of participants who passed, with the additional detail of the counts of participants who pass, and the participants who were analyzed.
The Success Rates of Passing a DBPCFC to Peanut and Two Other FAs44 weeksSuccess is defined as passing a cumulative dose of \>=1,043 mg at the Week 44 DBPCFC if the subject has no or mild objective reactions. The primary endpoints would be compared between cohort A and cohort B. Outcome measures (rates) are presented as the percent of participants who passed, with the additional detail of the counts of participants who pass, and the participants who were analyzed.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Proportion of Participants Who Successfully Pass DBPCFCs to a Cumulative Dose of >=1,043 mg Protein to 1, 2, or 3 FAs When Applicable at Week 4444 weeksOutcome measures (rates) are presented as the percent of participants who passed, with the additional detail of the counts of participants who pass, and the participants who were analyzed.
Proportion of Participants Who Successfully Pass DBPCFCs to a Cumulative Dose of ≥2,043 mg to 1, 2, or 3 FAs When Applicable at Week 3232 weeksOutcome measures (rates) are presented as the percent of participants who passed, with the additional detail of the counts of participants who pass, and the participants who were analyzed.
Proportion of Participants Who Pass DBPCFCs for Each FA at a Cumulative Dose of ≥1,043 mg, ≥2,043 mg, or ≥4,043 mg at Week 32 and/or Week 44.week 32 and/or 44Outcome measures (rates) are presented as the percent of participants who passed, with the additional detail of the counts of participants who pass, and the participants who were analyzed.
Proportion of Participants Who Have a 10-fold Change in the Cumulative Tolerance Dose for Each FA at Weeks 32 and/or Week 44, Compared to BaselineBaseline and week 32 and/or 44Outcome measures (rates) are presented as the percent of participants who had a 10-fold change, with the additional detail of the counts of participants who had that change, and the participants who were analyzed.

Countries

United States

Contacts

STUDY_DIRECTORRebecca S Chinthrajah, M.D.

Sean N Parker Center for Allergy and Asthma Center at Stanford

Participant flow

Pre-assignment details

130 participants were consented and screened for eligibility; 108 participants were randomized to receive biologics treatment/placebo, Oral Immunotherapy (OIT) and Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Food Challenge (DBPCFC)

Baseline characteristics

Characteristic
Age, Continuous13.08 Years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 7.22
Atopic Disorder
Allergic Rhinitis
32 Participants
Atopic Disorder
Asthma
31 Participants
Atopic Disorder
Atopic Dermatitis
9 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
7 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
98 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
3 Participants
Number of Allergens
2 food allergens
18 Participants
Number of Allergens
3 food allergens
31 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
37 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
0 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
28 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
2 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
18 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
10 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
16 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
73 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
EG002
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 490 / 490 / 10
other
Total, other adverse events
34 / 4939 / 497 / 10
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 491 / 491 / 10

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: May 30, 2026