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VERIFIEDPassed the Codex final verification and publication gate. Evidence-verification cutoff: 2026-08-06. AI was used for research and drafting; the existence of all 3 cited sources was verified at the original page, followed by blind grading, adversarial audit, and build validation. Methodology v1.0.
Verdict No. 2313 · Search date 2026-08-06 · Methodology v1.0

Peanut oral immunotherapy,
does it really help with Increased tolerated peanut-protein threshold during an oral food challenge while on treatment?

30-Second Summary
C
Evidence Grade C · 50 · Safety warning
Supervised challenge tolerance increases, but this is not cure or unrestricted eating and treatment increases anaphylaxis
Across 12 trials, anaphylaxis occurred in about 22.2% versus 7.1%, and epinephrine use in about 8.2% versus 3.7%. Treatment requires allergy-specialist supervision and immediate access to epinephrine.
What the
research shows
The grade is C with 50 points. In manufacturer-funded PALISADE, 496 participants aged 4 to 17 reacted to 100 mg or less at baseline. After about one year, 250/372 (67.2%) assigned AR101 versus 5/124 (4.0%) assigned placebo tolerated a single 600-mg peanut-protein dose. This is a supervised food-challenge surrogate, not cure or unrestricted eating. Across 12 trials and 1,041 participants, anaphylaxis occurred in about 22.2% versus 7.1%, and epinephrine use in about 8.2% versus 3.7%, both significantly higher with oral immunotherapy.
What the
ads claim
Tolerating the equivalent of a few kernels at a scheduled supervised challenge does not mean cure, unrestricted daily peanut intake, or durable benefit after treatment stops. Verdict 1831 is A with 86 points for early introduction before allergy develops, a different claim from treating established allergy here.
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Useful facts when choosing a product

  • PALISADE used a 300-mg daily maintenance dose and judged tolerance of a single 600-mg challenge dose.
  • Aimmune Therapeutics funded PALISADE and company employees were coauthors.
  • Clinical reactivity can return after dose reduction or discontinuation, so ongoing dosing and specialist management are assumed.
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Chamgap Semantic Classification Code

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Supplements and nutraceuticals > Peanut oral immunotherapy > Oral > tolerated peanut-protein threshold during an oral food challenge while on treatment > Increase claim > Placebo

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Gap Measurement · Verdict 2313 · C 50
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What the research actually shows

PALISADE treated 551 participants aged 4 to 55, but the primary efficacy population was 496 aged 4 to 17, with 372 assigned AR101 and 124 placebo. Eligibility required dose-limiting symptoms at 100 mg or less of peanut protein at baseline. Participants up-dosed to 300 mg daily and maintained that dose for 24 weeks. A single 600-mg dose was tolerated by 67.2% versus 4.0%. The exit challenge was completed by 294/372 (79.0%) versus 115/124 (92.7%). Adverse-event withdrawal occurred in 43/372 (11.6%) versus 3/124 (2.4%), and severe adverse events occurred in 4.3% versus 0.8%. Aimmune Therapeutics funded the trial and company employees were coauthors. PACE synthesized 12 trials and 1,041 participants with median age 8.7 years; approximate absolute risks were 22.2% versus 7.1% for anaphylaxis and 8.2% versus 3.7% for epinephrine use. PALISADE and ARTEMIS shared company funding and personnel.

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Why this is classified as C (50)

A large randomized trial established a substantial increase in challenge threshold, but the endpoint is a supervised surrogate, the large phase 3 evidence is concentrated in one manufacturer program, and treatment increases serious allergic reactions. The result is C with 50 points.

Counterpoint. Epinephrine use during the exit challenge was lower after active treatment, but across the whole treatment period the randomized evidence showed more anaphylaxis and epinephrine use. The different time windows should not be conflated.

Rejudgment record. Cross-check applied — Large increase in supervised food-challenge threshold, separated from cure claims and capped for a surrogate endpoint, with manufacturer concentration and treatment-period anaphylaxis considered

Stored scoring profile
EndpointSSurrogate marker - laboratory or imaging measures
ReplicationR1Single confirmatory trial
IndependenceI1Mixed funding sources
Effect sizeE+Meets the clinically important threshold

Stored derived and displayed grades match; this is not a current recalculation or validity check (C).

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Sub-claim grades by effect

This ingredient is marketed for several effects. A single overall grade blends strong and weak claims together, so each effect is graded separately here. The overall grade reflects the strongest disconfirming or core claim.

Effect (sub-claim)GradeBasis
Higher food-challenge threshold while on treatmentCPALISADE found 67.2% versus 4.0% tolerance at 600 mg.
Cure after treatment discontinuationDOnly 8/60 in the discontinuation group maintained response through one year in POISED.
Prevention through early infant introductionAVerdict 1831 is A with 86 points for the separate prevention claim.
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Evidence Table

StudyDesignSampleFundingEndpointResultWeight
PALISADE Group. 2018Multinational double-blind randomized placebo-controlled phase 3 trial496 participants aged 4 to 17, 372 AR101 and 124 placebo; exit challenge completed by 294/372 versus 115/124; 551 treated overallFunded by Aimmune Therapeutics, with company employees as coauthorsTolerance of a single dose of at least 600 mg at exit food challenge after about one year250/372 (67.2%) versus 5/124 (4.0%), difference 63.2 points (95% CI 53.0 to 73.3); adverse-event withdrawal 43/372 versus 3/124.Pivotal large challenge-threshold trial
Chu DK et al. 2019 PACESystematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials12 trials and 1,041 participants; median age 8.7 yearsAcademic and manufacturer funding mixed across included trialsFood-challenge desensitization and treatment-period anaphylaxis and epinephrine useAnaphylaxis RR 3.12 (1.76 to 5.55), risk difference 15.1 points; epinephrine RR 2.21 (1.27 to 3.83), risk difference 4.5 points.Integrated efficacy and safety evidence
Chinthrajah RS et al. 2019 POISEDDouble-blind randomized phase 2 discontinuation and dose-reduction trial120 participants aged 7 to 55; 60 assigned discontinuationPublic funding including the US NIH National Institute of Allergy and Infectious DiseasesFour-gram challenge at 13 weeks and one year after stopping following 4-g maintenance21/60 maintained response through 13 weeks and 8/60 through one year after stopping.Supportive evidence on durability after stopping
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Receipt — 3 References

All 3 cited sources were verified for existence at the original page (as of 2026-08-06).

PALISADE Group of Clinical Investigators. AR101 Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy. N Engl J Med. 2018;379:1991-2001. PMID: 30449234. DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1812856.
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Chu DK, Wood RA, French S, et al. Oral immunotherapy for peanut allergy (PACE): a systematic review and meta-analysis of efficacy and safety. Lancet. 2019;393:2222-2232. PMID: 31030987. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30420-9.
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Chinthrajah RS, Purington N, Andorf S, et al. Sustained outcomes in oral immunotherapy for peanut allergy (POISED study): a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 study. Lancet. 2019;394:1437-1449. PMID: 31522849. DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)31793-3.
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Research and draft: AI used · Cross-check: blind grading and adversarial audit
Final verification and publication gate: Codex · Evidence date: 2026-08-06 · Corrections: none
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