2017 NIAID Addendum Guidelines for Preventing Peanut Allergy

Amal H. Assa’ad, MD contributed to the Addendum Guidelines for the Prevention of Peanut Allergy in the United States that were published in January 2017. 

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Altrichter, S; Giménez-Arnau, AM; Bernstein, JA; Metz, M; Bahadori, L; Bergquist, M; Brooks, L; Ho, CN; Jain, P; Lukka, PB; Cartwright, R; Lynn, L; Assaad, A; Assaad, A. Benralizumab does not elicit therapeutic effect in patients with chronic spontaneous urticaria: results from the phase IIb multinational randomized double-blind placebo-controlled ARROYO trial. British Journal of Dermatology. 2024; 191:187-199.

Venter, C; Meyer, R; Groetch, M; Nowak-Wegrzyn, A; Mennini, M; Pawankar, R; Kamenwa, R; Assa'ad, A; Amara, S; Fiocchi, A; Vandenplas, Y; Waserman, S; Warner, A; Wong, GW K. World Allergy Organization (WAO) Diagnosis and Rationale for Action against Cow's Milk Allergy (DRACMA) guidelines update – XVI - Nutritional management of cow's milk allergy. World Allergy Organization Journal. 2024; 17:100931.

McDonnell, J; Cousins, K; Younger, ME M; Lane, A; Abolhassani, H; Abraham, RS; Al-Tamemi, S; Aldave-Becerra, JC; Al-Faris, EH; Alfaro-Murillo, A; Lim, XR; Lopes, JP; López, AL; Tarquini, L. COVID-19 Vaccination in Patients with Inborn Errors of Immunity Reduces Hospitalization and Critical Care Needs Related to COVID-19: a USIDNET Report. Journal of Clinical Immunology. 2024; 44:86.

Winslow, A; Mills, C; Schwartz, JT; Assa'ad, A. Implementing Food Oral Immunotherapy Into Clinical Practice: Quality and Safety Perspectives From a US Academic Center. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: in Practice. 2024; 12:1159-1169.

Bognanni, A; Fiocchi, A; Arasi, S; Chu, DK; Ansotegui, I; Assa'ad, AH; Bahna, SL; Berni Canani, R; Bozzola, M; Dahdah, L; Warner, A; Wong, GW K; Schünemann, HJ; Brozek, JL. World Allergy Organization (WAO) Diagnosis and Rationale for Action against Cow's Milk Allergy (DRACMA) guideline update - XII - Recommendations on milk formula supplements with and without probiotics for infants and toddlers with CMA. World Allergy Organization Journal. 2024; 17:100888.

Kay-Green, S; Thivalapill, N; Bilaver, L; Jiang, J; Assa'ad, A; Fox, S; Sharma, H; Mahdavinia, M; Herbert, L; Warren, C; Gupta, R. Food Allergy Reaction Severity and Management in a Diverse Population. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: in Practice. 2024; 12:681-685.

Robson, M; Assa'ad, A. Food allergy: Definitions and overview. Encyclopedia of Food Allergy. : Elsevier; Elsevier; 2024.

Chehade, M; Wright, BL; Atkins, D; Aceves, SS; Ackerman, SJ; Assa'ad, AH; Bauer, M; Collins, MH; Commins, SP; Davis, CM; Wechsler, J; Zimmermann, N; Furuta, GT; Rothenberg, ME. Breakthroughs in understanding and treating eosinophilic gastrointestinal diseases presented at the CEGIR/TIGERs Symposium at the 2022 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Meeting. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2023; 152:1382-1393.

Mahdavinia, M; Fyolek, JP; Jiang, J; Thivalapill, N; Bilaver, LA; Warren, C; Fox, S; Nimmagadda, SR; Newmark, PJ; Sharma, H; Assa'ad, A; Seed, PC; Gupta, RS. Gut microbiome is associated with asthma and race in children with food allergy. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2023; 152:1541-1549.e1.

McWilliam, V; Netting, MJ; Volders, E; Palmer, DJ; Ansotegui, I; Arasi, S; Assa'ad, AH; Bahna, SL; Canani, RB; Bognanni, A; Waserman, S; Venter, C; Warner, A; Wong, GW K. World Allergy Organization (WAO) Diagnosis and Rationale for Action against Cow's Milk Allergy (DRACMA) guidelines update - X - Breastfeeding a baby with cow's milk allergy. World Allergy Organization Journal. 2023; 16:100830.

Bird, JA; Nilsson, C; Brown, K; Pham, T; Tilles, S; du Toit, G; Assa'ad, A. Long-term safety and immunologic outcomes of daily oral immunotherapy for peanut allergy. 2023; 2:100120.

Ramos, A; Warren, C; Herbert, L; Pappalardo, AA; Engel, M; Sharma, H; Assa'ad, A; Mahdavinia, M; Bilaver, L; DunnGalvin, A; Gupta, RS. Validation of the Food Allergy Quality of Life Questionnaire (FAQLQ-PF10) Short Form in a diverse US sample. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: in Practice. 2023; 11:2239-2241.

Dileep, A; Warren, C; Bilaver, LA; Stephen, E; Andy-Nweye, AB; Fox, S; Jiang, J; Newmark, PJ; Chura, A; Abdikarim, I; Tobin, MC; Assa'ad, AH; Gupta, RS; Mahdavinia, M. Assessing Disparities in the Prevalence of Atopic Comorbidities Among Food-Allergic Children. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: in Practice. 2023; 11:1169-1176.

Gupta, RS; Sehgal, S; Wlodarski, M; Bilaver, LA; Wehbe, FH; Spergel, JM; Wang, J; Ciaccio, CE; Nimmagadda, SR; Assa'ad, A; Mitchell, L; Corbett, M; Makhija, M; Starren, JB. Accelerating Food Allergy Research: Need for a Data Commons. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: in Practice. 2023; 11:1063-1067.

Gill, K; Moore, C; Nwogu, O; Kroner, JW; Chang, W; Stevens, ML; Kyzy, AB; Biagini, JM; Devonshire, AL; Kottyan, L; Martin, LJ; Andorf, S; Hershey, GK K; Roskin, KM. B cell repertoire in children with skin barrier dysfunction supports altered IgE maturation associated with allergic food sensitization. 2023.

Ciaccio, C; Goldsobel, AB; Anagnostou, A; Beyer, K; Casale, TB; Deschildre, A; Fernández-Rivas, M; Hourihane, JO B; Krawiec, M; Lieberman, J; Waserman, S; Windom, HH; Wood, R; Yang, WH. Participant characteristics and safety outcomes of peanut oral immunotherapy in the RAMSES and ARC011 trials. Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. 2022; 129:758-768.e4.

Fithian, EM; Warren, C; Pappalardo, AA; Thivalapill, N; Long, JR; Bilaver, LA; Assa'ad, A; Mahdavinia, M; Sharma, H; Gupta, R. Racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic disparities in COVID-19 and influenza vaccination in pediatric food allergy. Journal of food allergy. 2022; 4:172-180.

Bognanni, A; Chu, DK; Firmino, RT; Arasi, S; Waffenschmidt, S; Agarwal, A; Dziechciarz, P; Horvath, A; Jebai, R; Mihara, H; Vandenplas, Y; Venter, C; Warner, A; Wong, GW K. World Allergy Organization (WAO) Diagnosis and Rationale for Action against Cow's Milk Allergy (DRACMA) guideline update - XIII - Oral immunotherapy for CMA - Systematic review. World Allergy Organization Journal. 2022; 15:100682.

Jensen, SA; Fiocchi, A; Baars, T; Jordakieva, G; Nowak-Wegrzyn, A; Pali-Schöll, I; Passanisi, S; Pranger, CL; Roth-Walter, F; Takkinen, K; Assa'ad, AH; Venter, C; Jensen-Jarolim, E. Diagnosis and Rationale for Action against Cow's Milk Allergy (DRACMA) Guidelines update - III - Cow's milk allergens and mechanisms triggering immune activation. World Allergy Organization Journal. 2022; 15:100668.

Thivalapill, N; Andy-Nweye, AB; Bilaver, LA; Tobin, MC; Sharma, HP; Assa'ad, AH; Warren, C; Jiang, J; Chura, A; Gupta, RS; Mahdavinia, M. Sensitization to house dust mite and cockroach may mediate the racial difference in shellfish allergy. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. 2022; 33:e13837.

Vincent, E; Bilaver, LA; Fierstein, JL; Thivalapill, N; Pappalardo, AA; Coleman, A; Robinson, A; Sharma, HP; Brewer, A; Assa'ad, AH; Pongracic, J; Tobin, MC; Warren, C; Gupta, RS. Associations of Food Allergy-Related Dietary Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors Among Caregivers of Black and White Children With Food Allergy. Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. 2022; 122:797-810.

Brozek, JL; Firmino, RT; Bognanni, A; Arasi, S; Ansotegui, I; Assa'ad, AH; Bahna, SL; Canani, RB; Bozzola, M; Chu, DK; Warner, A; Wong, GW K; Fiocchi, A; Schünemann, HJ. World Allergy Organization (WAO) Diagnosis and Rationale for Action against Cow's Milk Allergy (DRACMA) Guideline update - XIV - Recommendations on CMA immunotherapy. World Allergy Organization Journal. 2022; 15:100646.

Dribin, TE; Schnadower, D; Wang, J; Camargo, CA; Michelson, KA; Shaker, M; Rudders, SA; Vyles, D; Golden, DB K; Spergel, JM; Witry, JK; Zhang, Y; Sobolewski, B; Sampson, HA. Anaphylaxis knowledge gaps and future research priorities: A consensus report. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2022; 149:999-1009.

Mahdavinia, M; Bilaver, LA; Fox, S; Pappalardo, AA; Andy-Nweye, AB; Sharma, HP; Assa'ad, AH; Gupta, RS; Tobin, MC. Racial disparity in treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease in children with food allergy. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: in Practice. 2022; 10:339-342.e2.

Brewer, AG; Jiang, J; Warren, CM; Sharma, HP; Tobin, MC; Assa'ad, A; Gupta, RS. Racial differences in timing of food allergen introduction. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: in Practice. 2022; 10:329-332.e2.

Coleman, AT; Sharma, H; Robinson, A; Pappalardo, AA; Vincent, E; Fierstein, JL; Frazier, M; Bilaver, L; Jiang, J; Choi, JJ; Mahdavinia, M; Tobin, M; Assa'ad, A; Gupta, R. Access to Allergen-Free Food Among Black and White Children with Food Allergy in the FORWARD Study. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: in Practice. 2022; 10:182-188.

Fiocchi, A; Bognanni, A; Brozek, J; Ebisawa, M; Schünemann, H; Ansotegui, IJ; Arasi, S; Assa'ad, AH; Bahna, SL; Canani, RB; Venter, C; Warner, A; Waserman, S; Wong, GW K. World Allergy Organization (WAO) Diagnosis and Rationale for Action against Cow's Milk Allergy (DRACMA) Guidelines update - I - Plan and definitions. World Allergy Organization Journal. 2022; 15:100609.

Mahdavinia, M; Assa'ad, A; Nelson, MR. Underrepresentation of Black and Hispanic trainees in allergy and immunology training and certification pipeline. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2021; 148:1151-1153.

Dribin, TE; Schnadower, D; Spergel, JM; Campbell, RL; Shaker, M; Neuman, MI; Michelson, KA; Capucilli, PS; Camargo, CA; Brousseau, DC; Pistiner, M; Witry, JK; Zhang, Y; Sampson, HA. Severity grading system for acute allergic reactions: A multidisciplinary Delphi study. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2021; 148:173-181.

Mahdavinia, M; Tobin, MC; Fierstein, JL; Andy-Nweye, AB; Bilaver, LA; Fox, S; Pappalardo, AA; Jiang, J; Catlin, PA; Chura, A; Pongracic, JA; Sharma, HP; Assa'ad, AH; Gupta, RS. African American Children Are More Likely to Be Allergic to Shellfish and Finfish: Findings from FORWARD, a Multisite Cohort Study. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: in Practice. 2021; 9:2867-2873.e1.

Zhang, S; Assa'ad, AH. Biologics in eosinophilic esophagitis. Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2021; 21:292-296.

Vickery, BP; Vereda, A; Nilsson, C; du Toit, G; Shreffler, WG; Burks, AW; Jones, SM; Fernández-Rivas, M; Blümchen, K; O'B Hourihane, J; Zubeldia, JM; Smith, A; Ryan, R; Adelman, DC. Continuous and Daily Oral Immunotherapy for Peanut Allergy: Results from a 2-Year Open-Label Follow-On Study. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: in Practice. 2021; 9:1879-1889.e13.

Bahna, SL; Assa'ad, AH. Food Allergy: Catering for the Needs of the Clinician. Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America. 2021; 41:331-345.

Assa'ad, AH. Focus on the Patient with Food Allergy. Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America. 2021; 41:xiii-xiv.

Assa’ad, AH. Food Allergy. Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America. 2021; 41:i.

Mennini, M; Arasi, S; Fiocchi, AG; Assa'ad, A. Developing National and International Guidelines. Immunology and Allergy Clinics of North America. 2021; 41:221-231.

Jiang, J; Bilaver, L; Brown, D; Bozen, A; Fierstein, J; Galic, I; Negris, OR; Newmark, P; Pongracic, J; Chura, A; Coleman, A; Robinson, A; Sharma, H; Gupta, RS. Early Introduction of Peanut, Egg, and Milk Among Black and White Food-Allergic Children in the FORWARD Study. Pediatrics. 2021; 147:650.

Brown, D; Negris, O; Gupta, R; Herbert, L; Lombard, L; Bozen, A; Assa'ad, A; Chura, A; Andy-Nweye, AB; Fox, S; Newmark, P; Pongracic, JA; Pappalardo, AA; Warren, C. Food allergy-related bullying and associated peer dynamics among Black and White children in the FORWARD study. Annals of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology. 2021; 126:255-263.e1.

Mennini, M; Tambucci, R; Riccardi, C; Rea, F; De Angelis, P; Fiocchi, A; Assa’ad, A. Eosinophilic Esophagitis and Microbiota: State of the Art. Frontiers in Immunology. 2021; 12:595762.

Dribin, TE; Sampson, HA; Camargo, CA; Brousseau, DC; Spergel, JM; Neuman, MI; Shaker, M; Campbell, RL; Michelson, KA; Rudders, SA; Witry, JK; Viswanathan, S; Page, EM; Schnadower, D. Persistent, refractory, and biphasic anaphylaxis: A multidisciplinary Delphi study. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2020; 146:1089-1096.

Fleischer, DM; Shreffler, WG; Campbell, DE; Green, TD; Anvari, S; Assa'ad, A; Bégin, P; Beyer, K; Bird, JA; Brown-Whitehorn, T; Lambert, R; Peillon, A; Bois, T; Sampson, HA. Long-term, open-label extension study of the efficacy and safety of epicutaneous immunotherapy for peanut allergy in children: PEOPLE 3-year results. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2020; 146:863-874.

Assa'ad, AH. Oral food challenges. Journal of food allergy. 2020; 2:31-34.

Pepper, AN; Assa'ad, A; Blaiss, M; Brown, E; Chinthrajah, S; Ciaccio, C; Fasano, MB; Gupta, R; Hong, N; Lang, D; Vickery, BP; Wasserman, R; Yates, K; Casale, TB. Consensus report from the Food Allergy Research & Education (FARE) 2019 Oral Immunotherapy for Food Allergy Summit. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2020; 146:244-249.

Ward, S; Lindsley, A; Courter, J; Assa'ad, A. Clinical testing for COVID-19. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2020; 146:23-34.

Devonshire, AL; Durrani, S; Assa'ad, A. Non-IgE-mediated food allergy during infancy. Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 2020; 20:292-298.

Lierl, M; Assa'ad, A; Jennings, J; Farrell, M; Hardie, WD. Black walnut tree syrup is not allergenic in individuals with a documented walnut allergy. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: in Practice. 2020; 8:2096-2097.

Eapen, AA; Assa’ad, A. Asthma. Pediatric Food Allergy. : Springer Nature; Springer Nature; 2020.

Dang, AT; Chundi, PK; Mousa, NA; Beyer, AI; Chansakulporn, S; Venter, C; Mersha, TB; Assa'ad, AH. The effect of age, sex, race/ethnicity, health insurance, and food specific serum immunoglobulin E on outcomes of oral food challenges. World Allergy Organization Journal. 2020; 13:100100.

Bird, JA; Leonard, S; Groetch, M; Assa'ad, A; Cianferoni, A; Clark, A; Crain, M; Fausnight, T; Fleischer, D; Green, T; Vlieg-Boerstra, B; Young, MC; Sicherer, S; Nowak-Wegrzyn, A. Conducting an Oral Food Challenge: An Update to the 2009 Adverse Reactions to Foods Committee Work Group Report. The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: in Practice. 2020; 8:75-90.e17.