A trial for the treatment for deadly peanut allergy at the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) has shown the strongest evidence yet that a cure may be possible.
At the end of the original trial in 2013, 82% of children who received the oral immunotherapy were deemed tolerant to peanuts and went home eating peanut. Four years later, the majority of children are still eating peanut (80%) and have passed a further challenge test confirming long-term tolerance to peanut (70%).
