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Table 3 Summary of studies showing mean and median total IgE levels in subjects with CSU undergoing treatment with omalizumab or placebo

From: Presence of positive skin prick tests to inhalant allergens and markers of T2 inflammation in subjects with chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU): a systematic literature review

Reference (author, year) Region Definition of CSU in weeks Treatment Number of CSU subjects undergoing IgE testing Mean total IgE (kU/L) (SD) Median Total IgE (kU/L) (IQR) % of subjects previously on systemic corticosteroids (SC) Number of antihistamine (AH) or systemic corticosteroid-free days Range (kU/L)
Maurer, 2011 [68] Germany > 6 Omalizumab 27 211 (158)
    Placebo 22 181 (136)
Saini, 2011 [69] USA and Germany > 6 Omalizumab or Placebo 90 215 (432) 88.5 2–3510
Nam, 2012 [70] Korea > 6 Omalizumab 26 248 (275) 42.3
Kaplan, 2013 [71] Various countries > 6 Omalizumab or Placebo 335 159 (288) 78 57.9 16 1–3050
Labrador-Horrillo, 2013 [72] Spain > 6 Omalizumab 107 133 77.3 2–1042
Maurer, 2013 [73] Various countries > 6 Omalizumab or Placebo 322 168 (232) 78 30 (SC)
Rottem 2014 [74] Israel > 6 Omalizumab 43 151 (255) 88
Saini, 2015 [35] Various countries > 6 Omalizumab or Placebo 318 83 16 (SC) 1–5000
Ensina, 2016 [75] Brazil Omalizumab 27 159 0.2–774
Gomez-Vera, 2016 [25] Mexico > 6 Omalizumab 26 55.5 31.5–186
Wilches, 2016 [76] Ecuador > 6 Omalizumab 26 571 55–2500
Deza 2017 [77] Spain > 6 Omalizumab 47 116 42–277
Gericke, 2017 [78] Germany > 6 Omalizumab 56 205 (230)
Jorg, 2017 [79] Switzerland > 6 Omalizumab or Placebo 30 137 (37.8–311) AH, SC allowed
Metz, 2017 [80] Germany > 6 Omalizumab 20 432 (1031) 3 (AH), 30 (SC)
    Placebo 10 184 (242) 3 (AH), 30 (SC)
Nettis, 2017 [81] Italy > 6 Omalizumab 290 235 (526) 120 73.5 Allowed (AH, SC) 0–5237
Yang, 2017 [82] Taiwan > 6 Omalizumab 17 272.6 23.5 8.9–1510
Bulur, 2018 [83] Turkey > 6 Omalizumab 132 54.4 (150) 65 62.1 Allowed (AH, SC) 7–978.9
Ertas, 2018 [84] Turkey > 6 Omalizumab 96 66.8 20.4–127
Ghazanfar, 2018 [85] Denmark > 6 Omalizumab 117 467 (1076) Allowed (AH)
Hide, 2018 [86] Japan > 6 Omalizumab 150 mg 71 335 26.5 30 15–2360
    Omalizumab 300 mg 73 428 37.1   20–4950
    Placebo 73 414 36.1   0–5600
Türk, 2018 [87] Turkey > 6 Omalizumab 25 226 56–340
  1. AH antihistamine, SC systemic corticosteroids