Columbia Allergy Offers Life-Changing Intralymphatic Immunotherapy (ILIT) to Allergy Sufferers

FREMONT, Calif., December 17, 2020 (Newswire.com) - ​More than 50 million Americans battle allergies each year, but they don’t have to. Intralymphatic immunotherapy (ILIT), or Precision Immune Targeting, a revolutionary allergy treatment that teaches the immune system to build a tolerance to common allergens, is now available in the Bay Area through Columbia Allergy’s Fremont location.

“We are proud to be the first and only allergy clinic on the west coast to offer Precision Immune Targeting,” says Sanjeev Jain, MD, PhD, founder of Columbia Allergy. “If you or a loved one have suffered from pollen allergies, mold allergies, pet allergies, or dust allergies, ILIT may very well be the allergy breakthrough you’ve been searching for.”

Precision Immune Targeting involves the safe administration of an offending allergen directly into a patient’s lymph nodes in order to build rapid immune tolerance and eventually end the triggering of allergic reactions. Columbia Allergy’s dedicated radiologist administers these shots on three separate occasions, each four weeks apart.

“Within a few months, patients are finding their allergies are significantly diminished, or in many cases, eliminated,” says Dr. Jain.

In addition to its high success rate, ILIT touts two major benefits when compared with traditional allergy shots or sublingual therapy: it requires remarkably fewer treatments, and it delivers rapid results. Since lymph nodes are the primary sites where the immune system is reprogrammed to respond to an allergen, delivering allergens directly into the lymph nodes quickly builds up immune tolerance. Instead of a 3-5 years commitment for allergy shot treatments, ILIT provides allergy relief to patients in a matter of weeks and makes allergy treatments practical and accessible for busy individuals with little time available to visit an allergist’s office.

To find out if you are a candidate for Precision Immune Targeting, schedule an appointment online or call Columbia Allergy at one of their offices throughout the Pacific Region, including Fremont, Oakland, Redwood City, Sunnyvale, San Mateo, California; Clackamas and Gresham, Oregon; Bellevue, Fisher’s Landing, Longview, and Salmon Creek, Washington; and Eagle, Idaho.

About Columbia Allergy

Columbia Allergy is home to the nation's leading network of renowned allergists and immunologists specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of children and adults with environmental and food allergies. Founded in 2005 by Dr. Sanjeev Jain, world-renowned allergist/immunologist, Columbia Allergy's expert team of board-certified allergists and immunologists has successfully desensitized patients to nearly every food allergen imaginable and also specializes in treating asthma, hay fever, medication allergy, eczema, atopic dermatitis, and a wide range of other allergies. Columbia Allergy has 16 offices in Northern California, Oregon, Washington and Idaho. For more information and/or to schedule an in-person or video consultation, please visit www.columbiaallergy.com. 

Source: Columbia Allergy