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Studies of adults or mixed age populations were included. Studies were excluded if the diagnosis of allergy and\/or asthma was not confirmed with objective testing. Paired reviewers selected articles for inclusion and extracted data. We assessed the risk of bias for each study and graded the strength of evidence for each outcome as high, moderate, or low.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Sixty\u2010one studies met our inclusion criteria. Majority of the studies (66%) evaluated single\u2010allergen immunotherapy regimens. The literature provides high\u2010grade evidence that SCIT reduces asthma symptoms, asthma medication usage, rhinitis\/rhinoconjunctivitis symptoms, conjunctivitis symptoms, and rhinitis\/rhinoconjunctivitis disease\u2010specific quality of life in comparison to placebo or usual care. There is moderate evidence that SCIT decreases rhinitis\/rhinoconjunctivitis medication usage. Respiratory reactions were the most common systemic reaction. There were few reports of anaphylaxis; no deaths were reported.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title><jats:p>Generally moderate to strong evidence supports the effectiveness of SCIT for treatment of allergic rhinitis and asthma, particularly with single\u2010allergen immunotherapy regimens. 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