Development of Anti-bodies against Infliximab in Iraqi Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis.
Background: Rheumatoid arthritis is a common chronic and destructive autoimmune arthropathy .Treatment with infliximab gives great improvement to a large numbers of patients with RA ,however, in some patients after prolonged treatment infliximab can ...
Mohammed A. Al-Karkhi+2 more
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Clinical performance of an infliximab rapid quantification assay [PDF]
Background: Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM)-based algorithms can be used to guide infliximab (IFX) adjustments in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients.
Afonso, Joana+21 more
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Viewpoint on handling anti-TNF failure in psoriasis [PDF]
An association among the occurrence of antidrug antibodies (ADAs), diminished trough serum drug levels (TSDLs) and non-response or loss of response has been described for several tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF) blocking agents in a variety of diseases,
BRACKE, STEFANIE, Lambert, Jo
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Infliximab for the treatment of fistulas in patients with Crohn's disease.
BACKGROUND Enterocutaneous fistulas are a serious complication of Crohn's disease and are difficult to treat. Infliximab, a chimeric monoclonal antibody to tumor necrosis factor alpha, has recently been developed as a treatment for Crohn's disease.
Tephan+18 more
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Management of Infliximab Treated Patients with Psoriasis Based On Infliximab Plasma Levels and Antibodies to Infliximab [PDF]
Background: Infliximab is the fastest acting biological agent in psoriasis treatment due to the possibility of intravenous administration and a well-conducted induction phase of treatment (week 0, 2, and 6). Another advantage is the weight-based dosing.
Peter Kozub+3 more
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In vivo evaluation of TNF-alpha in the lungs of patients affected by sarcoidosis [PDF]
Introduction. Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic granulomatous disorder characterized by multiple noncaseating granulomas involving intrathoracic lymph nodes and lung parenchyma.
BRUNO, PIERDONATO+9 more
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) therapies are the most widely used biologic drugs for treating immune-mediated diseases, but repeated administration can induce the formation of anti-drug antibodies.
A. Sazonovs+153 more
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DAS28: a useful instrument to monitor infliximab treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis [PDF]
The Disease Activity Score using 28 joint counts (DAS28) has been developed in a cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis in which only conventional anti-rheumatic treatments were used. It has extensively been validated to monitor disease activity in
Fransen, Jaap, van Riel, Piet LCM
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Rapid recovery of postnivolumab vemurafenib-induced Drug Rash with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS) syndrome after tocilizumab and infliximab administration [PDF]
Background Immune checkpoint inhibitors such as nivolumab and targeted BRAF inhibitors have dramatically altered the treatment outcomes of metastatic melanoma over the past few years. Skin toxicity is the most common adverse event (AE) related to the
Maestro, Alessandra+3 more
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Background Infliximab is an efficacious therapy for inflammatory bowel disease and may play a role in management of some extraintestinal manifestations.
Daniel J Stein+6 more
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