Long-Term Response Rates to Infliximab Therapy for Crohn’s Disease in an Outpatient Cohort
Author(s) -
Christopher Teshima,
Adrienne Thompson,
LeRose Dhanoa,
Levinus A. Dieleman,
Richard N. Fedorak
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
canadian journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1916-7237
pISSN - 0835-7900
DOI - 10.1155/2009/180840
Subject(s) - medicine , infliximab , azathioprine , maintenance therapy , crohn's disease , concomitant , adverse effect , rash , retrospective cohort study , inflammatory bowel disease , mercaptopurine , cohort , dosing , disease , psoriasis , surgery , chemotherapy , immunology
Infliximab's efficacy in the induction and maintenance of remission in luminal Crohn's disease has been confirmed by randomized, controlled trials. Less clearly described are long-term outcomes in the clinical practice setting since the establishment of regularly scheduled, every eight-week maintenance infliximab infusions. Existing reports describing clinical practice outcomes are limited by short durations of follow-up or by the use of episodic dosing, or focus on safety data rather than clinical outcomes.
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