IMPORTANCE OF MEASURING LEVELS OF INFLIXIMAB IN PATIENTS TREATING INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE IN A BRAZILIAN COHORT

IMPORTANCE OF MEASURING LEVELS OF INFLIXIMAB IN PATIENTS TREATING INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE IN A BRAZILIAN COHORT

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are chronic inflammatory bowel diseases. In such pathologies, there is an increased production of alpha tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α). Patients, in whom the conventional immunosuppressant treatment fails, require the use of immunobiologica...

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Main Authors: Katia Cristina KAMPA, Daphne Benatti Gonçalves MORSOLETTO, Marcela Rocha LOURES, Alcindo PISSAIA JUNIOR, Rodrigo Bremer NONES, Cláudia Alexandra Pontes IVANTES
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2017-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Doenças inflamatórias intestinais, terapia
Doença de Crohn
Colite ulcerativa
Infliximab
Fator de necrose tumoral alfa
Anticorpos monoclonais, imunologia
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