SAFETY PROFILE OF ANTI-TNF THERAPY IN CROHN’S DISEASE MANAGEMENT: A BRAZILIAN SINGLE-CENTER DIRECT RETROSPECTIVE COMPARISON BETWEEN INFLIXIMAB AND ADALIMUMAB

ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Infliximab and adalimumab are considered effective drugs in the management of Crohn’s disease. However, due to significant immunossupression, they can cause important adverse events, mostly infections. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to quantify and describe adverse eve...

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Main Authors: Mariella BAU, Patricia ZACHARIAS, Diogo Araújo RIBEIRO, Larissa BOARON, Alvaro STECKERT FILHO, Paulo Gustavo KOTZE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE) 2017-09-01
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032017005009105&lng=en&tlng=en