| Literature DB >> 24395613 |
Reena Khanna1, Brian G Feagan.
Abstract
OPINION STATEMENT: Although tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-antagonists are highly effective agents for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), up to 40 % of patients ultimately lose response. As a result of the limited availability of treatment options, empiric dose escalation or switching of TNF-antagonists have evolved as strategies to regain response. Recently, therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) (measurement of serum drug and antidrug antibody concentrations) has emerged to facilitate informed decision-making in patients with secondary loss of response to a TNF-antagonist. The evidence supporting the use of TDM in clinical practice and future applications of this approach will be discussed.Entities:
Year: 2014 PMID: 24395613 DOI: 10.1007/s11938-013-0005-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Treat Options Gastroenterol ISSN: 1092-8472