Outcome after discontinuation of TNFα-blocking therapy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease in deep remission

Few data are available on the disease course in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in deep remission after discontinuing tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα)-blocking therapy. In this prospective multicenter study, we evaluated the relapse rate, predictive factors, and the response to retreatm...

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Veröffentlicht in:Inflammatory bowel diseases 2014-06, Vol.20 (6), p.1021-1028
Hauptverfasser: Molander, Pauliina, Färkkilä, Martti, Salminen, Kimmo, Kemppainen, Helena, Blomster, Timo, Koskela, Ritva, Jussila, Airi, Rautiainen, Henna, Nissinen, Markku, Haapamäki, Johanna, Arkkila, Perttu, Nieminen, Urpo, Kuisma, Juha, Punkkinen, Jari, Kolho, Kaija-Leena, Mustonen, Harri, Sipponen, Taina
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Zusammenfassung:Few data are available on the disease course in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in deep remission after discontinuing tumor necrosis factor α (TNFα)-blocking therapy. In this prospective multicenter study, we evaluated the relapse rate, predictive factors, and the response to retreatment after discontinuation of TNFα-blocking therapy in patients with IBD in deep remission. We recruited 52 patients (17 Crohn's disease, 30 ulcerative colitis, and 5 IBD unclassified) in clinical, endoscopic, and fecal calprotectin-based (
ISSN:1078-0998
1536-4844
DOI:10.1097/MIB.0000000000000052