Research Article

The Utility of Infliximab Therapeutic Drug Monitoring among Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Concerns for Loss of Response: A Retrospective Analysis of a Real-World Experience

Table 1

Characteristics of inflammatory bowel disease patients on infliximab with concerns for loss of response at time of therapeutic drug monitoring.

Low IFX/high ADA ()Low IFX/low ADA ()Therapeutic IFX ()

Gender, male2 (66.7%)16 (64.0%)19 (44.2%)
Age, years (range)42 (31–63)37 (19–81)38 (19–68)
UC1 (33.3%)12 (48.0%)14 (32.6%)
CD2 (66.7%)13 (52.0%)29 (67.4%)
Disease duration, months ± SD112 ± 86110 ± 98160 ± 101
Baseline partial Mayo Score ± SD3.0 ± 04.7 ± 1.44.4 ± 2.0
Baseline Harvey-Bradshaw Score ± SD3.5 ± 2.15.9 ± 4.36.7 ± 4.3
Objective evidence of disease3 (100%)17 (68.0%)25 (58.1%)
Infliximab duration, months ± SD25 ± 2427 ± 2845 ± 32
Concomitant immunosuppression0 (0%)10 (40.0%)9 (20.9%)