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Serum Levels of Infliximab and Anti-Infliximab Antibodies in Brazilian Patients with Crohn's Disease

Clinics; 74 (), 2019
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate the quantitative serum level of infliximab (IFX) as well as the detection of anti-infliximab antibodies (ATIs) in patients with Crohn's disease (CD). METHOD: Forty patients with CD under treatment at a tertiary center in southeastern Brazil were evaluate...

Eficiência e segurança de secretagogos intestinais para constipação crônica: uma revisão sistemática e meta-análise

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (supl.1), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Intestinal secretagogues have been tested for the treatment of chronic constipation and constipation-predominant irritable bowel syndrome. The class-effect of these type of drugs has not been studied. OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy and safety of intestinal secretagogues for...

Utilidad de la monitorización terapéutica de infliximab en el manejo de la enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal

Rev. méd. Chile; 146 (11), 2018
Background: Primary non-response and secondary loss of response (LOR) are significant problems of biological therapy for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) in IBD patients receiving these drugs can improve outcomes. Aim: To measure serum infliximab levels and anti-inflix...

Dosagem do nível sérico do infliximabe em pacientes com doença inflamatória intestinal em remissão: uma análise comparativa de dois diferentes métodos em uma coorte multicêntrica brasileira

Arq. gastroenterol; 55 (2), 2018
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Infliximab (IFX) therapeutic drug monitoring is an important tool to guide therapeutic decision in inflammatory bowel disease patients. Currently, there are two methods to measure trough levels of IFX, ELISA assays or rapid tests. Despite that the ELISA assay is the most used metho...

PET/CT 18F-FDG en carcinomatosis peritoneal: revisión de la fisiopatología y presentación de dos casos

Rev. colomb. cancerol; 22 (2), 2018
Resumen La carcinomatosis peritoneal corresponde a la diseminación o extensión en la cavidad peritoneal de un cáncer originado en algún órgano o viscera del abdomen, generalmente asociado a tumores digestivos o ginecológicos. También puede presentarse en forma primaria en patologías como el mesot...

Importância da medida dos níveis de infliximabe em pacientes com doença inflamatória intestinal: uma coorte Brasileira

Arq. gastroenterol; 54 (4), 2017
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...

Perfil de segurança da terapia anti-TNF na doença de Crohn: um estudo observacional brasileiro comparativo entre infliximabe e adalimumabe

Arq. gastroenterol; 54 (4), 2017
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 events d...

Desarrollo de infección tuberculosa latente y efectos adversos de la isoniazida durante tratamiento con biológico por enfermedad de Crohn

Los fármacos anti factor de necrosis tumoral alfa (TNF-α) bloquean una de las citoquinas implicadas en la patogénesis de la Enfermedad Inflamatoria intestinal (EII). Su uso se relaciona con aumento de tuberculosis (TB), por lo que el despistaje previo es obligatorio. En la infección tuberculosa laten...

Linfoma difuso de células grandes B rectal en un paciente con colitis ulcerosa

Rev. méd. Chile; 145 (10), 2017
Primary colorectal lymphoma is a rare form of presentation of gastrointestinal tract lymphomas. Inflammatory bowel disease and its treatment are risk factors for its development. We report a 47-year-old male patient with Ulcerative Colitis of two years of evolution, treated initially with azathioprine an...