Title |
Current and Future Status of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring in the Treatment of IBD
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Published in |
Current Treatment Options in Gastroenterology, January 2014
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DOI | 10.1007/s11938-013-0005-4 |
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Authors |
Reena Khanna, Brian G. Feagan |
Abstract |
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. |
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