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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Apr 20.
Published in final edited form as: Med Res Arch. 2023 Jan 31;11(1):10.18103/mra.v11i1.3135. doi: 10.18103/mra.v11i1.3135

Table 3.

Clinical studies on infliximab-dyyb induction in inflammatory bowel disease.

Study Population Results Definition of Outcome Response (Remission Reference
Comparison Randomized 8 vs. 12 wks IFX maintenance CD = 103 15 Point decrease in PCDAI Remission: PCDAI ≤10 8wks group: 56% 12 wks group: 24% (p = 0.001) Hyams et al., [122]

Comparison Randomized 10 vs. 60 wks IFX maintenance CD = 40 Remission: PCDAI <5 10 wks group: 83% 60 wks group: 61% Ruemmele et al., [123]

Comparison Randomized 8 vs. 12 wks IFX maintenance UC = 60 Response: Decreased in Mayo score By ≥ 30% and ≥3 points
Clinical remission: Mayo score ≤2 with no individual subscore >1 and PUCAI <10
8wks group: 38% 12 wks group: 18% (p = 0.146) 54 wks group: 28.6% Hyams et al., [124]

Comparison randomized high dose ADA (40 mg or 20 mg/body weight ≥40kg or 40 kg; n = 95 or Low dose (20 mg or 10 mg/body weight ≥40 kg or 40 kg; n = 95) Moderate to severe CD = 188 Response: Decreased in PCDAI ≥15 High dose: 59%
Low dose: 48% (p = 0.073)
Hyams et al., [125]
High dose: 39%
Low dose: 28% (p = 0.075)
Remission: PCDAI ≤10 High dose: 42% Low dose: 28% (p = 0.075)

Prospective observational CD = 46
UC = 32
Clinical remission rates at week 14 79% (CD), 59% (UC) Significant decrease in CRP, calprotectin No adverse events reported Jahnsen et al., [126]

Prospective multicenter CD = 32
UC = 42
Clinical response at week 54 87.5% (CD), 100% (UC) Clinical remission rates at week 54 75% (CD), 50% (UC) Adverse events in 11% of UC pts Jung et al., [127]

Prospective multicenter, national cohort CD = 126 UC = 84 Clinical response at week 14 81.4% (CD), 77% (UC) Clinical remission rates at week 14 53.6% (CD), 58.6% (UC) Adverse events in 17.1% in all pts Gecse et al., [128]

Switch from RPM to Infleximab-dyyb Pediatric
CD = 32
UC = 7
Clinical remission rates 88% (CD), 57% (UC) Decreased in PCDAI, CRP, ESR No adverse events reported Sieczkowska et al., [129]

Prospective observational, Cohort switch CD = 57
UC = 26
Clinical response at week 16 Calprotectin No adverse events reported Smits et al., [130]

Abbreviations: IBD: Inflammatory bowel disease. CD: Crohn’s disease. UC: Ulcerative colitis. CRP: C-reactive protein. IFX: Infliximab. ADA: Adalimumab. PCDAI: Pediatric Crohn’s Disease Activity. PUCAI: Pediatric Ulcerative colitis Activity Index. WKS: Weeks. DAI: Disease Activity Index. ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate. HBI: Harvey Bradshaw Index. OCDAL: Pediatric Crohn’s Disease Activity Index.