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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Jul 5.
Published in final edited form as: Curr Gastroenterol Rep. 2019 Apr 23;21(5):20. doi: 10.1007/s11894-019-0687-4

Table 1.

Current FDA approved biologic therapies for the treatment of Crohn’s disease

Class Name Brand Name Reference / Biosimilar Route of Administration Dosing Suggested Trough level
Induction Maintenance
Anti-TNFa Infliximab Remicade Reference IV 5 mg/kg at week 0, 2, and 6 5 mg/kg every 8 weeks ≥ 5 ug/mL
Infliximabdyyb Inflectra Biosimilar
Infliximabqbtx Ixifi
Infliximababda Renflexis
Adalimumab Humira Reference Subq 160 mg at week 0, 80 mg at week 2 40 mg every 2 weeks ≥ 7.5 ug/mL
Adalimumabatto Amjevita Biosimilar
Adalimumabadbm Cyltezo
Adalimumabadaz Hyrimoz
Certolizumab Pegol Cimzia Reference Subq 400 mg at week 0, 2 and 4 400 mg every 4 weeks ≥ 20 ug/mL
Anti-α4 integrin Natalizumab Tysabri Reference IV 300 mg every 4 weeks 300 mg every 4 weeks Not determined
Anti-α4β7 integrin Vedolizumab Entyvio Reference IV 300 mg at week 0, 2, and 6 300 mg every 8 weeks Not determined
Anti-IL12/23 Ustekinumab Stelara Reference IV for induction, Subq for maintenance < 55 mg = 260 mg; 55-85 mg = 390 mg; >85 mg = 520 mg 90 mg every 8 weeks Not Determined