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. 2024 Sep 4;11:1461396. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2024.1461396

Table 2.

Serum drug levels (ng/mL) at 6 months based on rheumatoid factor (RF) levels at baseline (n = 161 patients).

Serum drug levels ng/mL [median (IQR)] at 6 months after starting TNFi a p
Baseline RF levels ≤203 IU/mL Baseline RF levels >203 IU/mL
Infliximab n = 85 376 [0–2,076] 0 [0–1,057] 0.09
Adalimumab n = 44 4,570 [1,104–7,572] 751 [53–2,401] 0.02
Certolizumab n = 32 33,000 [20,000–46,000] 32,000 [13,000–39,000] 0.6

TNFi, tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitor; RF, rheumatoid factor. IFX, infliximab; ADL, adalimumab; CZP, certolizumab pegol; RF, rheumatoid factor.

a

No serum sample was available to measure drug levels in 7 patients.