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. 2015 Aug 25;173(3):641–650. doi: 10.1111/bjd.14016

Table 1.

Patients treated with tumour necrosis factor (TNF)‐α antagonists for vitiligo

Age (years)/sex Disease treated Vitiligo disease activity Treatment regimen TNF‐α antagonist dosing Results Report type References
15–38/5 M, 1 F Vitiligo Progressive Untreated for ≥ 3 months, then ETA (= 2), IFX (= 2), ADA (= 2) IFX: 5 mg kg−1 IV at weeks 0, 2, 6, then q8 wk. ETA: 50 mg SC 2 ×/wk. ADA: 80 mg SC at week 0, 40 mg SC at week 1, then 40 mg SC q2 wk One worsened, five stabilized PS 71
24–34/4 M Vitiligo Progressive Untreated for 2 months, then ETA 50 mg SC 1 ×/wk for 12 weeks, then 25 mg 1 ×/wk for 4 weeks Stabilized PS 74
42/F, 46/F Vitiligo Progressive Continued NB‐UVB and topical calcineurin inhibitors, added ETA 50 mg 2 ×/wk, then 50 mg 1 ×/wk for ≥ 1 year Disease stabilization and repigmentation PS 64

M, male; F, female; ETA, etanercept; IFX, infliximab; ADA, adalimumab; NB‐UVB, narrowband ultraviolet B; IV, intravenously; SC, subcutaneously; PS, pilot study; q2 wk, every 2 weeks; 2 ×/wk, two times per week.