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editorial
. 2017 Aug 6;8(3):155–161. doi: 10.4292/wjgpt.v8.i3.155

Table 3.

Adjustment therapy at the time of the study

Pt Dx Anti-TNF drug On immuno- modulator?1 Reason for TDM Predrug level Pre-Ab level Adjustment in therapy Post- drug level Post- Ab level Resolved ADAs? Did patient have improvement?
1 CD ADA N Endoscopic disease 3.0 μg/mL 38 ng/mL Frequency 10 μg/mL < 25 ng/mL Y Symptom improvement; fecal calprotectin
2 UC ADA N Flare symptoms < 1.6 μg/mL 4.6 U/mL Dose/ frequency 13.7 μg/mL < 1.7 U/mL Y Symptom
improvement; decreased CRP
3 CD ADA N Flare symptoms 3.3 μg/mL 2.6 U/mL Frequency 5.8 μg/mL 0 Y Symptom
improvement
4 CD ADA Y - 6MP Flare symptoms, Endoscopic disease 2.6 μg/mL 66 ng/mL Frequency 4.8 μg/mL < 25 ng/mL Y Symptom
improvement
5 CD IFX N Flare symptoms 4.1 μg/mL 4.5 U/mL Dose/ frequency 23.4 μg/mL < 3.1 U/mL Y Symptom improvement; CRP
6 UC IFX Y - AZA Flare symptoms 1.1 μg/mL 8.2 U/mL Dose 16.9 μg/mL < 3.1 U/mL Y Symptom improvement
7 UC IFX N Flare symptoms; Endoscopic disease 10.4 μg/mL 5.0 U/mL Added immuno-modulator (MTX) 11.3 μg/mL 0 Y Symptom improvement; ESR
8 UC IFX Y - MTX Flare symptoms 0 5.5 U/mL Dose 26.8 μg/mL 0 Y ESR/CRP
9 CD IFX N Flare symptoms 23.1 μg/mL 8.6 U/mL Dose < 1 μg/mL 88.6 U/mL N -
10 CD IFX N Endoscopic disease < 1.0 μg/mL 3.7 U/mL Frequency < 0.4 μg/mL 34 ng/mL N -
11 CD ADA N Flare symptoms 5.6 μg/mL 3.1 U/mL Frequency 4.6 μg/mL 113 ng/mL N -
12 CD IFX Y - MTX Flare symptoms < 1 μg/mL 8.2 U/mL Frequency 8.2 μg/mL 9.0 U/mL N -
1

Refers to concurrent immunomodulator therapy. Pt: Patient; Dx: Diagnosis; TDM: Therapeutic drug monitoring; Ab: Antibody; ADA: Antidrug antibody; CD: Crohn’s disease; UC: Ulcerative colitis; ADA: Adalimumab; IFX: Infliximab; AZA: Azathioprine; 6MP: 6-mercaptopurine; MTX: Methotrexate; ESR: Erythrocyte sedimentation rate; CRP: C-reactive protein.