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. 2018 May 4;24(11):2431–2441. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izy153

TABLE 4:

Tuberculosis Patients Receiving Vedolizumab in the Post-Marketing Setting

Sex, Age, Indication Events Days From First VDZ Dose to TB Serious? Other Medical History Concomitant Medication Prior Medication Was VDZ Discontinued? Country (Total VDZ Exposure in Country) Incidence of TB in Country of Origin (per 100,000 People)
Male, NR, ulcerative colitis Latent TB,*
Rash
Not specified No† Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex test (result NR)
Rash with unspecified biologic
NR Adalimumab Yes US (~61,488 PY) 3.2
Female, 33, hemorrhagic rectocolitis‡ Disseminated TB, Dyspnea 48 Yes TB vaccine
TB
NR Prednisolone (Solupred), infliximab (Remicade), interferon Yes, but restarted after the event France (~5524 PY) 8.2
Male, 20, Crohn’s disease Cutaneous TB 97 Yes Cutaneous TB (healed in the past) NR NR Yes, but restarted after the event Germany (~14,222 PY) 8.1
Female, NR, NR TB,§ C. difficile infection NR Yes NR NR NR NR US (~61,488 PY) 3.2
Male, 46, ulcerative colitis TB§ 196 Yes None║ NR NR Yes US (~61,488 PY) 3.2
NR, NR, IBD (unspecified) Pulmonary TB NR Yes Failed TNF antagonist therapy (unspecified) NR TNF antagonist therapy (unspecified) Yes US (~61,488 PY) 3.2
Female, NR, NR Latent TB* 154 No† NR Augmentin Adalimumab, infliximab No US (~61,488 PY) 3.2

*Not reported as part of the patient’s concomitant or previous medical history (diagnosed after the start of treatment with VDZ).

†Reported as not serious despite TB being a significant event.

‡VDZ is not approved for use in hemorrhagic rectocolitis.

§Not reported whether patient had symptomatic or active TB.

║No other medical history reported.

IBD indicates inflammatory bowel disease; NR, not reported; PY, patient-years; TB, tuberculosis; TNF, tumor necrosis factor; VDZ, vedolizumab.