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. 2019 Feb 1;10(4):330–336. doi: 10.1136/flgastro-2018-101024

Table 2.

Clinical management changes within 6 months of therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) tests

Number of TDM measurements 672
Number of patients 238
IFX trough level (μg/ml) 3.4 (5.4)
Positive antibodies, n (%) 118 (17.6)
Undetectable levels, n (%) 154 (22.9)
TDM indication n (%)
 Primary non-response 3 (0.4)
 Secondary loss of response 180 (26.8)
 Reaction to IFX 9 (1.3)
 Routine testing 469 (69.8)
 Consideration of de-escalation 11 (1.6)
Post TDM management n (%)
 Dose escalation 58 (8.6)
 Switch to different anti-TNF 40 (6.0)
 Switch to non anti-TNF biologic 12 (1.8)
 Add thiopurine 10 (1.5)
 Stop biologics 17 (2.5)
 Treatment de-escalation 9 (1.3)
 No action 526 (78.3)
Remission at 6 months 411 (61.3)

All values represent median (IQR) unless otherwise indicated. Time and duration is expressed in months.