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. 2020 Oct 29;14:115–125. doi: 10.2147/BTT.S262511

Table 2.

Percentage of Low, Intermediate and High Baseline Serum Trough Levels for Each TNFi in Patients Categorized as Non-Responders or in Remission/Low Disease Activity at Baseline (A) as Well as After Two Years Follow-Up (B)

A Low Trough Level Intermediate Trough Level High Trough Level
Infliximab (n=67) <1 mg/L (n=12) 1–7 mg/L(n=38) > 7 mg/L(n=17)
 Remission/low disease activity, n (%) 9 (13) 36 (54) 17 (25)
 Non-responders, n (%) 3 (4) 2 (3) 0 (0)
Adalimumab (n=63) <1 mg/L (n=4) 1–8 mg/L (n=27) >8 mg/L (n=32)
 Remission/low disease activity, n (%) 3 (5) 25 (41) 32 (50)
 Non-responders, n (%) 1 (2) 2 (3) 0 (0)
Etanercept (n=137) <1 mg/L (n=9) 1–3 mg/L (n=108) >3 mg/L (n=20)
 Remission/low disease activity, n (%) 4 (3) 99 (72) 14 (10)
 Non-responders, n (%) 5 (4) 9 (6) 6 (4)
Golimumab (n=39) <0.5 mg/L (n=20) 0.5–3 mg/L (n=17) >3 mg/L (n=2)
 Remission/low disease activity, n (%) 19 (49) 16 (41) 2 (5)
 Non-responders, n (%) 1 (3) 1 (3) 0 (0)
B Low Trough Level Intermediate Trough Level High Trough Level
Infliximab (n=67) <1 mg/L (n=16) 1–7 mg/L(n=37) > 7 mg/L(n=14)
 Remission/low disease activity, n (%) 2 (3) 27 (40) 11 (16)
 Treatment failure, n (%) 14 (21) 10 (15) 3 (4)
Adalimumab (n=63) <1 mg/L (n=4) 1–8 mg/L (n=38) >8 mg/L (n=21)
 Remission/low disease activity, n (%) 1 (2) 30 (48) 15 (24)
 Treatment failure, n (%) 3 (5) 8 (13) 6 (10)
Etanercept(n=137) <1 mg/L (n=10) 1–3 mg/L (n=66) >3 mg/L (n=61)
 Remission/low disease activity, n (%) 2 (1) 43 (32) 45 (33)
 Treatment failure, n (%) 8 (6) 23 (17) 16(12)
Golimumab (n=39) <0.5 mg/L (n=21) 0.5–3 mg/L (n=16) >3 mg/L (n=2)
 Remission/low disease activity, n (%) 17 (44) 13 (33) 0 (0)
 Treatment failure, n (%) 4 (10) 3 (8) 2 (5)

Abbreviation: TNFi, TNF inhibitor.