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 | |
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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.