Table 3.
Combination group (n=71) | Infliximab withdrawal group (n=71) | Immunosuppressant withdrawal group (n=69) | |
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Infections | 4 (6%)* | 2 (3%)* | 1 (1%)* |
Allergic reaction to infliximab | 0 | 0 | 1 (1%) |
Crohn's disease exacerbation | 3 (4%) | 4 (6%) | 1 (1%) |
Cancer | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Death | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Miscellaneous | 3 (4%)† | 2 (3%)† | 10 (14%)† |
Data are number of events (%).
Infections: four cases of appendicitis in the combination group; one case of viral pericarditis and one community-acquired pneumonia in the infliximab withdrawal group; and one report of tuberculosis in the immunosuppressant withdrawal group.
Miscellaneous includes renal insufficiency (n=2) and gastric sleeve surgery (n=1) in the combination group; ischaemic stroke (n=1) and brachial neuralgia (n=1) in the infliximab withdrawal group; and acute pancreatitis (n=2), alcohol intoxication (n=4), cannabis intoxication (n=1), epilepsy (n=1), sacrococcygeal cyst (n=1), and spontaneous miscarriage (n=1) in the immunosuppressant withdrawal group.