Targeting TNF-α for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease

Expert Opinion on Biological Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 75-101

  Billiet, Thomas ^a   Rutgeerts, Paul ^b   Ferrante, Marc ^b   Van Assche, Gert ^b   Vermeire, Séverine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Adalimumab; Anti TNF; Certolizumab pegol; Combination therapy; Crohn's disease; Efficacy; Golimumab; Immunogenicity; Inflammatory bowel disease; Infliximab; Mucosal healing; Safety; Therapeutic drug monitoring; TNF angatonists; Ulcerative colitis; Window of opportunity

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; AZATHIOPRINE; CELL ADHESION MOLECULE; CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL; CORTICOSTEROID; GOLIMUMAB; INFLIXIMAB; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; PLACEBO; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ANTIBODY;

CLINICAL TRIAL; CROHN DISEASE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG SAFETY; ENTERITIS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOGENICITY; PREGNANCY; REVIEW; TREATMENT FAILURE; ULCER; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; CROHN DISEASE; DRUG MONITORING; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; INTESTINAL MUCOSA; MALE; MOLECULAR TARGETED THERAPY; PATIENT SELECTION; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 84890148956     PISSN: 14712598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14712598.2014.858695     Document Type: Review

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