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Ustekinumab Trough Concentrations Are Associated with Biochemical Outcomes in Patients with Crohn's Disease.
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Digestive Diseases & Sciences . Jun2023, Vol. 68 Issue 6, p2647-2657. 11p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Objective: It is unknown whether ustekinumab (UST) levels can predict clinical outcomes in Crohn's disease (CD) patients. We assessed the exposure–response relationship of UST trough concentrations with biochemical outcomes at week 24 in a prospective, real-world setting. Methods: We performed a prospective study in patients with CD starting UST in four academic centres in the Netherlands. All patients received a weight-adjusted intravenous (IV) UST induction dose, followed by one subcutaneous (SC) dose of 90 mg UST at 8 weeks. Maintenance therapy consisted of 90 mg subcutaneous UST every 8 or 12 weeks. Individual UST concentration time course during treatment were estimated using a population pharmacokinetic (PK) model. Quartile analysis and logistic regression were performed to analyse if UST concentrations at week 8 were associated with biochemical remission rates at week 24 (C-reactive protein (CRP) ≤ 5 mg/L and / or faecal calprotectin (FC) ≤ 250 mg/kg). Results: In total, 124 patients with CD were included. Patients achieving biochemical remission at week 12 and 24 had significantly higher UST levels at week 8 compared to patients without biochemical remission (6.6 µg/mL versus 3.9 µg/mL, P < 0.01 and 6.3 µg/mL versus 3.9 µg/mL, P < 0.01, respectively). In quartile analysis, patients with UST levels in the highest quartile (≥ 6.3 µg/mL at week 8) had higher biochemical remission rates at week 12 and week 24. There was no association between UST levels at and corticosteroid-free clinical remission rates. Conclusion: In this real-world cohort of patients with CD, UST levels in the highest quartile (≥ 6.3 µg/mL) at week 8 were associated with higher biochemical remission rates at week 24. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01632116
- Volume :
- 68
- Issue :
- 6
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Digestive Diseases & Sciences
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 163739538
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s10620-023-07822-7