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Erardo Meriño-Ibarra1, Francisco Javier Manero Ruíz1
1Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain.
Background And Objectives:
Knowledge of the levels of anti-TNFa drugs can modify treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA).
Objectives:
To compare the levels of anti-TNFa in patients with RA vs SpA, in different clinical situations.
Materials And Methods:
A retrospective, observational study was conducted. Levels of anti-TNFa and the presence of anti-drug antibodies were measured in consecutively selected patients, using the ELISA technique.
Results:
Fifty-three, 73 and 78 patients treated with infliximab, adalimumab and etanercept were studied, respectively. The median drug levels in patients using standard doses were infliximab 2.2 µg/mL (1.4-5.2), adalimumab 4.9 µg/mL (0.8-8.9) and etanercept 3.1 µg/mL (2.3-4.4). There were no differences in drug levels according to disease activity but we found differences in etanercept and infliximab levels according to DMARD use.
Conclusions:
Levels of anti-TNFa drugs will change with DMARD treatment.
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