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Landen Shane Burstiner1,2, Anna H Owings3,4, Amor Royer3
1Department of Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, USA.
Background:
Most studies on the safety and efficacy of antitumor necrosis factor alpha (anti-TNF) agents in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease have included few Black patients.
Aims:
We aimed to evaluate the therapeutic response rate in Black IBD patients compared with White patients.
Methods:
We conducted a retrospective review of IBD patients who were treated with anti-TNF agents and assessed those with therapeutic drug levels for clinical, endoscopic, and radiologic response to anti-TNF treatment.
Results:
We identified 118 patients who met the inclusion criteria. Black IBD patients had significantly higher prevalence of endoscopic and radiologic active disease compared with White patients (62% and 34%, respectively; P = .023), despite similar proportions reaching therapeutic titers (67% and 55%, respectively; P = .20). Moreover, Black patients had significantly higher rate of IBD-related hospitalizations than White patients (30% vs 13%, respectively; P = .025) while on anti-TNF agents.
Conclusions:
Black IBD patients on anti-TNF agents had a significantly higher prevalence of active disease and more IBD-related hospitalizations than White patients.
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