The Effectiveness of Infliximab in Treating Vascular Manifestations of Behçet's Disease: A Systematic Review and
Aymane Bennani1,2, El Khalil Benmansour1,2, Khalid Serraj1,2
1Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Mohammed VI Oujda, Morocco.
Objective:
Our study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of anti-tumour-necrosis-factor Infliximab (IFX) in treating patients with severe and/or refractory vascular manifestations of Behçet's disease (BD) through a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Methods:
We searched PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library databases for eligible studies. Meta-analysis of proportions was performed. Heterogeneity was assessed with Cochrane's Q test and I2 statistics. Random effects models were used for all statistical analyses which were conducted on R software (version 4.4.2), PROSPERO registry number CRD42025640970.
Results:
Of the 2127 results initially identified, 11 studies with a total of 284 patients were included in the final analysis. Infliximab induced complete vascular response in 78.17% of patients (95% CI 63.11-90.61). The remission rates in the subgroups of patients with pulmonary artery aneurysm and the venous thrombosis events were respectively 99.13% (95% CI 86.21-100) and 86.48 % (95% CI 71.81-97.15).
Conclusion:
Our systematic review and meta-analysis support the use of infliximab in patients with severe and/or refractory vascular Behçet's disease, particularly in cases involving pulmonary artery aneurysms.
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