Outcomes of Infliximab-Treated inflammatory bowel disease patients undergoing therapeutic drug monitoring with two different assays
Al-Bawardy B, Jenkins S, Snyder M, Frinack J, Ladwig P, Loftus E, Willrich M. Outcomes of Infliximab-Treated inflammatory bowel disease patients undergoing therapeutic drug monitoring with two different assays. Clinical Biochemistry 2023, 119: 110618. PMID: 37507083, DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2023.110618.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel disease patientsBowel disease patientsEndoscopic healingClinical remissionDisease patientsMcg/Normal serum C-reactive proteinDrug monitoringSerum C-reactive proteinLC-MS/MSInfliximab drug levelsFavorable clinical outcomeC-reactive proteinTherapeutic drug monitoringIBD patientsNormal CRPClinical outcomesDrug levelsPatientsECLIARemissionDifferent assaysOutcomesMcgAssaysEarly Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Improves Clinical Outcomes in Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis
Sharma S, Li D, Levine L, Chaar A, McMillan C, Gaidos J, Proctor D, Al-Bawardy B. Early Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Improves Clinical Outcomes in Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis. Crohn's & Colitis 360 2023, 5: otad032. PMID: 37323477, PMCID: PMC10263117, DOI: 10.1093/crocol/otad032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute severe ulcerative colitisSevere ulcerative colitisClinical outcomesSigmoidoscopy groupHospital stayFlexible sigmoidoscopyUlcerative colitisIntravenous corticosteroid useRate of colectomyRisk of colectomyHours of admissionOpioid medication useShorter hospital stayCohort of patientsFavorable clinical outcomeLarge prospective studiesRelevant clinical outcomesColectomy rateCorticosteroid useSecondary outcomesMedication usePrimary outcomeProspective studyRetrospective studySigmoidoscopy