Comparative Risk of Serious Infections With Tumor Necrosis Factor α Antagonists vs Vedolizumab in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Singh S, Heien HC, Herrin J, Dulai PS, Sangaralingham L, Shah ND, Sandborn WJ. Comparative Risk of Serious Infections With Tumor Necrosis Factor α Antagonists vs Vedolizumab in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2021, 20: e74-e88. PMID: 33640480, PMCID: PMC8384969, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2021.02.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseSerious infectionsMarginal structural Cox proportional hazards modelsCox proportional hazards modelBaseline disease characteristicsRetrospective cohort studyAdministrative claims databaseProportional hazards modelTime-varying useCohort studyBowel diseaseTreatment initiationUlcerative colitisHealthcare utilizationClaims databaseDisease characteristicsTumor necrosisVedolizumabLower riskHazards modelPatientsInfectionAntagonistInsurance coverageRisk