Abstract | OBJECTIVE: To investigate the relationship between serum etanercept levels and clinical response. METHODS: RESULTS: After 6 months of therapy etanercept levels were significantly higher in good responders (median (IQR) 3.78 (2.53-5.17)) compared with both moderate 3.10 (2.12-4.47) and EULAR non-responders 2.80 (1.27-3.93) (all p<0.05). There was a significant association between clinical response and serum etanercept levels (regression coefficient 0.54, 95% CI 0.21 to 0.86, p=0.001). When patients were categorised into quartiles according to the height of etanercept levels, the lowest quartile ( etanercept level <2.1 mg/l) comprised 40% of all non-responders. The highest quartile ( etanercept level >4.7 mg/l) comprised 35% of all good EULAR responders. Anti- etanercept antibodies were detected in none of the sera. CONCLUSION: The authors demonstrated that lower etanercept levels were associated with non-response. Therapeutic drug monitoring and the possibility of the adjusted dosing regimes in the selected groups of patients should be investigated further as a possible tool to optimise treatment with etanercept.
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Authors | A Jamnitski, C L Krieckaert, M T Nurmohamed, M H Hart, B A Dijkmans, L Aarden, A E Voskuyl, G J Wolbink |
Journal | Annals of the rheumatic diseases
(Ann Rheum Dis)
Vol. 71
Issue 1
Pg. 88-91
(Jan 2012)
ISSN: 1468-2060 [Electronic] England |
PMID | 21914626
(Publication Type: Clinical Trial, Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Antirheumatic Agents
- Immunoglobulin G
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
- Etanercept
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Topics |
- Adult
- Aged
- Antirheumatic Agents
(blood, immunology, therapeutic use)
- Arthritis, Rheumatoid
(blood, drug therapy)
- Drug Monitoring
(methods)
- Etanercept
- Female
- Follow-Up Studies
- Humans
- Immunoglobulin G
(administration & dosage, blood, immunology)
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor
(administration & dosage, blood, immunology)
- Severity of Illness Index
- Treatment Failure
- Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
(antagonists & inhibitors)
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