Luisa Leite Barros

Dr. Luisa Leite Barros


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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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19 June 2023 in Biomedicines
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KGKaroline Soares Garcia
Karoline Soares Garcia
MAMatheus Freitas Cardoso de Azevedo
Matheus Freitas Cardoso de Azevedo
ACAlexandre de Sousa Carlos
Alexandre de Sousa Carlos
LBLuisa Leite Barros
Luisa Leite Barros
JOJane Oba
Jane Oba
ADAderson Omar Mourão Cintra Damião
Aderson Omar Mourão Cintra Damião
Therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) during induction therapy with anti-tumor necrosis factor drugs has emerged as a strategy to optimize response to these biologics and avoid undesired outcomes related to inadequate drug exposure. This study aimed to describe clinical, biological, and endoscopic remission rates at six months in Brazilian inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients following a proactive TDM algorithm guided by IFX trough levels (ITL) and antibodies to IFX (ATI) levels during induction, at week six. A total of 111 IBD patients were prospectively enrolled, excluding those previously exposed to the drug. ITL ≥ 10 μg/mL was considered optimal. Patients with suboptimal ITL ( 200 ng/mL discontinued IFX. In our study, proactive TDM was associated with persistence in the IFX rate at six months of 82.9%. At that time, rates of clinical, biological, and endoscopic remission in patients under IFX treatment were 80.2%, 73.9%, and 48.1%, respectively. Applying a simplified TDM-guided algorithm during induction seems feasible and can help improve patients’ outcomes in clinical practice.