Michela Helga Falzone

Dr. Michela Helga Falzone

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Academic Career Length

3Years (2024-Present)

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

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9 April 2024 in Biomedicines
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Jessica CusatoJessica Cusato
Jessica Cusato
Davide Giuseppe RibaldoneDavide Giuseppe Ribaldone
Davide Giuseppe Ribaldone
MFMichela Helga Falzone
Michela Helga Falzone
AMAlessandra Manca
Alessandra Manca
MAMiriam Antonucci
Miriam Antonucci
LBLorenzo Bertani
Lorenzo Bertani
Over the years, vedolizumab (VDZ) has emerged as a more effective target therapy for inflammatory bowel disease. The aim of this work was to analyze a cohort of inflammatory bowel disease patients, evaluating the association between VDZ serum concentrations at 6 months from starting therapy and their clinical and biochemical indexes within one year of treatment, correlating drug levels with response and clinical remission. Forty patients treated with VDZ were enrolled. Drug concentrations were quantified through ELISA methods. VDZ levels correlated with hemoglobin levels at twelve months of therapy (p = 0.03) and with clinical remission at twelve months of therapy (p = 0.03); patients who reached clinical remission showed higher VDZ concentrations. A VDZ cut-off value of 43.1 μg/mL was suggested, predicting clinical remission at twelve months of therapy. A statistically significant association between VDZ levels at T6 and calprotectin <250 μg/g at T12 was found (p = 0.04). Furthermore, the optimal threshold value of VDZ levels at T6 associated with calprotectin <250 μg/g at T12 was identified: through levels higher than 45.2 µg/mL, we were able to predict remission one year after therapy. In the final regression multivariate model, no factor was retained as a predictor of clinical remission at one year of treatment. In conclusion, this is the first pilot study reporting a possible VDZ serum cut-off value able to predict not only the clinical remission at twelve months of therapy but also the calprotectin level, which is very important, as it is a surrogate marker of mucosal healing.

29 October 2025 in Immunology
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MFMichela Helga Falzone
Michela Helga Falzone
Davide Giuseppe RibaldoneDavide Giuseppe Ribaldone
Davide Giuseppe Ribaldone
MBMartina Buglione
Martina Buglione
ICIrene Cottone
Irene Cottone
MVMarta Vernero
Marta Vernero
GCGian Paolo Caviglia
Gian Paolo Caviglia