In a patient with neurosarcoidosis who required infliximab for initially refractory symptoms but is now stable, how do you decide on the optimal time to de-escalate therapy?
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I typically base this decision on several factors: Severity of initial symptoms, tolerability or side effects of treatment, degree/timeline of radiographic improvement, and patient preferences. I begin to consider tapering off or de-escalating infliximab after around 12-24 months of clinical and rad...
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at Duke University Medical Center Dr. @Peters, do you prefer to first taper the dose...
at Yale University School of Medicine I usually reduce the interval slowly over several ...
Dr. @Peters, do you prefer to first taper the dose...
I usually reduce the interval slowly over several ...
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