What factors do you consider when a patient with acute severe ulcerative colitis flare responds to inpatient Infliximab, and you are deciding whether to switch to subcutaneous or continue IV maintenance dosing of Infliximab?
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Gastroenterology · Washington University School of Medicine
Patients admitted with acute severe ulcerative colitis typically have higher drug clearance related to significant fecal loss of infliximab through a highly inflamed colon, leading to low levels and often the need for dose escalation. There have been studies showing that infliximab levels in severe ...