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What is your preferred infliximab dosing strategy for hidradenitis suppurativa?

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Dermatology · The University of Alabama at Birmingham
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I usually start at 5mg/kg every 4 weeks. If patients are doing well, you can try to extend to every 6 weeks. If not sufficiently controlled at 5mg/kg, you can increase to 7.5 or 10mg/kg every 6 or 8 weeks.

Alikhan et al., PMID 30872149
Oskardmay et al., PMID 31095972
Fernández-Vozmediano et al., PMID ...

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Dermatology · Wayne State University
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There was actually a nice retrospective study with 52 patients that looked at this. They found the optimal starting dose was 10mg/kg every 6-8 weeks. Oskardmay et al., PMID 31095972

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