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Which biologics are you comfortable combining with vedolizumab for spondyloarthritis or psoriatic arthritis patients in the setting of well-controlled inflammatory bowel disease?

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Have you used combinations of biologics in your patients with IBD and AxSpA or PsA?

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Rheumatology · Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
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Historically, rheumatologists have been hesitant to combine biologics in our patients, based largely on trials from 20 years ago that found an increased risk of serious infections when combining a TNF inhibitors and an IL1 inhibitor, or abatacept and another biologic. With the availability of newer ...

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Rheumatology · University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine
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I agree with Dr. @Dr. First Last’s thoughtful answer. However, it should be noted that rare cases of IBD onset and exacerbation have been reported, especially in the setting of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, in patients on IL-17 inhibitors. This highlights the need to be vigilant and to select p...

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