This is a monocentric, two-arm, non-randomised, non-blinded, historically controlled, interventional trial. The purpose of this trial is to investigate the effect of model-informed infliximab dose de-escalation on the infliximab exposure and therapeutic outcome as compared to standard dose de-escalation in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
80
Infliximab (Inflectra® \[Pfizer\]), dosage determined using model-informed precision dosing, intravenously administered
Infliximab, dosage following a dose de-escalation algorithm at the physician's discretion, intravenously administered
UZ Leuven
Leuven, Flanders, Belgium
Steroid-free, combined clinical and biological remission
The proportion of patients maintaining steroid-free, combined clinical and biological remission during one year after infliximab dose de-escalation based on a standard dosing algorithm versus a model-informed dosing algorithm. Combined clinical and biological remission is defined based on patient-reported outcomes (rectal bleeding score = 0 + stool frequency score ≤1 \[ulcerative colitis\], mean daily abdominal pain score ≤1 + liquid stool frequency score ≤1.5 \[Crohn's disease\]) together with normal C-reactive protein (\<5 mg/L) and faecal calprotectin (\<250 mg/kg). Steroid-free indicates the absence of any dose of any oral or rectal steroid use.
Time frame: During one year after start of infliximab dose de-escalation
Steroid-free, combined clinical and biological remission
The proportion of patients maintaining steroid-free, combined clinical and biological remission at one year after infliximab dose de-escalation based on a standard dosing algorithm versus a model-informed dosing algorithm. Combined clinical and biological remission is defined based on patient-reported outcomes (rectal bleeding score = 0 + stool frequency score ≤1 \[ulcerative colitis\], mean daily abdominal pain score ≤1 + liquid stool frequency score ≤1.5 \[Crohn's disease\]) together with normal C-reactive protein (\<5 mg/L) and faecal calprotectin (\<250 mg/kg). Steroid-free indicates the absence of any dose of any oral or rectal steroid use.
Time frame: At one year after start of infliximab dose de-escalation
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