Title: Both Etanercept and Infliximab Can Elevate Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)-α and Be the Cause of Treatment Related New Onset Disease: the Need to Measure Circulating TNF-α
Abstract:To the Editor:
We read with interest the documentation by Song, et al of new onset Crohn’s disease (CD) in a patient after treatment of ankylosing spondylitis with etanercept1. Their report is the la...To the Editor:
We read with interest the documentation by Song, et al of new onset Crohn’s disease (CD) in a patient after treatment of ankylosing spondylitis with etanercept1. Their report is the latest addition to a long list of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α mediated disease, generated or worsened by anti-TNF-α treatment with etanercept or infliximab. We do not contest the several dozen carefully thought out and well documented risk-benefit assessments published over the last 10 years that show clear benefit from both agents for their respective indications. We simply add here 2 reminders: (1) Both etanercept and infliximab have…Read More
Publication Year: 2008
Publication Date: 2008-08-01
Language: en
Type: letter
Indexed In: ['pubmed']
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