Natalizumab induction and maintenance therapy for Crohn's disease
Natalizumab induction and maintenance therapy for Crohn's disease
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DOI:
10.1056/nejmoa043335
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发表时间:
2005-11-03
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
Rutgeerts, P
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作者:
Sandborn, WJ;Colombel, JF;Rutgeerts, P
BACKGROUND:Natalizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody against alpha(4) integrin, inhibits leukocyte adhesion and migration into inflamed tissue.METHODS:We conducted two controlled trials to evaluate natalizumab as induction and maintenance therapy in patients with active Crohn's disease. In the first trial, 905 patients were randomly assigned to receive 300 mg of natalizumab or placebo at weeks 0, 4, and 8. The primary outcome was response, defined by a decrease in the Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) score of at least 70 points, at week 10. In the second trial, 339 patients who had a response to natalizumab in the first trial were randomly reassigned to receive 300 mg of natalizumab or placebo every four weeks through week 56. The primary outcome was a sustained response through week 36. A secondary outcome in both trials was disease remission (a CDAI score of less than 150).RESULTS:In the first trial, the natalizumab and placebo groups had similar rates of response (56 percent and 49 percent, respectively; P=0.05) and remission (37 percent and 30 percent, respectively; P=0.12) at 10 weeks. Continuing natalizumab in the second trial resulted in higher rates of sustained response (61 percent vs. 28 percent, P