Medicina clinica
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Thyroid eye disease (TED) is a complex and incompletely understood rare autoimmune disorder. ⋯ The results obtained show that the use of tocilizumab in the treatment of this pathology can be a good alternative.
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Monitoring plasma levels of Infliximab plays an important role in optimising treatment in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The aim of the following study has been to determine the predictive potential of monitoring infliximab plasma levels for sustained clinical response and evaluate its usefulness to improve treatment efficacy and symptom control, in patients with IBD. ⋯ The predictive potential of monitoring IFX plasma levels as a strategy to evaluate sustained long-term clinical response was confirmed. Our results highlight the importance of its introduction into routine clinical practice to enable early identification of non-responders, treatment optimisation, relapse prevention and improve long-term therapy maintenance.