Background: Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) with a rapidly growing worldwide incidence. The last decades presented rapid progress in pharmacological treatment leading in many cases to clinical and endoscopic remission, including biological treatment with anti-TNF agents. Aim: The exact timing of introduction, optimization and maintenance of anti-TNF therapy in IBDs is not thoroughly covered in current guidelines. Methods: We used the Delphi panel methodology to gather the IBD experts' views and achieve consensus for clinical recommendations on introducing and maintaining anti-TNF therapy for patients with IBDs. Results: Twelve recommendations achieved a high level of consensus in two assessment rounds by 52 (1st round) and 47 (2nd round) IBD experts. Conclusion: In many clinical situations, the early use of anti-TNF therapy is recommended. Nowadays, the cost-efficacy profile of anti-TNF biosimilars makes them the first-line drug in a substantial proportion of patients, thus providing the opportunity to increase access to biological therapy. (c) 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Editrice Gastroenterologica Italiana S.r.l. This is an open access article under the CC BY license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )

Timing of proper introduction, optimization and maintenance of anti-TNF therapy in IBD: Results from a Delphi consensus / S. Ardizzone, A. Armuzzi, F. Caprioli, F. Castiglione, S. Danese, M. Daperno, M.C. Fantini, W. Fries, M.B. Principi, E. Savarino, P. Gionchetti. - In: DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASE. - ISSN 1878-3562. - 56:1(2024 Jan), pp. 98-105. [10.1016/j.dld.2023.09.003]

Timing of proper introduction, optimization and maintenance of anti-TNF therapy in IBD: Results from a Delphi consensus

F. Caprioli;
2024

Abstract

Background: Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) with a rapidly growing worldwide incidence. The last decades presented rapid progress in pharmacological treatment leading in many cases to clinical and endoscopic remission, including biological treatment with anti-TNF agents. Aim: The exact timing of introduction, optimization and maintenance of anti-TNF therapy in IBDs is not thoroughly covered in current guidelines. Methods: We used the Delphi panel methodology to gather the IBD experts' views and achieve consensus for clinical recommendations on introducing and maintaining anti-TNF therapy for patients with IBDs. Results: Twelve recommendations achieved a high level of consensus in two assessment rounds by 52 (1st round) and 47 (2nd round) IBD experts. Conclusion: In many clinical situations, the early use of anti-TNF therapy is recommended. Nowadays, the cost-efficacy profile of anti-TNF biosimilars makes them the first-line drug in a substantial proportion of patients, thus providing the opportunity to increase access to biological therapy. (c) 2023 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd on behalf of Editrice Gastroenterologica Italiana S.r.l. This is an open access article under the CC BY license ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ )
Anti-TNF; Crohn's disease; Delphi panel; Inflammatory bowel disease; Ulcerative colitis
Settore MED/12 - Gastroenterologia
gen-2024
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