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Vol. 18. Issue 8.
Pages 475-479 (October 2022)
Brief Report
Anti-TNFα drug levels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthritis
Niveles de fármacos anti-TNFα en pacientes con artritis reumatoide y espondiloartritis
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Erardo Meriño-Ibarra
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, Francisco Javier Manero Ruíz
Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital Universitario Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain
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Background and objectives

Knowledge of the levels of anti-TNFa drugs can modify treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthritis (SpA).

Objectives

To compare the levels of anti-TNFa in patients with RA vs SpA, in different clinical situations.

Materials and methods

A retrospective, observational study was conducted. Levels of anti-TNFa and the presence of anti-drug antibodies were measured in consecutively selected patients, using the ELISA technique.

Results

Fifty-three, 73 and 78 patients treated with infliximab, adalimumab and etanercept were studied, respectively. The median drug levels in patients using standard doses were infliximab 2.2 µg/mL (1.4–5.2), adalimumab 4.9 µg/mL (0.8−8.9) and etanercept 3.1 µg/mL (2.3−4.4). There were no differences in drug levels according to disease activity but we found differences in etanercept and infliximab levels according to DMARD use.

Conclusions

Levels of anti-TNFa drugs will change with DMARD treatment.

Keywords:
Anti-TNFα levels
Rheumatoid arthritis
Spondyloarthritis
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Antecedentes y objetivos

El conocimiento de los niveles de fármacos anti-TNFα puede modificar el tratamiento en pacientes con artritis reumatoide (AR) y espondiloartritis (EspA).

Objetivos

Comparar los niveles de anti-TNFα en pacientes con AR vs EspA, en diferentes situaciones clínicas.

Materiales y métodos

Se realizó un estudio retrospectivo, observacional donde se midieron los niveles de anti-TNFα y la presencia de anticuerpos antifármacos en pacientes seleccionados consecutivamente, utilizando la técnica de ELISA.

Resultados

Se estudiaron 53, 73 y 78 pacientes en tratamiento con infliximab, adalimumab y etanercept, respectivamente. Los niveles medios de fármaco en pacientes con dosis estándar fueron: infliximab 2,2 μg/mL (1,4–5,2), adalimumab 4,9 μg/mL (0,8−8,9) y etanercept 3,1 μg/mL (2,3–4,4). No se encontraron diferencias en los niveles fármacos según la actividad de la enfermedad, sin embargo, hubo diferencias en los niveles de etanercept e infliximab según el uso de fármacos modificadores de la enfermedad sintéticos (FAMEsc).

Conclusiones

Los niveles de fármacos anti-TNFα se verán modificados por el tratamiento con FAMEsc.

Palabras clave:
Niveles de anti-TNFα
Artritis reumatoide
Espondiloartritis

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