The FDA has approved Remicade(R) (infliximab) for long-term remission-level control of debilitating symptoms of Crohn’s disease (CD).
Commercialized by the Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Centocor in the U.S., Remicade(R) is now the only biologic approved for the reduction of signs and symptoms and the induction and maintenance of clinical remission in patients with moderate to severe active CD who have had an inadequate response to conventional therapy.
The FDA’s approval was based on 54-week data from the ACCENT I (A Crohn’s disease Clinical trial Evaluating infliximab in a New long-term Treatment regimen) trial which involved 545 patients with moderate to severe CD at centers in North America, Europe and Israel.
Patients were given a single Remicade(R) 5 mg/kg infusion. Those who responded at week 2 were randomly assigned to three treatment groups. One group received infusions of 5 mg/kg of Remicade(R) at weeks 2 and 6 followed by subsequent infusions at the same dose every eight weeks. Another group received 5 mg/kg of Remicade(R) at weeks 2 and 6 followed by repeat infusions of 10 mg/kg every eight weeks thereafter
לכתבה המלאה – נדרשת הרשמה בתשלום או מנוי נסיוני לשנה ללא תשלום
השאירו תגובה
רוצה להצטרף לדיון?תרגישו חופשי לתרום!