Dose optimisation for Loss of Response to Vedolizumab- Pharmacokinetics and Immune Mechanisms.
Bella UngarKarin MalickovaJurij HanželMuhammad Abu ArishaStephane PaulCatia RochaZohar Ben ShatachChaya Mushka AbitbolOla Haj NatourLimor SelingerMiri YavzoriElla FudimOrit PicardIrit ShovalRami EliakimUri KopylovFernando MagroXavier RoblinYehuda ChowersDavid DrobneMilan LukasShomron Ben HorinPublished in: Journal of Crohn's & colitis (2022)
These results do not support pharmacokinetics as the mechanism responsible for loss of response to vedolizumab, nor do they support a need for higher drug concentration to enhance vedolizumab's immune effects. Higher pre-escalation levels may indicate less clearance [less severe disease] and higher likelihood of subsequent re-gained response, regardless of therapy escalation.