A Genetic Variation in the Neonatal Fc-Receptor Affects Anti-TNF Drug Concentrations in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Autor: Ann Gils, Marc Ferrante, Willem-Jan Wollants, Severine Vermeire, Erwin Dreesen, Thomas Billiet, Isabelle Cleynen, Gert Van Assche
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: American Journal of Gastroenterology. 111:1438-1445
ISSN: 0002-9270
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2016.306
Popis: Ample evidence exists that Anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) concentrations during induction determine short and long-term outcome in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We investigated if a variable number of tandem repeats (VNTR) polymorphism in the neonatal Fc-receptor (FcRn), responsible for extending half-life of IgG, influences anti-TNF concentrations in patients with IBD.Retrospective single-center study, including a cohort of 395 infliximab (IFX) naive IBD patients treated with IFX 5 mg/kg on weeks 0, 2, and 6 and a second cohort of 139 adalimumab naive patients, treated with adalimumab 160-80-40 mg on weeks 0, 2, and 4. Area under the serum anti-TNF concentration-time curve (AUC), from week 2 and 6 for IFX and week 2 and 4 for adalimumab, was used to identify factors influencing these drug concentrations.The VNTR2/VNTR3 genotype was associated with a 14% lower IFX AUC compared with patients homozygous for VNTR3/VNTR3 (P=0.03), although this effect became apparent only when immunogenicity (26% lower concentrations, P=9 × 10The VNTR2/3 genotype in the FcRn gene is associated with lower IFX but also lower adalimumab drug exposure during induction in patients with IBD. Previously identified pharmacokinetic modifying factors were confirmed. Identifying risk factors in patients is important as higher induction doses may be needed to ensure optimal disease outcome.
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