VIENNA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Clinical experience presented today at the Celltrion Healthcare satellite symposium during UEGW 2014 builds the evidence base for treating patients with IBD (Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis) with a biosimilar monoclonal antibody (mAb) infliximab.
Infliximab is an anti-TNF therapy for treating patients with IBD1,2,, and is considered a therapy for controlling disease symptoms over the long term.3,4
Leading expert, Jørgen Jahnsen, Professor of Gastroenterology, University of Oslo, Norway, reported on his “real-world” clinical experience of treating people with both Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis with the first biosimilar mAb anti-TNFa approved by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and licensed for use in Norway. A statistically significant reduction in disease activity at week fourteen was reported in 46 IBD patients (26 Crohn’s and 20 ulcerative colitis) following treatment with three infusions.
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