Infliximab

Summary: Multiple retrospective studies suggest that the administration of corticosteroids to treat irAEs is safe, and does not compromise efficacy of ICI therapy in cancer patients. While \ 67% of patients respond to corticosteroids, 33% of patients require biologic therapy such as TNFα inhibitors (e.g. infliximab), integrin α4β7 inhibitors (e.g. vedolizumab), or JAK/STAT inhibitors (e.g. tofactinib). Thi...

Summary: In severe refractory sarcoidosis not responding to conventional immunosuppressive treatment, the third-line tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha inhibitor infliximab is an alternative. Treatment duration is not known, although it has been suggested that relapse rates after withdrawal could be high. We hypothesize that a prolonged course of TNF-alpha would be better for maintaining remission in sarcoi...

Summary: Open label pragmatic two-stage non-randomized trial comparing the effectiveness of five different standard of care treatment options for patients with relapsing polychondritis (RP).

Summary: This comparative observational cohort clinical study aims to investigate the necessity of premedication for allergy prevention prior to infliximab injection, and is designed to evaluate whether non-routine administration of dexamethasone before intravenous infusion of infliximab yields greater benefits than routine prophylactic medication in patients with moderate-to-severe inflammatory bowel dise...

Summary: This trial studies the role of the gut microbiome and effectiveness of a fecal transplant on medication-induced gastrointestinal (GI) complications in patients with melanoma or genitourinary cancer. The gut microbiome (the bacteria and microorganisms that live in the digestive system) may affect whether or not someone develops colitis (inflammation of the intestines) during cancer treatment with i...

Summary: The purpose of this study is to estimate and compare the incidence of overall malignancy, serious infection, and opportunistic infections between new users of ustekinumab and new users of other biologic therapies among adult participants with Crohn's disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC).

Summary: The goal of this observational study is to learn about how effective Zymfentra (IFX=dyyb) is when treating patients with Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) Does Zymfentra lead to a reduction in symptoms at intervals throughout one year? Participants being prescribed Zymfentra (IFX-dyyb as part of their regular medical care for CD or UC will answer online survey questions about their ...

Summary: The purpose of this study is to learn about the safety of islet transplantation for Type 1 diabetes mellitus, which may provide more normal control of blood sugar without the need for insulin shots. Islets are special clusters of cells within the pancreas that produce insulin. These cells will be obtained from cadaver (non-living) donors and given to subjects by vein.

Summary: A substantial fraction of IBD patients with an initial response to infliximab or adalimumab later experience re-emerging active disease despite ongoing anti-Tumour Necrosis Factor (TNF) agents maintenance therapy. The optimal intervention in patients with secondary loss-of-response (LOR) is still poorly defined, as there are still scant data on how best to choose the next intervention from among d...

Summary: Crohn's Disease (CD) is an inflammatory bowel disease. It can lead to significant complications and discomfort in the stomach and intestines. Crohn's disease is a debilitating, incurable disease of immune cells; it affects almost 1 million people in the United States. CD is characterized by inflammation of the stomach and intestine as well as organs outside of the intestines such as the skin, eyes...

Summary: Immune-related colitis from immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) is a common adverse effect causing significant morbidity and impairment of quality of life (QoL). Steroids are the first line of treatment for severe ICI induced Immune- mediated diarrhea and colitis (IMDC). If there is no improvement in 48 to 72 hours, other immunosuppressive agents (infliximab, vedolizumab) are recommended. However, ...

Summary: This study evaluates the effectiveness and safety of infliximab in the treatment of acute pancreatitis in adults. A third of participants will receive one single dose of infliximab via infusion, another third will receive a higher dose of infliximab via infusion and the final third of participants will receive a placebo infusion.