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ArticleTherapeutics and clinical risk management2007

Infliximab in the treatment of Crohn's disease.

Gilberto Poggioli, Silvio Laureti, Massimo Campieri, Filippo Pierangeli, Paolo Gionchetti, Federica Ugolini, Lorenzo Gentilini, Piero Bazzi, Fernando Rizzello, Maurizio Coscia

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Article in Therapeutics and clinical risk management, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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20citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

20 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.

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  17. Anti-TNF Therapy in Crohn's Disease.International journal of molecular sciences · 2018
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Gilberto PoggioliGeneral Surgery Department; Policlinico S. Orsola; University of Bologna Italy.
Silvio Laureti
Massimo Campieri
Filippo Pierangeli
Paolo Gionchetti
Federica Ugolini
Lorenzo Gentilini
Piero Bazzi
Fernando Rizzello
Maurizio Coscia
University of Bologna · ITPoliclinico S.Orsola-Malpighi · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The recent introduction of infliximab, a chimeric monoclonal antibody against tumor necrosis factor-alpha, has greatly modified the treatment of Crohn's disease (CD). Data from the literature show encouraging results after intravenous infusion both for closure of intestinal or perianal fistulas and for induction and maintenance of remission in patients with moderate to severe intestinal disease unresponsive to other treatments. However, some contraindications such as fibrostenosing CD and sepsis have been identified. In addition, the data on long-term outcomes and safety is still limited. Our initial experience showed that in selected cases local injection of infliximab is effective in the treatment of complex perianal disease offering the possibility of using such treatment even in small bowel obstructing disease with minimal systemic effects. This paper analyzes the state of the use of both intravenous and local injection of infliximab in patients with CD.

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PMID18360638
PMCPMC1936311
OpenAlexW2067652953

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