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Trial reportAdvances in therapy2026

Symptom Response Dynamics for Personalised Therapy with Subcutaneous Infliximab in Crohn's Disease: Insights from the Randomised, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 3 LIBERTY-CD Trial.

Stefan Schreiber, Bruce E Sands, Silvio Danese, Edward V Loftus, Ae Lee Jeong, Dong-Hyeon Kim, Young Nam Lee, Jean-Frédéric Colombel

Registry-linked trialAbstract readRandomized Controlled TrialClinical Trial, Phase IIIMulticenter Study
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Trial report in Advances in therapy, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03945019 (A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of the Subcutaneous Injection of CT-P13), which is not on this map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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NCT03945019 phase3completednot on this map

A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled, Double-Blind, Phase 3 Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of the Subcutaneous Injection of CT-P13 (CT-P13 SC) as Maintenance Therapy in Patients With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease

TypeinterventionalSponsorCelltrionRan2019 to 2023Enrolled396ConditionsCrohn's DiseaseArmsCT-P13 SC (Infliximab), Placebo SC
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Authors and funding

8 authors.

Stefan SchreiberDepartment of Medicine I, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel University, Rosalind-Franklin-Strasse 12, 24105, Kiel, Germany. s.schreiber@mucosa.de.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2254-7771
Bruce E SandsDr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5762-5042
Silvio DaneseDepartment of Gastroenterology, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital and Vita-Salute University, Milan, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7341-1351
Edward V LoftusDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7199-6851
Ae Lee JeongGlobal Medical Division, Celltrion Inc., Incheon, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0894-8261
Dong-Hyeon KimGlobal Medical Division, Celltrion Inc., Incheon, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0585-2432
Young Nam LeeGlobal Medical Division, Celltrion Inc., Incheon, Republic of Korea.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2776-4708
Jean-Frédéric ColombelDr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 10029, USA. jean-frederic.colombel@mssm.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6472-249X

Funding

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Excellence Cluster Precision Medicine in Inflammation EXC2067
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe LIBERTY-CD study demonstrated superior efficacy of subcutaneous infliximab-dyyb over placebo for maintenance therapy in patients with Crohn's disease. This post hoc analysis characterised subgroups of patients with different response levels to subcutaneous infliximab.

methodsGroup-based trajectory modelling was conducted to deconvolute cohort-level data into individual response trajectories based on longitudinal patient-reported outcomes. Potential predictors of subcutaneous infliximab response were explored using multivariable analyses. Subgroups were compared for clinical, endoscopic, biochemical, and health-related quality of life outcomes; comprehensive disease control (achieving composite endpoints) at week 54; pre-dose serum infliximab levels; and safety.

resultsFour distinct subgroups of patients were identified: super-responders (rapid and high sustained improvement); fast responders; slow responders; and limited responders (partial improvement). In multivariable analyses, lower baseline body mass index (p = 0.022) and pre-dose serum infliximab levels ≥ 14 μg/ml at week 10 (p = 0.003) were associated with a super-response. At week 54, super-responders showed the highest rates of clinical remission (80.3%; p = 0.002), endoscopic response (63.9%; p = 0.009), health-related quality of life remission (72.1%; p = 0.0002), corticosteroid-free remission (59.1%; p = 0.007), and comprehensive disease control achievement (27.9%; p = 0.014) versus other trajectories. Among groups, super-responders maintained the highest pre-dose serum infliximab levels from week 10. Comparable overall safety profiles were observed across groups.

conclusionDistinct subpopulations with varying responses to infliximab were identified by group-based trajectory modelling using longitudinal symptom data, which may support the development of personalised therapy. Super-responders with rapid and sustained improvements during infliximab therapy were more likely to achieve desirable long-term outcomes.

trial registrationClinicalTrials. gov identifier, NCT03945019 (08 May 2019).

Indexed as

Crohn DiseaseGastrointestinal AgentsInfliximabAdultDouble-Blind MethodFemaleHumansInjections, SubcutaneousMalePatient Reported Outcome MeasuresPrecision MedicineQuality of LifeTreatment Effect HeterogeneityTreatment OutcomeGastrointestinal AgentsInfliximabCrohn’s diseaseCT-P13 SCInflammatory bowel diseaseSubcutaneous infliximabTrajectory modelling

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PMCPMC13222256

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