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View Post: Intravitreal Infliximab Clearance in a Rabbit Model: Different ...
2 Nov 2009 by Giansanti, F., Ramazzotti, M., Giuntoli,...  
The vitreous half-life of infliximab was estimated to be 6.5 ± 0.6 days. The data indicated monoexponential decay reaching its conclusion after approximately 40 days. This decay was preceded by 4-day-long diffusion in the vitreous. ...
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View Post: Long-term safety of Infliximab for the treatment of inflammatory ...
20 Nov 2009 by Biancone L, Petruzziello C, Calabrese E,...  
Long-term safety of Infliximab for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease: does blocking TNF{alpha} reduce colitis-associated colorectal carcinogenesis? Gut. 2009 Dec;58(12):1703. Authors: Biancone L, Petruzziello C, Calabrese E, ...
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Treatment of early RA with infliximab is beneficial
27 Oct 2009 ...
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View Post: Infliximab (Remicade) cuts need for surgery in ulcerative colitis ...
14 Oct 2009 by pillscribe  
After one year of follow-up, the researchers found that “treatment with infliximab reduced the need for colectomy by 41 percent compared to patients treated with placebo,” lead author and Mayo Clinic gastroenterologist Dr. William ...
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View Post: Study Shows Infliximab Cuts Risk of Surgery for Ulcerative Colitis
1 Oct 2009
A study of 728 people with ulcerative colitis in the October 2009 issue of Gastroenterology showed that people with ulcerative colitis who were treated with Remicade (infliximab) had a reduced risk of colectomy surgery. ...
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View Post: Efficacy of Infliximab treatment in patients with severe ...
5 Nov 2009 by HS Support  
The second patient obtained partial remission after 3 infusions and did not experience relapse after withdrawal of Infliximab. The clinical findings of remission were underscored by showing improvement on MRI. ...
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View Post: Colectomy Rate Comparison After Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis ...
1 Oct 2009 by Carol Lammers  
Dr. William Sandborn discusses a new study led by Mayo Clinic that found ulcerative colitis patients had a 41 percent reduction in colectomy after a year when treated with infliximab. This study is published in the October 2009 issue of ...
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