Number of Cases | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
Age (mean in years) | 43.5 | 40 | Not specified (NS) | 35.5 | 14.5 | 36 | 39.5 | 15 | NS | 11 |
Previous immunosuppressive or biologic | CYA and AZA | MTX (2 cases) | CyS (4 cases) | MTX | MTX (1 case) | CyS | AZA (2 cases) | MTX | NS | MTX (2 cases) |
| | CyS (3 cases) | MTX (2 cases) | | CyS (1 case) | | CyS (2 cases) | | | MMF (1 case) |
| | | AZA (1 case) | | Tacrolimus (1 case) | | | | | CyS (1 case) |
| | | | | AZA (1 case) | | | | | |
| | | | | MMF (1 case) | | | | | |
Biologic used | IFX (n=2), ADA (n=2) | IFX | ADA | IFX | IFX | ADA | IFX | ADA | IFX | IFX |
Reason for initiating anti-TNFα | Immunosuppressant failure (IF) | IF | IF | First-line | IF | CyS failure | IF | MTXfailure | IF | First-line |
Patients with clinical response | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
Adverse effects due to anti-TNFα | 1 | None | None | (1 case) | None | None | None | None | Not specified | None |
Duration of response | 18 months | Not specified | 9.5 months | 7 months | 17 months | 8 months | 27 months | 26 months | NS | 12 months (1 patient) |