IL-23 Blockade in Anti-TNF Refractory IBD : From Mechanisms to Clinical Reality

© The Author(s) 2022. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation..

Increasing insights into the immunopathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases [IBD] have led to the advent of targeted therapies that inhibit crucial mediators of the inflammatory process, thereby widening our available therapeutic armamentarium. Anti-tumour necrosis factor [anti-TNF] agents are still a mainstay of our therapeutic endeavours and the introduction of corresponding biosimilars has further widened their use. Nevertheless, only a subgroup of treated patients benefit from the initiated treatment and there is secondary non-response in the course of therapy. Initiation of subsequent therapy often poses a challenge to the treating physician, as non-response to primary anti-TNF treatment generally characterizes a patient group that is more treatment-resistant, which may be due to the immunological impregnation by prior anti-TNF exposure. At present, there is currently no guidance for the most appropriate second-line therapy after anti-TNF failure. Here, we review the efficacy of secondary biological therapy in anti-TNF-treated patients. We focus on and assess available clinical trial data of the emerging substance class of IL-23p19 inhibitors, which have demonstrated remarkable efficacy not only in anti-TNF-naïve but also refractory patients. We present molecular mechanisms that drive IL-23-mediated resistance to ongoing anti-TNF therapy and discuss the dynamic fluidity of the mucosal cytokine network in the course of therapy that perpetuates the mucosal inflammatory reaction. Translation of these findings into clinical practice might finally lead to initiation of the most appropriate therapy at the right time of the individual disease course, which would have important implications for the patient's probability of response to treatment.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:16

Enthalten in:

Journal of Crohn's & colitis - 16(2022), Supplement_2 vom: 11. Mai, Seite ii54-ii63

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Atreya, Raja [VerfasserIn]
Neurath, Markus F [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-TNF
Biosimilar Pharmaceuticals
IL-23 inhibitors
IL-23p19
Inflammatory bowel diseases
Interleukin-23
Journal Article
Molecular resistance
Review
Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors
Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 17.05.2022

Date Revised 16.07.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac007

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM340806818