Current management of fistulizing perianal Crohn’s disease based on serum anti-tumor necrosis factor levels and magnetic resonance imaging monitoring

Perianal fistulizing Crohn’s disease (PFCD) is one of the most complex challenges in the colorectal surgery nowadays, because, even with combined clinical and surgical treatment, the rate of healing of the fistulas is approximately 50%. In this context, the monitoring of serum levels of anti-Tumor N...

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Published inJournal of Coloproctology Vol. 40; no. 4; pp. 421 - 424
Main Authors Wolker, Felipe Bernardi, Marchiori, Julia Gabriela Oliveira, Miranda, Eron Fabio
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Rua do Matoso 170, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, CEP 20270-135, Brazil Elsevier Editora Ltda 01.12.2020
Thieme Revinter Publicações Ltda
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Summary:Perianal fistulizing Crohn’s disease (PFCD) is one of the most complex challenges in the colorectal surgery nowadays, because, even with combined clinical and surgical treatment, the rate of healing of the fistulas is approximately 50%. In this context, the monitoring of serum levels of anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor (anti-TNF) drugs appears as a crucial tool for the optimization of treatment, since there is a probable correlation between higher serum levels of infliximab and adalimumab with better outcomes of the disease, higher healing rates and lower recurrence rates. This review describes evidence on the use of serum anti-TNF levels and their relationship to clinical and radiological efficacy. A Doença de Crohn Perianal Fistulizante (DCPF) configura-se como um dos desafios mais complexos da cirurgia colorretal atualmente, isso porque, mesmo com tratamento clínico e cirúrgico combinados, a taxa de cicatrização das fistulas é de aproximadamente 50%. Nesse contexto, a monitorização de níveis séricos de drogas anti-Fator de Necrose Tumoral (anti-TNF) surge como ferramenta crucial para a otimização do tratamento, uma vez há provável correlação entre maiores níveis séricos de infliximabe e adalimumabe com melhores desfechos da doença, maiores taxas de cicatrização e menores índices de recorrência. Nesta revisão são descritas evidências sobre o uso dos níveis séricos de anti-TNF e sua relação com a eficácia clínica e radiológica.
ISSN:2237-9363
2317-6423
DOI:10.1016/j.jcol.2020.06.005