Risk of Drug-Induced Liver Injury From Tumor Necrosis Factor Antagonists.
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Björnsson, Einar SGunnarsson, Baldvin I
Gröndal, Gerdur
Jonasson, Jon G
Einarsdottir, Rannveig
Ludviksson, Björn R
Gudbjörnsson, Björn
Olafsson, Sigurdur
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2014-08-15
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Clin. Gastroenterol. Hepatol. 2015,13(3):602-8Abstract
Antagonists of tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF agents) can cause drug-induced liver injury (DILI), yet little is known about the level of risk.We identified cases of DILI caused by anti-TNF agents in Iceland, from 2009 through 2013, at the National University Hospital of Iceland (n = 11). We collected data on the total use of the drugs by patients with DILI, and outcomes, compared with patients who received anti-TNF agents but who did not develop DILI (controls, n = 22).
Of the 11 cases of DILI identified (8 women; mean age, 46 y), 9 cases were caused by infliximab. DILI developed in 1 of 120 patients who received infliximab, 1 in 270 patients who received adalimumab, and 1 in 430 patients who received etanercept. Most patients with infliximab-associated DILI developed this disorder after 4 infusions (n = 6). Four patients had jaundice at diagnosis of DILI, and 8 patients had hepatocellular liver injury. The mean peak level of alanine aminotransferase was 704 U/L, of aspartate aminotransferase was 503 U/L, of alkaline phosphatase was 261 U/L, and of bilirubin was 47 μmol/L. Seven patients with DILI were tested for antinuclear antibodies before therapy with an anti-TNF agent and 3 had positive test results, compared with 5 of the 14 controls tested. At DILI diagnosis, 8 of 11 patients tested positive for antinuclear antibodies. Of liver biopsy specimens collected from 5 patients with DILI, 3 showed signs of severe acute hepatitis. Only 9% of the patients who developed DILI received methotrexate during anti-TNF therapy, compared with 59% of controls (P = .009). DILI was treated with steroids in 5 patients, and in 4 cases steroid therapy was discontinued without relapse. Eight patients with DILI went on to receive treatment with different TNF antagonists without developing DILI.
Of anti-TNF agents, infliximab is associated most frequently with DILI, developing in 1 of 120 patients who received this drug. Fifty percent of patients with anti-TNF-associated DILI required steroid therapy, but most did not need long-term treatment. The addition of methotrexate to anti-TNF therapy might reduce the risk of DILI.
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