PubMedZhonghua yi xue za zhi2026-07-26
[Efficacy and safety analysis of adalimumab in the treatment of pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease].
He X X, Luo X T XT, Wang M J MJ, Gong Y Z YZ et al.
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of adalimumab (ADA) in pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Clinical data of IBD children who initially received ADA treatment at the Capital Center for Children' s Health, Capital Medical University from January 2020 to August 2025 were retrospectively collected. At week 12 of ADA therapy, according to whether the children achieved clinical remission or endoscopic remission, they were divided into clinical remission group [pediatric Crohn's disease activity index (PCDAI)<10.0 points or pediatric ulcerative colitis activity index (PUCAI)<10 points] and clinical non-remission group, endoscopic remission group [Crohn's disease endoscopic index of severity (CDEIS)<3 points or ulcerative colitis endoscopic index of severity (UCEIS)=0 points] and endoscopic non-remission group. At weeks 12, 24 and 48, the clinical remission rate and endoscopic remission rate of the children were assessed, respectively. The baseline data of the remission group and the non-remission group at week 12 were compared, and the safety and antibody production status of ADA treatment were also evaluated. A total of 39 pediatric IBD patients were included, with 20 males and 19 females. The age at onset [M(Q1, Q3)] was 11 (6, 14) years, and the median follow-up time was 70 (19, 130) weeks. For ADA treatment at weeks 12, 24, and 48, the clinical remission rates of the children were 69.2% (27/39), 75.0% (18/24), and 73.7% (14/19), respectively; the endoscopic remission rates were 31.8% (7/22), 33.3% (1/3), and 42.9% (6/14), respectively. At week 12, the clinical remission group had a shorter baseline disease duration[12 (5, 24) vs 41 (34, 52) months, P<0.001] and lower baseline fecal calprotectin levels [560 (389, 1 800) vs 1 380 (813, 1 800) μg/g, P=0.015] compared to the clinical non-remission group; At week 4, ADA trough concentration was higher [22 (18, 32) vs 13 (9, 19) mg/L, P=0.017] than that in the non-remission group. Compared to the endoscopic non-remission group, at week 12 the endoscopic remission group had lower baseline fecal calprotectin levels [504 (369, 567) vs 1 200 (659, 1 800) μg/g, P=0.019] and fewer prior infliximab (IFX) users [28.6% (2/7) vs 80.0% (12/15), P=0.020]; while at week 4, ADA trough concentration was higher [35 (23, 35) vs 13 (10, 20) mg/L, P<0.001] than that in the endoscopic non-remission group. The incidence of adverse reactions was 13% (5/39), including alopecia, allergic reactions, and cytomegalovirus infection; only 3 cases produced relatively high antibodies (>30 ng/ml). ADA demonstrates good efficacy and safety in pediatric IBD patients.