Clinical review: Anti-TNFα therapies in uveitis: perspective on 5 years of clinical experience

SM Sharma, AR Nestel, RWJ Lee… - Ocular immunology and …, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
SM Sharma, AR Nestel, RWJ Lee, AD Dick
Ocular immunology and inflammation, 2009Taylor & Francis
Despite a lack of robust evidence, anti-TNF therapies are in wide use for the treatment of
noninfectious ocular inflammatory diseases. There is a clear rationale, based on
mechanistic and preclinical efficacy data, for their use in posterior segment intraocular
inflammation. However, their increasing use for other indications has been largely
extrapolated from the benefit observed in autoinflammatory and autoimmune systemic
diseases. Given their cost and the potential for significant adverse events, this review …
Despite a lack of robust evidence, anti-TNF therapies are in wide use for the treatment of noninfectious ocular inflammatory diseases. There is a clear rationale, based on mechanistic and preclinical efficacy data, for their use in posterior segment intraocular inflammation. However, their increasing use for other indications has been largely extrapolated from the benefit observed in autoinflammatory and autoimmune systemic diseases. Given their cost and the potential for significant adverse events, this review highlights the evidence for their continued use, possibilities for switching anti-TNF agents, and ways of reducing the risk of therapy.
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