Infliximab


Study Exclusion reasons Rmk Reference
Katz, 2004 inadequate or absent control group EXCLUDED: no adequate control group

Katz JA Am J Gastroenterol 2004;99:2385-92 10.1111/j.1572-0241.2004.30186.x

Kanis, 2018 inadequate or absent control group EXCLUDED: all pregnant women exposed to adalimumab or infliximab, two anti-TNF, with limited data on pregnancy. No adequate control group.

Kanis SL J Crohns Colitis 2018;12:939-947 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjy058

Julsgaard, 2016 inadequate or absent control group EXCLUDED: all pregnant women exposed to adalimumab or infliximab, two anti-TNF, with limited data on pregnancy. No adequate control group.

Julsgaard M Gastroenterology 2016;151:110-9 10.1053/j.gastro.2016.04.002

Julsgaard, 2020 inadequate or absent control group EXCLUDED: Comparison of pregnancies who stopped Anti-TNF before 30 GW and those who continued after GW30. All pregnant women exposed to TNFi. No separate analysis of adalimumab and infliximab.

Julsgaard Inflamm. Bowel Dis. 2020; 26:93-102 10.1093/ibd/izz110

Seow, 2017 inadequate or absent control group EXCLUDED: pregnancies exposed to infliximab or adalimumab. No adequate control group.

Seow Aliment. Pharmacol. Ther. 2017; 45:1329-1338 10.1111/apt.14040

Kammerlander, 2017 inadequate or absent control group EXCLUDED: Women were exposed to anti–TNF-a therapy during the third trimester VERSUS women stopped the anti–TNF-a therapy before the third trimester. All pregnancies exposed. No adequate control group.

Kammerlander H Inflamm Bowel Dis 2017;23:1916-1923 10.1097/MIB.0000000000001234

Kammerlander, 2017 inadequate or absent control group EXCLUDED: analysis according to Disease Activity, with treated pregnancies in the 2 groups. No adequate control group.

Kammerlander Inflamm. Bowel Dis. 2017; 23:1011-1018 10.1097/MIB.0000000000001102

Molnar, 2010 inadequate or absent control group EXCLUDED: analysis according to illness statut. Description of 3 pregnancies treated with infliximab, but no adequate control group.

Molnar Scand. J. Gastroenterol. 2010; 45:1302-6 10.3109/00365521.2010.503967

Geldhof, 2020 case report or case series EXCLUDED: case series without control group.

Geldhof Drug Saf 2020; 43:147-161 10.1007/s40264-019-00881-8

Odorici, 2019 case report or case series EXCLUDED: case-series (all patients treated with secukinumab, infliximab, etanercept or adalimumab).

Odorici J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2019; 33:e374-e377 10.1111/jdv.15671

Snarski, 2015 case report or case series EXCLUDED: no control group and no analysis according to treatments.

Snarski Bone Marrow Transplant. 2015; 50:216-20 10.1038/bmt.2014.248

Esteve-Solé, 2017 other reason EXCLUDED: only continuous variables studied (related to the human immune system development (such as cytokine excretion, blood counts, maturation of lymphocytes...). Exposure: ADA (n=5) or IFX (n=2).

Esteve-Solé A Front Immunol 2017;8:1123 10.3389/fimmu.2017.01123

Kattah, 2018 other reason EXCLUDED: only continuous variables studied (immunophenotype of B-cell and T-cell subsets). Exposure: ADA or IFX monotherapy (n=11); CZP monotherapy (n=4); IFX/ADA and thiopurine (n=4); CZP and thiopurine (n=2).

Kattah MG Clin Transl Gastroenterol 2018;9:143 10.1038/s41424-018-0018-3

Lichtenstein (paternal exposure), 2018 other reason EXCLUDED: paternal exposure.

Lichtenstein GR Am J Gastroenterol 2018;113:1678-1688 10.1038/s41395-018-0202-9

Lichtenstein, 2013 repeat population groups, duplicate reports (most recent study included) EXCLUDED: Abstract of a study published later (Lichtenstein 2018)

Lichtenstein G United Eur. Gastroenterol. J. 2013;1S:A65.

De Lima, 2018 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: Analyses were performed for the group of TNF-α inhibitors (ADA and IFX), without individual analysis by substance and provided raw data did not allow to calculate the birth defects. Exposure: IFX (n=8); ADA (n=7)

de Lima A J Crohns Colitis 2018;12:948-953 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjy053

Sheibani, 2016 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: The aims were to assess birth outcomes and infants’ health outcomes at 1 year for IFX and ADA separately. Outcome data provided for IFX and ADA as a whole, without distinction between substance.

Sheibani S Dig Dis Sci 2016;61:1622-7 10.1007/s10620-015-3992-2

Beaulieu, 2018 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: Analyses performed for the group of pregnancies exposed to biologic exposed patients, without analysis for each substance : 27 were on infliximab, 7 on adalimumab, 3 on certolizumab, 2 each on natalizumab and ustekinumab, and 1 on vedolizumab.

Beaulieu DB Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018;16:99-105 10.1016/j.cgh.2017.08.041

Drechsel, 2020 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: analysis according to DMARD as a whole, with specific data only for TNF and Etanercept but not for other treatments.

Drechsel Rheumatology (Oxford) 2020; 59:603-612 10.1093/rheumatology/kez309

Tsao, 2019 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: biologic treatments (Infliximab, Etanercept, Adalimumab,abatacept, alefacept, certolizumab pegol,golimumab, rituximab, tocilizumab and ustekinumab) studied as a whole, without distinction between treatments.

Tsao BMJ Open 2019; 9:e023714 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-023714

Duricova, 2019 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: analysis of children exposed to anti-TNF, without distinction between infliximab or adalimumab exposure.

Duricova Inflamm. Bowel Dis. 2019; 25:789-796 10.1093/ibd/izy294

Mills, 2020 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: developmental milestone outcomes analysis before or after maternal AIRD diagnosis. No detailed analysis according to the medications.

Mills J. Rheumatol. 2020; 47:149-154 10.3899/jrheum.181067

Diav-Citrin (Unexposed control), 2014 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: Analyses were performed for the group of 3 TNF-α inhibitors (ADA, ETA, and IFX), without individual analysis by substance and provided raw data did not allow to calculate the birth defects (ex: denominator not available for malformation rates).

Diav-Citrin O Reprod Toxicol 2014;43:78-84 10.1016/j.reprotox.2013.11.004

Luu, 2019 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: Analyses were performed for the group of TNF-α inhibitors (mainly ADA and IFX), without individual analysis by substance and provided raw data did not allow to calculate the birth defects.

Luu Aliment. Pharmacol. Ther. 2019; 50:1181-1188 10.1111/apt.15504

Moens, 2020 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: analysis of anti-TNF as a whole without distinction between treatments.

Moens Aliment. Pharmacol. Ther. 2020; 51:129-138 10.1111/apt.15539

Bérard, 2018 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: Analyses performed for the group of pregnancies exposed antiTNFa and other immunosuppressants (adalimumab, etanercept, infliximab, certolizumab, golimumab, abatacept, anakinra, rituximab and tocilizumab), without analysis for each substance.

Bérard A Ann Rheum Dis 2018;77:500-509 10.1136/annrheumdis-2017-212078

Sugawara, 2019 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: outcomes of the pregnancies exposed to infliximab were not reported separately.

Sugawara Lupus 2019; 28:1407-1416 10.1177/0961203319877258

Verstappen, 2011 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: no specific analysis for substance. 4 groups according to anti-TNF exposure: (1) anti-TNF and MTX and/or LEF at conception (n=21); (2) anti-TNF at conception (n=50); (3) anti-TNF prior to conception (n=59); (4) no exposure to anti-TNF (n=10).

Verstappen SM Ann Rheum Dis 2011;70:823-6 10.1136/ard.2010.140822

Koslowsky, 2018 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: no distinction between treatments.

Koslowsky Inflamm. Bowel Dis. 2018; 24:1826-1832 10.1093/ibd/izy081

Broms, 2018 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: analysis performed according illness status without distinction between treatments.

Broms Acta Derm. Venereol. 2018; 98:728-734 10.2340/00015555-2923

Chaparro, 2018 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: analysis of Anti-TNF as a whole, without distinction between treatments.

Chaparro Am. J. Gastroenterol. 2018; 113:396-403 10.1038/ajg.2017.501

Cooper, 2014 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: analysis of Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (including etanercept, infliximab, adalimumab) as a whole, without distinction between treatment.

Cooper 2014; 66:444-50 10.1002/art.38262

Eudy, 2018 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: analysis of pregnancy outcomes in women with RA versus healthy controls, without distinction between treatments.

Eudy Clin. Rheumatol. 2018; 37:789-794 10.1007/s10067-017-3939-4

Broms, 2016 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: Analyses performed for the group of pregnancies exposed to antiTNFa, without analysis for each substance: ETN (338), ADA (77), IFX (28), GOL (4) (data obtained through personal communication with authors by Mirdamadi et al., 2018).

Broms G Scand J Gastroenterol 2016;51:1462-1469 10.1080/00365521.2016.1208269

Diav-Citrin (Control exposed to other treatments), 2014 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: Analyses were performed for the group of 3 TNF-α inhibitors (ADA, ETA, and IFX), without individual analysis by substance and provided raw data did not allow to calculate the birth defects (ex: denominator not available for malformation rates).

Diav-Citrin O Reprod Toxicol 2014;43:78-84 10.1016/j.reprotox.2013.11.004

Gaujoux-Viala, 2009 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: outcomes of pregnancies exposed to TNFi reported as a whole without distinction between treatments.

Gaujoux-Viala Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology 2009; 27:1059-.

Bortoli, 2011 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: analysis of immunomodulator therapy (azathioprine, cyclosporine, corticosteroids, infliximab) as a whole, without distinction between treatments.

Bortoli Aliment. Pharmacol. Ther. 2011; 34:724-34 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2011.04794.x

Luu, 2018 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: Analyses were performed for the group of TNF-α inhibitors (mainly ADA and IFX), without individual analysis by substance and provided raw data did not allow to calculate the birth defects.

Luu M Am J Gastroenterol 2018;113:1669-1677 10.1038/s41395-018-0176-7

Mohammad, 2015 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: analysis of pregnancies of patients with Takayasu Arteritis, with distinction between treatments.

Mohammad J. Rheumatol. 2015; 42:853-8 10.3899/jrheum.140843

Molnar, 2010 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: analysis according to illness statut without distinction between treatments.

Molnar Scand. J. Gastroenterol. 2010; 45:1302-6 10.3109/00365521.2010.503967

de Lima, 2016 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: Analyses were performed for the group of TNF-α inhibitors (ADA and IFX), without individual analysis by substance and provided raw data did not allow to calculate the birth defects.

de Lima A Gut 2016;65:1261-8 10.1136/gutjnl-2015-309321

Naganuma, 2011 Studies without separate analysis of the considered drug/class from other drugs/class EXCLUDED: analysis according to illness statut without analysis according to treatments.

Naganuma J Crohns Colitis 2011; 5:317-23 10.1016/j.crohns.2011.02.003

Eworuke, 2019 pattern of exposure EXCLUDED: Trends of TNFi use over the study period. No safety data on fetal/neonatal/maternal outcomes.

Eworuke Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 2019; 28:296-304 10.1002/pds.4695