title: Adalimumab for the treatment of uveitis.
abstract: Adalimumab, an inhibitor of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα), is the only systemic non-corticosteroid agent which has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of non-infectious uveitis. Areas covered: The aim of this review is to summarize the research which demonstrated the effectiveness of adalimumab in the treatment of intraocular inflammation and helped to establish its side effect profile, ultimately leading to its FDA approval. Expert commentary: Adalimumab is a useful second-line agent in the treatment of non-infectious uveitis. While it is only approved in the United States for use in intermediate, posterior, and panuveitis in adults, I find it to be effective in off-label treatment of pediatric uveitis and scleritis as well.
authors.affiliation: a Department of Ophthalmology , Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine , Chicago , IL , USA.
authors.forename: Kara C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: LaMattina
authors.affiliation: a Department of Ophthalmology , Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine , Chicago , IL , USA.
authors.forename: Debra A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Goldstein
mesh_terms: D000068879:Adalimumab / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D002648:Child; D017277:Drug Approval; D006801:Humans; D056687:Off-Label Use; D015423:Scleritis / Q000188:drug therapy; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000276:immunology; D014605:Uveitis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D000068879:Adalimumab
keywords: Adalimumab; Behçet; TNF; ankylosing spondylitis; biologic; juvenile idiopathic arthritis; sarcoidosis; tumor necrosis factor-alpha; uveitis