Comparative Evaluation of 4 Commercially Available ELISA Kits for Measuring Adalimumab and Anti-adalimumab Antibodies.

Background: Therapeutic drug monitoring of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors, such as adalimumab (ADM), is increasingly being performed for the management of autoimmune diseases. However, there can be significant variation in drug and antibody concentrations obtained by different assay methods. The aim of this study was to compare the performance of 4 enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits for measuring ADM and anti-ADM antibodies.

Comparison of infliximab drug measurement across three commercially available ELISA kits.

The monitoring of infliximab drug levels aids in the management of several autoimmune diseases, notably inflammatory bowel disease. Several commercial kits are now available and approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) for the measurement of infliximab levels, but there have been limited verification or comparison studies to date. Finding an assay that most accurately measures infliximab is essential for optimal drug titration and patient management.