Influence of nutritional status on the therapeutic effect of infliximab in patients with Crohn’s disease

Purpose Crohn’s disease (CD) is a refractory inflammatory bowel disease of unknown etiology, frequently complicated by malnutrition. It is thought that the delayed wound healing associated with this malnutrition in CD patients might adversely affect the therapeutic benefits of infliximab (IFX). Therefore, we investigated the effects of nutritional status on IFX treatment.