The present invention provides a method of determining whether a patient with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and who has been treated with anti TNFα therapy is in immunological remission (IR), said method comprising determining the level of a cytokine selected from TNFα, IL-17 and IFN-y in a Gl mucosal sample from said patient. Also provided are methods of prognosis and treatment using said method of determination, in particular discontinuing treatment if said patient is in IR and continuing treatment if said patient is not in IR.
                            本发明提供了一种确定已接受抗 TNFα 治疗的炎症性肠病(IBD)患者是否处于免疫学缓解期(IR)的方法,所述方法包括确定所述患者 Gl 粘膜样本中选自 TNFα、IL-17 和 IFN-y 的细胞因子
水平。还提供了使用所述测定方法进行预后和治疗的方法,特别是如果所述患者处于IR期,则停止治疗,如果所述患者未处于IR期,则继续治疗。