Vedolizumab (Entyvio®)

Selected References:

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  • Chambers CD, et al. 2026. Birth outcomes in women who have taken vedolizumab in pregnancy: Results from the vedolizumab pregnancy exposure registry. Am J Gastroenterol; 1;121(3):720-732. 
  • Chugh R. 2023. Maternal and neonatal outcomes in vedolizumab and ustekinumab exposed pregnancies: Results from the PIANO registry. Am J Gastroenterol; 1;119(3):468-476. 
  • Ding N, et al. 2022. Management of biologics in pregnant, lactating patients with inflammatory bowel disease and the impact on neonatal vaccination: A systematic review of clinical practice guidelines and consensus statements. J Clin Pharm Ther; 47(12):1952-1965. 
  • Ernest-Suarez K, et al. 2025. Live rotavirus vaccination appears low-risk in infants born to mothers with inflammatory bowel disease on biologics. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol; 23(5):835-845. 
  • Gisbert JP, et al. 2023. Vaccines in children exposed to biological agents in utero and/or during breastfeeding: Are they effective and safe? J Crohns Colitis; 17 (6):995-1009. 
  • Gisbert JP, et al. 2020. Safety of new biologics (vedolizumab and ustekinumab) and small molecules (tofacitinib) during pregnancy: A review. Drugs; 80(11):1085-1100.  
  • Honap S, et al. 2023. An update on the safety of long-term vedolizumab use in inflammatory bowel disease. Expert Opin Drug Saf; 22 (9):767-776. 
  • Julsgaard M, et al. 2017. Vedolizumab safety in pregnancy and newborn outcomes. Gut; 66(10):1866-1867.  
  • Julsgaard M, et al. 2018. Vedolizumab concentrations in the breast milk of nursing mothers with inflammatory bowel disease. Gastroenterology; 154: 752-765.  
  • Lahat A, et al. 2018. Vedolizumab levels in breast milk of nursing mothers with inflammatory bowel disease. J Crohns Colitis; 12:120-3.  
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  • Mahadevan U, et al. 2017. Vedolizumab exposure in pregnancy: Outcomes from clinical studies in inflammatory bowel disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther; 45:941-950.  
  • Mahadevan U, et al. 2017. Editorial: vedolizumab in pregnancy – is gut selectivity as good for baby as it is for mum? Authors’ reply. Aliment Pharmacol Ther; 45(9):1284. 
  • Meyer A, et al. 2025. Safety of vedolizumab and ustekinumab compared with anti-TNF in pregnant women with inflammatory bowel disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol; 23(1):144-153.e22. 
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  • Moens A, et al. 2020. Pregnancy outcomes in inflammatory bowel disease patients treated with vedolizumab, anti-TNF or conventional therapy: results of the European CONCEIVE study. Aliment Pharmacol Ther; 51(1):129-138.  
  • Nguyen B, et al. 2026. Safety of vedolizumab in pregnancy: An updated systematic review and comprehensive meta-analysis. Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology; 60(3):225-231. 
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  • Prentice R, et al. 2025. Vedolizumab and ustekinumab levels in pregnant women with inflammatory bowel disease and infants exposed in utero. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol; 23(1):124-133.e7. 
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  • Rosario M, et al. 2017. A review of the clinical pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and immunogenicity of vedolizumab. Clin Pharmacokinet; 56(11): 1287–1301.  
  • Sheridan J, et al. 2017. Letter: Vedolizumab in Pregnancy. J Crohns Colitis; 11(8):1025-1026. 
  • Shitrit AB-G A, et al. 2019. Exposure to vedolizumab in IBD pregnant women appears of low risk for mother and neonate: A first perspective comparison study. Am J Gastroenterol; 114(7): 1172-1175.   
  • Sun W, et al. 2021. Vedolizumab concentrations in breast milk: Results from a prospective, postmarketing, milk-only lactation study in nursing mothers with inflammatory bowel disease. Clin Pharmacokinet; 60:811-8.  
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Vedolizumab (Entyvio®)

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Vedolizumab (Entyvio®)

Selected References:

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Vedolizumab (Entyvio®)

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Vedolizumab (Entyvio®)

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  • Dernoncourt A., et al. 2023. Fetal and Neonatal Adverse Drug Reactions Associated with Biologics Taken During Pregnancy by Women with Autoimmune Diseases: Insights from an Analysis of the World Health Organization Pharmacovigilance Database (VigiBase®). BioDrugs. 37(1):73-87.  
  • Jeong YD, et al. 2025. Biologics Use for Psoriasis during Pregnancy and Its Related Adverse Outcomes in Pregnant Women and Newborns: Findings from WHO Pharmacovigilance Study. Int Arch Allergy Immunol. 186(6):579-593.  
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