ArticleClinical and experimental gastroenterology2009
Cause for controversy? Infliximab in the treatment of ulcerative colitis: an update.
Article in Clinical and experimental gastroenterology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.
- Workup and Management of Immune-Mediated Colitis in Patients Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors.The oncologist · 2020Review
- Use of the tumor necrosis factor-blockers for Crohn's disease.World journal of gastroenterology · 2012Review
- Outcomes after escalation of infliximab therapy in ambulatory patients with moderately active ulcerative colitis.Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics · 2012Article
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Abstract
Infliximab is a monoclonal antibody against tumor necrosis factor (TNF) which has become an established therapy for Crohn's disease over the last 10 years. Given the similarities between Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis (UC), it is no surprise that gastroenterologists have used infliximab in patients with UC who have failed other therapies. Although the initial controlled trials with infliximab in steroid-refractory disease were unimpressive, subsequent controlled trials have demonstrated the efficacy of infliximab in both moderate to severe disease, and as rescue-therapy to avoid colectomy. The long-term remission rates, colectomy-sparing effects, and the impact of concomitant immunomodulator therapy, remain to be determined in these patients. Whether infliximab is a superior strategy to cyclosporine in patients with steroid-refractory disease is controversial. This review examines the data on the efficacy and safety of infliximab as an induction and maintenance agent for UC.
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