SynthesisDigestive diseases and sciences2021
Ustekinumab Does Not Increase Risk of Adverse Events: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.
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- Australian Real-World Effectiveness and Safety of Ustekinumab for the Treatment of Crohn's Disease: Results of the AURORA Study, Including the ANZIBD Consortium.JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology · 2025Article
- Efficacy, drug sustainability, and safety of ustekinumab treatment in Crohn's disease patients over three years.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- The Efficacy of Currently Licensed Biologics for Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis: A Literature Review.Cureus · 2023Review
- Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis in the Older Adult: a Review of Postoperative Outcomes and Pouchitis Treatment.Current treatment options in gastroenterology · 2022Article
- Long-Term Real-World Effectiveness and Safety of Ustekinumab in Crohn's Disease Patients: The SUSTAIN Study.Inflammatory bowel diseases · 2022Article
- Real-World Evidence of the Effectiveness and Safety of Ustekinumab for the Treatment of Crohn's Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Review
- Real-World Effectiveness and Safety of Ustekinumab in Elderly Crohn's Disease Patients.Digestive diseases and sciences · 2022Article
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- Immunomodulatory Agents for Treatment of Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (Review safety of anti-TNF, Anti-Integrin, Anti IL-12/23, JAK Inhibition, Sphingosine 1-Phosphate Receptor Modulator, Azathioprine / 6-MP and Methotrexate).Current gastroenterology reports · 2021Review
- The elderly IBD patient in the modern era: changing paradigms in risk stratification and therapeutic management.Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology · 2021Review
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Abstract
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backgroundUstekinumab (UST) is a monoclonal antibody inhibitor of IL-12/IL-23 approved for the treatment of Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). We conducted a meta-analysis to compare rates of adverse events (AEs) in randomized controlled trials (RCTs) of UST for all indications. STUDY: A systematic search was performed of MEDLINE, Embase, and PubMed databases through November 2019. Study inclusion included RCTs comparing UST to placebo or other biologics in patients aged 18 years or older with a diagnosis of an autoimmune condition.
resultsThirty RCTs with 16,068 patients were included in our analysis. Nine thousand six hundred and twenty-six subjects were included in the UST vs placebo analysis. There was no significant difference in serious or mild/moderate AEs between UST and placebo with an OR of 0.83 (95% CI 0.66, 1.05) and 1.08 (95% CI 0.99, 1.18), respectively, over a median follow-up time of 16 weeks. In a sub-analysis of CD and UC trials, no difference in serious or mild/moderate AEs in UST versus placebo was seen.
conclusionsUST was not associated with an increase in short-term risk of AEs.
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