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Maintenance infliximab for Crohn's disease: the ACCENT I randomised trialStephen B Hanauer
Department of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Lancet 359:1541-9. 2002..We did a randomised controlled trial to assess the benefit of maintenance infliximab therapy in patients with active Crohn's disease who respond to a single infusion of infliximab...
Outcome after surveillance of low-grade and indefinite dysplasia in patients with ulcerative colitisJoel R Pekow
University of Chicago, Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Inflamm Bowel Dis 16:1352-6. 2010..The management of low-grade (LGD) and indefinite dysplasia (IND) in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) remains controversial, as outcomes after a diagnosis of LGD or IND in previous studies vary widely...
Controversies with aminosalicylates in inflammatory bowel diseaseWee-Chian Lim
Section of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Rev Gastroenterol Disord 4:104-17. 2004....
Risks and benefits of combining immunosuppressives and biological agents in inflammatory bowel disease: is the synergy worth the risk?Stephen B Hanauer
Department of Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Chicago Hospital, 5841 S Maryland Ave, MC 4076, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Gut 56:1181-3. 2007..The availability of novel anti-TNF agents and potential combined toxicities question the risk/benefit of combination therapies...
Postoperative maintenance of Crohn's disease remission with 6-mercaptopurine, mesalamine, or placebo: a 2-year trialStephen B Hanauer
Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gastroenterology 127:723-9. 2004..The aim of the current trial was to compare 6-mercaptopurine (6-MP) and mesalamine with placebo for the prevention of clinical, endoscopic, and radiographic recurrence of Crohn's disease after resection and ileocolic anastomosis...
Incidence and importance of antibody responses to infliximab after maintenance or episodic treatment in Crohn's diseaseStephen B Hanauer
Department of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University of Chicago Medical Center, IL 60637, USA
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2:542-53. 2004..The effect of different treatment regimens on antibody responses to infliximab and their clinical significance was examined by using data from ACCENT I...
Delayed-release oral mesalamine at 4.8 g/day (800 mg tablet) for the treatment of moderately active ulcerative colitis: the ASCEND II trialStephen B Hanauer
Division of Gastroenterology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
Am J Gastroenterol 100:2478-85. 2005..CONCLUSIONS: Patients with moderately active ulcerative colitis treated with 4.8 g/day of mesalamine (800 mg tablet) are significantly more likely to achieve overall improvement at 6 wk compared to patients treated with 2.4 g/day...
Effect of long-term low-dose prednisone on height velocity and disease activity in pediatric and adolescent patients with Crohn diseaseFernando A Navarro
Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 45:312-8. 2007....
Human anti-tumor necrosis factor monoclonal antibody (adalimumab) in Crohn's disease: the CLASSIC-I trialStephen B Hanauer
Division of Gastroenterology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Illinois 60637, USA
Gastroenterology 130:323-33; quiz 591. 2006..A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging trial was performed to evaluate the efficacy of adalimumab induction therapy in patients with CD...
Emerging biologic therapies in inflammatory bowel diseaseWee-Chian Lim
Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Hospitals, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Rev Gastroenterol Disord 4:66-85. 2004..Undoubtedly, with the success of infliximab, the role of biologic therapy will continue to expand in the future treatment of IBD...
Treatment of diarrhea in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: concepts and cautionsShamita B Shah
Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Rev Gastroenterol Disord 7:S3-10. 2007..Concomitant use of loperamide with diphenoxylate and atropine should be avoided in early pregnancy...
Are dysplasia and colorectal cancer endoscopically visible in patients with ulcerative colitis?David T Rubin
The Reva and David Logan Gastrointestinal Clinical Research Center at the University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
Gastrointest Endosc 65:998-1004. 2007..Given the imperfect nature of this random approach, recent work has focused on improved surveillance techniques and suggests that neoplasia is endoscopically visible in many patients...
Comparative analysis of the in vitro prosecretory effects of balsalazide, sulfasalazine, olsalazine, and mesalamine in rabbit distal ileumKeri A Kles
Martin Boyer Laboratories, The University of Chicago IBD Research Center, Chicago, IL, USA
Inflamm Bowel Dis 11:253-7. 2005..Physicians should use caution when providing higher doses of the pro-drug forms of 5-ASA to their patients, as this could lead to increased diarrhea...
Efficacy and safety of tumor necrosis factor antagonists in Crohn's disease: overview of randomized clinical studiesStephen B Hanauer
Section of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Rev Gastroenterol Disord 4:S18-24. 2004..This review discusses the results of controlled clinical trials of anti-TNF agents for Crohn's disease...
Aminosalicylate therapy in the prevention of dysplasia and colorectal cancer in ulcerative colitisDavid T Rubin
The Reva and David Logan Center for Research in Gastrointestinal Diseases, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 4:1346-50. 2006..Aminosalicylates have been suggested as chemopreventive agents for colorectal cancer (CRC) in ulcerative colitis (UC). We studied the effect of aminosalicylate use on dysplasia and CRC risk in chronic UC...
General principles and pharmacology of biologics in inflammatory bowel diseasePatricia L Kozuch
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Hospitals, MC 4076, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Gastroenterol Clin North Am 35:757-73. 2006....
Refining the role of TNF antagonists for Crohn's disease. IntroductionStephen B Hanauer
Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Rev Gastroenterol Disord 7:S1-2. 2007
The case for using 5-aminosalicyclates in Crohn's disease: proStephen B Hanauer
Department of Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Inflamm Bowel Dis 11:609-12. 2005..Meta-analyses have not clarified the situation, possibly because they have combined studies of different design. This debate critically examines the evidence for and against the use of mesalamine in CD...
The role of loperamide in gastrointestinal disordersStephen B Hanauer
Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Rev Gastroenterol Disord 8:15-20. 2008..Loperamide is generally well tolerated at recommended nonprescription doses, with the most common side effects related to the impact on bowel motility (abdominal pain, distention, bloating, nausea, vomiting, and constipation)...
Oral Pentasa in the treatment of active Crohn's disease: A meta-analysis of double-blind, placebo-controlled trialsStephen B Hanauer
University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Illinois, USA
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2:379-88. 2004..The aim of this study was to perform a meta-analysis of the efficacy results from 3 placebo-controlled multicenter clinical trials of slow-release mesalamine (Pentasa) for the acute treatment of mild to moderate Crohn's disease...
The role of biologics in ulcerative colitisStephen B Hanauer
Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Dig Dis 28:497-500. 2010..Other biological agents that have targeted T cells such as visiluzimab and abatacept were not demonstrated to be effective in controlled trials...
Medical therapy for ulcerative colitis 2004Stephen B Hanauer
Department of Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, Section of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University of Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
Gastroenterology 126:1582-92. 2004..Recent data regarding potential chemoprevention in long-standing ulcerative colitis and management of postoperative complications and pouchitis will also be discussed...
Low-dose smoking resumption in ex-smokers with refractory ulcerative colitisEmma Calabrese
Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
J Crohns Colitis 6:756-62. 2012..We report outcomes of ex-smokers with refractory UC who resumed low-dose cigarette smoking...
Treat the patient or treat the disease?Stephen B Hanauer
Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Department of Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill, USA
Dig Dis 30:400-3. 2012....
Long-term treatment of patients with a history of ulcerative colitis who develop gastritis and pan-enteritis after colectomyFrank Hoentjen
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
J Clin Gastroenterol 47:52-7. 2013..Corticosteroids are effective for induction of remission of this condition, but it is not clear how these patients should be managed long term...
Two brothers with skewed thiopurine metabolism in ulcerative colitis treated successfully with allopurinol and mercaptopurine dose reductionFrank Hoentjen
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA
Dig Dis Sci 57:250-3. 2012....
Assessment of non-cirrhotic portal hypertension associated with thiopurine therapy in inflammatory bowel diseaseEmma Calabrese
University of Chicago, Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
J Crohns Colitis 5:48-53. 2011....
The benefits of loperamide in the treatment of patients with IBS or IBD. IntroductionStephen B Hanauer
Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Rev Gastroenterol Disord 7:S1-2. 2007
The state of the art in the management of inflammatory bowel diseaseStephen B Hanauer
Section of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
Rev Gastroenterol Disord 3:81-92. 2003..Currently, a broad range of options allows physicians to tailor treatment to each patient's needs and preferences. Such considerations are essential for maximizing adherence to therapy...
Effect of allopurinol on clinical outcomes in inflammatory bowel disease nonresponders to azathioprine or 6-mercaptopurineMiles P Sparrow
Section of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 5:209-14. 2007..We describe the use of allopurinol in AZA/6-MP nonresponders to deliberately shunt metabolism of 6-MP toward 6-thioguanine (6-TGN) and improve clinical responses...
Clinical perspectives in Crohn's disease. Turning traditional treatment strategies on their heads: current evidence for "step-up" versus "top-down"Stephen B Hanauer
Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Rev Gastroenterol Disord 7:S17-22. 2007....
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial of loperamide plus simethicone versus loperamide alone and simethicone alone in the treatment of acute diarrhea with gas-related abdominal discomfortStephen B Hanauer
Section of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Curr Med Res Opin 23:1033-43. 2007....
Considerations in the management of steroid-dependent Crohn's diseaseLoren Laine
Sectioin of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
Gastroenterology 125:906-10. 2003
Natalizumab in Crohn's disease: results from a US tertiary inflammatory bowel disease centerAtsushi Sakuraba
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
Inflamm Bowel Dis 19:621-6. 2013..We aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of natalizumab outside of clinical trial at a US tertiary center...
Medical management of Crohn's disease: treatment algorithms 2009Stephen B Hanauer
Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Ill 60637, USA
Dig Dis 27:536-41. 2009..Treatment should be optimized according to the patient status and response with whichever level of therapy is introduced and maintained...
Positioning biologic agents in the treatment of Crohn's diseaseStephen B Hanauer
Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
Inflamm Bowel Dis 15:1570-82. 2009..Future studies are still needed to best identify predictors of response to individual agents with differing mechanisms of action, as well as to optimize the risk-benefit of long-term maintenance therapy...
Update on the etiology, pathogenesis and diagnosis of ulcerative colitisStephen B Hanauer
University of Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol 1:26-31. 2004..Patients who remain indeterminate between ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease also continue to be a diagnostic challenge...
Inflammatory bowel disease: epidemiology, pathogenesis, and therapeutic opportunitiesStephen B Hanauer
Section of Gastroenterology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
Inflamm Bowel Dis 12:S3-9. 2006..Elucidation of immunological and genetic factors indicate multiple points at which the inflammatory cascade may be interrupted, yielding the possibility of precise, targeted therapies for IBD...
Treatment of inflammatory bowel disease: safety and tolerability issuesFernando Navarro
Section of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
Am J Gastroenterol 98:S18-23. 2003..The well-recognized multitude of adverse effects from corticosteroids are eliminated or minimized when rapidly metabolized steroids, such as budesonide, are used...
Fecal lactoferrin is a sensitive and specific marker in identifying intestinal inflammationSunanda V Kane
University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
Am J Gastroenterol 98:1309-14. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: Fecal lactoferrin is sensitive and specific for detecting inflammation in chronic IBD. This noninvasive test may prove useful in screening for inflammation in patients presenting with abdominal pain and diarrhea...
Medical treatment of Crohn's diseaseJanet Harrison
Department of Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology, Section of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Pritzker School of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
Gastroenterol Clin North Am 31:167-84, x. 2002..Patients do, however, live a normal life span. The goal of therapy is to optimize the quality of life, minimize disease activity and disease-related complications, and avoid therapeutic toxicity...
Mesalamine derivatives in the treatment of Crohn's diseaseLaura E Harrell
Section of Gastroenterology and Nutrition, University of Chicago Medical Center, 5841 South Maryland Avenue, MC 4076, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Gastroenterol Clin North Am 33:303-17, ix-x. 2004....
COLAL-PRED AlizymeStephen B Hanauer
University of Chicago Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, MC 9028, 5841 S Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Curr Opin Investig Drugs 5:1192-7. 2004..Alizyme expect to initiate a phase III trial in 2005...
African-derived genetic polymorphisms in TNFAIP3 mediate risk for autoimmunityJames P Lodolce
Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60612, USA
J Immunol 184:7001-9. 2010..This is the first report of an association between TNFAIP3 polymorphisms and autoimmunity in African-Americans...
Long term efficacy and safety of allopurinol and azathioprine or 6-mercaptopurine in patients with inflammatory bowel diseaseYvette Leung
Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Chicago Medical Center, 5841 S Maryland Ave MC 4076, Chicago, Illinois, USA
J Crohns Colitis 3:162-7. 2009..The objective of this study is to report long term efficacy and safety, along with results for an additional 11 patients...
Crohn's disease: step up or top down therapyStephen B Hanauer
University of Chicago, 5841 S Maryland Ave, MC4076, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol 17:131-7. 2003..Evidence for therapeutic efficacy in Crohn's disease is presented as a prologue to considerations necessary to determine the benefits and risks of early aggressive treatment versus sequential approaches based upon disease severity...
Infliximab for induction and maintenance therapy for ulcerative colitisPaul Rutgeerts
University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
N Engl J Med 353:2462-76. 2005..Infliximab, a chimeric monoclonal antibody directed against tumor necrosis factor alpha, is an established treatment for Crohn's disease but not ulcerative colitis...
Crohn's is not a 6-week disease: lifelong management of mild to moderate Crohn's diseaseGary R Lichtenstein
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, USA
Inflamm Bowel Dis 10:S2-10. 2004..Here we also evaluate the current preferable treatment practices, based on scientifically valid research and collective clinical experience, for the management of mild to moderate Crohn's disease...
A review of activity indices and efficacy endpoints for clinical trials of medical therapy in adults with Crohn's diseaseWilliam J Sandborn
The Clinical Trials Task Force of the International Organization of Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Gastroenterology 122:512-30. 2002
Treatment of inflammatory bowel disease: a review of medical therapyPatricia L Kozuch
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA
World J Gastroenterol 14:354-77. 2008..Infliximab and adalimumab are anti-TNF agents approved in the US and Europe for the treatment of Crohn's disease, and infliximab is also approved for the treatment of UC...
Rosiglitazone for active ulcerative colitis: a randomized placebo-controlled trialJames D Lewis
Division of Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Gastroenterology 134:688-95. 2008..Thiazolidinedione ligands for the gamma subtype of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARgamma), widely used to treat type 2 diabetes mellitus, have been proposed as novel therapies for ulcerative colitis (UC)...
Immunogenicity of infliximab in Crohn's diseaseStephen B Hanauer
N Engl J Med 348:2155-6; author reply 2155-6. 2003
Mea culpaStephen B Hanauer
Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol 5:409. 2008
Risks and benefits of the use of concomitant immunosuppressives and biologics in inflammatory bowel diseaseShamita B Shah
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, California, USA
Rev Gastroenterol Disord 8:159-68. 2008..Specific therapeutic decisions need to be individualized and the clinician must help the patient weigh quality-of-life issues with readiness to assume possible risks...
Comparison of scheduled and episodic treatment strategies of infliximab in Crohn's diseasePaul Rutgeerts
Afdeling Gastroenterologie, Universitair Ziekenhuis Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Gastroenterology 126:402-13. 2004..This analysis of Crohn's disease patients treated with infliximab in ACCENT I compared episodic and scheduled treatment strategies under conditions that simulate clinical practice...
Infliximab in the treatment of Crohn's disease: a user's guide for cliniciansWilliam J Sandborn
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinic, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic and Mayo Foundation, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
Am J Gastroenterol 97:2962-72. 2002..Patients with evidence of active infection should not receive infliximab until the infection is adequately treated, and all patients should be screened for tuberculosis prior to initiating infliximab therapy...
Caution in the interpretation of safety and efficacy differences in clinical trials comparing aminosalicylates for ulcerative colitisStephen B Hanauer
Am J Gastroenterol 98:215-6. 2003
Treatment of ulcerative colitis with balsalazide: response to Drs Johnson, Green, and PruittStephen B Hanauer
Am J Gastroenterol 98:697-8. 2003
A lupus-like syndrome associated with infliximab therapyJason B Klapman
Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, IL, USA
Inflamm Bowel Dis 9:176-8. 2003..Infliximab therapy may cause a lupus-like syndrome that is reversible upon discontinuing this agent. These findings support recent evidence identifying TNF-alpha as an inhibitor of autoantibody formation...
Treatment of Crohn's disease: the "long" of itStephen B Hanauer
Gastroenterology 128:2164-6. 2005
A review of activity indices and efficacy end points for clinical trials of medical therapy in adults with ulcerative colitisWilliam J Sandborn
University Hospital Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Gastroenterology 132:763-86. 2007
A randomized, placebo-controlled, phase II study of tetomilast in active ulcerative colitisStefan Schreiber
Department of General Internal Medicine, Christian Albrechts University, Schittenhelmstrasse 12, Kiel Schleswig Holstein 24105, Germany
Gastroenterology 132:76-86. 2007..Tetomilast (OPC-6535), a novel thiazole compound, inhibits phosphodiesterase-4 and proinflammatory functions of leukocytes including superoxide production and cytokine release...
Adalimumab for maintenance of clinical response and remission in patients with Crohn's disease: the CHARM trialJean Frederic Colombel
Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Hopital Claude Huriez, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lille, Rue Michel Polonovski, 59037 Lille, France
Gastroenterology 132:52-65. 2007....
Safety and tolerability of concurrent natalizumab treatment for patients with Crohn's disease not in remission while receiving infliximabBruce E Sands
Gastrointestinal Unit, MGH Crohn s and Colitis Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Inflamm Bowel Dis 13:2-11. 2007..Natalizumab, a humanized monoclonal IgG(4) antibody to alpha4 integrin, was investigated as a treatment of active Crohn's disease (CD). The safety of natalizumab given in combination with infliximab has not previously been studied...
Natalizumab induction and maintenance therapy for Crohn's diseaseWilliam J Sandborn
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn 55905, USA
N Engl J Med 353:1912-25. 2005..Natalizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody against alpha4 integrin, inhibits leukocyte adhesion and migration into inflamed tissue...
Pilot feasibility studies of leukocytapheresis with the Adacolumn Apheresis System in patients with active ulcerative colitis or Crohn diseaseBruce E Sands
Gastrointestinal Unit and MGH Crohn s and Colitis Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA 02114, USA
J Clin Gastroenterol 40:482-9. 2006....
Factors associated with the development of intestinal strictures or obstructions in patients with Crohn's diseaseGary R Lichtenstein
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4283, USA
Am J Gastroenterol 101:1030-8. 2006....
Top-down versus step-up approaches to chronic inflammatory bowel disease: presumed innocent or presumed guiltyStephen B Hanauer
Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol 2:493. 2005
Phenotype-stratified genetic linkage study demonstrates that IBD2 is an extensive ulcerative colitis locusJean-Paul Achkar
Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Department of Gastroenterology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA
Am J Gastroenterol 101:572-80. 2006..Our data provide strong evidence that extensive ulcerative colitis represents a pathophysiologic subset of IBD...
The effects of infliximab therapy on health-related quality of life in ulcerative colitis patientsBrian G Feagan
Robarts Research Institute, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
Am J Gastroenterol 102:794-802. 2007..The impact of infliximab induction and maintenance therapy on health-related quality of life (HRQL) was evaluated in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC)...
Maintenance therapy with certolizumab pegol for Crohn's diseaseStefan Schreiber
Hospital for General Internal Medicine, Christian Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany
N Engl J Med 357:239-50. 2007..Certolizumab pegol is a pegylated humanized Fab' fragment with a high binding affinity for tumor necrosis factor alpha that does not induce apoptosis of T cells or monocytes...
Rifaximin for the treatment of active pouchitis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot studyKim L Isaacs
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, North Carolina 27599 7032, USA
Inflamm Bowel Dis 13:1250-5. 2007..The efficacy of the nonabsorbable antibiotic rifaximin in patients with active acute or chronic pouchitis is unknown...
Infliximab: lifetime use for maintenance is appropriate in Crohn's Disease. A BALANCING VIEW: lifetime channeling of infliximab for crohn's diseaseStephen B Hanauer
Section of Gastroenterology, University of Chicago, USA
Am J Gastroenterol 100:1438-9. 2005
Adalimumab induction therapy for Crohn disease previously treated with infliximab: a randomized trialWilliam J Sandborn
Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
Ann Intern Med 146:829-38. 2007..No anti-TNF agent has been evaluated prospectively in patients with Crohn disease who had responded to another anti-TNF agent and then lost that response or were intolerant of the agent...
Budesonide for maintenance of remission in patients with Crohn's disease in medically induced remission: a predetermined pooled analysis of four randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trialsWilliam J Sandborn
Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA
Am J Gastroenterol 100:1780-7. 2005..CONCLUSION: Budesonide 6 mg/day is effective for prolonging time to relapse and for significantly reducing rates of relapse at 3 and 6 months but not 12 months in patients with CD in medically induced remission...
Infliximab or cyclosporine for severe ulcerative colitisStephen B Hanauer
Gastroenterology 129:1358-9; author reply 1359. 2005
Superior mesenteric vein thrombosis after colectomy in a patient with Crohn's diseaseAndrew S Ross
Department of Surgery, University of Chicago, IL, USA
Nat Clin Pract Gastroenterol Hepatol 2:281-5; quiz 1 p following 285. 2005..DIAGNOSIS: Acute mesenteric ischemia secondary to superior mesenteric vein thrombosis. MANAGEMENT: Resection of necrotic bowel, antibiotics and systemic anticoagulation...
Smoking and inflammatory bowel disease: trends in familial and sporadic cohortsJeffrey A Tuvlin
Midwest Gastroenterology Associates, Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Inflamm Bowel Dis 13:573-9. 2007..Never smoking and formerly smoking increase the risk of UC, whereas smoking exacerbates the course of CD. We sought to define the age-dependent effects of smoking on the development of UC and CD in familial and sporadic cohorts...
Scheduled maintenance treatment with infliximab is superior to episodic treatment for the healing of mucosal ulceration associated with Crohn's diseasePaul Rutgeerts
Afdeling Gastroenterologie, Universitair Ziekenhuis Gasthuisberg, Leuven, Belgium
Gastrointest Endosc 63:433-42; quiz 464. 2006..There was a numerical trend for patients with better mucosal healing to have a lower rate of Crohn's disease-related hospitalizations...
