Relationship between mucosal healing by tacrolimus and relapse of refractory ulcerative colitis: a retrospective study

Relationship between mucosal healing by tacrolimus and relapse of refractory ulcerative colitis: a retrospective study

Abstract Background Tacrolimus (TAC) is a powerful remission-inducing drug for refractory ulcerative colitis (UC). However, it is unclear whether mucosal healing (MH) influences relapse after completion of TAC.We investigated whether MH is related to relapse after TAC. Patients: Among 109 patients t...

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Main Authors: Ayumi Ito, Syun Murasugi, Teppei Omori, Shinichi Nakamura, Katsutoshi Tokushige
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-06-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Ulcerative colitis
Tacrolimus
Mucosal healing
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-020-01317-9

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