Tacrolimus for the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis

Tacrolimus for the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis

Tacrolimus is a calcineurin inhibitor used for the treatment of corticosteroid-refractory ulcerative colitis (UC). Two randomized controlled trials and a number of retrospective studies have assessed the therapeutic effect of tacrolimus in UC patients. These studies showed that tacrolimus has excell...

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Main Authors: Katsuyoshi Matsuoka, Eiko Saito, Toshimitsu Fujii, Kento Takenaka, Maiko Kimura, Masakazu Nagahori, Kazuo Ohtsuka, Mamoru Watanabe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases 2015-07-01
Series:Intestinal Research
Subjects:
Tacrolimus
Colitis, ulcerative
Cyclosporine
Calcineurin inhibitors
Online Access:http://www.irjournal.org/upload/pdf/ir-13-219.pdf

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