Satoshi Tamura, Yusuke Asai, Natsuki Ishida, Takahiro Miyazu, Shinya Tani, Mihoko Yamade, Yasushi Hamaya, Moriya Iwaizumi, Satoshi Osawa, Takahisa Furuta, Ken Sugimoto
Ustekinumab is prescribed for the treatment of patients with steroid-resistant moderate to severe Crohn's disease. We investigated its clinical outcome in patients with small and large intestinal lesions. Patients who were newly administered ustekinumab between March 2014 and December 2020 at Hamamatsu University Hospital were included in the study. The primary endpoint was Crohn's disease activity index score at baseline and weeks 8, 24, and 48 after the initiation of treatment, and secondary endpoints were albumin, hemoglobin, and C-reactive protein at these time points...
April 12, 2024: Medicine (Baltimore)