Andres J Yarur, Ryan Ungaro, Katherine Huang, Wenfei Wang, Priya Sasankan, Mir Zulqarnain, Amanda M Johnson, Geoffrey Bader, Carl Kay, Nicholas Costable, David Dulaney, Marc Fenster, Poonam Beniwal-Patel, Gaurav Syal, Anish Patel, Edward Loftus, Joel Pekow, Benjamin Cohen, Parakkal Deepak
BACKGROUND: Pivotal trials have shown that ustekinumab is effective in ulcerative colitis (UC). However, the population included in these trials do not represent the cohort of patients treated in the real world. In this study, we aimed to describe the effectiveness and safety of ustekinumab in a clinical cohort of patients with UC. METHODS: We performed a multicenter retrospective cohort study and included patients with active UC starting ustekinumab. Variables collected included demographics, clinical data, and disease activity (measured using partial Mayo score [PMS] and endoscopic Mayo score) at follow-up...
March 26, 2024: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases