Uri Kopylov, Bram Verstockt, Luc Biedermann, Shaji Sebastian, Daniela Pugliese, Elena Sonnenberg, Peter Steinhagen, Naila Arebi, Yulia Ron, Torsten Kucharzik, Xavier Roblin, Bella Ungar, Ariella Bar-Gil Shitrit, Sandro Ardizzone, Pauliina Molander, Marina Coletta, Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet, Peter Bossuyt, Irit Avni-Biron, Emmanouela Tsoukali, Mariangela Allocca, Konstantinos Katsanos, Tim Raine, Taina Sipponen, Gionata Fiorino, Shomron Ben-Horin, Rami Eliakim, Alessandro Armuzzi, Britta Siegmund, Daniel C Baumgart, Nikolaos Kamperidis, Nitsan Maharshak, Christian Maaser, Gerassimos Mantzaris, Henit Yanai, Dimitrious K Christodoulou, Iris Dotan, Marc Ferrante
Background: Vedolizumab (VDZ) is effective for treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). In GEMINI trials, anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF)-naïve patients had a superior response compared with anti-TNF-exposed patients. In real-world experience (RWE), the number of included anti-TNF-naïve patients was low. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of VDZ in anti-TNF-naïve patients in an RWE setting. Methods: This retrospective multicenter European pooled cohort study included consecutive active anti-TNF-naïve IBD patients treated with VDZ...
October 12, 2018: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases