Efficacy of mycophenolate mofetil in patients failing 6-mercaptopurine or azathioprine therapy for Crohn's disease

Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 16-20

  Abreu, Maria T ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

6 Mercaptopurine; Azathioprine; Crohn's disease; Mycophenolate mofetil

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; DRUG DERIVATIVE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; INOSINATE DEHYDROGENASE; MERCAPTOPURINE; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID 2 MORPHOLINOETHYL ESTER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

6-MERCAPTOPURINE; ADULT; AZATHIOPRINE; CROHN DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; IMP DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOPHENOLIC ACID; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 0034133751     PISSN: 10780998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ibd.3780060104     Document Type: Article

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