Adverse events in clinical trials with azathioprine and mesalamine for prevention of postoperative recurrence of Crohn's disease [7]

Gut

Volumn 55, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1525-1526

  Herfarth, H ^a,e   Tjaden, C ^b   Lukas, M ^c   Obermeier, F ^a   Dilger, K ^d   Muller R ^d   Scholmerich J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^c CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

^d Dr Falk Pharma GmbH   (Germany)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; CREATININE; LIVER ENZYME; MERCAPTOPURINE; MESALAZINE; PLACEBO;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ABNORMALLY HIGH SUBSTRATE CONCENTRATION IN BLOOD; ALOPECIA; ANEMIA; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; ARTHRALGIA; CHOLECYSTITIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CROHN DISEASE; DIARRHEA; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; DRUG SAFETY; ENZYME BLOOD LEVEL; FLATULENCE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; INTESTINE OBSTRUCTION; LETTER; LEUKOPENIA; MYALGIA; PANCREATITIS; PHLEBITIS; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; THROMBOCYTOPENIA; TREATMENT FAILURE; VOMITING;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL; AZATHIOPRINE; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; MESALAMINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RECURRENCE;

EID: 33749189358     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gut.2006.099143     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. Ardizzone S, Maconi G, Sampietro GM, et al. Azathioprine and mesalamine for prevention of relapse after conservative surgery for Crohn's disease. Gastroenterology 2004;127:730-40.
2. Hanauer SB, Korelitz BI, Rutgeerts P, et al. Postoperative maintenance of Crohn's disease remission with 6-mercaptopurine, mesalamine, or placebo: a 2-year trial. Gastroenterology 2004;127:723-9.
3. Sandborn WJ, Feagan BG. The efficacy of azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine for the prevention of postoperative recurrence in patients with Crohn's disease remains uncertain. Gastroenterology 2004;127:990-3.