Are we giving biologics too late? The case for early versus late use

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 14, Issue 36, 2008, Pages 5523-5527

  Ricart, Elena ^a   García Bosch, Orlando ^a   Ordás, Ingrid ^a   Panés, Julián ^a  

^a HOSPITAL CLÍNIC   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biologic therapy; Corticosteroids; Crohn's disease; Immunomodulators

Indexed keywords

ADALIMUMAB; AZATHIOPRINE; CERTOLIZUMAB PEGOL; CORTICOSTEROID; IMMUNOMODULATING AGENT; INFLIXIMAB; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; PLACEBO; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA ANTIBODY; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ARTICLE; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG MECHANISM; HISTOPLASMOSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MORTALITY; NEOPLASM; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA; REMISSION; SMALL INTESTINE MUCOSA; THERAPY DELAY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUBERCULOSIS; ULCER HEALING; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; IMMUNOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; CROHN DISEASE; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; GASTROINTESTINAL AGENTS; HUMANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 58149186110     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.14.5523     Document Type: Article

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