Randomised clinical trial: The safety and tolerability of Trichuris suis ova in patients with Crohn's disease

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 255-263

  Sandborn, W J ^a   Elliott, D E ^b   Weinstock, J ^c   Summers, R W ^b   Landry Wheeler, A ^d   Silver, N ^e   Harnett, M D ^f   Hanauer, S B ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^c TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine ^*  (United States)

^e Bell Helicopter Textron/McDonnell A   (United States)

^f Biostatistics and Medical Writing   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; MERCAPTOPURINE; MESALAZINE; PLACEBO; PREDNISONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROHN DISEASE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; EGG; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROINTESTINAL SYMPTOM; HUMAN; MALE; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELEPHONE; TREATMENT RESPONSE; TRICHURIS SUIS;

ADULT; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ANTIGENS, HELMINTH; CROHN DISEASE; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OVUM; THERAPY WITH HELMINTHS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRICHURIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879780748     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: 13652036     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/apt.12366     Document Type: Article

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