Ulcerative colitis: Current pharmacotherapy and future directions

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 15, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1659-1670

  Bezzio, Cristina ^a   Furfaro, Federica ^a   De Franchis, Roberto ^a   Maconi, Giovanni ^a   Asthana, Anil Kumar ^b   Ardizzone, Sandro ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c Polo Universitario   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biologics; Conventional therapy; Future directions; Ulcerative colitis

Indexed keywords

AMINOSALICYLIC ACID; BECLOMETASONE DIPROPIONATE; BUDESONIDE; CYCLOSPORIN A; INFLIXIMAB; MERCAPTOPURINE; MESALAZINE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; SALAZOSULFAPYRIDINE; TACROLIMUS;

COLORECTAL CANCER; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; DYSPLASIA; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

BIOLOGICS; CONVENTIONAL THERAPY; FUTURE DIRECTIONS; ULCERATIVE COLITIS;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; COLITIS, ULCERATIVE; COLON; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84904620693     PISSN: 14656566     EISSN: 17447666     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14656566.2014.925445     Document Type: Review

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