Systematic review: Monotherapy with antitumour necrosis factor α agents versus combination therapy with an immunosuppressive for IBD

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Volumn 63, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 1843-1853

  Dulai, Parambir S ^a   Siegel, Corey A ^a   Colombel, Jean Frederic ^b   Sandborn, William J ^c   Peyrin Biroulet, Laurent ^d  

^a DARTMOUTH HITCHCOCK MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE LORRAINE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZATHIOPRINE; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTOR; MERCAPTOPURINE; METHOTREXATE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADULT; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DRUG COMBINATION; DRUG INTERACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PROCEDURES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); TREATMENT OUTCOME;

6-MERCAPTOPURINE; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; AZATHIOPRINE; COMPARATIVE EFFECTIVENESS RESEARCH; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DRUG INTERACTIONS; DRUG THERAPY, COMBINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC FACTORS; INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES; MALE; METHOTREXATE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84925546734     PISSN: 00175749     EISSN: 14683288     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2014-307126     Document Type: Review

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