Effectiveness and Persistency of Ustekinumab Treatment for Ulcerative Colitis: A Phoenix retrospective Cohort Study.
Katsuyoshi AndoMikihiro FujiyaNobuhiro UenoTakahiro ItoAtsuo MaemotoMasanao NasunoHiroki TanakaKensuke SakuraiTakehiko KatsuradaFumika OriiToshifumi AshidaSatoshi MotoyaTomoe KazamaYoshihiro YokoyamaDaisuke HirayamaHiroshi NakasePublished in: Crohn's & colitis 360 (2024)
This study highlights the safety and effectiveness of UST as an induction and maintenance therapy for UC. Chronic continuous type and previous anti-TNF and VDZ exposure negatively contributed to short-term effectiveness, whereas short-term effectiveness provided good persistency.