The impact of anti-TNFα therapy on colectomy rates and corticosteroid treatment among 3001 paediatric and adolescent patients with ulcerative colitis-a nationwide study from 1995 to 2015.
Ken LundMichael Due LarsenTorben KnudsenJens KjeldsenRasmus Gaardskjaer NielsenBente Mertz NørgårdPublished in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2019)
In patient's ≤20 years, the HR for colectomy within a period of 5 years from the time of diagnosis was reduced in the era of anti-TNFα compared to a historical cohort. In patients treated with anti-TNFα, prescriptions of corticosteroids were virtually ceased after 12 months.