Clinical course of ulcerative colitis: Frequent use of biologics and low colectomy rate first year after diagnosis-results from the IBSEN III inception cohort.
Vibeke StrandeCharlotte LundMilada HagenMay-Bente BengtsonRaziye Boyar CetinkayaTrond Espen DetlieSvein Oskar FrigstadOle HøieAsle W MedhusMagne HenriksenKristina I Aass HoltenØistein HovdeGert Huppertz-HaussIngunn JohansenBjørn Christian OlsenRandi OpheimPetr RicanekRoald TorpTor TønnessenSimen VatnTone Bergene AabrekkMarte Lie HøivikVendel A KristensenPublished in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2024)
In this population-based inception cohort, colectomy rate in the first year after diagnosis was low, and a high proportion of patients were in remission at 1-year follow-up. The use of biologic therapy increases, consistent with findings from previous studies.