The efficacy of maintenance therapy after remission induction with tacrolimus in ulcerative colitis with and without previous tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitor.
Taketo SuzukiTsutomu MizoshitaSatoshi TanidaNaomi SugimuraTakahito KatanoHirotada NishieHiromi KataokaPublished in: JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2019)
TAC is effective for remission induction in refractory UC patients with and without previous TNF-α inhibitor treatment. Maintenance medication after TAC therapy is an issue for the future, especially in UC cases with previous TNF-α inhibitor treatment failure.