Thiopurines have sustained long-term effectiveness in patients with inflammatory bowel disease which is independent of disease duration at initiation: A propensity score matched analysis.
Mukesh Kumar RanjanPeeyush KumarSudheer Kumar VuyyuruBhaskar KanteSandeep K MundhraRithvik GollaShubi VirmaniRaju SharmaPeush SahniPrasenjit DasMani KalaivaniAshish Datt UpadhyayGovind MakhariaSaurabh KediaVineet AhujaPublished in: Journal of Crohn's & colitis (2023)
Thiopurines have sustained long-term effectiveness in both UC and CD. However, early thiopurine initiation had no better effect on long-term disease outcome compared to late initiation.