Publications

View and download slide summaries of the latest original articles focusing on therapies in immune-mediated inflammatory diseases including rheumatology, dermatology, and gastroenterology. All materials produced by the team are subsequently reviewed and approved by individual Steering Committee members.

August 2024

Efficacy and safety of etrasimod in patients with moderately to severely active isolated proctitis: Results from the Phase 3 ELEVATE UC clinical programme

JJC 2024;18;391(3):2170 82. DOI 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjae038

Wosik K,

Lazin K,

Wu J,

Peyrin-Biroulet et al. evaluated the efficacy and safety of etrasimod in patients with moderately to severely active isolated proctitis, demonstrating significant improvement in clinical outcomes compared to placebo. The study reported a favourable safety profile, making etrasimod a viable treatment option for this population.

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March 2023

Upadacitinib Induction and Maintenance Therapy for Crohn’s Disease

N Engl J Med 2023; 388:1966–1980 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2212728

Louis E,

Chen M,

Begun J,

Liu J,

Geng Z,

Feng T,

Dubcenco E,

Colombel J-F

Upadacitinib was associated with higher percentages of remission and endoscopic response regardless of previous failure of biologic therapy. This paper reports the Phase 3 efficacy and safety results of upadacitinib in patients with moderate-to-severe Crohn’s disease.

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May 2022

Risankizumab as maintenance therapy for moderately to severely active Crohn’s disease: Results from the multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, withdrawal Phase 3 FORTIFY maintenance trial

Lancet 2022;399:2031–36 doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)00466-4

Baert F,

Lim A,

Ran Z,

Song A,

Pang Y,

Berg S,

Duan WR,

Huang B,

Liao X,

Maintenance treatment with risankizumab was associated with an improvement in coprimary endpoints of clinical remission and endoscopic response in patients with Crohn’s disease compared with placebo.

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September 2021

Ozanimod as induction therapy and maintenance therapy for ulcerative colitis

N Engl J Med 2021;385:1280–91 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2033617

Wolf DC,

Ghosh S,

Hua SY,

Lee JH,

Laine L,

True North Study Group

Patients receiving ozanimod displayed a significant improvement in clinical response and all secondary endpoints during both the 10-week induction and 52-week maintenance study periods. Percentage of patients achieving clinical remission at Weeks 10 and 52 was the primary endpoint.