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N Engl J Med 2023;388(26):2444–2455 doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa2207940
Mirikizumab was more effective than placebo in inducing and maintaining clinical remission in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. D’Haens, et al. also noted that opportunistic infections and cancer developed in a small number of mirikizumab-treated patients.
Lancet 2023 Apr 8;401(10383):1159-1171 DOI 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)00061-2
Etrasimod demonstrated significant efficacy in achieving clinical remission, and was well tolerated compared to placebo in an induction and maintenance therapy.
Gastroenterology 2023;165:1588 doi 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.01.047
Guselkumab induced greater clinical and endoscopic improvements in patients with Crohn’s disease versus placebo, with a favourable safety profile in this Phase 2 trial by Sandborn, et al.
N Engl J Med. 2017 May 4;376(18):1723-1736. DOI 10.1056/NEJMoa1606910
Tofacitinib, at a dose of 10 mg twice daily, was more effective than placebo for induction of remission and mucosal healing in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. Furthermore, maintenance therapy with tofacitinib, at a dose of either 5 mg or 10 mg twice daily, was more effective than placebo in sustaining remission and mucosal healing.
