A systematic survey evaluating 6-thioguanine-related hepatotoxicity in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
โ Scribed by Alexander Teml; Matthias Schwab; Daan W. Hommes; Sven Almer; Milan Lukas; Thomas Feichtenschlager; Timothy Florin; Julia Seiderer; Wolfgang Petritsch; Bernd Bokemeyer; Wolfgang Kreisel; Klaus R. Herrlinger; Peter Knoflach; Bruno Bonaz; Thomas Klugmann; Hans Herfarth; Nikolaus Pedarnig; Walter Reinisch
- Book ID
- 106172261
- Publisher
- Springer Vienna
- Year
- 2007
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 156 KB
- Volume
- 119
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0043-5325
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## Background: 6-thioguanine nucleotides (6-tgn) are active metabolites of azathioprine (aza) and 6-mercaptopurine (6mp). higher remission rates have been observed in patients with higher 6-tgn levels. however, many physicians prescribe aza/6mp using milligrams per kilogram (mg/kg) dosing regimens