Infliximab rescue therapy in steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis: is more really more?

Infliximab or cyclosporine as rescue the

Infliximab or cyclosporine as rescue therapy in hospitalized patients with steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis: A retrospective observational study

✍ Mats Sjöberg; Andrea Walch; Mina Meshkat; Anders Gustavsson; Gunnar Järnerot; Ha 📂 Article 📅 2012 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 136 KB 👁 1 views

Background: Cyclosporine (CsA) or infliximab (IFX) are used as rescue therapies in steroid-refractory, severe attacks of ulcerative colitis (UC). There are no data comparing the efficacy of these two alternatives. Methods: Outcome of rescue therapy was retrospectively studied in two cohorts of pati