Positioning therapies in the management of Crohn's disease

NH Nguyen, S Singh, WJ Sandborn - Clinical Gastroenterology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
NH Nguyen, S Singh, WJ Sandborn
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, 2020Elsevier
In the past decade, several new therapies with different mechanisms of action have been
approved for the management of moderate to severe Crohn's disease. However, there is
limited guidance on optimal positioning of agents as first-or second-line therapies because
of the absence of head-to-head trials. Furthermore, given the lack of comparative studies,
treatment guidelines have provided limited insight. In this review, we discuss data on key
treatment attributes, comparative efficacy and safety, factors predictive of response to each …
In the past decade, several new therapies with different mechanisms of action have been approved for the management of moderate to severe Crohn’s disease. However, there is limited guidance on optimal positioning of agents as first- or second-line therapies because of the absence of head-to-head trials. Furthermore, given the lack of comparative studies, treatment guidelines have provided limited insight. In this review, we discuss data on key treatment attributes, comparative efficacy and safety, factors predictive of response to each agent, and propose an algorithm for positioning therapies for the management of patients with low-risk and high-risk Crohn’s disease.
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