Infliximab, Azathioprine, or Combination Therapy for Crohn's Disease.
Infliximab, Azathioprine, or Combination Therapy for Crohn's Disease.
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DOI:
10.1056/nejmoa0904492
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发表时间:
2010-04-15
影响因子:
158.5
通讯作者:
Rutgeerts, Paul
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作者:
Colombel, Jean Frederic;Sandborn, William J.;Rutgeerts, Paul
Background: The comparative efficacy and safety of infliximab and azathioprine therapy alone or in combination for Crohn's disease are unknown.Methods: In this randomized, double-blind trial, we evaluated the efficacy of infliximab monotherapy, azathioprine monotherapy, and the two drugs combined in 508 adults with moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease who had not undergone previous immunosuppressive or biologic therapy. Patients were randomly assigned to receive an intravenous infusion of 5 mg of infliximab per kilogram of body weight at weeks 0, 2, and 6 and then every 8 weeks plus daily oral placebo capsules; 2.5 mg of oral azathioprine per kilogram daily plus a placebo infusion on the standard schedule; or combination therapy with the two drugs. Patients received study medication through week 30 and could continue in a blinded study extension through week 50.Results: Of the 169 patients receiving combination therapy, 96 (56.8%) were in corticosteroid-free clinical remission at week 26 (the primary end point), as compared with 75 of 169 patients (44.4%) receiving infliximab alone (P=0.02) and 51 of 170 patients (30.0%) receiving azathioprine alone (P