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Methotrexate and Thioguanine Rescue Therapy for Conventional Thiopurine Failing Ulcerative Colitis Patients: A Multi-center Database Study on Tolerability and Effectiveness.

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Methotrexate and Thioguanine Rescue Therapy for Conventional Thiopurine Failing Ulcerative Colitis Patients: A Multi-center Database Study on Tolerability and Effectiveness. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2018 Apr 13;: Authors: Meijer B, Mulder CJJ, Bouma G, Ponsioen CY, van der Woude CJ, van der Meulen AE, Wintjens DSJ, Dijkstra G, Hoentjen F, Oldenburg B, van Bodegraven AA, de Boer NKH, Dutch Initiative on Crohn and Colitis (ICC) and Parelsnoer Institute Abstract Background: Patients with active ulcerative colitis (UC) failing conventional therapies are in need of rescue strategies. Due to the fact that accepted…

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Impact of thiopurines on the natural history and surgical outcome of ulcerative colitis: a cohort study.

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Related Articles Impact of thiopurines on the natural history and surgical outcome of ulcerative colitis: a cohort study. Gut. 2018 Apr 04;: Authors: Eriksson C, Rundquist S, Cao Y, Montgomery S, Halfvarson J Abstract OBJECTIVE: Thiopurines are used as maintenance therapy in ulcerative colitis (UC), but whether these drugs influence the natural history of the disease is unknown. We aimed to assess the effect of thiopurines in terms of colectomy, hospital admission, progression in disease extent and anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) therapy within 10 years from initiation. DESIGN: Patients diagnosed…

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Interactions Between Thiopurine Metabolites, Adalimumab, and Antibodies Against Adalimumab in Previously Infliximab-Treated Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

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Interactions Between Thiopurine Metabolites, Adalimumab, and Antibodies Against Adalimumab in Previously Infliximab-Treated Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Dig Dis Sci. 2018 Mar 21;: Authors: Holmstrøm RB, Mogensen DV, Brynskov J, Ainsworth MA, Nersting J, Schmiegelow K, Steenholdt C Abstract BACKGROUND: Interactions between thiopurines and infliximab presumably contribute to superior effect of infliximab-thiopurine combination therapy in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We examined whether principal cytotoxic thiopurine metabolites influence adalimumab (ADL) and anti-ADL antibodies (Abs). METHODS: Ninety-eight IBD patients previously treated with infliximab (96%) in whom trough ADL and anti-ADL…

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Late-onset Rise of 6-MMP Metabolites in IBD Patients on Azathioprine or Mercaptopurine.

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Late-onset Rise of 6-MMP Metabolites in IBD Patients on Azathioprine or Mercaptopurine. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2018 Mar 07;: Authors: Munnig-Schmidt E, Zhang M, Mulder CJ, Barclay ML Abstract Background: The thiopurines azathioprine and mercaptopurine remain pivotal maintenance treatments in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); however, up to 15%-20% of patients preferentially produce the hepatotoxic metabolite 6-methylmercaptopurine (6MMP) at the expense of the therapeutic 6-thioguanine nucleotides (6TGN). This metabolic shunting usually begins within 3 months of therapy. We noted patients developing shunting many months or years after starting treatment and aimed to…

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Methotrexate Reduces DNA Integrity in Sperm From Men with Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

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Methotrexate Reduces DNA Integrity in Sperm From Men with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Gastroenterology. 2018 Feb 23;: Authors: Ley D, Jones J, Parrish J, Salih S, Caldera F, Tirado E, Leader B, Saha S Abstract There are few data on the effects of methotrexate on reproductive capacity in men with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). We performed a case-control study to determine the effects of methotrexate on sperm quality and genetic integrity. We compared sperm samples from 7 men with IBD who had been exposed to methotrexate for at least 3 months…

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Influence of NUDT15 variants on hematological pictures of patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated with thiopurines.

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Related Articles Influence of NUDT15 variants on hematological pictures of patients with inflammatory bowel disease treated with thiopurines. World J Gastroenterol. 2018 Jan 28;24(4):511-518 Authors: Kojima Y, Hirotsu Y, Omata W, Sugimori M, Takaoka S, Ashizawa H, Nakagomi K, Yoshimura D, Hosoda K, Suzuki Y, Mochizuki H, Omata M Abstract AIM: The single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) c.415C>T in exon 3 of NUDT15 affects thiopurine-induced leukopenia in Asian patients with Crohn’s disease. Meanwhile, three additional genetic variants of NUDT15 were reported in patients with acute lymphoblastic leukemia. We evaluated the effects…

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Reduced Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease-associated Colorectal Neoplasia with Use of Thiopurines: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

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Reduced Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease-associated Colorectal Neoplasia with Use of Thiopurines: a Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. J Crohns Colitis. 2018 Jan 23;: Authors: Zhu Z, Mei Z, Guo Y, Wang G, Wu T, Cui X, Huang Z, Zhu Y, Wen D, Song J, He H, Xu W, Cui L, Liu C Abstract Background & Aims: The association between thiopurines and colorectal neoplasia risk remains controversial in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis examining this association. Methods: A comprehensive search of the PubMed, EMBASE…

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