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IBD

Risk of venous thromboembolism with a central venous catheter in hospitalized Japanese patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a propensity score-matched cohort study: Yasuhiro Aoki, Hiroki Kiyohara, Yohei Mikami, Kosaku Nanki, Takaaki Kawaguchi, Yusuke Yoshimatsu, Shinya Sugimoto, Tomohisa Sujino, Kaoru Takabayashi, Naoki Hosoe, Haruhiko Ogata, Yasushi Iwao, Takanori Kanai; Intest Res 2023;21(3):318-327. Published online February 10, 2023; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2022.00116

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Background/Aims
Thromboprophylaxis is recommended for hospitalized patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Western countries, although it is selectively administered to high-risk patients in East Asia. A central venous catheter (CVC) is commonly placed in patients with IBD. Although CVC placement is considered a risk factor for venous thromboembolism (VTE), the degree of increased risk in patients with IBD is uncertain. This study aimed to identify the risk of VTE with CVC placement in hospitalized Japanese patients with IBD without thromboprophylaxis.
Methods
This retrospective cohort study included patients with ulcerative colitis or Crohn’s disease who were admitted for disease flares at Keio University Hospital between January 2016 and December 2020. Patients who already had thrombosis or were administered any antithrombotic treatment on admission were excluded. VTE development during the hospitalization was surveyed, and VTE risk associated with CVC indwelling was estimated using propensity score matching and inverse probability of treatment weighting analyses.
Results
Altogether, 497 hospitalized patients with IBD (ulcerative colitis, 327; Crohn’s disease, 170) were enrolled. VTE developed in 9.30% (12/129) of catheterized patients and in 0.82% (3/368) of non-catheterized patients. The propensity score matching yielded 127 matched pairs of patients. The catheterized group demonstrated higher odds for VTE than the non-catheterized group (odds ratio, 13.15; 95% confidence interval, 1.68–102.70). A similar result was obtained in the inverse probability of treatment weighting analysis (odds ratio, 11.02; 95% confidence interval, 2.64–46.10).
Conclusions
CVC placement is a major risk factor for VTE among hospitalized Japanese patients with IBD without thromboprophylaxis.

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Incidence of Venous Thromboembolism in Asian Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
Joo Hye Song, Sung Ryul Shim, Dae Sung Kim, Hoon Sup Koo, Kyu Chan Huh
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Hye Kyung Hyun, Jae Hee Cheon
Gut and Liver.2025; 19(3): 307. CrossRef
Safety and effectiveness of tofacitinib in Korean adult patients with ulcerative colitis: post-marketing surveillance study
Hyuk Yoon, Byong Duk Ye, Sang-Bum Kang, Kang-Moon Lee, Chang Hwan Choi, Joo-young Jo, Juwon Woo, Jae Hee Cheon
BMC Gastroenterology.2024;[Epub] CrossRef

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Perspectives of East Asian patients and physicians on complementary and alternative medicine use for inflammatory bowel disease: results of a cross-sectional, multinational study: Eun Soo Kim, Chung Hyun Tae, Sung-Ae Jung, Dong Il Park, Jong Pil Im, Chang Soo Eun, Hyuk Yoon, Byung Ik Jang, Haruhiko Ogata, Kayoko Fukuhara, Fumihito Hirai, Kazuo Ohtsuka, Jing Liu, Qian Cao, on behalf of the Clinical Research Committee of the Asian Organization for Crohn’s and Colitis; Intest Res 2022;20(2):192-202. Published online April 29, 2022; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2020.00150

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Background/Aims
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is prevalent in East Asia. However, information on CAM in East Asian patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is scarce. We aimed to profile the prevalence and pattern of CAM use among East Asian IBD patients and to identify factors associated with CAM use. We also compared physicians’ perspectives on CAM.
Methods
Patients with IBD from China, Japan, and South Korea were invited to complete questionnaires on CAM use. Patient demographic and clinical data were collected. Logistic regression analysis was applied for predictors of CAM use. Physicians from each country were asked about their opinion on CAM services or products.
Results
Overall, 905 patients with IBD participated in this study (China 232, Japan 255, and South Korea 418). Approximately 8.6% of patients with IBD used CAM services for their disease, while 29.7% of patients sought at least 1 kind of CAM product. Current active disease and Chinese or South Korean nationality over Japanese were independent predictors of CAM use. Chinese doctors were more likely to consider CAM helpful for patients with IBD than were Japanese and South Korean doctors.
Conclusions
In 8.6% and 29.7% of East Asian patients with IBD used CAM services and products, respectively, which does not differ from the prevalence in their Western counterparts. There is a significant gap regarding CAM usage among different Asian countries, not only from the patients’ perspective but also from the physicians’ point of view.

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Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine by Greek Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
John Triantafillidis, Aristofanis Gikas, Georgia Kontrarou, Manousos Konstantoulakis, Apostolos Papalois
Nutrients.2024; 16(21): 3679. CrossRef
Recent Perspective of Lactobacillus in Reducing Oxidative Stress to Prevent Disease
Tingting Zhao, Haoran Wang, Zhenjiang Liu, Yang Liu, DeJi, Bin Li, Xiaodan Huang
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The Role of Bitter Melon in Breast and Gynecological Cancer Prevention and Therapy
Iason Psilopatis, Kleio Vrettou, Constantinos Giaginis, Stamatios Theocharis
International Journal of Molecular Sciences.2023; 24(10): 8918. CrossRef

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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Long-term safety and effectiveness of adalimumab in Japanese patients with Crohn’s disease: 3-year results from a real-world study: Tadakazu Hisamatsu, Yasuo Suzuki, Mariko Kobayashi, Takashi Hagiwara, Takeshi Kawaberi, Haruhiko Ogata, Toshiyuki Matsui, Mamoru Watanabe, Toshifumi Hibi; Intest Res 2021;19(4):408-418. Published online November 20, 2020; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2020.00025

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Background/Aims
Crohn’s disease is a chronic disorder; therefore, it is essential to investigate long-term safety and efficacy of treatments. This study assessed the safety and effectiveness of adalimumab for up to 3 years in Japanese patients with Crohn’s disease in real-world settings.
Methods
This was a multicenter, single-cohort, observational study of patients with Crohn’s disease. Safety assessments included incidence of adverse drug reactions. Effectiveness assessments included clinical remission, mucosal healing, and Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI).
Results
The safety and effectiveness analysis populations comprised 389 and 310 patients, respectively. Mean (standard deviation) exposure to adalimumab in the safety analysis population was 793.4 (402.8) days, with a 58.1% retention rate. A total of 105 patients (27.0%) and 43 patients (11.1%) experienced adverse drug reactions and serious adverse drug reactions, respectively, with no patient reporting tuberculosis or hepatitis B. Infections and serious infections were reported in 37 patients (9.5%) and 17 patients (4.4%), respectively. Malignancy was reported as an adverse drug reaction in 2 patients (0.5%). Remission rate increased from 37.8% (98/259) at baseline to 73.9% (167/226) at week 4 and remained > 70% over 3 years. Proportion of patients without mucosal ulcerations increased from 2.7% (2/73) at baseline to 42.3% (11/26) between years > 2 to ≤ 3. WPAI improvement started at 4 weeks, with the overall work impairment score improving from 42.7 (n = 102) at baseline to 26.9 (n = 84) at 4 weeks.
Conclusions
Results from this study confirm the long-term safety and effectiveness of adalimumab treatment in Japanese patients with Crohn’s disease in the real-world setting.

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Stephen B. Hanauer, Byong Duk Ye, Raymond K. Cross, Silvio Danese, Geert D’Haens, Jinah Jung
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Naoto Saigusa, Takeshi Inaba
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Real-world effectiveness and safety of adalimumab in Korean patients with intestinal Behcet’s disease: a Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases (KASID) multicenter study
Seung Bum Lee, Hee Seung Hong, Chang Kyun Lee, Bo-In Lee, Sol Kim, Seong-Joon Koh, Hosun Yu, Jung-Bin Park, Sung Wook Hwang, Byong Duk Ye, Suk-Kyun Yang, Sang Hyoung Park
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Clinical features of enteric and colo-duodenal fistula in patients with Crohn’s disease
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Intestinal Research.2023; 21(3): 406. CrossRef
TNF-Alpha Inhibitors and Ustekinumab for the Treatment of Psoriasis: Therapeutic Utility in the Era of IL-17 and IL-23 Inhibitors
Julie J. Hong, Edward K. Hadeler, Megan L. Mosca, Nicholas D. Brownstone, Tina Bhutani, Wilson J. Liao
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Infliximab versus Adalimumab: Can We Choose the Right One for the Right Patients with Ulcerative Colitis?
Sang Hyoung Park, Byong Duk Ye, Suk-Kyun Yang
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Biological Therapies for the Management of Enteric Disease: Considerations for the Clinician
Adam Saleh, Usman Ansari, Shaadi Abughazaleh, Kerri Glassner, Bincy P Abraham
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Prevention of postoperative recurrence in Crohn’s disease: the never-ending story
Jung-Bin Park, Sang Hyoung Park
Intestinal Research.2022; 20(3): 279. CrossRef
Updates on conventional therapies for inflammatory bowel diseases: 5-aminosalicylates, corticosteroids, immunomodulators, and anti-TNF-α
Jihye Park, Jae Hee Cheon
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine.2022; 37(5): 895. CrossRef
Viral Hepatitis in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Seung Hwan Shin, Sang Hyoung Park
The Korean Journal of Gastroenterology.2022; 80(2): 51. CrossRef
Adalimumab for induction of remission in patients with Crohn's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Juntao Yin, Yang Li, Yangyang Chen, Chaoyang Wang, Xiaoyong Song
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Natural history of inflammatory bowel disease: a comparison between the East and the West
Eun Mi Song, Suk-Kyun Yang
Intestinal Research.2022; 20(4): 418. CrossRef
Can Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Agents Be Discontinued in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease?
Jihye Park, Jae Hee Cheon
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Pharmacogenetics-based personalized treatment in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: A review
Ji Young Chang, Jae Hee Cheon
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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases

Safety and effectiveness of adalimumab in the treatment of ulcerative colitis: results from a large-scale, prospective, multicenter, observational study: Haruhiko Ogata, Takashi Hagiwara, Takeshi Kawaberi, Mariko Kobayashi, Toshifumi Hibi; Intest Res 2021;19(4):419-429. Published online November 10, 2020; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2020.00033

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Background/Aims
Adalimumab has been shown to induce and maintain clinical remission in patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis (UC). However, no large-scale population-based studies have been performed in Japan. This study was conducted to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of adalimumab in clinical practice in Japanese patients with UC.
Methods
In this 52-week, prospective, multicenter, single-cohort, noninterventional, observational, postmarketing surveillance study, patients with moderate to severe UC received an initial subcutaneous injection of adalimumab 160 mg, followed by 80 mg at 2 weeks, and then 40 mg every other week. Safety assessments were the incidence of adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and serious ADRs. Effectiveness assessments were clinical remission, corticosteroid-free remission, mucosal healing, and change in C-reactive protein (CRP) levels from baseline.
Results
Of 1,593 registered patients, 1,523 (male, 57.6%; mean age, 41.8 years) and 1,241 patients were included in the safety and effectiveness populations, respectively. ADRs were reported in 18.1% and serious ADRs in 4.9% of patients. Clinical remission was achieved in 49.7% of patients at week 4, increasing to 74.4% at week 52. Corticosteroid-free remission rates increased over time, from 10.4% at week 4 to 53.1% at week 52. More than 60% of patients demonstrated mucosal healing at weeks 24 and 52. Mean CRP levels (mg/dL) decreased from 1.2 at baseline to 0.6 at week 4 and 0.3 at week 52.
Conclusions
This large real-world study confirmed the safety and effectiveness of adalimumab in patients with UC in Japan. No new safety concerns were identified.

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Case Report

IBD

5-Aminosalicylic acid aggravates colitis mimicking exacerbation of ulcerative colitis: Jun Miyoshi, Katsuyoshi Matsuoka, Atsushi Yoshida, Makoto Naganuma, Tadakazu Hisamatsu, Tomoharu Yajima, Nagamu Inoue, Susumu Okamoto, Yasushi Iwao, Haruhiko Ogata, Fumiaki Ueno, Toshifumi Hibi, Takanori Kanai; Intest Res 2018;16(4):635-640. Published online October 10, 2018; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2018.00015

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Ulcerative colitis (UC) is one of the major clinical phenotypes of inflammatory bowel diseases. Although 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) is widely used for UC and its efficacy and safety have been demonstrated, a few patients paradoxically develop a severe exacerbation of colitis by 5-ASA administration. It is crucial to know clinical features including endoscopic findings in this condition for making a correct diagnosis and a prompt decision to withdraw the medication. Here, we report case series with UC exacerbated by 5-ASA. Medical records of 8 UC patients experiencing an exacerbation of colitis after induction of 5-ASA that was improved by the withdrawal of 5-ASA but also re-aggravated by dose increase or re-administration of 5-ASA were reviewed. The patients were newly diagnosed with UC, started 5-ASA and developed an exacerbation in approximately 2 to 3 weeks. They did not appear to have systemic allergic reactions. Seven of the 8 patients had a high fever. Three of 5 patients who undertook total colonoscopy showed right-side-dominant colitis. These findings suggest clinical characteristics in this condition. Further assessment of clinical and endoscopic features in more cases is necessary for establishing diagnostic criteria and understanding underlying mechanisms in those cases where 5-ASA aggravates the colitis.

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Original Article

IBD

Comparison of efficacy of once daily multimatrix mesalazine 2.4 g/day and 4.8 g/day with other 5-aminosalicylic acid preparation in active ulcerative colitis: a randomized, double-blind study: Haruhiko Ogata, Tadashi Yokoyama, Seiichi Mizushima, Atsushi Hagino, Toshifumi Hibi; Intest Res 2018;16(2):255-266. Published online April 30, 2018; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2018.16.2.255

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Background/Aims

This study compared the efficacy of multimatrix mesalazine 2.4 g/day and 4.8 g/day with controlled-release mesalazine 2.25 g/day.

Methods

In this multicenter, randomized, double-blind study, 251 patients with mildly to moderately active ulcerative colitis received multimatrix mesalazine 2.4 g/day once daily (Multimatrix-2.4), 4.8 g/day once daily (Multimatrix-4.8), or controlled-release (time-dependent) mesalazine 2.25 g/day 3 times daily (Time-2.25) for 8 weeks. The primary efficacy endpoint was the change in the ulcerative colitis-disease activity index (UC-DAI) score.

Results

The mean change in the UC-DAI score and standard deviation in the per protocol set was −1.9±2.5 for Multimatrix-2.4 and −2.4±2.8 for Time-2.25. The difference between Multimatrix-2.4 and Time-2.25 was 0.3 (two-sided 95% confidence interval [CI], −0.5 to 1.1), thus non-inferiority was not demonstrated based on the pre-defined non-inferiority margin (1.0). In the full analysis set, the difference between Multimatrix-4.8 and Time-2.25 was −1.2 (two-sided 95% CI, −2.0 to −0.5), and the mean change in UC-DAI score in the FAS was −3.3 (two-sided 95% CI, −3.9 to −2.8) for Multimatrix-4.8 and −1.9 (two-sided 95% CI, −2.5 to −1.3) for Multimatrix-2.4, indicating that Multimatrix-4.8 was more effective than Time-2.25 and Multimatrix-2.4. There was no difference among the treatment groups in terms of safety.

Conclusions

This study showed that the efficacy of multimatrix mesalazine 2.4 g/day was comparable to controlled release mesalazine 2.25 g/day, although non-inferiority was not demonstrated. Importantly, this was the first study to indicate that multimatrix mesalazine 4.8 g/day was more effective than 2.4g/day with no associated safety concerns.

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Statement

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Predicting outcomes to optimize disease management in inflammatory bowel disease in Japan: their differences and similarities to Western countries: Taku Kobayashi, Tadakazu Hisamatsu, Yasuo Suzuki, Haruhiko Ogata, Akira Andoh, Toshimitsu Araki, Ryota Hokari, Hideki Iijima, Hiroki Ikeuchi, Yoh Ishiguro, Shingo Kato, Reiko Kunisaki, Takayuki Matsumoto, Satoshi Motoya, Masakazu Nagahori, Shiro Nakamura, Hiroshi Nakase, Tomoyuki Tsujikawa, Makoto Sasaki, Kaoru Yokoyama, Naoki Yoshimura, Kenji Watanabe, Miiko Katafuchi, Mamoru Watanabe, Toshifumi Hibi; Intest Res 2018;16(2):168-177. Published online April 30, 2018; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2018.16.2.168

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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), is a chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal tract, with increasing prevalence worldwide. IBD Ahead is an international educational program that aims to explore questions commonly raised by clinicians about various areas of IBD care and to consolidate available published evidence and expert opinion into a consensus for the optimization of IBD management. Given differences in the epidemiology, clinical and genetic characteristics, management, and prognosis of IBD between patients in Japan and the rest of the world, this statement was formulated as the result of literature reviews and discussions among Japanese experts as part of the IBD Ahead program to consolidate statements of factors for disease prognosis in IBD. Evidence levels were assigned to summary statements in the following categories: disease progression in CD and UC; surgery, hospitalization, intestinal failure, and permanent stoma in CD; acute severe UC; colectomy in UC; and colorectal carcinoma and dysplasia in IBD. The goal is that this statement can aid in the optimization of the treatment strategy for Japanese patients with IBD and help identify high-risk patients that require early intervention, to provide a better long-term prognosis in these patients.

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Comparison of efficacy of multimatrix mesalazine 4.8 g/day once-daily with other high-dose mesalazine in active ulcerative colitis: a randomized, double-blind study: Haruhiko Ogata, Nobuo Aoyama, Seiichi Mizushima, Atsushi Hagino, Toshifumi Hibi; Intest Res 2017;15(3):368-379. Published online June 12, 2017; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2017.15.3.368

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Background/Aims

This study assessed the efficacy and safety of high-dose multimatrix mesalazine once-daily (QD) compared to another form of high-dose mesalazine.

Methods

In this multicenter, randomized, double-blind study, 280 patients with mildly to moderately active ulcerative colitis (UC) received multimatrix mesalazine 4.8 g/day QD or pH-dependent-release mesalazine 3.6 g/day three times daily for 8 weeks. The primary endpoint was the change in the UC-Disease Activity Index (UC-DAI) at the end of the treatment period.

Results

The change in the UC-DAI (mean±standard deviation) in the per-protocol set was −2.6±2.47 in the multimatrix mesalazine 4.8 g/day group (n=134) and −1.8±2.64 in the pH-dependent-release mesalazine 3.6 g/day group (n=129). The difference in the mean change between the 2 groups was −0.7 (two-sided 95% confidence interval, −1.3 to −0.1). The noninferiority of multimatrix mesalazine 4.8 g/day to pH-dependent-release mesalazine 3.6 g/day was verified within the noninferiority margin (1.1). The superiority of multimatrix mesalazine 4.8 g/day to pH-dependent-release mesalazine 3.6 g/day was also investigated and confirmed in the full analysis set, according to the study protocol. In subgroup analyses, the effectiveness of multimatrix mesalazine 4.8 g/day was consistent in all subgroups. There was no difference in safety between the 2 treatment groups.

Conclusions

Multimatrix mesalazine 4.8 g/day has higher efficacy and shows no difference in safety in mildly to moderately active UC, in comparison with pH-dependent-release mesalazine 3.6 g/day.

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Comparison of efficacies of once-daily dose multimatrix mesalazine and multiple-dose mesalazine for the maintenance of remission in ulcerative colitis: a randomized, double-blind study: Haruhiko Ogata, Akihiro Ohori, Haruo Nishino, Seiichi Mizushima, Atsushi Hagino, Toshifumi Hibi; Intest Res 2017;15(3):358-367. Published online June 12, 2017; DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2017.15.3.358

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Background/Aims

This study compared the efficacy of once-daily administration of multimatrix mesalazine 2.4 g/day with multiple-dose mesalazine for the maintenance of remission.

Methods

In this multicenter, randomized, double-blind study, 203 patients with ulcerative colitis in remission received multimatrix mesalazine 2.4 g/day once-daily or time-dependent (controlled-release) mesalazine 2.25 g/day 3 times-daily for 48 weeks. The primary efficacy endpoint was the proportion of patients without rectal bleeding.

Results

The proportion of patients without rectal bleeding during the 48-week treatment period in the per protocol set was 84.8% (84/99) in the multimatrix mesalazine 2.4 g/day group and 78.0% (78/100) in the controlled-release mesalazine 2.25 g/day group. The difference between the 2 treatment groups was 6.8% (two-sided 95% confidence interval, −3.9% to 17.6%). The noninferiority margin of −10% was met in the comparison of multimatrix mesalazine 2.4 g/day once-daily with controlled-release mesalazine 2.25 g/day. Multimatrix mesalazine 2.4 g/day once-daily demonstrated consistent efficacy in all subgroups. There was no difference between the 2 treatment groups with regard to safety.

Conclusions

A once-daily dose of 2 multimatrix mesalazine tablets (2.4 g) was not inferior to controlled-release mesalazine 2.25 g/day 3 times-daily in maintaining absence of rectal bleeding in ulcerative colitis.

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