Treatment Patterns and Economic Burden of Ulcerative Colitis in Japan: A Retrospective Claims Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

This retrospective claims analysis characterized contemporary ulcerative colitis (UC) treatment patterns and investigated the economic burden of UC in Japan.

Methods

This study used anonymized claims data in the Medical Data Vision database. Patients were included if they had a confirmed UC diagnosis and ≥ 1 claim of systemic treatment for UC (index date) between June 2018 and December 2022, in addition to continuous enrollment for ≥ 6 months before and ≥ 12 months after the index date. Patients were excluded if they were aged < 18 years at index or if they had claimed systemic UC treatment during the pre-index period, had a confirmed diagnosis of Crohn's or Behçet's disease, or had a record of colectomy during the pre-index period. Outcomes of interest were tre

SUBMITTER: Kato S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11868343 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature