Best practices on immunomodulators and biologic agents for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease in Asia.

ABSTRACT: The Asia-Pacific Working Group on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was established in Cebu, Philippines, under the auspices of the Asian Pacific Association of Gastroenterology with the goal of improving IBD care in Asia. This consensus is carried out in collaboration with Asian Organization for Crohn's and Colitis. With biologic agents and biosimilars becoming more established, it is necessary to conduct a review on existing literature and establish a consensus on when and how to introduce biologic agents and biosimilars in the conjunction with conventional treatments for ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) in Asia. These statements also address how pharmacogenetics influence the treatments of UC and CD and provide guidance on response monitoring and strategies to restore los

SUBMITTER: Ooi CJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6667368 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature