Relapse risk doubles in UC patients with histologic inflammation

SAN DIEGO — Among ulcerative colitis patients in endoscopic remission, histologic inflammation increased the risk for loss of remission, according to a presentation at Digestive Disease Week 2022.“In this large, multicenter, real-world study including both academic and community practices using standard-of-care reports, histologic inflammation — despite endoscopic remission — independently conveyed a two-fold increased risk for subsequent relapse within a year,” Benjamin Click, MD, MS, assistant professor at the University of Colorado Crohn’s and ColitisRead More

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