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Abstract
Methotrexate (MTX) is an established therapy for patients with steroid-dependent Crohn's disease (CD). MTX is also frequently used in combination with anti-TNF agents to suppress anti-drug antibody formation. It has been suggested in the past that MTX lacks any clinical effectiveness in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC); however, newer data at least partially contradict this assumption. The following review will discuss recent data for the use of MTX in CD, UC and in combination with anti-TNF agents.Entities:
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Year: 2016 PMID: 26981630 PMCID: PMC4820247 DOI: 10.1159/000443129
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Dig Dis ISSN: 0257-2753 Impact factor: 2.404