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Does a personal or family history of malignancy preclude the use of immunomodulators and biologics in IBD.
Inflammatory bowel diseases - 1 Feb 2015
Kalman Richard S, Hartshorn Kevan, Farraye Francis A
Abstract excerpt
The medical treatment for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has improved over the past 20 years. Although the routine use of immunomodulators and biologic agents in the treatment of IBD in the modern era has been a great achievement, these medicines are associated with rare but serious adverse events. In addition to the infectious complications, there are data to suggest that some of these agents are associated...
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