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Relationship between azathioprine dosage, 6-thioguanine nucleotide levels, and therapeutic response in pediatric patients with IBD treated with azathioprine.
Inflammatory bowel diseases - 1 May 2015
Lee Mi-Na, Kang Ben, Choi So Yoon, Kim Mi Jin, Woo Sook Young, Kim Jong-Won, Choe Yon Ho, Lee Soo-Youn
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BACKGROUND: Azathioprine (AZA) is commonly used to treat IBD either alone or in combination with mesalazine. However, there are relatively few studies concerning the relationship between AZA dose, thiopurine metabolite levels, and therapeutic response in pediatric patients treated with both AZA and mesalazine. METHODS: We retrospectively investigated the relationship between AZA dose, thiopurine metabolite...
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