Ustekinumab – a new biological therapy of ulcerative colitis

Czech version

Authors: Lukáš M.
Authors‘ workplace: Klinické a výzkumné centrum pro idiopatické střevní záněty ISCARE a. s. a 1. LF UK, Praha
Published in: Gastroent Hepatol 2020; 74(1): 39-43
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doi: https://doi.org/10.14735/amgh202039

Overview

Based on the results of the UNIFI study, ustekinumab (UST) has been accepted into clinical practice for the therapy of moderate to severe ulcerative colitis in the Czech Republic since autumn 2019. This report describes the first anti-interleukine therapy in UC patients. In the UNIFI study, UST was shown to be a highly effective and safe therapy during the inductive and maintenance phases with side effects not different from those of the placebo. Previous failure of biologic therapy in a patient is a negative predictor of UST effectiveness, as observed with other monoclonal antibodies. UST therapy was associated with a prompt clinical response within the 2^nd week of therapy and with a concomitant reduction in the levels of inflammatory surrogate markers. UST was also highly effective for endoscopic and histologic remission. The UNIFI study is the first randomized controlled trial of UST, which demonstrated its effectiveness as a biologic therapy in patients who had been previously exposed to vedolizumab therapy.

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Keywords:

Ulcerative colitis – ustekinumab – biologic therapy – antiinterleukine therapy

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