Best practices on immunomodulators and biologic agents for ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease in Asia

Choon Jin Ooi, Ida Hilmi, Rupa Banerjee, Sai Wei Chuah, Siew Chien Ng, Shu Chen Wei, Govind K. Makharia, Pises Pisespongsa, Min Hu Chen, Zhi Hua Ran, Byong Duk Ye, Dong Il Park, Khoon Lin Ling, David Ong, Vineet Ahuja, Khean Lee Goh, Jose Sollano, Wee Chian Lim, Wai Keung Leung, Raja Affendi Raja AliDeng Chyang Wu, Evan Ong, Nazri Mustaffa, Julajak Limsrivilai, Tadakazu Hisamatsu, Suk Kyun Yang, Qin Ouyang, Richard Geary, Janaka H. De Silva, Rungsun Rerknimitr, Marcellus Simadibrata, Murdani Abdullah, Rupert WL Leong

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Abstract

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. The Asia-Pacific Working Group on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was established in Cebu, Philippines, under the auspices of the Asian Pacific Association of Gastroenterology with the goal of improving IBD care in Asia. This consensus is carried out in collaboration with Asian Organization for Crohn's and Colitis. With biologic agents and biosimilars becoming more established, it is necessary to conduct a review on existing literature and establish a consensus on when and how to introduce biologic agents and biosimilars in the conjunction with conventional treatments for ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD) in Asia. These statements also address how pharmacogenetics influence the treatments of UC and CD and provide guidance on response monitoring and strategies to restore loss of response. Finally, the review includes statements on how to manage treatment alongside possible hepatitis B and tuberculosis infections, both common in Asia. These statements have been prepared and voted upon by members of IBD workgroup employing the modified Delphi process. These statements do not intend to be all-encompassing and future revisions are likely as new data continue to emerge. (Intest Res 2019;17:285-310)

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)285-310
Number of pages26
JournalIntestinal Research
Volume17
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 31 May 2019

Keywords

  • Adalimumab
  • Colitis
  • Crohn disease
  • Inflammatory bowel disease
  • Infliximab
  • ulcerative

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