The PODIUM Study - a Three-arm Comparison of Target Therapies After Anti-TNFα in Ulcerative Colitis

Korábbi kezelés

• No previous exposure to anti-TNFα therapies;
• Previous treatment with target therapies other than anti-TNF-α for UC before baseline;
• Ustekinumab or JAK inhibitors induction with a non-standard posology for UC.

Más betegség

• Diagnosis of Crohn's colitis, IBD-U or other gastrointestinal inflammatory conditions;

Életkor

• Age < 18 years-old;

Egyéb

• Incapability of expressing informed consent;
• Acute severe UC requiring hospitalization at baseline;

• Established diagnosis of UC according to the current European Crohn's and Colitis Organization (ECCO) guidelines7;
• Age ≥ 18 years-old;
• Capability of expressing informed consent;
• Clinically active ulcerative colitis (cf. 'operative clinical measures', below) at baseline;
• Initiation of vedolizumab, ustekinumab or JAK inhibitors (tofacitinib, upadacitinib or filgotinib) as second-line target therapy at baseline;
• Previous treatment with at least one anti-TNFα drug licenced for the treatment of UC (i.e., infliximab, adalimumab and/or golimumab);
• No exposure to vedolizumab, ustekinumab and JAK inhibitors before baseline;
• At least 1 follow-up visit after baseline