Imuran Dosing in Crohn's Disease Study

Summary

This study will compare two different dosing methods of azathioprine (IMURAN) in participants with Crohn's disease who are currently taking steroids (e.g. prednisone or budesonide)or who have just started steroids. The study can be up to 54 weeks long. All participants enrolled will receive active drug. Participants will take doses either based upon weight or based on the patient's ability to breakdown the drug (monitored by 6-thioguanine nucleotides (6-TGN) metabolite levels in the blood). All patients enrolled in the study will receive active study drug.

Timeline

Start

2005-07

Primary completion

2007-12

Completion

2007-12

Publications

• Results Dassopoulos T, Dubinsky MC, Bentsen JL, Martin CF, Galanko JA, Seidman EG, Sandler RS, Hanauer SB. Randomised clinical trial: individualised vs. weight-based dosing of azathioprine in Crohn's disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2014 Jan;39(2):163-75. doi: 10.1111/apt.12555. Epub 2013 Nov 17.

Drugs

Indications