Ability to Maintain or Achieve Clinical and Endoscopic Remission With MMX Mesalamine Once Daily in Adults With Ulcerative Colitis

Summary

This study was designed to evaluate if subjects who achieve complete remission after 8 weeks of acute therapy with MMX mesalamine/mesalazine 4.8g/day given QD have better long-term outcomes and remain in remission longer compared with subjects who demonstrate only partial remission after acute therapy with MMX mesalamine/mesalazine 4.8g/day given QD. Therefore, subjects who achieve either complete or partial remission will enter into a 12-month maintenance phase, during which they will receive MMX mesalamine/mesalazine 2.4g/day given QD. Remission status for the 2 groups will be evaluated and compared at the end of this 12-month maintenance period. The data obtained from this study will provide scientifically meaningful information to demonstrate that achieving complete remission (clinical and endoscopic remission) is important for a better long-term prognosis, or that the current paradigm of symptomatic treatment is appropriate.

Timeline

Start

2010-06-29

Primary completion

2012-12-07

Completion

2012-12-07

Publications

• Stevens TW, Gecse K, Turner JR, de Hertogh G, Rubin DT, D'Haens GR. Diagnostic Accuracy of Fecal Calprotectin Concentration in Evaluating Therapeutic Outcomes of Patients With Ulcerative Colitis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2021 Nov;19(11):2333-2342. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.08.019. Epub 2020 Aug 13.
• Willian MK, D'Haens G, Yarlas A, Joshi AV. Changes in health-related quality of life and work-related outcomes for patients with mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis receiving short-term and long-term treatment with multimatrix mesalamine: a prospective, open-label study. J Patient Rep Outcomes. 2018 Apr 27;2:22. doi: 10.1186/s41687-018-0046-5. eCollection 2018 Dec.
• Yarlas A, D'Haens G, Willian MK, Teynor M. Health-Related Quality of Life and Work-Related Outcomes for Patients With Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis and Remission Status Following Short-Term and Long-Term Treatment With Multimatrix Mesalamine: A Prospective, Open-Label Study. Inflamm Bowel Dis. 2018 Jan 18;24(2):450-463. doi: 10.1093/ibd/izx041.

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