1 Top-Down vs Step-Up Trial Endoscopic Substudy: Mucosal Healing Patients, % P< Reduction of Ulcers Disappearance of Ulcers Early combined immunosuppression (top-down; n=66) Conventional management (step-up; n=67) D’Haens G, et al. Lancet. 2008;371:
2 Mucosal Healing Predicts Sustained Clinical Remission in Early CD Simple endoscopic score 0 Simple endoscopic score Patients, % 0 RemissionRemission, No Steroids Remission, No Steroids, No Flare Remission, No Steroids, No Flare, No Anti-TNF abb b a P <0.05; b P <0.01 (Fischer’s exact) Baert FJ, et al. Presented at Digestive Disease Week. May 17-22, 2008; San Diego, CA; #W1133. Patients in remission at years 3 and 4
3 SONIC Mucosal Healing at Week Patients, % P<0.001 P=0.023P= /10928/9347/107 AZA + placebo IFX + placebo IFX+ AZA Sandborn WJ, et al. Presented at American College of Gastroenterology Annual Scientific Meeting and Postgraduate Course. October 3-8, 2008; Orlando, FL.
4 The MUSIC Trial Endoscopic Mucosal Lesion Healing With Certolizumab Pegol a CDEIS score<7; b CDAI score ≤150 points; c ≥4-point change in CDEIS score. CDAI, Crohn’s disease activity index; CDEIS, Crohn’s disease endoscopic index of severity; MUSIC, Endoscopic Mucosal Improvement in Patients with Active Crohn's Disease Treated With Certolizumab Pegol. Colombel J. Am J Gastroenterol. 2008;103:S-132(1107) Remission and Response Rates, % Response, CDEIS c Remission, CDEIS a Remission, CDAI b Observed improvement in endoscopic and histologic lesions