Delayed-Release Oral Mesalamine 4.8 g/day (800 mg tablets) Compared with 2.4 g/day (400 mg tablets) for the Treatment of Mildly to Moderately Active Ulcerative Colitis: The ASCEND I Trial

BACKGROUND: Delayed-release oral mesalamine 2.4 g/day to 4.8 g/day has been shown to be effective in treating mildly to moderately active ulcerative colitis (UC), but it is unknown whether an initial dose of 4.8 g/day is more effective than 2.4 g/day in patients with mildly to moderately active UC a...

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Main Authors: Stephen B Hanauer, William J Sandborn, Christian Dallaire, André Archambault, Bruce Yacyshyn, Chyon Yeh, Nancy Smith-Hall
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2007-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/862917
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spelling doaj-ad3278ef9a5649a2863d0e867761ade82020-11-25T00:37:00ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002007-01-01211282783410.1155/2007/862917Delayed-Release Oral Mesalamine 4.8 g/day (800 mg tablets) Compared with 2.4 g/day (400 mg tablets) for the Treatment of Mildly to Moderately Active Ulcerative Colitis: The ASCEND I TrialStephen B Hanauer0William J Sandborn1Christian Dallaire2André Archambault3Bruce Yacyshyn4Chyon Yeh5Nancy Smith-Hall6University of Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USADivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USAUniversité Laval, Québec, CanadaUniversité de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, CanadaProcter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Mason, Ohio, USAProcter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Mason, Ohio, USAProcter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, Mason, Ohio, USABACKGROUND: Delayed-release oral mesalamine 2.4 g/day to 4.8 g/day has been shown to be effective in treating mildly to moderately active ulcerative colitis (UC), but it is unknown whether an initial dose of 4.8 g/day is more effective than 2.4 g/day in patients with mildly to moderately active UC and in the subgroup with moderate disease.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/862917
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William J Sandborn
Christian Dallaire
André Archambault
Bruce Yacyshyn
Chyon Yeh
Nancy Smith-Hall
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William J Sandborn
Christian Dallaire
André Archambault
Bruce Yacyshyn
Chyon Yeh
Nancy Smith-Hall
Delayed-Release Oral Mesalamine 4.8 g/day (800 mg tablets) Compared with 2.4 g/day (400 mg tablets) for the Treatment of Mildly to Moderately Active Ulcerative Colitis: The ASCEND I Trial
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
author_facet Stephen B Hanauer
William J Sandborn
Christian Dallaire
André Archambault
Bruce Yacyshyn
Chyon Yeh
Nancy Smith-Hall
author_sort Stephen B Hanauer
title Delayed-Release Oral Mesalamine 4.8 g/day (800 mg tablets) Compared with 2.4 g/day (400 mg tablets) for the Treatment of Mildly to Moderately Active Ulcerative Colitis: The ASCEND I Trial
title_short Delayed-Release Oral Mesalamine 4.8 g/day (800 mg tablets) Compared with 2.4 g/day (400 mg tablets) for the Treatment of Mildly to Moderately Active Ulcerative Colitis: The ASCEND I Trial
title_full Delayed-Release Oral Mesalamine 4.8 g/day (800 mg tablets) Compared with 2.4 g/day (400 mg tablets) for the Treatment of Mildly to Moderately Active Ulcerative Colitis: The ASCEND I Trial
title_fullStr Delayed-Release Oral Mesalamine 4.8 g/day (800 mg tablets) Compared with 2.4 g/day (400 mg tablets) for the Treatment of Mildly to Moderately Active Ulcerative Colitis: The ASCEND I Trial
title_full_unstemmed Delayed-Release Oral Mesalamine 4.8 g/day (800 mg tablets) Compared with 2.4 g/day (400 mg tablets) for the Treatment of Mildly to Moderately Active Ulcerative Colitis: The ASCEND I Trial
title_sort delayed-release oral mesalamine 4.8 g/day (800 mg tablets) compared with 2.4 g/day (400 mg tablets) for the treatment of mildly to moderately active ulcerative colitis: the ascend i trial
publisher Hindawi Limited
series Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
issn 0835-7900
publishDate 2007-01-01
description BACKGROUND: Delayed-release oral mesalamine 2.4 g/day to 4.8 g/day has been shown to be effective in treating mildly to moderately active ulcerative colitis (UC), but it is unknown whether an initial dose of 4.8 g/day is more effective than 2.4 g/day in patients with mildly to moderately active UC and in the subgroup with moderate disease.
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/862917
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