Azathioprine Is Superior to Budesonide in Achieving and Maintaining Mucosal Healing and Histologic Remission in Steroid-Dependent Crohnʼs Disease

Abstract

In patients with steroid-dependent inflammatory Crohn's ileocolitis or proximal colitis who achieve clinical remission with conventional steroids, a 1-year treatment with AZA was superior to BUD in achieving and maintaining mucosal healing and histologic remission.