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If an ulcerative colitis patient has a 90 percent response to a biologic or small molecule after over 12 months, would you consider switching medication to a different class in hopes of getting a complete response, versus trying adjunctive therapy?

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Gastroenterology · Mayo Clinic

I am not sure what you mean by “90%” response. Is that clinical, laboratory, or endoscopic? Perfection is the enemy of good, so you'd better have a compelling reason to make a patient add another therapy.

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Gastroenterology · Washington University School of Medicine

In this situation, it partly depends on how significant that remaining 10% of inflammation is to the patient.

If we are talking about 90% endoscopic response (for instance, just minimal inflammation remaining in the rectosigmoid colon), I may not make any changes based on this alone, but would have ...

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Gastroenterology · Houston Methodist Gastroenterology Associates

A 90% response is quite good. If the patient is doing well clinically and other objective evidence confirms the 90% response (C-reactive protein [CRP] decreased, fecal markers significantly improved, or colonoscopy or imaging shows mostly healed), then I would continue current therapy and would not ...

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