IBD: Golimumab in ulcerative colitis: a 'ménage à trois' of drugs

Nat Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 Sep;10(9):511-2. doi: 10.1038/nrgastro.2013.142. Epub 2013 Jul 30.

Abstract

Golimumab, a human anti-TNF antibody, is effective in patients with ulcerative colitis, according to new findings from an international phase III double-blind trial. The addition of this drug makes a ménage à trois of available drugs--comprising infliximab, adalimumab and golimumab--for the treatment of ulcerative colitis.

Publication types

  • News

MeSH terms

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use*
  • Colitis, Ulcerative / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / antagonists & inhibitors

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
  • golimumab