Dr. Sandborn’s Observed Future Directions
Additional randomized trials evaluating the steroid-sparing properties of integrin antagonists in patients with CD are needed. The possibility that steroids and integrin antagonists might be synergistic for induction therapy should be evaluated in a trial in which patients are randomized to receive steroid monotherapy, monotherapy with an integrin antagonist, or combination therapy with steroids and an integrin antagonist.
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