Mesalazine is widely used systemically or topically to achieve and maintain remission in inflammatory bowel disease.
Efficacy and safety of retreatment with anti-tumor necrosis factor antibody (infliximab) to maintain remission in Crohn's disease.
Azathioprine or methotrexate are also used as the sole therapy to maintain remission in these diseases, and their dose is optimized based on the weight of the patient.
Gerss, J. et al. Phagocyte-specific S100 proteins and high-sensitivity C reactive protein as biomarkers for a risk-adapted treatment to maintain remission in juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a comparative study.
The use of pharmacologic agents to maintain remission following allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is a topic of increasing interest and exploration for patients with high-risk acute myeloid leukemia (AML).
More research will be needed to figure out what kind of "dosing" would be required over time to maintain remission.
Our patients were treated in effective doses to maintain remission of their disease, and the lymphocyte proliferation was still remarkably good.
In addition to dietary approaches, there are a number of drugs that can be used to induce and/or maintain remission in CD [12].
To maintain remission, oral azathioprine (2 mg/kg/day) and prednisone (15 mg/day) were administered and were then gradually tapered.
In patients who are corticosteroid resistant or require an unacceptable dose of corticosteroids to maintain remission, additional immunosuppression is used, including methotrexate, azathioprine, and MMF.
Treatment options help with symptoms, maintain remission, and prevent relapse.
