Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis: Maximizing the Benefit to Patients

Miguel D. Regueiro, MD

May 16, 2022

Using an early patient experience as a launching point, Miguel Regueiro, MD, reflects on the gradual shift away from treatments for ulcerative colitis, such as the long-term prescribing of steroids and surgery — both effective but with undesirable side effects — to newer therapies that are more precise in their agency, such as monoclonal antibodies and small molecules.

The resulting benefits to patients, when coupled with a determined integration of social and psychological factors, amount to a practical revolution in ulcerative colitis care over the past three decades.

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