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Etrasimod

Etrasimod articles covering S1P-modulator therapy, safety, approvals, access, and IBD treatment decisions. Medication context emphasizes treatment decisions, safety, approvals, and therapy access.

14 articles

A Study of How the Medicine Called "Etrasimod" Works in Children With the Gut Disease Called Ulcerative Colitis
ClinicalTrials.gov

A Study of How the Medicine Called "Etrasimod" Works in Children With the Gut Disease Called Ulcerative Colitis

A pediatric Phase 2 trial testing etrasimod could expand treatment options for children with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis if later shown safe and effective. Families of affected children and their...

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Model‐informed dose optimization of etrasimod in ulcerative colitis across CYP2C9 genotypes and hepatic impairment
British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology

Model‐informed dose optimization of etrasimod in ulcerative colitis across CYP2C9 genotypes and hepatic impairment

People with ulcerative colitis taking etrasimod may have higher drug levels if they have certain CYP2C9 genotypes or significant liver impairment; dose adjustments could be needed to avoid increased exposure.

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S1P receptor modulators for moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and trial sequential analysis
Journal of Gastroenterology

S1P receptor modulators for moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and trial sequential analysis

S1P receptor modulators are an emerging oral class of advanced therapy for moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis; a systematic review that pools multiple RCTs helps clarify how effective and safe the class appears to be...

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The efficacy and safety of etrasimod as a first-line advanced therapy for ulcerative colitis: prespecified and post hoc subgroup data from the ELEVATE UC clinical program.
Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology

The efficacy and safety of etrasimod as a first-line advanced therapy for ulcerative colitis: prespecified and post hoc subgroup data from the ELEVATE UC clinical program.

This abstract reports that etrasimod improved multiple measures of disease activity versus placebo in patients who had inadequate response to conventional UC therapies, indicating it may be a useful first-line advanced...

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Comparative efficacy and safety of subcutaneous vedolizumab versus other targeted inflammatory bowel therapies in patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis: a network meta-analysis update
BMC Gastroenterology

Comparative efficacy and safety of subcutaneous vedolizumab versus other targeted inflammatory bowel therapies in patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis: a network meta-analysis update

This study compares many targeted IBD drugs indirectly to help clarify how subcutaneous vedolizumab stacks up against other biologics and newer oral therapies — information that could inform treatment discussions for...

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Bowel Urgency in Ulcerative Colitis Is Associated With Clinical Endpoints, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Biomarkers: Data From the Etrasimod ELEVATE UC 52 Trial
Crohn's & Colitis 360

Bowel Urgency in Ulcerative Colitis Is Associated With Clinical Endpoints, Health-Related Quality of Life, and Biomarkers: Data From the Etrasimod ELEVATE UC 52 Trial

Bowel urgency is a common, disruptive UC symptom; this trial analysis shows urgency improvements with etrasimod track with clinical remission, endoscopic improvement, better quality of life, and lower inflammatory...

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