Certolizumab pegol for the treatment of Crohn’s disease
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Certolizumab pegol for the treatment of Crohn's disease.
In this article we provide a contemporary overview of available clinical data on certolizumab pegol, a pegylated anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) alpha agent that comprises a uniquely small protein, and its emerging role as a therapy for Crohn's disease (CD). The results from a comprehensive clinical trial program suggest that certolizumab pegol offers rapid and sustained remission of moderate ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1756-2848,1756-2848
DOI: 10.1177/1756283x11413315