Gastroenterology
Volume 137, Issue 4 , Pages 1204-1206, October 2009

Is Keeping the Colon the Ultimate Marker of Success in Ulcerative Colitis?

  • Geoffrey C. Nguyen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Mount Sinai Hospital IBD Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada and The Johns Hopkins Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Baltimore, Maryland
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  • Charlene M. Prather, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Saint Louis University Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St. Louis, Missouri
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests Address requests for reprints to: Charlene M. Prather, MD, MPH, 3635 Vista Avenue, FDT-9, St. Louis, Missouri 63110

published online 31 August 2009.

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 Conflicts of interest The authors disclose the following: Dr Nguyen has served on advisory boards for Schering-Plough, Canada, and Abbott Pharmaceuticals before the writing of this editorial. Dr Nguyen was not involved with the design or conduct of the ACT-1 or ACT-2 trials nor does he have any collaborative relationship with any of the investigators. There was no communication or input from any of the investigators or from any pharmaceutical company with regards to the contents of this editorial.

 Dr Prather has served as a consultant for Proctor and Gamble. Dr Prather was not involved with the design or conduct of the ACT-1 or ACT-2 trials nor does she have any current or prior collaborative relationship with any of the investigators or the sponsor of the study. There was no communication or input from any of the investigators or from any pharmaceutical company with regards to the contents of this editorial.

PII: S0016-5085(09)01489-9

doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2009.08.024

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