INFLIXIMAB FOR PEDIATRIC ULCERATIVE COLITIS:A RETROSPECTIVE ITALIAN MULTICENTER STUDY
. Dig Liver Dis. 2008 Jul;40 Suppl 2:S260-4. Infliximab for pediatric ulcerative colitis: a retrospective Italian multicenter study. Cucchiara S, Romeo E, Viola F, Cottone M, Fontana M, Lombardi G, Rutigliano V, de'Angelis GL, Federici T. Division Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Rome "La Sapienza", Rome, Italy. salvatore.cucchiara@uniroma1.it BACKGROUND: Infliximab (IFX), the chimeric anti TNFalpha antibody, an established treatment for Crohn's disease in adults and in children, is used less frequently in ulcerative colitis (UC). AIM OF THE STUDY: To report the clinical course of pediatric patients with active UC receiving IFX. PATIENTS AND…