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Use of Ruxolitinib for the Simultaneous Treatment of Severe Refractory Ulcerative Colitis and Polycythemia Vera.

Authors :
Swei EC
Fox CM
Bowles DW
Rizeq MN
Onyiah JC
Source :
ACG case reports journal [ACG Case Rep J] 2022 Jan 06; Vol. 9 (1), pp. e00741. Date of Electronic Publication: 2022 Jan 06 (Print Publication: 2022).
Publication Year :
2022

Abstract

Tofacitinib is the only medicine in the class of Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors that has been approved for use in moderate-to-severely active ulcerative colitis (UC). The potential of other JAK inhibitors to treat UC has not been fully explored. We present a case describing the successful use of the selective JAK inhibitor, ruxolitinib, to treat a patient with concomitant UC and polycythemia vera.<br /> (© 2022 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of The American College of Gastroenterology.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
2326-3253
Volume :
9
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
ACG case reports journal
Publication Type :
Report
Accession number :
35018293
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.14309/crj.0000000000000741