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Curious for your thoughts... I had difficulty searching for a similar topic - I'm sure there's a discussion somewhere but I don't know enough, yet, to know what to be searching for.
I was just diagnosed with Crohn's - 4 days ago. I'm not in the process of sorting out treatment options and healing from my hospital stay. My GI doctor wants to do a top down treatment approach - hit this hard with either azathioprene or 6-MP in combination with an antiTNF (e.g. Remicade). I'm not against this approach - I'm just doing my due diligence.
The top down approach appears to be hinged off of the Sonic Trial which, for the most part, shows fantastic results (I like those low P-values). It would be great if there were more than one study (I can't seem to find one but this is a relatively new piece of research).
I'm curious if anyone did a bottom up approach (start with azathioprene/6-MP and add the antiTNF? I'd love to hear your thoughts while I try and collect mine.
I was just diagnosed with Crohn's - 4 days ago. I'm not in the process of sorting out treatment options and healing from my hospital stay. My GI doctor wants to do a top down treatment approach - hit this hard with either azathioprene or 6-MP in combination with an antiTNF (e.g. Remicade). I'm not against this approach - I'm just doing my due diligence.
The top down approach appears to be hinged off of the Sonic Trial which, for the most part, shows fantastic results (I like those low P-values). It would be great if there were more than one study (I can't seem to find one but this is a relatively new piece of research).
I'm curious if anyone did a bottom up approach (start with azathioprene/6-MP and add the antiTNF? I'd love to hear your thoughts while I try and collect mine.