Medical and surgical therapies for patients with inflammatory bowel diseases and prior or coexisting cancer: a Danish nationwide cohort study - PubMed
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- The study investigated treatment differences for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients with prior or coexisting cancer compared to those without cancer.
- It found reduced immunomodulator use and increased anti-TNF use in ulcerative colitis patients with prior cancer, alongside a higher risk of IBD-related surgery.
- Patients who developed cancer after IBD diagnosis typically discontinued anti-TNF and immunomodulator therapies post-cancer diagnosis.