Risk of malignancies in patients with inflammatory bowel disease who used thiopurines as compared with other indications: a territory-wide study
Aims: Thiopurines are believed to increase cancer risks, but data from Asian patients are sparse. We determined the risks of malignancies in thiopurine users with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or other indications from Hong Kong. Methods: All patients who had received thiopurines between 2005 and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2020-11-01
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Series: | Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/1756284820967275 |