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Review, Journal: Expert opinion on interleukin-12/23 and interleukin-23 antagonists as potential therapeutic options for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. (Pubmed Central) - May 29, 2019 ...The monoclonal antibody targeting the shared p40 subunit of IL-12 and IL23, namely ustekinumab, has been approved for Crohn's disease (CD) and has demonstrated promising results in the treatment of ulcerative colitis...Additionally, IL-12/23 and IL-23 antagonists may be preferred over anti-TNF therapy in older patients who are at increased risk for infections and malignancy. The safety compared to anti-TNF may be even greater when ones considers that concurrent immunosuppression is probably not necessary when using this class of drug, owing to the low rates of immunogenicity.
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