Azathioprine or 6‐mercaptopurine vs 5‐aminosalicylic acid (5‐ASA) (mesalazine)
Surgical relapse · people with surgically‐induced remission in Crohn's disease
It is very uncertain whether azathioprine or 6‐mercaptopurine changes surgical relapse compared with 5‐aminosalicylic acid (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Azathioprine and 6‐mercaptopurine for maintenance of surgically‐induced remission in Crohn's disease 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 0.81 [0.5, 1.29]1 study · 142 participantsVery low