Clinical Response Is a Meaningful Endpoint in Ulcerative Colitis Clinical Studies

BackgroundBoth clinical response and clinical remission have been utilized to assess the efficacy of biologic agents in the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC). Previous studies demonstrated that clinical response and clinical remission are associated with similar improvements in the quality of life of patients with UC. To further evaluate the meaningfulness of clinical response as a measure of efficacy, Mayo score and IBDQ data were summarized...