Effectiveness of Ozanimod in Patients With Steroid-Dependent Ulcerative Colitis

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorBristol-Myers Squibb

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of ozanimod vs azathioprine for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC) in real-world clinical practice in Japan

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Participants with Ulcerative Colitis (UC) provided written consent to participate in the study

Participants who are aged ≥ 18 years at the earlier date of either initiation of treatment with ozanimod or azathioprine or obtaining consent

Starting dose of oral steroid ≥ 30 mg/day (prednisolone equivalent)

Administration of ozanimod or azathioprine started after oral steroid administration, and ozanimod or azathioprine administered concomitantly with steroids (excluding patients who started oral steroids and ozanimod or azathioprine on the same day)

Disqualifiers

Participants with symptoms of UC with no change or increase in Patient-Reported Outcome 2 (PRO2) from the time of initiating oral steroid administration after 2 weeks of administration of ≥ 30 mg/day (prednisolone equivalent) of oral steroids

Participants with complications requiring continued steroid use (excluding topically acting steroids for inhalation or topical application)

Participants who participated in other clinical studies involving interventions during the observation period

Participants judged to be inappropriate for enrollment in this study by the investigator at each participating study site

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Ozanimod
  • Azathioprine

Treatment groups

150 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators