P087 REAL-WORLD EFFECTIVENESS OF USTEKINUMAB IN ULCERATIVE COLITIS

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory condition of the colon. Ustekinumab is a monoclonal antibody to the p40 subunit of interleukin-12 and interleukin-23 FDA approved for use in Crohn’s disease. A recent randomized control trial UNIFI [Sands et al, NEJM 2019] demonstrated the efficacy of ustekinumab in patients with moderate-to-severe UC. The goal of this study was to describe the real-world effectiveness of ustekinumab in patients with UC.

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