SEX-BASED DIFFERENCES IN DRUG DURABILITY AMONG PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES

With an increasing number of therapeutic options to treat IBD, identification of patient-specific factors predictive of drug efficacy is crucial. Sex has been postulated to play a role in response to therapy with possible proposed mechanisms including sex-based hormones and microbiome and epigenetic differences. However, prior clinical data on drug durability stratified by sex are mixed and limited.

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