Huimin Chen, Shan Wu, Mingyu Tang, Ran Zhao, Qingwei Zhang, Zihao Dai, Yunjie Gao, Shiming Yang, Zhaoshen Li, Yiqi Du, Aiming Yang, Liang Zhong, Lungen Lu, Leiming Xu, Xizhong Shen, Side Liu, Jie Zhong, Xiaobo Li, Hong Lu, Hua Xiong, Yufeng Shen, Haiying Chen, Shuai Gong, Hanbing Xue, Zhizheng Ge
BACKGROUND: Recurrent bleeding from the small intestine accounts for 5 to 10% of cases of gastrointestinal bleeding and remains a therapeutic challenge. Thalidomide has been evaluated for the treatment of recurrent bleeding due to small-intestinal angiodysplasia (SIA), but confirmatory trials are lacking. METHODS: We conducted a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial to investigate the efficacy and safety of thalidomide for the treatment of recurrent bleeding due to SIA...
November 2, 2023: New England Journal of Medicine