Masahiro Tsujimae, Atsuhiro Masuda, Megumi Takagi, Takao Kato, Ryota Nakano, Koichi Fujita, Yuichi Hirata, Saori Kakuyama, Keisuke Furumatsu, Takashi Nakagawa, Kyohei Ogisu, Seiji Fujigaki, Takao Iemoto, Takeshi Ezaki, Yosuke Yagi, Takuya Ikegawa, Kodai Yamanaka, Yu Sato, Noriko Juri, Takashi Kobayashi, Arata Sakai, Hideyuki Shiomi, Tsuyoshi Sanuki, Yoshifumi Arisaka, Yoshihiro Okabe, Yuzo Kodama
BACKGROUND: The impact of extended steroid administration on patients with autoimmune pancreatitis after a 3-year maintenance period remains poorly understood. This study analyzed the advantage and disadvantage of continuing steroid therapy beyond 3 years. METHODS: In this retrospective multicenter study across 17 institutions, patients who successfully completed 3 years of maintenance therapy without experiencing relapse were categorized into two groups: the maintenance therapy discontinuation group, who discontinued steroid therapy after the initial 3-year period, and maintenance therapy continuation group, who continued steroid therapy beyond 3 years...
January 22, 2024: Pancreatology: Official Journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et Al.]