Usefulness of fecal calprotectin for the early prediction of short-term outcomes of remission-induction treatments in ulcerative colitis in comparison with two-item patient-reported outcome

Takahiko Toyonaga; Taku Kobayashi; Masaru Nakano; Eiko Saito; Satoko Umeda; Shinji Okabayashi; Ryo Ozaki; Toshifumi Hibi

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0185131

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Usefulness of fecal calprotectin for the early prediction of short-term outcomes of remission-induction treatments in ulcerative colitis in comparison with two-item patient-reported outcome

Takahiko Toyonaga,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Writing – original draft

Affiliations Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan, Department of Gastroenterology, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Taku Kobayashi ,

Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: kobataku@insti.kitasato-u.ac.jp

Affiliation Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2073-4234

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Masaru Nakano,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Eiko Saito,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Satoko Umeda,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Shinji Okabayashi,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Ryo Ozaki,

Roles Investigation

Affiliation Department of Gastroenterology, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Toshifumi Hibi

Roles Investigation, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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Usefulness of fecal calprotectin for the early prediction of short-term outcomes of remission-induction treatments in ulcerative colitis in comparison with two-item patient-reported outcome

Takahiko Toyonaga,
Taku Kobayashi,
Masaru Nakano,
Eiko Saito,
Satoko Umeda,
Shinji Okabayashi,
Ryo Ozaki,
Toshifumi Hibi

Published: September 21, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0185131

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