Clinical Study

Granulocyte-Monocyte Apheresis in Steroid-Dependent, Azathioprine-Intolerant/Resistant Moderate Ulcerative Colitis: A Prospective Multicenter Study

Table 1

Patients’ features.

Responders ()Nonresponders ()

Age, median (SD)39.5 (12.4)50.8 (14.0)0.027
Sex
 Male7110.974
Extension of disease
 Pancolitis7150.639
 Left-sided56
Extension of disease7.25 (5.56)9.33 (4.54)0.252
CAI, median (SD)8.00 (2.78)8.29 (2.26)0.764
EAI, median (SD)2.00 (0.74)2.01 (0.62)0.696

CAI: colitis activity index; EAI: endoscopic activity index.