Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	10073
Country	Japan

Received	2014-03-11 21:36
Peer-Review Started	2014-03-12 09:41
First Decision by Editorial Office Director
Return for Revision	2014-04-15 02:54
Revised	2014-04-28 10:45
Publication Fee Transferred
Second Decision by Editor	2014-07-22 16:57
Second Decision by Editor-in-Chief
Final Decision by Editorial Office Director	2014-07-22 18:21
Articles in Press	2014-07-22 18:34
Edit the Manuscript by Language Editor	2014-08-13 05:48
Typeset the Manuscript	2014-12-24 13:44
Publish the Manuscript Online	2015-01-07 11:07

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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Retrospective Study
Article Title	Azathioprine is essential following cyclosporine for patients with steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Nobuyuki Miyake, Takafumi Ando, Kazuhiro Ishiguro, Osamu Maeda, Osamu Watanabe, Yutaka Hirayama, Keiko Maeda, Kazuhiro Morise, Masanobu Matsushita, Kazuhiro Furukawa, Kohei Funasaka, Masanao Nakamura, Ryoji Miyahara, Naoki Ohmiya and Hidemi Goto
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Corresponding Author	Takafumi Ando, MD, PhD, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya City, Aichi 466-8550, Japan. takafumiando-gi@umin.ac.jp
Key Words	Ulcerative colitis; Cyclosporine; Maintenance therapy; Azathioprine; Long-term prognosis
Core Tip	Cyclosporine is effective in avoiding emergency surgery in patients with severe steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis. However, few studies have evaluated long-term outcomes of cyclosporine therapy in Asia. This paper provides important information regarding the maintenance of steroid-free remission following cyclosporine therapy. Maintenance therapy with azathioprine improves the long-term efficacy of continuously infused cyclosporine in patients with severe steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis.
Publish Date	2015-01-07 11:07
Citation	Miyake N, Ando T, Ishiguro K, Maeda O, Watanabe O, Hirayama Y, Maeda K, Morise K, Matsushita M, Furukawa K, Funasaka K, Nakamura M, Miyahara R, Ohmiya N, Goto H. Azathioprine is essential following cyclosporine for patients with steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(1): 254-261
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i1/254.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i1.254

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Manuscript File	10073-Review.doc
Answering Reviewers	10073-Answering reviewers.pdf
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Non-Native Speakers of English Editing Certificate	10073-Language certificate.pdf
Peer-review Report	10073-Peer review.pdf
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