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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Apr 22.
Published in final edited form as: Gastroenterology. 2020 Jan 13;158(5):1450–1461. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.01.006
3a. In adult outpatients with active moderate-severe ulcerative colitis, the AGA suggests against using thiopurine monotherapy for INDUCTION of remission. (Conditional recommendation, very low quality of evidence)

3b. In adult outpatients with moderate-severe ulcerative colitis in remission, the AGA suggests using thiopurine monotherapy, rather than no treatment, for MAINTENANCE of remission. (Conditional recommendation low quality of evidence)