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. 2021 Apr 7;17:285–292. doi: 10.2147/TCRM.S263835

Table 1.

Main Features and Results of Clinical Studies of Budesonide (BUD) MMX 9 mg, Compared with Placebo, at Week 8 in Ulcerative Colitis (Intention to Treat Analysis)

Author, Year Study Design Number of Patients Clinical Improvement Clinical Remission Side Effects
Sandborn, 20126 RCT 123 vs 121 33.3% vs 24.8% 17.9% vs 7.4% 28.3% vs 26.4%§
BUD 9 mg vs placebo
Travis, 20147 RCT 109 vs 129 42.2% vs 33.7% 23.9% vs 11.2% 55.5% vs 44.2%
17.4% vs 4.5%*
BUD 9 mg vs placebo
Rubin 20179 RCT 230 vs 228 47.0% vs 39.0%§ 24.3% vs 22.8%§ 31.8% vs 27.1%§
BUD 9 mg vs placebo
13.0% vs 7.5%*
D’Haens 201017 Prospective multicentre study 18 vs 18 47.6% vs 33.3%§# n.a. n.a.
BUD 9 mg vs placebo
Danese, 201613 Prospective multicentre observational study 326 60.1% 51.8% 17.5%
Maconi, 201914 Retrospective study, multicentre study 89 52.4% 50% 30.5%
Fellerman, 202016 Prospective multicentre observational study 61 60.7% 47.5% 39.3%

Notes: RCT, randomised clinical trial. *Clinical remission plus endoscopic remission. §Not significant. #Clinical remission at 4 weeks.

Abbreviations: n.a., not available.