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What is your strategy in the management of patients with autoimmune hepatitis who failed azathioprine therapy and what parameters do you monitor with what frequency?

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Hepatology · Ochsner Health

Great question. Around 10% of autoimmune hepatitis cases don't respond to azathioprine (AZA) and 15% may have an incomplete response to AZA. These patients require second-line therapy. Before initiating second-line therapy, it's important to exclude non-adherence. Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) is the ...

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