Plain Language Summaries

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Plain language summary of the VOLTAIRE-CD study in people with moderate-to-severe active Crohn’s disease

This plain language summary from Immunotherapy describes the VOLTAIRE-CD study, in which researchers compared BI 695501, a biosimilar to treat Crohn’s disease, with the original drug, adalimumab.

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The original article on which this plain language summary is based is titled ‘Safety and efficacy of BI 695501 versus adalimumab reference product in patients with advanced Crohn’s disease (VOLTAIRE-CD): a multicentre, randomised, double-blind, phase 3 trial’ and was published in The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology. Read the original article here.