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Alain M. Schoepfer
Researcher at University Hospital of Lausanne
Publications - 321
Citations - 16599
Alain M. Schoepfer is an academic researcher from University Hospital of Lausanne. The author has contributed to research in topics: Eosinophilic esophagitis & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 51, co-authored 265 publications receiving 13251 citations. Previous affiliations of Alain M. Schoepfer include University of Zurich & McMaster University.
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Colonoscopic findings of symptomatic patients aged 50 to 80 years suggest that work-up of tumour suspicious symptoms hardly reduces cancer-induced mortality.
Alain M. Schoepfer,Urs A. Marbet +1 more
TL;DR: Tumour-suspicious symptoms were significant predictors for the presence of a CRC, but tumours were often already advanced, underlines the importance to screen persons before developing symptoms.
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Steroid use in Crohn's disease.
TL;DR: This review article provides a comprehensive account of the role of corticosteroids in inducing remission in adult patients with Crohn’s disease, including aspects such as approaches to Corticosteroid sparing and to minimize the risk of cortiosteroid dependency.
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A shift from oral to intravenous iron supplementation therapy is observed over time in a large swiss cohort of patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Stephan R. Vavricka,Alain M. Schoepfer,Ekaterina Safroneeva,Gerhard Rogler,Matthias Schwenkglenks,Rita Achermann +5 more
TL;DR: Twenty-seven percent of patients with IBD were treated with iron supplements, and iron supplements administered IV were prescribed more frequently over time, consistent with the implementation of guidelines on the management of iron deficiency.
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A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of a Fluticasone Propionate Orally Disintegrating Tablet in Adult and Adolescent Patients with Eosinophilic Esophagitis: A Phase 1/2A Safety and Tolerability Study
Ikuo Hirano,Alain M. Schoepfer,Gail M. Comer,Ekaterina Safroneeva,Brian A. Meltzer,Gary W. Falk +5 more
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Characteristics of non-responders to self-reported questionnaires in a large inflammatory bowel disease cohort study.
Eleonore Multone,John-Paul Vader,Christian Mottet,Alain M. Schoepfer,Nicolas Fournier,Bernard Burnand,Pierre Michetti,Valérie Pittet +7 more
TL;DR: The profile of non-responders to self-reported questionnaires in the Swiss inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) Cohort was evaluated to evaluate potential bias in longitudinal cohort studies and found the risk ofnon-response to repetitive solicitations seemed to decrease with age.