@article {Hamuryudan735, author = {Vedat Hamuryudan and Gulen Hatemi and Koray Tascilar and Sebahattin Yurdakul and Cem Mat and Yilmaz Ozyazgan and Emire Seyahi and Serdal Ugurlu and Hasan Yazici}, title = {Colchicine in Beh{\c c}et Syndrome: A Longterm Survey of Patients in a Controlled Trial}, volume = {41}, number = {4}, pages = {735--738}, year = {2014}, doi = {10.3899/jrheum.130847}, publisher = {The Journal of Rheumatology}, abstract = {Objective. To test the hypothesis that colchicine use during early disease decreases immunosuppressive use in Beh{\c c}et syndrome (BS) in the long term. Methods. Patients with BS who participated in a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of colchicine 16.6 {\textpm} 1.1 years ago were evaluated for immunosuppressive use during the posttrial period. Results. We could contact 90/116 patients; 28 (31\%) received immunosuppressives during the posttrial period, 14 being from the colchicine arm. Posttrial colchicine use and cumulative duration were similar between patients who received immunosuppressives and those who did not. Conclusion. Continuous use of colchicine, even when initiated at an early disease stage, does not seem to decrease the use of immunosuppressives in the long term.}, issn = {0315-162X}, URL = {https://www.jrheum.org/content/41/4/735}, eprint = {https://www.jrheum.org/content/41/4/735.full.pdf}, journal = {The Journal of Rheumatology} }