Cortisone and Corticotrophin in Ulcerative Colitis

A large-scale therapeutic trial carried out by the co-operation of physicians in five hospital regions during the period 1952-5 showed that cortisone was useful in increasing the chance of the patient being in remission within six weeks of starting medical treatment (Truelove and Witts, 1954, 1955). As judged by the overall clinical response *to treatment, the cortisone group enjoyed a