Table 1

Induction phase treatments

Treatment no	Proctitis		Left-sided and extensive
Treatment no	Standard	Optimised	Standard	Optimised
1	Rectal 5-ASA	Rectal 5-ASA	Low-dose combined 5-ASA	High-dose combined 5-ASA
2	Topical steroids or low-dose combined 5-ASA	High-dose combined 5-ASA	Oral prednisolone	Optimised oral steroids
3	Oral steroids	Oral steroids	Biologics	Oral prednisolone
4	Biologics	Biologics		Biologics

5-ASA, 5-aminosalicylate; mesalazine.