A Study Evaluating The Efficacy And Safety Of CP-690,550 In Patients With Moderate To Severe Ulcerative Colitis

• Drug: tofacitinib
  
  10 mg oral BID
  Other Name: CP-690,550
• Drug: Placebo
  
  Plabebo oral BID

• Experimental: tofacitinib 10 mg BID
  
  Intervention: Drug: tofacitinib
• Placebo Comparator: Placebo
  
  Intervention: Drug: Placebo

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Inclusion Criteria:

• Subject must be at least 18 years of age.
• Males and females with a documented diagnosis of UC at least 4 months prior to entry into the study.
• Subjects with moderately to severely active UC based on Mayo score criteria.

• Subjects must have failed or be intolerant of at least one of the following treatments for UC:

  • Corticosteroids (oral or intravenous).
  • Azathioprine or 6 mercaptopurine (6 MP).
  • Anti TNF-alpha therapy.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Presence of indeterminate colitis, microscopic colitis, ischemic colitis, infectious colitis, or clinical findings suggestive of Crohn's disease.
• Subjects with disease limited to distal 15 cm.
• Subjects without previous treatment for UC (ie, treatment naïve).
• Subjects displaying clinical signs of fulminant colitis or toxic megacolon.