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A 34-year-old woman presents with intermittent crampy abdominal pain and diarrhoea with occasional blood and mucus for several months. She has lost 4 kg unintentionally. Colonoscopy reveals continuous inflammation from the rectum to the sigmoid colon. Biopsies confirm ulcerative colitis. She has mild-moderate disease. What is the most appropriate first-line induction therapy?

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