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    CHICAGO — Patients who underwent ileocecal resection for Crohn’s disease had a 33% lower risk for hospitalization, repeat surgery, systemic corticosteroid exposure and perianal CD, according to a presenter at Digestive Disease Week. “The LIR!C trial has demonstrated comparable quality of life with ileocecal resection compared to infliximab as a first-line treatment for limited,

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    The Crohn’s disease exclusion diet with or without enteral nutrition induced and maintained remission in adult patients with mild to moderate CD and may lead to full endoscopic remission. “The current goal of medical therapy is to reduce inflammation and induce mucosal healing, which can be achieved by modifying immune pathways; however, many of the drugs used to manage Crohn’s

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    Stelara and Humira demonstrated rapid onset of action and effectiveness in the treatment of patients with moderate to severe Crohn’s disease, Bruce Sands, MD, Icahn School of Medicine, told Healio Gastroenterology. In a multicenter, blinded, active-controlled study, researchers randomly assigned 386 biologic-naive patients 1:1 to receive either Stelara (ustekinumab, Janssen) or Humira

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