Managing refractory Crohn’s disease: challenges and solutions

The goals of treatment for active Crohn’s disease (CD) are to achieve clinical remission and improve quality of life. Conventional therapeutics for moderate-to-severe CD include 5-aminosalicylic acid, corticosteroids, purine analogs, azathioprine, and 6-mercaptopurine. Patients who fail to respond t...

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Main Authors: Tanida, Satoshi, Ozeki, Keiji, Mizoshita, Tsutomu, Tsukamoto, Hironobu, Katano, Takahito, Kataoka, Hiromi, Kamiya, Takeshi, Joh, Takashi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Dove Medical Press 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4401331/