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Mayo Clinic Collaborates To Advance Crohn’s Treatment

A study led by Mayo Clinic has found that infliximab (Remicade®) administered alone (monotherapy) or in combination with azathioprine is a more effective treatment for patients with moderate to severe Crohn’s disease than azathioprine alone. These findings were presented at the 2008 American College of Gastroenterology (ACG) Annual Meeting. Crohn’s disease is an inflammatory disorder of the gastrointestinal tract that affects an estimated 500,000 people in the United States.

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Form Of Crohn’s Disease Traced To Disabled Gut Cells

Scientists report online in Nature that they have linked the health of specialized gut immune cells to a gene associated with Crohn’s disease, an often debilitating and increasingly prevalent inflammatory bowel disorder. The link to immune cells intrigued researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis because they and others believe Crohn’s disease is caused by misdirected immune responses in the intestine that damage gut tissue.

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CIMZIA(R) (certolizumab Pegol) Reduces Intestinal Lesions And Induces Endoscopic Improvement In Crohn’s Patients

UCB presented data from a large, prospective study investigating endoscopic improvement in Crohn’s disease (CD) with a biologic compound.

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