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GASTROENTEROLOGY
EMJ Gastroenterol. 2017 Suppl 8 • europeanmedical-journal.com
INSIDE
Changing the Game in
Ulcerative Colitis: The Impact
of Gut-Selective Therapy
Targeting Disease Progression
in Crohn’s Disease: Fighting
an Unrelenting Enemy
CHANGING THE GAME IN ULCERATIVE COLITIS:
THE IMPACT OF GUT-SELECTIVE THERAPY
This satellite symposium took place on 17th February 2017
as part of the European Crohn’s and Colitis Organisation
(ECCO) Congress in Barcelona, Spain
Chairperson
Jean-Frédéric Colombel1
Speakers
Jean-Frédéric Colombel,1 Brian G. Feagan,2 Stefan Schreiber3
1. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, New York, USA
2. Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
3. Clinic of Internal Medicine I, Christian-Albrechts-University
GASTROENTEROLOGY EMJ Gastroenterol. 2017 Suppl 8
CHANGING THE GAME IN ULCERATIVE COLITIS: THE
Prof Schreiber reviewed vedolizumab, a gut-select
Disease location at diagnosis Proctitis
used in conjunction with histology for an assessm
induction. However, many clinicians are now movin
UC is a ‘patchy’ disease, making it possible to t
Induction Mesalazine or index steroid course St
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TARGETING DISEASE PROGRESSION IN CROHN’S DISEAS
Slowing Progression of Crohn’s Disease: De
An endoscopy sub-study of the ACCENT I trial (the
Such concerns emphasise the importance of de
A systematic meta-analysis presented at ECCO
Vedolizumab real-world mucosal healing data 100
Product Characteristics. 2017. Available at:
43. Alam N et al. Comparative effectiveness analy