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  ECCO 2016: Dr Charlie Lees (Edinburgh, UK), Dr Ailsa Hart and Marian O’Connor (Harrow, UK), Dr James Lindsay (London, UK) and Dr Peter Irving (London, UK) discuss the new therapeutic landscape in IBD since changes to guidance by NICE and SMC over the last year

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 11 May 2016

  New drugs in IBD – by Maria Dalby Tofacitinib Two randomised placebo-controlled phase 3 studies (OCTAVE Induction 1 and 2) show that tofacitinib, an oral small-molecule Janus kinase… read more.

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  ECCO 2016: Professor Jean-Frederic Colombel (New York, USA) and Dr James Lindsay (Barts and the London NHS Trust, UK) discuss new data from the GEMINI programme showing patient populations that do well and long term data with vedolizumab

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 10 May 2016

  Update from the GEMINI study programme – by Maria Dalby Jean-Frédéric Colombel, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, USA The GEMINI study programme is a large phase-3 clinical trial… read more.

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  ECCO 2016: Dr Charlie Lees (Edinburgh, UK) discusses in the video and article below the factors influencing the decision to stop treatment and discussed whether it may be possible to predict relapse using currently available methods

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 9 May 2016

  Stopping drugs – by Maria Dalby Charles Lees (Edinburgh, UK) Medication constitutes a large part of the IBD exposome, and stopping drug treatment should be a therapeutic goal… read more.

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  ECCO 2016: Professor David Rubin from Chicago discusses the challenges of UC management and optimising biological therapy

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 6 May 2016

  Management of ulcerative colitis: putting patients at the centre – by Maria Dalby Iris Dotan (Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Centre, Israel), Peter Irving (Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS… read more.

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  ECCO 2016: Professor Séverine Vermeire (Leuven, Belgium) discusses new patient guidelines for Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis which were released at this year’s 11th Congress of ECCO in Amsterdam, and Helen Terry (CCUK) discusses how they might be rolled out to patients in the UK.

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 5 May 2016

  ECCO-EFCCA Patient Guidelines – by Maria Dalby Marco Greco, Milan, Italy; Séverine Vermeire, University Hospital of Leuven, Belgium; Salvatore Leone, Palermo, Italy; Paolo Gionchetti, University of Bologna, Italy; Martin Kojinov, Sofia, Bulgaria; Axel… read more.

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  ECCO 2016: Professor Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet (Nancy, France), Professor Jean-Frederic Colombel (New York, USA), Marian O’Connor (Harrow, UK) and Dr Charlie Lees (Edinburgh, UK) give their highlights of the 11th Congress of ECCO

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 4 May 2016

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  UEGW 2015: Vaccination in IBD. An interview with Dr Herbert Tilg, Innsbruck Medical University, Austria. Conducted by Sanjay Tanday

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 3 Dec 2015

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  UEGW 2015: Low risk Barrett’s oesophagus: To leave or treat? An interview with Professor Prateek Sharma, University of Kansas Medical Center, USA. Conducted by Sanjay Tanday.

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 2 Dec 2015

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  UEGW 2015: Management of IBD after anti-TNF failure. Professor Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet (Nancy, France) discusses his presentation on when to use anti-integrins or anti-TNFs and the iCARE programme sponsored by ECCO.

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 1 Dec 2015

  by Maria Dalby: Managing patients with active disease who fail to respond to anti-TNF therapy remains a key unmet need in IBD. Introducing a free paper session on… read more.

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  IBD: What’s new in 2015: Professor Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet (Nancy, France), Professor Prateek Sharma (Kansas, USA), Professor Brian Feagan (London, Canada) and Professor David Wilson (Edinburgh, UK) discuss their highlights of UEGW 2015. Conducted by Sanjay Tanday.

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 1 Dec 2015

  by Sanjay Tanday: Advances in diagnostics and therapy means the prospects of living a normal active life free of symptoms and disability are better than ever for IBD… read more.

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  IBD: What's new in 2015: Professor Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet (Nancy, France), Professor Prateek Sharma (Kansas, USA), Professor Brian Feagan (London, Canada) and Professor David Wilson (Edinburgh, UK) discuss their highlights of UEGW 2015. Conducted by Sanjay Tanday.

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 1 Dec 2015

  by Sanjay Tanday: Advances in diagnostics and therapy means the prospects of living a normal active life free of symptoms and disability are better than ever for IBD… read more.

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  UEGW 2015: Complications of Crohn’s disease

  Written by Lorraine Carolan | 30 Nov 2015

  by Maria Dalby: Accurate diagnosis and monitoring are key elements in the prevention of long-term complications of Crohn’s disease including stenosis, strictures and perforation. Rising Star award winner… read more.