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ECCO2019

Thursday 7th - Saturday 9th March 2019
IBD

DIY tacrolimus enema effective in refractory proctitis

Victorian gastroenterologists have developed a simple and novel tacrolimus enema that is very effective in severe refractory proctitis. Presenting the findings at ECCO 2019 in Copenhagen, Dr Sarah Fehily from the Department of Gastroenterology at St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, said the...

Victorian gastroenterologists have developed a simple and novel tacrolimus enema that is very effective in severe refractory proctitis. Presenting the findings...
IBD

Intensive early treatment can delay progression of Crohn’s: CALM study

Tight control of inflammation in early Crohn’s disease with a biologic can help prevent progression of the disease, long term follow-up of CALM study participants suggests. Patients who achieved deep remission from Crohn’s disease with biomarker-driven adalimumab treatment had a low risk...

Tight control of inflammation in early Crohn’s disease with a biologic can help prevent progression of the disease, long term follow-up...
IBD

Why a multi-omics approach is the Holy Grail for IBD

Understanding of IBD, its causes, prognosis and potential treatments will ultimately come from a ‘multi-omics’ approach, according to speakers at ECCO 2019. The current ‘reductionist’ approaches that focus on single areas such as the microbiome or inflammatory responses fail to capture...

Understanding of IBD, its causes, prognosis and potential treatments will ultimately come from a ‘multi-omics’ approach, according to speakers at...