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Switching to the IL-23 Inhibitor Guselkumab for People With Active IBD Who Previously Used Ustekinumab (SHIFT-IBD)
ClinicalTrials.gov

Switching to the IL-23 Inhibitor Guselkumab for People With Active IBD Who Previously Used Ustekinumab (SHIFT-IBD)

People with IBD who don’t respond well to ustekinumab may need alternative options. This study will track how patients fare after switching to guselkumab in routine clinical care and report rates of deep remission at one...

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Porto-sinusoidal vascular disorder and sinusoidal obstructive syndrome in patients treated with thiopurines: a systematic review.
Annals of hepatology

Porto-sinusoidal vascular disorder and sinusoidal obstructive syndrome in patients treated with thiopurines: a systematic review.

Thiopurines are commonly used in IBD (azathioprine, 6-mercaptopurine). This review links these drugs — especially 6-thioguanine — to liver microvascular injury that can lead to portal hypertension, which may present...

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From discovery to mechanism: novel anti-ulcerative colitis meroterpenoids act through the PI3K/IκB-α/MAPK pathway.
Marine life science & technology

From discovery to mechanism: novel anti-ulcerative colitis meroterpenoids act through the PI3K/IκB-α/MAPK pathway.

The study reports a newly discovered class of marine-derived meroterpenoids and identifies a lead compound that reduced inflammatory markers and improved colitis in mice, which could eventually inform new drug...

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Outcomes of tofacitinib dose reduction in patients with ulcerative colitis in stable remission: a long-term follow-up of the randomized RIVETING trial.
Crohn's & colitis 360

Outcomes of tofacitinib dose reduction in patients with ulcerative colitis in stable remission: a long-term follow-up of the randomized RIVETING trial.

For people with UC on long-term tofacitinib, this trial provides evidence about the chances of keeping remission after stepping down dose and about safety differences between 10 mg and 5 mg twice daily over 30 months.

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Management of Arthritis Associated with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): A Systematic Review of Conventional and Targeted Therapies
International Journal of Health and Pharmaceutical (IJHP)

Management of Arthritis Associated with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD): A Systematic Review of Conventional and Targeted Therapies

Arthritis is a common and meaningful extraintestinal problem for people with IBD; understanding diagnosis and treatment options can help patients and clinicians seek appropriate multidisciplinary care.

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Development of a risk prediction model for moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis complicated with clostridium difficile infection based on serological markers
European Journal of Medical Research

Development of a risk prediction model for moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis complicated with clostridium difficile infection based on serological markers

Clostridium difficile infection is an important and potentially serious complication in ulcerative colitis. A blood‑marker–based risk model could help identify higher‑risk patients noninvasively so clinicians can...

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A Receptor-Mediated Endolysosomal Recycling Chimera Enables Catalytic TNF-α Degradation for Sustained Treatment of Mucosal Inflammation.
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)

A Receptor-Mediated Endolysosomal Recycling Chimera Enables Catalytic TNF-α Degradation for Sustained Treatment of Mucosal Inflammation.

This study reports a new engineered platform that can catalytically degrade TNF‑α, the same inflammatory cytokine targeted by several IBD therapies. If translated to humans, it could offer longer‑lasting mucosal...

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Efficacy, safety and outcome of selective IL-23 inhibitor risankizumab in induction and maintenance of CD and ulcerative colitis
Medicine

Efficacy, safety and outcome of selective IL-23 inhibitor risankizumab in induction and maintenance of CD and ulcerative colitis

A systematic review finds risankizumab (an IL-23 inhibitor) effective and generally well tolerated for moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, including in patients who failed prior biologics. This...

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Serious infections in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and corticosteroids: A propensity score-matched study.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association

Serious infections in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and corticosteroids: A propensity score-matched study.

Corticosteroid use during IBD treatment periods was associated with higher rates of serious infections across drug classes and age groups, which may affect decisions about steroid use and infection-prevention planning.

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Dual-Targeted Therapy in Refractory Pyoderma Gangrenosum: A Focused Systematic Review of Convergent Pathway Targeting.
Dermatology and therapy

Dual-Targeted Therapy in Refractory Pyoderma Gangrenosum: A Focused Systematic Review of Convergent Pathway Targeting.

The review aggregates published instances where combining two advanced immunomodulators was followed by improvement in pyoderma gangrenosum, a serious skin complication often seen in people with IBD. However, the...

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GLP-1 receptor agonists at the crossroads of metabolic and gut inflammation: Implications for people with type 2 diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease.
Therapeutic advances in endocrinology and metabolism

GLP-1 receptor agonists at the crossroads of metabolic and gut inflammation: Implications for people with type 2 diabetes and inflammatory bowel disease.

People with IBD increasingly also have obesity and type 2 diabetes; this commentary suggests GLP-1 receptor agonists might affect not only metabolism but also inflammation and clinical outcomes relevant to IBD, which...

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Clinical Outcomes After Ustekinumab Biosimilar Switching in Crohn's Disease: the USBIOS IG-IBD Study.
Clinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association

Clinical Outcomes After Ustekinumab Biosimilar Switching in Crohn's Disease: the USBIOS IG-IBD Study.

If you’re stable on ustekinumab for Crohn’s disease, this multicenter study found that switching to an approved biosimilar produced similar 6-month remission and safety outcomes to staying on the original product. That...

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Comorbidity-Guided Management of Pyoderma Gangrenosum: A Clinical Guide to Emerging Therapeutic Targets.
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Comorbidity-Guided Management of Pyoderma Gangrenosum: A Clinical Guide to Emerging Therapeutic Targets.

PG is often linked with IBD and other systemic conditions, so approaches that treat the underlying comorbidity can improve ulcer healing and lower relapse risk. Patients with IBD who develop PG may benefit from therapies...

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Microenvironment-adaptive drug delivery systems for ulcerative colitis: from pathological constraints to rational design.
Expert opinion on drug delivery

Microenvironment-adaptive drug delivery systems for ulcerative colitis: from pathological constraints to rational design.

The review connects UC pathological features to specific drug-delivery design needs, which could guide development of therapies that reach and act effectively in inflamed colon tissue. For people with UC, better-targeted...

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Early Use of Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Therapy for Penetrating Complications in Children With Crohn's Disease: Multicenter Insight to a Challenging Clinical Problem
The American Journal of Gastroenterology

Early Use of Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Therapy for Penetrating Complications in Children With Crohn's Disease: Multicenter Insight to a Challenging Clinical Problem

Cure8 could only read part of this source from The American Journal of Gastroenterology, so this card uses cautious topic tags instead of a full summary. It is tagged for Crohn's disease, Inflammatory bowel disease, and...

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A Multicenter, Prospective, Long-term, Observational Registry of Pediatric Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
ClinicalTrials.gov

A Multicenter, Prospective, Long-term, Observational Registry of Pediatric Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease

This registry will track long-term safety and clinical outcomes in children with IBD, with a focus on infliximab (an anti‑TNF biologic) versus non‑biologic therapies. Long follow-up could help identify uncommon or late...

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A Study of Guselkumab Therapy in Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis
ClinicalTrials.gov

A Study of Guselkumab Therapy in Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis

Phase 3 testing of guselkumab (an IL-23–targeting biologic) in moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis could expand treatment options if the trial meets its endpoints and shows an acceptable safety profile. The...

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Oral Nanomicelle‐Mediated Sequential Butyrate Production in the Intestine for Ulcerative Colitis and Immunosuppression Treatment
Advanced Science

Oral Nanomicelle‐Mediated Sequential Butyrate Production in the Intestine for Ulcerative Colitis and Immunosuppression Treatment

Butyrate supports intestinal health and is often low in IBD. A single oral compound that reliably restores luminal butyrate could — if proven safe and effective in humans — offer a new way to treat ulcerative colitis or...

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The Gut Mycobiome in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Reframing Candida as a Signal of Ecosystem Disruption.
Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland)

The Gut Mycobiome in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Reframing Candida as a Signal of Ecosystem Disruption.

Researchers and clinicians are exploring fungi’s role in IBD beyond bacteria. For patients, seeing Candida in stool tests is usually a signal of microbiome disruption rather than proof of fungal infection that requires...

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Circulating SARS-CoV-2 Spike IgG Antibody Levels and Avidity in Autoimmune, IBD and Transplant Cohorts: An Observational Study Following Multiple COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters.
Vaccines

Circulating SARS-CoV-2 Spike IgG Antibody Levels and Avidity in Autoimmune, IBD and Transplant Cohorts: An Observational Study Following Multiple COVID-19 Vaccine Boosters.

People with IBD and other immune conditions may develop weaker or lower‑quality antibody responses after COVID‑19 vaccination compared with healthy people, and transplant recipients showed the largest impairments. That...

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Cost Per Remission of Vedolizumab Versus Risankizumab for the Treatment of Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease in Italy.
Advances in therapy

Cost Per Remission of Vedolizumab Versus Risankizumab for the Treatment of Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease in Italy.

Patients, clinicians, and payers may care because the analysis addresses the relative economic value of two approved biologic options (vedolizumab and risankizumab) for Crohn’s disease treatment in Italy and could...

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A First-time in Human (FTIH) Study to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Target Engagement of GSK4528287 in Healthy Participants
ClinicalTrials.gov

A First-time in Human (FTIH) Study to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics and Target Engagement of GSK4528287 in Healthy Participants

Researchers and patients tracking new IBD therapies may care because this is the first human study of a GlaxoSmithKline investigational drug aimed at colitis/ulcerative colitis — an early step that could lead to future...

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Comparative performance of NAR, SII and PIV in predicting infliximab primary non-response in biologic-naïve ulcerative colitis patients
The Egyptian Journal of Internal Medicine

Comparative performance of NAR, SII and PIV in predicting infliximab primary non-response in biologic-naïve ulcerative colitis patients

If you or a patient is about to start infliximab for ulcerative colitis, routine blood counts may help identify those unlikely to respond to induction therapy; a high negative predictive value suggests these markers...

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Pre-treatment NUDT15 testing to inform thiopurine prescribing in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: an economic evaluation
Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation

Pre-treatment NUDT15 testing to inform thiopurine prescribing in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: an economic evaluation

NUDT15 genotyping can identify people at high risk of severe thiopurine-induced myelosuppression; if cost-effective, testing could change how clinicians choose or dose thiopurines for IBD, potentially preventing serious...

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Network Pharmacology-Metabolomics Integration Reveals the Multiple Targets and Mechanisms of Total Glucosides of Paeony Against Ulcerative Colitis.
Journal of inflammation research

Network Pharmacology-Metabolomics Integration Reveals the Multiple Targets and Mechanisms of Total Glucosides of Paeony Against Ulcerative Colitis.

Researchers used laboratory mouse and cell models to show that total glucosides of paeony (TGP) may reduce inflammation linked to ulcerative colitis and identified molecular pathways (COX‑2/arachidonic acid, NF‑κB, MAPK,...

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TL1A-DR3 Signaling in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: From Pathogenesis to Therapeutic Targeting.
The Kurume medical journal

TL1A-DR3 Signaling in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: From Pathogenesis to Therapeutic Targeting.

TL1A-DR3 is implicated in both inflammation and fibrosis in IBD, so targeting it could address active disease and reduce fibrotic complications that lead to strictures. New TL1A-blocking antibodies are already in...

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Microbiota-derived 4-HPAA alleviates Crohn's disease by stabilizing SIRT1 and reprogramming macrophage immunometabolism.
Apoptosis : an international journal on programmed cell death

Microbiota-derived 4-HPAA alleviates Crohn's disease by stabilizing SIRT1 and reprogramming macrophage immunometabolism.

The study links a polyphenol-rich diet to a specific microbiome change and a microbial metabolite (4-HPAA) that reduced inflammation in mouse models — offering a possible mechanism by which diet could influence Crohn's...

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