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Colonoscopy, endoscopy, fecal calprotectin, CRP, imaging, intestinal ultrasound, and monitoring research.

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Concordance Between Inflammatory Activity Assessed by Enteric MRI With and Without Intestinal Distension Product in Patients With Ileal Crohn's Disease.
ClinicalTrials.gov

Concordance Between Inflammatory Activity Assessed by Enteric MRI With and Without Intestinal Distension Product in Patients With Ileal Crohn's Disease.

MR enterography is an important tool to measure transmural inflammation in ileal Crohn's disease, but many patients find the oral distension agents unpleasant. Demonstrating that non-distended MR enterography yields...

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MANAGEMENT OF CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION IN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF ANTIBIOTIC EFFICACY.
Arquivos de gastroenterologia

MANAGEMENT OF CLOSTRIDIOIDES DIFFICILE INFECTION IN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF ANTIBIOTIC EFFICACY.

CDI is a common and important complication in people with IBD; which antibiotic is used can affect recurrence risk and subsequent need for surgery. This review pools available studies and suggests vancomycin may reduce...

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External validation of population pharmacokinetic models of adalimumab in adult patients with inflammatory bowel disease: towards model-informed precision dosing.
Journal of pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics

External validation of population pharmacokinetic models of adalimumab in adult patients with inflammatory bowel disease: towards model-informed precision dosing.

Personalizing adalimumab dosing could reduce underexposure, treatment failure, and immunogenicity for people with IBD. Validated popPK models are a key step toward reliable model-informed precision dosing in clinical...

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Retinal microvascular alterations detected by optical coherence tomography angiography in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver

Retinal microvascular alterations detected by optical coherence tomography angiography in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.

IBD may involve small-vessel changes beyond the gut. If reproducible, retinal microvascular alterations detectable by OCTA could offer a non-invasive window into systemic microvascular involvement in IBD.

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A spatially organized immune-stromal program drives the fissure-to-fistula continuum in Crohn's disease.
Journal of Crohn's & colitis

A spatially organized immune-stromal program drives the fissure-to-fistula continuum in Crohn's disease.

The study maps cellular and molecular programs that drive transformation of fissures into fistulas in Crohn's disease, pointing to early remodeling processes and specific molecular pathways that could be targeted to...

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H7F ameliorates DSS-induced colitis through restoration of intestinal barrier function and inhibition of IL-17/NF-κb signaling.
Frontiers in pharmacology

H7F ameliorates DSS-induced colitis through restoration of intestinal barrier function and inhibition of IL-17/NF-κb signaling.

The study suggests a herbal formula (H7F) may protect intestinal barrier function, modulate the gut microbiome, and suppress IL-17/NF-κB inflammation in a mouse colitis model—mechanisms relevant to IBD pathophysiology.

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Cell cycle dysregulation: a central hub in colitis-associated colorectal carcinogenesis.
Frontiers in immunology

Cell cycle dysregulation: a central hub in colitis-associated colorectal carcinogenesis.

The review connects molecular cell-cycle changes to the progression from chronic IBD to colorectal cancer, pointing to pathways and cell-cycle regulators that could become prevention or treatment targets for...

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Remote monitoring to improve engagement for patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a randomized clinical trial.
Crohn's & colitis 360

Remote monitoring to improve engagement for patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a randomized clinical trial.

Remote text monitoring is appealing as a low-cost way to support people with IBD on biologics, but this trial suggests it may not boost quality of life or adherence over 4 months when adherence is already high. Patients...

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Optimized protocol for profiling mucosa-associated microbiota from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded gut tissues from treatment-naïve pediatric patients with Crohn's disease.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology

Optimized protocol for profiling mucosa-associated microbiota from formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded gut tissues from treatment-naïve pediatric patients with Crohn's disease.

Improved methods for profiling mucosa-associated microbiota from routine archival FFPE biopsies could expand research using stored pediatric gut samples, helping identify microbiome features linked to Crohn’s disease and...

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A reproducible pretreatment mucosal-inflammatory-remodeling state is associated with induction-phase anti-tumor necrosis factor non-response in ulcerative colitis
Frontiers in Genetics

A reproducible pretreatment mucosal-inflammatory-remodeling state is associated with induction-phase anti-tumor necrosis factor non-response in ulcerative colitis

Patients and clinicians often face primary non-response to anti‑TNF therapy. Identifying reproducible mucosal gene-expression patterns linked to non-response helps explain biological differences between responders and...

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Comments on “Week 2 remission with vedolizumab as a predictor of long-term remission in patients with ulcerative colitis: a multicenter, retrospective, observational study”

Patients and clinicians using vedolizumab for ulcerative colitis may expect early improvement, but a lack of remission at week 2 does not reliably predict long-term failure. Clear predictive metrics are needed before...

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A survey on the practices and patterns in the management of acute severe ulcerative colitis in India
Intestinal Research

A survey on the practices and patterns in the management of acute severe ulcerative colitis in India

A nationwide clinician survey identifies major variation in how acute severe ulcerative colitis is diagnosed, monitored, and when rescue therapy or surgery is used — differences that can affect patient outcomes and...

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Fecal surrogate markers strongly correlate with endoscopic findings in pediatric onset inflammatory bowel disease: a retrospective study in Japan
Intestinal Research

Fecal surrogate markers strongly correlate with endoscopic findings in pediatric onset inflammatory bowel disease: a retrospective study in Japan

Noninvasive stool markers that track endoscopic inflammation could reduce the need for frequent pediatric endoscopies, easing burden and risk for children with IBD. Strong correlation with endoscopy suggests these tests...

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Integrating perspectives on transabdominal intestinal ultrasound in inflammatory bowel disease management: a nationwide cross-sectional survey of physicians and patients in China
Intestinal Research

Integrating perspectives on transabdominal intestinal ultrasound in inflammatory bowel disease management: a nationwide cross-sectional survey of physicians and patients in China

This survey shows IUS is increasingly recognized but underutilized in China due to limited training and varied perceptions across specialties; patients generally like IUS but many have safety concerns. Addressing...

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The efficacy and safety of etrasimod as a first-line advanced therapy for ulcerative colitis: prespecified and post hoc subgroup data from the ELEVATE UC clinical program.
Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology

The efficacy and safety of etrasimod as a first-line advanced therapy for ulcerative colitis: prespecified and post hoc subgroup data from the ELEVATE UC clinical program.

This abstract reports that etrasimod improved multiple measures of disease activity versus placebo in patients who had inadequate response to conventional UC therapies, indicating it may be a useful first-line advanced...

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Immunomodulators and advanced therapies for maintenance of remission in Crohn's disease: systematic review and network meta-analysis.
Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology

Immunomodulators and advanced therapies for maintenance of remission in Crohn's disease: systematic review and network meta-analysis.

A broad comparison of many maintenance therapies helps patients and clinicians understand which drugs have trial evidence for preventing relapse or loss of response in Crohn's disease. The review highlights adalimumab,...

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Single-nuclei multiome-seq and modeling of intestinal cell types nominates regulatory mechanisms driving IBD genetic risk and anti-TNF nonresponse 2309915
The Journal of Immunology

Single-nuclei multiome-seq and modeling of intestinal cell types nominates regulatory mechanisms driving IBD genetic risk and anti-TNF nonresponse 2309915

People with IBD (including those on TNF inhibitors) may benefit from research that explains why some patients don’t respond to anti-TNF drugs and that points to new biologic targets. Understanding cell types and...

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Spatial immunoprofiling of human colon in health and disease: insights into inflammation 2256907
The Journal of Immunology

Spatial immunoprofiling of human colon in health and disease: insights into inflammation 2256907

Spatial, high-plex mapping of immune cells in the colon helps reveal how immune cells and stromal cells are organized in IBD versus normal tissue. That information could help researchers identify new biomarkers or...

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EQ504, a Potent AhR Modulator, Promotes Epithelial Repair and Barrier Restoration Compared to Clinically Validated AhR Agonists 2309900
The Journal of Immunology

EQ504, a Potent AhR Modulator, Promotes Epithelial Repair and Barrier Restoration Compared to Clinically Validated AhR Agonists 2309900

The abstract suggests a new AhR-targeting drug candidate, EQ504, may more strongly drive epithelial repair and barrier-related gene changes in lab models than an existing clinical AhR agonist, which could be relevant to...

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A Study of Guselkumab Subcutaneous Therapy in Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease
ClinicalTrials.gov

A Study of Guselkumab Subcutaneous Therapy in Participants With Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease

A successful Phase 3 trial could add guselkumab — an IL-23–targeting biologic — as a treatment option for people with moderate to severe Crohn's disease, especially those who haven’t responded to prior therapies.

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Anti-integrin autoantibodies associated with ulcerative colitis inhibit mucosal TGF-beta activation 2309966
The Journal of Immunology

Anti-integrin autoantibodies associated with ulcerative colitis inhibit mucosal TGF-beta activation 2309966

If confirmed, αvβ6 autoantibodies could help identify people at higher risk for ulcerative colitis and point to a new mechanism (blockade of epithelial TGF‑β activation) that contributes to mucosal inflammation.

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Impact of 5-aminosalicylic acid intolerance on progression to difficult-to-treat ulcerative colitis: a retrospective cohort study.
Journal of gastroenterology

Impact of 5-aminosalicylic acid intolerance on progression to difficult-to-treat ulcerative colitis: a retrospective cohort study.

If you have ulcerative colitis and cannot tolerate 5-ASA (mesalamine), this study suggests you may be at higher risk of progressing to difficult-to-treat disease, particularly if your intolerance fits an acute...

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The ImproveCareNow Registry: Prediction of remission rates in paediatric Crohn's disease.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition

The ImproveCareNow Registry: Prediction of remission rates in paediatric Crohn's disease.

Patients, families, and clinicians can use registry-based predictors to better understand which children with Crohn’s disease may be at higher risk of slower or absent remission, which could inform monitoring and...

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“The role of red cell distribution width in inflammatory bowel disease evaluation: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis”
BMC Gastroenterology

“The role of red cell distribution width in inflammatory bowel disease evaluation: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis”

RDW is part of a routine complete blood count and, if reliably associated with IBD activity, could offer a low-cost, widely available adjunctive biomarker for detecting disease and monitoring activity.

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Letter: External Validation of Hepcidin Thresholds for Predicting Response to Iron Therapy in Active Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics

Letter: External Validation of Hepcidin Thresholds for Predicting Response to Iron Therapy in Active Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Cure8 found this source from Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics, but the page could not be read reliably yet. It is tagged for Inflammatory bowel disease and Tests and monitoring. Open the original article for the...

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Transabdominal ultrasonography for small-bowel lesions in Crohn's disease: a prospective comparison with balloon-assisted enteroscopy.
Intestinal research

Transabdominal ultrasonography for small-bowel lesions in Crohn's disease: a prospective comparison with balloon-assisted enteroscopy.

Noninvasive TUS can help detect small-bowel inflammation and stenosis in Crohn's disease with high specificity, potentially reducing the need for immediate invasive testing. However, its sensitivity varies by small-bowel...

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Diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance enterography and intestinal ultrasound for treatment response assessment in Crohn's disease (MANTRA): protocol for a multicentre, non-randomised, multiple-arm, prospective cohort comparison study.
BMJ open

Diagnostic accuracy of magnetic resonance enterography and intestinal ultrasound for treatment response assessment in Crohn's disease (MANTRA): protocol for a multicentre, non-randomised, multiple-arm, prospective cohort comparison study.

This study could clarify which imaging test—MRE or IUS—is more accurate or appropriate for monitoring treatment response in Crohn's disease, potentially standardising follow-up and informing patient and clinician...

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The Impact of Fistulizing Disease, Treatment Modalities, and Clinical Activity on Health-Related Quality of Life in Crohn's Disease.
Digestive diseases and sciences

The Impact of Fistulizing Disease, Treatment Modalities, and Clinical Activity on Health-Related Quality of Life in Crohn's Disease.

The study indicates that active inflammation—measured by CDAI and PDAI—drives poorer quality of life in Crohn's disease more than the mere presence of fistulas. That shifts focus toward controlling inflammation to...

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"The role of red cell distribution width in inflammatory bowel disease evaluation: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis".
BMC gastroenterology

"The role of red cell distribution width in inflammatory bowel disease evaluation: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis".

The review suggests RDW, an inexpensive and widely available blood test parameter, is higher in IBD and correlates with disease activity—meaning it might help clinicians monitor disease alongside other tests.

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Long-term efficacy and safety of vedolizumab compared with infliximab in biologic-naive ulcerative colitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Intestinal Research

Long-term efficacy and safety of vedolizumab compared with infliximab in biologic-naive ulcerative colitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

This meta-analysis pooled long‑term comparative data suggesting vedolizumab may have advantages over infliximab for treatment persistence, 12‑month remission, and safety in biologic‑naive ulcerative colitis — information...

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