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Rinvoq receives MHRA approval for moderate to severe Crohn’s disease

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Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis are the two main forms of inflammatory bowel disease and while the latter is localised to the colon and rectum, Crohn’s affects any part of the gastrointestinal tract and globally, affects around 10 million people , exerting a major impact on health-related quality of life.

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STAT+: Prometheus’ inflammatory bowel drug succeeds in two mid-stage trials

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An investigative medicine from Prometheus Biosciences met its goals in a pair of Phase 2 studies enrolling patients with inflammatory bowel disease, setting the stage for pivotal trials and nearly doubling the company’s stock price. for the placebo group, the company said. for the placebo group, the company said.

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Etrasimod data suggests Pfizer’s $6.7bn gamble on Arena will pay off

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In its first phase 3 readout, oral S1P receptor modulator etrasimod met its objectives in patients with moderately-to-severely active ulcerative colitis, who had previously failed or were intolerant to at least one prior conventional, biological or JAK inhibitor therapy. It’s only been two weeks since Pfizer closed its $6.7

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EC grants marketing authorisation for Sandoz’s biosimilar Hyrimoz

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Hyrimoz has been approved for use in all the indications covered by the reference medicine Humira, including plaque psoriasis, rheumatic diseases, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s disease, uveitis and hidradenitis suppurativa. This trial compared the approved adalimumab 50mg/mL 2 with the 100 mg/mL HCF.

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Faecal transplantation increases clinical remission rate in ulcerative colitis

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A recent Cochrane review suggests that faecal transplantation improves clinical and possibly endoscopic remission in ulcerative colitis Ulcerative colitis (UC) is one form of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that causes inflammation of the colonic mucosa. Studies lasted for 6 to 12 weeks.

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AbbVie’s Skyrizi beats IL-23 rivals to Crohn’s disease approval

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AbbVie’s IL-23 inhibitor Skyrizi trailed some of its rivals in its first indication psoriasis, but has leapfrogged into first place in Crohn’s disease after getting approval for the new indication from the FDA. It can be used to treat adults with moderate to severely active Crohn’s.

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Guselkumab and golimumab provide superior clinical remission in ulcerative colitis

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Guselkumab and golimumab as induction therapy produced a higher-level of clinical remission in ulcerative colitis compared to monotherapy. Inflammatory bowel disease includes both ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease and the prevalence of UC in Europe ranges from 0.9