[Overview and therapy update Crohn's disease].

Frei, Roy; Misselwitz, Benjamin (2023). [Overview and therapy update Crohn's disease]. Therapeutische Umschau, 80(9), pp. 378-385. Huber

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Crohn's disease (CD) is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that can affect the entire gastrointestinal tract. The pathophysiology of CD includes a disrupted interplay of intestinal bacteria, the intestinal immune system and the intestinal surface in genetically susceptible individuals, which remains incompletely understood. Conventional therapies include steroids, but numerous advanced therapies are also available. Three tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors (infliximab, adalimumab and certolizumab pegol (Switzerland)) have been approved for MC. Additional treatment options include the interleukin (IL)-12/23 inhibitors ustekinumab and the integrin inhibitors vedolizumab. With risankizumab, a first selective IL-23 inhibitor for CD has been approved by the EMA in 2022. Moreover, the Janus kinase-1 inhibitor upadacitinib has been available for the treatment of CD in the EU since 2023. For localized CD, elective surgical resection also remains a valid option with good long-term outcomes. Perianal and fistulizing CD are difficult to treat and require a close interdisciplinary collaboration between gastroenterologists and colorectal surgeons. Surgical fistula treatment with curative intent should only be performed in well-controlled CD. The recent increase in therapeutic options in CD is encouraging, since more safe and effective therapies are now available to patients. Nevertheless, CD remains an incurable disease and so far, for all existing treatments only a fraction of patients responds to the therapy. Therefore, the development of new therapies should continue.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gastro-intestinal, Liver and Lung Disorders (DMLL) > Clinic of Visceral Surgery and Medicine > Gastroenterology 04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gastro-intestinal, Liver and Lung Disorders (DMLL) > Clinic of Visceral Surgery and Medicine
UniBE Contributor:	Frei, Roy, Misselwitz, Benjamin
Subjects:	600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
ISSN:	0040-5930
Publisher:	Huber
Language:	German
Submitter:	Pubmed Import
Date Deposited:	21 Dec 2023 14:13
Last Modified:	21 Dec 2023 14:13
PubMed ID:	38095250
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/190371