Gastroenterology

Data from the phase 3 study confirmed the lot consistency, immunogenicity, safety, and tolerability of a toxoid-based Clostridioides difficile vaccine.

Pretreatment vitamin D levels were associated with endoscopic improvement in patients with UC and decreased C-reactive protein levels in patients with CD.

Ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone, and piperacillin/tazobactam showed the greatest associations with adverse drug reaction case reports related to CDI.

Although respondents agreed on the relevance of the gut microbiota in IBD, attitudes toward the clinical application of microbiome-based therapies varied.

A retrospective cohort study of inpatient encounters from 3 hospitals in the Duke University Health System showed greater rates of testing among White patients compared to Black and NWNB patients.

Our gastroenterology month in review highlights multiple FDA approvals, conference coverage from ACG 2023, and other top news in gastroenterology.

VOQUENZA® provides quicker healing than Lansoprazole, according to an FDA-approved Phase 3 study

Marla Dubinsky, MD, discusses findings from the LUCENT program and their role in the recent FDA approval of mirikizumab for ulcerative colitis.

Results from both phase 2 trials were presented in poster abstracts at ACG 2023.

In this interview, Remo Panaccione, MD, discusses results from the long-term extension of the GALAXI phase 2 study for guselkumab in Crohn disease and their implications in clinical practice.

Findings were presented in an abstract at ACG 2023, highlighting the importance of addressing bowel urgency in patients with ulcerative colitis.

New data from ACG 2023 shows etrasimod-treated patients were able to achieve UC remission, with or without concomitant steroid treatment at baseline.

Eli Lilly and Company announced the FDA approval of mirikizumab (Omvoh) for moderately and severely active ulcerative colitis in adults on October 26, 2023.

Results showed higher-exposure dupilumab met the study’s primary endpoint for peak esophageal intraepithelial count ≤6 eos/high-power field.

New QUASAR analysis shows patients with intolerance or failed response to advanced therapies nonetheless achieved benefit with guselkumab.

Results presented in a paper at ACG 2023 showed upadacitinib was more effective than ustekinumab for achieving clinical response and endoscopic remission.

New PUNCH CD3 analyses show patients who were treated with live fecal microbiota therapy improved their gut health at 8 weeks—which correlated with improved quality-of-life scores.

Feuerstadt reviews ACG 2023 data showing live microbiota therapy provides consistent protection against rCDI in one of the most vulnerable patient populations.

A multi-target stool RNA test effectively screened individuals age 45 and older for colorectal cancer and advanced adenomas.

The investigator discusses the unique interplay between conditions like IBD and gestational risks—and how specialists need to improve communication.

No catch-all drug works to treat irritable bowel syndrome with constipation. But as the Mayo Clinic expert explains, enough unique options exist to tailor care better than ever.

Induction treatment with guselkumab resulted in a rapid onset of efficacy, beginning at week 1 and increasing over time to week 12, for patients with refractory moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis.

Patients with UC and Crohn's disease showed higher drug levels and good acceptance when switching from intravitreal to subcutaneous infliximab.

Etrasimod demonstrated rapid and significant symptomatic improvement, with differences compared to placebo evident as early as 2 days after initiation of treatment in patients with ulcerative colitis.

Study author Uma Mahadevan, MD, discusses her team's findings suggesting the concern of IBD flare risk in pregnant women receiving aspirin to prevent preeclampsia is unwarranted.