OCTOBER 14, 2023

The Regueiro Report

Crohn’s Disease Stricture Pathophysiology, and Using Biologics Soon After Diagnosis

By Miguel Regueiro, MD, with Marcus A. Banks
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Miguel Regueiro, MD
Professor of Medicine Chair of the Digestive Disease & Surgery Institute Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland

This month’s report covers a basic science discovery in Crohn’s disease, as well as a comparison of early biologic treatment in CD and ulcerative colitis.

The first study has received a fair deal of media and social media attention. It’s an innovative look at why people with CD develop strictures, which lead to