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GrantPerm's avatar

What does PROFILE say about treatment for newly diagnosed crohns patients who have only received their diagnosis from the histology of a right hemicolectomy?

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Angela Forbes's avatar

Thanks Charlie, any thoughts as to why the proportion of L1 disease has increased since 2008?

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Julie Adams's avatar

The Australian data shows high levels of dose escalated inflix and vedo (around 40%). Is there any evidence to support that the top down approach would reduce this, ie patients require increased dosing because they were ineffectively treated (because of dog funding constraints) up front?

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Santiago Garcia López's avatar

Thanks to share so useful opinions!

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Leona Nasser's avatar

Financial affordability is always the challenge to proper treatment access, which is disabling!

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Zaher Koutoubi's avatar

Thank you Charlie so much for an excellent summary, I totally agree with you and with the data that treating Crohn's disease early a key to the successful treatment and for the prevention of complications.

I appreciate very much your great help and summarizing and false blood in the knowledge.

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Tim Elliott's avatar

Thanks Charlie

Where do you see ileal resection for isolated Crohn’s disease fitting into treatment strategy. ie in that patient group, is it reasonable to observe post-operatively without aggressive top-down therapy? Tailoring need for further therapy based on surveillance colonoscopy etc

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Kay Vee's avatar

Super summary Charlie ! And would like to see your comments on the future of precision medicine

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Tarkan Karakan's avatar

Charlie it was an excellent summary. I’m looking forward for the rest of your comments.

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Tarkan Karakan's avatar

I definitely agree that the Congress is a little bit short. However, this year it was much more better. ECCO also started a new initiative about developing countries, and this is a very good idea since many countries around the world below the standards, and cannot follow the guidelines

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