Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Future Therapies.
Current medical therapies for people with inflammatory bowel disease are not satisfactory, and it is unlikely that improvement of traditional drugs will have a major clinical impact. The immunopathogensis of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are rapidly being deciphered, which is providing oppurtunities for radically innovative therapeutic approaches.
Van Deventer
Sander J.H.
SJ
Department of Gastroenterology, Academic Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands. s.j.vandeventer@amc.uva.nl