title: How Will Evolving Future Therapies and Strategies Change How We Position the Use of Biologics in Moderate to Severely Active Inflammatory Bowel Disease.
abstract: Several biological agents have been added to our armamentarium of treatment options for moderate to severely active inflammatory bowel diseases, and this number is expected to only increase in the near future. With our growing understanding of disease mechanisms and pharmacokinetics, we are now able to target several mechanisms of action to achieve key endpoints (steroid-free remission and mucosal healing) associated with improved long-term disease-related outcomes. In this context, concerns arise regarding the optimal positioning of currently available biologics and key biologics in development. In this review, we will discuss the currently available evidence for comparative effectiveness of biological agents approved for the use in moderate to severely active inflammatory bowel diseases, with a focus on practical considerations to be made when using these agents in practice. We will further review novel biological agents and small molecule inhibitors in development and discuss future opportunities through which providers may personalize treatment decisions to achieve optimal treatment outcomes.
authors.affiliation: *Division of Gastroenterology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California; †Robarts Clinical Trials, Robarts Research Institute, La Jolla, California; and ‡Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leven-University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
authors.forename: Parambir S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Dulai
authors.forename: Siddharth
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Niels V
authors.initials: NV
authors.lastname: Casteele
authors.forename: Brigid S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Boland
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Sandborn
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products
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