OBJECTIVES: The Selecting Therapeutic Targets in Inflammatory Bowel Disease (STRIDE)
program was initiated by the International Organization for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel …

This is one of a series of statements discussing the use of GI endoscopy in common clinical
situations. The Standards of Practice Committee of the American Society for Gastrointestinal …

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an idiopathic inflammatory disorder. These guidelines indicate the
preferred approach to the management of adults with UC and represent the official practice …

Molecular mechanisms driving disease course and response to therapy in ulcerative colitis
(UC) are not well understood. Here, we use RNAseq to define pre-treatment rectal gene …

Background Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are complex disorders with some shared
and many unique predisposing genes. Accurate phenotype classification is essential in …

Methods: These guidelines are a joint effort of the European Crohn's and Colitis
Organization (ECCO) and the European Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology …

Fecal and serologic biomarkers can be used in the diagnosis and management of
inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Fecal markers such as calprotectin and lactoferrin have …

Methods: A group of 27 experts in pediatric IBD participated in an iterative consensus
process including 2 face-to-face meetings, following an open call to ESPGHAN and ECCO …

Background: Mucosal healing (MH) was proposed to be an ideal treatment goal for patients
with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Instead of endoscopy to confirm MH, biomarkers are …

Therapeutic advances in the management of IBD have led to a paradigm shift in the
assessment of IBD disease activity. Beyond clinical remission, objective assessment of …