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Lee RB, Gasparetto M. Novel pharmacological developments in the management of paediatric inflammatory bowel disease: Time for guideline update - A narrative review. J Paediatr Child Health 2024; 60:168-175. [PMID: 37953693 DOI: 10.1111/jpc.16519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2023] [Revised: 10/30/2023] [Accepted: 11/01/2023] [Indexed: 11/14/2023]
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AIM The incidence of paediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) continues to increase in both adults and children across the globe, with more than one third of the patients not responding to anti-tumour necrosis factor biologics and immune modulators. This narrative review provides an overview of novel pharmacological developments in the management of paediatric IBD, including new biological therapies. METHODS A PubMed Medline search was performed to include randomised controlled trials, retrospective and prospective observational studies, and relevant case reports of children with IBD published between 2018 and January 2023. Guidelines and protocols from relevant paediatric and adult gastroenterology societies, such as the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and the European Crohn's and Colitis Organisation, were also included. Non-pharmacological treatments including therapeutic diets and faecal microbiota transplantation were outside the scope of this work. RESULTS Early real-world evidence suggests that newer biologics and small molecules, such as anti-integrins, interleukin-12 and/or interleukin-23 inhibitors, Janus kinase and signal transducer and activator of transcription proteins inhibitors, are safe and effective in adult patients with IBD, with promising growing evidence for paediatric IBD. CONCLUSION While many developments have been achieved with novel pharmacological treatments to manage IBD, ongoing research is required to confirm their effectiveness and safety in the paediatric age. Extending the licence of novel treatments to children will be crucial to tackle the increasing loss of response to conventional treatments. International guidelines will require timely updating to incorporate novel treatments within the existing protocols.
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- Rachel By Lee
- Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
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- Paediatric Gastroenterology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital, Jenny Lind Children's Hospital, Norwich, United Kingdom
- Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, University of East Anglia, Norwich Medical School, Norwich, United Kingdom
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Croft NM, de Ridder L, Griffiths AM, Hyams JS, Ruemmele FM, Turner D, Cheng K, Lutsar I, Greco M, Gołębiewska Z, Laumond F, Cavaller-Bellaubi M, Elgreey A, Altepeter TA, Pallidis C, Norga K, Nelson R, Crandall W, Vassal G. Paediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Multi-Stakeholder Perspective to Improve Development of Drugs for Children and Adolescents. J Crohns Colitis 2023; 17:249-258. [PMID: 36130314 PMCID: PMC10024546 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac135] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Despite recent approvals for new drugs to treat adults with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, there are only two approved advanced treatment options [infliximab and adalimumab] for children with inflammatory bowel disease [IBD]. There are many potential new therapies being developed for adult and paediatric IBD. Moreover, regulatory agencies in both the European Union and USA have processes in place to support the early planning and initiation of paediatric studies. Nevertheless, unacceptable delays in approvals for use of drugs in children persist, with an average 7-year gap, or longer, between authorization of new IBD drugs for adults and children. METHODS A 2-day virtual meeting was held during April 14-15, 2021 for multi-stakeholders [clinical academics, patient community, pharmaceutical companies and regulators] to discuss their perspectives on paediatric drug development for IBD. RESULTS The multi-stakeholder group presented, discussed and proposed actions to achieve expediting the approval of new drugs in development for paediatric IBD. CONCLUSIONS Collaborative action points for all stakeholders are required to make progress and facilitate new drug development for children with IBD.
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- Nicholas M Croft
- Corresponding author: Nicholas M Croft, Blizard Institute, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, 4 Newark Street, London E1 2AT, UK. Tel: +44 20 7882 2642;
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Université de Paris, Faculté de Médecine, Paris, France
- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Universitaire Necker Enfants Malades, Service de Gastroentérologie Pédiatrique, Paris, France
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- Shaare Zedek Medical Center, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Institute of Medical Microbiology, University of Tartu, Tartu, Estonia
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- European Patients’ Forum (EPF), Chaussée d’Etterbeek, Brussels, Belgium
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- J-elita, Polish Society for the Support of People with Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Warsaw, Poland
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- Crohn and Colitis Foundation Israel (CCFI), Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Office of Immunology and Inflammation, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, US Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD, USA
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- Paediatric Medicines, European Medicines Agency, The Netherlands
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- Paediatric Committee (PDCO), European Medicines Agency, The Netherlands
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- Pediatric Immunology, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Oncology, Gustave Roussy Comprehensive Cancer Center and Paris Saclay University, Villejuif, France
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Atia O, Shavit-Brunschwig Z, Mould DR, Stein R, Matar M, Aloi M, Ledder O, Focht G, Urlep D, Hyams J, Broide E, Weiss B, Levine J, Russell RK, Turner D. Outcomes, dosing, and predictors of vedolizumab treatment in children with inflammatory bowel disease (VEDOKIDS): a prospective, multicentre cohort study. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2023; 8:31-42. [PMID: 36306803 DOI: 10.1016/s2468-1253(22)00307-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2022] [Revised: 09/09/2022] [Accepted: 09/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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BACKGROUND Scarce data are available on the use of vedolizumab in children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We aimed to evaluate the safety, effectiveness, and dosing of vedolizumab to induce remission of IBD. METHODS VEDOKIDS was a paediatric, multicentre, prospective cohort study done in 17 centres in six countries. We report the 14-week outcomes as the first analyses of the planned 3-year follow-up of the VEDOKIDS cohort. Children (aged 0-18 years) with IBD who had commenced vedolizumab were followed up at baseline and at 2, 6, and 14 weeks. Children were managed according to local prescribing practices without standardisation of dosing or criteria for escalation, but the study protocol suggested dosing of 177 mg/m2 body surface area (up to 300 mg maximum). The primary outcome was steroid-free and exclusive enteral nutrition-free remission at 14 weeks, analysed according to the intention-to-treat principle. Serum samples were taken for analysis of drug concentration and faecal calprotectin at baseline, and at 2, 6, and 14 weeks. Adverse events were recorded in real time and classified as severe or non-severe and related or unrelated to vedolizumab. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02862132. FINDINGS Between May 19, 2016, and April 1, 2022, 142 children (76 [54%] girls and 66 [46%] boys; mean age 13·6 years [SD 3·6]) were enrolled. 65 (46%) children had Crohn's disease, 68 (48%) had ulcerative colitis, and nine (6%) had unclassified IBD (those with unclassified IBD were analysed with the ulcerative colitis group). 32 (42% [95% CI 30-54]) of 77 children with ulcerative colitis and 21 (32% [23-45]) of 65 children with Crohn's disease were in steroid-free and exclusive enteral nutrition-free remission at 14 weeks. Median drug concentrations at week 14 were higher in children with ulcerative colitis than in those with Crohn's disease (11·5 μg/mL [IQR 5·5-18·1] vs 5·9 μg/mL [3·0-12·7]; p=0·006). In children who weighed less than 30 kg, the optimal drug concentration associated with steroid-free and exclusive enteral nutrition-free clinical remission was 7 μg/mL at week 14 (area under the curve 0·69 [95% CI 0·41-0·98]), corresponding to a dose of 200 mg/m2 body surface area or 10 mg/kg. 32 (23%) of 142 children reported at least one adverse event, the most common were headache (five [4%]), myalgia (four [3%]), and fever (three [2%]). None of the adverse events were classified as severe, and only two (1%) patients discontinued treatment due to adverse events. INTERPRETATION Vedolizumab showed good safety and effectiveness at inducing remission in children with IBD at 14 weeks, especially those with ulcerative colitis. Vedolizumab should be considered in children when other approved drug interventions for IBD are unsuccessful. In children who weigh less than 30 kg, vedolizumab should be dosed by the child's body surface area (200 mg/m2) or weight (10 mg/kg). FUNDING The European Crohn's and Colitis Organization, the European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition, and Takeda.
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- Ohad Atia
- Juliet Keidan Institute of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, The Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Juliet Keidan Institute of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, The Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Schneider Children's Medical Center of Israel, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition Institute, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy
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- Juliet Keidan Institute of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, The Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Juliet Keidan Institute of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, The Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Pediatric Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, University Children's Hospital of the University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Clinic of Pediatrics, Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, CT, USA
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Shamir Medical Center, Be'er Ya'akov, Israel
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- Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, The Edmond & Lily Safra Children's Hospital, Sheba Medical Center, Tel HaShomer, Israel
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- Pediatric Gastroenterology, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, The Royal Hospital for Children & Young People, Edinburgh, UK
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- Juliet Keidan Institute of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, The Hebrew University School of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel.
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Michel HK, Boyle B, David J, Donegan A, Drobnic B, Kren C, Maltz RM, McKillop HN, McNicol M, Oates M, Dotson JL. The Pediatric Inflammatory Bowel Disease Medical Home: A Proposed Model. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2022; 28:1420-1429. [PMID: 34562013 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izab238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
Abstract
Care for patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) can be complex and costly. Care delivery models to address these challenges and improve care quality are essential. The patient-centered medical home (PCMH), which was developed in the primary care setting, has recently been applied successfully to the adult IBD population. Following the tenets of the PCMH, this specialty medical home (SMH) emphasizes team-based care that is accessible, comprehensive, patient/family-centered, coordinated, compassionate, and continuous and has demonstrated improved patient outcomes. Children and young adults with IBD have equally complex care needs, with additional challenges not faced by the adult population such as growth, physical and psychosocial development, and transition of care from pediatric to adult providers. Thus, we advocate that the components of the PCMH are equally-if not more-important in caring for the pediatric patient population. In this article, we review what is known about the application of the PCMH model in adult IBD care, describe care delivery within the Center for Pediatric and Adolescent IBD at Nationwide Children's Hospital as an example of a pediatric IBD medical home, and propose a research agenda to further the development and dissemination of comprehensive care delivery for children and adolescents with IBD.
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- Hilary K Michel
- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Psychology and Neuropsychology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.,The Center for Microbial Pathogenesis, The Research Institute, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.,Division of Pediatric Psychology and Neuropsychology, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus OH, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA.,Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH, USA.,The Center for Innovation in Pediatric Practice, The Research Institute, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, USA
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Hyams JS, Turner D, Cohen SA, Szakos E, Kowalska-Duplaga K, Ruemmele F, Croft NM, Korczowski B, Lawrence P, Bhatia S, Kadali H, Chen C, Sun W, Rosario M, Kabilan S, Treem W, Rossiter G, Lirio RA. Pharmacokinetics, Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous Vedolizumab in Paediatric Patients with Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's Disease: Results from the Phase 2 HUBBLE Study. J Crohns Colitis 2022; 16:1243-1254. [PMID: 35301512 PMCID: PMC9426668 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Revised: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/16/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS To date, there are no systematic pharmacokinetic [PK] data on vedolizumab in paediatric inflammatory bowel disease [IBD]. We report results from HUBBLE, a dose-ranging, phase 2 trial evaluating the PK, safety and efficacy of intravenous vedolizumab for paediatric IBD. METHODS Enrolled patients [aged 2-17 years] with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis [UC] or Crohn's disease [CD] and body weight ≥10 kg were randomized by weight to receive low- or high-dose vedolizumab [≥30 kg, 150 or 300 mg; <30 kg, 100 or 200 mg] on Day 1 and Weeks 2, 6 and 14. Week 14 assessments included PK, clinical response and exposure-response relationship. Safety and immunogenicity were assessed. RESULTS Randomized patients weighing ≥30 kg [UC, n = 25; CD, n = 24] and <30 kg [UC, n = 19; CD, n = 21] had a baseline mean [standard deviation] age of 13.5 [2.5] and 7.6 [3.2] years, respectively. In almost all indication and weight groups, area under the concentration curve and average concentration increased ~2-fold from low to high dose; the trough concentration was higher in each high-dose arm compared with the low-dose arms. At Week 14, clinical response occurred in 40.0-69.2% of patients with UC and 33.3-63.6% with CD in both weight groups. Clinical responders with UC generally had higher trough concentration vs non-responders, while this trend was not observed in CD. Fourteen per cent [12/88] of patients had treatment-related adverse events and 6.8% [6/88] had anti-drug antibodies. CONCLUSIONS Vedolizumab exposure increased in an approximate dose-proportional manner. No clear dose-response relationship was observed in this limited cohort. No new safety signals were identified.
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- Jeffrey S Hyams
- Corresponding author: Jeffrey S. Hyams, Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, CT, USA. Tel: +1 860 545 9532;
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- Shaare Zedek Medical Center, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Children’s Center for Digestive Health Care, Atlanta, GA, USA
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- Borsod-A-Z County Central University Teaching Hospital, Velkey Laszlo Paediatric Health Centre, University of Miskolc, Miskolc, Hungary
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- Department of Paediatrics, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland
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- Université de Paris, APHP, Hôpital Necker Enfants Malades, Paediatric Gastroenterology, Paris, France
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- Centre for Immunobiology, Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London and The Royal London Children’s Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Paediatrics and Paediatric Gastroenterology, University of Rzeszów, Rzeszów, Poland
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Argollo M, Danese S. Novel Targets for Therapeutic Intervention in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Research Drives Clinic. Curr Pharm Des 2020; 25:5-6. [PMID: 31190642 DOI: 10.2174/138161282501190514105602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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- Marjorie Argollo
- IBD Center Department of Gastroenterology Humanitas Clinical and Research Centre Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Milan, Italy
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- IBD Center Department of Gastroenterology Humanitas Clinical and Research Centre Via Manzoni 56, 20089 Milan, Italy
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