Progress in Defining Treatment Endpoint of Crohn’s Disease
10.3969/j.issn.1008-7125.2015.05.011
- VernacularTitle:克罗恩病治疗目标的研究进展
- Author:
Liang ZHAO
;
Xiaojian WANG
;
Lina MENG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Crohn Disease;
Mucosal Healing;
Therapy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Gastroenterology
2015;(5):304-307
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Crohn’s disease( CD)is a gastrointestinal progressive granulomatous disease with unknown etiology. It is characterized as active stage alternating with remission stage,long-term course with many complications,sometimes needing surgery and having the tendency of relapse in patient ’s whole life. Therefore,it is important to define an effective therapeutic endpoint to ameliorate the natural course of CD. This article reviewed the progress in defining treatment endpoint of CD.