Study shows promise in long-term Crohn's disease remission

December 15th, 2020

Peter Mannon, MD, professor of medicine and chief of the UNMC Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, is co-author of a paper about a recent study that may hold promise in providing long-term remission of Crohn's disease, one type of inflammatory bowel disease.

"We're pretty good at controlling acute flares of the disease, but not so good at preventing recurrent flares. That would be the holy grail of treating this disease -- maintaining remission," Dr. Mannon said. "We have a potential new approach to treating Crohn's disease that specifically targets a cell or group of cells to eliminate the source inflammation without causing general immunosuppression. This would represent a radically new way to achieve long-term remission."

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Story by Vicky Cerino | UNMC strategic communications