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Understanding Crohn Disease Medications (cont.)

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Investigational Drugs

The following drugs are currently being studied for use in treating patients with Crohn's disease:

Immunosuppressants

Biologic drugs

  • Adalimumab (Humira)
  • CDP-571 (Humicade)
  • Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1)
  • Interleukin 10
  • Interleukin 11
  • MLN-02
  • Natalizumab (Antegren)

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Crohn disease is an idiopathic, chronic, transmural inflammatory process of the bowel that often leads to fibrosis and obstructive symptoms, which can affect any part of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract from the mouth to the anus.

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