Strategies and methods of medical therapy for refractory Crohn's disease

Abstract

Crohn's disease (CD) is an inflammatory bowel disease that can affect the entire digestive tract. Although new drugs have been introduced in recent years, there are still some patients who are unresponsive to various treatments. In this paper, we discuss the medical therapy strategies for refrac-tory Crohn's disease to provide a reference to assist in clinical decision-making.

Keywords

• refractory crohn’s disease
• inflammatory bowel disease
• biological agent
• immuno-suppressant