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New treatment: Vedolizumab

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Twiglet12
Twiglet12

Drug hope for Crohn’s patients: New treatment is first to work in the gut to target symptoms on the disease

Vedolizumab is first to work directly in gut lining targeting inflammation

In trials 40 per cent of patients were free of symptoms for at least a year

It is biggest advance since 1990s when drugs anti-TNFs were developed

A course of new treatment is thought to cost around £12,000 a year

Has anyone tried this treatment, did it work for you?

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    Twiglet12

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    Thanks all for replying, my consultant said 12 months or so ago, that there maybe a new meds available soon. I will ask him if that was the medication he was talking about.

    Dulcie 1925 - it sounds like it could be last chance for me to,

    azathioprine has not work as well as they hoped-for and I have tried everything else.

    Stepheney 28634 - hope humira pens work for you.

    Craig84609 - hope you find the medication that works for you.

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