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ReviewBiomolecules2025

Dual Therapy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

Gabriele Altieri, Alessandra Zilli, Tommaso Lorenzo Parigi, Mariangela Allocca, Federica Furfaro, Gionata Fiorino, Clelia Cicerone, Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet, Silvio Danese, Ferdinando D'Amico

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Review in Biomolecules, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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16citing papers in PubMed, 3 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  8. Advanced Combination Therapy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: What Does the Future Hold?BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy · 2026
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  9. [Advances in the clinical management of acute severe ulcerative colitis].Zhejiang da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Zhejiang University. Medical sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Gabriele AltieriGastroenterology and Endoscopy, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, 20132 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0009-0008-7635-221X
Alessandra ZilliGastroenterology and Endoscopy, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Tommaso Lorenzo ParigiFaculty of Medicine and Surgery, Vita Salute San Raffaele University, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Mariangela AlloccaGastroenterology and Endoscopy, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Federica FurfaroGastroenterology and Endoscopy, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Gionata FiorinoGastroenterology and Digestive Endoscopy, San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, 00152 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-5623-2968
Clelia CiceroneGastroenterology and Endoscopy, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, 20132 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0009-0003-5400-2765
Laurent Peyrin-BirouletDepartment of Gastroenterology, INFINY Institute, INSERM NGERE, CHRU de Nancy, Université de Lorraine, F-54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
Silvio DaneseGastroenterology and Endoscopy, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, 20132 Milan, Italy.
Ferdinando D'AmicoGastroenterology and Endoscopy, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, 20132 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8591-6995

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), including ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), are chronic and complex autoimmune conditions. Despite the advancements in biologics and small molecules, the therapeutic ceiling persists, posing significant treatment challenges and contributing to the concept of difficult-to-treat IBD. Dual-targeted therapy (DTT), combining two biologic agents or biologics with small molecules, has emerged as a novel approach to address this unmet need by targeting multiple inflammatory pathways simultaneously. Evidence suggests that DTT holds promise in improving clinical and endoscopic outcomes, especially in patients with refractory disease or extraintestinal manifestations. Safety data, while consistent with monotherapy profiles, highlight the importance of vigilant monitoring for infections and other adverse events. Continued research and high-quality trials are crucial to defining optimal DTT regimens and broadening its clinical applicability. This review explores the efficacy and safety of DTT in IBD, reporting data from clinical trials, systematic reviews, and real-world studies.

Indexed as

Biological ProductsColitis, UlcerativeCrohn DiseaseInflammatory Bowel DiseasesDrug Therapy, CombinationHumansBiological Productscombination therapyCrohn’s diseasedual-targeted therapyinflammatory bowel diseaseulcerative colitis

Identifiers

PMID40001525
PMCPMC11853240

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