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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2025

Emerging Therapies in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Comprehensive Review.

John K Appiah, Umar Hayat, Nikita Garg, Richeal Asante, Evans Donneyong, Muhammad U Haider, Pranav Patel, Zubair Khan, Ali A Siddiqui

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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23citing papers in PubMed
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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

23 citing papers in PubMed.

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  15. Extracellular vesicles from pasteurizedFrontiers in microbiology · 2026
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  20. Current and emerging approaches to manage chronic inflammatory gut disorders.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 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

9 authors.

John K AppiahDepartment of Internal Medicine, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, USA.
Umar HayatDepartment of Internal Medicine, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, USA.
Nikita GargDepartment of Internal Medicine, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-2072-9704
Richeal AsanteDepartment of Internal Medicine, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, USA.
Evans DonneyongDepartment of Internal Medicine, Tamale Teaching Hospital, Tamale NT2701, Ghana.
Muhammad U HaiderDepartment of Internal Medicine, Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7591-0434
Pranav PatelDepartment of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA 18711, USA.
Zubair KhanDepartment of Gastroenterology, Advent Health, Orlando, FL 32803, USA.
Ali A SiddiquiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Maimonides Medical Center, New York, NY 11219, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), comprising Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), represents a significant challenge in gastroenterology due to its chronic nature, unpredictable course, and impact on patients' quality of life. The therapeutic landscape for IBD has evolved significantly with the advent of biologic agents targeting specific immune pathways. However, limitations, including partial efficacy, side effects, and development of resistance, highlight the ongoing need for innovative treatment approaches. This review explores emerging therapies in IBD, including novel biologics, small molecules, microbiome-based therapies, and gene and stem cell therapies. The article summarizes their mechanisms of action, clinical efficacy, safety profiles, and potential future directions in IBD management. Methods: This comprehensive narrative review synthesizes current knowledge and emerging developments in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) therapeutics. Literature was identified through targeted selection of high-quality sources, including pivotal randomized controlled trials, systematic reviews and meta-analyses, regulatory approval documents, and clinical practice guidelines from major gastroenterology societies. Emphasis was placed on recent publications (2020-2024) to capture the rapidly evolving therapeutic landscape, with particular attention to FDA/EMA-approved therapies and promising late-stage investigational agents. Sources were prioritized based on clinical relevance, study quality, and regulatory status. This narrative approach was selected to provide comprehensive coverage of diverse therapeutic modalities spanning conventional treatments to cutting-edge techniques, including biologics, small molecules, microbiome-based therapies, gene therapy, and stem cell treatments. The review acknowledges the inherent limitations of non-systematic literature selection while prioritizing clinical utility and educational value for healthcare providers managing IBD patients in contemporary practice.

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Biological therapiesCrohn’s disease (CD)Emerging therapiesInflammatory bowel disease (IBD)ulcerative colitis (UC)

Identifiers

PMID40943878
PMCPMC12428888

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