Key takeaways:

The CD guideline includes treatment recommendations for induction and maintenance of remission.

The UC guideline includes updates on new treatment options and positioning recommendations.

The ACG has released new clinical guidelines for the management of ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease in adult patients .

The guidelines, published in T he American Journal of Gastroenterology, reflect numerous advances and new therapeutic options in the management of the two conditions, according to Gary R. Lichtenstein, MD, FACG , lead author of the CD guideline and vice chief of the division of gastroenterology and hepatology, development and philanthropy at Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania.

Data derived from Lichtenstein GR, et al. A

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