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Janssen to present new research at Digestive Disease Week

Janssen to present new research at Digestive Disease Week
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Digestive Disease Week (DDW) is taking place in San Diego, California, from 21–24 May and with over 15,000 clinicians and researchers attending from across the world it provides a fantastic opportunity to learn more about the latest advances in digestive diseases. The Janssen team is excited to be participating in this world-renowned meeting and will be presenting new research in the area of Crohn’s disease.

Crohn’s disease is a chronic inflammatory condition of the gastrointestinal tract for which there is currently no cure. Five million people worldwide are living with Crohn’s disease and though anyone can be affected by Crohn’s disease at any age, it most often impacts those between the ages of 15 to 35 in both men and women.

Crohn’s disease can significantly affect a person’s quality of life and Janssen is committed to the continued development and discovery of innovative medicines for the treatment of immune and inflammatory diseases. We are building our expertise and capabilities to pursue the next-generation of therapeutic solutions to bring new hope to people living with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Janssen is proud to be supporting the Dinner CME Symposium entitled, ‘Precision Medicine and Novel Therapeutics in IBD’, which is sponsored by the University of Cincinnati and taking place on Monday 23 May at 18:00–20:00 in the Grand Hall A, Manchester Grand Hyatt, San Diego. The symposium will cover new therapeutic options in IBD and will be chaired by Dr Stephen Hanauer.

Know the facts…

  • Up to 20% of those affected have a close relative (parent, child or sibling) diagnosed with an IBD
  • Crohn’s disease is associated with numerous physical and psychosocial comorbidities including depression, stress, anaemia and colorectal cancer
  • Around 70% of patients with Crohn’s disease will require surgery when medications and diet can no longer control symptoms or other complications arise