touchIMMUNOLOGY caught up with expert faculty member Dr. Gil Y. Melmed (Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, CA, USA) to learn more around the health burden of Crohn’s disease and colitis and what therapies are currently available to help manage symptoms in these indications.
Questions
- Could you give us a brief overview of the health burden of Crohn’s disease and colitis? (0:10)
- What therapies are available to help manage symptoms of Crohn’s and colitis? (1:44)
Disclosures: Gil Melmed discloses consulting for Abbvie, Arena, Boehringer-Ingelheim, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Celgene, Janssen, Gilead, Genetech, Pfizer, Samsung Bioepis, Takeda, Shionogi, Prometheus Labs, Techlab, Fresenius Kabi, and Amgen; and receiving grant/ research support from Pfizer.
Support: Interview and filming supported by Touch Medical Media Ltd. Interview conducted by Victoria Jones.
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