Abstract
Crohn’s disease is a chronic lifelong disease, to which there is currently no medical cure. However, effective immunosuppressive therapy has become the mainstay of inducing and maintaining remission in IBD patients. It is often during the maintenance phase of treatment, when patients are feeling well, that consideration or inquisition is made to stopping or reducing immunosuppression. This chapter outlines the evidence describing the risks of disease relapse in patients that reduce or stop medical therapy.
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Stein, D.J. (2015). Can I Stop My Medications Now that I Am Feeling Well? Why Maintenance Therapy Is Important in Preventing Recurrence in Crohn’s Disease. In: Stein, D., Shaker, R. (eds) Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-14072-8_12
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