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MAY 5, 2022

IBD Drugs Don’t Raise the Risk For Cancer Progression, Recurrence

By David Wild

Originally published by our sister publication, Gastroenterology & Endoscopy News

Las Vegas—Treatment with biologics and immunosuppressants does not increase the risk for cancer progression or recurrence in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and a history of active or recent, prior cancer, according to a new study.

This new research adds to a growing body of evidence supporting the safety of these drugs in an aging population of IBD patients. “With an aging