Rapamycin is Effective for Upper but not for Lower Gastrointestinal Crohn's Disease-Related Stricture: A Pilot Study

• Main Authors: Min Zhong (Author), Bota Cui (Author), Jie Xiang (Author), Xia Wu (Author), Quan Wen (Author), Qianqian Li (Author), Faming Zhang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Crohn's disease (CD)-related fibrotic stricture remains a clinical challenge because of no effective treatments. This study aimed to evaluate the potential efficacy of rapamycin in patients with CD-related strictures in different locations in gastrointestinal tract. A pilot prospective study on...