Sapporo · Japan
Sapporo-Kosei General Hospital (札幌厚生病院)
IBD Center (消化器内科（IBDセンター）)
The IBD Center opened in April 2009 as a unit set up specifically to treat inflammatory bowel disease, chiefly ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, and is listed as its own department in the hospital's directory. The hospital describes its approach as IBD treatment that does not rely excessively on steroids, using anti-TNF-α antibodies (infliximab, adalimumab), newer 5-ASA drugs, ustekinumab, vedolizumab and JAK inhibitors for refractory cases. It has taken part in clinical trials of these drugs from early in their development.
What this unit is strong at
- A unit set up specifically for IBD, opened in April 2009, listed as its own department
- A stated steroid-sparing treatment strategy
- Anti-TNF-α therapy (infliximab, adalimumab), ustekinumab, vedolizumab and JAK inhibitors for refractory disease
- Participation in clinical trials of IBD drugs from early development
- Outpatient clinics on weekday mornings and afternoons, with the weekly timetable published
Services
The team
萩原 武
主任部長 (Chief Director), Gastroenterology (IBD Center)
Where this came from
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