Showa Inan General Hospital

This study is testing a new oral drug called etrasimod in 30 elderly patients with active ulcerative colitis. Researchers will track how many patients achieve remission after 4 weeks and look for improvements in the gut lining after a year. The goal is to see if the drug is safe …

This study is looking at whether a substance in the blood called LRG can help doctors tell how active ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease is in the gut. Researchers will measure LRG levels in 300 people who might have these conditions and compare them with what is seen during a…

This study is testing whether a blood test measuring a protein called LRG can tell if the gut lining has healed in people with ulcerative colitis. Researchers will compare blood LRG levels with colonoscopy and tissue samples in 100 patients. If the blood test works, it could offe…