Double-Drug attack on stubborn IBD shows promise
NCT ID NCT07660289
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether using two advanced drugs together (either two biologics or one biologic plus a small molecule) is safe and effective for people with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who haven't gotten better on standard treatments. Researchers followed 117 patients in China, tracking their symptoms, endoscopic healing, and side effects. The goal was to see if this dual approach could improve outcomes in real-world practice.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- combination of two biologic agents or one biologic plus one small molecule drug
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a more effective treatment option for people with inflammatory bowel disease that hasn't responded to standard therapies.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a controlled trial, so results may be less reliable. The combination therapies also carry higher risks of side effects like infections.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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117 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Finished
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Jun 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
This is a multicenter, retrospective and prospective cohort study conducted at 4 tertiary inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) centers in China from April 2023 to April 2026. A total of 117 patients with IBD were enrolled. All patients received Combined Advanced Targeted Therapy (either two biologic agents, or one biologic agent together with one small molecule agent).
- Ages
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Up to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients diagnosed with IBD; 2. Patients treated with Combined Advanced Targeted Therapy at 4 tertiary IBD centers in China from June 2023 to December 2026. 3. Patients with complete and available clinical, endoscopic, and follow-up data; 4. Patients for whom the study was approved by the Institutional Research 5.Ethics Committee and conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Exclusion Criteria: * 1.Patients with hemodynamic instability; 2.Patients with obvious liver and kidney function injury: bilirubin,aminotransferase (ALT, AST) exceeded the upper limit of normal by 2 times; eGFR \< 60ml/min or dialysis patients; 3.Patients allergic to biologic agents or small molecule agents; 4.Patients whose primary disease was gastrointestinal malignancy; 5.Patients currently suffering from serious or uncontrolled underlying diseases of the blood, digestive tract, metabolism, endocrine, lung, heart, nervous system, mental system, etc.; 6.Female patients during pregnancy and breastfeeding (including patients with reproductive needs); 7.Patients with current infection with infectious diseases (hepatitis B, hepatitis C, syphilis, AIDS, tuberculosis, etc.); 8.Patients with missing key data for outcome assessment; 9.Any other circumstances which, in the opinion of the investigator, would render the subject unfit for study inclusion.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Xijing Hosipital of Digestive Disease
Xi'an, Shaanxi, 710005, China
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