%0 Journal Article
%T AGA Clinical Practice Update on Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Patients With Malignancy: Commentary.
%A Axelrad JE
%A Hashash JG
%A Itzkowitz SH
%J Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol
%V 22
%N 7
%D 2024 Jul 14
%M 38752967
%F 13.576
%R 10.1016/j.cgh.2024.03.032
%X METHODS: The purpose of this American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Institute Clinical Practice Update (CPU) Commentary is to discuss the risks of various malignancies in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and the impact of the available medical therapies on these risks. The CPU will also guide the approach to the patient with IBD who develops a malignancy or the patient with a history of cancer in terms of IBD medication management.
METHODS: This CPU was commissioned and approved by the AGA Institute CPU committee and the AGA Governing Board to provide timely guidance on a topic of high clinical importance to the AGA membership and underwent internal peer review by the CPU committee and external peer review through standard procedures of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. This communication incorporates important and recently published studies in the field, and it reflects the experiences of the authors who are experts in the diagnosis and management of IBD.