Growth Factors Beyond Teduglutide

Session Date
Session Date: 
February 4, 2020
Speaker
Speaker: 
Palle Jeppesen, MD, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to
At the end of this activity, participants will be able to: 
  • Describe the principles of growth factor therapy in intestinal adaptation using teduglutide as the prototype growth factor
  • Summarize results of recent Phase 2 trials with long-acting growth factors in intestinal failure
  • Explain the future landscape for growth factor therapy in intestinal failure