Mucosal healing has emerged as an important treatment goal for patients with IBD. This Review article focuses on the definition of mucosal healing, the ability of available IBD medications to induce and maintain mucosal healing, and the influence of mucosal healing on the course of IBD. The article also discusses how best to integrate the treatment end point of mucosal healing into clinical practice for the management of patients with IBD.
- Guillaume Pineton de Chambrun
- Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet
- Jean-Frédéric Colombel
