Children’s Hospital Medical Center
Date of Award
02.26.2019
Program
Crohn's Disease, Diagnostics
Amount
$2,029,418
Term of Grant
42 months
Project Title
Biomarkers of Intestinal Fibrosis in Small Bowel Crohn’s Disease
Project Description
This project aims to develop and validate non-invasive imaging tools and biomarkers for the improved diagnosis and accurate measurement of intestinal fibrosis that will allow for the differentiation between fibrotic and non-fibrotic inflammatory lesions, enabling a precision medicine approach to guide more effective treatment decisions. These tools will also help in the clinical development of much needed anti-fibrotic therapeutics for CD patients.