The missing piece in IBD treatment? Regenerating the guts protective barrier shows promise @ScrippsResearch
The missing piece in IBD treatment? Regenerating the guts protective barrier shows promise  @ScrippsResearch
Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
Current therapies for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) primarily focus on suppressing inflammation. But what if we could repair one of the underlying drivers of disease itself?

Researchers at Calibr-Skaggs are developing CLF065, a potential first-in-class regenerative medicine designed to restore epithelial barrier function—the protective intestinal lining that regulates what passes from the gut into the body. CLF065 is designed with a dual mechanism of action: supporting barrier integrity and stimulating regeneration of the gut lining.

A Phase 2 clinical trial has recently launched in chronic pouchitis, a painful inflammatory condition that can develop in some people with IBD following surgery. In addition, an Investigational New Drug (IND) application has been submitted to support a Phase 2 trial in Crohn's disease.

Learn how regenerative medicine could help shift the treatment paradigm from managing symptoms to repairing the tissue damage at the root of disease.

Learn more here:
https://www.scripps.edu/news-and-events/press-room/2026/20260610-calibr-clf065.html
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The missing piece in IBD treatment? Regenerating the gut's protective barrier shows promise

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