Nov-2021 Faecal microbiota transplant (FMT) for IBD – hope or hype?
Speaker: Dr. Samuel Costello (The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, Australia)
In this 12-min clip, Dr. Costello explained why microbial therapies such as faecal microbiota transplant (FMT) are considered for IBD management, illustrating the replacement of critical microbes to achieve functional restoration. He further detailed nuances of different FMT routes across 4 RCTs. To conclude, Dr. Costello stressed microbial based therapies can induce remission in UC with promise in Crohn’s disease, but at present more data are required. Second generation treatments are being developed which aim to further improve the efficacy of FMT.
