57th European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (ESPGHAN) Annual Meeting

Long-term treatment with odevixibat led to sustained improvements in pruritus scores and reductions in serum bile acid (sBA) levels among patients with Alagille syndrome (ALGS), based on a pooled analysis of the phase III ASSERT and ASSERT-EXT studies presented at ESPGHAN 2025.

Maintenance treatment with vedolizumab proved safe and effective in paediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with long-term remission achieved more frequently in children with ulcerative colitis (UC) than in those with Crohn’s disease (CD), according to the final 3-year data from the VEDOKIDS study.

Both drotaverine and peppermint oil are safe and help alleviate abdominal pain in children whose pain cannot be attributed to a specific medical condition, with neither treatment demonstrating clear superiority over the other, according to the results of a single-blind, randomized controlled trial.