However, his treatment was successful and he is one of the very few victims of this disease to go into long-term remission.
In some dogs, one or two episodes are seen followed by long-term or permanent remission.
If that doesn't work, newly developed techniques of second-line (or "salvage") chemotherapy sometimes result in long-term remission.
Depending on its location and stage in the clinical course, surgical resection may result in long-term remission.
Treatment is often lifelong, but there is a good prognosis for long-term remission.
Systemic steroids are the treatment of choice and may result in long-term remissions.
These types of treatments produce remissions, but long-term remissions are uncommon.
They have proven very effective at relieving symptoms and helping people with Crohn's disease achieve long-term remission.
Children are less likely to have a long-term remission of symptoms, so they have a higher risk of disability as an adult.
About 1 in 3 children go into long-term remission.