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Yang T, Feng J, Yao R, Feng Q, Shen J. CT-based pancreatic radiomics predicts secondary loss of response to infliximab in biologically naïve patients with Crohn's disease. Insights Imaging 2024; 15:69. [PMID: 38472447 DOI: 10.1186/s13244-024-01637-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/27/2024] [Indexed: 03/14/2024] Open
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OBJECTIVES Predicting secondary loss of response (SLR) to infliximab (IFX) is paramount for tailoring personalized management regimens. Concurrent pancreatic manifestations in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) may correlate with SLR to anti-tumor necrosis factor treatment. This work aimed to evaluate the potential of pancreatic radiomics to predict SLR to IFX in biologic-naive individuals with CD. METHODS Three models were developed by logistic regression analyses to identify high-risk subgroup prone to SLR. The area under the curve (AUC), calibration curve, decision curve analysis (DCA), and integrated discrimination improvement (IDI) were applied for the verification of model performance. A quantitative nomogram was proposed based on the optimal prediction model, and its reliability was substantiated by 10-fold cross-validation. RESULTS In total, 184 CD patients were enrolled in the period January 2016 to February 2022. The clinical model incorporated age of onset, disease duration, disease location, and disease behavior, whereas the radiomics model consisted of five texture features. These clinical parameters and the radiomics score calculated by selected texture features were applied to build the combined model. Compared to other two models, combined model achieved favorable, significantly improved discrimination power (AUCcombined vs clinical 0.851 vs 0.694, p = 0.02; AUCcombined vs radiomics 0.851 vs 0.740, p = 0.04) and superior clinical usefulness, which was further converted into reliable nomogram with an accuracy of 0.860 and AUC of 0.872. CONCLUSIONS The first proposed pancreatic-related nomogram represents a credible, noninvasive predictive instrument to assist clinicians in accurately identifying SLR and non-SLR in CD patients. CRITICAL RELEVANCE STATEMENT This study first built a visual nomogram incorporating pancreatic texture features and clinical factors, which could facilitate clinicians to make personalized treatment decisions and optimize cost-effectiveness ratio for patients with CD. KEY POINTS • The first proposed pancreatic-related model predicts secondary loss of response for infliximab in Crohn's disease. • The model achieved satisfactory predictive accuracy, calibration ability, and clinical value. • The model-based nomogram has the potential to identify long-term failure in advance and tailor personalized management regimens.
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- Tian Yang
- Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ministry of Health, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, 160# Pu Jian Ave, Shanghai, 200127, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Digestive Diseases (Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine), Shanghai, China
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- Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ministry of Health, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, 160# Pu Jian Ave, Shanghai, 200127, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Digestive Diseases (Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine), Shanghai, China
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- Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ministry of Health, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, 160# Pu Jian Ave, Shanghai, 200127, China
- NHC Key Laboratory of Digestive Diseases (Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine), Shanghai, China
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- Department of Radiology, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, 160 Pu Jian Road, Shanghai, 200127, China.
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- Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ministry of Health, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Center, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, 160# Pu Jian Ave, Shanghai, 200127, China.
- NHC Key Laboratory of Digestive Diseases (Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine), Shanghai, China.
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Vălean D, Zaharie R, Țaulean R, Usatiuc L, Zaharie F. Recent Trends in Non-Invasive Methods of Diagnosis and Evaluation of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Short Review. Int J Mol Sci 2024; 25:2077. [PMID: 38396754 PMCID: PMC10889152 DOI: 10.3390/ijms25042077] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2024] [Revised: 02/04/2024] [Accepted: 02/06/2024] [Indexed: 02/25/2024] Open
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Inflammatory bowel diseases are a conglomerate of disorders causing inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, which have gained a significant increase in prevalence in the 21st century. As they present a challenge in the terms of diagnosis as well as treatment, IBDs can present an overwhelming impact on the individual and can take a toll on healthcare costs. Thus, a quick and precise diagnosis is required in order to prevent the high number of complications that can arise from a late diagnosis as well as a misdiagnosis. Although endoscopy remains the primary method of evaluation for IBD, recent trends have highlighted various non-invasive methods of diagnosis as well as reevaluating previous ones. This review focused on the current non-invasive methods in the diagnosis of IBD, exploring their possible implementation in the near future, with the goal of achieving earlier, feasible, and cheap methods of diagnosis as well as prognosis in IBD.
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- Dan Vălean
- Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology “Octavian Fodor”, 400162 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (D.V.); (R.Ț.); (F.Z.)
- Department of General Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Hațieganu”, 400347 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology “Octavian Fodor”, 400162 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (D.V.); (R.Ț.); (F.Z.)
- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Hațieganu”, 400347 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology “Octavian Fodor”, 400162 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (D.V.); (R.Ț.); (F.Z.)
- Department of General Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Hațieganu”, 400347 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Department of Patophysiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Hațieganu”, 400347 Cluj-Napoca, Romania;
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- Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology “Octavian Fodor”, 400162 Cluj-Napoca, Romania; (D.V.); (R.Ț.); (F.Z.)
- Department of General Surgery, University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Iuliu Hațieganu”, 400347 Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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Calafat M, Torres P, Tosca-Cuquerella J, Sánchez-Aldehuelo R, Rivero M, Iborra M, González-Vivo M, Vera I, de Castro L, Bujanda L, Barreiro-de Acosta M, González-Muñoza C, Calvet X, Benítez JM, Llorente-Barrio M, Surís G, Cañete F, Arias-García L, Monfort D, Castaño-García A, Garcia-Alonso FJ, Huguet JM, Marín-Jímenez I, Lorente R, Martín-Cardona A, Ferrer JÁ, Camo P, Gisbert JP, Pajares R, Gomollón F, Castro-Poceiro J, Morales-Alvarado J, Llaó J, Rodríguez A, Rodríguez C, Pérez-Galindo P, Navarro M, Jiménez-García N, Carrillo-Palau M, Blázquez-Gómez I, Sesé E, Almela P, Ramírez de la Piscina P, Taxonera C, Rodríguez-Lago I, Cabrinety L, Vela M, Mínguez M, Mesonero F, García MJ, Aguas M, Márquez L, Silva Porto M, Pineda JR, García-Etxebarría K, Bertoletti F, Brunet E, Mañosa M, Domènech E. Clinical and treatment outcomes of a second subcutaneous or intravenous anti-TNF in patients with ulcerative colitis treated with two consecutive anti-TNF agents: data from the ENEIDA registry. Therap Adv Gastroenterol 2024; 17:17562848231221713. [PMID: 38187926 PMCID: PMC10771049 DOI: 10.1177/17562848231221713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/09/2024] Open
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Background Infliximab seems to be the most efficacious of the three available anti-TNF agents for ulcerative colitis (UC) but little is known when it is used as the second anti-TNF. Objectives To compare the clinical and treatment outcomes of a second subcutaneous or intravenous anti-TNF in UC patients. Design Retrospective observational study. Methods Patients from the ENEIDA registry treated consecutively with infliximab and a subcutaneous anti-TNF (or vice versa), naïve to other biological agents, were identified and grouped according to the administration route of the first anti-TNF into IVi (intravenous initially) or SCi (subcutaneous initially). Results Overall, 473 UC patients were included (330 IVi and 143 SCi). Clinical response at week 14 was 42.7% and 48.3% in the IVi and SCi groups (non-statistically significant), respectively. Clinical remission rates at week 52 were 32.8% and 31.4% in the IVi and SCi groups (nonsignificant differences), respectively. A propensity-matched score analysis showed a higher clinical response rate at week 14 in the SCi group and higher treatment persistence in the IVi group. Regarding long-term outcomes, dose escalation and discontinuation due to the primary failure of the first anti-TNF and more severe disease activity at the beginning of the second anti-TNF were inversely associated with clinical remission. Conclusion The use of a second anti-TNF for UC seems to be reasonable in terms of efficacy, although it is particularly reduced in the case of the primary failure of the first anti-TNF. Whether the second anti-TNF is infliximab or subcutaneous does not seem to affect efficacy.
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- Margalida Calafat
- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Madrid, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Clínic Universitari de València, València, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
- Instituto de investigación IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, València, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
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- Biodonostia Health Research Institute, San Sebastián, Spain
- Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, San Sebastián, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Madrid, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Corporació Sanitària Universitària Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Madrid, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba, Spain
- Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge (L’ Hospitalet de Llobregat), Barcelona, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Madrid, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario de Burgos, Burgos, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital General Universitari de València, València, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital General Universitario de Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitari Mútua Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Madrid, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Fundación de Alcorcón (Madrid), Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital General San Jorge, Huesca, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS Princesa and UAM, Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Madrid, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía, Madrid, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, IIS Aragón, Zaragoza, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Madrid, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Althaia Xarxa Assistencial Universitària de Manresa, Manresa, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital General Universitari d’Alacant, Alacant, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Moisès Broggi, Sant Joan Despí, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, La Laguna, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital General Universitari de Castelló, Castellón, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario de Galdakao, Biocruces Bizkaia HRI, Galdakao, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitari Joan XXIII, Tarragona, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Clínic Universitari de València, València, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain
- Instituto de investigación IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, València, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain
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- Biodonostia Health Research Institute, San Sebastián, Spain
- Universidad del País Vasco/Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea, San Sebastián, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Madrid, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Corporació Sanitària Universitària Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Madrid, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Madrid, Spain
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology Department, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Carretera de Canyet s/n, Badalona, Catalonia 08916, Spain
- Departament de Medicina, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Madrid, Spain
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Martins CDA, de Azevedo MFC, Carlos AS, Damião AOMC, Sobrado Junior CW, Nahas SC, Queiroz NSF. Predictive factors of response to infliximab therapy in Brazilian inflammatory bowel disease patients. Therap Adv Gastroenterol 2023; 16:17562848231210053. [PMID: 38026104 PMCID: PMC10652804 DOI: 10.1177/17562848231210053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/10/2023] [Indexed: 12/01/2023] Open
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Background Biological therapies have revolutionized the treatment of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Infliximab (IFX) has been shown to be effective in inducing and maintaining remission in patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. However, about one-third of the patients are primary non-responders, and up to half can lose response over time. Hence, it is important to assess which factors are related to treatment failure. Objectives We aimed to identify factors predicting clinical and endoscopic remission with IFX treatment during maintenance therapy in a Brazilian IBD referral center. Design We conducted a cross-sectional study to describe demographic, clinical, and IBD therapy-related characteristics of IBD patients treated with IFX for at least 6 months in a Brazilian referral center. Subsequently, we evaluated factors associated with clinical and endoscopic remission (primary and secondary outcomes, respectively). Methods We used descriptive statistics to summarize the essential demographic and clinical characteristics of the population. The association of sociodemographic and clinical variables with outcomes was analyzed using multivariable logistic regression. Results A total of 131 IBD patients (the mean age 41.7 years) were enrolled in this study. Clinical and endoscopic remission were observed in 79.4% and 58.2% of the patients, respectively. In the multivariable analysis, IFX therapy duration and higher albumin levels increased the likelihood of clinical remission, while previous surgery decreased its chance. Prior use of adalimumab and higher C-reactive protein levels reduced the likelihood of endoscopic remission. Conclusion In summary, this study has enhanced our understanding of the predictive factors of treatment response to IFX in a well-characterized Brazilian IBD population. Trial registration 4.254.501 and 2.903.748.
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- Camilla de Almeida Martins
- Department of Gastroenterology and Division of Colorectal Surgery, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Division of Colorectal Surgery, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Division of Colorectal Surgery, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Division of Colorectal Surgery, University of Sao Paulo School of Medicine, São Paulo, Brazil
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Wang LF, Chen PR, He SK, Duan SH, Zhang Y. Predictors and optimal management of tumor necrosis factor antagonist nonresponse in inflammatory bowel disease: A literature review. World J Gastroenterol 2023; 29:4481-4498. [PMID: 37621757 PMCID: PMC10445007 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i29.4481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2023] [Revised: 06/28/2023] [Accepted: 07/17/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023] Open
Abstract
Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) antagonists, the first biologics approved for treating patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), are effective for the induction and maintenance of remission and significantly improving prognosis. However, up to one-third of treated patients show primary nonresponse (PNR) to anti-TNF-α therapies, and 23%-50% of IBD patients experience loss of response (LOR) to these biologics during subsequent treatment. There is still no recognized predictor for evaluating the efficacy of anti-TNF drugs. This review summarizes the existing predictors of PNR and LOR to anti-TNF in IBD patients. Most predictors remain controversial, and only previous surgical history, disease manifestations, drug concentrations, antidrug antibodies, serum albumin, some biologic markers, and some genetic markers may be potentially predictive. In addition, we also discuss the next steps of treatment for patients with PNR or LOR to TNF antagonists. Therapeutic drug monitoring plays an important role in treatment selection. Dose escalation, combination therapy, switching to a different anti-TNF drug, or switching to a biologic with a different mechanism of action can be selected based on the concentration of the drug and/or antidrug antibodies.
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- Liang-Fang Wang
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
- West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
- West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
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- West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
- West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
- West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610041, Sichuan Province, China
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Kucharzik T, Dignass A, Atreya R, Bokemeyer B, Esters P, Herrlinger K, Kannengiesser K, Kienle P, Langhorst J, Lügering A, Schreiber S, Stallmach A, Stein J, Sturm A, Teich N, Siegmund B. Aktualisierte S3-Leitlinie Colitis ulcerosa (Version 6.1) – Februar 2023 – AWMF-Registriernummer: 021-009. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GASTROENTEROLOGIE 2023; 61:1046-1134. [PMID: 37579791 DOI: 10.1055/a-2060-0935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
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- T Kucharzik
- Klinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin und Gastroenterologie, Städtisches Klinikum Lüneburg, Lüneburg, Deutschland
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- Medizinische Klinik I, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Frankfurt, Deutschland
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- Medizinische Klinik 1 Gastroent., Pneumologie, Endokrin., Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Deutschland
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- Interdisziplinäres Crohn Colitis Centrum Minden - ICCCM, Minden, Deutschland
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- Medizinische Klinik I, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Frankfurt, Deutschland
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- Innere Medizin I, Asklepios Klinik Nord, Hamburg, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin und Gastroenterologie, Städtisches Klinikum Lüneburg, Lüneburg, Deutschland
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- Abteilung für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Theresienkrankenhaus, Mannheim, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Integrative Medizin und Naturheilkunde, Sozialstiftung Bamberg Klinikum am Bruderwald, Bamberg, Deutschland
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- Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum Portal 10, Münster, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin I, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig Holstein, Kiel, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin IV Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie, Infektiologie, Universitätsklinikum Jena, Jena, Deutschland
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- Abteilung Innere Medizin mit Schwerpunkt Gastroenterologie, Krankenhaus Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin mit Schwerpunkt Gastroenterologie, DRK Kliniken Berlin Westend, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Internistische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Leipzig, Deutschland
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- Medizinische Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Infektiologie und Rheumatologie, Charité Campus Benjamin Franklin - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Deutschland
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Patil SA, Bhat S, Limdi JK, Farraye FA, Cross RK. The Sincerest Form of Flattery? Biosimilars in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2022; 28:1915-1923. [PMID: 35353189 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izac048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Lay Summary
Biosimilar medications have the potential to significantly reduce the cost of treatment in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Observational studies have shown similar efficacy and safety of biosimilars to biologic reference products. Shared decision-making is crucial to the successful implementation of these agents.
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- Seema A Patil
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 685 W. Baltimore Street, Suite 8-00, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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- Departments of Pharmacy and Gastroenterology, Digestive Disease and Surgery Institute, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Ave, Cleveland, OH, 44195, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology-Section of IBD, The Northern Care Alliance Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Sciences, University of Manchester, 2.41 Fairfield House, Manchester, BL9 7TD, UK
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Mayo Clinic, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL, 32224, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 685 W. Baltimore Street, Suite 8-00, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA
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Johnsen KM, Florholmen J, Moe ØK, Gundersen M, Beilfuss J, Kileng H, Sørbye SW, Goll R. Prediction of long-term remission in patients following discontinuation of anti-TNF therapy in ulcerative colitis: a 10 year follow up study. BMC Gastroenterol 2022; 22:459. [PMID: 36384477 PMCID: PMC9667633 DOI: 10.1186/s12876-022-02522-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Background The long-term outcomes of Ulcerative colitis (UC) after discontinuation of biological therapy are largely unknown. There is also a lack of accurate and validated markers that can predict outcome after withdrawal accurately. The aims of this study were to describe the long-term outcomes in UC patients following cessation of anti-TNF therapy and explore potential biomarkers as an approach towards precision medicine. Methods Seventy-five patients with moderate to severe UC treated to remission with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) were included in the study. This is a follow-up of previously reported UC outcomes. The patients were categorized as either “Remission” or “Relapse”. The “Relapse” group was divided into subgroups determined by the highest treatment level needed to obtain remission the last 3 years of observation: non-biological therapy, biological therapy or colectomy. Remission were divided in long term remission (LTR), those using immunomodulating drugs (LTR + imids) and those using only 5-amino-salicylate (5-ASA) treatment (LTR) for the past 3 years. Analyses of mucosal gene expression by real-time PCR were performed. Results The median (IQR) observation time of all patients included was 121 (111–137) months. Of the 75 patients, 46 (61%) did not receive biological therapy, including 23 (31%) in LTR ± imids. Of these 23 patients, 16 (21%) were defined as LTR with a median observation time of (IQR) 95 (77–113) months. In total 14 patients (19%) underwent colectomy during the 10 years after first remission. Mucosal TNF copies/µg mRNA < 10 000 at anti-TNF discontinuation predicted long-term remission, biological free remission and lower risk of colectomy with a HR 0.36 (0.14–0.92) for long-term remission, HR 0.17 (0.04–0.78) for biological free remission and HR 0.12 (0.01–0.91) for colectomy. IL1RL1 was normalized in LTR phenotype and higher in relapsing UC. Conclusion In this 10-year follow-up of UC of patients with moderate to severe disease, 61% of patients experience an altered phenotype to a milder disease course without need of biological therapy. Twenty-one percent of the patients were LTR without any medication except of 5-ASA. Mucosal TNF gene expression and IL1RL1- transcripts may be of clinical utility for long term prognosis in development of precision medicine in UC. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12876-022-02522-4.
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Larsen MD, Nørgård BM, Kjeldsen J. Does Disease Activity After Induction Treatment With Biologics Predict Short-Term Outcome in Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis? Inflamm Bowel Dis 2022; 28:1658-1666. [PMID: 34977919 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izab331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND Secondary loss of response to biological therapy is a challenge when treating Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Currently, no single marker has been found to be valid as a prognostic indicator of response to biologic therapy in patients with CD and UC. In this study, we aimed to assess whether disease activity after 14 weeks of biologic therapy has a prognostic impact on surgery and steroid-free remission during 6 months following completion of induction therapy. METHODS In an unselected cohort study based on data from 4 national Danish health registries, we identified 493 patients with UC and 620 patients with CD who completed induction therapy with biologics from 2016 to 2019. Following induction therapy with biologics, we defined disease activity based on C-reactive protein and clinical scores of disease activity. The composite endpoint, "not being well treated," included surgery or use of corticosteroid within 6 months following induction therapy. RESULTS In patients with UC with disease activity following induction therapy, the adjusted odds ratio for surgery or steroid treatment during 6 months of follow-up was 3.9 (95% CI, 1.6-9.3) compared with patients without disease activity, and in patients with CD, the adjusted odds ratio was 3.6 (95% CI, 1.7-7.6). CONCLUSIONS A positive treatment response to biologic treatment after induction therapy (measured by C-reactive protein and clinical scores) predicts a better short-term outcome in patients with CD and UC.
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- Michael Due Larsen
- Department of Clinical and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway.,Center for Clinical Epidemiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Center for Clinical Epidemiology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Research Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Medical Gastroenterology S, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark.,Research Unit of Medical Gastroenterology, Department of Clinical Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark
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Kwon Y, Kim ES, Choe YH, Kim MJ. How has the disease course of pediatric ulcerative colitis changed throughout the biologics era? A comparison with the IBSEN study. World J Gastroenterol 2022; 28:3666-3681. [PMID: 36161040 PMCID: PMC9372802 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i28.3666] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2021] [Revised: 11/29/2021] [Accepted: 06/30/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In Korea, infliximab was approved for use in children with ulcerative colitis (UC) in October 2012.
AIM To compare the clinical course of UC before and after the introduction of biological agents, and to compare with the IBSEN study.
METHODS Patients under 18 years of age, who were diagnosed with UC and followed from January 2003 to October 2020, were included in the study. Group A (n = 48) was followed for at least 2 years between January 2003 and October 2012, and Group B (n = 62) was followed for at least 2 years between November 2012 and October 2020. We compared endoscopic remission, drug composition, relapse rate, steroid-free period, and the quality of life of each group. We plotted the clinical course of the included patients using the pediatric UC activity index score, and compared our patients with those in the IBSEN study.
RESULTS After 2 years of treatment, colonoscopy evaluation revealed different outcomes in the two treatment groups. Remission was confirmed in 14 patients (29.2%) of Group A, and in 31 patients (50.0%) of Group B (P < 0.012). The median cumulative corticosteroid-free period was 3.0 years in Group A and 4.4 years in Group B. Steroid-free period of Group B was significantly longer than that of Group A (P < 0.001). There was a statistically significant difference between the two groups in evaluation of the relapse rate during the observation period (P < 0.001). The plotted clinical course graphs of Group A showed similar proportions to the graphs in the IBSEN study. However, in Group B, the proportion of patients corresponding to curve 1 (remission or mild severity after initial high activity) was high at 76% (47/62).
CONCLUSION The incidence of relapse has decreased and the steroid-free period has increased after the introduction of the biological agent. The clinical course also showed a different pattern from that of IBSEN study. The active use of biological agents may change the long-term disease course in moderate to severe pediatric UC.
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- Yiyoung Kwon
- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul 06351, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Kangbuk Samsung Medical Center, Seoul 03181, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul 06351, South Korea
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- Department of Pediatrics, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul 06351, South Korea
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Golovics PA, Gonczi L, Reinglas J, Verdon C, Pundir S, Afif W, Wild G, Bitton A, Bessissow T, Lakatos PL. Patient-Reported Outcome and Clinical Scores Are Equally Accurate in Predicting Mucosal Healing in Ulcerative Colitis: A Prospective Study. Dig Dis Sci 2022; 67:3089-3095. [PMID: 34286411 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-021-07178-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/12/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Optimal management of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) requires the accurate, objective assessment of disease activity. AIMS We aimed to determine how strong patient-reported outcomes, clinical scores and symptoms correlate with endoscopy and biomarkers for assessment of disease activity in patients with UC. METHODS Consecutive patients with UC followed at the McGill University IBD Center and referred for endoscopy (surveillance or flare) were included prospectively between September 2018 and August 2020. Patient-reported outcome (PRO2), partial Mayo, Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index (SCCAI), Mayo endoscopic subscore (MES) and Baron and Ulcerative Colitis Endoscopic Index of Severity (UCEIS) scores were calculated. C-reactive protein (CRP) and fecal calprotectin (FCAL) were collected. RESULTS A total of 171 patients with UC [age: 49(IQR:38-61) years, female: 46.2%, 57.3% extensive disease, 42.7% on biologicals] were included prospectively. Rectal bleeding (RBS), stool frequency (SF) subscore of 0, or total PRO2 remission (RBS0 and SF ≤ 1), partial Mayo (≤ 2) and SCCAI (≤ 2.5) remission were similarly associated with mucosal healing defined by MES (0 or ≤ 1), Baron (0 or ≤ 1) or UCEIS (≤ 3) scores in ROC analysis (AUC:0.93-0.72). There was a moderate-to-strong agreement between MES Baron and UCEIS (K = 0.91-0.41). A UCEIS of ≤ 3 was identified as the best cutoff to clinical or endoscopic remission. Agreement between CRP and clinical remission or endoscopic healing (MES/Baron) was poor (K ~ 0.2), while agreement between FCAL and RBS-PRO2 or MES/Baron/UCEIS was moderate to strong (K = 0.44-0.70). CONCLUSIONS Agreement between RBS, SF, PRO2, partial Mayo and SCCAI in predicting endoscopic healing was moderate to strong, while no clinically meaningful difference was found in accuracy across the scores and definitions. FCAL, but not CRP, was associated to clinical and endoscopic remission.
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- Petra Anna Golovics
- Division of Gastroenterology, Medical Centre, Hungarian Defence Forces, Podmaniczky u 109-111, Budapest, 1062, Hungary
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- 1st Department of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Koranyi S u 2/a, Budapest, 1083, Hungary
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- Division of Gastroenterology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital, 1650 Ave. Cedar, D16.173.1, Montreal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital, 1650 Ave. Cedar, D16.173.1, Montreal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital, 1650 Ave. Cedar, D16.173.1, Montreal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital, 1650 Ave. Cedar, D16.173.1, Montreal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital, 1650 Ave. Cedar, D16.173.1, Montreal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital, 1650 Ave. Cedar, D16.173.1, Montreal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital, 1650 Ave. Cedar, D16.173.1, Montreal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada
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- 1st Department of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Koranyi S u 2/a, Budapest, 1083, Hungary. .,Division of Gastroenterology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal General Hospital, 1650 Ave. Cedar, D16.173.1, Montreal, QC, H3G 1A4, Canada.
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Khoudari G, Mansoor E, Click B, Alkhayyat M, Saleh MA, Sinh P, Katz J, Cooper GS, Regueiro M. Rates of Intestinal Resection and Colectomy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients After Initiation of Biologics: A Cohort Study. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022; 20:e974-e983. [PMID: 33065311 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2020] [Revised: 09/23/2020] [Accepted: 10/08/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS 50% to 80% Crohn's disease (CD) and 10% to 30% ulcerative colitis (UC) patients require surgery over their lifetime. Biologic therapies may alter this natural history, but data on the effect of biologics on surgery rates in this patient population are mixed. We sought to investigate the influence of biologics on surgery prevalence in CD and UC. METHODS We used a commercial database (Explorys Inc, Cleveland, OH), which includes electronic health record data from 26 major integrated US healthcare systems. We identified all patients who were diagnosed with CD or UC that were treated with any biologics between 2015 and 2020. The primary outcome was to examine the association between biologics therapy and the prevalence of bowel resection. Also, we identified the factors associated with surgery in IBD patients on biologics. RESULTS Of 32,904,480 patients in the database, we identified 140,540 patients with CD and 115,260 patients with UC, of whom 25,840 (18%) and 9,050 (7.8%) patients received biologics, respectively. The prevalence of intestinal resection was significantly lower in biologics-treated CD patients (9.3%) compared to those who did not receive biologics (12.1%) (p < .001). Similarly, biologic-treated UC patients were significantly less likely to undergo colectomy (7.3%) compared to UC patients who did not receive biologic therapy (11.0%) (p < .001). Tobacco use, Clostridium difficile infection, and perianal disease were associated with intestinal resection in CD. Colon neoplasm and Clostridium difficile infection were associated with colectomy in UC. CONCLUSIONS In this study of a large healthcare administrative database, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients treated with biologics were significantly less likely to undergo bowel resection when compared to those who never received biologics. This data suggests that biologics may impact surgical rates in IBD.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Case Western Reserve University/University Hospital, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio.
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Juillerat P, Grueber MM, Ruetsch R, Santi G, Vuillèmoz M, Michetti P. Positioning biologics in the treatment of IBD: A practical guide – Which mechanism of action for whom? CURRENT RESEARCH IN PHARMACOLOGY AND DRUG DISCOVERY 2022; 3:100104. [PMID: 35570855 PMCID: PMC9092374 DOI: 10.1016/j.crphar.2022.100104] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/12/2022] [Revised: 04/04/2022] [Accepted: 04/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
Abstract
The number of available biological therapies have doubled over the last 10 years and the arrival of novel molecules (interleukin 23p19 inhibitors) is ongoing alongside the development of small molecules. As a result of this vast landscape of treatment, positioning advanced therapies (according to clinical situation, efficacy and safety) is of paramount importance to providing personalized, appropriate IBD treatment. In this publication the recent available literature is summarized for practical integration into clinical practice including comparative efficacy data, patient and disease demographics. We refer to recent publications and expert opinion in order to facilitate the decision making process of positioning biologicals IBD treatment.
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- Pascal Juillerat
- Gastroenterology, Clinic for Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Crohn and Colitis Center, Gastro-entérologie Beaulieu SA, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Corresponding author. Clinic for Visceral Surgery and Medicine Inselspital, Bern University Hospital Freiburgstrasse 10, CH-3010, Bern, Switzerland.
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- Gastroenterology, Clinic for Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
- Crohn and Colitis Center, Gastro-entérologie Beaulieu SA, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Crohn and Colitis Center, Gastro-entérologie Beaulieu SA, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Gastroenterology, Clinic for Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Crohn and Colitis Center, Gastro-entérologie Beaulieu SA, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Crohn and Colitis Center, Gastro-entérologie Beaulieu SA, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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Miyazaki H, Watanabe D, Okamoto N, Tokunaga E, Ku Y, Takenaka H, Hoshi N, Ooi M, Kodama Y. Efficacy and predictor of anti-TNFα agents in patients with intestinal Behçet's disease. BMC Gastroenterol 2022; 22:149. [PMID: 35346067 PMCID: PMC8962253 DOI: 10.1186/s12876-022-02221-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2021] [Accepted: 03/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Background Behçet’s disease (BD) is a recurrent multisystem inflammatory disease. Anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) α agents have been used to treat patients with intestinal BD with severe disease activity or those who are resistant to conventional treatments; however, the long-term efficacy of anti-TNFα agents in intestinal BD remains unclear. In the present study, we investigated the clinical outcomes and predictors of discontinuation of anti-TNFα agents in patients with intestinal BD. Methods We reviewed the medical records of patients with intestinal BD who received first-line anti-TNFα agents between January 2009 and June 2020. The primary outcome was the percentage of patients who continued anti-TNFα therapy for 48 weeks. Secondary outcomes included the percentage of patients who achieved marked improvement, complete remission, and mucosal healing, as well as predictors of discontinuation of anti-TNFα agents. Results A total of 29 patients were included in the study. Twenty-two (75.9%) patients continued anti-TNFα therapy for 48 weeks. The percentage of patients who achieved marked improvement, complete remission, and mucosal healing at week 48 was 48.3%, 37.9%, and 48.3%, respectively. At week 96, 11 (37.9%) patients achieved marked improvement, complete remission, and mucosal healing. A higher C-reactive protein level (CRP; ≥ 1 mg/dL) at baseline was a predictor of discontinuation of anti-TNFα agents. Conclusions The 48-week continuation rate of anti-TNFα agents was 75.9% in bio-naïve patients with intestinal BD. However, a higher baseline CRP level (≥ 1 mg/dL) was associated with discontinuation of anti-TNFα agents.
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Ishida N, Miyazu T, Tamura S, Tani S, Yamade M, Iwaizumi M, Hamaya Y, Osawa S, Furuta T, Sugimoto K. Real-World Efficacy and Safety Monitoring for Predicting Continuation of Tofacitinib Therapy in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis. Dig Dis Sci 2022; 67:3984-3992. [PMID: 34460029 PMCID: PMC8403693 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-021-07233-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although the clinical efficacy of tofacitinib in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) has been assessed in the OCTAVE trial, there is a lack of adequate data on its efficacy in real-world clinical settings. AIMS To analyze the efficacy of tofacitinib and the predictors of its continuation. METHODS Changes in clinical activity index (CAI), blood test results (C-reactive protein [CRP], albumin [Alb], and hemoglobin), and endoscopic scores (Mayo endoscopic subscore [MES], ulcerative colitis endoscopic index of severity [UCEIS]) were evaluated, and we investigated the factors that affect the rate and continuity of tofacitinib. RESULTS Twenty-two patients with UC who were treated with tofacitinib were enrolled. Tofacitinib was continued in 16/22 (72.7%) patients. CAI significantly improved 4 weeks after tofacitinib induction (P < 0.01). In the blood tests, only Alb level improved significantly at week 2 compared with baseline (P = 0.03). In the non-failure group, serum Alb and CRP levels improved significantly from week 0 to week 24; however, similar changes were not observed in the failure group. After 6 months, the overall MES and UCEIS had significantly improved (P = 0.03 and P = 0.02, respectively). Kaplan-Meier analysis demonstrated that those with baseline UCEIS ≥ 5 had significantly lower tofacitinib continuation rate than those with baseline UCEIS ≤ 4, suggesting that baseline UCEIS may be a predictor of tofacitinib continuation (log-rank test: P < 0.01). CONCLUSIONS Tofacitinib is a promising therapeutic agent for the induction and maintenance therapy in UC. Baseline UCEIS may predict its therapeutic effects.
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- Natsuki Ishida
- First Department of Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-3192 Japan
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- First Department of Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-3192 Japan
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- First Department of Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-3192 Japan
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- First Department of Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-3192 Japan
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- First Department of Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-3192 Japan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Japan
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- First Department of Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-3192 Japan
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- Department of Endoscopic and Photodynamic Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Japan
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- Center for Clinical Research, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Japan
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- First Department of Medicine, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, 1-20-1 Handayama, Higashi-ku, Hamamatsu, Shizuoka 431-3192 Japan
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Lee SH, Walshe M, Oh EH, Hwang SW, Park SH, Yang DH, Byeon JS, Myung SJ, Yang SK, Greener T, Weizman AV, Silverberg MS, Ye BD. Early Changes in Serum Albumin Predict Clinical and Endoscopic Outcomes in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis Starting Anti-TNF Treatment. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2021; 27:1452-1461. [PMID: 33269403 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izaa309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Up to 60% of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) ultimately fail anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) treatment. We aimed to investigate early predictive markers of clinical and endoscopic outcomes in patients with UC who were anti-TNF-naïve commencing anti-TNF treatment, with particular focus on changes in albumin and C-reactive protein levels in the first 2 weeks of treatment. METHODS We retrospectively investigated 210 patients with UC who started infliximab or adalimumab between 2009 and 2016 (male, 62.4%; median age at diagnosis, 37.9 years [interquartile range, 25.5-48.9 years]; median follow-up duration, 3.3 years [1.9-5.0 years]). Logistic and Cox proportional-hazards regressions were performed to identify variables associated with primary nonresponse (PNR), endoscopic outcomes, time-to-colectomy, and anti-TNF failure. RESULTS Forty-one patients (19.5%) experienced PNR; week 0/week 2 ratio serum albumin was associated with PNR (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.8; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.1-2.9, per interquartile range increase). Week 0/week 2 ratio albumin was also associated with endoscopic response (aOR, 0.28; 95% CI, 0.31-0.82) and endoscopic remission (aOR, 0.61; 95% CI, 0.39-0.96) at weeks 8 to 14, time-to-colectomy (adjusted hazard ratio, 2.12; 95% CI, 1.29-3.49) and time-to-anti-TNF failure (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.54; 95% CI, 1.22-1.96), regardless of age, disease severity, or in-patient status. Association with time-to-colectomy and anti-TNF failure was externally validated in an independent cohort of inpatients with UC starting infliximab. CONCLUSIONS Change in serum albumin within the first 2 weeks of anti-TNF treatment is predictive of PNR, endoscopic outcomes, time-to-colectomy, and anti-TNF failure in patients with UC. Timely access to this biomarker enables early identification of patients with UC at risk of anti-TNF failure and may guide early optimization of anti-TNF treatment to improve disease outcomes.
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- Sun-Ho Lee
- Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Inflammatory Bowel Disease Group, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Group, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Group, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Group, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Group, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.,Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Vande Casteele N, Jairath V, Jeyarajah J, Dulai PS, Singh S, Shackelton LM, Feagan BG, Sandborn WJ. Development and Validation of a Clinical Decision Support Tool That Incorporates Pharmacokinetic Data to Predict Endoscopic Healing in Patients Treated With Infliximab. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021; 19:1209-1217.e2. [PMID: 32376505 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.04.078] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2019] [Revised: 04/24/2020] [Accepted: 04/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Infliximab is an effective treatment for moderate to severe ulcerative colitis (UC). Little is known about patient-related factors that might be used to predict endoscopic healing with infliximab therapy. METHODS We analyzed data from 484 patients included in the randomized trials of the effects of infliximab therapy for patients with UC (Active Ulcerative Colitis Trials [ACT]-1 and ACT-2). We used a 2-compartment population pharmacokinetic model to calculate baseline infliximab clearance. Two multivariable regression models were derived and validated for their ability to identify patients with endoscopic healing (Mayo endoscopic score, ≤1) at weeks 8 and 30, using only baseline variables. We developed a clinical decision support tool (CDST) and calculator to determine the probability of endoscopic healing in patients starting infliximab. RESULTS Higher baseline infliximab clearance, stool frequency, and rectal bleeding scores were associated negatively with endoscopic healing at week 8. In the validation set, a CDST score of 9 points or fewer identified patients without endoscopic healing at week 8 with 82% sensitivity (95% CI, 76%-88%), whereas a CDST score of 16 points or more identified patients with endoscopic healing at week 8 with 87% specificity (95% CI, 81%-94%). Higher baseline infliximab clearance, stool frequency score, white blood cell count, and lower body weight were associated negatively with endoscopic healing at week 30. In the validation set, CDST scores of 17 points or fewer identified patients without endoscopic healing at week 30 with 90% sensitivity (95% CI, 85%-95%), whereas scores greater than 22 points identified patients with endoscopic healing at week 30 with 80% specificity (95% CI, 73%-87%). External validation models had a modest predictive value, with an area under of the curve of 0.67 (95% CI, 0.61-0.74). Patient-level probabilities of endoscopic healing at weeks 8 or 30 can be calculated online (www.premedibd.com). CONCLUSIONS Using data from 2 clinical trials of patients receiving infliximab therapy for UC, we developed and validated the CDST, which uses data on infliximab clearance and baseline patient and disease measures to identify patients most likely to have endoscopic healing. This tool will facilitate therapy decision making and precision medicine.
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- Niels Vande Casteele
- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California; Department of Medical Research & Development, Robarts Clinical Trials, Inc, London, Ontario, Canada.
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- Department of Medical Research & Development, Robarts Clinical Trials, Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Medicine; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medical Research & Development, Robarts Clinical Trials, Inc, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Medical Research & Development, Robarts Clinical Trials, Inc, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medical Research & Development, Robarts Clinical Trials, Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Medicine; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California; Department of Medical Research & Development, Robarts Clinical Trials, Inc, London, Ontario, Canada
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Fiorino G, Danese S, Giacobazzi G, Spinelli A. Medical therapy versus surgery in moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis. Dig Liver Dis 2021; 53:403-408. [PMID: 33051163 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2020.09.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 08/25/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Ulcerative colitis, a chronic inflammatory condition that affects the colon from rectum to caecum, is characterized by periods of increased bowel movements, blood in feces, rectal urgency, tenesmus, and abdominal pain, with periods of remission and flares of disease, which negatively impact quality of life. A number of therapeutic options are available for patients with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis, however, no clear treatment algorithm exists. Therapeutic goals include short-term benefits for patients (i.e., the reduction/absence of symptoms, essentially stool frequency and rectal bleeding) and long-term benefits (i.e., sustained clinical remission, steroid-free remission, and mucosal healing). Therapies currently approved and available for the treatment of moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis include monoclonal antibodies such as those targeting anti-tumor necrosis factor α (i.e., infliximab, adalimumab, golimumab), anti-adhesion molecules (i.e., vedolizumab), anti-interleukin 12/23 agents (i.e., ustekinumab), and Janus Kinase inhibitors (i.e., tofacitinib). Surgical approaches should also be considered in patients refractory to medical therapy or with complications (including toxic megacolon or colonic dysplasia/cancer). This review provides an overview of currently available treatment options for patients with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis and summarizes factors that should be considered during the therapeutic decision.
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- Gionata Fiorino
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy; IBD Center, Humanitas Clinical and Research Hospital IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy; IBD Center, Humanitas Clinical and Research Hospital IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy; Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Humanitas Clinical and Research Hospital IRCCS, Rozzano, Milan, Italy.
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Iacucci M, Smith SCL, Bazarova A, Shivaji UN, Bhandari P, Cannatelli R, Daperno M, Ferraz J, Goetz M, Gui X, Hayee B, De Hertogh G, Lazarev M, Li J, Nardone OM, Parra-Blanco A, Pastorelli L, Panaccione R, Occhipinti V, Rath T, Tontini GE, Vieth M, Villanacci V, Zardo D, Bisschops R, Kiesslich R, Ghosh S. An International Multicenter Real-Life Prospective Study of Electronic Chromoendoscopy Score PICaSSO in Ulcerative Colitis. Gastroenterology 2021; 160:1558-1569.e8. [PMID: 33347880 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2020.12.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2020] [Revised: 10/28/2020] [Accepted: 12/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Endoscopic and histologic remission are important goals in the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC). We investigated the correlation of the recently developed Paddington International Virtual ChromoendoScopy ScOre (PICaSSO) and other established endoscopic scores against multiple histological indices and prospectively assessed outcomes. METHODS In this prospective multicenter international study, inflammatory activity was assessed with high-definition and virtual chromoendoscopy in the rectum and sigmoid using the Mayo Endoscopic Score (MES), UC Endoscopic Index of Severity (UCEIS), and PICaSSO. Targeted biopsies were taken for assessment using Robarts Histological Index (RHI), Nancy Histological index (NHI), ECAP (Extent, Chronicity, Activity, Plus score), Geboes, and Villanacci. Follow-up data were obtained at 6 and 12 months after colonoscopy. RESULTS A total of 307 patients were recruited. There was strong correlation between PICaSSO and histology scores, significantly superior to correlation coefficients of MES and UCEIS with histology scores. A PICaSSO score of ≤3 detected histologic remission by RHI (≤3 + absence of neutrophils) with area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) 0.90 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.86-0.94) and NHI (≤1) AUROC 0.82 (95% CI 0.77-0.87). The interobserver agreement for PICaSSO was 0.88 (95% CI 0.83-0.92). At 6- and 12-months follow-up, PICaSSO score ≤3 predicted better outcomes than PICaSSO >3 (hazard ratio [HR] 0.19 [0.11-0.33] and 0.22 [0.13-0.34], respectively),} as well as PICaSSO 4-8 (HR 0.25 [0.12-0.53] and 0.22 (0.12-0.39), respectively) and similar to histologic remission. CONCLUSION In this first real-life multicenter study, the PICaSSO score correlated strongly with multiple histological indices. Furthermore, PICaSSO score predicted specified clinical outcomes at 6 and 12 months, similar to histology. Thus, PICaSSO can be a useful endoscopic tool in the therapeutic management of UC.
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- Marietta Iacucci
- Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, NIHR Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facilities, University of Birmingham, and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom; National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada.
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- Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, NIHR Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facilities, University of Birmingham, and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, NIHR Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facilities, University of Birmingham, and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Institute for Biological Physics, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, NIHR Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facilities, University of Birmingham, and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom; National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, NIHR Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facilities, University of Birmingham, and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Department of Gastroenterology, Spedali Civili, Brescia, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Torino, Torino, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Klinikum Böblingen, Germany
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Kings College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, NIHR Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facilities, University of Birmingham, and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom
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- Division of Gastroenterology, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Department of Pathophysiology and Transplantation, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, NIHR Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facilities, University of Birmingham, and University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom; National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Birmingham Biomedical Research Centre, Birmingham, United Kingdom; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
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Treatments of inflammatory bowel disease toward personalized medicine. Arch Pharm Res 2021; 44:293-309. [PMID: 33763844 DOI: 10.1007/s12272-021-01318-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD), is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by intestinal inflammation and epithelial injury. For the treatment of IBD, 5-aminosalicylic acids, corticosteroids, immunomodulators, and biologic agents targeting tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, α4β7-integrin, and interleukin (IL)-12/23 have been widely used. Especially, anti-TNF-α antibodies are the first biologic agents that presently remain at the forefront. However, 10-30% of patients resist biologic agents, including anti-TNF-α agents (primary non-responder; PNR), and 20-50% of primary responders develop treatment resistance within one year (secondary loss of response; SLR). Nonetheless, the etiologies of PNR and SLR are not clearly understood, and predictors of response to biologic agents are also not defined yet. Numerous studies are being performed to discover prediction markers of the response to biologic agents, and this review will introduce currently available therapeutic options for IBD, biologics under investigation, and recent studies exploring various predictive factors related to PNR and SLR.
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Martínez-Lozano H, Miranda-Bautista J, González-Lama Y, Carpio D, Barreiro-de Acosta M, Pérez-Calle JL, Relea Pérez L, Villa K, Matallana V, Calvo M, Vera MI, Pérez Galindo P, Mora-Cuadrado N, López-Serrano P, Marín-Jiménez I, Menchén L. Comparison of original and biosimilar infliximab (CTP-13) in biologic-naïve patients with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis: a retrospective, multicenter real-life study in Spain. REVISTA ESPANOLA DE ENFERMEDADES DIGESTIVAS : ORGANO OFICIAL DE LA SOCIEDAD ESPANOLA DE PATOLOGIA DIGESTIVA 2021; 113:170-178. [PMID: 33213166 DOI: 10.17235/reed.2020.6847/2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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PURPOSE biosimilar infliximab (CTP-13) has been recently approved for the treatment of several immune-mediated inflammatory disorders, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Comparative studies between this biosimilar and original infliximab in the real clinical practice are scarce. The objective of this study was to compare short and long-term safety and efficacy of original (O) and biosimilar infliximab (B-IFX) in biologic-naïve, IBD patients in the real life clinical practice. METHODS a retrospective, multicentric study was performed in five Spanish hospitals. Consecutive IBD, biologic-naïve patients from an historic cohort who initiated O-IFX from January 2013 were compared with biologic-naïve patients, who started treatment with B-IFX since its approval in January 2015. The evaluation of efficacy was assessed after the induction phase, at week 14 and week 54 of treatment. Time to dose escalation or treatment persistence of both O-IFX and B-IFX was also considered. The appearance of serious adverse events was recorded. RESULTS two hundred and thirty-nine IBD biologic-naïve patients who started with O-IFX or B-IFX were included: 153 patients were diagnosed with Crohn's disease (95 treated with O- and 58 treated with B-IFX) and 86 with ulcerative colitis (40 received O- and 46 received B-IFX). At weeks 14 and 54, both O-IFX and B-IFX groups reached a similar clinical response and remission rates. Time to dose escalation, treatment persistence and safety profile were comparable between both groups. CONCLUSIONS this long-term real-life experience provides additional evidence of the similarity of O- and B-IFX CTP-13 in terms of efficacy and safety in IBD patients.
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- Gastroenterología, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Pontevedra
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- Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro
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- Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro
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- Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro
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- Aparato Digestivo, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón
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Predictors and Early Markers of Response to Biological Therapies in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10040853. [PMID: 33669579 PMCID: PMC7922976 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10040853] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Revised: 02/10/2021] [Accepted: 02/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are chronic conditions that primarily affect the gastrointestinal tract, with a complex pathogenesis; they are characterized by a significant heterogeneity of clinical presentations and of inflammatory pathways that sustain intestinal damage. After the introduction of the first biological therapies, the pipeline of therapies for IBD has been constantly expanding, and a significant number of new molecules is expected in the next few years. Evidence from clinical trials and real-life experiences has taught us that up to 40% of patients do not respond to a specific drug. Unfortunately, to date, clinicians lack a valid tool that can predict each patient’s response to therapies and that could help them in choosing what drug to administer. Several candidate biomarkers have been investigated so far, with conflicting results: clinical, genetic, immunological, pharmacokinetic and microbial markers have been tested, but no ideal marker has been identified so far. Based on recent evidence, multiparametric models seemingly hold the greatest potential for predicting response to therapy. In this narrative review, we aim to summarize the current knowledge on predictors and early markers of response to biological therapies in IBD.
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Mahajan R, Singh A, Kedia S, Kaur K, Midha V, Sahu P, Mehta V, Singh D, Bansal N, Dharni K, Kaushal S, Ahuja V, Sood A. Maintaining infliximab induced clinical remission with azathioprine and 5-aminosalicylates in acute severe steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis has lower cost and high efficacy (MIRACLE): a multicenter study. Intest Res 2021; 20:64-71. [PMID: 33525859 PMCID: PMC8831781 DOI: 10.5217/ir.2020.00100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2020] [Accepted: 11/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background/Aims Infliximab (IFX) has been used to induce and maintain remission in patients with severe steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis (UC). Long-term use of biologics in developing countries is limited by high cost and frequent side effects. An optimal maintenance strategy in these patients needs to be established. Methods A retrospective analysis of maintenance of clinical remission with combination of azathioprine (AZA) and 5-aminosalicylates (5-ASA) in patients with severe steroid-refractory UC where IFX (5 mg/kg intravenously at weeks 0, 2, 6) had been used only as an induction therapy was done at 2 centers in India. Primary outcome was the proportion of patients maintaining corticosteroid-free sustained clinical remission (SCR) at the end of study period. Rates of relapse and cost of therapy were also analyzed. Results Of the 137 patients who received rescue IFX induction therapy, 77 (56.2%) achieved clinical remission (mean age 34.81 ± 13.32 years, 68.83% males, median follow-up 4 years, range 3 months to 6 years) and were included. Cumulative corticosteroid-free SCR was maintained in 68%, 59%, 42%, and 35% patients at 1, 2, 4, and 6 years respectively. Sixty-seven relapses were observed in 33 patients. Majority of the relapses (45/67, 67.16%) occurred within first 2 years of follow-up. Two relapses were managed with re-induction with IFX, one required colectomy, whereas all other responded to repeat course(s) of corticosteroids. Annual per capita maintenance therapy with 5-ASA and AZA was cheaper by US$ 4,526 compared to maintaining remission with IFX. Conclusions Clinical remission achieved with IFX induction therapy in severe steroid-refractory UC can be sustained over long time with a combination of AZA and 5-ASA.
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- Ramit Mahajan
- Department of Gastroenterology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, India
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, India
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- Department of CRC, Research and Development Centre, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, India
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- Research and Development Centre, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, India
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- School of Business Studies, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, India
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- Department of Pharmacology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Human Nutrition, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, India
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Stefanovic S, Detrez I, Compernolle G, Brouwers E, Sever N, Stabuc B, Smrekar N, Kurent T, Novak G, Kozelj M, Ferrante M, Gils A, Drobne D. Endoscopic remission can be predicted by golimumab concentrations in patients with ulcerative colitis treated with the changed label. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021; 33:54-61. [PMID: 32804854 DOI: 10.1097/meg.0000000000001843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND In 2018, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) replaced a fixed 50 mg every 4-week maintenance regimen of golimumab for ulcerative colitis (UC) patients weighing <80 kg with new, flexible dosing that allows reactive dose optimization to 100 mg if clinically needed. We analyzed the endoscopic remission rates and pharmacokinetics of this new dosing regimen in real-life settings. METHODS We prospectively recruited 30 consecutive (17 with body weight <80 kg) patients with UC who received golimumab with the new EMA label. The primary endpoint was endoscopic remission (Mayo ≤1) assessed by centrally-read endoscopy at week 14 and year 1. Golimumab concentrations, measured at nine prespecified timepoints, were correlated with endoscopic remission and identified cut-offs. RESULTS Endoscopic remission was achieved in 15/30 (50%) and 10/30 (33%) patients at week 14 and year 1, respectively. Reactive dose optimization to 100 mg maintenance was needed in 13/17 (76%) patients. Golimumab concentrations at week 6 predicted week 14 and year 1 endoscopic remission. Week 6 concentrations >10.7 µg/ml were a strong predictor for achievement and maintenance of endoscopic remission during the first year of treatment, while concentrations <5.1 µg/ml identified the opposite. CONCLUSION One-third of the patients reached and maintained endoscopic remission during the first year of golimumab treatment, but the need for dose optimization to 100 mg every 4 weeks of maintenance was high in patients weighing <80 kg. Golimumab concentrations <5.1 µg/ml at week 6 identified patients who are unlikely to reach and maintain endoscopic remission with the new, flexible EMA label.
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- Sebastian Stefanovic
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, Laboratory for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Antibodies, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, Laboratory for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Antibodies, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, Laboratory for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Antibodies, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, Laboratory for Therapeutic and Diagnostic Antibodies, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
- Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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Monstad IL, Solberg IC, Cvancarova M, Hovde O, Henriksen M, Huppertz-Hauss G, Gunther E, Moum BA, Stray N, Vatn M, Hoie O, Jahnsen J. Outcome of Ulcerative Colitis 20 Years after Diagnosis in a Prospective Population-based Inception Cohort from South-Eastern Norway, the IBSEN Study. J Crohns Colitis 2020; 15:969-979. [PMID: 33367569 PMCID: PMC8218709 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjaa232] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The long-term course of ulcerative colitis [UC] is difficult to predict. Mortality, colectomy, cancer, and hospitalisation represent hard outcomes of disease. Moreover, knowledge on the risk of relapses and need for potent medication add important information about living with UC. We aimed to evaluate the course and prognosis of UC during the first 20 years after diagnosis, and to identify early prognostic risk factors. METHODS From 1990 to 1994, a population-based inception cohort of patients with inflammatory bowel disease was enrolled in South-Eastern Norway. A systematic follow-up [FU] was conducted at 1,5, 10, and 20 years after diagnosis. Clinical outcomes were recorded continuously, and possible relationships between early disease characteristics and outcomes were analysed using multiple regression analysis. RESULTS Among 519 UC patients, 119 died, 60 were lost to FU, and 340 were included in the FU cohort. The 20-year cumulative risk of colectomy was 13.0% (95% confidence interval [CI] [11.4-14.6]). Extensive colitis at diagnosis was independently associated with an increased risk of colectomy compared with proctitis (hazard ratio [HR] = 2].8, 95% CI [1.3-6.1]). In contrast, mucosal healing at 1-year FU was independently associated with reduced risk of colectomy [HR = 0.4, 95% CI [0.2-0.8]), and inversely associated with subsequent risk of relapse [adjusted HR = 0.5, 95% CI [0.3-0.7]). CONCLUSIONS The overall risk of colectomy in our cohort was lower than expected from previous studies, although considerable for patients with extensive colitis at diagnosis. Early mucosal healing was associated with better disease outcomes 20 years after diagnosis.
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- Iril Lovise Monstad
- Department of Gastroenterolgy, Oslo University Hospital, Ulleval, Norway,Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway,Corresponding author: Dr Iril L. Monstad, Lovisenberg Diaconal Hospital, Lovisenberg Street 17, 1456 Oslo, Norway. Tel.: + 47 984 48 423;
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Innlandet Hospital Trust, Gjøvik, Norway,Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Østfold Hospital, Fredrikstad, Norway
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Østfold Hospital, Fredrikstad, Norway
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- Department of Gastroenterolgy, Oslo University Hospital, Ulleval, Norway,Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- EpiGen Institute, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway,Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital of Southern Norway, Arendal, Norway
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Akershus University Hospital, Lørenskog, Norway,Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Kucharzik T, Dignass AU, Atreya R, Bokemeyer B, Esters P, Herrlinger K, Kannengießer K, Kienle P, Langhorst J, Lügering A, Schreiber S, Stallmach A, Stein J, Sturm A, Teich N, Siegmund B. Aktualisierte S3-Leitlinie Colitis ulcerosa – Living Guideline. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GASTROENTEROLOGIE 2020; 58:e241-e326. [PMID: 33260237 DOI: 10.1055/a-1296-3444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Torsten Kucharzik
- Klinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin und Gastroenterologie, Klinikum Lüneburg, Lüneburg, Deutschland
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- Medizinische Klinik I, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland
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- Medizinische Klinik 1, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Deutschland
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- Gastroenterologische Gemeinschaftspraxis Minden, Deutschland
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- Medizinische Klinik I, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin und Gastroenterologie, Klinikum Lüneburg, Lüneburg, Deutschland
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- Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Theresienkrankenhaus und Sankt Hedwig-Klinik GmbH, Mannheim, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Integrative Medizin und Naturheilkunde, Klinikum am Bruderwald, Bamberg, Deutschland
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- Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum Portal 10, Münster, Deutschland
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- Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Infektiologie, Friedrich Schiller Universität, Jena, Deutschland
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- Innere Medizin mit Schwerpunkt Gastroenterologie, Krankenhaus Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt/Main, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin mit Schwerpunkt Gastroenterologie, DRK Kliniken Berlin Westend, Berlin, Deutschland
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- Internistische Gemeinschaftspraxis für Verdauungs- und Stoffwechselkrankheiten, Leipzig, Deutschland
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- Medizinische Klinik I, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Deutschland
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Kucharzik T, Dignaß A, Siegmund B. Aktualisierung der Colitis ulcerosa Leitlinie 2020. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GASTROENTEROLOGIE 2020; 58:1209-1232. [DOI: 10.1055/a-1296-3494] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- Torsten Kucharzik
- Klinikum Lüneburg, Klinik für Allgemeine Innere Medizin und Gastroenterologie, Lüneburg
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- Medizinische Klinik 1, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Frankfurt/Main, Frankfurt am Main
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Medizinische Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Infektiologie und Rheumatologie, Berlin, Germany
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Liefferinckx C, Cremer A, Franchimont D. Switching biologics used in inflammatory bowel diseases: how to deal with in practice? Curr Opin Pharmacol 2020; 55:82-89. [PMID: 33166871 DOI: 10.1016/j.coph.2020.10.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2020] [Revised: 10/04/2020] [Accepted: 10/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Inflammatory bowel disease patients do not all respond to biological treatment since several patients will initially respond but will lose response or develop side effects over time. In such cases, a switch from one biologic to another offers a valuable clinical solution. This requires to evaluate both patient and drug profiles in combination with the reason(s) for switching in order to adequately select the second-line biologic. Therapeutic drug monitoring is obviously a useful tool but is currently limited to the use of anti-TNFα. In this review paper, we provide overview and guidance on switching biologics in clinical practice, with the emphasis on the motivations for switching, the selection of the second-line biologic, as well as explanations on how and when to switch.
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- Claire Liefferinckx
- Department of Gastroenterology, Erasme Hospital, ULB, Brussels, Belgium; Laboratory of Experimental Gastroenterology, ULB, Brussels, Belgium.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Erasme Hospital, ULB, Brussels, Belgium; Laboratory of Experimental Gastroenterology, ULB, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Erasme Hospital, ULB, Brussels, Belgium; Laboratory of Experimental Gastroenterology, ULB, Brussels, Belgium
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Caenepeel C, Sadat Seyed Tabib N, Vieira-Silva S, Vermeire S. Review article: how the intestinal microbiota may reflect disease activity and influence therapeutic outcome in inflammatory bowel disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2020; 52:1453-1468. [PMID: 32969507 DOI: 10.1111/apt.16096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Revised: 02/08/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Intestinal bacteria produce metabolites and by-products necessary for homeostasis. Imbalance in this equilibrium is linked to multiple pathologies including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). The role of the gut microbiota in determining treatment response is becoming apparent, and may act as biomarker for efficacy. AIM To describe knowledge about the intestinal microbiota on disease severity and treatment outcomes in IBD METHODS: Descriptive review using PubMed to identify literature on the intestinal microbiota in IBD RESULTS: Severe IBD has a less diverse microbiota with fewer commensal microbiota communities and more opportunistic pathogenic bacteria originating from the oral cavity or respiratory tract. IBD treatments can alter gut microbiota composition, but in vitro/in vivo studies are needed to prove causation. A diversification of the microbiota is observed during remission. Patients with a more diverse baseline microbiome and higher microbial diversity show better response to anti-tumour necrosis factor-α, vedolizumab and ustekinumab therapy. Higher abundance of short chain fatty acid-producing bacteria, fewer mucus-colonising bacteria and lower abundance of pro-inflammatory bacteria have also been associated with a favourable outcome. Predictive models, based on a combination of microbiota, clinical data and serological markers, have good accuracy for treatment outcome and disease severity. CONCLUSION The intestinal microbiota in IBD carries a set of promising biomarkers of disease activity and prediction of therapeutic outcome. Current insights may also help in designing microbiota modulation strategies to improve outcomes in IBD.
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Laboratory of Molecular Bacteriology, Rega Institute for Medical Research, VIB, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Chronic Diseases & Metabolism, Translational Research Center for Gastrointestinal Disorders, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Atreya R, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Klymenko A, Augustyn M, Bakulin I, Slankamenac D, Miheller P, Gasbarrini A, Hébuterne X, Arnesson K, Knittel T, Kowalski J, Neurath MF, Sandborn WJ, Reinisch W. Cobitolimod for moderate-to-severe, left-sided ulcerative colitis (CONDUCT): a phase 2b randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging induction trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2020; 5:1063-1075. [PMID: 33031757 DOI: 10.1016/s2468-1253(20)30301-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Revised: 07/31/2020] [Accepted: 07/31/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Cobitolimod is a topically administered, DNA-based oligonucleotide that activates Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9), and previous research has shown clinical efficacy in patients with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis. Here we assessed the efficacy and safety of different dose regimens of cobitolimod for induction therapy in patients with moderate-to-severe, left-sided ulcerative colitis. METHODS CONDUCT was a randomised, double-blind, five-arm, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging phase 2b study that recruited patients with moderate-to-severe, left-sided ulcerative colitis, with inadequate response to conventional or biological therapies, from 91 hospitals or outpatient clinics in 12 European countries. Eligible patients had a Mayo score of 6-12 with a centrally read endoscopic subscore (modified to exclude friability from grade 1) of 2 or higher and no individual subscore of less than 1, and confirmation of left-sided disease. Patients were randomised (1:1:1:1:1; block size of ten) via a computer-generated schedule and centralised interactive voice and web response system to receive rectal enemas of cobitolimod at 31 mg, 125 mg, or 250 mg at weeks 0 and 3 (2 × 31 mg, 2 × 125 mg, and 2 × 250 mg groups), cobitolimod at 125 mg at weeks 0, 1, 2, and 3 (4 × 125 mg group), or placebo. Randomisation was stratified by current glucocorticosteroid and previous tumour necrosis factor inhibitor treatment. Patients and all study personnel were masked to treatment allocation. The primary endpoint was the proportion of patients achieving clinical remission (Mayo subscores for rectal bleeding of 0, for stool frequency of 0 or 1 [with ≥1-point decrease from baseline], and for endoscopy of 0 or 1 [excluding friability]) at week 6. The primary analysis (based on intention to treat) and safety analysis were done in all randomly assigned patients who received at least one dose of active study drug or placebo. In this exploratory study, statistical tests were one-sided; p values of less than 0·10 were regarded as statistically significant, with no adjustment for multiplicity. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03178669, and is completed; the results here represent the final analysis. FINDINGS 213 patients were randomly assigned between June 30, 2017, and June 26, 2019. Of these, 211 patients received study treatment: 40 in the cobitolimod 2 × 31 mg group, 43 in the 2 × 125 mg group, 42 in the 4 × 125 mg group, 42 in the 2 × 250 mg group, and 44 in the placebo group. A greater proportion of patients were in clinical remission at week 6 in the cobitolimod 2 × 250 mg group than in the placebo group (nine [21%] of 42 patients vs three [7%] of 44; odds ratio [OR] 3·8 [80% CI 1·5-9·5]; one-sided p=0·025). We identified no significant difference in the proportion of patients with clinical remission in the cobitolimod 2 × 31 mg group (five [13%] of 40 patients; OR 2·0 [80% CI 0·7-5·5], p=0·18), 2 × 125 mg group (two [5%] of 43; 0·7 [0·2-2·2], p=0·66), or 4 × 125 mg (four [10%] of 42; 1·4 [0·5-3·9], p=0·33) compared with the placebo group. Treatment-emergent adverse events occurred in 21 (48%) patients in the placebo group, ten (25%) patients in the cobitolimod 2 × 31 mg group, 17 (40%) patients in the 2 × 125 mg group, 15 (36%) patients in the 4 × 125 mg group, and 18 (43%) patients in the 2 × 250 mg group. Severe adverse events occurred in eight (4%) of 211 patients (worsening of ulcerative colitis [seven patients] and abdominal hernia and wound dehiscence [one patient]). Ten patients (two [5%] in the placebo group, two [5%] in the cobitolimod 2 × 31 mg group, two [5%] in the 4 × 125 mg, and four [10%] in the 2 × 250 mg group) had a total of 13 serious adverse events; these were worsening of ulcerative colitis (eight events) and pruritus, rash, abdominal hernia, fascia dehiscence, and deep vein thrombosis (one event each). One patient in the placebo group died from total organ failure after receiving a colectomy for a serious adverse event of disease worsening. INTERPRETATION Two topical administrations of cobitolimod 250 mg were well tolerated and more effective than placebo in inducing clinical remission 6 weeks after the start of treatment. TLR9 activation is a promising novel therapeutic target in ulcerative colitis and warrants further testing, with phase 3 trials of cobitolimod planned. FUNDING InDex Pharmaceuticals.
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- Raja Atreya
- Medical Clinic 1, Department of Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie, Erlangen, Germany.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Nancy University Hospital, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France; Inserm U1256 NGERE, Lorraine University, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Department of Faculty Surgery, Zaporizhzhia Medical University, Zaporizhzhi, Ukraine
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- Department of Propedeutics of Internal Diseases, Gastroenterology and Dietology, Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University, Saint-Petersburg, Russia
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- 1st Department of Surgery, Gastroenterology Unit, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition, CHU de Nice and University Côte d'Azur, Nice, France
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- Medical Clinic 1, Department of Medicine, University Hospital Erlangen, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie, Erlangen, Germany
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Honap S, Chee D, Chapman TP, Patel M, Kent AJ, Ray S, Sharma E, Kennedy J, Cripps S, Walsh A, Goodhand JR, Ahmad T, Satsangi J, Irving PM, Kennedy NA, O’Neill R, Mawdsley J, Samaan M, Anderson S, Sanderson J, Gordon C, Prasad S, Lin S, Chanchlani N, Elworthy C, Cairnes V, Travis S, Brain O, Palmer R, Ambrose T, Dubois P, Hayee BH, Chung-Faye G, Medcalf L, Begum Y, O’Neill R, Mawdsley J, Samaan M, Anderson S, Sanderson J, Gordon C, Prasad S, Lin S, Chanchlani N, Elworthy C, Cairnes V, Travis S, Brain O, Palmer R, Ambrose T, Dubois P, Hayee BH, Chung-Faye G, Medcalf L. Real-world Effectiveness of Tofacitinib for Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis: A Multicentre UK Experience. J Crohns Colitis 2020; 14:1385-1393. [PMID: 32280965 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjaa075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Tofacitinib is a partially selective Janus kinase inhibitor approved for the treatment of refractory moderate to severe ulcerative colitis [UC]. We sought to define the effectiveness and adverse effects of tofacitinib in a real-world cohort. METHODS We conducted a retrospective observational cohort study of 134 patients with UC [64% male; median age 37 years [range 16-81]; 83% of patients had previously received at least one biologic] treated with tofacitinib from October 2018 to October 2019 in four UK centres. Disease activity was assessed using the Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index [SCCAI] or partial Mayo score [PMS], depending on study site. Response and remission were defined as a reduction in SCCAI or PMS of ≥3and SCCAI ≤2 or a PMS ≤1, respectively. RESULTS Overall, 74% (88/119; 95 confidence interval [CI] 65-81%] patients responded to tofacitinib at Week 8 and steroid-free remission was observed in 44% [47/108; 95% CI 3453%] patients at Week 26. Primary non-response was independently associated with younger age [p = 0.014] and higher C-reactive protein [CRP] levels at baseline [p = 0.004]. Only 23% [3/13] of patients who continued tofacitinib in the setting of primary non-response were in steroid-free remission at Week 26. Prior biologic exposure did not influence response or remission rates. Dose escalation, however, recaptured response in approximately half of patients who had lost response. Dyslipidaemia was observed in 20% [27/134; 95% CI 1428%] of patients, but adverse events necessitating drug withdrawal were uncommon and no venous thromboembolic events occurred. CONCLUSIONS In this multicentre real-world cohort, tofacitinib was well tolerated and clinically effective in a treatment-refractory UC population.
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- Sailish Honap
- IBD Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
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- Translational Gastroenterology Unit, NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- IBD Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- IBD Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Translational Gastroenterology Unit, NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Pharmacy, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Translational Gastroenterology Unit, NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
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- Translational Gastroenterology Unit, NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- IBD Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.,School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
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Atreya R, Neurath MF, Siegmund B. Personalizing Treatment in IBD: Hype or Reality in 2020? Can We Predict Response to Anti-TNF? Front Med (Lausanne) 2020; 7:517. [PMID: 32984386 PMCID: PMC7492550 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2020.00517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The advent of anti-TNF agents as the first approved targeted therapy in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients has made a major impact on our existing therapeutic algorithms. They have not only been approved for induction and maintenance treatment in IBD patients, but have also enabled us to define and achieve novel therapeutic outcomes, such as combination of clinical symptom control and endoscopic remission, as well as mucosal healing. Nevertheless, approximately one third of treated patients do not respond to initiated anti-TNF therapy and these treatments are associated with sometimes severe systemic side-effects. There is therefore the currently unmet clinical need do establish predictive markers of response to identify the subgroup of IBD patients, that have a heightened probability of response. There have so far been approaches from different fields of IBD research, to descry markers that would empower us to apply TNF-inhibitors in a more rational manner. These markers encompass findings from disease-related and clinical factors, pharmacokinetics, biochemical markers, blood and stool derived parameters, pharmacogenomics, microbial species, metabolic compounds, and mucosal factors. Furthermore, changes in the intestinal immune cell composition in response to therapeutic pressure of anti-TNF treatment have recently been implicated in the process of molecular resistance to these drugs. Insights into factors that determine resistance to anti-TNF therapy give reasonable hope, that a more targeted approach can then be utilized in these non-responders. Here, IL-23 could be identified as one of the key factors determining resistance to TNF-inhibitors. Growing insights into the molecular mechanism of action of TNF-inhibitors might also enable us to derive critical molecular markers that not only mediate the clinical effects of anti-TNF therapy, but which level of expression might also correlate with its therapeutic efficacy. In this narrative review, we present an overview of currently identified possible predictive markers for successful anti-TNF therapy and discuss identified molecular pathways that drive resistance to these substances. We will also point out the necessity and difficulty of developing and validating a diagnostic marker concerning clinically relevant outcome parameters, before they can finally enter daily clinical practice and enable a more personalized therapeutic approach.
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- Raja Atreya
- Department of Medicine, Medical Clinic 1, University Hospital Erlangen, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.,Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie (DZI), Erlangen, Germany.,The Transregio 241 IBDome Consortium, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, Medical Clinic 1, University Hospital Erlangen, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany.,Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie (DZI), Erlangen, Germany
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- The Transregio 241 IBDome Consortium, Berlin, Germany.,Medizinische Klinik m. S. Gastroenterologie, Infektiologie und Rheumatologie, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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D'Amico F, Fiorino G, Furfaro F, Allocca M, Roda G, Loy L, Zilli A, Solitano V, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Danese S. Patient's profiling for therapeutic management of inflammatory bowel disease: a tailored approach. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2020; 14:765-773. [PMID: 32427002 DOI: 10.1080/17474124.2020.1772057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Introduction: Several biological drugs and a new small molecule are available for the treatment of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. However, to date, no reliable predictors of response to treatment have yet been identified. Areas covered: We focused on studies evaluating the therapeutic management of patients with chronic inflammatory bowel diseases in order to identify any predictive factors of response to drugs and to guide therapeutic decisions based on patient and disease characteristics. Expert opinion: The heterogeneity of literature data, the main retrospective nature of the scientific evidence, and the lack of comparative head-to-head trials are the most relevant limitations for identifying factors predicting drug response. In the near future, a personalized approach to patients with chronic inflammatory diseases will be based on patient's profile to define not only the best drug to use, but also the appropriate follow-up, and the possibility of home care.
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- Ferdinando D'Amico
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University , Milan, Italy.,Department of Gastroenterology and Inserm NGERE U1256, University Hospital of Nancy, University of Lorraine , Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University , Milan, Italy.,IBD Center, Department of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, IRCCS , Milan, Italy
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- IBD Center, Department of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, IRCCS , Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University , Milan, Italy.,IBD Center, Department of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, IRCCS , Milan, Italy
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- IBD Center, Department of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, IRCCS , Milan, Italy
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- IBD Center, Department of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, IRCCS , Milan, Italy
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- IBD Center, Department of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, IRCCS , Milan, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University , Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Inserm NGERE U1256, University Hospital of Nancy, University of Lorraine , Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University , Milan, Italy.,IBD Center, Department of Gastroenterology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, IRCCS , Milan, Italy
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Ramos L, Hernández Camba A, de la Barreda Heusser R, Vela M, Alonso-Abreu I, Rodríguez G E, Carrillo M, Tardillo C, Rodríguez Y, Figueroa Marrero A, Ceballos D, Cruz N, Kolle-Casso L, Jiménez Sosa A. Predictive factors of clinical response to treatment with anti-TNF agents in ulcerative colitis: what have we learned from our patients? REVISTA ESPANOLA DE ENFERMEDADES DIGESTIVAS 2020; 112:636-641. [PMID: 32579006 DOI: 10.17235/reed.2020.6688/2019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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INTRODUCTION inhibitors of tumor necrosis factor alpha (anti-TNFs) are effective drugs for the treatment of moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis (UC). However, many patients do not respond or lose therapeutic response during follow-up. OBJECTIVES to analyze the determining factors of clinical response to anti-TNFs in UC. METHODS a multicenter retrospective study was performed in 79 patients with UC who started treatment with anti-TNFs between 2009 and 2015. The primary endpoint was clinical remission (pMayo index ≤ 1) at 12 months. Furthermore, remission and clinical response (final pMayo score ≤ 3) and corticoids discontinuation were assessed at three, six and 12 months. An analysis was performed to identify variables predictive of clinical response. RESULTS at 12 months, remission and clinical response were seen in 59.2 % and 77.8 % of patients, respectively. Corticoids could be discontinued in 82.4 % of patients. At 12 months, corticoids discontinuation (< 3 months) (OR 0.06; 95 % CI: 0.01-0.24) and clinical response at six months (OR 0.008; 95 % CI: 0.001-0.053) were independent factors predictive of clinical remission. CONCLUSION in patients with active UC on anti-TNFs, corticoid discontinuation within three months and clinical response at six months after treatment onset are predictive of clinical disease remission.
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- Laura Ramos
- Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario de Canarias
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- Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria
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- Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria
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- Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria
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- Aparato Digestivo, Hospital José Molina Orosa
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Gisbert JP, Chaparro M. Predictors of Primary Response to Biologic Treatment [Anti-TNF, Vedolizumab, and Ustekinumab] in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: From Basic Science to Clinical Practice. J Crohns Colitis 2020; 14:694-709. [PMID: 31777929 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjz195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 138] [Impact Index Per Article: 34.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Inflammatory bowel diseases [IBD]-ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease-are commonly treated with biologic drugs. However, only approximately two-thirds of patients have an initial response to these therapies. Personalised medicine has the potential to optimise efficacy, decrease the risk of adverse drug events, and reduce costs by establishing the most suitable therapy for a selected patient. AIM The present study reviews the potential predictors of short-term primary response to biologic treatment, including not only anti-tumour necrosis factor [TNF] agents [such as infliximab, adalimumab, certolizumab, and golimumab] but also vedolizumab and ustekinumab. METHODS We performed a systematic bibliographical search to identify studies investigating predictive factors of response to biologic therapy. RESULTS For anti-TNF agents, most of the evaluated factors have not demonstrated usefulness, and many others are still controversial. Thus, only a few factors may have a potential role in the prediction of the response, including disease behaviour/phenotype, disease severity, C-reactive protein, albumin, cytokine expression in serum, previous anti-TNF therapy, some proteomic markers, and some colorectal mucosa markers. For vedolizumab, the availability of useful predictive markers seems to be even lower, with only some factors showing a limited value, such as the expression of α4β7 integrin in blood, the faecal microbiota, some proteomic markers, and some colorectal mucosa markers. Finally, in the case of ustekinumab, no predictive factor has been reported yet to be helpful in clinical practice. CONCLUSION In summary, currently no single marker fulfils all criteria for being an appropriate prognostic indicator of response to any biologic treatment in IBD.
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- Javier P Gisbert
- Gastroenterology Unit, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa [IIS-IP], Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas [CIBEREHD], Madrid, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa [IIS-IP], Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas [CIBEREHD], Madrid, Spain
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Pineton de Chambrun G, Amiot A, Bouguen G, Viennot S, Altwegg R, Louis E, Collins M, Fumery M, Poullenot F, Armengol L, Buisson A, Abitbol V, Laharie D, Seksik P, Nancey S, Blanc P, Bouhnik Y, Pariente B, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Boschetti G, Flourié B, Danion P, Savoye G, brazier F, Loreau J, Beaugerie L, Sokol H, Nion-Larmurier I, Bourrier A, Landman C, Lefèvre J, Chafai N, Bouta N, Funakoshi N. Efficacy of Tumor Necrosis Factor Antagonist Treatment in Patients With Refractory Ulcerative Proctitis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2020; 18:620-627.e1. [PMID: 31202984 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.05.060] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2019] [Revised: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 05/29/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS It is a challenge to manage patients with ulcerative proctitis (UP) refractory to standard therapy. We investigated the effectiveness of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antagonists in a large cohort of patients with refractory UP. METHODS We conducted a nationwide retrospective cohort study of 104 consecutive patients with active UP refractory to conventional therapies, treated at 1 of 15 centers in France or 1 center in Belgium (the GETAID cohort). Patients received at least 1 injection of anti-TNF (infliximab, adalimumab, golimumab) from October 2006 through February 2017. Clinical response was defined as significant improvement in UC-related symptoms, and remission as complete disappearance of UC-related symptoms, each determined by treating physicians. We collected demographic, clinical, and treatment data. The median duration of follow-up was 24 months (interquartile range, 13-51 months). The primary outcome was clinical response of UP to anti-TNF treatment. RESULTS Overall, 80 patients (77%) had a clinical response to anti-TNF therapy and 52 patients (50%) achieved clinical remission. Extra-intestinal manifestations (odds ratio OR, 0.24; 95% CI, 0.08-0.7), ongoing treatment with topical steroids (OR, 0.14; 95% CI, 0.03-0.73), and ongoing treatment with topical 5-aminosalycilates (OR, 0.21; 95% CI, 0.07-0.62) were significantly associated with the absence of clinical remission. Sixty percent (38/63) of the patients who had endoscopic assessment during follow up had mucosal healing. Among the overall population (n = 104), the cumulative probabilities of sustained clinical remission were 87.6% ± 3.4% at 1 year and 74.7% ± 4.8% at 2 years. CONCLUSIONS In a retrospective study of 104 patients with refractory UP, anti-TNF therapy induced clinical remission in 50% and mucosal healing in 60%. About two thirds of the patients were still receiving anti-TNF therapy at 2 years.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Henri Mondor Hospital, Creteil University, Creteil, France
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- CHU Rennes, Univ Rennes, INSERM, CIC1414, Institut NUMECAN (Nutrition Metabolisms and Cancer), F-35000 Rennes, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Caen, Caen, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Saint-Eloi Hospital, Montpellier University, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Liège University Hospital, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Bicêtre University Hospital, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Haut-Leveque Hospital, Bordeaux University, Pessac, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Estaing Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand University, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Cochin Hospital, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Haut-Leveque Hospital, Bordeaux University, Pessac, France
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- Département de Gastroentérologie, Hôpital Saint Antoine, AP-HP, Paris, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Lyon-Sud Hospital, Lyon University, Lyon, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Saint-Eloi Hospital, Montpellier University, Montpellier, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beaujon Hospital, Paris Diderot University, Clichy, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Claude Huriez Hospital, Lille 2 University, Lille, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Brabois Hospital, Nancy University, Nancy les Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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Gupta MA, Vujcic B, Sheridan AD, Gupta AK. Reduced risk of suicidal behaviours associated with the treatment of hidradenitis suppurativa with tumour necrosis factor alpha antagonists: results from the US FDA Adverse Events Reporting System pharmacovigilance database. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2020; 34:1564-1568. [PMID: 31981260 DOI: 10.1111/jdv.16224] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2019] [Accepted: 01/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS) is a chronic, recurrent condition that presents as painful, suppurating lesions in the apocrine gland-bearing skin regions. HS has been associated with increased suicidal behaviours (SB), independent of any treatment. TNF-alpha antagonists are used to treat moderate-to-severe HS and have also been associated with SB, a factor that could confound the decision to use the TNF-α antagonists in the moderately to severely affected HS patients, who may already be experiencing increased SB risk. OBJECTIVES To determine presence or absence of a safety signal for SB when HS is treated with TNF-α antagonists. METHODS We calculated the reporting odds ratios (ROR) with 95% CI of SB associated with treatment for HS with TNF-α antagonists vs. the reference group of all other treatments for HS in the US Food and Drug Administration pharmacovigilance database from 1 January 2004 to 31 March 2019. A second analysis excluded isotretinoin (which has been used to treat HS and has also been associated with SB) from the reference group. RESULTS There was a signal for decreased risk of SB with TNF-α antagonists (ROR = 0.1959, 95% CI 0.1247-0.3079; z = 7.071, P < 0.0001] vs. all other HS treatments; the ROR did not change significantly after isotretinoin was excluded from the reference group. CONCLUSIONS Treatment of HS with TNF-α antagonists is associated with a decreased risk of SB.
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- M A Gupta
- Department of Psychiatry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Psychiatry, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Fradet C, Kern J, Atanasov P, Wirth D, Borsi A. Impact of surgery and its complications in ulcerative colitis patients in clinical practice: A systematic literature review of real-world evidence in Europe. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SURGERY OPEN 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijso.2019.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Lee KE, Jung SA, Joo YH, Song EM, Moon CM, Kim SE, Jo I. The efficacy of conditioned medium released by tonsil-derived mesenchymal stem cells in a chronic murine colitis model. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0225739. [PMID: 31790467 PMCID: PMC6886802 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0225739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2019] [Accepted: 11/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Tonsil-derived mesenchymal stem cells (TMSC) have characteristics of MSC and have many advantages. In our previous studies, intraperitoneal (IP) injection of TMSC in acute and chronic colitis mouse models improved the disease activity index, colon length, and the expression levels of proinflammatory cytokines. However, TMSC were not observed to migrate to the inflammation site in the intestine. The aim of this study was to verify the therapeutic effect of conditioned medium (CM) released by TMSC (TMSC-CM) in a mouse model of dextran sulfate sodium (DSS)-induced chronic colitis. TMSC-CM was used after seeding 5×105 cells onto a 100 mm dish and culturing for 5-7 days. TMSC-CM was concentrated (TMSC-CM-conc) by three times using a 100 kDa cut-off centrifugal filter. Seven-week-old C57BL/6 mice were randomly assigned to the following 5 groups: 1) normal, 2) colitis, 3) TMSC, 4) TMSC-CM, and 5) TMSC-CM-conc. Chronic colitis was induced by continuous oral administration of 1.5% dextran sulfate sodium (DSS) for 5 days, followed by 5 additional days of tap water feeding. This cycle was repeated two more times (total 30 days). Phosphate buffered saline (in the colitis group), TMSC, TMSC-CM, and TMSC-CM-conc were injected via IP route 4, 4, 12, and 4 times, respectively. Reduction of disease activity index, weight gain, recovery of colon length, and decreased in the expression level of the proinflammatory cytokines, interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-6, and IL-17 were observed at day 30 in the treatment groups, compared to control. However, histological colitis scoring and the expression level of tumor necrosis factor α and IL-10 did not differ significantly between each group. TMSC-CM showed an equivalent effect to TMSC related to the improvement of inflammation in the chronic colitis mouse model. The data obtained support the use of TMSC-CM to treat inflammatory bowel disease without any cell transplantation.
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- Ko Eun Lee
- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Molecular Medicine, College of Medicine, Ewha Womans University, Seoul, South Korea
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Lamb CA, Kennedy NA, Raine T, Hendy PA, Smith PJ, Limdi JK, Hayee B, Lomer MCE, Parkes GC, Selinger C, Barrett KJ, Davies RJ, Bennett C, Gittens S, Dunlop MG, Faiz O, Fraser A, Garrick V, Johnston PD, Parkes M, Sanderson J, Terry H, Gaya DR, Iqbal TH, Taylor SA, Smith M, Brookes M, Hansen R, Hawthorne AB. British Society of Gastroenterology consensus guidelines on the management of inflammatory bowel disease in adults. Gut 2019; 68:s1-s106. [PMID: 31562236 PMCID: PMC6872448 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2019-318484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1196] [Impact Index Per Article: 239.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2019] [Revised: 06/10/2019] [Accepted: 06/10/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are the principal forms of inflammatory bowel disease. Both represent chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, which displays heterogeneity in inflammatory and symptomatic burden between patients and within individuals over time. Optimal management relies on understanding and tailoring evidence-based interventions by clinicians in partnership with patients. This guideline for management of inflammatory bowel disease in adults over 16 years of age was developed by Stakeholders representing UK physicians (British Society of Gastroenterology), surgeons (Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland), specialist nurses (Royal College of Nursing), paediatricians (British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition), dietitians (British Dietetic Association), radiologists (British Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology), general practitioners (Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology) and patients (Crohn's and Colitis UK). A systematic review of 88 247 publications and a Delphi consensus process involving 81 multidisciplinary clinicians and patients was undertaken to develop 168 evidence- and expert opinion-based recommendations for pharmacological, non-pharmacological and surgical interventions, as well as optimal service delivery in the management of both ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Comprehensive up-to-date guidance is provided regarding indications for, initiation and monitoring of immunosuppressive therapies, nutrition interventions, pre-, peri- and postoperative management, as well as structure and function of the multidisciplinary team and integration between primary and secondary care. Twenty research priorities to inform future clinical management are presented, alongside objective measurement of priority importance, determined by 2379 electronic survey responses from individuals living with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, including patients, their families and friends.
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- Christopher Andrew Lamb
- Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
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- Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
- University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FoundationTrust, Cambridge, UK
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- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Manchester, UK
- University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- King's College London, London, UK
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- King's College London, London, UK
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
- Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK
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- Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
- University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FoundationTrust, Cambridge, UK
- University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Systematic Research Ltd, Quorn, UK
- Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI), Dublin, Ireland
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- University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- Imperial College London, London, UK
- St Mark's Hospital, Harrow, UK
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- University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS FoundationTrust, Cambridge, UK
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- King's College London, London, UK
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
- University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham NHSFoundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- University College London, London, UK
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, Brighton, UK
- Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK
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- Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, UK
- University of Wolverhampton, Wolverhampton, UK
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- Royal Hospital for Children Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are the principal forms of inflammatory bowel disease. Both represent chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, which displays heterogeneity in inflammatory and symptomatic burden between patients and within individuals over time. Optimal management relies on understanding and tailoring evidence-based interventions by clinicians in partnership with patients. This guideline for management of inflammatory bowel disease in adults over 16 years of age was developed by Stakeholders representing UK physicians (British Society of Gastroenterology), surgeons (Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland), specialist nurses (Royal College of Nursing), paediatricians (British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition), dietitians (British Dietetic Association), radiologists (British Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology), general practitioners (Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology) and patients (Crohn's and Colitis UK). A systematic review of 88 247 publications and a Delphi consensus process involving 81 multidisciplinary clinicians and patients was undertaken to develop 168 evidence- and expert opinion-based recommendations for pharmacological, non-pharmacological and surgical interventions, as well as optimal service delivery in the management of both ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Comprehensive up-to-date guidance is provided regarding indications for, initiation and monitoring of immunosuppressive therapies, nutrition interventions, pre-, peri- and postoperative management, as well as structure and function of the multidisciplinary team and integration between primary and secondary care. Twenty research priorities to inform future clinical management are presented, alongside objective measurement of priority importance, determined by 2379 electronic survey responses from individuals living with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease, including patients, their families and friends.
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Panés J, Lindsay JO, Teich N, Lindgren S, Colombel JF, Cornillie F, Flynn HA, Huyck S, Stryszak P, Yao R, Philip G, Reinisch W. Five-year Safety Data From OPUS, a European Observational Safety Registry for Adults With Ulcerative Colitis Treated With Originator Infliximab [Remicade®] or Conventional Therapy. J Crohns Colitis 2019; 13:1148-1157. [PMID: 30809631 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjz048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The Observational Postmarketing Ulcerative colitis Study [OPUS] was conducted to obtain the first long-term [5 years] safety data assessing treatment with originator infliximab versus conventional therapies in patients with ulcerative colitis [UC] in real-world clinical practice. METHODS The OPUS registry was a prospective, non-randomised, observational study that measured adverse events in nine prespecified categories of interest in UC patients whose treatment with either originator infliximab or conventional therapy [defined as initiation or dose-increase of corticosteroids and/or immunosuppressants] was determined by their treating physician. RESULTS Data for 2239 patients were available: N = 1180 enrolled to conventional therapy [including N = 296 who switched to originator infliximab during follow-up] and N = 1059 enrolled to originator infliximab. Patients in the originator infliximab group, compared with the conventional therapy group, had more severe disease at baseline, based on partial Mayo score [PMS]: 46.0% of patients in the originator infliximab group had severe disease (PMS of 7-9 [out of 9]), compared with 30.5% in the conventional therapy group. In adjusted time-to-event analyses, enrolment into the originator infliximab group was associated with a higher risk of serious infection (hazard ratio = 1.98 [95% confidence interval: 1.34, 2.91; p <0.001]) compared with enrolment into the conventional therapy group. No notable risk differences between groups were identified for haematological disorder, autoimmune disorder, malignancy/lymphoproliferative disorder, hepatobiliary disorder or fatality. CONCLUSIONS UC patients treated with infliximab had higher risk for serious infection, compared with conventional therapies. No new safety concerns were observed with originator infliximab in the OPUS registry. [ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00705484.].
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- Julián Panés
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Gastrointestinal and Liver Services, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Innere Medizin/Gastroenterologie, Internistische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Lund University, Malmo, Sweden
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Global Medical Affairs, MSD International, Kriens-Luzern, Switzerland
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- MRL, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA
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- Klinische Abt. Gastroenterologie & Hepatologie, Universitätsklinik für Innere Medizin III, Vienna, Austria
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Hanauer S, Sandborn WJ, Colombel JF, Vermeire S, Petersson J, Kligys K, Zhou Q, Lazar A, Reinisch W. Rapid Changes in Laboratory Parameters and Early Response to Adalimumab: A Pooled Analysis From Patients With Ulcerative Colitis in Two Clinical Trials. J Crohns Colitis 2019; 13:1227-1233. [PMID: 30726897 PMCID: PMC6751337 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjz031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The efficacy and safety of adalimumab for induction and maintenance of clinical remission in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis were demonstrated in the ULTRA 1 and 2 clinical trials. This post-hoc, pooled analysis evaluated early changes in laboratory parameters, Mayo subscores, mucosal healing, and health-related quality of life. METHODS Mean changes in laboratory parameters including albumin, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, total protein, haematocrit, haemoglobin, red blood cell and platelet counts, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire, and Short Form 36 Health Survey were evaluated from baseline to Weeks 4 and 8. Mean changes in Mayo subscores of rectal bleeding and stool frequency were evaluated from baseline to Weeks 2, 4, 6, and 8. Mucosal healing was assessed with endoscopy at baseline and Week 8. Categorical variables were evaluated with the Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel test; continuous variables were evaluated with analysis of covariance and considered significant if p <0.05. RESULTS Treatment with adalimumab significantly improved laboratory and quality-of-life measures at Weeks 4 and 8 compared with placebo [p <0.05 and p <0.001]. Mean reductions from baseline in rectal bleeding and stool frequency were significantly larger in patients receiving adalimumab compared with placebo at Week 2 and sustained through Week 8 [p <0.01]. Normal mucosa at Week 8 was achieved by 13% of patients receiving adalimumab compared with 6% of those receiving placebo [p <0.001]. CONCLUSIONS Adalimumab resulted in rapid improvements in laboratory markers and early reductions in rectal bleeding and stool frequency. Early improvement in quality-of-life scores correlated with the clinical and laboratory findings.
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- Stephen Hanauer
- Northwestern University, Digestive Health Centre, Chicago, IL, USA,Corresponding author: Stephen Hanauer, MD, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, NMH/Arkes Family Pavilion, Suite 1400, 676 N Saint Clair Street, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. Tel.: 312-695-8952;
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- University of California San Diego, Division of Gastroenterology, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- AbbVie Inc., Global Pharmaceutical Research & Development, North Chicago, IL, USA
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- AbbVie Inc., Global Pharmaceutical Research & Development, North Chicago, IL, USA
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- AbbVie Inc., Global Pharmaceutical Research & Development, North Chicago, IL, USA
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- AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Medical University of Vienna, Department for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Vienna, Austria
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Nishida Y, Hosomi S, Yamagami H, Sugita N, Itani S, Yukawa T, Otani K, Nagami Y, Tanaka F, Taira K, Kamata N, Kakimoto K, Tanigawa T, Watanabe T, Fujiwara Y. Azathioprine Is Useful for Maintaining Long-term Remission Induced by Tacrolimus for the Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis: An Inverse Probability of a Treatment Weighing Analysis. Intern Med 2019; 58:2305-2313. [PMID: 31118391 PMCID: PMC6746627 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.2632-19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Objective The need for and efficacy of immunomodulators for maintaining remission after tacrolimus therapy have not been sufficiently defined. This study evaluated the efficacy of immunomodulators for maintaining remission in patients with ulcerative colitis after tacrolimus therapy. Methods Patients with active ulcerative colitis who started oral tacrolimus between January 2009 and September 2017 and were responsive were retrospectively evaluated. Long-term outcomes were compared using Cox proportional hazard regression with inverse probability of treatment weighting. Results Among the 63 patients in the study, 45 received immunomodulators. During the follow-up, 30 patients (47.6%) experienced a relapse. The relapse-free survival rate was significantly worse in the group that did not receive immunomodulators than in those that did (p=0.01, log-rank test); the 2-year relapse-free rates were 22.5% and 63.6% in the non-immunomodulator and immunomodulator groups, respectively. A multivariate analysis showed immunomodulator treatment to be an independent protective factor for clinical relapse (adjusted hazard ratio: 0.35, 95% confidence interval: 0.16-0.78, p=0.01). A Cox regression analysis using inverse probability of treatment weighting also showed that immunomodulator maintenance therapy was correlated with a longer relapse-free survival (hazard ratio: 0.31, 95% confidence interval: 0.15-0.64, p<0.01), A similar response was also observed in non-steroid-dependent patients (hazard ratio: 0.36, 95% confidence interval: 0.14-0.99, p=0.047). No serious adverse events occurred due to tacrolimus or immunomodulator, and immunomodulator use did not increase the incidence of adverse events caused by tacrolimus. Conclusion Our data suggest that the use of immunomodulators to maintain remission after tacrolimus therapy is beneficial for patients with ulcerative colitis.
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- Yu Nishida
- Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Second Department of Internal Medicine, Osaka Medical College, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
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Macaluso FS, Cavallaro F, Felice C, Mazza M, Armuzzi A, Gionchetti P, Vecchi M, Orlando A. Risk factors and timing for colectomy in chronically active refractory ulcerative colitis: A systematic review. Dig Liver Dis 2019; 51:613-620. [PMID: 30826279 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2019.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2018] [Revised: 01/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND In patients with chronic refractory ulcerative colitis (UC) the precise timing for indication to colectomy is unclear. AIMS We performed a systematic review of the literature on the risk factors for colectomy in patients with chronic refractory UC in the biologic era. METHODS PubMed Central/Medline and Embase were systemically searched for records published between January 2000 and December 2017. Current evidence was summarized and filtered by expert opinion. RESULTS 70 studies were included in the qualitative synthesis. Several factors were found to be associated with a higher or reduced risk for colectomy, including variables at baseline - such as progression from proctitis/left-sided to extensive colitis, extensive colitis at diagnosis, high baseline C Reactive Protein or erythrocyte sedimentation rate, male gender, and younger age at diagnosis - previous medical history, and factors arising during therapy with biologics, including the absence of clinical response after induction with infliximab or adalimumab, and the lack of mucosal healing during therapy with anti-TNFs. CONCLUSIONS Two main points may help physicians to decide when the surgical option may be considered in patients with chronic refractory UC: (1) a first risk stratification can be obtained by analyzing factors at baseline and medical history, including the previous exposure to anti-TNFs; (2) during therapy with biologics, the early assessment (after 12-16 weeks of treatment) of clinical and endoscopic response is a strong predictor of the subsequent risk of colectomy.
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- Gastroenterology & Digestive Endoscopy Unit, IRCCS Policlinico San Donato, Milano, Italy
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- IBD Unit, "Presidio Columbus" Foundation Hospital "A. Gemelli IRCCS" - Sacro Cuore Catholic University, Rome
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, University of Bologna, Italy
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- IBD Unit, "Presidio Columbus" Foundation Hospital "A. Gemelli IRCCS" - Sacro Cuore Catholic University, Rome
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- Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences (DIMEC), Policlinico S.Orsola-Malpighi, University of Bologna, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Department of Pathophysiology and Organ Transplantation, University of Milan, Italy
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Atreya R, Neurath MF. Mechanisms of molecular resistance and predictors of response to biological therapy in inflammatory bowel disease. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2019; 3:790-802. [PMID: 30353856 DOI: 10.1016/s2468-1253(18)30265-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Revised: 07/25/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Biological therapy has led to marked improvements in treatment of patients with inflammatory bowel disease, and an increasing number of drugs has been approved for treatment. However, only a subgroup of patients responds to therapy, highlighting the need to identify biomarkers for therapeutic response to allow personalised medicine in inflammatory bowel disease. Potential markers of response to biological therapy have been identified; however, studies also suggest that changes in the composition of immune cell infiltrates in response to therapeutic pressure lead to molecular resistance to these drugs. For instance, the cytokine interleukin 23 has been identified as a driver of evasion of apoptosis in response to anti-tumour necrosis factor drugs in patients with Crohn's disease, leading to expansion of apoptosis-resistant T cells and drug resistance. In this Review, we examine the concept of molecular resistance to biological therapy and discuss implications for future therapy.
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- Raja Atreya
- Department of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen, and Ludwig Demling Endoscopy Center of Excellence, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine 1, University Hospital Erlangen, and Ludwig Demling Endoscopy Center of Excellence, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany.
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Wong DJ, Roth EM, Feuerstein JD, Poylin VY. Surgery in the age of biologics. Gastroenterol Rep (Oxf) 2019; 7:77-90. [PMID: 30976420 PMCID: PMC6454839 DOI: 10.1093/gastro/goz004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 11/02/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Since the introduction of the first anti-tumor necrosis factor antibodies in the late 1990s, biologic therapy has revolutionized the medical treatment of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Nevertheless, surgery continues to play a significant role in treating IBD patients. Rates of intestinal resection in patients with Crohn's disease or colectomy in ulcerative colitis are reducing but not substantially over the long term. An increasing variety of biologic medications are now available to treat IBD patients in various clinical situations. Consequently, a number of questions persist about how biologic medications affect the need for surgery and overall course in IBD patients. Given the trend for earlier and more frequent use of biologic medications in IBD patients, a working knowledge of the effects of these medications on surgical decision-making and outcomes is essential for the practicing colorectal surgeon and gastroenterologist. This review seeks to summarize the relevant literature surrounding biologic use and IBD surgery with a focus on the effect of biologics on the frequency, type and complications of surgery in this 'age of biologics'.
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- Daniel J Wong
- Department of Surgery, Division of Colon & Rectum Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Colon & Rectum Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Colon & Rectum Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Rubin DT, Ananthakrishnan AN, Siegel CA, Sauer BG, Long MD. ACG Clinical Guideline: Ulcerative Colitis in Adults. Am J Gastroenterol 2019; 114:384-413. [PMID: 30840605 DOI: 10.14309/ajg.0000000000000152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 797] [Impact Index Per Article: 159.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Ulcerative colitis (UC) is an idiopathic inflammatory disorder. These guidelines indicate the preferred approach to the management of adults with UC and represent the official practice recommendations of the American College of Gastroenterology. The scientific evidence for these guidelines was evaluated using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) process. In instances where the evidence was not appropriate for GRADE, but there was consensus of significant clinical merit, "key concept" statements were developed using expert consensus. These guidelines are meant to be broadly applicable and should be viewed as the preferred, but not only, approach to clinical scenarios.
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- David T Rubin
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Crohn's and Colitis Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
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- Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Sedano Muñoz R, Quera Pino R, Lubascher Correa J, Pizarro Jofré G, Simian Marín D. Evaluation of de-escalation of anti-TNF-α therapy in inflammatory bowel disease. GASTROENTEROLOGIA Y HEPATOLOGIA 2019; 42:133-140. [PMID: 30595227 DOI: 10.1016/j.gastrohep.2018.10.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2018] [Accepted: 10/15/2018] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Anti-tumour necrosis factor α therapy in inflammatory bowel disease has been shown to be effective in clinical practice. After more than a decade using these therapies the question arises about whether there is an appropriate time to suspend these therapies, and how this should be done. This review aims to evaluate the current evidence on these topics concerning anti-tumour necrosis factor α therapies, and eventually identify conditions and subgroups of patients that could potentially be candidates for withdrawal.
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- Rocío Sedano Muñoz
- Servicio de Gastroenterología, Hospital Clínico de la Universidad de Chile, Santiago, Chile.
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- Programa Enfermedad Inflamatoria Intestinal, Clínica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile; Departamento de Gastroenterología, Clínica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
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- Programa Enfermedad Inflamatoria Intestinal, Clínica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile; Departamento de Gastroenterología, Clínica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
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- Programa Enfermedad Inflamatoria Intestinal, Clínica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile; Departamento de Gastroenterología, Clínica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
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- Programa Enfermedad Inflamatoria Intestinal, Clínica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile; Sub-Dirección Académica, Clínica Las Condes, Santiago, Chile
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Bossuyt P, Baert F, D'Heygere F, Nakad A, Reenaers C, Fontaine F, Franchimont D, Dewit O, Van Hootegem P, Vanden Branden S, Lambrecht G, Ferrante M, Macken E, Caenepeel P, Vijverman A, Suray ND, Dutré J, Louis E, Coenegracths JL. Early Mucosal Healing Predicts Favorable Outcomes in Patients With Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis Treated With Golimumab: Data From the Real-life BE-SMART Cohort. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2019; 25:156-162. [PMID: 29920582 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izy219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Golimumab (GOL) is registered for moderate to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC). Data on the use of GOL in daily clinical practice are limited. Currently, it is unclear which factors are predictive of a favorable outcome. The goals of this study were to evaluate the mid-term outcome of GOL (week 26) in patients with moderate to severe UC and to determine predictors of favorable outcome. METHODS Patients included in the SMART study (NCT02155335) were evaluated for their mid-term outcome. Demographic data, disease characteristics, and medical history were recorded retrospectively. Data on disease activity based on total Mayo score, previous and concomitant medication, GOL dosing, mucosal healing (Mayo 0 or 1), adverse events (colectomy, hospitalization), and biomarkers (C-reactive protein, fecal calprotectin, hemoglobin, and albumin) were collected at baseline and weeks 2, 6, 14, 26, and 52. GOL was dosed at 200 and 100 mg at weeks 0 and 2, respectively, and 50 mg (<80 kg body weight) or 100 mg (≥80 kg body weight) every 4 weeks thereafter. The primary end point was steroid-free GOL continuation at week 26. RESULTS From the 91 evaluable patients (42% female; median age, 42 years; median disease duration, 5 years), 4% were active smokers, 25% had extensive colitis, and 38% had an endoscopic Mayo score of 3 at baseline. The median (interquartile range [IQR]) baseline Mayo score was 9 (8-10). Although 75% of patients had previously failed immunomodulators (IMMs), the majority (87%) were anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) naïve. GOL was started in combination with IMM in 40% and steroids in 64%. The median (IQR) duration of GOL therapy during follow-up was 35.7 (11.4-105.7) weeks. Twenty-six weeks after GOL induction, 37 patients (41%) were steroid-free and still on GOL, of whom 8 (21.6%) required GOL dose optimization. Short-term mucosal healing (STMH) at week 14 was evaluated in 60% of the patients. Considering the whole cohort, only 40% achieved STMH. No predictors could be retained of short-term treatment outcome. In multivariate analysis, STMH was predictive of steroid-free GOL continuation at week 26 (odds ratio [OR], 5.56; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.90-16.29; P = 0.002) and week 52 (OR, 9.38; 95% CI, 2.68-32.84; P < 0.001). In patients continuing GOL after week 14, STMH was predictive of intervention-free survival (OR, 2.05; 95% CI, 1.09-3.86; P = 0.026) and discontinuation-free survival (OR, 3.47; 95% CI, 1.58-7.58; P = 0.002). During follow-up, 78% needed an intervention, 68% discontinued GOL, and 3 patients needed a colectomy. CONCLUSIONS Real-life data confirm the moderate effectiveness of GOL on the mid-term in active UC, but therapeutic interventions are frequently needed. Short-term mucosal healing predicts a favorable outcome. 10.1093/ibd/izy219_video1izy219.video15798038438001.
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- Peter Bossuyt
- Department of Gastroenterology, AZ Imelda, Bonheiden, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, AZ Delta, Roeselare-Menen, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, CHWAPI, Mons, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, CHC Saint-Joseph, Liège, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, CHU Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, AZ Damiaan, Oostende, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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