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Ando K, Fujiya M, Ueno N, Ito T, Maemoto A, Nasuno M, Tanaka H, Sakurai K, Katsurada T, Orii F, Ashida T, Motoya S, Kazama T, Yokoyama Y, Hirayama D, Nakase H. Effectiveness and Persistency of Ustekinumab Treatment for Ulcerative Colitis: A Phoenix retrospective Cohort Study. CROHN'S & COLITIS 360 2024; 6:otae024. [PMID: 38711858 PMCID: PMC11071518 DOI: 10.1093/crocol/otae024] [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: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 05/08/2024] Open
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Background Real-world data regarding ustekinumab (UST) for ulcerative colitis (UC) particularly in biologics-naïve patients is currently limited. This study aimed to elucidate the real-world effectiveness and safety of UST for UC. Methods Overall, 150 patients with UC treated with UST from March 2020 to January 2023 were enrolled across 7 referral hospitals. To assess the clinical efficacy and persistence of UST, retrospective analyses were conducted from weeks 8 to 56. Predictive factors concerning the response and persistence of UST were examined through univariate and multivariate analyses. Results Of the 150 patients, 125 received UST for remission induction, including 36% biologics-naïve. The response and remission rates were 72.8% and 56.0% at week 8 and 73.2% and 63.4% at week 56, respectively. Biologics-naïve patients represented higher response and remission rates at week 8 (84.4% and 73.3%) than those with biologics exposure (66.2% and 46.2%). Patients with prior antitumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) and vedolizumab (VDZ) exposure had relatively lower response and remission rates (34.5% and 24.1%, respectively). The 1-year cumulative persistence rate was 84.0%. Multivariate analysis revealed that the chronic continuous type and prior anti-TNF and VDZ exposure were negative predictive factors for week 8 responsiveness. Clinical response at week 8 was a predictor of 1-year persistence. Adverse event incidence remained notably low at 6.4%. Conclusions This study highlights the safety and effectiveness of UST as an induction and maintenance therapy for UC. Chronic continuous type and previous anti-TNF and VDZ exposure negatively contributed to short-term effectiveness, whereas short-term effectiveness provided good persistency.
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- Katsuyoshi Ando
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University Asahikawa, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University Asahikawa, Japan
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- Department of General Medicine, Asahikawa Medical University Hospital Asahikawa, Japan
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Sapporo Higashi-Tokushukai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Sapporo Higashi-Tokushukai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Sapporo Tokushukai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Sapporo Tokushukai Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- IBD Center, Sapporo Kosei General Hospital, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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Jiang L, Liu X, Su Y, Chen Y, Yang S, Ke X, Yao K, Guo Z. A metabolomics-driven model for early remission prediction following vedolizumab treatment in patients with moderate-to-severe active ulcerative colitis. Int Immunopharmacol 2024; 128:111527. [PMID: 38215655 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2024.111527] [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: 10/24/2023] [Revised: 01/06/2024] [Accepted: 01/07/2024] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
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To predict early remission following anti-integrin therapy (vedolizumab [VDZ]) in patients with moderate-to-severe active ulcerative colitis (UC) using non-invasive biomarkers. The clinical data of a cohort of 33 patients with moderate-to-severe active UC admitted to the Department of Gastroenterology at Suzhou Municipal Hospital between January 2021 and December 2022 were collected. Of these, 9 patients declined VDZ treatment, and 21 received VDZ at doses of 300 mg weeks 0, 2, and 6, each administered within a 30-minute infusion period. The treatment regimen aimed to induce remission of clinical symptoms; hence, the same dose was administered every 8 weeks. At weeks 0 and 14, serum C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate were measured using a modified Mayo score. In addition to clinical assessment, stool samples at baseline and weeks 14 were collected and evaluated using 16SrRNA gene sequencing and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Clinical remission was determined based on the clinical symptoms and partial Mayo scores. In patients who received VDZ, the strains of bifidobacterium longum (P = 0.022) and bacteroides sartorii (P = 0.039) significantly increased after treatment than before treatment. GC-MS analysis showed that taurine (P = 0.047) and putrescine (P = 0.035) significantly decreased after treatment. Furthermore, while acetamide exhibited a notable increase (P = 0.001), arachidic acid (P < 0.001) and behenic acid (P = 0.005) demonstrated statistically significant elevations. The combined prediction model of acetamide, taurine, and putrescine demonstrated a high predictive value of early remission in patients with moderate-to-severe active UC following VDZ treatment (area under the curve = 0.911, P = 0.014).
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- Leilei Jiang
- Department of Gastroenterology, Suzhou Hospital of Anhui Medical University (Suzhou Municipal Hospital of Anhui Province), No. 616 Bianyangsan Road, Suzhou 234000, Anhui, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Huaihe Hospital of Henan University, 115 Ximen Street, Kaifeng 475000, Henan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Suzhou Hospital of Anhui Medical University (Suzhou Municipal Hospital of Anhui Province), No. 616 Bianyangsan Road, Suzhou 234000, Anhui, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Suzhou Hospital of Anhui Medical University (Suzhou Municipal Hospital of Anhui Province), No. 616 Bianyangsan Road, Suzhou 234000, Anhui, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Suzhou Hospital of Anhui Medical University (Suzhou Municipal Hospital of Anhui Province), No. 616 Bianyangsan Road, Suzhou 234000, Anhui, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Bengbu Medical College, No. 287 Changhuai Road, Bengbu, Anhui 233004, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Huaihe Hospital of Henan University, 115 Ximen Street, Kaifeng 475000, Henan, China.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Suzhou Hospital of Anhui Medical University (Suzhou Municipal Hospital of Anhui Province), No. 616 Bianyangsan Road, Suzhou 234000, Anhui, China.
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Sandborn WJ, Armuzzi A, Liguori G, Irving PM, Sharara AI, Mundayat R, Lawendy N, Woolcott JC, Danese S. Predictors of Sustained Response With Tofacitinib Therapy in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2022; 28:1338-1347. [PMID: 34958359 PMCID: PMC9434448 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izab278] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Tofacitinib is an oral, small molecule JAK inhibitor for the treatment of ulcerative colitis. We evaluate baseline characteristics as predictors of sustained response and remission in patients with ulcerative colitis receiving tofacitinib maintenance therapy. METHODS Patients with clinical response following OCTAVE Induction 1 and 2 entered OCTAVE Sustain and were rerandomized to receive tofacitinib 5 or 10 mg twice daily or placebo. Baseline characteristics were stratified by week 52 efficacy endpoints (remission, sustained remission, clinical response, sustained clinical response). Associations between baseline characteristics and efficacy endpoints were evaluated using logistic regression analyses. RESULTS Overall, 170 of 487 (34.9%) patients were in remission at week 52. In multivariable modeling, endoscopic subscore at baseline of OCTAVE Induction 1 and 2 (2 vs 3; odds ratio [OR], 1.60; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.06-2.44]), partial Mayo score (<2 vs ≥2; OR, 1.92; 95% CI, 1.27-2.90), and age (per 10-years; OR, 1.19; 95% CI, 1.02-1.39) at baseline of OCTAVE Sustain (following 8 weeks' tofacitinib induction therapy) were associated with higher odds of remission at week 52. Oral corticosteroid use (OR, 0.63; 95% CI, 0.42-0.96) and C-reactive protein (per unit; OR, 0.94; 95% CI, 0.89-0.99) at baseline of OCTAVE Sustain were associated with reduced likelihood of remission at week 52. In general, opposite associations were observed for time to loss of response. CONCLUSION Patients with greater clinical improvement after 8 weeks of tofacitinib induction therapy are more likely to maintain response or remission with tofacitinib regardless of dose received during maintenance, highlighting the importance of a robust response to induction therapy.
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- William J Sandborn
- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- IBD Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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Gazouli M, Dovrolis N, Bourdakou MM, Gizis M, Kokkotis G, Kolios G, Michalopoulos G, Michopoulos S, Papaconstantinou I, Tzouvala M, Viazis N, Xourafas V, Zacharopoulou E, Zampeli E, Mantzaris G, Papatheodoridis G, Bamias G. Response to Anti-α4β7 Blockade in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis Is Associated With Distinct Mucosal Gene Expression Profiles at Baseline. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2022; 28:87-95. [PMID: 34042157 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izab117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Improving treatment outcomes with biological therapy is a demanding current need for patients with inflammatory bowel disease. Discovery of pretreatment prognostic indicators of response may facilitate patient selection and increase long-term remission rates. We aimed to identify baseline mucosal gene expression profiles with predictive value for subsequent response to or failure of treatment with the monoclonal antibody against integrin α4β7, vedolizumab, in patients with active ulcerative colitis (UC). METHODS Mucosal expression of 84 immunological and inflammatory genes was quantified in RNA extracted from colonic biopsies before vedolizumab commencement and compared between patients with or without response to treatment. Significantly differentiated genes were further validated in a larger patient cohort and within available public data sets, and their functional profiles were studied accordingly. RESULTS In the discovery cohort, we identified 21 genes with a statistically significant differential expression between 54-week responders and nonresponders to vedolizumab. Our validation study allowed us to recognize a "core" mucosal profile that was preserved in both discovery and validation cohorts and in the public database. The applied functional annotation and analysis revealed candidate dysregulated pathways in nonresponders to vedolizumab, including immune cell trafficking, TNF receptor superfamily members mediating noncanonical NF-kB pathway, in addition to interleukin signaling, MyD88 signaling, and toll-like receptors (TLRs) cascade. CONCLUSIONS Nonresponse to vedolizumab in UC is associated with specific pretreatment gene-expression mucosal signatures and dysregulation of particular immunological and inflammatory pathways. Baseline mucosal and/or systemic molecular profiling may help in the optimal stratification of patients to receive vedolizumab for active UC.
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- Maria Gazouli
- Laboratory of Biology, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- GI Unit, 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Sotiria General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- GI Unit, 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Sotiria General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Laboratory of Pharmacology, Department of Medicine, Democritus University of Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece
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- Second Department of Surgery, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Medical School, Aretaieion University Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital Nikaias, Piraeus "Agios Panteleimon", Athens, Greece
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- Department of Gastroenterology, GHA Evaggelismos, Opthalmiatreion Athinon-Polykliniki, Athens, Greece
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- GI Unit, 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Sotiria General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Gastroenterology, General Hospital Nikaias, Piraeus "Agios Panteleimon", Athens, Greece
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Alexandra General Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Gastroenterology, GHA Evaggelismos, Opthalmiatreion Athinon-Polykliniki, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Laiko General Hospital, Medical School of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- GI Unit, 3rd Department of Internal Medicine, Sotiria General Hospital, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Bamias G, Rivera-Nieves J. Vitamin D Levels May Predict Response to Vedolizumab. J Crohns Colitis 2021; 15:1978-1979. [PMID: 34185075 PMCID: PMC8684447 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjab105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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- Giorgos Bamias
- GI Unit, 3rd Academic Dept. of Internal Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Sotiria Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Division of Gastroenterology, University of California San Diego [UCSD], La Jolla, CA, USA,San Diego VA Medical Center [SDVAMC], San Diego, CA, USA,Corresponding author: Jesús Rivera-Nieves, MD, Division of Gastroenterology, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive Bldg, BRF-II Rm. 4A32, San Diego, California 92093-0063, USA. Tel.: 858.534.5495; fax: 858.246.1788;
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