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Peyrin-Biroulet L, Vermeire S, D'Haens G, Panés J, Dignass A, Magro F, Nazar M, Le Bars M, Lahaye M, Ni L, Bravatà I, Lavie F, Daperno M, Lukáš M, Armuzzi A, Löwenberg M, Gaya DR, Danese S. Clinical trial: Clinical and endoscopic outcomes with ustekinumab in patients with Crohn's disease: Results from the long-term extension period of STARDUST. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2024; 59:175-185. [PMID: 38036946 DOI: 10.1111/apt.17751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 12/29/2022] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND STARDUST, a phase 3b randomised trial, compared ustekinumab therapeutic strategies in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) using early endoscopic assessment and treat-to-target (T2T) versus standard of care (SoC). AIM To assess the efficacy of ustekinumab extended treatment in a long-term extension (LTE) of up to 104 weeks with dosing adapted according to clinical, biomarker and endoscopy outcomes. METHODS Adults with moderately-to-severely active CD received intravenous ustekinumab approximating 6 mg/kg at Week 0 and subcutaneous ustekinumab 90 mg at Week 8. At Week 16, 440 ≥70-point responders were randomised to T2T or SoC and 323 entered the LTE. At Week 48, a unified, protocol-defined ustekinumab dose frequency escalation/de-escalation was applied based on achieving endoscopic remission and corticosteroid-free clinical remission. Achieving corticosteroid-free clinical remission and biomarker remission at consecutive visits determined ustekinumab dosing frequency. Dichotomous variables were analysed using non-responder imputation. RESULTS Among patients who entered the LTE, 7.7%, 48.6% and 43.7% received doses every 4, 8 and 12 weeks, respectively. Ustekinumab dose frequency was escalated in 23.5% and de-escalated in 19.7%. Endoscopic response and remission rates were 28.9% and 10.73% (all randomised) and 39.3% and 14.6% (patients entering the LTE), respectively, at Week 104. Clinical remissiona rates at week 104 were 50.2% (all randomised) and 68.4% (patients entering the LTE). There were no new safety signals. CONCLUSION STARDUST LTE is the first interventional ustekinumab efficacy study to show a favourable benefit-risk profile with preservation of clinical and endoscopic outcomes through Week 104 using flexible, algorithm-driven dose adjustment including de-escalation.
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- Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet
- University of Lorraine, INSERM, NGERE, Nancy, France
- Groupe Hospitalier privé Ambroise Paré-Hartmann, Paris IBD Center, Neuilly sur Seine, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Amsterdam University Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medicine I, Agaplesion Markus Hospital, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, CINTESIS@RISE, DEPARTAMENTO, Porto, Portugal
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- Clinical Center ISCARE, Clinical and Research Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Prague, Czech Republic
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- IBD Center, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
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- Amsterdam University Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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Moffat VE, Brennan PN, Gaya DR, Hayes PC, Din S. The evolution of ScotRIGHT: The first pan-Scotland physician trainee research network. J R Coll Physicians Edinb 2023; 53:302-306. [PMID: 37650310 DOI: 10.1177/14782715231197240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/01/2023] Open
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Scotland has a distinguished track record in foundational clinical research. From the completion of the first clinical trial undertaken in scurvy to cloning the world's first whole mammal, Scottish basic and clinical research is world leading. More recently, challenges in access to research skills, funding and programmes by clinical trainees led to the development of alternatives to these typical avenues of accessing research opportunities. Trainee networks evolved to meet the needs of trainees looking to access projects and collaboratives beyond audit and quality improvement commonly performed during structured training. These networks have enjoyed enormous success and have succeeded in progressing projects which have impactful outputs for patients, and improving clinical services. Here, we describe the foundation of the first pan-Scotland physician trainee research network; Scottish Trainees Research In Gastroterology and Hepatology (ScotRIGHT). We outline the foundational efforts, requisites and foundations required to develop a research network.
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- Graduate School, College of Medicine Dentistry and Nursing, University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
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Lim SH, Gros B, Sharma E, Lehmann A, Lindsay JO, Caulfield L, Gaya DR, Taylor J, Limdi J, Kwok J, Shuttleworth E, Dhar A, Burdge G, Selinger C, Cococcia S, Murray C, Balendran K, Raine T, George B, Walker G, Aldridge R, Irving P, Lees CW, Samaan M. Safety, Effectiveness, and Treatment Persistence of Subcutaneous Vedolizumab in IBD: A Multicenter Study From the United Kingdom. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2023:izad166. [PMID: 37603730 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izad166] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2022] [Indexed: 08/23/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Despite intravenous (IV) vedolizumab being established for treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), the novel subcutaneous (SC) route of administration may provide numerous incentives to switch. However, large-scale real-world data regarding the long-term safety and effectiveness of this strategy are lacking. METHODS IBD patients on IV vedolizumab across 11 UK sites agreed to transition to SC injections or otherwise continued IV treatment. Data regarding clinical disease activity (Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index, partial Mayo score, and modified Harvey-Bradshaw Index), biochemical markers (C-reactive protein and calprotectin), quality of life (IBD control), adverse events, treatment persistence, and disease-related outcomes (namely corticosteroid use, IBD-related hospitalization, and IBD-related surgery) were retrospectively collected from prospectively maintained clinical records at baseline and weeks 8, 24, and 52. RESULTS Data from 563 patients (187 [33.2%] Crohn's disease, 376 [66.8%] ulcerative colitis; 410 [72.8%] SC, 153 [27.2%] IV) demonstrated no differences in disease activity, remission rates, and quality of life between the SC and IV groups at all time points. Drug persistence at week 52 was similar (81.1% vs 81.2%; P = .98), as were rates of treatment alteration due to either active disease (12.2% vs 8.9%; P = .38) or adverse events (3.3% vs 6.3%; P = .41). At week 52, there were equivalent rates of adverse events (9.8% vs 7.8%; P = .572) and disease-related outcomes. IBD control scores were equivalent in both IV-IV and IV-SC groups. CONCLUSIONS Switching to SC vedolizumab appears as effective, safe, and well tolerated as continued IV treatment and maintains comparable disease control and quality of life as IV treatment at 52 weeks.
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- Samuel Hsiang Lim
- Department of Gastroenterology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Edinburgh IBD Unit, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal London Hospital, Bart's Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal London Hospital, Bart's Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Preston, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Country Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Torquay, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Torquay, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust, Torquay, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Edinburgh IBD Unit, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
- Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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Panés J, Vermeire S, D'Haens GR, Danese S, Magro F, Nazar M, Le Bars M, Lahaye M, Ni L, Bravatà I, Gaya DR, Peyrin‐Biroulet L, Dignass A. Ustekinumab improves health-related quality of life in patients with moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease: Results up to Week 104 of the STARDUST trial. United European Gastroenterol J 2023; 11:410-422. [PMID: 37139642 PMCID: PMC10256988 DOI: 10.1002/ueg2.12384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND STARDUST is a phase 3b randomized controlled trial comparing two ustekinumab treatment strategies in patients with Crohn's disease (CD): treat-to-target (T2T) versus standard of care (SoC). OBJECTIVE We investigated the effect of a T2T or SoC ustekinumab treatment strategy on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and work productivity and activity impairment (WPAI) over a 2-year follow-up period. METHODS At Week 16, adult patients with moderate-to-severe active CD were randomized 1:1 to either T2T or SoC treatment groups. We assessed changes from baseline in HRQoL measures (Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire [IBDQ], EuroQoL 5-dimension 5-level [visual analogue scale and index], Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety and -Depression) and the WPAI questionnaire in two patient populations: randomized analysis set (RAS, patients randomized to either T2T or SoC at Week 16 and completed Week 48) and modified RAS (mRAS, patients who entered the long-term extension [LTE] period at Week 48). RESULTS At Week 16, 440 patients were randomized to T2T (n = 219) or SoC (n = 221) arms; 366 patients completed Week 48. Of these, 323 patients entered the LTE and 258 patients completed 104 weeks of treatment. In the RAS population, percentages of patients achieving IBDQ response and remission were not significantly different between treatment arms at Weeks 16 and 48. In the overall mRAS population, IBDQ response and remission increased over time from Weeks 16-104. In both populations, improvements from baseline in all HRQoL measurements were observed at Week 16 and maintained until either Week 48 or Week 104, respectively. In both populations, improvements from baseline in T2T and SoC arms at Weeks 16, 48 or 104 in WPAI domains were observed. CONCLUSION Independent of treatment strategy (T2T or SoC), ustekinumab was effective in improving HRQoL measurements and WPAI over a period of 2 years.
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- Julian Panés
- Department of GastroenterologyHospital Clinic of BarcelonaIDIBAPS, CIBERehdBarcelonaSpain
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- Department of Gastroenterology & HepatologyUniversity Hospitals LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
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- Amsterdam University Medical CenterUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Gastroenterology and EndoscopyIRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele and University Vita‐Salute San RaffaeleMilanItaly
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- Department of Pharmacology & TherapeuticsInstitute for Molecular and Cell BiologyFaculty of Medicine University of PortoPortoPortugal
- Department of GastroenterologyHospital de São JoãoPortoPortugal
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- Department of GastroenterologyGlasgow Royal InfirmaryGlasgowUK
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- University of LorraineINSERMNGERENancyFrance
- Groupe Hospitalier Privé Ambroise Paré ‐ HartmannParis IBD CenterNeuilly sur SeineFrance
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- Department of Medicine IAgaplesion Markus HospitalFrankfurt/MainGermany
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Chanchlani N, Lin S, Auth MK, Lee CL, Robbins H, Looi S, Murugesan SV, Riley T, Preston C, Stephenson S, Cardozo W, Sonwalkar SA, Allah‐Ditta M, Mansfield L, Durai D, Baker M, London I, London E, Gupta S, Di Mambro A, Murphy A, Gaynor E, Jones KDJ, Claridge A, Sebastian S, Ramachandran S, Selinger CP, Borg‐Bartolo SP, Knight P, Sprakes MB, Burton J, Kane P, Lupton S, Fletcher A, Gaya DR, Colbert R, Seenan JP, MacDonald J, Lynch L, McLachlan I, Shields S, Hansen R, Gervais L, Jere M, Akhtar M, Black K, Henderson P, Russell RK, Lees CW, Derikx LAAP, Lockett M, Betteridge F, De Silva A, Hussenbux A, Beckly J, Bendall O, Hart JW, Thomas A, Hamilton B, Gordon C, Chee D, McDonald TJ, Nice R, Parkinson M, Gardner‐Thorpe H, Butterworth JR, Javed A, Al‐Shakhshir S, Yadagiri R, Maher S, Pollok RCG, Ng T, Appiahene P, Donovan F, Lok J, Chandy R, Jagdish R, Baig D, Mahmood Z, Marsh L, Moss A, Abdulgader A, Kitchin A, Walker GJ, George B, Lim Y, Gulliver J, Bloom S, Theaker H, Carlson S, Cummings JRF, Livingstone R, Beale A, Carter JO, Bell A, Coulter A, Snook J, Stone H, Kennedy NA, Goodhand JR, Ahmad T. Implications for sequencing of biologic therapy and choice of second anti-TNF in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: results from the IMmunogenicity to Second Anti-TNF therapy (IMSAT) therapeutic drug monitoring study. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2022; 56:1250-1263. [PMID: 36039036 PMCID: PMC9804266 DOI: 10.1111/apt.17170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Anti-drug antibodies are associated with treatment failure to anti-TNF agents in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). AIM To assess whether immunogenicity to a patient's first anti-TNF agent would be associated with immunogenicity to the second, irrespective of drug sequence METHODS: We conducted a UK-wide, multicentre, retrospective cohort study to report rates of immunogenicity and treatment failure of second anti-TNF therapies in 1058 patients with IBD who underwent therapeutic drug monitoring for both infliximab and adalimumab. The primary outcome was immunogenicity to the second anti-TNF agent, defined at any timepoint as an anti-TNF antibody concentration ≥9 AU/ml for infliximab and ≥6 AU/ml for adalimumab. RESULTS In patients treated with infliximab and then adalimumab, those who developed antibodies to infliximab were more likely to develop antibodies to adalimumab, than patients who did not develop antibodies to infliximab (OR 1.99, 95%CI 1.27-3.20, p = 0.002). Similarly, in patients treated with adalimumab and then infliximab, immunogenicity to adalimumab was associated with subsequent immunogenicity to infliximab (OR 2.63, 95%CI 1.46-4.80, p < 0.001). For each 10-fold increase in anti-infliximab and anti-adalimumab antibody concentration, the odds of subsequently developing antibodies to adalimumab and infliximab increased by 1.73 (95% CI 1.38-2.17, p < 0.001) and 1.99 (95%CI 1.34-2.99, p < 0.001), respectively. Patients who developed immunogenicity with undetectable drug levels to infliximab were more likely to develop immunogenicity with undetectable drug levels to adalimumab (OR 2.37, 95% CI 1.39-4.19, p < 0.001). Commencing an immunomodulator at the time of switching to the second anti-TNF was associated with improved drug persistence in patients with immunogenic, but not pharmacodynamic failure. CONCLUSION Irrespective of drug sequence, immunogenicity to the first anti-TNF agent was associated with immunogenicity to the second, which was mitigated by the introduction of an immunomodulator in patients with immunogenic, but not pharmacodynamic treatment failure.
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Dunne PDJ, Young D, Chuah CS, Hayes PC, Tripathi D, Leithead J, Smith LA, Gaya DR, Forrest E, Stanley AJ. Carvedilol versus endoscopic band ligation for secondary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding-long-term follow-up of a randomised control trial. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2022; 55:1581-1587. [PMID: 35322892 DOI: 10.1111/apt.16901] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2022] [Revised: 02/06/2022] [Accepted: 03/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Carvedilol reduces rates of variceal bleeding and rebleeding by lowering portal pressure. However, an associated pleiotropic survival benefit has been proposed. We aimed to assess long-term survival in a cohort of patients previously randomised to receive either carvedilol or endoscopic band ligation (EBL) following oesophageal variceal bleeding (OVB). METHODS The index study randomised 64 cirrhotic patients with OVB between 2006 and 2011 to receive either carvedilol or EBL. Follow-up was undertaken to April 2020 by review of electronic patient records. The primary outcome was survival. Other outcomes including variceal rebleeding and liver decompensation events were compared. RESULTS 26 out of 33 participants received carvedilol in the follow-up period and 28 out of 31 attended regular EBL sessions. The median number of follow-up days for all patients recruited was 1459 (SE = 281.74). On the intention to treat analysis, there was a trend towards improved survival in the carvedilol group (p = 0.09). On per-protocol analysis, carvedilol use was associated with improved long-term survival (p = 0.005, HR 3.083, 95% CI 1.397-6.809), fewer liver-related deaths (0% vs 22.57%, p = 0.013, OR ∞, 95%CI 1.565-∞) and fewer admissions with decompensated liver disease (12% vs 64.29%, p = 0.0002, OR 13.2, 95% CI 3.026-47.23) compared to the EBL group. There was no statistically significant difference in variceal rebleeding rates. CONCLUSION Following OVB in cirrhotic patients, carvedilol use is associated with survival benefit, fewer liver-related deaths and fewer hospital admissions with decompensated liver disease. Further studies are needed to validate this finding.
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- Philip D J Dunne
- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Statistics, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Hepatology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Hepatology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Hepatology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,Liver Unit, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK.,Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Hepatology, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.,Forth Valley Royal Hospital, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.,University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.,University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.,University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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McCartney S, Lindsay JO, Russell RK, Gaya DR, Shaw I, Murray CD, Finney-Hayward T, Sebastian S. Benefits of Structured Pediatric to Adult Transition in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The TRANSIT Observational Study. J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr 2022; 74:208-214. [PMID: 34694262 PMCID: PMC8788940 DOI: 10.1097/mpg.0000000000003244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the impact of structured transition from pediatric to adult inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) services on objective patient outcomes, including disease flares, admission rates, and healthcare resource use. METHODS A retrospective observational study in 11 United Kingdom gastroenterology centers. Transition patients attended ≥2 visits to the gastroenterology service with both pediatric and adult personnel jointly present; non-transition patients transferred to adult services without joint visits. Data were collected from medical records for the 12-month periods before and after the date of the first visit involving adult IBD services (index visit). RESULTS A total of 129 patients were included: 95 transition patients and 34 non-transition patients. In the 12 months post-index visit, transition patients had fewer disease flares (P = 0.05), were more likely to be steroid-free (71% vs 41%, P < 0.05), and were less likely to have an emergency department visit leading to hospital admission (5% vs 18%, P < 0.05). During this period, the mean estimated overall cost of care per patient was £1644.22 in the transition group and £1827.32 in the non-transition group (P = 0.21). CONCLUSION Structured transition from pediatric to adult IBD care services was associated with positive and cost-neutral outcomes in patients with pediatric IBD.
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- Sara McCartney
- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
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- Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Gloucester, UK
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Hanna CR, O'Cathail SM, Graham JS, Saunders M, Samuel L, Harrison M, Devlin L, Edwards J, Gaya DR, Kelly CA, Lewsley LA, Maka N, Morrison P, Dinnett L, Dillon S, Gourlay J, Platt JJ, Thomson F, Adams RA, Roxburgh CSD. Correction to: Durvalumab (MEDI 4736) in combination with extended neoadjuvant regimens in rectal cancer: a study protocol of a randomised phase II trial (PRIME-RT). Radiat Oncol 2021; 16:230. [PMID: 34857017 PMCID: PMC8638219 DOI: 10.1186/s13014-021-01941-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- Catherine R Hanna
- Cancer Research UK Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Level 0, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 0YN, UK.
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- Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 0YN, UK
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- Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 0YN, UK
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- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Wilmslow Rd, Manchester, M20 4BX, UK
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- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Rickmansworth Rd, Northwood, HA6 2RN, UK
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- Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 0YN, UK
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road, Bearsden, G61 1QH, UK
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, 4th Floor Walton Building, Castle Street, Glasgow, G4 0SF, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Level 0, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 0YN, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Level 0, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 0YN, UK
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- Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow, G51 4TF, UK
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- Snr Pharmacist Clinical Trials Oncology R&I, Research and Innovation, Dykebar Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Ward 11, Grahamston Road, Paisley, PA2 7DE, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Level 0, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 0YN, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Level 0, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 0YN, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Level 0, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 0YN, UK
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- Department of Radiology, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 84 Castle Street, Glasgow, G4 0SF, UK
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G61 1QH, UK
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- Centre for Trials Research Cardiff University Heath Park, Cardiff University and Velindre NHS Trust, Cardiff, UK
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, University of Glasgow, Room 2.57, Level 2, New Lister Building, Glasgow, G31 2ER, UK
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Wright PB, McDonald E, Bravo-Blas A, Baer HM, Heawood A, Bain CC, Mowat AM, Clay SL, Robertson EV, Morton F, Nijjar JS, Ijaz UZ, Milling SWF, Gaya DR. The mannose receptor (CD206) identifies a population of colonic macrophages in health and inflammatory bowel disease. Sci Rep 2021; 11:19616. [PMID: 34608184 PMCID: PMC8490356 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-021-98611-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 09/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
To understand the contribution of mononuclear phagocytes (MNP), which include monocyte-derived intestinal macrophages, to the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), it is necessary to identify functionally-different MNP populations. We aimed to characterise intestinal macrophage populations in patients with IBD. We developed 12-parameter flow cytometry protocols to identify and human intestinal MNPs. We used these protocols to purify and characterize colonic macrophages from colonic tissue from patients with Crohn’s disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC), or non-inflamed controls, in a cross-sectional study. We identify macrophage populations (CD45+CD64+ HLA-DR+) and describe two distinct subsets, differentiated by their expression of the mannose receptor, CD206. CD206+ macrophages expressed markers consistent with a mature phenotype: high levels of CD68 and CD163, higher transcription of IL-10 and lower expression of TREM1. CD206− macrophages appear to be less mature, with features more similar to their monocytic precursors. We identified and purified macrophage populations from human colon. These appear to be derived from a monocytic precursor with high CCR2 and low CD206 expression. As these cells mature, they acquire expression of IL-10, CD206, CD63, and CD168. Targeting the newly recruited monocyte-derived cells may represent a fruitful avenue to ameliorate chronic inflammation in IBD.
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- Pamela B Wright
- Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, 120 University Place, Glasgow, G12 8TA, UK
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, 120 University Place, Glasgow, G12 8TA, UK
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, 120 University Place, Glasgow, G12 8TA, UK
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, 120 University Place, Glasgow, G12 8TA, UK
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, 120 University Place, Glasgow, G12 8TA, UK
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- MRC Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, 120 University Place, Glasgow, G12 8TA, UK
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, 120 University Place, Glasgow, G12 8TA, UK
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, 120 University Place, Glasgow, G12 8TA, UK
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, 120 University Place, Glasgow, G12 8TA, UK
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, 120 University Place, Glasgow, G12 8TA, UK
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, 120 University Place, Glasgow, G12 8TA, UK.
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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Hanna CR, O’Cathail SM, Graham JS, Saunders M, Samuel L, Harrison M, Devlin L, Edwards J, Gaya DR, Kelly CA, Lewsley LA, Maka N, Morrison P, Dinnett L, Dillon S, Gourlay J, Platt JJ, Thomson F, Adams RA, Roxburgh CSD. Durvalumab (MEDI 4736) in combination with extended neoadjuvant regimens in rectal cancer: a study protocol of a randomised phase II trial (PRIME-RT). Radiat Oncol 2021; 16:163. [PMID: 34446053 PMCID: PMC8393812 DOI: 10.1186/s13014-021-01888-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2021] [Accepted: 08/16/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Advances in multi-modality treatment of locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) have resulted in low local recurrence rates, but around 30% of patients will still die from distant metastatic disease. In parallel, there is increasing recognition that with radiotherapy and systemic treatment, some patients achieve a complete response and may avoid surgical resection, including in many cases, the need for a permanent stoma. Extended neoadjuvant regimes have emerged to address these concerns. The inclusion of immunotherapy in the neoadjuvant setting has the potential to further enhance this strategy by priming the local immune microenvironment and engaging the systemic immune response. METHODS PRIME-RT is a multi-centre, open label, phase II, randomised trial for patients with newly diagnosed LARC. Eligible patients will be randomised to receive either: short course radiotherapy (25 Gray in 5 fractions over one week) with concomitant durvalumab (1500 mg administered intravenously every 4 weeks), followed by FOLFOX (85 mg/m2 oxaliplatin, 350 mg folinic acid and 400 mg/m2 bolus 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) given on day 1 followed by 2400 mg/m2 5-FU infusion over 46-48 h, all administered intravenously every 2 weeks), and durvalumab, or long course chemoradiotherapy (50 Gray to primary tumour in 25 fractions over 5 weeks with concomitant oral capecitabine 825 mg/m2 twice per day on days of radiotherapy) with durvalumab followed by FOLFOX and durvalumab. The primary endpoint is complete response rate in each arm. Secondary endpoints include treatment compliance, toxicity, safety, overall recurrence, proportion of patients with a permanent stoma, and survival. The study is translationally rich with collection of bio-specimens prior to, during, and following treatment in order to understand the molecular and immunological factors underpinning treatment response. The trial opened and the first patient was recruited in January 2021. The main trial will recruit up to 42 patients with LARC and commence after completion of a safety run-in that will recruit at least six patients with LARC or metastatic disease. DISCUSSION PRIME-RT will explore if adding immunotherapy to neoadjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy for patients with LARC can prime the tumour microenvironment to improve complete response rates and stoma free survival. Sequential biopsies are a key component within the trial design that will provide new knowledge on how the tumour microenvironment changes at different time-points in response to multi-modality treatment. This expectation is that the trial will provide information to test this treatment within a large phase clinical trial. Trial registration Clinicaltrials.gov NCT04621370 (Registered 9th Nov 2020) EudraCT number 2019-001471-36 (Registered 6th Nov 2020).
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- Catherine R. Hanna
- Cancer Research UK Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Level 0, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 0YN UK
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- Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 0YN UK
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- Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 0YN UK
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- The Christie NHS Foundation Trust, Wilmslow Rd, Manchester, M20 4BX UK
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- Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Rickmansworth Rd, Northwood, HA6 2RN UK
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- Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 0YN UK
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Garscube Estate, Switchback Road, Bearsden, G61 1QH UK
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, 4th Floor Walton Building, Castle Street, Glasgow, G4 0SF UK
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- Cancer Research UK Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Level 0, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 0YN UK
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- Cancer Research UK Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Level 0, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 0YN UK
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- Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow, G51 4TF UK
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- Snr Pharmacist Clinical Trials Oncology R&I, Research & Innovation, Dykebar Hospital, NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde, Ward 11, Grahamston Road, Paisley, PA2 7DE UK
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- Cancer Research UK Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Level 0, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 0YN UK
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- Cancer Research UK Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Level 0, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 0YN UK
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- Cancer Research UK Glasgow Clinical Trials Unit, Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre, Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Level 0, 1053 Great Western Road, Glasgow, G12 0YN UK
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- Department of Radiology, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, 84 Castle Street, Glasgow, G4 0SF UK
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, G61 1QH UK
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- Centre for Trials Research Cardiff University Heath Park, Cardiff University and Velindre NHS Trust, Cardiff, UK
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Campbell S. D. Roxburgh
- Institute of Cancer Sciences, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, University of Glasgow, Room 2.57, Level 2, New Lister Building, Glasgow, G31 2ER UK
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Steell L, Gray SR, Russell RK, MacDonald J, Seenan JP, Wong SC, Gaya DR. Pathogenesis of Musculoskeletal Deficits in Children and Adults with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Nutrients 2021; 13:nu13082899. [PMID: 34445056 PMCID: PMC8398806 DOI: 10.3390/nu13082899] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2021] [Revised: 08/18/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
Abstract
Musculoskeletal deficits are among the most commonly reported extra-intestinal manifestations and complications of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), especially in those with Crohn’s disease. The adverse effects of IBD on bone and muscle are multifactorial, including the direct effects of underlying inflammatory disease processes, nutritional deficits, and therapeutic effects. These factors also indirectly impact bone and muscle by interfering with regulatory pathways. Resultantly, individuals with IBD are at increased risk of osteoporosis and sarcopenia and associated musculoskeletal morbidity. In paediatric IBD, these factors may contribute to suboptimal bone and muscle accrual. This review evaluates the main pathogenic factors associated with musculoskeletal deficits in children and adults with IBD and summarises the current literature and understanding of the musculoskeletal phenotype in these patients.
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- Lewis Steell
- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK; (L.S.); (S.R.G.)
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- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow G12 8QQ, UK; (L.S.); (S.R.G.)
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, UK;
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow G51 4TF, UK; (J.M.); (J.P.S.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow G51 4TF, UK; (J.M.); (J.P.S.)
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- Department of Paediatric Endocrinology, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow G51 4TF, UK;
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G4 0SF, UK
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Alexander JL, Moran GW, Gaya DR, Raine T, Hart A, Kennedy NA, Lindsay JO, MacDonald J, Segal JP, Sebastian S, Selinger CP, Parkes M, Smith PJ, Dhar A, Subramanian S, Arasaradnam R, Lamb CA, Ahmad T, Lees CW, Dobson L, Wakeman R, Iqbal TH, Arnott I, Powell N. SARS-CoV-2 vaccination for patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a British Society of Gastroenterology Inflammatory Bowel Disease section and IBD Clinical Research Group position statement. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021; 6:218-224. [PMID: 33508241 PMCID: PMC7834976 DOI: 10.1016/s2468-1253(21)00024-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 27.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/08/2021] [Revised: 01/13/2021] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
SARS-CoV-2 has caused a global health crisis and mass vaccination programmes provide the best opportunity for controlling transmission and protecting populations. Despite the impressive clinical trial results of the BNT162b2 (Pfizer/BioNTech), ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (Oxford/AstraZeneca), and mRNA-1273 (Moderna) vaccines, important unanswered questions remain, especially in patients with pre-existing conditions. In this position statement endorsed by the British Society of Gastroenterology Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) section and IBD Clinical Research Group, we consider SARS-CoV-2 vaccination strategy in patients with IBD. The risks of SARS-CoV-2 vaccination are anticipated to be very low, and we strongly support SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients with IBD. Based on data from previous studies with other vaccines, there are conceptual concerns that protective immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 vaccination may be diminished in some patients with IBD, such as those taking anti-TNF drugs. However, the benefits of vaccination, even in patients treated with anti-TNF drugs, are likely to outweigh these theoretical concerns. Key areas for further research are discussed, including vaccine hesitancy and its effect in the IBD community, the effect of immunosuppression on vaccine efficacy, and the search for predictive biomarkers of vaccine success.
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- James L Alexander
- Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, UK,Department of Gastroenterology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre at Nottingham University Hospitals and The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK,Department of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, UK,Department of Gastroenterology, St Mark's Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK,Exeter Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Pharmacogenetics Research Group University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK,Department of Gastroenterology, The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Medicine, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK,Department of Gastroenterology, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, UK,Department of Gastroenterology, The Hillingdon Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Uxbridge, UK
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- IBD Unit, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusts, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, County Durham & Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, Durham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusts, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK
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- Translational and Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK,Department of Gastroenterology, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK,Exeter Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Pharmacogenetics Research Group University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Institute of Genetic and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK,Department of Gastroenterology, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- Institute of Translational Medicine, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK,Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospitals Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Metabolism, Digestion and Reproduction, Imperial College London, London, UK,Department of Gastroenterology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK,Correspondence to: Dr Nick Powell, 10th Floor Commonwealth Building, Hammersmith Hospital Campus, Imperial College London, Du Cane Road, London W12 0NN, UK
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Din S, Kent A, Pollok RC, Meade S, Kennedy NA, Arnott I, Beattie RM, Chua F, Cooney R, Dart RJ, Galloway J, Gaya DR, Ghosh S, Griffiths M, Hancock L, Hansen R, Hart A, Lamb CA, Lees CW, Limdi JK, Lindsay JO, Patel K, Powell N, Murray CD, Probert C, Raine T, Selinger C, Sebastian S, Smith PJ, Tozer P, Ustianowski A, Younge L, Samaan MA, Irving PM. Adaptations to the British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines on the management of acute severe UC in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a RAND appropriateness panel. Gut 2020; 69:1769-1777. [PMID: 32513653 PMCID: PMC7299646 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2020-321927] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Management of acute severe UC (ASUC) during the novel COVID-19 pandemic presents significant dilemmas. We aimed to provide COVID-19-specific guidance using current British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) guidelines as a reference point. DESIGN We convened a RAND appropriateness panel comprising 14 gastroenterologists and an IBD nurse consultant supplemented by surgical and COVID-19 experts. Panellists rated the appropriateness of interventions for ASUC in the context of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection. Median scores and disagreement index (DI) were calculated. Results were discussed at a moderated meeting prior to a second survey. RESULTS Panellists recommended that patients with ASUC should be isolated throughout their hospital stay and should have a SARS-CoV-2 swab performed on admission. Patients with a positive swab should be discussed with COVID-19 specialists. As per BSG guidance, intravenous hydrocortisone was considered appropriate as initial management; only in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia was its use deemed uncertain. In patients requiring rescue therapy, infliximab with continuing steroids was recommended. Delaying colectomy because of COVID-19 was deemed inappropriate. Steroid tapering as per BSG guidance was deemed appropriate for all patients apart from those with COVID-19 pneumonia in whom a 4-6 week taper was preferred. Post-ASUC maintenance therapy was dependent on SARS-CoV-2 status but, in general, biologics were more likely to be deemed appropriate than azathioprine or tofacitinib. Panellists deemed prophylactic anticoagulation postdischarge to be appropriate in patients with a positive SARS-CoV-2 swab. CONCLUSION We have suggested COVID-19-specific adaptations to the BSG ASUC guideline using a RAND panel.
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- Shahida Din
- Department of Gastroenterology, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
- Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
- Institute of Infection and Immunity, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Guy's and Saint Thomas' Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
- Exeter IBD Research Group, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Southampton Children's Hospital, Southampton, UK
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- Interstitial Lung Disease Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Rheumatology, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Peri-operative Medicine, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
- Faculty of Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, London, UK
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- Department of General Surgery, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK
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- IBD Unit, St Mark's Hospital, London, UK
- Antigen Presentation Research Group, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Department of Gastroenterology, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
- Centre for Genomic and Experimental Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Manchester, UK
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St George's Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Gastroenterology Research Unit, Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology, University of Liverpool Institute of Translational Medicine, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Leeds Gastroenterology Institute, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK
- Department of Immunuology and Inflammation, Hull York Medical School, Hull, Kingston upon Hull, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- IBD Unit, St Mark's Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Infectious Disease, North Manchester General Hospital, Manchester, UK
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- IBD Unit, St Mark's Hospital, London, UK
- Crohn's and Colitis UK, Saint Albans, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Guy's and Saint Thomas' Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Guy's and Saint Thomas' Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
- Peter Gorer Department of Immunobiology, School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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Kennedy NA, Hansen R, Younge L, Mawdsley J, Beattie RM, Din S, Lamb CA, Smith PJ, Selinger C, Limdi J, Iqbal TH, Lobo A, Cooney R, Brain O, Gaya DR, Murray C, Pollok R, Kent A, Raine T, Bhala N, Lindsay JO, Irving PM, Lees CW, Sebastian S. Organisational changes and challenges for inflammatory bowel disease services in the UK during the COVID-19 pandemic. Frontline Gastroenterol 2020; 11:343-350. [PMID: 32874484 PMCID: PMC7335699 DOI: 10.1136/flgastro-2020-101520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Revised: 05/29/2020] [Accepted: 05/30/2020] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To determine the challenges in diagnosis, monitoring, support provision in the management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients and explore the adaptations of IBD services. METHODS Internet-based survey by invitation of IBD services across the UK from 8 to 14 April 2020. RESULTS Respondents from 125 IBD services completed the survey. The number of whole-time equivalent gastroenterologists and IBD nurses providing elective outpatient care decreased significantly between baseline (median 4, IQR 4-7.5 and median 3, IQR 2-4) to the point of survey (median 2, IQR 1-4.8 and median 2, IQR 1-3) in the 6-week period following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic (p<0.001 for both comparisons). Almost all (94%; 112/119) services reported an increase in IBD helpline activity. Face-to-face clinics were substituted for telephone consultation by 86% and video consultation by 11% of services. A variation in the provision of laboratory faecal calprotectin testing was noted with 27% of services reporting no access to faecal calprotectin, and a further 32% reduced access. There was also significant curtailment of IBD-specific endoscopy and elective surgery. CONCLUSIONS IBD services in the UK have implemented several adaptive strategies in order to continue to provide safe and high-quality care for patients. National Health Service organisations will need to consider the impact of these changes in current service delivery models and staffing levels when planning exit strategies for post-pandemic IBD care. Careful planning to manage the increased workload and to maintain IBD services is essential to ensure patient safety.
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- Nicholas A Kennedy
- Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, Devon, UK
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- Paediatric Gastroenterology, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Mark's Hospital and Academic Institute, Harrow, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Guy's and Saint Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool, UK
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- Section of IBD, Division of Gastroenterology, Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Gastroenterology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Academic Department of Gastroenterology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Gastroenterology, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Translational Gastroenterology Unit, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Gastroenterology, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Gastroenterology, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- Department of Gastroenterology, St George's University of London, London, UK
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- Gastroenterology, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Gastroenterology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Guy's and Saint Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- IBD Unit, Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK
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Kennedy NA, Jones GR, Lamb CA, Appleby R, Arnott I, Beattie RM, Bloom S, Brooks AJ, Cooney R, Dart RJ, Edwards C, Fraser A, Gaya DR, Ghosh S, Greveson K, Hansen R, Hart A, Hawthorne AB, Hayee B, Limdi JK, Murray CD, Parkes GC, Parkes M, Patel K, Pollok RC, Powell N, Probert CS, Raine T, Sebastian S, Selinger C, Smith PJ, Stansfield C, Younge L, Lindsay JO, Irving PM, Lees CW. British Society of Gastroenterology guidance for management of inflammatory bowel disease during the COVID-19 pandemic. Gut 2020; 69:984-990. [PMID: 32303607 PMCID: PMC7211081 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2020-321244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 198] [Impact Index Per Article: 49.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2020] [Revised: 04/03/2020] [Accepted: 04/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The COVID-19 pandemic is putting unprecedented pressures on healthcare systems globally. Early insights have been made possible by rapid sharing of data from China and Italy. In the UK, we have rapidly mobilised inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) centres in order that preparations can be made to protect our patients and the clinical services they rely on. This is a novel coronavirus; much is unknown as to how it will affect people with IBD. We also lack information about the impact of different immunosuppressive medications. To address this uncertainty, the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) COVID-19 IBD Working Group has used the best available data and expert opinion to generate a risk grid that groups patients into highest, moderate and lowest risk categories. This grid allows patients to be instructed to follow the UK government's advice for shielding, stringent and standard advice regarding social distancing, respectively. Further considerations are given to service provision, medical and surgical therapy, endoscopy, imaging and clinical trials.
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- Nicholas A Kennedy
- Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
- University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
- Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Southampton Children's Hospital, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- King's College London, London, UK
- The Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
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- University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
- University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
- University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
- Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK
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- St Mark's Hospital, London, UK
- Imperial College London, London, UK
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- King's College London, London, UK
- King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- The Pennine Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Manchester, UK
- University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK
- The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
- St George's, University of London, London, UK
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- Imperial College London, London, UK
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusts, Liverpool, UK
- University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trusts, Liverpool, UK
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- Crohn's and Colitis UK, St Albans, Hertfordshire, UK
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- Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, London, UK
- The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, 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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- University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
- Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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Logan M, Gkikas K, Svolos V, Nichols B, Milling S, Gaya DR, Seenan JP, Macdonald J, Hansen R, Ijaz UZ, Russell RK, Gerasimidis K. Analysis of 61 exclusive enteral nutrition formulas used in the management of active Crohn's disease-new insights into dietary disease triggers. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2020; 51:935-947. [PMID: 32249975 PMCID: PMC8653890 DOI: 10.1111/apt.15695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2019] [Revised: 10/25/2019] [Accepted: 03/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) is an effective treatment for Crohn's disease. AIMS To investigate the hypothesis that ingredients of EEN formulas are unlikely to initiate a disease flare and that their dietary elimination is not essential for disease amelioration. METHODS We performed compositional analysis of EEN formulas with evidence of efficacy in management of active Crohn's disease. Macronutrient content was compared against the dietary reference values (DRV), the UK National Diet and Nutrition Survey (NDNS) and intake of Crohn's disease children. Food additives were cross-referenced against the FAO/WHO database. RESULTS Sixty-one formulas were identified with variable composition (carbohydrates [22.8%-89.3%], protein [7.8%-30.1%], fat [0%-52.5%]). Maltodextrin, milk protein and vegetable/plant oils were the commonest macronutrient sources. Their n-6:n-3 fatty acid ratio varied from 0.25 to 46.5. 56 food additives were identified (median per formula: 11). All formulas were lactose-free, gluten-free, and 82% lacked fibre. The commonest food additives were emulsifiers, stabilisers, antioxidants, acidity regulators and thickeners. Food additives, implicated in Crohn's disease aetiology, were present in formulas (modified starches [100%], carrageenan [22%], carboxymethyl cellulose [13%] and polysorbate 80 [5%]). Remission rates did not differ between EEN formulas with and without those food additives. Analysis including only formulas from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) retained in the latest Cochrane meta-analysis produced similar findings. EEN formulas contained less energy from saturated fat than NDNS intake. CONCLUSION We have identified food ingredients which are present in EEN formulas that are effective in Crohn's disease and challenge perceptions that these ingredients might be harmful.
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- Michael Logan
- Human NutritionSchool of Medicine, Dentistry and NursingUniversity of GlasgowGlasgow Royal InfirmaryGlasgowUK,Civil EngineeringSchool of EngineeringUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
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- Human NutritionSchool of Medicine, Dentistry and NursingUniversity of GlasgowGlasgow Royal InfirmaryGlasgowUK
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- Human NutritionSchool of Medicine, Dentistry and NursingUniversity of GlasgowGlasgow Royal InfirmaryGlasgowUK
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- Human NutritionSchool of Medicine, Dentistry and NursingUniversity of GlasgowGlasgow Royal InfirmaryGlasgowUK
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- Institute for Infection, Immunity and InflammationUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
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- Department of GastroenterologyGlasgow Royal InfirmaryGlasgowUK
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- Department of GastroenterologyQueen Elizabeth University HospitalNHS Greater Glasgow & ClydeGlasgowUK
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- Department of GastroenterologyQueen Elizabeth University HospitalNHS Greater Glasgow & ClydeGlasgowUK
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- Department of Paediatric GastroenterologyRoyal Hospital for ChildrenGlasgowUK
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- Civil EngineeringSchool of EngineeringUniversity of GlasgowGlasgowUK
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- Department of Paediatric GastroenterologyRoyal Hospital for ChildrenGlasgowUK
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- Human NutritionSchool of Medicine, Dentistry and NursingUniversity of GlasgowGlasgow Royal InfirmaryGlasgowUK
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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: 1147] [Impact Index Per Article: 229.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [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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Gerasimidis K, Svolos V, Nichols B, Papadopoulou R, Quince C, Ijaz UZ, Milling S, Gaya DR, Russell RK, Hansen R. Reply. Gastroenterology 2019; 157:1161-1162. [PMID: 31408620 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2019.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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- Konstantinos Gerasimidis
- Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK
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Plevris N, Chuah CS, Allen RM, Arnott ID, Brennan PN, Chaudhary S, Churchhouse AMD, Din S, Donoghue E, Gaya DR, Groome M, Jafferbhoy HM, Jenkinson PW, Lam WL, Lyons M, Macdonald JC, MacMaster M, Mowat C, Naismith GD, Potts LF, Saffouri E, Seenan JP, Sengupta A, Shasi P, Sutherland DI, Todd JA, Veryan J, Watson AJM, Watts DA, Jones GR, Lees CW. Real-world Effectiveness and Safety of Vedolizumab for the Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: The Scottish Vedolizumab Cohort. J Crohns Colitis 2019; 13:1111-1120. [PMID: 30768123 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjz042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Vedolizumab is an anti-a4b7 monoclonal antibody that is licensed for the treatment of moderate to severe Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. The aims of this study were to establish the real-world effectiveness and safety of vedolizumab for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. METHODS This was a retrospective study involving seven NHS health boards in Scotland between June 2015 and November 2017. Inclusion criteria included: a diagnosis of ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease with objective evidence of active inflammation at baseline (Harvey-Bradshaw Index[HBI] ≥5/Partial Mayo ≥2 plus C-reactive protein [CRP] >5 mg/L or faecal calprotectin ≥250 µg/g or inflammation on endoscopy/magnetic resonance imaging [MRI]); completion of induction; and at least one clinical follow-up by 12 months. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis was used to establish 12-month cumulative rates of clinical remission, mucosal healing, and deep remission [clinical remission plus mucosal healing]. Rates of serious adverse events were described quantitatively. RESULTS Our cohort consisted of 180 patients with ulcerative colitis and 260 with Crohn's disease. Combined median follow-up was 52 weeks (interquartile range [IQR] 26-52 weeks). In ulcerative colitis, 12-month cumulative rates of clinical remission, mucosal healing, and deep remission were 57.4%, 47.3%, and 38.5%, respectively. In Crohn's disease, 12-month cumulative rates of clinical remission, mucosal healing, and deep remission were 58.4%, 38.9%, and 28.3% respectively. The serious adverse event rate was 15.6 per 100 patient-years of follow-up. CONCLUSIONS Vedolizumab is a safe and effective treatment for achieving both clinical remission and mucosal healing in ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease.
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- N Plevris
- The Edinburgh IBD Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- The Edinburgh IBD Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- The Edinburgh IBD Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Hairmyres, East Kilbride, UK
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- The Edinburgh IBD Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Larbert, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, UK
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- The Edinburgh IBD Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK.,Department of Colorectal Surgery, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- The Edinburgh IBD Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Victoria Hospital, Kirkcaldy, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Hairmyres, East Kilbride, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Forth Valley Royal Hospital, Larbert, UK
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- The Edinburgh IBD Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- The Edinburgh IBD Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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Wang C, Baer HM, Gaya DR, Nibbs RJB, Milling S. Can molecular stratification improve the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease? Pharmacol Res 2019; 148:104442. [PMID: 31491469 PMCID: PMC6902263 DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2019.104442] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2019] [Revised: 09/02/2019] [Accepted: 09/02/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a debilitating chronic inflammatory disease of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. It affects more than 3.5 million people in the western world and places a huge financial burden on healthcare systems. IBD is highly heterogeneous; disease severity and outcomes in IBD are highly variable, and patients may experience episodes of relapse and remission. However, treatment often follows a step-up model whereby the patients start with anti-inflammatory agents (corticosteroids or immunosuppressants) and step-up to monoclonal anti-tumour necrosis factor-α (TNFα) antibodies and then other biologics if the initial drugs cannot control disease. Unfortunately, many patients do not respond to the costly biologics, and thus often still require gut-resective surgery, which decreases quality of life. In order to decrease rates of surgery and ineffective treatments, it is important to identify markers that accurately predict disease progression and treatment responses, to inform decisions about the best choice of therapeutics. Here we examine molecular approaches to patient stratification that aim to increase the effectiveness of treatments and potentially reduce healthcare costs. In the future, it may become possible to stratify patients based on their suitability for specific molecular-targeted therapeutic agents, and eventually use molecular stratification for personalised medicine in IBD.
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- Claire Wang
- Institute of Infection, Inflammation & Immunity, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Infection, Inflammation & Immunity, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Infection, Inflammation & Immunity, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Institute of Infection, Inflammation & Immunity, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK.
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Kennedy NA, Heap GA, Green HD, Hamilton B, Bewshea C, Walker GJ, Thomas A, Nice R, Perry MH, Bouri S, Chanchlani N, Heerasing NM, Hendy P, Lin S, Gaya DR, Cummings JRF, Selinger CP, Lees CW, Hart AL, Parkes M, Sebastian S, Mansfield JC, Irving PM, Lindsay J, Russell RK, McDonald TJ, McGovern D, Goodhand JR, Ahmad T. Predictors of anti-TNF treatment failure in anti-TNF-naive patients with active luminal Crohn's disease: a prospective, multicentre, cohort study. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2019; 4:341-353. [PMID: 30824404 DOI: 10.1016/s2468-1253(19)30012-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 373] [Impact Index Per Article: 74.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2018] [Revised: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 12/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Anti-TNF drugs are effective treatments for the management of Crohn's disease but treatment failure is common. We aimed to identify clinical and pharmacokinetic factors that predict primary non-response at week 14 after starting treatment, non-remission at week 54, and adverse events leading to drug withdrawal. METHODS The personalised anti-TNF therapy in Crohn's disease study (PANTS) is a prospective observational UK-wide study. We enrolled anti-TNF-naive patients (aged ≥6 years) with active luminal Crohn's disease at the time of first exposure to infliximab or adalimumab between March 7, 2013, and July 15, 2016. Patients were evaluated for 12 months or until drug withdrawal. Demographic data, smoking status, age at diagnosis, disease duration, location, and behaviour, previous medical and drug history, and previous Crohn's disease-related surgeries were recorded at baseline. At every visit, disease activity score, weight, therapy, and adverse events were recorded; drug and total anti-drug antibody concentrations were also measured. Treatment failure endpoints were primary non-response at week 14, non-remission at week 54, and adverse events leading to drug withdrawal. We used regression analyses to identify which factors were associated with treatment failure. FINDINGS We enrolled 955 patients treated with infliximab (753 with originator; 202 with biosimilar) and 655 treated with adalimumab. Primary non-response occurred in 295 (23·8%, 95% CI 21·4-26·2) of 1241 patients who were assessable at week 14. Non-remission at week 54 occurred in 764 (63·1%, 60·3-65·8) of 1211 patients who were assessable, and adverse events curtailed treatment in 126 (7·8%, 6·6-9·2) of 1610 patients. In multivariable analysis, the only factor independently associated with primary non-response was low drug concentration at week 14 (infliximab: odds ratio 0·35 [95% CI 0·20-0·62], p=0·00038; adalimumab: 0·13 [0·06-0·28], p<0·0001); the optimal week 14 drug concentrations associated with remission at both week 14 and week 54 were 7 mg/L for infliximab and 12 mg/L for adalimumab. Continuing standard dosing regimens after primary non-response was rarely helpful; only 14 (12·4% [95% CI 6·9-19·9]) of 113 patients entered remission by week 54. Similarly, week 14 drug concentration was also independently associated with non-remission at week 54 (0·29 [0·16-0·52] for infliximab; 0·03 [0·01-0·12] for adalimumab; p<0·0001 for both). The proportion of patients who developed anti-drug antibodies (immunogenicity) was 62·8% (95% CI 59·0-66·3) for infliximab and 28·5% (24·0-32·7) for adalimumab. For both drugs, suboptimal week 14 drug concentrations predicted immunogenicity, and the development of anti-drug antibodies predicted subsequent low drug concentrations. Combination immunomodulator (thiopurine or methotrexate) therapy mitigated the risk of developing anti-drug antibodies (hazard ratio 0·39 [95% CI 0·32-0·46] for infliximab; 0·44 [0·31-0·64] for adalimumab; p<0·0001 for both). For infliximab, multivariable analysis of immunododulator use, and week 14 drug and anti-drug antibody concentrations showed an independent effect of immunomodulator use on week 54 non-remission (odds ratio 0·56 [95% CI 0·38-0·83], p=0·004). INTERPRETATION Anti-TNF treatment failure is common and is predicted by low drug concentrations, mediated in part by immunogenicity. Clinical trials are required to investigate whether personalised induction regimens and treatment-to-target dose intensification improve outcomes. FUNDING Guts UK, Crohn's and Colitis UK, Cure Crohn's Colitis, AbbVie, Merck Sharp and Dohme, Napp Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, and Celltrion.
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- Nicholas A Kennedy
- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK; Exeter Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Pharmacogenetics Research Group, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK; Institute of Genetic and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
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- Exeter Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Pharmacogenetics Research Group, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
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- Exeter Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Pharmacogenetics Research Group, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Exeter Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Pharmacogenetics Research Group, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Blood Science, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Blood Science, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Mark's Hospital, London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, Harrow, UK
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- Exeter Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Pharmacogenetics Research Group, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
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- Exeter Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Pharmacogenetics Research Group, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK; Faculty of Experimental Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK
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- Leeds Gastroenterology Institute, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, St James University Hospital, Leeds, UK
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- Institute of Genetic and Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK; Department of Gastroenterology, Western General Hospital, NHS Lothian, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Mark's Hospital, London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, Harrow, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Royal Hospital for Children UK, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Blood Science, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
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- F Widjaja Foundation Inflammatory Bowel and Immunobiology Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK; Exeter Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Pharmacogenetics Research Group, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK; Exeter Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Pharmacogenetics Research Group, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK.
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Svolos V, Hansen R, Nichols B, Quince C, Ijaz UZ, Papadopoulou RT, Edwards CA, Watson D, Alghamdi A, Brejnrod A, Ansalone C, Duncan H, Gervais L, Tayler R, Salmond J, Bolognini D, Klopfleisch R, Gaya DR, Milling S, Russell RK, Gerasimidis K. Treatment of Active Crohn's Disease With an Ordinary Food-based Diet That Replicates Exclusive Enteral Nutrition. Gastroenterology 2019; 156:1354-1367.e6. [PMID: 30550821 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2018.12.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 179] [Impact Index Per Article: 35.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2018] [Revised: 12/05/2018] [Accepted: 12/07/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) is the only established dietary treatment for Crohn's disease (CD), but its acceptability is limited. There is a need for novel dietary treatments for CD. METHODS We evaluated the effects of an individualized food-based diet (CD-TREAT), with similar composition to EEN, on the gut microbiome, inflammation, and clinical response in a rat model, healthy adults, and children with relapsing CD. Twenty-five healthy adults randomly received EEN or CD-TREAT for 7 days, followed by a 14-day washout period, followed by the alternate diet. Fecal microbiome and metabolome were assessed before and after each diet. HLA-B7 and HLA-B27 transgenic rats with gut inflammation received EEN, CD-TREAT, or standard chow for 4 weeks. Fecal, luminal, and tissue microbiome, fecal metabolites, and gut inflammation were assessed. Five children with active CD activity received CD-TREAT and their clinical activity and calprotectin were evaluated after 8 weeks of treatment. RESULTS For healthy adults, CD-TREAT was easier to comply with and more acceptable than EEN. CD-TREAT induced similar effects to EEN (EEN vs CD-TREAT) on fecal microbiome composition, metabolome, mean total sulfide (increase 133.0 ± 80.5 vs 54.3 ± 47.0 nmol/g), pH (increase 1.3 ± 0.5 vs 0.9 ± 0.6), and the short-chain fatty acids (μmol/g) acetate (decrease 27.4 ± 22.6 vs 21.6 ± 20.4), propionate (decrease 5.7 ± 7.8 vs 5.2 ± 7.9), and butyrate (decrease 7.0 ± 7.4 vs 10.2 ± 8.5). In the rat model, CD-TREAT and EEN produced similar changes in bacterial load (decrease 0.3 ± 0.3 log10 16S rRNA gene copies per gram), short-chain fatty acids, microbiome, and ileitis severity (mean histopathology score decreases of 1.25 for EEN [P = .015] and 1.0 for CD-TREAT [P = .044] vs chow). In children receiving CD-TREAT, 4 (80%) had a clinical response and 3 (60%) entered remission, with significant concurrent decreases in fecal calprotectin (mean decrease 918 ± 555 mg/kg; P = .002). CONCLUSION CD-TREAT replicates EEN changes in the microbiome, decreases gut inflammation, is well tolerated, and is potentially effective in patients with active CD. ClinicalTrials.gov, numbers NCT02426567 and NCT03171246.
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- Vaios Svolos
- Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- School of Engineering, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Centre for Translational Pharmacology, Institute of Molecular, Cell and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
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Cummings F, Gaya DR, Levison S, Subramanian S, Owen G, Rathmell A, Glen F, Demuth D, Meadowcroft S, Irving PM. A retrospective observational study of early experiences of vedolizumab treatment for inflammatory bowel disease in the UK: The REVIVE study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2019; 98:e14681. [PMID: 30817598 PMCID: PMC6831399 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000014681] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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Results from clinical trials show that vedolizumab is an efficacious treatment for inflammatory bowel disease, namely Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). However, there is limited evidence from real-world clinical practice, especially on early clinical experiences in the UK.To describe real-world early experiences of vedolizumab to treat CD and UC in the UK.A retrospective, chart review study of patients with CD or UC treated with vedolizumab across 5 UK hospitals. All eligible adults (≥18 years at initiation) with a diagnosis of CD and ≥14 weeks of data or UC and ≥10 weeks of data available following vedolizumab initiation were included.Data were analyzed for 112 patients (CD: 66; UC: 46). Patients with CD had a median of 7.4 (interquartile range 5.7-9.4) months follow-up and patients with UC had a median of 7.4 (5.6-10.2) months follow-up post-vedolizumab initiation. Most patients, 80% (53/66) with CD and 89% (41/46) with UC, remained on vedolizumab treatment at the time of data collection. No new safety signals were identified during the study.These results add to the body of evidence supporting vedolizumab as an effective and well-tolerated treatment for CD and UC in real-world clinical practice.
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- Fraser Cummings
- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust, Liverpool
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- Takeda UK Ltd, High Wycombe, UK. Current address: Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Takeda UK Ltd, High Wycombe, UK. Current address: Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Evidence and Value Generation, Takeda Development Centre Europe Ltd
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- Takeda UK Ltd, High Wycombe, UK. Current address: Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG, Zurich, Switzerland
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- IBD Unit, St Thomas’ Hospital, Guys and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Walker GJ, Harrison JW, Heap GA, Voskuil MD, Andersen V, Anderson CA, Ananthakrishnan AN, Barrett JC, Beaugerie L, Bewshea CM, Cole AT, Cummings FR, Daly MJ, Ellul P, Fedorak RN, Festen EAM, Florin TH, Gaya DR, Halfvarson J, Hart AL, Heerasing NM, Hendy P, Irving PM, Jones SE, Koskela J, Lindsay JO, Mansfield JC, McGovern D, Parkes M, Pollok RCG, Ramakrishnan S, Rampton DS, Rivas MA, Russell RK, Schultz M, Sebastian S, Seksik P, Singh A, So K, Sokol H, Subramaniam K, Todd A, Annese V, Weersma RK, Xavier R, Ward R, Weedon MN, Goodhand JR, Kennedy NA, Ahmad T. Association of Genetic Variants in NUDT15 With Thiopurine-Induced Myelosuppression in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. JAMA 2019; 321:773-785. [PMID: 30806694 PMCID: PMC6439872 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2019.0709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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IMPORTANCE Use of thiopurines may be limited by myelosuppression. TPMT pharmacogenetic testing identifies only 25% of at-risk patients of European ancestry. Among patients of East Asian ancestry, NUDT15 variants are associated with thiopurine-induced myelosuppression (TIM). OBJECTIVE To identify genetic variants associated with TIM among patients of European ancestry with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS Case-control study of 491 patients affected by TIM and 679 thiopurine-tolerant unaffected patients who were recruited from 89 international sites between March 2012 and November 2015. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and exome-wide association studies (EWAS) were conducted in patients of European ancestry. The replication cohort comprised 73 patients affected by TIM and 840 thiopurine-tolerant unaffected patients. EXPOSURES Genetic variants associated with TIM. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Thiopurine-induced myelosuppression, defined as a decline in absolute white blood cell count to 2.5 × 109/L or less or a decline in absolute neutrophil cell count to 1.0 × 109/L or less leading to a dose reduction or drug withdrawal. RESULTS Among 1077 patients (398 affected and 679 unaffected; median age at IBD diagnosis, 31.0 years [interquartile range, 21.2 to 44.1 years]; 540 [50%] women; 602 [56%] diagnosed as having Crohn disease), 919 (311 affected and 608 unaffected) were included in the GWAS analysis and 961 (328 affected and 633 unaffected) in the EWAS analysis. The GWAS analysis confirmed association of TPMT (chromosome 6, rs11969064) with TIM (30.5% [95/311] affected vs 16.4% [100/608] unaffected patients; odds ratio [OR], 2.3 [95% CI, 1.7 to 3.1], P = 5.2 × 10-9). The EWAS analysis demonstrated an association with an in-frame deletion in NUDT15 (chromosome 13, rs746071566) and TIM (5.8% [19/328] affected vs 0.2% [1/633] unaffected patients; OR, 38.2 [95% CI, 5.1 to 286.1], P = 1.3 × 10-8), which was replicated in a different cohort (2.7% [2/73] affected vs 0.2% [2/840] unaffected patients; OR, 11.8 [95% CI, 1.6 to 85.0], P = .03). Carriage of any of 3 coding NUDT15 variants was associated with an increased risk (OR, 27.3 [95% CI, 9.3 to 116.7], P = 1.1 × 10-7) of TIM, independent of TPMT genotype and thiopurine dose. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Among patients of European ancestry with IBD, variants in NUDT15 were associated with increased risk of TIM. These findings suggest that NUDT15 genotyping may be considered prior to initiation of thiopurine therapy; however, further study including additional validation in independent cohorts is required.
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- Gareth J. Walker
- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, England
- IBD Pharmacogenetics Group, University of Exeter, Exeter, England
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, England
- IBD Pharmacogenetics Group, University of Exeter, Exeter, England
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Medical Department, Regional Hospital Viborg, Viborg, Denmark
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Saint-Antoine Hospital and Sorbonne Universite, Paris, France
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- Derby Digestive Diseases Centre, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Derby, England
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Southampton General Hospital, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, England
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- Broad Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Mater Research Institute, University of Queensland, South Brisbane, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, Scotland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Mark’s Hospital, London North West Healthcare NHS Trust, Harrow, England
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, England
- IBD Pharmacogenetics Group, University of Exeter, Exeter, England
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, England
- IBD Pharmacogenetics Group, University of Exeter, Exeter, England
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, London, England
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- Broad Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Centre for Immunobiology, Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, England
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
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- F. Widjaja Foundation Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Immunobiology Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, England
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust, Tooting, England
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- Gastrointestinal and Liver Services, Warrington and Halton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Warrington, England
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, England
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- Broad Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Royal Hospital for Children, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Glasgow, Scotland
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, England
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Saint-Antoine Hospital and Sorbonne Universite, Paris, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, England
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, England
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Saint-Antoine Hospital and Sorbonne Universite, Paris, France
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- Department of Haematology, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, England
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Broad Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
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- University of Exeter Medical School, Exeter, England
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, England
- IBD Pharmacogenetics Group, University of Exeter, Exeter, England
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, England
- IBD Pharmacogenetics Group, University of Exeter, Exeter, England
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, England
- IBD Pharmacogenetics Group, University of Exeter, Exeter, England
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Lomer MCE, Cahill O, Baschali A, Partha Sarathy P, Sarantidou M, Mantzaris GJ, Gaya DR, Katsanos K, Christodoulou DK, Gerasimidis K. A multicentre Study of Nutrition Risk Assessment in Adult Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Attending Outpatient Clinics. Ann Nutr Metab 2018; 74:18-23. [PMID: 30485836 DOI: 10.1159/000495214] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2018] [Accepted: 11/04/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Overnutrition and undernutrition can affect patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Although all IBD outpatients should be screened for nutrition risk, screening is not routinely performed, potentially leading to reduced identification and treatment. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of nutrition risk in adult IBD outpatients and the proportion of cases who discussed diet and/or nutrition during their routine clinical appointment. METHODS Adults with IBD attending outpatient clinics at 4 hospitals in Greece and in UK were recruited. Demographic and anthropometric data were collected using face-to-face patient interviews and clinical records. Patients were classified as high (i.e., body mass index [BMI] < 18.5 or 18.5-20 kg/m2 and weight loss > 5%), moderate (i.e., BMI 20-25 kg/m2 and weight loss > 5%) or low risk of undernutrition and high risk of obesity (i.e., BMI 25-30% and weight gain > 5%). The proportion of patients who discussed diet and/or nutrition during their clinical appointment was calculated. RESULTS In total, 390 IBD patients participated. Sixteen (4%) patients were underweight, 113 (29%) were overweight and 71 (18%) were obese. Twenty-one (5%) patients were at high risk of undernutrition; of these 4 (19%) were under dietetic care. Of those at high risk of undernutrition, 11 (52%) had discussed diet and/or nutrition during their routine clinical appointment. Fifty-six (14%) patients had gained more than 5% weight since their last recorded/reported weight and 19 (5%) were at high risk of obesity. CONCLUSIONS Few patients were identified to be at high risk of undernutrition and less than a fifth of these were under dietetic care. Overnutrition is a growing problem in IBD with almost half of adult patients being overweight or obese. Diet and/or nutrition were not routinely discussed in this group of IBD outpatients.
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- Miranda C E Lomer
- Department of Nutritional Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom.,Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, "Evangelismos-Ophthalmiatreion Athinon-Polykliniki', Athens, Greece
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- Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, "Evangelismos-Ophthalmiatreion Athinon-Polykliniki', Athens, Greece
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- Department of Gastroenterology, "Evangelismos-Ophthalmiatreion Athinon-Polykliniki', Athens, Greece
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Division of Gastroenterology, School of Health Sciences and University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Division of Gastroenterology, School of Health Sciences and University Hospital of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom,
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Mason A, Gerasimidis K, Iljuhhina J, Laird S, Munro J, Gaya DR, Russell RK, Ahmed SF. Long-Term Skeletal Disproportion in Childhood-Onset Crohn's Disease. Horm Res Paediatr 2018; 89:132-135. [PMID: 29212077 DOI: 10.1159/000485185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2017] [Accepted: 11/07/2017] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND It is unclear whether Crohn's disease (CD) is associated with skeletal disproportion in adulthood. METHODS Height (Ht), sitting height (SHt) and leg length were studied in 44 children (male: 22), 23 adults (male: 10) with childhood-onset (CO) CD and 26 adults (male: 9) with adult-onset (AO) CD with a median (range) age of 13.7 (10, 17.3), 21.5 (18, 32) and 31.0 (22, 40) years, respectively. RESULTS Adults with CO-CD had a median Ht standard deviation score (SDS) of -0.9 (-2.3, 0.0) compared to 0.6 (-0.8, 1.0) in those with AO-CD (p < 0.05). Compared to a normal population, men, but not women, with CO-CD also had lower median SHt SDS at -1.1 (2.5, -0.5) (p < 0.05). The expected positive association that is normally found between leg length and SHt SDS was not evident in the adults with CO-CD. CONCLUSION Short stature in adults with CO-CD is more pronounced in men and may be associated with poor spinal growth.
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- Avril Mason
- Developmental Endocrinology Research Group, School of Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Developmental Endocrinology Research Group, School of Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Alothaim I, Gaya DR, Watson DG. Development of a Sensitive Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry Method for the Analysis of Short Chain Fatty Acids in Urine from Patients with Ulcerative Colitis. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.2174/2213235x05666170424163105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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- Ibrahim Alothaim
- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 161, Cathedral Street, Glasgow G4 0RE, United Kingdom
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Castle Street, Glasgow, G4 0SF, United Kingdom
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- Strathclyde Institute of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, 161, Cathedral Street, Glasgow G4 0RE, United Kingdom
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Probert CS, Sebastian S, Gaya DR, Hamlin PJ, Gillespie G, Rose A, Tate H, Wheeler C, Irving PM. Golimumab induction and maintenance for moderate to severe ulcerative colitis: results from GO-COLITIS (Golimumab: a Phase 4, UK, open label, single arm study on its utilization and impact in ulcerative Colitis). BMJ Open Gastroenterol 2018; 5:e000212. [PMID: 30002864 PMCID: PMC6038835 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgast-2018-000212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2018] [Revised: 05/16/2018] [Accepted: 05/25/2018] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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Objective GO-COLITIS aimed to measure the effectiveness of subcutaneous golimumab in tumour necrosis factor-α antagonist–naive patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis (UC) despite conventional treatment. Design GO-COLITIS was an open label, single arm, phase 4 study with a pragmatic design which reflected UK clinical practice. Adult patients were eligible if diagnosed with UC ≥3 months, partial Mayo score (PMS) 4–9. Patients received subcutaneous golimumab induction (200 mg initially and 100 mg at week 2) followed at week 6 by 50 mg or 100 mg (depending on weight) every 4 weeks until week 54 with a 12-week follow-up. Efficacy was measured by PMS at baseline, week 6, 30, 54 and 66. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL; Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ) and EuroQol Group 5 Dimensions Health Questionnaire (EQ-5D)) was assessed at baseline, week 6 and week 54. All safety adverse events (AEs) were recorded. Results 207 patients were enrolled and 205 received golimumab (full analysis set (FAS)205). At week 6, 68.8% (95% CI 62.0% to 75.1%) and 38.5% (95% CI 31.8% to 45.6%) of patients were in response and remission, respectively, using PMS. At the end of the induction phase, 140/141 patients in clinical response continued into the maintenance phase (Maintenance FAS). Sustained clinical response through week 54 was achieved in 51/205 (24.9%) of the FAS205 population and 51/140 (36.4%) of the Maintenance FAS population. Statistically significant improvements from baseline to week 6 were observed for the IBDQ total score and for each IBDQ domain score (bowel symptoms, emotional function, systemic symptoms and social function), as well as the EQ-5D index score and associated visual analogue scale score (p<0.0001). Improvement of HRQoL was sustained through week 54. Serious AEs leading to treatment discontinuation occurred in 8.8% of patients. Conclusion In this study measuring patient-reported outcomes in patients with moderate to severe UC, golimumab induced and maintained response as measured by PMS and significantly improved quality of life measures. Trial registration number NCT02092285; 2013-004583-56.
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- IBD Unit, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust Hull, Hull, Kingston upon Hull, UK
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- New House Farm, Purton End, Saffron Walden, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Barroso T, Conway F, Emel S, McMillan D, Young D, Karteszi H, Gaya DR, Gerasimidis K. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease have higher abdominal adiposity and less skeletal mass than healthy controls. Ann Gastroenterol 2018; 31:566-571. [PMID: 30174393 PMCID: PMC6102468 DOI: 10.20524/aog.2018.0280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2018] [Accepted: 04/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background Abdominal fat type and distribution have been associated with complicated Crohn’s disease and adverse postoperative outcomes. Few studies have assessed the abdominal distribution of fat and lean stores in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and compared this with healthy controls. This retrospective study aimed to compare the abdominal body composition in IBD patients who failed medical treatment and who underwent computed tomography (CT) imaging prior to gastrointestinal surgery with healthy controls. Associations between preoperative abdominal body composition and postoperative outcomes within a year of surgery were explored. Methods Abdominal body composition was evaluated in 22 presurgical patients with medically refractory IBD (18 with Crohn’s disease) and 22 healthy controls, using routinely acquired CT. Total fat, subcutaneous fat, visceral fat, and skeletal muscle cross-sectional area were measured. Results An independent disease effect was observed, explaining a fat deposition excess of 38 cm2 and a skeletal muscle deficit of 15 cm2 in IBD. Abdominal skeletal muscle correlated with visceral fat for the control (rho=0.51, P=0.015), but not for the IBD group (rho=-0.13, P=0.553). A positive correlation observed between subcutaneous fat with skeletal muscle in the controls (rho=0.47, P=0.026) was inverted in the IBD group (rho=-0.43, P=0.045). Preoperative abdominal body composition was not predictive of postoperative outcomes. Conclusions A higher degree of abdominal adiposity, a lower skeletal mass and a larger body size for the same anthropometry can be expected in IBD patients. Preoperative abdominal body composition is not associated with surgical outcomes.
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- Teresa Barroso
- School of Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary (Teresa Barroso, Fiona Conway, Donald McMillan, Konstantinos Gerasimidis), Glasgow, UK
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- School of Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary (Teresa Barroso, Fiona Conway, Donald McMillan, Konstantinos Gerasimidis), Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Radiology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary (Sari Emel, Hedvig Karteszi), Glasgow, UK
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- School of Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary (Teresa Barroso, Fiona Conway, Donald McMillan, Konstantinos Gerasimidis), Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Strathclyde (David Young), Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Radiology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary (Sari Emel, Hedvig Karteszi), Glasgow, UK
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary (Daniel R. Gaya), Glasgow, UK
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- School of Medicine, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary (Teresa Barroso, Fiona Conway, Donald McMillan, Konstantinos Gerasimidis), Glasgow, UK
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Differentiation between inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and functional gut disorders, and the determination of mucosal disease activity in established cases of IBD remain the cornerstones of disease diagnosis and management. Non-invasive, accurate biomarkers of gut inflammation are needed due to the variability of symptoms, the inaccuracies of currently available blood markers and the cost and invasive nature of endoscopy. Numerous biomarkers have been used and/or considered with some in current use. This article reviews the current evidence base around the indications for using biomarkers and their limitations, with a particular focus on faecal calprotectin.
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- Matthew J Brookes
- Gastroenterology Department, Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, UK
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Royal Wolverhampton Hospitals NHS Trust, Wolverhampton, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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Brooks AJ, Smith PJ, Cohen R, Collins P, Douds A, Forbes V, Gaya DR, Johnston BT, McKiernan PJ, Murray CD, Sebastian S, Smith M, Whitley L, Williams L, Russell RK, McCartney SA, Lindsay JO. UK guideline on transition of adolescent and young persons with chronic digestive diseases from paediatric to adult care. Gut 2017; 66:988-1000. [PMID: 28228488 PMCID: PMC5532456 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2016-313000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2016] [Revised: 01/10/2017] [Accepted: 01/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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The risks of poor transition include delayed and inappropriate transfer that can result in disengagement with healthcare. Structured transition care can improve control of chronic digestive diseases and long-term health-related outcomes. These are the first nationally developed guidelines on the transition of adolescent and young persons (AYP) with chronic digestive diseases from paediatric to adult care. They were commissioned by the Clinical Services and Standards Committee of the British Society of Gastroenterology under the auspices of the Adolescent and Young Persons (A&YP) Section. Electronic searches for English-language articles were performed with keywords relating to digestive system diseases and transition to adult care in the Medline (via Ovid), PsycInfo (via Ovid), Web of Science and CINAHL databases for studies published from 1980 to September 2014. The quality of evidence and grading of recommendations was appraised using the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) system. The limited number of studies in gastroenterology and hepatology required the addition of relevant studies from other chronic diseases to be included.These guidelines deal specifically with the transition of AYP living with a diagnosis of chronic digestive disease and/or liver disease from paediatric to adult healthcare under the following headings;1. Patient populations involved in AYP transition2. Risks of failing transition or poor transition3. Models of AYP transition4. Patient and carer/parent perspective in AYP transition5. Surgical perspective.
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- Alenka J Brooks
- Academic Department of Gastroenterology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK
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- Academic Department of Gastroenterology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield, UK,Centre for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
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- Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- Queen Elizabeth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, University of East Anglia,King's Lynn, Norfolk, UK
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- Sheffield Children's Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield, UK
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- Deparment of Gastroenterology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Belfast, UK
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- Centre for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
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- NIHR LCRN (Y&H) Gastroenterology Speciality Co-Lead, Hull & East Yorkshire NHS Trust, Hull, UK
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- Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- GI Services Division, University College London Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, The Royal Hospital for Children Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Bart's Health NHS Trust, The Royal London Hospital, London, UK,Centre for Immunology and Infectious Disease, Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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Svolos V, Gerasimidis K, Buchanan E, Curtis L, Garrick V, Hay J, Laird S, Munro J, Gaya DR, Russell RK, Hansen R. Dietary treatment of Crohn's disease: perceptions of families with children treated by exclusive enteral nutrition, a questionnaire survey. BMC Gastroenterol 2017; 17:14. [PMID: 28103809 PMCID: PMC5247812 DOI: 10.1186/s12876-016-0564-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 12/22/2016] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Background Diet is strongly associated with the aetiology of Crohn’s Disease (CD) and exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) is the primary induction treatment in paediatric CD. This study explored opinions around the use of EEN and alternative novel, solid food-based diets (SFDs) expressed by paediatric patients with CD, previously treated with EEN and their parents. Methods This anonymous questionnaire surveyed families of CD patients treated with EEN over 1 year. Two questionnaire forms were completed; one asking the patients’ opinions and another referring to their main carer. This questionnaire explored participants’ demographic characteristics; acceptability of a repeat EEN course to treat a future flare (EEN repeat); their opinion on how difficult EEN would be compared to an example SFD; and their intention to participate in a future clinical trial assessing the therapeutic efficacy of an SFD in CD. Results Forty-one families of CD patients were approached with 29 sending replies (71%). Most of our participants were positive on completing another EEN course, however the majority would choose an SFD alternative (Patients:66, Parents:72%). Both patients and their parents rated EEN to be more difficult to adhere to compared to an example SFD (p < 0.05), and their ratings were strongly correlated (EEN:r = 0.83, SFD:r = 0.75, p < 0.001). The majority of our respondents would agree to participate in a clinical trial assessing an SFD’s effectiveness (Patients:79, Parents:72%) for the management of active CD. Conclusions While patients with CD and their families would accept an EEN repeat, the majority would prefer an SFD alternative. CD families surveyed are supportive of the development of solid food-based dietary treatments. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12876-016-0564-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Vaios Svolos
- Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Human Nutrition, School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow, UK.
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McCann RK, Smith K, Gaya DR. A prospective single centre pilot evaluation of a serum calprotectin assay in unselected GI patients. Clin Biochem 2017; 50:533-536. [PMID: 28093196 PMCID: PMC5480541 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinbiochem.2017.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2016] [Revised: 12/15/2016] [Accepted: 01/10/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Whilst C-reactive protein (CRP) is an established serum marker of inflammation, its use in gastroenterology has been limited by its poor sensitivity and specificity for GI disease. Faecal calprotectin (FC) has been adopted into mainstream GI practice as a sensitive but non-specific marker of intestinal inflammation. However, stool samples collection for FC can be challenging and the possibility of utilising a sensitive and specific serum biomarker of intestinal inflammation in luminal gastroenterology is an attractive prospect. This work investigates the performance of serum calprotectin (SC) compared to current biomarkers, FC and CRP, in an unselected cohort of patients attending our GI unit. METHODS Patients attending in and outpatients within an adult GI service who submitted a stool sample for FC analysis were identified. A total of 109 who had a serum sample obtained within one day of stool sample collection had the serum analysed for CRP and SC and the correlation between these biomarkers was investigated. RESULTS The intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) between SC, FC and CRP was 0.10, 95% CI -0.09-0.28 and 0.18, 95% CI -0.01-0.35, respectively. The ICC between FC and CRP was 0.18, 95% CI -0.01-0.35. CONCLUSIONS Our data reveals that there is no significant correlation between SC and FC, nor between SC and CRP in a large unselected cohort of GI patients. Therefore, as a serum biomarker for intestinal inflammation, SC is unlikely to be of clinical utility and the search for an appropriate serum GI biomarker continues.
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- Rebecca K McCann
- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.
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Mowat C, Arnott I, Cahill A, Smith M, Ahmad T, Subramanian S, Travis S, Morris J, Hamlin J, Dhar A, Nwokolo C, Edwards C, Creed T, Bloom S, Yousif M, Thomas L, Campbell S, Lewis SJ, Sebastian S, Sen S, Lal S, Hawkey C, Murray C, Cummings F, Goh J, Lindsay JO, Arebi N, Potts L, McKinley AJ, Thomson JM, Todd JA, Collie M, Dunlop MG, Mowat A, Gaya DR, Winter J, Naismith GD, Ennis H, Keerie C, Lewis S, Prescott RJ, Kennedy NA, Satsangi J. Mercaptopurine versus placebo to prevent recurrence of Crohn's disease after surgical resection (TOPPIC): a multicentre, double-blind, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2016; 1:273-282. [PMID: 28404197 PMCID: PMC6358144 DOI: 10.1016/s2468-1253(16)30078-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 80] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2016] [Revised: 08/02/2016] [Accepted: 08/04/2016] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Up to 60% of patients with Crohn's disease need intestinal resection within the first 10 years of diagnosis, and postoperative recurrence is common. We investigated whether mercaptopurine can prevent or delay postoperative clinical recurrence of Crohn's disease. METHODS We did a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind trial at 29 UK secondary and tertiary hospitals of patients (aged >16 years in Scotland or >18 years in England and Wales) who had a confirmed diagnosis of Crohn's disease and had undergone intestinal resection. Patients were randomly assigned (1:1) by a computer-generated web-based randomisation system to oral daily mercaptopurine at a dose of 1 mg/kg bodyweight rounded to the nearest 25 mg or placebo; patients with low thiopurine methyltransferase activity received half the normal dose. Patients and their carers and physicians were masked to the treatment allocation. Patients were followed up for 3 years. The primary endpoint was clinical recurrence of Crohn's disease (Crohn's Disease Activity Index >150 plus 100-point increase in score) and the need for anti-inflammatory rescue treatment or primary surgical intervention. Primary and safety analyses were by intention to treat. Subgroup analyses by smoking status, previous thiopurines, previous infliximab or methotrexate, previous surgery, duration of disease, or age at diagnosis were also done. This trial is registered with the International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Register (ISRCTN89489788) and the European Clinical Trials Database (EudraCT number 2006-005800-15). FINDINGS Between June 6, 2008, and April 23, 2012, 240 patients with Crohn's disease were randomly assigned: 128 to mercaptopurine and 112 to placebo. All patients received at least one dose of study drug, and no randomly assigned patients were excluded from the analysis. 16 (13%) of patients in the mercaptopurine group versus 26 (23%) patients in the placebo group had a clinical recurrence of Crohn's disease and needed anti-inflammatory rescue treatment or primary surgical intervention (adjusted hazard ratio [HR] 0·54, 95% CI 0·27-1·06; p=0·07; unadjusted HR 0·53, 95% CI 0·28-0·99; p=0·046). In a subgroup analysis, three (10%) of 29 smokers in the mercaptopurine group and 12 (46%) of 26 in the placebo group had a clinical recurrence that needed treatment (HR 0·13, 95% CI 0·04-0·46), compared with 13 (13%) of 99 non-smokers in the mercaptopurine group and 14 (16%) of 86 in the placebo group (0·90, 0·42-1·94; pinteraction=0·018). The effect of mercaptopurine did not significantly differ from placebo for any of the other planned subgroup analyses (previous thiopurines, previous infliximab or methotrexate, previous surgery, duration of disease, or age at diagnosis). The incidence and types of adverse events were similar in the mercaptopurine and placebo groups. One patient on placebo died of ischaemic heart disease. Adverse events caused discontinuation of treatment in 39 (30%) of 128 patients in the mercaptopurine group versus 41 (37%) of 112 in the placebo group. INTERPRETATION Mercaptopurine is effective in preventing postoperative clinical recurrence of Crohn's disease, but only in patients who are smokers. Thus, in smokers, thiopurine treatment seems to be justified in the postoperative period, although smoking cessation should be strongly encouraged given that smoking increases the risk of recurrence. FUNDING Medical Research Council.
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- Craig Mowat
- Gastrointestinal Unit, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK; IBD Pharmacogenetics Unit, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK
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- Translational Gastroenterology Unit, Nuffield Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Darlington Memorial Hospital, Darlington, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, Coventry, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Torbay Hospital, South Devon Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Torbay, Devon, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Bristol Royal Infirmary, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, Rotherham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Singleton Hospital, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board, Swansea, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth Hospitals NHS Trust, Plymouth, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Stoke University Hospital, University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, Salford, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Southampton General Hospital, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Barts Health NHS Trust, Barts and the London School of Medicine, London, UK
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, St Mark's Hospital, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Raigmore Hospital, Inverness, UK
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, UK
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- Colorectal Surgery, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Edinburgh Clinical Trials Unit, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK; IBD Pharmacogenetics Unit, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK.
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Peyrin-Biroulet L, Van Assche G, Sturm A, Gisbert JP, Gaya DR, Bokemeyer B, Mantzaris GJ, Armuzzi A, Sebastian S, Lara N, Lynam M, Rojas-Farreras S, Fan T, Ding Q, Black CM, Kachroo S. Treatment satisfaction, preferences and perception gaps between patients and physicians in the ulcerative colitis CARES study: A real world-based study. Dig Liver Dis 2016; 48:601-7. [PMID: 27012447 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2016.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2015] [Revised: 01/04/2016] [Accepted: 01/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a life time disease and issues with therapy may impact on patient satisfaction and treatment preferences. AIMS To assess disease and treatment perception gaps from patients' and physicians' perspectives in UC patients. METHODS Adult patients with moderate-to-severe UC (Mayo score ≥6) naïve to biologic therapy were enrolled in a European, observational, cross-sectional, retrospective study. Treatment satisfaction was assessed by the TSQM questionnaire and treatment preferences and patient's knowledge with pre-defined questions. Physicians' and patients' perceptions were compared through the level of agreement. RESULTS 256 patients from 11 European countries were included. 48.0% of patients were dissatisfied with their current treatment. Effectiveness, long lasting action, rapid start of action, and fewer side effects were the attributes more frequently considered important or very important by patients (96.9%, 89.1%, 83.8%, and 81.8%, respectively). 26.2% patients rated their overall disease knowledge as very knowledgeable. The agreement between patients' and physicians on disease severity was good (kappa=0.62). CONCLUSION Half patients with moderate-to-severe UC managed with conventional therapy, are dissatisfied with their treatments. Effectiveness, long lasting action and rapidity of action were the most frequently rated items in treatment preferences. There are major gaps between physicians and patients when evaluating disease burden.
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- Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet
- Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology and Inserm U954, University Hospital of Nancy, Lorraine University, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France.
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, DRK Kliniken Berlin I Westend, Berlin, Germany
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS-IP) and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Madrid, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- IBD Unit, Complesso Integrato Columbus, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and IBD Unit, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, United Kingdom
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- IMS Health, Real World Evidence Solutions, Spain
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- IMS Health, Real World Evidence Solutions, Spain
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, United States
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Van Assche G, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Sturm A, Gisbert JP, Gaya DR, Bokemeyer B, Mantzaris GJ, Armuzzi A, Sebastian S, Lara N, Lynam M, Rojas-Farreras S, Fan T, Ding Q, Black CM, Kachroo S. Burden of disease and patient-reported outcomes in patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis in the last 12 months - Multicenter European cohort study. Dig Liver Dis 2016; 48:592-600. [PMID: 26935454 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2016.01.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2015] [Revised: 01/14/2016] [Accepted: 01/18/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC) is aimed at maintaining corticosteroid-free remission and improving quality of life (QoL). AIM Assess patients' perception of disease burden and unmet clinical needs in moderate/severe UC patients. METHODS Adults surgery-free conventionally treated patients with Mayo score ≥6 were enrolled in an observational, cross-sectional, retrospective study in 11 European countries. Disease control was defined as Mayo score ≤2 with no sub-score >1. No corticosteroid was used the previous two months. Unmet clinical needs were defined as: non-controlled disease, self-perception of 'moderate'/'severe' disease, and dissatisfaction with treatments. Disease burden on QoL and work productivity were assessed (EuroQol-5D-5L, Short Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (SIBDQ) and Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI) in UC questionnaire). RESULTS UC patients (n=253) with mean Mayo score at enrolment of 4.9, 44.3% of patients had Mayo score ≥6. Main treatment was 5-ASA (75%). Overall, 25% met the composite endpoint for unmet clinical needs. Mean (SD) questionnaire scores were: EQ-5D-5L-VAS, 71 (19.1), EQ-5D-5L utility, 0.77 (0.19), SIBDQ, 4.8 (1.3), and WPAI, 26% (32%). CONCLUSIONS Patients with moderate/severe UC in the last 12 months treated with conventional therapies felt that their disease was not controlled and 25% reported unmet clinical needs. QoL and work productivity were seriously impaired.
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- Gert Van Assche
- Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology and Inserm U954, University Hospital of Nancy, Lorraine University, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, DRK Kliniken Berlin I Westend, Berlin, Germany
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS-IP) and Centro de Investigación Biomédica and Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Madrid, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- IBD Unit, Complesso Integrato Columbus, Catholic University, Rome, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and IBD Unit, Hull and East Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Hull, UK
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- IMS Health, Real World Evidence Solutions, Barcelona, Spain
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- IMS Health, Real World Evidence Solutions, Barcelona, Spain
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, United States
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, United States
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Heap GA, So K, Weedon M, Edney N, Bewshea C, Singh A, Annese V, Beckly J, Buurman D, Chaudhary R, Cole AT, Cooper SC, Creed T, Cummings F, de Boer NK, D'Inca R, D'Souza R, Daneshmend TK, Delaney M, Dhar A, Direkze N, Dunckley P, Gaya DR, Gearry R, Gore S, Halfvarson J, Hart A, Hawkey CJ, Hoentjen F, Iqbal T, Irving P, Lal S, Lawrance I, Lees CW, Lockett M, Mann S, Mansfield J, Mowat C, Mulgrew CJ, Muller F, Murray C, Oram R, Orchard T, Parkes M, Phillips R, Pollok R, Radford-Smith G, Sebastian S, Sen S, Shirazi T, Silverberg M, Solomon L, Sturniolo GC, Thomas M, Tremelling M, Tsianos EV, Watts D, Weaver S, Weersma RK, Wesley E, Holden A, Ahmad T. Clinical Features and HLA Association of 5-Aminosalicylate (5-ASA)-induced Nephrotoxicity in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. J Crohns Colitis 2016; 10:149-58. [PMID: 26619893 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjv219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2015] [Accepted: 10/08/2015] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Nephrotoxicity is a rare idiosyncratic reaction to 5-aminosalicylate (5-ASA) therapies. The aims of this study were to describe the clinical features of this complication and identify clinically useful genetic markers so that these drugs can be avoided or so that monitoring can be intensified in high-risk patients. METHODS Inflammatory bowel disease patients were recruited from 89 sites around the world. Inclusion criteria included normal renal function prior to commencing 5-ASA, ≥50% rise in creatinine any time after starting 5-ASA, and physician opinion implicating 5-ASA strong enough to justify drug withdrawal. An adjudication panel identified definite and probable cases from structured case report forms. A genome-wide association study was then undertaken with these cases and 4109 disease controls. RESULTS After adjudication, 151 cases of 5-ASA-induced nephrotoxicity were identified. Sixty-eight percent of cases were males, with nephrotoxicity occurring at a median age of 39.4 years (range 6-79 years). The median time for development of renal injury after commencing 5-ASA was 3.0 years (95% confidence interval [CI] 2.3-3.7). Only 30% of cases recovered completely after drug withdrawal, with 15 patients requiring permanent renal replacement therapy. A genome-wide association study identified a suggestive association in the HLA region (p = 1×10(-7)) with 5-ASA-induced nephrotoxicity. A sub-group analysis of patients who had a renal biopsy demonstrating interstitial nephritis (n = 55) significantly strengthened this association (p = 4×10(-9), odds ratio 3.1). CONCLUSIONS This is the largest and most detailed study of 5-ASA-induced nephrotoxicity to date. It highlights the morbidity associated with this condition and identifies for the first time a significant genetic predisposition to drug-induced renal injury.
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- Graham A Heap
- IBD Pharmacogenetics, Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK Precision Medicine Exeter, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- IBD Pharmacogenetics, Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK Precision Medicine Exeter, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Precision Medicine Exeter, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Exeter Kidney Unit, Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK
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- IBD Pharmacogenetics, Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK Precision Medicine Exeter, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- IBD Pharmacogenetics, Royal Devon and Exeter Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK Precision Medicine Exeter, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- University Hospital AOU, Department of Emergency, 2nd Gastroenterology Unit, Florence, Italy
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- Royal Cornwall Hospital NHS Trust, Penventinnie Lane, Truro, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust, Watford General Hospital, Watford, UK
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Seenan JP, Thomson F, Rankin K, Smith K, Gaya DR. Are we exposing patients with a mildly elevated faecal calprotectin to unnecessary investigations? Frontline Gastroenterol 2015; 6:156-160. [PMID: 28839805 PMCID: PMC5369576 DOI: 10.1136/flgastro-2014-100467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2014] [Revised: 06/24/2014] [Accepted: 06/25/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Faecal calprotectin (FC) is a non-invasive marker used to differentiate irritable bowel syndrome from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, false positives are common. We sought to determine the diagnostic yield of investigation in patients presenting with new lower gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms and a mildly elevated FC (100-200 µg/g). DESIGN Retrospective study of electronic patient records. PATIENTS Patients aged 16-50 years with new lower GI symptoms and an FC 100-200 µg/g were identified from our biochemistry laboratory database between September 2009 and 2011. Patients were excluded if they had a previous FC >200 µg/g, were taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), had IBD, positive stool cultures or 'alarm' symptoms. SETTING Secondary care gastroenterology clinics. RESULTS 161 patients (103 female patients) were identified. Mean age was 37.3 years with a mean FC of 147 µg/g. 398 endoscopic, radiological and histological investigations were undertaken in 141 patients (an average of 2.8 investigations per patient). 131 colonoscopies were performed with abnormalities in only 24 (18.3%). In patients with a macroscopically normal upper GI endoscopy and colonoscopy, the diagnostic yield of any further investigation was only 7.3%. The negative predictive value (NPV) of an FC 100-200 µg/g was 86.7% for any pathology and 97.5% for significant luminal pathology (IBD, advanced adenoma or colorectal carcinoma). After a mean follow-up of 172.4 weeks, IBD was the final diagnosis in only 4 (2.5%) of patients. CONCLUSIONS In adult patients under 50 years old presenting with new lower GI symptoms, the NPV of an FC between 100 and 200 µg/g in excluding significant organic GI disease is high.
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- J P Seenan
- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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Smith LA, Gangopadhyay M, Gaya DR. Catastrophic gastrointestinal complication of systemic immunosuppression. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21:2542-2545. [PMID: 25741165 PMCID: PMC4342934 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i8.2542] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2014] [Revised: 08/04/2014] [Accepted: 11/19/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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We present a case of acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage in a patient with systemic vasculitis immunosuppressed on cyclophosphamide and prednisolone. The patient presented with a diffuse haemorrhagic oesophagitis and a non-specific duodenitis. Biopsies taken from the oesophagus and duodenum demonstrated infection with herpes simplex virus (HSV) and cytomegalovirus (CMV) respectively. Viral infection of the upper gastrointestinal tract is a recognised complication of immunosuppression and HSV is one of the most common pathogens. CMV on the other hand most commonly causes a colitis or less commonly oesophagitis. CMV enteritis is rare as is the synchronous infection with two viral agents in an immunocompromised patient having being described in a few case series only. Viral infection of the gastrointestinal tract in immunocompromised patients should be treated with systemic anti-viral medication and consideration to withdrawal of the immunosuppressive therapy if possible and appropriate. The authors highlight the need for a high suspicion of viral infection in immunosuppressed patients presenting with upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
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Gaya DR. Crohn's disease in remission or simply smouldering? Ann Gastroenterol 2015; 28:157. [PMID: 25830690 PMCID: PMC4367203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2014] [Accepted: 11/26/2014] [Indexed: 10/26/2022] Open
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- Daniel R. Gaya
- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom,
Correspondence to: Dr Daniel R. Gaya, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Gastroenterology Department, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Castle Street, Glasgow G4 0SF, UK, e-mail:
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Kennedy NA, Kalla R, Warner B, Gambles CJ, Musy R, Reynolds S, Dattani R, Nayee H, Felwick R, Harris R, Marriott S, Senanayake SM, Lamb CA, Al-Hilou H, Gaya DR, Irving PM, Mansfield J, Parkes M, Ahmad T, Cummings JRF, Arnott ID, Satsangi J, Lobo AJ, Smith M, Lindsay JO, Lees CW. Thiopurine withdrawal during sustained clinical remission in inflammatory bowel disease: relapse and recapture rates, with predictive factors in 237 patients. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2014; 40:1313-23. [PMID: 25284134 PMCID: PMC4232866 DOI: 10.1111/apt.12980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2014] [Revised: 07/18/2014] [Accepted: 09/14/2014] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Thiopurines (azathioprine and mercaptopurine) remain integral to most medical strategies for maintaining remission in Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). Indefinite use of these drugs is tempered by long-term risks. While clinical relapse is noted frequently following drug withdrawal, there are few published data on predictive factors. AIM To investigate the success of planned thiopurine withdrawal in patients in sustained clinical remission to identify rates and predictors of relapse. METHODS This was a multicentre retrospective cohort study from 11 centres across the UK. Patients included had a definitive diagnosis of IBD, continuous thiopurine use ≥3 years and withdrawal when in sustained clinical remission. All patients had a minimum of 12 months follow-up post drug withdrawal. Primary and secondary end points were relapse at 12 and 24 months respectively. RESULTS 237 patients were included in the study (129 CD; 108 UC). Median duration of thiopurine use prior to withdrawal was 6.0 years (interquartile range 4.4-8.4). At follow-up, moderate/severe relapse was observed in 23% CD and 12% UC patients at 12 months, 39% CD and 26% UC at 24 months. Relapse rate at 12 months was significantly higher in CD than UC (P = 0.035). Elevated CRP at withdrawal was associated with higher relapse rates at 12 months for CD (P = 0.005), while an elevated white cell count was predictive at 12 months for UC (P = 0.007). CONCLUSION Thiopurine withdrawal in the context of sustained remission is associated with a 1-year moderate-to-severe relapse rate of 23% in Crohn's disease and 12% in ulcerative colitis.
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- N A Kennedy
- Gastrointestinal Unit, Western General HospitalEdinburgh, UK
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Western General HospitalEdinburgh, UK
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- Gastroenterology, Royal Sussex County HospitalBrighton, UK
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Western General HospitalEdinburgh, UK
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Western General HospitalEdinburgh, UK
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, Royal Hallamshire HospitalSheffield, UK
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- Gastroenterology, Barts Health NHS TrustLondon, UK
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- Gastroenterology, Barts Health NHS TrustLondon, UK
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- Gastroenterology, Southampton General HospitalSouthampton, UK
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- Gastroenterology, Southampton General HospitalSouthampton, UK
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- University of Exeter Medical School and Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
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- Gastroenterology Research Unit, Addenbrooke's HospitalCambridge, UK
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- Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle UniversityNewcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Gastroenterology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondon, UK
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- Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal InfirmaryGlasgow, UK
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- Gastroenterology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation TrustLondon, UK
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- Gastroenterology, Royal Victoria InfirmaryNewcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Gastroenterology Research Unit, Addenbrooke's HospitalCambridge, UK
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- University of Exeter Medical School and Royal Devon and Exeter NHS Foundation Trust
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- Gastroenterology, Southampton General HospitalSouthampton, UK
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Western General HospitalEdinburgh, UK
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Western General HospitalEdinburgh, UK
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- Gastroenterology and Liver Unit, Royal Hallamshire HospitalSheffield, UK
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- Gastroenterology, Royal Sussex County HospitalBrighton, UK
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- Gastroenterology, Barts Health NHS TrustLondon, UK
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- Gastrointestinal Unit, Western General HospitalEdinburgh, UK,
Correspondence to: Dr C. W. Lees, Gastrointestinal Unit, Western General Hospital, Crewe Road, Edinburgh EH4 2XU, UK., E-mail:
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Stanley AJ, Dickson S, Hayes PC, Forrest EH, Mills PR, Tripathi D, Leithead JA, MacBeth K, Smith L, Gaya DR, Suzuki H, Young D. Multicentre randomised controlled study comparing carvedilol with variceal band ligation in the prevention of variceal rebleeding. J Hepatol 2014; 61:1014-9. [PMID: 24953021 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2014.06.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2014] [Revised: 05/25/2014] [Accepted: 06/09/2014] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Rebleeding after an initial oesophageal variceal haemorrhage remains a significant problem despite therapy with band ligation, non-selective β-blockers or a combination of these. Carvedilol is a vasodilating non-selective β-blocker with alpha-1 receptor and calcium channel antagonism. A recent study has suggested it is effective in the prevention of a first variceal bleed. Our aim was to compare oral carvedilol with variceal band ligation (VBL) in the prevention of rebleeding following a first variceal bleed. METHODS Patients who were stable 5 days after presentation with a first oesophageal variceal haemorrhage and had not been taking β-blockers were randomised to oral carvedilol or VBL. Patients were followed-up after one week, monthly, then every 3 months. The primary end point was variceal rebleeding on intention-to-treat analysis. RESULTS 64 patients were randomised, 33 to carvedilol and 31 to VBL. 58 (90.6%) patients had alcohol related liver disease. Age and Child-Pugh score were similar in both groups at baseline. Median follow-up was 26.3 (interquartile range [IQR] 10.2-46.6)months. Compliance was 68% and 65% for carvedilol and VBL respectively (p=0.993) and serious adverse events between the two groups were similar (p=0.968). Variceal rebleeding occurred during follow-up in 12 (36.4%) and 11 (35.5%) patients in the carvedilol and VBL groups, respectively (p=0.857), with 9 (27.3%) and 16 (51.6%) deaths in each group, respectively (p=0.110). CONCLUSIONS Carvedilol is not superior to VBL in the prevention of variceal rebleeding. The trend to a survival benefit for patients taking this drug compared with those undergoing banding requires further exploration.
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Liver Unit, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Gartnavel General Hospital, Glasgow, UK
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- Liver Unit, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Statistics, Strathclyde University, Glasgow, UK
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Seenan JP, Gaya DR. Intractable proctitis in a 46-year-old man. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2014; 12:A20. [PMID: 25041861 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2014.07.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2014] [Revised: 07/09/2014] [Accepted: 07/09/2014] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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- John P Seenan
- Gastroenterology Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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Heap GA, Weedon MN, Bewshea CM, Singh A, Chen M, Satchwell JB, Vivian JP, So K, Dubois PC, Andrews JM, Annese V, Bampton P, Barnardo M, Bell S, Cole A, Connor SJ, Creed T, Cummings FR, D'Amato M, Daneshmend TK, Fedorak RN, Florin TH, Gaya DR, Greig E, Halfvarson J, Hart A, Irving PM, Jones G, Karban A, Lawrance IC, Lee JC, Lees C, Lev-Tzion R, Lindsay JO, Mansfield J, Mawdsley J, Mazhar Z, Parkes M, Parnell K, Orchard TR, Radford-Smith G, Russell RK, Reffitt D, Satsangi J, Silverberg MS, Sturniolo GC, Tremelling M, Tsianos EV, van Heel DA, Walsh A, Watermeyer G, Weersma RK, Zeissig S, Rossjohn J, Holden AL, Ahmad T. HLA-DQA1-HLA-DRB1 variants confer susceptibility to pancreatitis induced by thiopurine immunosuppressants. Nat Genet 2014; 46:1131-4. [PMID: 25217962 DOI: 10.1038/ng.3093] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2014] [Accepted: 08/22/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Pancreatitis occurs in approximately 4% of patients treated with the thiopurines azathioprine or mercaptopurine. Its development is unpredictable and almost always leads to drug withdrawal. We identified patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) who had developed pancreatitis within 3 months of starting these drugs from 168 sites around the world. After detailed case adjudication, we performed a genome-wide association study on 172 cases and 2,035 controls with IBD. We identified strong evidence of association within the class II HLA region, with the most significant association identified at rs2647087 (odds ratio 2.59, 95% confidence interval 2.07-3.26, P = 2 × 10(-16)). We replicated these findings in an independent set of 78 cases and 472 controls with IBD matched for drug exposure. Fine mapping of the HLA region identified association with the HLA-DQA1*02:01-HLA-DRB1*07:01 haplotype. Patients heterozygous at rs2647087 have a 9% risk of developing pancreatitis after administration of a thiopurine, whereas homozygotes have a 17% risk.
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- Graham A Heap
- 1] IBD Pharmacogenetics, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK. [2] Precision Medicine Exeter, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK. [3]
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- 1] Precision Medicine Exeter, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK. [2]
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- 1] IBD Pharmacogenetics, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK. [2] Precision Medicine Exeter, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- IBD Pharmacogenetics, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK
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- Oxford Transplant Centre, Oxford University Hospital National Health Service (NHS) Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Oxford Transplant Centre, Oxford University Hospital National Health Service (NHS) Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- IBD Pharmacogenetics, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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- IBD Service, Department of Gastroenterology and University of Adelaide at Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Flinders Medical Centre, Flinders University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Oxford Transplant Centre, Oxford University Hospital National Health Service (NHS) Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Fitzroy, Victoria, Australia
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- Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Joint Clinical Research Unit, University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Biosciences and Nutrition, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- The University of Queensland School of Medicine, South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Taunton and Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, Taunton, UK
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Örebro University Hospital and School of Health and Medical Sciences, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Department of Medicine, St. Mark's Hospital and Academic Institute, North West London Hospitals NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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- Centre for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, University of Western Australia, Fremantle Hospital, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition Unit, Shaare Zedek Medical Centre, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Barts and The London NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Newcastle University Hospitals NHS Trust, Newcastle, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, West Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust, Isleworth, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Basildon and Thurrock Hospital NHS Trust, Basildon, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- 1] Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. [2] IBD Group, Queensland Institute of Medical Research and University of Queensland School of Medicine, Herston Campus, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Yorkhill Hospital, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Lewisham and Greenwich NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Group, Zane Cohen Centre for Digestive Diseases, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Norfolk and Norwich Hospital NHS Trust, Norwich, UK
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- 1st Division of Internal Medicine and Division of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ioannina, Ioannina, Greece
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- Blizard Institute, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St. Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Gastrointestinal Clinic, Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen and the University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Biomedical Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
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- The International Serious Adverse Events Consortium, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- 1] IBD Pharmacogenetics, Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital, Exeter, UK. [2] Precision Medicine Exeter, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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Naismith GD, Smith LA, Barry SJE, Munro JI, Laird S, Rankin K, Morris AJ, Winter JW, Gaya DR. A prospective evaluation of the predictive value of faecal calprotectin in quiescent Crohn's disease. J Crohns Colitis 2014; 8:1022-9. [PMID: 24566170 DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2014.01.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2013] [Revised: 01/30/2014] [Accepted: 01/31/2014] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Faecal calprotectin (FC) is a non-invasive marker of gastrointestinal inflammation. AIM To determine whether higher FC levels in individuals with quiescent Crohn's disease are associated with clinical relapse over the ensuing 12 months. METHODS A single centre prospective study was undertaken in Crohn's disease patients in clinical remission. The receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for the primary endpoint of clinical relapse by 12 months, based on FC at baseline, was calculated. Kaplan-Meier curves of time to relapse were based on the resulting optimal FC cutoff for predicting relapse. RESULTS Of 97 patients recruited, 92 were either followed up for 12 months without relapsing, or reached the primary endpoint within that period. Of these, 10 (11%) relapsed by 12 months. Median FC was lower for non-relapsers, 96 μg/g (IQR 39-237), than for relapsers, 414 μg/g (IQR 259-590), (p=0.005). The area under the ROC curve to predict relapse using FC was 77.4%. An optimal cutoff FC value of 240 μg/g to predict relapse had sensitivity of 80.0% and specificity of 74.4%. Negative predictive value was 96.8% and positive predictive value was 27.6%, FC ≥240 μg/g was associated with likelihood of relapse by 12-months 12.18 (95% CI 2.55-58.2) times higher than lower values (p=0.002). CONCLUSIONS In this prospective dataset, FC is a useful tool to help identify quiescent Crohn's disease patients at a low risk of relapse over the ensuing 12 months. FC of 240 μg/g was the optimal cutoff in this cohort.
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- Graham D Naismith
- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
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- Robertson Centre for Biostatistics, Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, United Kingdom.
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Vaizey CJ, Gibson PR, Black CM, Nicholls RJ, Weston AR, Gaya DR, Sebastian S, Shaw I, Lewis S, Bloom S, Gordon JN, Beale A, Arnott I, Campbell S, Fan T. Disease status, patient quality of life and healthcare resource use for ulcerative colitis in the UK: an observational study. Frontline Gastroenterol 2014; 5:183-189. [PMID: 28839768 PMCID: PMC5369729 DOI: 10.1136/flgastro-2013-100409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/17/2013] [Revised: 11/27/2013] [Accepted: 11/28/2013] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Ulcerative colitis is a lifelong, chronic, relapsing-remitting disease. OBJECTIVE To assess the relationship between ulcerative colitis disease status and patient quality of life, and to determine the impact of ulcerative colitis on healthcare costs and work productivity, in the UK. METHODS Clinicians assessed 173 adult patients' current disease status at a single study visit using the partial Mayo (pMayo) instrument. Patients completed the Euro Quality of Life 5-dimension, 5-level (EQ-5D-5L) questionnaire, the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment (WPAI) questionnaire. Healthcare resource use was determined from questionnaires and from patients' medical charts. RESULTS Patients in remission had a significantly higher EQ-5D-5L scores (mean (SD) 0.86 (0.15)) than patients with active disease (0.71 (0.20); p<0.001). Patients with mild disease had significantly higher mean (SD) EQ-5D-5L scores than patients with moderate/severe disease: 0.77 (0.11) and 0.66 (0.24), respectively (p<0.001). The mean percent productivity impairment was greater for patients with active disease than for patients in remission on all items of the WPAI questionnaire: 24.6% vs 1.8% for work time missed, 34.1% vs 12.9% for impairment while working, 40.8% vs 14.4% for overall work impairment and 42.7% vs 13.0% for activity impairment (p<0.001 for all comparisons). The mean (SD) total cost of healthcare for ulcerative colitis in the prior 3 months was £1211 (1588). CONCLUSIONS When compared with patients in remission, patients with active ulcerative colitis have significantly worse quality of life and significantly more work impairment. The healthcare costs of ulcerative colitis are considerable.
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- Alfred Hospital, Melbourne, and Monash University, Victoria, Australia
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- St. John's University, Queens, New York, USA,Merck & Co., Inc., Global Health Outcomes, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, USA
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Gloucester Royal Hospital, Gloucester, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Derriford Hospital, Plymouth, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University College London Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Hampshire Hospital, Winchester, UK
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- Merck & Co., Inc., Global Health Outcomes, Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, USA
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The inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs), Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, present an ever increasing burden to the healthcare systems in the Western world. Scotland in particular has seen a significant increase in both diseases, particularly Crohn's disease. It is thus of paramount importance that secondary care services within Scotland are equipped to cope with this increased demand at a time when the treatment options are broadening, patients expectations are increasing and healthcare budgets face major restriction. This article outlines some aspects of optimal delivery of an IBD service in secondary care.
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- Daniel R Gaya
- Consultant Physician & Gastroenterologist, Gastroenterology Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, UK
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Naismith GD, Smith LA, Barry SJE, Munro JI, Laird S, Rankin K, Morris AJ, Winter JW, Gaya DR. A prospective single-centre evaluation of the intra-individual variability of faecal calprotectin in quiescent Crohn's disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2013; 37:613-21. [PMID: 23347334 DOI: 10.1111/apt.12221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2012] [Revised: 11/16/2012] [Accepted: 01/03/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND As a non-invasive marker of gastrointestinal inflammation, faecal calprotectin (FC) is being increasingly used to guide the management of Crohn's disease. It is therefore a concern that studies have shown variability in day to day levels. AIM To determine the degree of this intrapersonal variability in the context of quiescent Crohn's disease. METHODS A single-centre prospective study was undertaken in 143 Crohn's disease patients in clinical remission. Three faecal calprotectin levels were analysed from stool samples on consecutive days. Consistency of faecal calprotectin levels was determined by measuring the intraclass correlation (ICC). Due to higher variability at higher faecal calprotectin levels, the ICC was calculated for the log-transformed values. The reliability of detecting a 'case' of active inflammation as defined for specific concentrations of faecal calprotectin was measured by the kappa statistic. RESULTS Ninety-eight complete sets of results were obtained. The ICC was 0.84 (95% CI: 0.79-0.89), which represents low variability across samples. The kappa statistic for the reliability of detecting a case as defined by an FC level of >50 μg/g was substantial at 0.648 (0.511-0.769). CONCLUSIONS Day to day variability of faecal calprotectin is low in our cohort of quiescent Crohn's disease patients and the reliability of defining a 'case' is moderately good. These data provide reassurance to clinicians using a single calprotectin sample to inform therapeutic strategies in this cohort.
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- G D Naismith
- Department of Gastroenterology, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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Smith LA, Gaya DR. Utility of faecal calprotectin analysis in adult inflammatory bowel disease. World J Gastroenterol 2012; 18:6782-9. [PMID: 23239916 PMCID: PMC3520167 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i46.6782] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2012] [Revised: 08/23/2012] [Accepted: 09/19/2012] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, are chronic relapsing, remitting disorders. Diagnosis, along with assessment of disease activity and prognosis present challenges to managing clinicians. Faecal biomarkers, such as faecal calprotectin, are a non-invasive method which can be used to aid these decisions. Calprotectin is a calcium and zinc binding protein found in the cytosol of human neutrophils and macrophages. It is released extracellularly in times of cell stress or damage and can be detected within faeces and thus can be used as a sensitive marker of intestinal inflammation. Faecal calprotectin has been shown to be useful in the diagnosis of IBD, correlates with mucosal disease activity and can help to predict response to treatment or relapse. With growing evidence supporting its use, over the last decade this faecal biomarker has significantly changed the way IBD is managed.
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Stanley AJ, Dalton HR, Blatchford O, Ashley D, Mowat C, Cahill A, Gaya DR, Thompson E, Warshow U, Hare N, Groome M, Benson G, Murray W. Multicentre comparison of the Glasgow Blatchford and Rockall Scores in the prediction of clinical end-points after upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2011; 34:470-5. [PMID: 21707681 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2036.2011.04747.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND The Glasgow Blatchford Score (GBS) is increasingly being used to predict intervention and outcome following upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage (UGIH). AIM To compare the GBS with both the admission and full Rockall scores in predicting specific clinical end-points following UGIH. PATIENTS AND METHODS Data on consecutive patients presenting to four UK hospitals were collected. Admission history, clinical and laboratory data, endoscopic findings, treatment and clinical follow-up were recorded. Using ROC curves, we compared the three scores in the prediction of death, endoscopic or surgical intervention and transfusion. Results A total of 1555 patients (mean age 56.7years) presented with UGIH during the study period. Seventy-four (4.8%) died, 223 (14.3%) had endoscopic or surgical intervention and 363 (23.3%) required transfusion. The GBS was similar at predicting death compared with both the admission Rockall (area under ROC curve 0.804 vs. 0.801) and full Rockall score (AUROC 0.741 vs. 0.790). In predicting endo-surgical intervention, the GBS was superior to the admission Rockall (AUROC 0.858 vs. 0.705; P<0.00005) and similar to the full Rockall score (AUROC 0.822 vs. 0.797). The GBS was superior to both admission Rockall (AUROC 0.944 vs. 0.756; P<0.00005) and full Rockall scores (AUROC 0.935 vs. 0.792; P<0.00005) in predicting need for transfusion. CONCLUSIONS Despite not incorporating age, the GBS is as effective as the admission and full Rockall scores in predicting death after UGIH. It is superior to both the admission and full Rockall scores in predicting need for transfusion, and superior to the admission Rockall score in predicting endoscopic or surgical intervention.
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- A J Stanley
- Gastrointestinal unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK.
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