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Cassandra R, Nachury M, Arnaud B, Xavier R, Laurent PB, Stephanie V, Mathurin F, David L, Bénédicte C, Marie D, Laurent S, Mathurin F, Guillaume B. Efficacy of ustekinumab, vedolizumab, or a second anti-TNF agent after the failure of a first anti-TNF agent in patients with Crohn's disease: a multicentre retrospective study. BMC Gastroenterol 2022; 22:498. [PMID: 36457080 PMCID: PMC9717550 DOI: 10.1186/s12876-022-02583-5] [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] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND No study has performed a face-to-face comparison of biologics after the failure of the first anti-TNF agent in patients with Crohn's disease (CD). The aim of the study was to compare the efficacy of biologics in this setting. METHODS Patients with CD who were refractory to a first anti-TNF agent, and treated with ustekinumab (UST), vedolizumab (VDZ), or a second anti-TNF drug as a second-line biological agent at 10 French tertiary centres from 2013 to 2019 were retrospectively included in this study. RESULTS Among the 203 patients included, 90 (44%) received UST, 42 (21%) received VDZ and 71 (35%) received a second anti-TNF agent. The first anti-TNF agent was discontinued due to a primary nonresponse in 42 (21%) patients. At weeks 14-24, the rates of steroid-free remission were similar between the UST, VDZ and second anti-TNF groups (29%, 38% and 44%, respectively, p = 0.15). With a mean follow-up of 118 weeks, drug survival was shorter for patients who received ustekinumab treatment (p = 0.001). In the case of trough level less than 5 µg/ml, patients treated with a second anti-TNF agent had a higher postinduction remission rate (p = 0.002), and drug survival (p = 0.0005). No other relevant factors were associated with treatment efficacy, including trough levels greater than 5 µg/ml. CONCLUSIONS VDZ, UST and a second anti-TNF agent exhibit similar efficacy in the short term, as second-biological line treatment in patients with CD who are refractory to a first anti-TNF agent, but shorter drug maintenance is observed for patients treated with UST.
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Affiliation(s)
- Rayer Cassandra
- grid.410368.80000 0001 2191 9284CHU Rennes, University Rennes, 35000 Rennes, France
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- grid.503422.20000 0001 2242 6780CHU Lille, University of Lille, Lille, France
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- grid.412954.f0000 0004 1765 1491CHU Saint-Etienne, Saint- Étienne, France
| | - Peyrin-Biroulet Laurent
- grid.410527.50000 0004 1765 1301Inserm U954 Deparment of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology, Nancy University Hospital, Vandœuvre-Lès-Nancy, France
| | | | | | - Laharie David
- grid.412041.20000 0001 2106 639XCHU de Bordeaux, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Service d’Hépato-Gastroentérologie Et Oncologie Digestive, Université de Bordeaux, 33000 Bordeaux, France
| | - Caron Bénédicte
- grid.410527.50000 0004 1765 1301Inserm U954 Deparment of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Department of Gastroenterology, Nancy University Hospital, Vandœuvre-Lès-Nancy, France
| | - Dewitte Marie
- grid.410368.80000 0001 2191 9284CHU Rennes, University Rennes, 35000 Rennes, France
| | - Siproudhis Laurent
- grid.410368.80000 0001 2191 9284CHU Rennes, University Rennes, INSERM, CIC1414, Institute NUMECAN (Nutrition Metabolism and Cancer), 35000 Rennes, France
| | - Fumery Mathurin
- grid.11162.350000 0001 0789 1385Service d’Hépato-Gastroentérologie Et Oncologie Digestive, CHU Amiens Et PeriTox, UMR I0-I, Université de Picardie, Amiens, France
| | - Bouguen Guillaume
- grid.410368.80000 0001 2191 9284CHU Rennes, University Rennes, INSERM, CIC1414, Institute NUMECAN (Nutrition Metabolism and Cancer), 35000 Rennes, France ,Service Des Maladies de L’Appareil Digestif, 2 Rue Henri Le Guillou, 35033 Rennes Cedex, France
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