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Alizadeh ER, Dervieux T, Vermeire S, Dubinsky M, D'Haens G, Laharie D, Shim A, Vaughn BP. Simulated cost-effectiveness of a novel precision-guided dosing strategy in adult patients with Crohn's disease initiating infliximab maintenance therapy. Pharmacotherapy 2024. [PMID: 38576238 DOI: 10.1002/phar.2915] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 02/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND Patients with Crohn's disease (CD) who lose response to biologics experience reduced quality of life (QoL) and costly hospitalizations. Precision-guided dosing (PGD) provides a comprehensive pharmacokinetic (PK) profile that allows for biologic dosing to be personalized. We analyzed the cost-effectiveness of infliximab (IFX) PGD relative to two other dose intensification strategies (DIS). METHODS We developed a hybrid (Markov and decision tree) model of patients with CD who had a clinical response to IFX induction. The analysis had a US payer perspective, a base case time horizon of 5 years, and a 4-week cycle length. There were three IFX dosing comparators: PGD; dose intensification based on symptoms, inflammatory markers, and trough IFX concentration (DIS1); and dose intensification based on symptoms alone (DIS2). Patients that failed IFX initiated ustekinumab, followed by vedolizumab, and conventional therapy. Transition probabilities for IFX were estimated from real-world clinical PK data and interventional clinical trial patient-level data. All other transition probabilities were derived from published randomized clinical trials and cost-effectiveness analyses. Utility values were sourced from previous health technology assessments. Direct costs included biologic acquisition and infusion, surgeries and procedures, conventional therapy, and lab testing. The primary outcomes were incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICERs). The robustness of results was assessed via one-way sensitivity, scenario, and probabilistic sensitivity analyses (PSA). RESULTS PGD was the cost-effective IFX dosing strategy with an ICER of 122,932 $ per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) relative to DIS1 and dominating DIS2. PGD had the lowest percentage (1.1%) of patients requiring a new biologic through 5 years (8.9% and 74.4% for DIS1 and DIS2, respectively). One-way sensitivity analysis demonstrated that the cost-effectiveness of PGD was most sensitive to the time between IFX doses. PSA demonstrated that joint parameter uncertainty had moderate impact on some results. CONCLUSIONS PGD provides clinical and QoL benefits by maintaining remission and avoiding IFX failure; it is the most cost-effective under conservative assumptions.
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- Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Prometheus Laboratories, San Diego, California, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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de Jong D, Reijntjes M, Buskens C, Hompes R, D'Haens G, Bemelman W, Duijvestein M. Response to "De Novo Crohn's Disease in Children With Ulcerative Colitis Undergoing Ileal Pouch Anal Anastomosis: A Multicenter, Retrospective Study From the Pediatric IBD Porto Group of the ESPGHAN". Inflamm Bowel Dis 2024; 30:691-692. [PMID: 38387614 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izae021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2024]
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- Djuna de Jong
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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D'Haens G, Rosario M, Polhamus D, Dirks NL, Chen C, Kisfalvi K, Agboton C, Vermeire S, Feagan BG, Sandborn WJ. Exposure-efficacy relationship of vedolizumab subcutaneous and intravenous formulations in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. Expert Rev Clin Pharmacol 2024; 17:403-412. [PMID: 38441048 DOI: 10.1080/17512433.2024.2318465] [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] [Received: 10/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS This posthoc analysis of the GEMINI and VISIBLE studies in ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's Disease (CD) assessed exposure-efficacy of vedolizumab intravenous (IV) and subcutaneous (SC). METHODS A previously described population pharmacokinetic model was used to predict average serum and trough concentrations at steady state (Cav,ss, Ctrough,ss) and simulate the transition from vedolizumab IV to SC. Efficacy was defined as clinical remission at week 52: complete Mayo score ≤ 2 points and no individual subscore > 1 point (UC), and CD activity index score ≤ 150 points (CD). RESULTS Data were from 1968 patients (GEMINI 1 [n = 334], VISIBLE 1 [n = 216], GEMINI 2 [n = 1009], VISIBLE 2 [n = 409]) who received maintenance treatment with vedolizumab IV-Q8W, IV-Q4W, SC-Q2W, or placebo. Model-predicted Cav,ss for IV-Q8W and SC-Q2W was similar in UC and CD. Cav,ss was higher for IV-Q4W than IV-Q8W and SC-Q2W. Ctrough,ss values from IV and SC aligned well with pooled observed Ctrough by treatment group in UC and CD. Cav,ss was equivalent for SC and IV. For UC and CD, efficacy rates were greater in patients in the highest quartiles of vedolizumab exposure for both formulations. CONCLUSION Exposure-efficacy relationships for IV and SC vedolizumab administration were comparable, confirming that both are equally effective during maintenance treatment.
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- Geert D'Haens
- Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Takeda Development Center Americas Inc, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Takeda Development Center Americas Inc, Cambridge, MA, USA
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- Translational Research in GastroIntestinal Disorders, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Robarts Clinical Trials, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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Peyrin-Biroulet L, Bossuyt P, Bettenworth D, Loftus EV, Anjie SI, D'Haens G, Saruta M, Arkkila P, Park H, Choi D, Kim DH, Reinisch W. Comparative Efficacy of Subcutaneous and Intravenous Infliximab and Vedolizumab for Maintenance Treatment of TNF-naive Adult Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Literature Review and Network Meta-analysis. Dig Dis Sci 2024:10.1007/s10620-023-08252-1. [PMID: 38499736 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-023-08252-1] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/20/2024]
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BACKGROUND Infliximab and vedolizumab are widely used to treat Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). AIMS This systematic review and network meta-analysis evaluated comparative efficacy of various regimens for intravenous or subcutaneous infliximab and vedolizumab during maintenance treatment in CD and UC. METHODS Parallel-group randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were identified by a systematic literature review (CRD42022383401) and included if they evaluated therapeutics of interest for maintenance treatment of adults with moderate-to-severe luminal CD or UC and assessed clinical remission between Weeks 30 and 60. Clinical remission rates in CD or UC and mucosal healing rates in UC were analyzed in a Bayesian network meta-analysis model. Endoscopic outcomes in CD were synthesized by proportional meta-analysis. RESULTS Overall, 13 RCTs were included in the analyses. All vedolizumab studies randomized induction responders to maintenance treatment; infliximab studies used a treat-through design. Subcutaneous infliximab 120 mg every 2 weeks had the highest odds ratio (OR) [95% credible interval] versus placebo for clinical remission during the maintenance phase (CD: 5.90 [1.90-18.2]; UC: 5.45 [1.94-15.3]), with surface under the cumulative ranking curve (SUCRA) values of 0.91 and 0.82, respectively. For mucosal healing in UC, subcutaneous infliximab 120 mg every 2 weeks showed the highest OR (4.90 [1.63-14.1]), with SUCRA value of 0.73, followed by intravenous vedolizumab 300 mg every 4 weeks (SUCRA value, 0.70). Endoscopic outcomes in CD were better with subcutaneous infliximab 120 mg every 2 weeks than intravenous infliximab 5 mg/kg every 8 weeks. CONCLUSIONS Subcutaneous infliximab showed a favorable efficacy profile for achieving clinical remission and endoscopic outcomes during maintenance treatment in CD or UC.
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- L Peyrin-Biroulet
- Department of Gastroenterology, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Nancy, Nancy, France
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- Imelda GI Clinical Research Centre, Imelda General Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium
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- Medical Faculty of the University of Münster, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- CED Schwerpunktpraxis Münster, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Helsinki University and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Medical Department, Celltrion Healthcare Co., Ltd, Incheon, Republic of Korea
- Global Medical Department, Celltrion Inc, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Medical Department, Celltrion Healthcare Co., Ltd, Incheon, Republic of Korea
- Global Medical Department, Celltrion Inc, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Medical Department, Celltrion Healthcare Co., Ltd, Incheon, Republic of Korea
- Global Medical Department, Celltrion Inc, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, 1090, Vienna, Austria.
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Sands BE, D'Haens G, Clemow DB, Irving PM, Johns JT, Hunter Gibble T, Abreu MT, Lee S, Hisamatsu T, Kobayashi T, Dubinsky MC, Vermeire S, Siegel CA, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Moses RE, Milata J, Arora V, Panaccione R, Dignass A. Two-Year Efficacy and Safety of Mirikizumab Following 104 Weeks of Continuous Treatment for Ulcerative Colitis: Results From the LUCENT-3 Open-Label Extension Study. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2024:izae024. [PMID: 38459910 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izae024] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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BACKGROUND Mirikizumab, a p19-directed interleukin-23 monoclonal antibody, is efficacious in inducing clinical remission at week 12 (W12) and maintaining clinical remission at W52 in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. Results are presented from the open-label extension study through W104. METHODS Clinical, symptomatic, quality-of-life, and adverse event outcomes are reported for mirikizumab induction responders and extended induction responders, including biologic-failed patients, who entered LUCENT-3, with data shown for W52 maintenance responders or remitters. Discontinuations or missing data were handled by nonresponder imputation (NRI), modified NRI (mNRI), and observed case (OC). RESULTS Among W52 mirikizumab responders, clinical response at W104 was 74.5%, 87.2%, and 96.7% and clinical remission was 76.6%, 89.0%, and 98.3% for NRI, mNRI, and OC, respectively. Among W52 mirikizumab remitters, clinical response at W104 was 54.0%, 62.8%, and 70.1% and clinical remission was 65.6%, 76.1%, and 84.2%. Using mNRI, remission rates at W104 for W52 clinical remitters were 74.7% corticosteroid-free, 79.5% endoscopic, 63.9% histologic-endoscopic mucosal remission, 85.9% symptomatic, 59.8% bowel urgency, 80.5% Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (using NRI), 71.2% histologic-endoscopic mucosal improvement, and 77.5% bowel urgency improvement. Previous biologic-failed vs not-biologic-failed patient data were generally similar. Extended induction mNRI clinical response was 81.9%. Serious adverse events were reported in 5.2% of patients; 2.8% discontinued treatment due to adverse events. CONCLUSIONS Endoscopic, histologic, symptomatic, and quality-of-life outcomes support the long-term benefit of mirikizumab treatment up to 104 weeks in patients with ulcerative colitis, including biologic-failed patients, with no new safety concerns.
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- Bruce E Sands
- Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, King's College London, London, United Kingdom
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- UHealth Crohn's and Colitis Center, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Digestive Health Center, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, UZ Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, INFINY Institute, FHU-CURE, French Institute of Health and Medical Research Nutrition-Genetics and Exposure to Environmental Risks Research Unit, Nancy University Hospital, Nancy, France
- Paris IBD Center, Groupe Hospitalier Privé Ambroise Paré-Hartmann, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Group, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Medicine I, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Frankfurt, Germany
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Gonzalez CG, Stevens TW, Verstockt B, Gonzalez DJ, D'Haens G, Dulai PS. Crohn's Patient Serum Proteomics Reveals Response Signature for Infliximab but not Vedolizumab. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2024:izae016. [PMID: 38367209 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izae016] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
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BACKGROUND Crohn's disease is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that affects the gastrointestinal tract. Common biologic families used to treat Crohn's are tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α blockers (infliximab and adalimumab) and immune cell adhesion blockers (vedolizumab). Given their differing mechanisms of action, the ability to monitor response and predict treatment efficacy via easy-to-obtain blood draws remains an unmet need. METHODS To investigate these gaps in knowledge, we leveraged 2 prospective cohorts (LOVE-CD, TAILORIX) and profiled their serum using high-dimensional isobaric-labeled proteomics before treatment and 6 weeks after treatment initiation with either vedolizumab or infliximab. RESULTS The proportion of patients endoscopically responding to treatment was comparable among infliximab and vedolizumab cohorts; however, the impact of vedolizumab on patient sera was negligible. In contrast, infliximab treatment induced a robust response including increased blood-gas regulatory response proteins, and concomitant decreases in inflammation-related proteins. Further analysis comparing infliximab responders and nonresponders revealed a lingering innate immune enrichments in nonresponders and a unique protease regulation signature related to clotting cascades in responders. Lastly, using samples prior to infliximab treatment, we highlight serum protein biomarkers that potentially predict a positive response to infliximab treatment. CONCLUSIONS These results will positively impact the determination of appropriate patient treatment and inform the selection of clinical trial outcome metrics.
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- Carlos G Gonzalez
- Department of Pharmacology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
- Skaggs School of Pharmacy, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Feinberg School of Medicine Northwestern University, Chicago, IL USA
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Schreiber S, D'Haens G, Cummings F, Irving PM, Ye BD, Ben-Horin S, Kim DH, Jeong AL, Reinisch W. Switching from intravenous to subcutaneous infliximab maintenance therapy in inflammatory bowel disease: Post hoc longitudinal analysis of a randomized trial. Dig Liver Dis 2024:S1590-8658(23)01121-0. [PMID: 38365502 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2023.12.013] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2023] [Revised: 12/01/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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BACKGROUND Pharmacokinetic non-inferiority of subcutaneous (SC) to intravenous (IV) CT-P13 maintenance therapy was demonstrated in a randomized trial (NCT02883452). This post hoc analysis evaluated longitudinal clinical outcomes with the two infliximab treatment strategies. METHODS Patients with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis received CT‑P13 IV loading doses (5 mg/kg; Week [W] 0 and W2) before randomization (1:1) to receive CT-P13 SC (body weight-based dosing every 2 weeks [Q2W]; W6-54; 'SC maintenance group') or CT‑P13 IV (5 mg/kg Q8W; W6-22) then CT-P13 SC (Q2W; W30-54; 'IV-to-SC switch group'). Paired W30/W54 patient-level data were analyzed. RESULTS Fifty-three (IV-to-SC switch) and fifty-nine (SC maintenance) patients were analyzed. Median trough serum CT-P13 concentrations were significantly higher at W54 versus W30 in the IV-to-SC switch group (20.4 versus 2.3 µg/mL; p < 0.00001), while remaining consistent in the SC maintenance group. Statistically significant improvements in pharmacokinetics, efficacy, fecal calprotectin levels, and quality of life were seen following switch to SC administration at W30 in the IV-to-SC switch group; safety findings were similar pre- and post-switch. CONCLUSION Formulation switching from IV to SC infliximab maintenance therapy was well tolerated and may provide additional clinical improvements. Findings require confirmation in larger prospective studies.
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- Stefan Schreiber
- Department for Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel University, Arnold-Heller Straße 3, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, De Boelelaan 1117, HV 1081, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Tremona Road, Southampton, Hampshire SO16 6YD, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7EH, UK; School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London, Great Maze Pond, London SE1 1UL, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, 88 Olympic-ro 43-gil, Songpa-gu, Seoul 05505, South Korea
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- Gastroenterology Department, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, 2 Derech Sheba, Tel-Hashomer 5261900, Israel
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- Medical Division, Celltrion Healthcare Co., Ltd, Academy-ro 51beon-gil, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22014, South Korea
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- Medical Division, Celltrion Healthcare Co., Ltd, Academy-ro 51beon-gil, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22014, South Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Währinger Gürtel 18-20, Vienna 1090, Austria.
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D'Haens G, Higgins PDR, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Sands BE, Lee S, Moses RE, Redondo I, Escobar R, Gibble TH, Keohane A, Morris N, Zhang X, Arora V, Kobayashi T. Extended Induction and Prognostic Indicators of Response in Patients Treated with Mirikizumab with Moderately to Severely Active Ulcerative Colitis in the LUCENT Trials. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2024:izae004. [PMID: 38271613 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izae004] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Indexed: 01/27/2024]
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BACKGROUND Efficacy and safety of mirikizumab, a p19-targeted anti-interleukin-23 monoclonal antibody, for moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis was demonstrated previously. We evaluated clinical response, baseline characteristics, and clinical status in patients not responding by 12 weeks (W) of induction who then received extended induction treatment. METHOD Patients unresponsive to 300 mg of intravenous (IV) mirikizumab every 4 weeks by W12 received 3 additional 300 mg IV doses every 4 weeks. Week-4 responders received 200 mg mirikizumab every 4 weeks subcutaneously until W52. Patients responding by W12 but subsequently losing response received rescue therapy with 300 mg IV for 3 doses every 4 weeks. Logistic regression modelling was performed for patients not achieving W12 clinical response to assess baseline characteristics and W12 efficacy parameters and potential prognostic factors of clinical response at W24. RESULTS Of patients not achieving clinical response during induction, 53.7% achieved response following extended induction. After 52W, 72.2%, 43.1%, and 36.1% of patients achieved clinical response, endoscopic, and clinical remission, respectively. Of induction responders who subsequently lost response, 63.2% and 36.8% achieved symptomatic response and remission, respectively, after receiving rescue therapy No prior biologic or tofacitinib treatment, no immunomodulators at baseline, age older than 40 years, and W12 modified Mayo Score improvement were positively associated with a response to extended induction. The safety profile was similar to initial induction, with 38.3% treatment emergent adverse events, mostly mild. CONCLUSION With "extended induction," total of 80.3% mirikizumab-treated patients achieved clinical response by W24. Potential prognostic factors determining response include disease severity, disease phenotype, C-reactive protein, and previous biologic therapy.
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- Geert D'Haens
- Department of Gastroenterology, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, C2-208, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Gastroenterology Clinic, Taubman Center, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Lorraine, CHRU-Nancy, France
- University of Lorraine, Inserm, NGERE, F-54000 Nancy, France
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Digestive Health Center, University of Washington Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Eli Lilly Portugal, Rua Galileu Galilei 2 Lisboa 1500-392, Portugal
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- Lilly S.A, Avenida de la Industria, 30. 28108, Alcobendas, SpainMadrid
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Lilly Corporate Center, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, 5-9-1 Shirokane, Minato-ku, Tokyo, 108-8642, Japan
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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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Pai RK, D'Haens G, Kobayashi T, Sands BE, Travis S, Jairath V, De Hertogh G, Park B, McGinnis K, Redondo I, Lipitz NG, Gibble TH, Magro F. Histologic assessments in ulcerative colitis: the evidence behind a new endpoint in clinical trials. Expert Rev Gastroenterol Hepatol 2024; 18:73-87. [PMID: 38509826 DOI: 10.1080/17474124.2024.2326838] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 03/01/2024] [Indexed: 03/22/2024]
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INTRODUCTION Treatment goals for ulcerative colitis (UC) are evolving from the achievement of clinical remission to more rigorous goals defined by endoscopic and histologic healing. Achievement of deeper remission targets aims to reduce the risk of colectomy, hospitalizations, and colorectal cancer. AREAS COVERED This review covers histologic assessments, histologic remission as a clinical trial endpoint, and the association between histologic disease activity and clinical outcomes. Future directions are also discussed, including the use of advanced imaging and artificial intelligence technologies, as well as potential future treatment targets beyond histologic remission. EXPERT OPINION Histologic assessments are used for their sensitivity in measuring mucosal inflammatory changes in UC. Due to correlation with disease activity, histologic assessments may support clinical decision-making regarding treatment decisions as such assessments can be associated with rates of clinical relapse, hospitalization, colectomy, and neoplasia. While histologic remission is limited by varying definitions and multiple histologic indices, work is ongoing to create a consensus on the use of histologic assessments in clinical trials. As research advances, aspirational targets beyond histologic remission, such as molecular healing and disease clearance, are being explored.
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- Rish K Pai
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, USA
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- Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology and Metabolism, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Kennedy Institute and Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- CINTESIS@RISE, Departmento, Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
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Hammoudi N, Sachar D, D'Haens G, Reinisch W, Kotze PG, Vermeire S, Schölmerich J, Kamm MA, Griffiths A, Panes J, Ghosh S, Siegel CA, Bemelman W, O'Morain C, Steinwurz F, Fleshner P, Mantzaris GJ, Sands B, Abreu MT, Dotan I, Turner D, Dignass A, Allez M. Outcomes and endpoints of postoperative recurrence in Crohn's Disease: systematic review and consensus conference. J Crohns Colitis 2023:jjad205. [PMID: 38112601 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad205] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Outcomes after ileocolonic resection in Crohn's Disease (CD) are heterogeneous and a clear definition of postoperative recurrence remains to be determined. Our Endpoints Working Group of the International Organization for the study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IOIBD) aimed to standardize postoperative outcomes, to discuss which endpoints should be used for postoperative clinical trials and to define those which could be used in trials or registries. METHODS Based on a systematic review of the literature, recommendations and statements were drafted and sent to all IOIBD members for a first round of voting. Recommendations and statements were revised based on the voters' comments during a consensus hybrid conference open to all IOIBD members. If no agreement was reached after 2 rounds of voting, the statement was excluded. RESULTS In the systematic review, 3,071 manuscripts were screened, of which 434 were included. Sixteen recommendations were identified, of which 11 were endorsed. Recommendations and statements include that endoscopy remains the gold standard and should be used as a short-term primary endpoint in both observational cohorts and randomized controlled trials. Clinical symptoms classically used in clinical trials for luminal CD are not reliable in this specific situation. For that reason, longer term endpoints should be based on the evidence of macroscopic inflammation assessed by imaging techniques, endoscopy or reflected by the presence of complications. CONCLUSIONS Agencies recommend the use of clinical evaluations, as in the case of luminal CD, and do not recognize primary endpoints based solely on endoscopy. This consensus has led to agreement on the need to define postoperative endoscopy- and/or imaging-based endpoints.
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- Nassim Hammoudi
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hôpital Saint-Louis, AP-HP, INSERM U1160, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department Internal Medicine III, Division Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, and Department of Medicine University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- IBD Centre, SickKids Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Formerly Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain
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- APC Microbiome Ireland, College of Medicine and Health, University College Cork, Ireland
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- IBD Center, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH 03755, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Health Sciences, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, Sao Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, USA
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- Consultant Gastroenterologist; White Cross, The Athens Clinic and HYGEIA Hospital, Athens, Greece
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- Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Crohn's and Colitis Center, Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medica Center, Petah-Tikva, Israel and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- The Juliet Keidan Institute of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, The Faculty of Medicine the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
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- Department of Medicine I, Agaplesion Markus Hospital, Goethe-University, Frankfurt Am Main, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hôpital Saint-Louis, AP-HP, INSERM U1160, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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Colombel JF, Schreiber S, D'Haens G, Rizzo J, Kligys K, Griffith J, Zambrano J, Zhou Q, Zhang Y, Kalabic J, Rieder F, Dubinsky M, Panaccione R. Risankizumab Induction Therapy Achieves Early Symptom Improvements That Are Associated With Future Clinical and Endoscopic Outcomes in Crohn's Disease: Post Hoc Analysis of the ADVANCE, MOTIVATE, and FORTIFY Phase 3 Studies. J Crohns Colitis 2023:jjad206. [PMID: 38069472 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad206] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Crohn's disease (CD) symptoms are a main driver for impaired quality of life and fast relief is important for patient care. Stool frequency (SF) and abdominal pain score (APS) are patient reported outcomes (PROs) measuring symptom severity, which are supported as treatment targets by the STRIDE-II consensus. This post hoc analysis examined the efficacy of risankizumab (RZB), a humanised monoclonal antibody with high specificity for interleukin-23 p19, for providing early symptom relief, along with the prognostic value of early symptom relief for achieving future clinical and endoscopic endpoints. METHODS Individual and combined measures of SF and AP at weeks 1, 2, and 3 were assessed in patients with moderate to severe CD who received 600 mg intravenous RZB or placebo (PBO) in the ADVANCE or MOTIVATE induction studies. Multivariate logistic regression was used to examine the predictiveness of early symptom improvement for clinical and endoscopic outcomes following RZB induction and maintenance. RESULTS Higher rates of SF/APS clinical remission and enhanced clinical response were observed as early as week 1 with RZB versus PBO. A larger proportion of patients achieved clinical endpoints with RZB versus PBO, irrespective of prior bio-failure status. Early PRO improvement was associated with a greater likelihood of achieving clinical and endoscopic improvement following 12-weeks induction and 52-weeks maintenance RZB dosing. CONCLUSIONS After the first intravenous RZB induction dose, significantly greater rates of symptom improvement versus PBO were achieved. Improvements could be observed as early as week 1 and were predictive of week 12 and 52 clinical and endoscopic improvement.
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- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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- Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- AbbVie Inc, North Chicago, Illinois, United States
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- AbbVie Inc, North Chicago, Illinois, United States
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- AbbVie Inc, North Chicago, Illinois, United States
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, United States
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Solitano V, Schaeffer DF, Hogan M, Vande Casteele N, Pai RK, Zou G, Pai RK, Parker CE, Rémillard J, Christensen B, Danese S, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Panaccione R, Sands BE, D'Haens G, Feagan BG, Ma C, Jairath V. Reliability and Responsiveness of Histologic Indices for the Assessment of Crohn's Disease Activity. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2023:S1542-3565(23)00969-2. [PMID: 38056798 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2023.11.032] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2023] [Revised: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS The operating properties of histologic indices for evaluating Crohn's disease (CD) activity are poorly characterized. We assessed the reliability and responsiveness of existing histologic indices/items used in CD and ulcerative colitis (UC), in addition to 3 novel items, and developed exploratory ileal, colonic, and colonic-ileal CD instruments. METHODS Blinded central readers independently reviewed paired baseline and week 12 image sets from the EXTEND trial. Disease activity was scored using 4 indices (the Global Histologic Activity Score, Geboes Score, Nancy Histological Index, and Robarts Histopathology Index) and 3 items identified by an expert panel (mucin depletion, basal plasmacytosis, and ileal pyloric gland metaplasia). Reliability and responsiveness were quantified using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) and area under the receiver operating curve (AUC), respectively. Exploratory indices were developed using backward stepwise linear regression analysis. Candidate independent variables were items with an inter-rater ICC ≥0.40 and AUC ≥0.56. The dependent variable was histologic disease activity measured by a 100-mm visual analogue scale. RESULTS Paired image sets were available from 55 patients. Substantial to almost perfect inter-rater reliability (ICC, 0.63-0.87) and some responsiveness (AUC, 0.57-0.94) were observed for all existing indices regardless of whether individual colonic and ileal segments, combined colonic segments, or combined colonic and ileal segments were assessed and the calculation method used. Five items were tested as candidate items, and exploratory colonic, ileal, and colonic-ileal indices were developed. CONCLUSIONS CD and UC indices were similarly reliable and responsive in measuring histologic CD activity. Exploratory index development did not offer benefit over current histologic instruments.
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- Virginia Solitano
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic Arizona, Scottsdale, Arizona
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- Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Pathology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Milan, Italy; IBD Center, Humanitas Research Hospital, IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Nancy University Hospital, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; INSERM, NGERE, University of Lorraine, Nancy, France; INFINY Institute, Nancy University Hospital, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; FHU-CURE, Nancy University Hospital, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France; Groupe Hospitalier privé Ambroise Paré - Hartmann, Paris IBD center, Neuilly sur Seine, France; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
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Vermeire S, Hanzel J, Löwenberg M, Ferrante M, Bossuyt P, Hoentjen F, Franchimont D, Palatka K, Peeters H, Mookhoek A, de Hertogh G, Molnár T, van Moerkercke W, Lobatón T, Clasquin E, Hulshoff MS, Baert F, D'Haens G. Early versus Late Use of Vedolizumab in Ulcerative Colitis: Clinical, Endoscopic, and Histological Outcomes. J Crohns Colitis 2023:jjad179. [PMID: 37934813 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad179] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS We explored the potential for differential efficacy of vedolizumab between "early" and "late" ulcerative colitis (UC) with evaluation of clinical, endoscopic, and histological endpoints. METHODS This was a multicentre, multinational open-label study in patients with moderately-to-severely active UC, defining "early" UC by a disease duration <4 years and bio-naïve and "late" UC by a disease duration >4 years and additional exposure to tumour necrosis factor antagonists. Patients received standard treatment with intravenous vedolizumab for 52 weeks (300 mg weeks 0-2-6, every 8 weeks thereafter without escalation). The primary endpoint was corticosteroid-free clinical remission with endoscopic improvement (total Mayo score ≤2 with no subscore >1) at both week 26 and 52. RESULTS A total of 121 patients were included: in the "early" group 25/59 (42.4%) achieved the primary endpoint versus 19/62 (30.6%) in the "late" group (P = 0.18). There were no significant differences between the two groups in endoscopic improvement (week 26: "early" 32/59 [54.2%] vs. "late" 29/62 [46.8%]; P = 0.412; week 52: 27/59 [45.8%] vs. 25/62 [40.3%]; P = 0.546) or histological remission (Robarts Histopathology Index <3 without neutrophils in the epithelium and lamina propria) (week 26: 24/59 [40.7%] vs. 21/62 [33.9%]; P = 0.439; week 52: 22/59 [37.3%] vs. 22/62 [35.5%]; P = 0.837). CONCLUSIONS No significant differences in clinical, endoscopic, and histological outcomes were observed between "early" and "late" disease.
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- Séverine Vermeire
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, UMC Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Imelda Clinical Research Centre, Imelda General Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary
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- Department of Gastroenterology, AZ Sint Lucas, Gent, Belgium
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- Institute of Tissue Medicine and Pathology, Bern University, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Pathology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Albert Szent-Györgyi Medical School, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Gastroenterology, AZ Groeninge, Kortrijk, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Gent, Gent, Belgium
- Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Gent University, Gent, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, AZ Delta, Roeselare, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Johnson T, Steere B, Zhang P, Zang Y, Higgs R, Milch C, Reinisch W, Panés J, Huang K, D'Haens G, Krishnan V. Mirikizumab-Induced Transcriptome Changes in Ulcerative Colitis Patient Biopsies at Week 12 Are Maintained Through Week 52. Clin Transl Gastroenterol 2023; 14:e00630. [PMID: 37594044 PMCID: PMC10684203 DOI: 10.14309/ctg.0000000000000630] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/19/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Mirikizumab, an anti-interleukin-23p19 monoclonal antibody, demonstrated efficacy in phase 2 and 3 randomized clinical trials of patients with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis (UC). Previous results have shown that 12 weeks of mirikizumab treatment downregulated transcripts associated with UC disease activity and tumor necrosis factor inhibitor resistance. We assessed week-52 gene expression from week-12 responders receiving mirikizumab or placebo. METHODS In the phase 2 AMAC study (NCT02589665), mirikizumab-treated patients achieving week-12 clinical response were rerandomized to mirikizumab 200 mg subcutaneous every 4 or 12 weeks through week 52 (N = 31). Week-12 placebo responders continued placebo through week 52 (N = 7). The limma R package clustered transcript changes in colonic mucosa biopsies from baseline to week 12 into differentially expressed genes (DEGs). Among DEGs, similarly expressed genes (DEGSEGs) maintaining week-12 expression through week 52 were identified. RESULTS Of 89 DEGSEGs, 63 (70.8%) were present only in mirikizumab induction responders, 5 (5.6%) in placebo responders, and 21 (23.6%) in both. Week-12 magnitudes and week-52 consistency of transcript changes were greater in mirikizumab than in placebo responders (log2FC > 1). DEGSEG clusters (from 84 DEGSEGs identified in mirikizumab and mirikizumab/placebo responders) correlated to modified Mayo score (26/84 with Pearson correlation coefficient [PCC] >0.5) and Robarts Histopathology Index (55/84 with PCC >0.5), sustained through week 52. DISCUSSION Mirikizumab responders had broader, more sustained transcriptional changes of greater magnitudes at week 52 vs placebo. Mirikizumab responder DEGSEGs suggest a distinct molecular healing pathway associated with mirikizumab interleukin-23 inhibition. The cluster's correlation with disease activity illustrates relationships between clinical, endoscopic, and molecular healing in UC.
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- Travis Johnson
- Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Former Employee of Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Clinical Department for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Internal Medicine Clinic III, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain
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- Indiana Clinical and Translational Sciences Institute, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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- Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Reijntjes M, de Jong D, Wessels E, Goetgebuer R, Bemelman W, Ponsioen C, D'Haens G, Hompes R, Buskens C, Duijvestein M. Crohn's Disease of the Ileoanal Pouch: A High Rate of Potential Overdiagnoses. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2023:izad228. [PMID: 37801697 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izad228] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 10/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Approximately 1 in 10 patients with an ileal pouch-anal anastomosis is diagnosed with Crohn's disease of the pouch (CDP). However, this diagnosis may be established inappropriately, as alternative underlying causes necessitating an alternative treatment approach, such as long-term surgical sequelae, may mimic CDP. In this study, we aimed to identify patients diagnosed with and treated for CDP with a (concurrent) alternative diagnosis. METHODS Ulcerative colitis and inflammatory bowel disease unclassified patients who underwent ileal pouch-anal anastomosis surgery in a tertiary center between 1990 and 2017 were retrospectively reviewed. Patients with a postoperative diagnosis of CDP for which medical treatment was initiated were identified. Presence of pouchitis, prepouch ileitis, stricture, and fistulas was assessed and histopathological reports were evaluated. Thereafter, cross-sectional images of the pouch in CDP patients were re-evaluated to identify potential long-term surgical sequelae (ie, chronic presacral sinus or perianastomotic fistulas). RESULTS After a median postoperative follow-up of 6.2 (interquartile range, 2.3-13.5) years, 47 (10%) of 481 patients were diagnosed with CDP. CDP patients had pouchitis (n = 38 [81%]), prepouch ileitis (n = 34 [74%]), strictures (n = 17 [36%]), fistulas (n = 15 [32%]), or a combination. Multiple granulomas were found in 1 pouch resection specimen. Re-evaluation of 40 (85%) patients who underwent magnetic resonance imaging revealed presence of long-term surgical sequelae in 17 (43%) patients. Six (15%) patients demonstrated isolated nonanastomotic fistulas. CONCLUSION Re-evaluation of cross-sectional imaging of the pouch revealed that potential alternative causes were found in nearly half of CDP patients. Cross-sectional imaging is therefore recommended early in the diagnostic pathway to exclude an alternative diagnosis.
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- Maud Reijntjes
- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
- IBD Unit, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
- IBD Unit, San Raffaele University Hospital, Milan, Italy
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Allez M, Sands BE, Feagan BG, D'Haens G, De Hertogh G, Randall CW, Zou B, Johanns J, O'Brien C, Curran M, Rebuck R, Wang ML, Sabins N, Baker T, Kobayashi T. A Phase 2b, Randomised, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Parallel-arm, Multicenter Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Tesnatilimab in Patients with Moderately to Severely Active Crohn's Disease. J Crohns Colitis 2023; 17:1235-1251. [PMID: 36939629 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad047] [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] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2022] [Indexed: 03/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Tesnatilimab, a monoclonal antibody targeting NKG2D, was evaluated in Crohn's disease [CD] patients who had failed or were intolerant to biologic or conventional therapy. METHODS TRIDENT was a phase 2b, two-part, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-arm, multicenter study. In Part 1 [proof of concept], 145 patients who were biologic intolerant or refractory [Bio-IR] or had not failed biologic therapy [Bio-NF] were randomised in a 1:1 ratio to placebo subcutaneously [SC] or tesnatilimab 400 mg SC. In Part 2 [dose ranging], 243 Bio-IR and Bio-NF patients were randomised in a 1:1:1:1:1 ratio to placebo, tesnatilimab [50 mg, 150 mg, 400 mg], or intravenous infusion of ustekinumab ~6 mg/kg at Week 0 and 90 mg SC at Weeks 8 and 16. The primary endpoint was mean change from baseline in Crohn's Disease Activity Index [CDAI] at Week 8 [Part 1] and Week 12 [Part 2]. Clinical and endoscopic remission/response were evaluated. Efficacy analyses were also assessed by NKG2D and MICB single nucleotide polymorphism [SNP] status [SNP-positive means positive in at least one of two SNPs]. Safety events were summarised. RESULTS In Part 1, mean change from baseline in CDAI score was significantly greater with tesnatilimab vs placebo at Week 8 [-103.6 vs -60.0; p < 0.01]. In Part 2, no dose-response signal was detected. Mean changes from baseline in CDAI at Week 12 were -93.2, -72.2, and -84.3 for low, middle, and high doses of tesnatilimab, respectively, vs -59.2 for placebo and -148.8 for ustekinumab. Similar reductions from baseline in CDAI score were observed in patients receiving tesnatilimab, regardless of SNP status. Clinical remission rates were greater with tesnatilimab than placebo in Parts 1 and 2, whereas endoscopic response rates were greater with tesnatilimab only in Part 1. No unexpected safety events occurred. CONCLUSIONS Tesnatilimab was well tolerated. The efficacy of tesnatilimab in patients with CD was significant for the primary endpoint in Part 1; however, no dose-response signal was detected for the primary endpoint in Part 2. Based on these inconsistent findings, tesnatilimab was not considered an effective treatment for patients with CD and no further development is planned. CLINICALTRIALS.GOV IDENTIFIER NCT02877134.
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- Matthieu Allez
- Department of Gastroenterology, Hôpital Saint-Louis, AP-HP, INSERM U1160, Université Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Western University and Alimentiv Inc., Department of Medicine, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- University Hospitals Leuven, Lab of Translational Cell and Tissue Research, Department of Imaging and Pathology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Gastroenterology Research of America and University of Texas, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, Statistics, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, Statistics, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, Immunology, Raritan, NJ, Japan
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- Janssen Research & Development, Immunology, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, Immunology, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, Translational Science, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, Immunology, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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D'Haens G, Dubinsky M, Kobayashi T, Irving PM, Howaldt S, Pokrotnieks J, Krueger K, Laskowski J, Li X, Lissoos T, Milata J, Morris N, Arora V, Milch C, Sandborn W, Sands BE. Mirikizumab as Induction and Maintenance Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis. N Engl J Med 2023; 388:2444-2455. [PMID: 37379135 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2207940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND Mirikizumab, a p19-directed antibody against interleukin-23, showed efficacy in the treatment of ulcerative colitis in a phase 2 trial. METHODS We conducted two phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials of mirikizumab in adults with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. In the induction trial, patients were randomly assigned in a 3:1 ratio to receive mirikizumab (300 mg) or placebo, administered intravenously, every 4 weeks for 12 weeks. In the maintenance trial, patients with a response to mirikizumab induction therapy were randomly assigned in a 2:1 ratio to receive mirikizumab (200 mg) or placebo, administered subcutaneously, every 4 weeks for 40 weeks. The primary end points were clinical remission at week 12 in the induction trial and at week 40 (at 52 weeks overall) in the maintenance trial. Major secondary end points included clinical response, endoscopic remission, and improvement in bowel-movement urgency. Patients who did not have a response in the induction trial were allowed to receive open-label mirikizumab during the first 12 weeks of the maintenance trial as extended induction. Safety was also assessed. RESULTS A total of 1281 patients underwent randomization in the induction trial, and 544 patients with a response to mirikizumab underwent randomization again in the maintenance trial. Significantly higher percentages of patients in the mirikizumab group than in the placebo group had clinical remission at week 12 of the induction trial (24.2% vs. 13.3%, P<0.001) and at week 40 of the maintenance trial (49.9% vs. 25.1%, P<0.001). The criteria for all the major secondary end points were met in both trials. Adverse events of nasopharyngitis and arthralgia were reported more frequently with mirikizumab than with placebo. Among the 1217 patients treated with mirikizumab during the controlled and uncontrolled periods (including the open-label extension and maintenance periods) in the two trials, 15 had an opportunistic infection (including 6 with herpes zoster infection) and 8 had cancer (including 3 with colorectal cancer). Among the patients who received placebo in the induction trial, 1 had herpes zoster infection and none had cancer. CONCLUSIONS Mirikizumab was more effective than placebo in inducing and maintaining clinical remission in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. Opportunistic infection or cancer occurred in a small number of patients treated with mirikizumab. (Funded by Eli Lilly; LUCENT-1 and LUCENT-2 ClinicalTrials.gov numbers, NCT03518086 and NCT03524092, respectively.).
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- Geert D'Haens
- From the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.D., B.E.S.); the Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato University, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo (T.K.); Guy's Hospital, St. Thomas' Hospital, and the School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London - all in London (P.M.I.); Research Institute for IBD-HaFCED, Hamburg, Germany (S.H.); Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia (J.P.); Eli Lilly, Indianapolis (K.K., J.L., X.L., T.L., J.M., N.M., V.A., C.M.); and the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.S.)
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- From the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.D., B.E.S.); the Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato University, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo (T.K.); Guy's Hospital, St. Thomas' Hospital, and the School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London - all in London (P.M.I.); Research Institute for IBD-HaFCED, Hamburg, Germany (S.H.); Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia (J.P.); Eli Lilly, Indianapolis (K.K., J.L., X.L., T.L., J.M., N.M., V.A., C.M.); and the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.S.)
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- From the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.D., B.E.S.); the Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato University, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo (T.K.); Guy's Hospital, St. Thomas' Hospital, and the School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London - all in London (P.M.I.); Research Institute for IBD-HaFCED, Hamburg, Germany (S.H.); Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia (J.P.); Eli Lilly, Indianapolis (K.K., J.L., X.L., T.L., J.M., N.M., V.A., C.M.); and the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.S.)
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- From the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.D., B.E.S.); the Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato University, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo (T.K.); Guy's Hospital, St. Thomas' Hospital, and the School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London - all in London (P.M.I.); Research Institute for IBD-HaFCED, Hamburg, Germany (S.H.); Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia (J.P.); Eli Lilly, Indianapolis (K.K., J.L., X.L., T.L., J.M., N.M., V.A., C.M.); and the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.S.)
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- From the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.D., B.E.S.); the Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato University, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo (T.K.); Guy's Hospital, St. Thomas' Hospital, and the School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London - all in London (P.M.I.); Research Institute for IBD-HaFCED, Hamburg, Germany (S.H.); Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia (J.P.); Eli Lilly, Indianapolis (K.K., J.L., X.L., T.L., J.M., N.M., V.A., C.M.); and the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.S.)
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- From the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.D., B.E.S.); the Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato University, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo (T.K.); Guy's Hospital, St. Thomas' Hospital, and the School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London - all in London (P.M.I.); Research Institute for IBD-HaFCED, Hamburg, Germany (S.H.); Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia (J.P.); Eli Lilly, Indianapolis (K.K., J.L., X.L., T.L., J.M., N.M., V.A., C.M.); and the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.S.)
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- From the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.D., B.E.S.); the Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato University, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo (T.K.); Guy's Hospital, St. Thomas' Hospital, and the School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London - all in London (P.M.I.); Research Institute for IBD-HaFCED, Hamburg, Germany (S.H.); Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia (J.P.); Eli Lilly, Indianapolis (K.K., J.L., X.L., T.L., J.M., N.M., V.A., C.M.); and the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.S.)
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- From the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.D., B.E.S.); the Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato University, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo (T.K.); Guy's Hospital, St. Thomas' Hospital, and the School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London - all in London (P.M.I.); Research Institute for IBD-HaFCED, Hamburg, Germany (S.H.); Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia (J.P.); Eli Lilly, Indianapolis (K.K., J.L., X.L., T.L., J.M., N.M., V.A., C.M.); and the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.S.)
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- From the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.D., B.E.S.); the Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato University, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo (T.K.); Guy's Hospital, St. Thomas' Hospital, and the School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London - all in London (P.M.I.); Research Institute for IBD-HaFCED, Hamburg, Germany (S.H.); Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia (J.P.); Eli Lilly, Indianapolis (K.K., J.L., X.L., T.L., J.M., N.M., V.A., C.M.); and the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.S.)
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- From the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.D., B.E.S.); the Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato University, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo (T.K.); Guy's Hospital, St. Thomas' Hospital, and the School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London - all in London (P.M.I.); Research Institute for IBD-HaFCED, Hamburg, Germany (S.H.); Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia (J.P.); Eli Lilly, Indianapolis (K.K., J.L., X.L., T.L., J.M., N.M., V.A., C.M.); and the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.S.)
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- From the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.D., B.E.S.); the Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato University, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo (T.K.); Guy's Hospital, St. Thomas' Hospital, and the School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London - all in London (P.M.I.); Research Institute for IBD-HaFCED, Hamburg, Germany (S.H.); Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia (J.P.); Eli Lilly, Indianapolis (K.K., J.L., X.L., T.L., J.M., N.M., V.A., C.M.); and the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.S.)
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- From the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.D., B.E.S.); the Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato University, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo (T.K.); Guy's Hospital, St. Thomas' Hospital, and the School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London - all in London (P.M.I.); Research Institute for IBD-HaFCED, Hamburg, Germany (S.H.); Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia (J.P.); Eli Lilly, Indianapolis (K.K., J.L., X.L., T.L., J.M., N.M., V.A., C.M.); and the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.S.)
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- From the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.D., B.E.S.); the Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato University, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo (T.K.); Guy's Hospital, St. Thomas' Hospital, and the School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London - all in London (P.M.I.); Research Institute for IBD-HaFCED, Hamburg, Germany (S.H.); Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia (J.P.); Eli Lilly, Indianapolis (K.K., J.L., X.L., T.L., J.M., N.M., V.A., C.M.); and the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.S.)
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- From the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.D., B.E.S.); the Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato University, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo (T.K.); Guy's Hospital, St. Thomas' Hospital, and the School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London - all in London (P.M.I.); Research Institute for IBD-HaFCED, Hamburg, Germany (S.H.); Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia (J.P.); Eli Lilly, Indianapolis (K.K., J.L., X.L., T.L., J.M., N.M., V.A., C.M.); and the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.S.)
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- From the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.D., B.E.S.); the Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato University, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo (T.K.); Guy's Hospital, St. Thomas' Hospital, and the School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London - all in London (P.M.I.); Research Institute for IBD-HaFCED, Hamburg, Germany (S.H.); Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia (J.P.); Eli Lilly, Indianapolis (K.K., J.L., X.L., T.L., J.M., N.M., V.A., C.M.); and the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.S.)
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- From the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (M.D., B.E.S.); the Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato University, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo (T.K.); Guy's Hospital, St. Thomas' Hospital, and the School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London - all in London (P.M.I.); Research Institute for IBD-HaFCED, Hamburg, Germany (S.H.); Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia (J.P.); Eli Lilly, Indianapolis (K.K., J.L., X.L., T.L., J.M., N.M., V.A., C.M.); and the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.S.)
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D'Haens G, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Marks DJB, Lisi E, Liefaard L, Beaton A, Srinivasan N, Bouma G, Prasad N, Cameron R, Kayali Z, Tarzi R, Hanauer S, Sandborn WJ. A randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the LAG-3-depleting monoclonal antibody GSK2831781 in patients with active ulcerative colitis. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2023. [PMID: 37323059 DOI: 10.1111/apt.17557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2022] [Revised: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 05/05/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Selective depletion of T cells expressing LAG-3, an immune checkpoint receptor that is upregulated on activated T cells, has been investigated in pre-clinical models as a potential therapeutic approach in inflammatory and autoimmune diseases where activated T cells are implicated. AIMS GSK2831781, a depleting monoclonal antibody that specifically binds LAG-3 proteins, may deplete activated LAG-3+ cells in ulcerative colitis (UC). METHODS Patients with moderate to severe UC were randomised to GSK2831781 or placebo. Safety, tolerability, efficacy, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of GSK2831781 were evaluated. RESULTS One hundred four participants across all dose levels were randomised prior to an interim analysis indicating efficacy futility criteria had been met. Efficacy results focus on the double-blind induction phase of the study (GSK2831781 450 mg intravenously [IV], N = 48; placebo, N = 27). Median change from baseline (95% credible interval [CrI]) in complete Mayo score was similar between groups (GSK2831781 450 mg IV: -1.4 [-2.2, -0.7]; placebo: -1.4 [-2.4, -0.5]). Response rates for endoscopic improvement favoured placebo. Clinical remission rates were similar between groups. In the 450-mg IV group, 14 (29%) participants had an adverse event of UC versus 1 (4%) with placebo. LAG-3+ cells were depleted to 51% of baseline in blood; however, there was no reduction in LAG-3+ cells in the colonic mucosa. Transcriptomic analysis of colon biopsies showed no difference between groups. CONCLUSION Despite evidence of target cell depletion in blood, GSK2831781 failed to reduce inflammation in the colonic mucosa suggesting no pharmacological effect. The study was terminated early (NCT03893565).
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- Geert D'Haens
- Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Inserm NGERE and Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Nancy, Université de Lorraine, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
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- GSK, Discovery Medicine, GSK Medicine Research Centre, Stevenage, UK
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- GSK, Biostatistics, GSK Medicines Research Centre, Stevenage, UK
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- GSK, Clinical Pharmacology Modelling and Simulation, GSK Medicines Research Centre, Stevenage, UK
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- GSK, Clinical Sciences, Medicines Research Centre, London, UK
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- GSK, Clinical Pharmacology and Experimental Medicine, GSK Medicines Research Centre, Stevenage, UK
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- GSK, Computational Biology, Genomic Sciences Group, Stevenage, UK
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- ACE Endoscopy, Suite C Inland Empire Liver Foundation, Rialto, California, USA
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- GSK, Clinical Sciences, Medicines Research Centre, Stevenage, UK
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- Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Medicine Digestive Health Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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Loftus EV, Panés J, Lacerda AP, Peyrin-Biroulet L, D'Haens G, Panaccione R, Reinisch W, Louis E, Chen M, Nakase H, Begun J, Boland BS, Phillips C, Mohamed MEF, Liu J, Geng Z, Feng T, Dubcenco E, Colombel JF. Upadacitinib Induction and Maintenance Therapy for Crohn's Disease. N Engl J Med 2023; 388:1966-1980. [PMID: 37224198 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2212728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Upadacitinib, an oral selective Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor, is under investigation for the treatment of Crohn's disease. METHODS In two phase 3 induction trials (U-EXCEL and U-EXCEED), we randomly assigned patients with moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease to receive 45 mg of upadacitinib or placebo (2:1 ratio) once daily for 12 weeks. Patients who had a clinical response to upadacitinib induction therapy were randomly assigned in the U-ENDURE maintenance trial to receive 15 mg of upadacitinib, 30 mg of upadacitinib, or placebo (1:1:1 ratio) once daily for 52 weeks. The primary end points for induction (week 12) and maintenance (week 52) were clinical remission (defined as a Crohn's Disease Activity Index score of <150 [range, 0 to 600, with higher scores indicating more severe disease activity]) and endoscopic response (defined as a decrease in the Simple Endoscopic Score for Crohn's Disease [SES-CD; range, 0 to 56, with higher scores indicating more severe disease] of >50% from baseline of the induction trial [or for patients with an SES-CD of 4 at baseline, a decrease of ≥2 points from baseline]). RESULTS A total of 526 patients underwent randomization in U-EXCEL, 495 in U-EXCEED, and 502 in U-ENDURE. A significantly higher percentage of patients who received 45-mg upadacitinib than those who received placebo had clinical remission (in U-EXCEL, 49.5% vs. 29.1%; in U-EXCEED, 38.9% vs. 21.1%) and an endoscopic response (in U-EXCEL, 45.5% vs. 13.1%; in U-EXCEED, 34.6% vs. 3.5%) (P<0.001 for all comparisons). At week 52 in U-ENDURE, a higher percentage of patients had clinical remission with 15-mg upadacitinib (37.3%) or 30-mg upadacitinib (47.6%) than with placebo (15.1%), and a higher percentage had an endoscopic response with 15-mg upadacitinib (27.6%) or 30-mg upadacitinib (40.1%) than with placebo (7.3%) (P<0.001 for all comparisons). Herpes zoster infections occurred more frequently in the 45-mg and 30-mg upadacitinib groups than in the respective placebo groups, and hepatic disorders and neutropenia were more frequent in the 30-mg upadacitinib group than in the other maintenance groups. Gastrointestinal perforations developed in 4 patients who received 45-mg upadacitinib and in 1 patient each who received 30-mg or 15-mg upadacitinib. CONCLUSIONS Upadacitinib induction and maintenance treatment was superior to placebo in patients with moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease. (Funded by AbbVie; U-EXCEL, U-EXCEED, and U-ENDURE ClinicalTrials.gov numbers, NCT03345849, NCT03345836, and NCT03345823.).
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- Edward V Loftus
- From the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN (E.V.L.); the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Unit, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Barcelona (J.P.); AbbVie, North Chicago, IL (A.P.L., C.P., M-E.F.M., J.L., Z.G., T.F., E.D.); the Department of Gastroenterology and INSERM Unité 1256, Nutrition-Genetics and Environmental Risk Exposure, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Nancy, Lorraine University, Vandoeuvre, France (L.P.-B.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (R.P.); the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (W.R.); the Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, University Hospital Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Liège, Liège, Belgium (E.L.); the Division of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China (M.C.); the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (H.N.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Hospital Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (J.B.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla (B.B.); and the Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.)
| | - Julian Panés
- From the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN (E.V.L.); the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Unit, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Barcelona (J.P.); AbbVie, North Chicago, IL (A.P.L., C.P., M-E.F.M., J.L., Z.G., T.F., E.D.); the Department of Gastroenterology and INSERM Unité 1256, Nutrition-Genetics and Environmental Risk Exposure, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Nancy, Lorraine University, Vandoeuvre, France (L.P.-B.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (R.P.); the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (W.R.); the Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, University Hospital Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Liège, Liège, Belgium (E.L.); the Division of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China (M.C.); the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (H.N.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Hospital Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (J.B.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla (B.B.); and the Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.)
| | - Ana P Lacerda
- From the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN (E.V.L.); the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Unit, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Barcelona (J.P.); AbbVie, North Chicago, IL (A.P.L., C.P., M-E.F.M., J.L., Z.G., T.F., E.D.); the Department of Gastroenterology and INSERM Unité 1256, Nutrition-Genetics and Environmental Risk Exposure, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Nancy, Lorraine University, Vandoeuvre, France (L.P.-B.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (R.P.); the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (W.R.); the Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, University Hospital Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Liège, Liège, Belgium (E.L.); the Division of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China (M.C.); the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (H.N.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Hospital Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (J.B.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla (B.B.); and the Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.)
| | - Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet
- From the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN (E.V.L.); the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Unit, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Barcelona (J.P.); AbbVie, North Chicago, IL (A.P.L., C.P., M-E.F.M., J.L., Z.G., T.F., E.D.); the Department of Gastroenterology and INSERM Unité 1256, Nutrition-Genetics and Environmental Risk Exposure, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Nancy, Lorraine University, Vandoeuvre, France (L.P.-B.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (R.P.); the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (W.R.); the Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, University Hospital Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Liège, Liège, Belgium (E.L.); the Division of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China (M.C.); the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (H.N.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Hospital Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (J.B.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla (B.B.); and the Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.)
| | - Geert D'Haens
- From the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN (E.V.L.); the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Unit, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Barcelona (J.P.); AbbVie, North Chicago, IL (A.P.L., C.P., M-E.F.M., J.L., Z.G., T.F., E.D.); the Department of Gastroenterology and INSERM Unité 1256, Nutrition-Genetics and Environmental Risk Exposure, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Nancy, Lorraine University, Vandoeuvre, France (L.P.-B.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (R.P.); the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (W.R.); the Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, University Hospital Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Liège, Liège, Belgium (E.L.); the Division of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China (M.C.); the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (H.N.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Hospital Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (J.B.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla (B.B.); and the Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.)
| | - Remo Panaccione
- From the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN (E.V.L.); the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Unit, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Barcelona (J.P.); AbbVie, North Chicago, IL (A.P.L., C.P., M-E.F.M., J.L., Z.G., T.F., E.D.); the Department of Gastroenterology and INSERM Unité 1256, Nutrition-Genetics and Environmental Risk Exposure, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Nancy, Lorraine University, Vandoeuvre, France (L.P.-B.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (R.P.); the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (W.R.); the Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, University Hospital Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Liège, Liège, Belgium (E.L.); the Division of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China (M.C.); the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (H.N.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Hospital Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (J.B.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla (B.B.); and the Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.)
| | - Walter Reinisch
- From the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN (E.V.L.); the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Unit, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Barcelona (J.P.); AbbVie, North Chicago, IL (A.P.L., C.P., M-E.F.M., J.L., Z.G., T.F., E.D.); the Department of Gastroenterology and INSERM Unité 1256, Nutrition-Genetics and Environmental Risk Exposure, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Nancy, Lorraine University, Vandoeuvre, France (L.P.-B.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (R.P.); the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (W.R.); the Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, University Hospital Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Liège, Liège, Belgium (E.L.); the Division of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China (M.C.); the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (H.N.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Hospital Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (J.B.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla (B.B.); and the Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.)
| | - Edouard Louis
- From the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN (E.V.L.); the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Unit, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Barcelona (J.P.); AbbVie, North Chicago, IL (A.P.L., C.P., M-E.F.M., J.L., Z.G., T.F., E.D.); the Department of Gastroenterology and INSERM Unité 1256, Nutrition-Genetics and Environmental Risk Exposure, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Nancy, Lorraine University, Vandoeuvre, France (L.P.-B.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (R.P.); the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (W.R.); the Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, University Hospital Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Liège, Liège, Belgium (E.L.); the Division of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China (M.C.); the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (H.N.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Hospital Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (J.B.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla (B.B.); and the Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.)
| | - Minhu Chen
- From the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN (E.V.L.); the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Unit, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Barcelona (J.P.); AbbVie, North Chicago, IL (A.P.L., C.P., M-E.F.M., J.L., Z.G., T.F., E.D.); the Department of Gastroenterology and INSERM Unité 1256, Nutrition-Genetics and Environmental Risk Exposure, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Nancy, Lorraine University, Vandoeuvre, France (L.P.-B.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (R.P.); the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (W.R.); the Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, University Hospital Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Liège, Liège, Belgium (E.L.); the Division of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China (M.C.); the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (H.N.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Hospital Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (J.B.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla (B.B.); and the Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.)
| | - Hiroshi Nakase
- From the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN (E.V.L.); the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Unit, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Barcelona (J.P.); AbbVie, North Chicago, IL (A.P.L., C.P., M-E.F.M., J.L., Z.G., T.F., E.D.); the Department of Gastroenterology and INSERM Unité 1256, Nutrition-Genetics and Environmental Risk Exposure, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Nancy, Lorraine University, Vandoeuvre, France (L.P.-B.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (R.P.); the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (W.R.); the Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, University Hospital Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Liège, Liège, Belgium (E.L.); the Division of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China (M.C.); the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (H.N.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Hospital Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (J.B.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla (B.B.); and the Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.)
| | - Jakob Begun
- From the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN (E.V.L.); the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Unit, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Barcelona (J.P.); AbbVie, North Chicago, IL (A.P.L., C.P., M-E.F.M., J.L., Z.G., T.F., E.D.); the Department of Gastroenterology and INSERM Unité 1256, Nutrition-Genetics and Environmental Risk Exposure, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Nancy, Lorraine University, Vandoeuvre, France (L.P.-B.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (R.P.); the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (W.R.); the Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, University Hospital Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Liège, Liège, Belgium (E.L.); the Division of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China (M.C.); the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (H.N.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Hospital Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (J.B.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla (B.B.); and the Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.)
| | - Brigid S Boland
- From the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN (E.V.L.); the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Unit, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Barcelona (J.P.); AbbVie, North Chicago, IL (A.P.L., C.P., M-E.F.M., J.L., Z.G., T.F., E.D.); the Department of Gastroenterology and INSERM Unité 1256, Nutrition-Genetics and Environmental Risk Exposure, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Nancy, Lorraine University, Vandoeuvre, France (L.P.-B.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (R.P.); the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (W.R.); the Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, University Hospital Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Liège, Liège, Belgium (E.L.); the Division of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China (M.C.); the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (H.N.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Hospital Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (J.B.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla (B.B.); and the Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.)
| | - Charles Phillips
- From the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN (E.V.L.); the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Unit, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Barcelona (J.P.); AbbVie, North Chicago, IL (A.P.L., C.P., M-E.F.M., J.L., Z.G., T.F., E.D.); the Department of Gastroenterology and INSERM Unité 1256, Nutrition-Genetics and Environmental Risk Exposure, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Nancy, Lorraine University, Vandoeuvre, France (L.P.-B.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (R.P.); the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (W.R.); the Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, University Hospital Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Liège, Liège, Belgium (E.L.); the Division of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China (M.C.); the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (H.N.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Hospital Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (J.B.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla (B.B.); and the Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.)
| | - Mohamed-Eslam F Mohamed
- From the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN (E.V.L.); the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Unit, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Barcelona (J.P.); AbbVie, North Chicago, IL (A.P.L., C.P., M-E.F.M., J.L., Z.G., T.F., E.D.); the Department of Gastroenterology and INSERM Unité 1256, Nutrition-Genetics and Environmental Risk Exposure, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Nancy, Lorraine University, Vandoeuvre, France (L.P.-B.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (R.P.); the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (W.R.); the Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, University Hospital Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Liège, Liège, Belgium (E.L.); the Division of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China (M.C.); the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (H.N.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Hospital Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (J.B.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla (B.B.); and the Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.)
| | - Jianzhong Liu
- From the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN (E.V.L.); the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Unit, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Barcelona (J.P.); AbbVie, North Chicago, IL (A.P.L., C.P., M-E.F.M., J.L., Z.G., T.F., E.D.); the Department of Gastroenterology and INSERM Unité 1256, Nutrition-Genetics and Environmental Risk Exposure, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Nancy, Lorraine University, Vandoeuvre, France (L.P.-B.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (R.P.); the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (W.R.); the Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, University Hospital Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Liège, Liège, Belgium (E.L.); the Division of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China (M.C.); the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (H.N.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Hospital Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (J.B.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla (B.B.); and the Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.)
| | - Ziqian Geng
- From the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN (E.V.L.); the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Unit, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Barcelona (J.P.); AbbVie, North Chicago, IL (A.P.L., C.P., M-E.F.M., J.L., Z.G., T.F., E.D.); the Department of Gastroenterology and INSERM Unité 1256, Nutrition-Genetics and Environmental Risk Exposure, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Nancy, Lorraine University, Vandoeuvre, France (L.P.-B.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (R.P.); the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (W.R.); the Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, University Hospital Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Liège, Liège, Belgium (E.L.); the Division of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China (M.C.); the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (H.N.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Hospital Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (J.B.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla (B.B.); and the Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.)
| | - Tian Feng
- From the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN (E.V.L.); the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Unit, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Barcelona (J.P.); AbbVie, North Chicago, IL (A.P.L., C.P., M-E.F.M., J.L., Z.G., T.F., E.D.); the Department of Gastroenterology and INSERM Unité 1256, Nutrition-Genetics and Environmental Risk Exposure, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Nancy, Lorraine University, Vandoeuvre, France (L.P.-B.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (R.P.); the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (W.R.); the Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, University Hospital Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Liège, Liège, Belgium (E.L.); the Division of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China (M.C.); the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (H.N.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Hospital Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (J.B.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla (B.B.); and the Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.)
| | - Elena Dubcenco
- From the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN (E.V.L.); the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Unit, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Barcelona (J.P.); AbbVie, North Chicago, IL (A.P.L., C.P., M-E.F.M., J.L., Z.G., T.F., E.D.); the Department of Gastroenterology and INSERM Unité 1256, Nutrition-Genetics and Environmental Risk Exposure, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Nancy, Lorraine University, Vandoeuvre, France (L.P.-B.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (R.P.); the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (W.R.); the Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, University Hospital Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Liège, Liège, Belgium (E.L.); the Division of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China (M.C.); the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (H.N.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Hospital Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (J.B.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla (B.B.); and the Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.)
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- From the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN (E.V.L.); the Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Unit, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Barcelona (J.P.); AbbVie, North Chicago, IL (A.P.L., C.P., M-E.F.M., J.L., Z.G., T.F., E.D.); the Department of Gastroenterology and INSERM Unité 1256, Nutrition-Genetics and Environmental Risk Exposure, Faculty of Medicine, University Hospital of Nancy, Lorraine University, Vandoeuvre, France (L.P.-B.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada (R.P.); the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna (W.R.); the Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology, University Hospital Centre Hospitalier Universitaire of Liège, Liège, Belgium (E.L.); the Division of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China (M.C.); the Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan (H.N.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Mater Hospital Brisbane, Brisbane, QLD, Australia (J.B.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla (B.B.); and the Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.)
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Volkers A, Löwenberg M, Braad M, Abeling Y, Gecse K, Berkers N, Montazeri N, D'Haens G. Validation Study of Novel Point-of-Care Tests for Infliximab, Adalimumab and C-Reactive Protein in Capillary Blood and Calprotectin in Faeces in an Ambulatory Inflammatory Bowel Disease Care Setting. Diagnostics (Basel) 2023; 13:diagnostics13101712. [PMID: 37238198 DOI: 10.3390/diagnostics13101712] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2023] [Revised: 05/08/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 05/28/2023] Open
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Background and aims: Point-of-care tests (POCT) allow instant measurement of inflammatory markers and drug concentrations. Here, we studied agreement between a novel POCT device and reference methods of measuring infliximab (IFX) and adalimumab (ADL) serum concentrations and C-reactive protein (CRP) and faecal calprotectin (FCP) concentrations of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Methods: In this single-centre validation study, IBD patients were recruited in which IFX, ADL, CRP and/or FCP tests were required. IFX, ADL and CRP POCT were performed on capillary whole blood (CWB), obtained via finger prick. Additionally, IFX POCT was performed on serum samples. FCP POCT was performed on stool samples. Agreement between POCT and reference methods was tested using Passing-Bablok regression, intra-class correlation coefficients (ICC) and Bland-Altman plots. Results: In total, 285 patients participated. Passing-Bablok regression identified differences between the reference method and IFX CWB POCT (intercept = 1.56), IFX serum POCT (intercept = 0.71, slope = 1.10) and ADL CWB POCT (intercept = 1.44). There were also differences in the Passing-Bablok regressions of CRP (intercept = 0.81, slope = 0.78) and FCP (intercept = 51 and slope = 0.46). Bland-Altman plots demonstrated that IFX and ADL concentrations were slightly higher with the POCT and CRP and FCP were slightly lower with POCT. The ICC demonstrated almost perfect agreement with IFX CWB POCT (ICC = 0.85), IFX serum POCT (ICC = 0.96), ADL CWB POCT (ICC = 0.82) and CRP CWB POCT (ICC = 0.91) and moderate agreement with FCP POCT (ICC = 0.55). Conclusions: IFX and ADL results were slightly higher with this novel rapid and user-friendly POCT, whereas CRP and FCP results were slightly lower compared to the reference methods.
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- Adriaan Volkers
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Biostatistics Unit, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Anjie SI, Hulshoff MS, D'Haens G. Efficacious dosing regimens for anti-TNF therapies in inflammatory bowel disease: where do we stand? Expert Opin Biol Ther 2023; 23:341-351. [PMID: 37010030 DOI: 10.1080/14712598.2023.2198086] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/04/2023]
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INTRODUCTION During the last decades, biologics have revolutionized the treatment of Crohn´s disease and ulcerative colitis. Even though the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) armamentarium is rapidly expanding with novel biologics, anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) antibodies remain the first-line biologic therapy in most areas of the world. However, anti-TNF therapy is not effective in all patients (primary non-response) and patients can lose effect over time (secondary loss of response). AREAS COVERED This review provides an overview of the current induction and maintenance dosing regimens of the available anti-TNF antibodies and associated challenges in adult patients with IBD. We outline different strategies to overcome these difficulties including combination therapy, therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) and dose escalation. Finally, we discuss expected future progress in anti-TNF management. EXPERT OPINION Anti-TNF agents will remain a cornerstone of IBD treatment in the coming decade. Progress will be made in biomarkers for the prediction of response and individualized dosing regimens. The advent of subcutaneous infliximab challenges the need for concomitant immunosuppression.
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- Suzanne I Anjie
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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D'Haens G, Reinisch W, Schreiber S, Cummings F, Irving PM, Ye BD, Kim DH, Yoon S, Ben-Horin S. Subcutaneous Infliximab Monotherapy Versus Combination Therapy with Immunosuppressants in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomised Clinical Trial. Clin Drug Investig 2023; 43:277-288. [PMID: 37004656 PMCID: PMC10066948 DOI: 10.1007/s40261-023-01252-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/16/2023] [Indexed: 04/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Whether benefits and risks of intravenous (IV) infliximab combotherapy with immunosuppressants versus infliximab monotherapy apply to subcutaneous (SC) infliximab is unknown. This post hoc analysis of a pivotal randomised CT-P13 SC 1.6 trial aimed to compare SC infliximab monotherapy with combotherapy in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). METHODS Biologic-naïve patients with active Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis received CT-P13 IV 5 mg/kg at Week (W) 0 and 2 (dose-loading phase). At W6, patients were randomised (1:1) to receive CT-P13 SC 120 or 240 mg (patients < 80 or ≥ 80 kg) every 2 weeks until W54 (maintenance phase), or to continue CT-P13 IV every 8 weeks until switching to CT-P13 SC from W30. The primary endpoint-non-inferiority of trough serum concentrations-was assessed at W22. We report a post hoc analysis comparing pharmacokinetic, efficacy, safety and immunogenicity outcomes up to W54 for patients randomised to CT-P13 SC, stratified by concomitant immunosuppressant use. RESULTS Sixty-six patients were randomised to CT-P13 SC (37 monotherapy, 29 combotherapy). At W54, there were no significant differences in the proportions of patients achieving target exposure (5 µg/mL; 96.6% monotherapy vs 95.8% combotherapy; p > 0.999) or meeting efficacy or biomarker outcomes including clinical remission (62.9% vs 74.1%; p = 0.418). Monotherapy and combotherapy groups had comparable immunogenicity (anti-drug antibodies [ADAs]: 65.5% vs 48.0% [p = 0.271], neutralising antibodies [in ADA-positive patients]: 10.5% vs 16.7% [p = 0.630], respectively). CONCLUSIONS Pharmacokinetics, efficacy and immunogenicity were potentially comparable between SC infliximab monotherapy and combotherapy in biologic-naïve IBD patients. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02883452.
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- Geert D'Haens
- Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department for Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK
- School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Medical Department, Celltrion Healthcare Co., Ltd, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Medical Department, Celltrion Healthcare Co., Ltd, Incheon, Republic of Korea
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- Gastroenterology Department, Chaim Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Gan, Tel-Hashomer, Israel.
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Sandborn WJ, Vermeire S, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Dubinsky MC, Panes J, Yarur A, Ritter T, Baert F, Schreiber S, Sloan S, Cataldi F, Shan K, Rabbat CJ, Chiorean M, Wolf DC, Sands BE, D'Haens G, Danese S, Goetsch M, Feagan BG. Etrasimod as induction and maintenance therapy for ulcerative colitis (ELEVATE): two randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 studies. Lancet 2023; 401:1159-1171. [PMID: 36871574 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(23)00061-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 42.0] [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: 11/22/2022] [Revised: 12/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/23/2022] [Indexed: 03/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Etrasimod, a once-daily, oral, sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) receptor modulator that selectively activates S1P receptor subtypes 1, 4, and 5, with no detectable activity on S1P2,3, is in development for the treatment of immune-mediated diseases, including ulcerative colitis. In these two phase 3 trials, we aimed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of etrasimod in adult patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. METHODS In two independent randomised, multicentre, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trials, ELEVATE UC 52 and ELEVATE UC 12, adults with active moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis and an inadequate or loss of response or intolerance to at least one approved ulcerative colitis therapy were randomly assigned (2:1) to once-daily oral etrasimod 2 mg or placebo. Patients in ELEVATE UC 52 were enrolled from 315 centres in 40 countries. Patients in ELEVATE UC 12 were enrolled from 407 centres in 37 countries. Randomisation was stratified by previous exposure to biologicals or Janus kinase inhibitor therapy (yes vs no), baseline corticosteroid use (yes vs no), and baseline disease activity (modified Mayo score [MMS]; 4-6 vs 7-9). ELEVATE UC 52 comprised a 12-week induction period followed by a 40-week maintenance period with a treat-through design. ELEVATE UC 12 independently assessed induction at week 12. The primary efficacy endpoints were the proportion of patients with clinical remission at weeks 12 and 52 in ELEVATE UC 52 and week 12 in ELEVATE UC 12. Safety was evaluated in both trials. ELEVATE UC 52 and ELEVATE UC 12 were registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03945188 and NCT03996369, respectively. FINDINGS Patients in ELEVATE UC 52 were enrolled between June 13, 2019, and Jan 28, 2021. Patients in ELEVATE UC 12 were enrolled between Sept 15, 2020, and Aug 12, 2021. ELEVATE UC 52 and ELEVATE UC 12 screened 821 patients and 606 patients, respectively, with 433 and 354 subsequently undergoing random assignment. The full analysis set of ELEVATE UC 52 comprised 289 patients assigned to etrasimod and 144 to placebo. In ELEVATE UC 12, 238 patients were assigned to etrasimod and 116 to placebo. In ELEVATE UC 52, a significantly greater proportion of patients in the etrasimod group achieved clinical remission compared with patients in the placebo group at completion of the 12-week induction period (74 [27%] of 274 patients vs ten [7%] of 135 patients; p<0·0001) and at week 52 (88 [32%] of 274 patients vs nine [7%] of 135 patients; p<0·0001). In ELEVATE UC 12, 55 (25%) of 222 patients in the etrasimod group had clinical remission compared with 17 (15%) of 112 patients in the placebo group at the end of the 12-week induction period (p=0·026). Adverse events were reported in 206 (71%) of 289 patients in the etrasimod group and 81 (56%) of 144 patients in the placebo group in ELEVATE UC 52 and 112 (47%) of 238 patients in the etrasimod group and 54 (47%) of 116 patients in the placebo group in ELEVATE UC 12. No deaths or malignancies were reported. INTERPRETATION Etrasimod was effective and well tolerated as an induction and maintenance therapy in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. Etrasimod is a treatment option with a unique combination of attributes that might address the persistent unmet needs of patients with ulcerative colitis. FUNDING Arena Pharmaceuticals.
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- William J Sandborn
- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Lorraine, Inserm, NGERE, F-54000 Nancy, France; Groupe Hospitalier Privé Ambroise Paré-Hartmann, Paris IBD Center, Nully-sur-Seine, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Feinstein IBD Center, Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Department of Research and Education, GI Alliance Research, Southlake, TX, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, AZ Delta, Roeselare, Belgium
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- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Department Internal Medicine I, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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- Arena Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, CA, USA; a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA
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- Arena Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, CA, USA; a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA
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- Arena Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, CA, USA; a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA
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- Arena Pharmaceuticals, San Diego, CA, USA; a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, IBD Center, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Dr Henry D Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Arena Pharmaceuticals Development GmbH, Zug, Switzerland; a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario/Alimentiv Inc, London, ON, Canada
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Volkers A, Straatmijer T, Duijvestein M, Löwenberg M, van der Meulen A, D'Haens G. Letter: tricky reactions to switch back from subcutaneous to intravenous vedolizumab in inflammatory bowel disease patients-authors' reply. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2023; 57:743-744. [PMID: 36821751 DOI: 10.1111/apt.17407] [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: 01/19/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 02/25/2023]
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- Adriaan Volkers
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism (AGEM) Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism (AGEM) Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism (AGEM) Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism (AGEM) Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Louis E, Resche-Rigon M, Laharie D, Satsangi J, Ding N, Siegmund B, D'Haens G, Picon L, Bossuyt P, Vuitton L, Irving P, Viennot S, Lamb CA, Pollok R, Baert F, Nachury M, Fumery M, Gilletta C, Almer S, Ben-Horin S, Bouhnik Y, Colombel JF, Hertervig E. Withdrawal of infliximab or concomitant immunosuppressant therapy in patients with Crohn's disease on combination therapy (SPARE): a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2023; 8:215-227. [PMID: 36640794 PMCID: PMC9908559 DOI: 10.1016/s2468-1253(22)00385-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/04/2022] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND The combination of infliximab and immunosuppressant therapy is a standard management strategy for patients with Crohn's disease. Concerns regarding the implications of long-term combination therapy provided the rationale for a formal clinical trial of treatment de-escalation. Our aim was to compare the relapse rate and the time spent in remission over 2 years between patients continuing combination therapy and those stopping infliximab or immunosuppressant therapy. METHODS This multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial was performed in 64 hospitals in seven countries in Europe and Australia. Adult patients with Crohn's disease in steroid-free clinical remission for more than 6 months, on combination therapy of infliximab and immunosuppressant therapy for at least 8 months were randomly assigned (1:1:1) to either continue combination therapy (combination group), discontinue infliximab (infliximab withdrawal group), or discontinue immunosuppressant therapy (immunosuppressant withdrawal group). Randomisation was stratified according to disease duration before start of first anti-TNF treatment (≤2 or >2 years), failure of immunosuppressant therapy before start of infliximab, and presence of ulcers at baseline endoscopy. The patient number and group of each stratum were assigned by a central online randomisation website. Treatment was optimised or resumed in case of relapse in all groups. Participants, those assessing outcomes, and those analysing the data were not masked to group assignment. The coprimary endpoints were the relapse rate (superiority analysis) and time in remission over 2 years (non-inferiority analysis, non-inferiority margin 35 days). Analyses were done on an intention-to-treat basis. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02177071, and with EU Clinical Trials Register, EUDRACT 2014-002311-41. The trial was completed in April, 2021. FINDINGS Between Nov 2, 2015, and April 24, 2019, 254 patients were screened. Of these, 211 were randomised and 207 were included in the final analysis (n=67 in the combination group, n=71 in the infliximab withdrawal group, and n=69 in the immunosuppressant withdrawal group). 39 patients had a relapse (eight [12%] of 67 in the combination group, 25 [35%] of 71 in the infliximab withdrawal group, six [9%] of 69 in the immunosuppressant withdrawal group). 2-year relapse rates were 14% (95% CI 4-23) in the combination group, 36% (24-47) in the infliximab withdrawal group, and 10% (2-18) in the immunosuppressant withdrawal group (hazard ratio [HR] 3·45 [95% CI 1·56-7·69], p=0·003, for infliximab withdrawal vs combination, and 4·76 [1·92-11·11], p=0·0004, for infliximab withdrawal vs immunosuppressant withdrawal). Of 28 patients who had a relapse and were retreated or optimised according to protocol, remission was achieved in 25 patients (one of two in the combination group, 22 of 23 in the infliximab withdrawal group, and two of three in the immunosuppressant withdrawal group). The mean time spent in remission over 2 years was 698 days (95% CI 668-727) in the combination group, 684 days (651-717) in the infliximab withdrawal group, and 706 days (682-730) in the immunosuppressant withdrawal group. The difference in restricted mean survival time in remission was -14 days (95% CI -56 to 27) between the infliximab withdrawal group and the combination group and -22 days (-62 to 16) between the infliximab withdrawal group and the immunosuppressant withdrawal group. The 95% CIs contained the non-inferiority threshold (-35 days). We recorded 31 serious adverse events, in 20 patients, with no difference in frequency between groups. The most frequent serious adverse events were infections (four in the combination group, two in the infliximab withdrawal group, and one in the immunosuppressant withdrawal group) and Crohn's disease exacerbation (three in the combination group, four in the infliximab withdrawal group, and one in the immunosuppressant withdrawal group). No death nor malignancy was recorded. INTERPRETATION In patients with Crohn's disease in sustained steroid-free remission under combination therapy with infliximab and immunosuppressant therapy, withdrawal of infliximab should only be considered after careful assessment of risks and benefits for each patient, whereas withdrawal of immunosuppressant therapy could generally represent a preferable strategy when considering treatment de-escalation. FUNDING European Union's Horizon 2020.
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- Edouard Louis
- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital CHU of Liège, Liège, Belgium.
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- Université de Paris, ECSTRRA - CRESS UMR1153, INSERM and SBIM, AP-HP, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
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- Service d'Hépato-gastroentérologie et oncologie digestive CHU de Bordeaux, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque- Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Translational Gastroenterology Unit, Nuffield Department of Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Medical Department, Division of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany; Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Hépato-Gastro-Onco-Entérologie, Hôpital Trousseau, Tours, France
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- Imelda GI Clinical Research Center, Imelda General Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Besançon Univeristy Hospital, Besançon, France; UMR 1098, Franche-Comté University, Besançon, France
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- IBD Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK; School of Immunology and Microbial Sciences, King's College London, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Caen, Caen, France
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- Translational & Clinical Research Institute, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK; Department of Gastroenterology, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
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- Gastroenterology, St Georges University Hospital, London, UK
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- U1286 - INFINITE - Institute for Translational Research in Inflammation, University of Lille, Inserm, CHU Lille, Lille, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital of Amiens, Amiens, France; Peritox, University of Picardie, Amiens, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Pancreatology, University Hospital of Toulouse Rangueil, Toulouse, France
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- IBD-unit, Division of Gastroenterology, Karolinska University hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Beaujon Hospital, APHP, Paris Cité University, Clichy, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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Löwenberg M, Volkers A, van Gennep S, Mookhoek A, Montazeri N, Clasquin E, Duijvestein M, van Bodegraven A, Rietdijk S, Jansen J, van Asseldonk D, van der Zanden E, Dijkgraaf M, West R, de Boer N, D'Haens G. Mercaptopurine for the treatment of ulcerative colitis - a randomised placebo-controlled trial. J Crohns Colitis 2023:7058824. [PMID: 36847130 PMCID: PMC10394500 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.0] [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: 12/28/2022] [Indexed: 03/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Scepticism about the efficacy of thiopurines for ulcerative colitis (UC) is rising.This study aimed to evaluate mercaptopurine treatment for UC. METHODS In this prospective, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, patients with active UC, despite treatment with 5-aminosalicylates (5-ASA), were randomised for therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM)-guided mercaptopurine treatment or placebo for 52 weeks. Corticosteroids were given in the first eight weeks and 5-ASA was continued. Proactive metabolite-based mercaptopurine and placebo dose adjustments were applied from week six onwards by unblinded clinicians. The primary endpoint was corticosteroid-free clinical remission and endoscopic improvement (total Mayo score ≤2 points and no item >1) at week 52 in an intention-to-treat analysis. RESULTS Between December 2016 and April 2021, 70 patients were screened and 59 were randomised at six centres. In the mercaptopurine group, 16/29 (55.2%) patients completed the 52-week study, compared to 13/30 (43.3%) on placebo. The primary endpoint was achieved by 14/29 (48.3%) patients on mercaptopurine and 3/30 (10%) receiving placebo (Δ=38.3%, 95% CI 17.1-59.4, p=0.002). Adverse events occurred more frequently with mercaptopurine (808.8 per 100 patient years) compared to placebo (501.4 per 100 patient years). Five serious adverse events occurred; four on mercaptopurine and one on placebo. TDM-based dose adjustments were executed in 22/29 (75.9%) patients, leading to lower mercaptopurine doses at week 52 compared to baseline. CONCLUSIONS Optimised mercaptopurine treatment was superior to placebo in achieving clinical, endoscopic and histological outcomes at one year following corticosteroid induction treatment in UC patients. More adverse events occurred in the mercaptopurine group.
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- Mark Löwenberg
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Biostatistics Unit, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, RadboudUMC, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, AGEM Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.,Department of Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Internal and Intensive Care Medicine (Co-MIK), Zuyderland Medical Centre, Sittard-Geleen/Heerlen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, OLVG, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, OLVG, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep, Alkmaar, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amstelland Ziekenhuis, Amstelveen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Franciscus Gasthuis, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, AGEM Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Ferrante M, Irving PM, Selinger CP, D'Haens G, Kuehbacher T, Seidler U, Gropper S, Haeufel T, Forgia S, Danese S, Klaus J, Feagan BG. Safety and tolerability of spesolimab in patients with ulcerative colitis. Expert Opin Drug Saf 2023; 22:141-152. [PMID: 35861588 DOI: 10.1080/14740338.2022.2103536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [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: 11/04/2022]
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BACKGROUND Interleukin (IL)-36 signaling has been shown to be increased in ulcerative colitis (UC). Spesolimab, a novel humanized monoclonal antibody, targets the IL-36 pathway. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS We report safety, immunogenicity, and efficacy data of intravenous (IV) spesolimab in UC. Study 1: phase II, randomized, placebo-controlled trial (300 mg single dose; 450 mg every 4 weeks [q4w]; or 1,200 mg q4w, three doses). Study 2: phase IIa, randomized, placebo-controlled trial (1,200 mg q4w). Study 3: phase IIa, open-label, single-arm trial (1,200 mg q4w). Studies lasted 12 weeks, with a 12-, 24-, and 16-week safety follow-up, respectively. RESULTS Adver+se event (AE) rates were similar for spesolimab and placebo in Studies 1 (N = 98; 64.9%; 65.2%) and 2 (N = 22; 86.7%; 71.4%); all patients in Study 3 (N = 8) experienced AEs. The most frequent investigator-assessed drug-related (spesolimab; placebo) AEs were skin rash (5.4%; 0%) and nasopharyngitis (4.1%; 0%) in Study 1; acne (13.3%; 0%) in Study 2; one patient reported skin rash, nasopharyngitis, headache, and acne in Study 3. Efficacy endpoints were not met. CONCLUSIONS Spesolimab was generally well tolerated, with no unexpected safety concerns. The safety data are consistent with studies in other inflammatory diseases.
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- Marc Ferrante
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- IBD Centre, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust London, London, UK
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- Gastroenterology Department, The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, UK
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Klinik für Innere Medizin, Diabetologie, Gastroenterologie, Pulmonologie, Tumormedizin und Palliativmedizin, Medius Klinik Nürtingen, Nürtingen, Germany
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- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Klinik für Gastroenterologie, Hepatologie und Endokrinologie, Hannover, Germany
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- Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim, Germany
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- Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim, Germany
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Universitätsklinikum Ulm, Klinik für Innere Medizin I, Ulm, Germany
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- Alimentiv Inc., Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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Joustra V, Li Yim AYF, Hageman I, Levin E, Adams A, Satsangi J, de Jonge WJ, Henneman P, D'Haens G. Long-term Temporal Stability of Peripheral Blood DNA Methylation Profiles in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Cell Mol Gastroenterol Hepatol 2023; 15:869-885. [PMID: 36581079 PMCID: PMC9972576 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcmgh.2022.12.011] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2022] [Revised: 12/20/2022] [Accepted: 12/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS There is great current interest in the potential application of DNA methylation alterations in peripheral blood leukocytes (PBLs) as biomarkers of susceptibility, progression, and treatment response in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). However, the intra-individual stability of PBL methylation in IBD has not been characterized. Here, we studied the long-term stability of all probes located on the Illumina HumanMethylation EPIC BeadChip array. METHODS We followed a cohort of 46 adult patients with IBD (36 Crohn's disease [CD], 10 ulcerative colitis [UC]; median age, 44 years; interquartile range [IQR] 27-56 years; 50% female) that received standard care follow-up at the Amsterdam University Medical Centers. Paired PBL samples were collected at 2 time points with a median of 7 years (range, 2-9 years) in between. Differential methylation and intra-class correlation (ICC) analyses were used to identify time-associated differences and temporally stable CpGs, respectively. RESULTS Around 60% of all EPIC array loci presented poor intra-individual stability (ICC <0.50); 78.114 (≈9%) showed good (ICC, 0.75-0.89), and 41.274 (≈5%) showed excellent (ICC ≥0.90) stability, between both measured time points. Focusing on previously identified consistently differentially methylated positions indicated that 22 CD-, 11 UC-, and 24 IBD-associated loci demonstrated high stability (ICC ≥0.75) over time; of these, we observed a marked stability of CpG loci associated to the HLA genes. CONCLUSIONS Our data provide insight into the long-term stability of the PBL DNA methylome within an IBD context, facilitating the selection of biologically relevant and robust IBD-associated epigenetic biomarkers with increased potential for independent validation. These data also have potential implications in understanding disease pathogenesis.
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- Vincent Joustra
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Genome Diagnostics Laboratory, Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Vascular Medicine, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Horaizon BV, Delft, the Netherlands
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- Oxford University- Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust- John Radcliffe Hospital, Translational Gastroenterology Unit- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Oxford University- Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust- John Radcliffe Hospital, Translational Gastroenterology Unit- NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Genome Diagnostics Laboratory, Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Joustra V, van Sabben J, van der Does de Willebois E, Duijvestein M, de Boer N, Jansen J, van der Bilt J, Lameris W, Bemelman W, Buskens C, D'Haens G. Benefit of risk-stratified prophylactic treatment on clinical outcome in post-operative Crohn's disease. J Crohns Colitis 2022; 17:318-328. [PMID: 36124739 PMCID: PMC10069621 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS While immediate post-operative treatment has shown effectiveness in reducing endoscopic post-operative recurrence (POR), evidence regarding the clinical benefit is limited. We compared rates of clinical POR in Crohn's disease (CD) patients receiving immediate prophylactic treatment with patients receiving endoscopy-driven treatment. METHODS We retrospectively collected data from 376 consecutive CD patients that underwent an ileocecal resection with anastomosis between 2007 and 2018 with at least 3 years of follow-up at 3 sites. Subsequently, high- and low-risk patients categorized by established guidelines who underwent endoscopy within 12 months postoperatively were grouped according to a prophylactic- or endoscopy-driven approach and compared for incidence and time till endoscopic- and clinical POR. RESULTS Prophylactic treatment reduced rates of- and time till endoscopic POR within 1 year in high-risk (HR 0.48, 95% CI 0.27-0.86, p=0.04, NNT=5) but not low-risk (HR 0.90, 95%CI 0.32-2.56, p=0.85) patients. Conversely, no significant differences in clinical POR within 3 years between prophylactic- and endoscopy-driven low-risk (HR 1.17, 95%CI 0.41-3.29, p=0.75) and high-risk patients were observed (HR 1.06, 95%CI 0.63-1.79, p=0.82, NNT=22). However, a large numerical albeit not statistical significant difference in 3 year clinical POR (28.6% vs. 62.5%, p=0.11) in a subset of high-risk patients with ≥3 or more ECCO-defined risk factors was observed, indicating a cumulative effect of having multiple risk factors. CONCLUSION Our observations favor step-up treatment guided by early endoscopic evaluation with prophylactic treatment reserved for carefully selected high-risk patients in order to avoid potential overtreatment of a significant number of patients.
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- Vincent Joustra
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, AGEM University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, AGEM University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism (AGEM) Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, AGEM University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, AGEM University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, AGEM University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, AGEM University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, AGEM University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Laharie D, D'Haens G, Nachury M, Lambrecht G, Bossuyt P, Bouhnik Y, Louis E, Janneke van der Woude C, Buisson A, Van Hootegem P, Allez M, Filippi J, Brixi H, Gilletta C, Picon L, Baert F, Vermeire S, Duveau N, Peyrin-Biroulet L. Steroid-Free Deep Remission at One Year Does Not Prevent Crohn's Disease Progression: Long-Term Data From the TAILORIX Trial. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022; 20:2074-2082. [PMID: 34843987 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2021.11.030] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2021] [Revised: 11/14/2021] [Accepted: 11/18/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Crohn's disease (CD) patients included in the Tailored Treatment With Infliximab for Active Crohn's Disease (TAILORIX) trial started infliximab in combination with an immunosuppressant for 1 year. The aim of the present study was to determine the long-term disease course beyond the study period. METHODS We compared the outcomes of patients who did or did not reach the primary end point of the TAILORIX trial, defined as sustained corticosteroid-free clinical remission from weeks 22 through 54, with no ulcers on ileocolonoscopy at week 54. The primary outcome of this follow-up study was the progression-free survival of CD defined by anal or major abdominal surgery, CD-related hospitalization, or the need for a new systemic CD treatment. RESULTS The 95 patients (median disease duration, 4.5 mo; interquartile range, 1.0-56.6 mo) analyzed, including 45 (47%) who achieved the primary end point, were followed up for a median duration of 64.2 months (interquartile range, 57.6-69.9 mo) after the end of the study period. There was no significant difference in CD progression-free survival at 1, 3, and 5 years between patients who achieved the TAILORIX primary end point and patients who did not (P = .64). No difference was observed between both groups for each component of CD progression: anal surgery, major abdominal surgery, CD-related hospitalization, or the need for a new systemic CD treatment. CONCLUSIONS Achieving a sustained clinical remission off steroids with complete endoscopic remission in this cohort of 95 patients with early CD was not associated with less disease progression. Prospective trials to define the therapeutic goals that change the natural history of CD and prevent complications are needed.
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- David Laharie
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Service d'Hépato-gastroentérologie et Oncologie Digestive, Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
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- Hepato-Gastroenterology Department, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Hepato-Gastroenterology Department, Claude Huriez Hospital, University of Lille, Lille, France
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Damiaan Hospital, Oostende, Belgium
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- Imelda Gastronintestinal Clinical Research Center, Department of Gastroenterology, Imelda General Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium
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- Hepato-Gastroenterology Department, Beaujon Hospital
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- Gastroenterology Department, University Hospital, CHU Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Hepato-Gastroenterology Department, Hospital Estaing, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Hepato-Gastroenterology Department, Saint-Louis Hospital, University of Paris VII, Paris, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hôpital L'Archet, Nice, France
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- CHU Robert Debré, Service d'Hépato-gastroentérologie et Oncologie Digestive, Reims, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Pancreatology, CHU de Toulouse, Toulouse, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire de Tours, Tours, France
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- University Hospitals Leuven, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Hepato-Gastroenterology Department, Roubaix Hospital, Roubaix, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Inserm U1256, Nancy University Hospital, Lorraine University, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
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Coimbra A, Rimola J, Cuatrecasas M, De Hertogh G, Van Assche G, Vanslembrouck R, Glerup H, Nielsen AH, Hagemann-Madsen R, Bouhnik Y, Zappa M, Cazals-Hatem D, D'Haens G, Stoker J, Meijer S, Rogler G, Boss A, Weber A, Zhao R, Keir ME, Scherl A, de Crespigny A, Lu TT, Panés J. Magnetic Resonance Enterography and Histology in Patients With Fibrostenotic Crohn's Disease: A Multicenter Study. Clin Transl Gastroenterol 2022; 13:e00505. [PMID: 35905415 PMCID: PMC10476777 DOI: 10.14309/ctg.0000000000000505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2022] [Indexed: 09/06/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) is useful for detecting bowel strictures, whereas a number of imaging biomarkers may reflect severity of fibrosis burden in Crohn's disease (CD). This study aimed to verify the association of MRE metrics with histologic fibrosis independent of inflammation. METHODS This prospective European multicenter study performed MRE imaging on 60 patients with CD with bowel strictures before surgical resection. Locations of 61 histological samples were annotated on MRE examinations, followed by central readings using the Chiorean score and measurement of delayed gain of enhancement (DGE), magnetization transfer ratio, T2-weighted MRI sequences (T2R), apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC), and the magnetic resonance index of activity (MaRIA). Correlations of histology and MRE metrics were assessed. Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator and receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve analyses were used to select composite MRE scores predictive of histology and to estimate their predictive value. RESULTS ADC and MaRIA correlated with fibrosis (R = -0.71, P < 0.0001, and 0.59, P < 0.001) and more moderately with inflammation (R = -0.35, P < 0.01, and R = 0.53, P < 0.001). Lower or no correlations of fibrosis or inflammation were found with DGE, magnetization transfer ratio, or T2R. Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator and ROC identified a composite score of MaRIA, ADC, and DGE as a very good predictor of histologic fibrosis (ROC area under the curve = 0.910). MaRIA alone was the best predictor of histologic inflammation with excellent performance in identifying active histologic inflammation (ROC area under the curve = 0.966). DISCUSSION MRE-based scores for histologic fibrosis and inflammation may assist in the characterization of CD stenosis and enable development of fibrosis-targeted therapies and clinical treatment of stenotic patients.
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- Alexandre Coimbra
- Early Clinical Development, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California
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- Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- University Hospitals Leuven and University of Leuven, Belgium
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- University Hospitals Leuven and University of Leuven, Belgium
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- Silkeborg Hospital, Silkeborg, Denmark; Lillebaelt Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
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- Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Amsterdam University Medical Centers, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital of Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Pathology, University Hospital of Zurich and University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Early Clinical Development, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California
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- Early Clinical Development, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California
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- Early Clinical Development, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California
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- Early Clinical Development, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California
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- Early Clinical Development, Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, California
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- Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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D'Haens G, Danese S, Davies M, Watanabe M, Hibi T. A phase II, Multicentre, Randomised, Double-Blind, Placebo-controlled Study to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Amiselimod in Patients with Moderate to Severe Active Crohn's Disease. J Crohns Colitis 2022; 16:746-756. [PMID: 34758080 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjab201] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [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: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Amiselimod is an oral selective S1P1 receptor modulator with potentially fewer adverse effects than fingolimod. We evaluated the safety, tolerability, and clinical efficacy of amiselimod in participants with moderate to severe active Crohn's disease. METHODS This was a phase IIa, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, parallel group, placebo-controlled study comparing amiselimod 0.4 mg with placebo over a 14-Week treatment period. The primary endpoint of the study was the proportion of participants with clinical response (Crohn's Disease activity Index [CDAI] 100) from baseline at Week 12. RESULTS A total of 180 patients were screened and 78 were randomised [40 to amiselimod 0.4 mg and 38 to placebo]. There was no significant difference in the proportion of patients achieving CDAI 100 at Week 12 on amiselimod 0.4 mg and on placebo [48.7% vs. 54.1%, respectively] (odds ratio [OR] [95% confidence interval]: 0.79 [0.31, 1.98]). The results from the secondary endpoint analyses supported the results of the primary endpoint analysis. Treatment with amiselimod 0.4 mg was generally well tolerated, with 71.8% of participants completing the 14-week treatment period. Seven participants had serious adverse events and four discontinued treatment in the amiselimod group. CONCLUSIONS Amiselimod 0.4 mg for 12 weeks was not superior to placebo for the induction of clinical response [CDAI 100] in Crohn's disease. Treatment with amiselimod 0.4 mg was generally well tolerated and no new safety concerns related to amiselimod were reported in this study.
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- Geert D'Haens
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milano, Italy
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- Clinical Operations, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Europe, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Kitasato University Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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Almradi A, Sedano R, Hogan M, Zou GY, MacDonald JK, Parker CE, Hanzel J, Crowley E, Singh S, D'Haens G, Sandborn WJ, Feagan BG, Ma C, Jairath V. Clinical, Endoscopic, and Safety Placebo Rates in Induction and Maintenance Trials of Crohn's Disease: Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials. J Crohns Colitis 2022; 16:717-736. [PMID: 34758084 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjab194] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Precision in estimating placebo rates is important for clinical trial design. AIM To quantify placebo rates across relevant endpoints in Crohn's disease [CD] trials and identify the factors influencing these rates in a contemporary meta-analysis. METHODS We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CENTRAL from inception to March 2021. Eligible studies were placebo-controlled trials of pharmacological interventions for CD. Placebo response and remission rates for induction and maintenance trials were extracted and pooled by random-effects to quantify placebo rates across studies. Mixed-effects meta-regression was used to evaluate the effects of study-level characteristics on placebo rates. RESULTS In 125 studies [91 induction, 46 maintenance], placebo clinical remission and response rates for induction studies were 18% (95% confidence interval [CI] 16, 21%], and 32% [95% CI 29, 35%], respectively, and for maintenance studies were 28% [95% CI 23, 34%] and 30% [95% CI 24, 37%], respectively. Endoscopic remission and response rates in induction studies were 8% [95% CI 4, 18%] and 16% [95% CI 11, 23%], respectively. Trials enrolling patients with prior biologic exposure, longer disease duration, and higher CD activity index scores were associated with lower placebo clinical remission rates. Increased duration of follow-up, more follow-up visits, and a greater proportion of patients with colonic disease distribution were associated with higher clinical placebo rates. CONCLUSIONS Placebo remission and response rates in CD trials vary according to the phase of the trial, endpoint assessed, and induction or maintenance design. These contemporary estimates will help to inform future CD trial design.
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- Ahmed Almradi
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Western University, London, ON, Canada.,Alimentiv Inc., London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Western University, London, ON, Canada.,Alimentiv Inc., London, ON, Canada
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- Alimentiv Inc., London, ON, Canada.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, ON, Canada.,Robarts Research Institute, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Alimentiv Inc., London, ON, Canada.,Department of Gastroenterology, UMC Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Alimentiv Inc., London, ON, Canada.,Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Western University, Children's Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, London, ON, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Alimentiv Inc., London, ON, Canada.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Alimentiv Inc., London, ON, Canada.,Division of Gastroenterology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Western University, London, ON, Canada.,Alimentiv Inc., London, ON, Canada.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Alimentiv Inc., London, ON, Canada.,Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Western University, London, ON, Canada.,Alimentiv Inc., London, ON, Canada.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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Danese S, Vermeire S, Zhou W, Pangan AL, Siffledeen J, Greenbloom S, Hébuterne X, D'Haens G, Nakase H, Panés J, Higgins PDR, Juillerat P, Lindsay JO, Loftus EV, Sandborn WJ, Reinisch W, Chen MH, Sanchez Gonzalez Y, Huang B, Xie W, Liu J, Weinreich MA, Panaccione R. Upadacitinib as induction and maintenance therapy for moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis: results from three phase 3, multicentre, double-blind, randomised trials. Lancet 2022; 399:2113-2128. [PMID: 35644166 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(22)00581-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 151] [Impact Index Per Article: 75.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2021] [Revised: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 03/21/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is a great unmet need for advanced therapies that provide rapid, robust, and sustained disease control for patients with ulcerative colitis. We assessed the efficacy and safety of upadacitinib, an oral selective Janus kinase 1 inhibitor, as induction and maintenance therapy in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. METHODS This phase 3, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical programme consisted of two replicate induction studies (U-ACHIEVE induction [UC1] and U-ACCOMPLISH [UC2]) and a single maintenance study (U-ACHIEVE maintenance [UC3]). The studies were conducted across Europe, North and South America, Australasia, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region at 199 clinical centres in 39 countries (UC1), 204 clinical centres in 40 countries (UC2), and 195 clinical centres in 35 countries (UC3). Patients aged 16-75 years with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (Adapted Mayo score 5-9; endoscopic subscore 2 or 3) for at least 90 days were randomly assigned (2:1) to oral upadacitinib 45 mg once daily or placebo for 8 weeks (induction studies). Patients who achieved clinical response following 8-week upadacitinib induction were re-randomly assigned (1:1:1) to upadacitinib 15 mg, upadacitinib 30 mg, or placebo for 52 weeks (maintenance study). All patients were randomly assigned using web-based interactive response technology. The primary endpoints were clinical remission per Adapted Mayo score at week 8 (induction) and week 52 (maintenance). The efficacy analyses in the two induction studies were based on the intent-to-treat population, which included all randomised patients who received at least one dose of treatment. In the maintenance study, the primary efficacy analyses reported in this manuscript were based on the first 450 (planned) clinical responders to 8-week induction therapy with upadacitinib 45 mg once daily. The safety analysis population in the induction studies consisted of all randomised patients who received at least one dose of treatment; in the maintenance study, this population included all patients who received at least one dose of treatment as part of the primary analysis population. These studies are registered at ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02819635 (U-ACHIEVE) and NCT03653026 (U-ACCOMPLISH). FINDINGS Between Oct 23, 2018, and Sept 7, 2020, 474 patients were randomly assigned to upadacitinib 45 mg once daily (n=319) or placebo (n=155) in UC1. Between Dec 6, 2018, and Jan 14, 2021, 522 patients were randomly assigned to upadacitinib 45 mg once daily (n=345) or placebo (n=177) in UC2. In UC3, a total of 451 patients (21 from the phase 2b study, 278 from UC1, and 152 from UC2) who achieved a clinical response after 8 weeks of upadacitinib induction treatment were randomly assigned again to upadacitinib 15 mg (n=148), upadacitinib 30 mg (n=154), and placebo (n=149) in the primary analysis population. Statistically significantly more patients achieved clinical remission with upadacitinib 45 mg (83 [26%] of 319 patients in UC1 and 114 [34%] of 341 patients in UC2) than in the placebo group (seven [5%] of 154 patients in UC1 and seven [4%] of 174 patients; p<0·0001; adjusted treatment difference 21·6% [95% CI 15·8-27·4] for UC1 and 29·0% [23·2-34·7] for UC2). In the maintenance study, clinical remission was achieved by statistically significantly more patients receiving upadacitinib (15 mg 63 [42%] of 148; 30 mg 80 [52%] of 154) than those receiving placebo (18 [12%] of 149; p<0·0001; adjusted treatment difference 30·7% [21·7-39·8] for upadacitinib 15 mg vs placebo and 39·0% [29·7-48·2] for upadacitinib 30 mg vs placebo). The most commonly reported adverse events in UC1 were nasopharyngitis (15 [5%] of 319 in the upadacitinib 45 mg group vs six [4%] of 155 in the placebo group), creatine phosphokinase elevation (15 [4%] vs three [2%]), and acne (15 [5%] vs one [1%]). In UC2, the most frequently reported adverse event was acne (24 [7%] of 344 in the upadacitinib 45 mg group vs three [2%] of 177 in the placebo group). In both induction studies, serious adverse events and adverse events leading to discontinuation of treatment were less frequent in the upadacitinib 45 mg group than in the placebo group (serious adverse events eight [3%] vs nine (6%) in UC1 and 11 [3%] vs eight [5%] in UC2; adverse events leading to discontinuation six [2%] vs 14 [9%] in UC1 and six [2%] vs nine [5%] in UC2). In UC3, the most frequently reported adverse events (≥5%) were worsening of ulcerative colitis (19 [13%] of 148 in the upadacitinib 15 mg group vs 11 [7%] of 154 in the upadacitinib 30 mg group vs 45 [30%] of 149 in the placebo group), nasopharyngitis (18 [12%] vs 22 [14%] vs 15 [10%]), creatine phosphokinase elevation (nine [6%] vs 13 [8%] vs three [2%]), arthralgia (nine [6%] vs five [3%] vs 15 [10%]), and upper respiratory tract infection (seven [5%] vs nine [6%] vs six [4%]). The proportion of serious adverse events (ten [7%] vs nine [6%] vs 19 [13%]) and adverse events leading to discontinuation (six [4%] vs ten [6%] vs 17 [11%]) was lower in both upadacitinib groups than in the placebo group. Events of cancer, adjudicated major adverse cardiac events, or venous thromboembolism were reported infrequently. There were no treatment-related deaths. INTERPRETATION Upadacitinib demonstrated a positive efficacy and safety profile and could be an effective treatment option for patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. FUNDING AbbVie.
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- Silvio Danese
- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy.
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- Department of Gastroenterology University Hospital Leuven and KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Clinical Nutrition, Université Côte d'Azur, CHU de Nice, Nice, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam UMC campus AMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan
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- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Unit, Hospital Clínic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Gastroenterology, Clinic for Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland
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- Centre for Immunobiology, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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Ferrante M, Panaccione R, Baert F, Bossuyt P, Colombel JF, Danese S, Dubinsky M, Feagan BG, Hisamatsu T, Lim A, Lindsay JO, Loftus EV, Panés J, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Ran Z, Rubin DT, Sandborn WJ, Schreiber S, Neimark E, Song A, Kligys K, Pang Y, Pivorunas V, Berg S, Duan WR, Huang B, Kalabic J, Liao X, Robinson A, Wallace K, D'Haens G. Risankizumab as maintenance therapy for moderately to severely active Crohn's disease: results from the multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, withdrawal phase 3 FORTIFY maintenance trial. Lancet 2022; 399:2031-2046. [PMID: 35644155 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(22)00466-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 41.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is a great unmet need for new therapeutics with novel mechanisms of action for patients with Crohn's disease. The ADVANCE and MOTIVATE studies showed that intravenous risankizumab, a selective p19 anti-interleukin (IL)-23 antibody, was efficacious and well tolerated as induction therapy. Here, we report the efficacy and safety of subcutaneous risankizumab as maintenance therapy. METHODS FORTIFY is a phase 3, multicentre, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, maintenance withdrawal study across 273 clinical centres in 44 countries across North and South America, Europe, Oceania, Africa, and the Asia-Pacific region that enrolled participants with clinical response to risankizumab in the ADVANCE or MOTIVATE induction studies. Patients in ADVANCE or MOTIVATE were aged 16-80 years with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease. Patients in the FORTIFY substudy 1 were randomly assigned again (1:1:1) to receive either subcutaneous risankizumab 180 mg, subcutaneous risankizumab 360 mg, or withdrawal from risankizumab to receive subcutaneous placebo (herein referred to as withdrawal [subcutaneous placebo]). Treatment was given every 8 weeks. Patients were stratified by induction dose, post-induction endoscopic response, and clinical remission status. Patients, investigators, and study personnel were masked to treatment assignments. Week 52 co-primary endpoints were clinical remission (Crohn's disease activity index [CDAI] in the US protocol, or stool frequency and abdominal pain score in the non-US protocol) and endoscopic response in patients who received at least one dose of study drug during the 52-week maintenance period. Safety was assessed in patients receiving at least one dose of study medication. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03105102. FINDINGS 712 patients were initially assessed and, between April 9, 2018, and April 24, 2020, 542 patients were randomly assigned to either the risankizumab 180 mg group (n=179), the risankizumab 360 mg group (n=179), or the placebo group (n=184). Greater clinical remission and endoscopic response rates were reached with 360 mg risankizumab versus placebo (CDAI clinical remission was reached in 74 (52%) of 141 patients vs 67 (41%) of 164 patients, adjusted difference 15% [95% CI 5-24]; stool frequency and abdominal pain score clinical remission was reached in 73 (52%) of 141 vs 65 (40%) of 164, adjusted difference 15% [5-25]; endoscopic response 66 (47%) of 141 patients vs 36 (22%) of 164 patients, adjusted difference 28% [19-37]). Higher rates of CDAI clinical remission and endoscopic response (but not stool frequency and abdominal pain score clinical remission [p=0·124]) were also reached with risankizumab 180 mg versus withdrawal (subcutaneous placebo; CDAI clinical remission reached in 87 [55%] of 157 patients, adjusted difference 15% [95% CI 5-24]; endoscopic response 74 [47%] of 157, adjusted difference 26% [17-35]). Results for more stringent endoscopic and composite endpoints and inflammatory biomarkers were consistent with a dose-response relationship. Maintenance treatment was well tolerated. Adverse event rates were similar among groups, and the most frequently reported adverse events in all treatment groups were worsening Crohn's disease, arthralgia, and headache. INTERPRETATION Subcutaneous risankizumab is a safe and efficacious treatment for maintenance of remission in patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease and offers a new therapeutic option for a broad range of patients by meeting endpoints that might change the future course of disease. FUNDING AbbVie.
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- Marc Ferrante
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit and Gastrointestinal Research, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Imelda General Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium
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- Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University and IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Kyorin University, Tokyo, Japan
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- University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Centre for Immunobiology, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Lorraine, CHRU-Nancy, Nancy, France; Department of Gastroenterology, University of Lorraine, Inserm, NGERE, Nancy, France
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ministry of Health, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Center, Shanghai, China; Renji Hospital School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Shanghai, China
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- Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and Digestive Diseases Center, The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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D'Haens G, Panaccione R, Baert F, Bossuyt P, Colombel JF, Danese S, Dubinsky M, Feagan BG, Hisamatsu T, Lim A, Lindsay JO, Loftus EV, Panés J, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Ran Z, Rubin DT, Sandborn WJ, Schreiber S, Neimark E, Song A, Kligys K, Pang Y, Pivorunas V, Berg S, Duan WR, Huang B, Kalabic J, Liao X, Robinson A, Wallace K, Ferrante M. Risankizumab as induction therapy for Crohn's disease: results from the phase 3 ADVANCE and MOTIVATE induction trials. Lancet 2022; 399:2015-2030. [PMID: 35644154 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(22)00467-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 105] [Impact Index Per Article: 52.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Risankizumab, an interleukin (IL)-23 p19 inhibitor, was evaluated for safety and efficacy as induction therapy in patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease. METHODS ADVANCE and MOTIVATE were randomised, double-masked, placebo-controlled, phase 3 induction studies. Eligible patients aged 16-80 years with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease, previously showing intolerance or inadequate response to one or more approved biologics or conventional therapy (ADVANCE) or to biologics (MOTIVATE), were randomly assigned to receive a single dose of intravenous risankizumab (600 mg or 1200 mg) or placebo (2:2:1 in ADVANCE, 1:1:1 in MOTIVATE) at weeks 0, 4, and 8. We used interactive response technology for random assignment, with stratification by number of previous failed biologics, corticosteroid use at baseline, and Simple Endoscopic Score for Crohn's disease (SES-CD). All patients and study personnel (excluding pharmacists who prepared intravenous solutions) were masked to treatment allocation throughout the study. Coprimary endpoints were clinical remission (defined by Crohn's disease activity index [CDAI] or patient-reported outcome criteria [average daily stool frequency and abdominal pain score]) and endoscopic response at week 12. The intention-to-treat population (all eligible patients who received at least one dose of study drug in the 12-week induction period) was analysed for efficacy outcomes. Safety was assessed in all patients who received at least one dose of study drug. Both trials were registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03105128 (ADVANCE) and NCT03104413 (MOTIVATE), and are now complete. FINDINGS Participants were enrolled between May 10, 2017, and Aug 24, 2020 (ADVANCE trial), and Dec 18, 2017 and Sept 9, 2020 (MOTIVATE trial). In ADVANCE, 931 patients were assigned to either risankizumab 600 mg (n=373), risankizumab 1200 mg (n=372), or placebo (n=186). In MOTIVATE, 618 patients were assigned to risankizumab 600 mg (n=206), risankizumab 1200 mg (n=205), or placebo (n=207). The primary analysis population comprised 850 participants in ADVANCE and 569 participants in MOTIVATE. All coprimary endpoints at week 12 were met in both trials with both doses of risankizumab (p values ≤0·0001). In ADVANCE, CDAI clinical remission rate was 45% (adjusted difference 21%, 95% CI 12-29; 152/336) with risankizumab 600 mg and 42% (17%, 8-25; 141/339) with risankizumab 1200 mg versus 25% (43/175) with placebo; stool frequency and abdominal pain score clinical remission rate was 43% (22%, 14-30; 146/336) with risankizumab 600 mg and 41% (19%, 11-27; 139/339) with risankizumab 1200 mg versus 22% (38/175) with placebo; and endoscopic response rate was 40% (28%, 21-35; 135/336) with risankizumab 600 mg and 32% (20%, 14-27; 109/339) with risankizumab 1200 mg versus 12% (21/175) with placebo. In MOTIVATE, CDAI clinical remission rate was 42% (22%, 13-31; 80/191) with risankizumab 600 mg and 40% (21%, 12-29; 77/191) with risankizumab 1200 mg versus 20% (37/187) with placebo; stool frequency and abdominal pain score clinical remission rate was 35% (15%, 6-24; 66/191) with risankizumab 600 mg and 40% (20%, 12-29; 76/191) with risankizumab 1200 mg versus 19% (36/187) with placebo; and endoscopic response rate was 29% (18%, 10-25; 55/191) with risankizumab 600 mg and 34% (23%, 15-31; 65/191) with risankizumab 1200 mg versus 11% (21/187) with placebo. The overall incidence of treatment-emergent adverse events was similar among the treatment groups in both trials. Three deaths occurred during induction (two in the placebo group [ADVANCE] and one in the risankizumab 1200 mg group [MOTIVATE]). The death in the risankizumab-treated patient was deemed unrelated to the study drug. INTERPRETATION Risankizumab was effective and well tolerated as induction therapy in patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease. FUNDING AbbVie.
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- Geert D'Haens
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit and Gastrointestinal Research, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Imelda General Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium
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- Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University and IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada; Alimentiv, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Centre for Immunobiology, Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBEREHD, Barcelona, Spain
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- University of Lorraine, CHRU-Nancy, Department of Gastroenterology, Nancy, France; University of Lorraine, Inserm, NGERE, Nancy, France
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ministry of Health, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Center, Shanghai, China; Renji Hospital School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China; Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Shanghai, China
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- Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition and Digestive Diseases Center, The University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Department of Medicine I, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Christian-Albrechts-University, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Hart A, D'Haens G, Bereswill M, Finney-Hayward T, Kalabic J, Levy G, Liang H, Seow CH, Loftus EV, Panaccione R, Reinisch W, Satsangi J. Observational data from the adalimumab post-marketing PYRAMID registry of patients with Crohn's disease who became pregnant: A post hoc analysis. United European Gastroenterol J 2022; 10:485-495. [PMID: 35560533 PMCID: PMC9189454 DOI: 10.1002/ueg2.12236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 04/14/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background PYRAMID was an international post‐marketing registry that aimed to collect data on the long‐term safety and effectiveness of adalimumab treatment per local standard of care in patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease (CD). Here, we present post hoc analyses of observational data from patients who became pregnant while participating in this registry and receiving adalimumab. Methods From the subpopulation of patients receiving adalimumab who became pregnant while taking part in PYRAMID, data on patient characteristics, pregnancy outcomes, and complications of pregnancy were analysed retrospectively. Results Across the PYRAMID registry, 293 pregnancies occurred in patients who had gestational adalimumab exposure (average disease duration at last menstrual period: 8.6 years), resulting in 300 pregnancy outcomes. A total of 197 pregnancies (67.2%) were exposed to adalimumab in all trimesters per physician's decision. Of the known reported outcomes (96.3%), 81.7% (236/289) were live births, 10.4% (30/289) were spontaneous abortions, 4.8% (14/289) elective terminations, 2.8% (8/289) ectopic pregnancies, and 0.3% (1/289) was a stillbirth. Congenital malformations (pulmonary valve stenosis and tricuspid valve incompetence) were reported in one infant. In addition to the pregnancy outcomes described above, 23 complications of pregnancy were reported in 20 patients. Conclusions This analysis showed that adalimumab treatment in patients with CD, who became pregnant whilst participating in the PYRAMID registry, contributed no additional adverse effects during the pregnancy course or on pregnancy outcomes.
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- Ailsa Hart
- IBD Unit, St Mark's Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Pharmaceutical Research and Development, AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Pharmaceutical Research and Development, AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Ludwigshafen, Germany
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- Research and Development, AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Research and Development, AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Clinical Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Wien, Austria
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- Nuffield Department of Medicine, Translational Gastroenterology Unit, Experimental Medicine Division, University of Oxford, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, UK
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Vermeire S, Geboes K, van Hootegem P, van Assche G, Ferrante M, De Hertogh G, D'Hoore A, D'Haens G. In Memoriam: Emeritus Prof. Dr. Paul Rutgeerts (1948-2020). Gastroenterology 2022; 162:1543-1545. [PMID: 35259344 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.02.028] [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] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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- Severine Vermeire
- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University Hospitals and KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, University Hospitals and KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University Hospitals and KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University Hospitals and KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Pathology, University Hospitals and KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Abdominal Surgery, University Hospitals and KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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INTRODUCTION Despite advances in the medical management of ulcerative colitis (UC), a subgroup of patients does not respond to currently available therapies. A number of novel drugs are in late stages of clinical development or have recently received regulatory approval for UC. AREAS COVERED This review focuses on three drug classes that have recently been approved or are awaiting approval for UC: antibodies against interleukin (IL)-23, sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor (S1PR) modulators, and selective inhibitors of Janus kinases (JAK). We provide an overview of their mechanism of action and summarize available evidence for their efficacy and safety. Finally, we discuss expected future challenges in UC management. EXPERT OPINION The evaluated drugs have demonstrated efficacy with an acceptable safety profile. IL-23 antagonists appear to be safest with very few (serious) adverse events, while the use of S1PR modulators or JAK inhibitors has been associated with infectious and cardiovascular/thromboembolic events, albeit in low numbers. Although advances in drug development are promising, there is an urgent need for (validated) biomarkers to guide rational treatment selection. The scarcity of head-to-head trials also complicates comparisons between available drugs. Breaking the therapeutic ceiling of efficacy in UC will require marked advances in management extending well beyond drug development.
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- Jurij Hanzel
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Volkers A, Bossuyt P, de Jong J, Pouillon L, Gecse K, Duijvestein M, Ponsioen C, D'Haens G, Löwenberg M. Assessment of endoscopic response using pan-enteric capsule endoscopy in Crohn's disease; the Sensitivity to Change (STOC) study. Scand J Gastroenterol 2022; 57:439-445. [PMID: 34968158 DOI: 10.1080/00365521.2021.2018491] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND The potential use of pan-enteric capsule endoscopy (pan-CE) to evaluate mucosal changes during treatment has not been evaluated. We aimed to assess the ability of pan-CE to measure changes in mucosal disease activity before and after starting biologic treatment in Crohn's disease patients. METHODS In this two-center prospective study, patients with clinical and biochemical signs of active Crohn's disease underwent pan-CE before and 8 to 12 weeks after treatment initiation with infliximab, adalimumab or vedolizumab. Endoscopic disease activity was assessed using the simple endoscopic score for Crohn's disease (SES-CD) and the Crohn's disease endoscopic index of severity (CDEIS), expanded with two segments (i.e., the jejunum and pre-terminal ileum). Occurrence of endoscopic remission (i.e., absence of ulcers) and endoscopic response (i.e., 50% decrease in SES-CD and CDEIS scores compared to baseline) was assessed and the standardized effect size was calculated. RESULTS Twenty-two patients (50% females) completed the study. Endoscopic remission was observed in 6 out of 22 (27%) patients and 13/22 patients (59%) showed an endoscopic response for both the SES-CD and CDEIS score. Median SES-CD and CDEIS scores decreased from 16.0 (IQR 10.0 - 24.0) to 6.0 (IQR 2.8 - 12.0, p = .001) and from 7.1 (IQR 4.6 - 11.2) to 3.0 (IQR 0.9 - 6.0, p = .001), respectively. The standardized effect size was 1.44 and 1.24 for the SES-CD and CDEIS, respectively. No adverse events related to pan-CE were reported. CONCLUSION Pan-CE was a useful technique to assess changes in mucosal disease activity in Crohn's disease patients.
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- Adriaan Volkers
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Imelda GI clinical research center, Imelda general hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Imelda GI clinical research center, Imelda general hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Sedano R, Hogan M, Nguyen TM, Chang J, Zou GY, Macdonald JK, Vande Casteele N, Hanzel J, Crowley E, Battat R, Dulai PS, Singh S, D'Haens G, Sandborn W, Feagan BG, Ma C, Jairath V. Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis: Clinical, Endoscopic, Histological and Safety Placebo Rates in Induction and Maintenance Trials of Ulcerative Colitis. J Crohns Colitis 2022; 16:224-243. [PMID: 34309658 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjab135] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Quantifying placebo rates and the factors influencing them are essential to inform trial design. We provide a contemporary summary of clinical, endoscopic, histological and safety placebo rates in induction and maintenance clinical trials of ulcerative colitis, and identify factors influencing them. METHODS MEDLINE, EMBASE and the Cochrane library were searched from April 2014 to April 2020, updating a prior meta-analysis that searched from inception to April 2014. We included placebo-controlled trials of aminosalicylates, corticosteroids, immunosuppressives, small-molecules and biologics in adults with ulcerative colitis. Placebo rates were pooled using random-effects and mixed-effects meta-regression models to assess the associated study-level. RESULTS In 119 trials [92 induction, 27 maintenance] clinical, endoscopic and histological remission placebo rates for induction trials were 11% (95% confidence interval [CI] 9-13%), 19% [95% CI 15-23%] and 15% [95% CI 11-19%], respectively; for maintenance trials, clinical and endoscopic placebo remission rates were 18% [95% CI 12-25%] and 20% [95% CI 15-25%], respectively. Higher endoscopic subscore and a higher rate of exposure to prior biologic therapy at enrolment were associated with lower clinical and endoscopic placebo remission rates. Absence of central reading was associated with an increase in placebo endoscopic response and remission rates. More follow-up visits and increasing trial duration were associated with higher clinical placebo rates. CONCLUSIONS Placebo rates in ulcerative colitis trials vary according to the endpoint assessed, whether it is for assessment of response or remission, and whether the trial is designed for induction or maintenance. These contemporary rates across different endpoints and drug classes will help to inform trial design.
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- Rocio Sedano
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Alimentiv Inc., London, Ontario, Canada
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- Alimentiv Inc., London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Alimentiv Inc., London, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Alimentiv Inc., London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Gastroenterology, UMC Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Alimentiv Inc., London, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Western University, Children's Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Jill Roberts Center for IBD, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Alimentiv Inc., London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism Research Institute, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Alimentiv Inc., London, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Alimentiv Inc., London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Alimentiv Inc., London, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
- Alimentiv Inc., London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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Sands BE, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Kierkus J, Higgins PDR, Fischer M, Jairath V, Hirai F, D'Haens G, Belin RM, Miller D, Gomez-Valderas E, Naegeli AN, Tuttle JL, Pollack PF, Sandborn WJ. Efficacy and Safety of Mirikizumab in a Randomized Phase 2 Study of Patients With Crohn's Disease. Gastroenterology 2022; 162:495-508. [PMID: 34748774 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2021.10.050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.5] [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: 01/22/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/30/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Mirikizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody targeting interleukin 23p19 with demonstrated efficacy in psoriasis and ulcerative colitis. We investigated the safety and efficacy of mirikizumab in patients with moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease (CD). METHODS Patients (N = 191) were randomized (2:1:1:2) to receive placebo (PBO), 200, 600, or 1000 mg mirikizumab, administered intravenously (IV) every 4 weeks. Patients who received mirikizumab and achieved ≥1 point improvement in Simple Endoscopic Score-CD at Week 12 (rerandomized maintenance cohort) were rerandomized to continue their induction IV treatment (combined IV groups [IV-C]) or receive 300 mg mirikizumab subcutaneously (SC) every 4 weeks. Nonrandomized maintenance cohort included endoscopic nonimprovers (1000 mg) and PBO patients (PBO/1000 mg) who received 1000 mg mirikizumab IV from Week 12. The primary objective was to evaluate superiority of mirikizumab to PBO in inducing endoscopic response (50% reduction from baseline in Simple Endoscopic Score-CD) at Week 12. RESULTS At Week 12, endoscopic response was significantly higher by the predefined 2-sided significance level of 0.1 for all mirikizumab groups compared with PBO (200 mg: 25.8%, 8/31, 95% confidence interval [CI], 10.4-41.2, P = .079; 600 mg: 37.5%, 12/32, 95% CI, 20.7-54.3, P = .003; 1000 mg: 43.8%, 28/64, 95% CI, 31.6-55.9, P < .001; PBO: 10.9 %, 7/64, 95% CI, 3.3-18.6). Endoscopic response at Week 52 was 58.5% (24/41) and 58.7% (27/46) in the IV-C and SC groups, respectively. Frequencies of adverse events (AE) in the mirikizumab groups were similar to PBO. Through Week 52, frequencies of treatment-emergent AEs were similar across all groups. Frequencies of serious AE and discontinuations due to AE were higher in the nonrandomized maintenance cohort. CONCLUSION Mirikizumab effectively induced endoscopic response after 12 weeks in patients with moderate-to-severe CD and demonstrated durable efficacy to Week 52. A detailed summary can be found in the Video Abstract. ClinicalTrials.gov, Number: NCT02891226.
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- Bruce E Sands
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York.
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- Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Sandborn WJ, Mattheakis LC, Modi NB, Pugatch D, Bressler B, Lee S, Bhandari R, Kanwar B, Shames R, D'Haens G, Schreiber S, Danese S, Feagan B, Pai RK, Liu DY, Gupta S. PTG-100, an Oral α4β7 Antagonist Peptide: Preclinical Development and Phase 1 and 2a Studies in Ulcerative Colitis. Gastroenterology 2021; 161:1853-1864.e10. [PMID: 34474038 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2021.08.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Oral therapies targeting the integrin α4β7 may offer unique advantages for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. We characterized the oral α4β7 antagonist peptide PTG-100 in preclinical models and established safety, pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic relationships, and efficacy in a phase 2a trial in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). METHODS In vitro studies measured binding properties of PTG-100. Mouse studies measured biomarkers and drug concentrations in blood and tissues. The phase 1 study involved healthy volunteers. In phase 2a, patients with moderate to severe active UC were randomized to receive PTG-100 (150, 300, or 900 mg) or placebo once daily for 12-weeks. RESULTS PTG-100 potently and selectively blocks α4β7. Oral dosing of PTG-100 in mice showed high levels of target engagement and exposure in gut-associated lymphoid tissues. In healthy volunteers, PTG-100 showed dose-dependent increases in plasma exposure and blood target engagement. Although this phase 2a study initially did not meet the primary endpoint, a blinded reread of the endoscopy videos by a third party indicated clinical efficacy in conjunction with histologic remission at doses correlating with less than 100% receptor occupancy in peripheral blood. CONCLUSIONS PTG-100 showed local gastrointestinal tissue target engagement and inhibition of memory T-cell trafficking in mice. It was safe and well tolerated in phase 1 and 2 studies. Phase 2a data are consistent with biological and clinical response and showed a dose response reflecting similar activities in preclinical models and healthy individuals. These data suggest that local gut activity of an oral α4β7 integrin antagonist, distinct from full target engagement in blood, are important for efficacy and the treatment of UC. (ClinicalTrials.gov, Number NCT02895100; EudraCT, Number 2016-003452-75).
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- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Applied Molecular Transport, San Francisco, California
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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- Humanitas University, Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Western University, Pomona, California and Alimentiv, Inc, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc, Newark, California
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- Protagonist Therapeutics, Inc, Newark, California.
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Danese S, Colombel JF, Lukas M, Gisbert JP, D'Haens G, Hayee B, Panaccione R, Kim HS, Reinisch W, Tyrrell H, Oh YS, Tole S, Chai A, Chamberlain-James K, Tang MT, Schreiber S. Etrolizumab versus infliximab for the treatment of moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (GARDENIA): a randomised, double-blind, double-dummy, phase 3 study. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021; 7:118-127. [PMID: 34798038 DOI: 10.1016/s2468-1253(21)00294-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [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] [Received: 06/16/2021] [Revised: 07/30/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Etrolizumab is a gut-targeted anti-β7 integrin monoclonal antibody. In a previous phase 2 induction study, etrolizumab significantly improved clinical remission versus placebo in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. We aimed to compare the safety and efficacy of etrolizumab with infliximab in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. METHODS We conducted a randomised, double-blind, double-dummy, parallel-group, phase 3 study (GARDENIA) across 114 treatment centres worldwide. We included adults (age 18-80 years) with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (Mayo Clinic total score [MCS] of 6-12 with an endoscopic subscore of ≥2, a rectal bleeding subscore of ≥1, and a stool frequency subscore of ≥1) who were naive to tumour necrosis factor inhibitors. Patients were required to have had an established diagnosis of ulcerative colitis for at least 3 months, corroborated by both clinical and endoscopic evidence, and evidence of disease extending at least 20 cm from the anal verge. Participants were randomly assigned (1:1) to receive subcutaneous etrolizumab 105 mg once every 4 weeks or intravenous infliximab 5 mg/kg at 0, 2, and 6 weeks and every 8 weeks thereafter for 52 weeks. Randomisation was stratified by baseline concomitant treatment with corticosteroids, concomitant treatment with immunosuppressants, and baseline disease activity. All participants and study site personnel were masked to treatment assignment. The primary endpoint was the proportion of patients who had both clinical response at week 10 (MCS ≥3-point decrease and ≥30% reduction from baseline, plus ≥1-point decrease in rectal bleeding subscore or absolute rectal bleeding score of 0 or 1) and clinical remission at week 54 (MCS ≤2, with individual subscores ≤1); efficacy was analysed using a modified intention-to-treat population (all randomised patients who received at least one dose of study drug). GARDENIA was designed to show superiority of etrolizumab over infliximab for the primary endpoint. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02136069, and is now closed to recruitment. FINDINGS Between Dec 24, 2014, and June 23, 2020, 730 patients were screened for eligibility and 397 were enrolled and randomly assigned to etrolizumab (n=199) or infliximab (n=198). 95 (48%) patients in the etrolizumab group and 103 (52%) in the infliximab group completed the study through week 54. At week 54, 37 (18·6%) of 199 patients in the etrolizumab group and 39 (19·7%) of 198 in the infliximab group met the primary endpoint (adjusted treatment difference -0·9% [95% CI -8·7 to 6·8]; p=0·81). The number of patients reporting one or more adverse events was similar between treatment groups (154 [77%] of 199 in the etrolizumab group and 151 [76%] of 198 in the infliximab group); the most common adverse event in both groups was ulcerative colitis (55 [28%] patients in the etrolizumab group and 43 [22%] in the infliximab group). More patients in the etrolizumab group reported serious adverse events (including serious infections) than did those in the infliximab group (32 [16%] vs 20 [10%]); the most common serious adverse event was ulcerative colitis (12 [6%] and 11 [6%]). There was one death during follow-up, in the infliximab group due to a pulmonary embolism, which was not considered to be related to study treatment. INTERPRETATION To our knowledge, this trial is the first phase 3 maintenance study in moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis to use infliximab as an active comparator. Although the study did not show statistical superiority for the primary endpoint, etrolizumab performed similarly to infliximab from a clinical viewpoint. FUNDING F Hoffmann-La Roche.
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- Silvio Danese
- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Clinical and Research Centre for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, ISCARE IVF Clinical Center Českomoravská, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid and Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Imelda Hospital, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine 20, Yonsei University, Wonju, South Korea
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Bots SJ, Parker CE, Brandse JF, Löwenberg M, Feagan BG, Sandborn WJ, Jairath V, D'Haens G, Vande Casteele N. Anti-Drug Antibody Formation Against Biologic Agents in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. BioDrugs 2021; 35:715-733. [PMID: 34797516 PMCID: PMC9826743 DOI: 10.1007/s40259-021-00507-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/23/2021] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Immunogenicity with formation of anti-drug antibodies (ADA) to biologics is an important reason for treatment failure in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Our aim was to assess the rate of ADA, the effect of combination therapy with immunomodulators on ADA and the influence of ADA on efficacy and safety of biologics for IBD treatment. METHODS MEDLINE, Embase and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) were searched from inception to April 2020 for trials of biologics that assessed immunogenicity. The overall certainty of evidence was evaluated using Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations (GRADE). The primary outcome was rate of ADA. Secondary outcomes included efficacy and safety outcomes among patients with detectable versus undetectable ADA. For dichotomous outcomes, pooled risk ratios (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated. RESULTS Data from 68 studies were analyzed and 33 studies (5850 patients) were included in the meta-analysis. Pooled ADA rates for biologic monotherapy were 28.0% for infliximab, 7.5% for adalimumab, 3.8% for golimumab, 10.9% for certolizumab, 6.2% for ustekinumab and 16.0% for natalizumab. Pooled ADA rates were 8.4% for vedolizumab and 5.0% for etrolizumab for combo- and monotherapy combined. In all biologics, ADA rates were underestimated by use of drug-sensitive ADA assays and higher dose and/or frequency. ADA rate was significantly reduced in patients treated with combination therapy for infliximab (RR 0.52; 95% CI 0.44-0.62), adalimumab (RR 0.31; 95% CI 0.14-0.69), golimumab (RR 0.29; 95% CI 0.10-0.83), certolizumab pegol (RR 0.30; 95% CI 0.14-0.67) and natalizumab (RR 0.20; 95% CI 0.11-0. 39). ADA to infliximab were associated with lower clinical response rates (RR 0.75; 95% CI 0.61-0.91) and higher rates of infusion reactions (RR 2.36; 95% CI 1.85-3.01). CONCLUSIONS Differences in analytical methods to detect ADA hamper comparison of true ADA rates across biologics in IBD. Use of combination therapy with immunomodulators appeared to reduce ADA positivity for most biologics. For infliximab, ADA were associated with reduced drug efficacy and increased adverse events.
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- Steven J Bots
- Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Alimentiv Inc, London, ON, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, IBD Center, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive #0956, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA
- Alimentiv Inc, London, ON, Canada
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- Alimentiv Inc, London, ON, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Alimentiv Inc, London, ON, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, IBD Center, University of California San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive #0956, La Jolla, CA, 92093, USA.
- Alimentiv Inc, London, ON, Canada.
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Sandborn WJ, Feagan BG, D'Haens G, Wolf DC, Jovanovic I, Hanauer SB, Ghosh S, Petersen A, Hua SY, Lee JH, Charles L, Chitkara D, Usiskin K, Colombel JF, Laine L, Danese S. Ozanimod as Induction and Maintenance Therapy for Ulcerative Colitis. N Engl J Med 2021; 385:1280-1291. [PMID: 34587385 DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa2033617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 197] [Impact Index Per Article: 65.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Ozanimod, a selective sphingosine-1-phosphate receptor modulator, is under investigation for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. METHODS We conducted a phase 3, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of ozanimod as induction and maintenance therapy in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. In the 10-week induction period, patients in cohort 1 were assigned to receive oral ozanimod hydrochloride at a dose of 1 mg (equivalent to 0.92 mg of ozanimod) or placebo once daily in a double-blind manner, and patients in cohort 2 received open-label ozanimod at the same daily dose. At 10 weeks, patients with a clinical response to ozanimod in either cohort underwent randomization again to receive double-blind ozanimod or placebo for the maintenance period (through week 52). The primary end point for both periods was the percentage of patients with clinical remission, as assessed with the three-component Mayo score. Key secondary clinical, endoscopic, and histologic end points were evaluated with the use of ranked, hierarchical testing. Safety was also assessed. RESULTS In the induction period, 645 patients were included in cohort 1 and 367 in cohort 2; a total of 457 patients were included in the maintenance period. The incidence of clinical remission was significantly higher among patients who received ozanimod than among those who received placebo during both induction (18.4% vs. 6.0%, P<0.001) and maintenance (37.0% vs. 18.5% [among patients with a response at week 10], P<0.001). The incidence of clinical response was also significantly higher with ozanimod than with placebo during induction (47.8% vs. 25.9%, P<0.001) and maintenance (60.0% vs. 41.0%, P<0.001). All other key secondary end points were significantly improved with ozanimod as compared with placebo in both periods. The incidence of infection (of any severity) with ozanimod was similar to that with placebo during induction and higher than that with placebo during maintenance. Serious infection occurred in less than 2% of the patients in each group during the 52-week trial. Elevated liver aminotransferase levels were more common with ozanimod. CONCLUSIONS Ozanimod was more effective than placebo as induction and maintenance therapy in patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. (Funded by Bristol Myers Squibb; True North ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT02435992.).
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- William J Sandborn
- From the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.J.S.); Western University, London, ON, Canada (B.G.F.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Center for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, Atlanta (D.C.W.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, Belgrade, Serbia (I.J.); the Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (S.B.H.); APC Microbiome Ireland, College of Medicine and Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland (S.G.); Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (A.P., S.Y.H., J.H.L., L.C., D.C., K.U.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.); Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, and the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven - both in Connecticut (L.L.); and IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan (S.D.)
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- From the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.J.S.); Western University, London, ON, Canada (B.G.F.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Center for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, Atlanta (D.C.W.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, Belgrade, Serbia (I.J.); the Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (S.B.H.); APC Microbiome Ireland, College of Medicine and Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland (S.G.); Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (A.P., S.Y.H., J.H.L., L.C., D.C., K.U.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.); Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, and the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven - both in Connecticut (L.L.); and IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan (S.D.)
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- From the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.J.S.); Western University, London, ON, Canada (B.G.F.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Center for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, Atlanta (D.C.W.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, Belgrade, Serbia (I.J.); the Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (S.B.H.); APC Microbiome Ireland, College of Medicine and Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland (S.G.); Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (A.P., S.Y.H., J.H.L., L.C., D.C., K.U.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.); Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, and the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven - both in Connecticut (L.L.); and IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan (S.D.)
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- From the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.J.S.); Western University, London, ON, Canada (B.G.F.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Center for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, Atlanta (D.C.W.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, Belgrade, Serbia (I.J.); the Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (S.B.H.); APC Microbiome Ireland, College of Medicine and Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland (S.G.); Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (A.P., S.Y.H., J.H.L., L.C., D.C., K.U.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.); Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, and the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven - both in Connecticut (L.L.); and IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan (S.D.)
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- From the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.J.S.); Western University, London, ON, Canada (B.G.F.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Center for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, Atlanta (D.C.W.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, Belgrade, Serbia (I.J.); the Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (S.B.H.); APC Microbiome Ireland, College of Medicine and Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland (S.G.); Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (A.P., S.Y.H., J.H.L., L.C., D.C., K.U.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.); Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, and the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven - both in Connecticut (L.L.); and IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan (S.D.)
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- From the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.J.S.); Western University, London, ON, Canada (B.G.F.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Center for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, Atlanta (D.C.W.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, Belgrade, Serbia (I.J.); the Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (S.B.H.); APC Microbiome Ireland, College of Medicine and Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland (S.G.); Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (A.P., S.Y.H., J.H.L., L.C., D.C., K.U.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.); Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, and the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven - both in Connecticut (L.L.); and IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan (S.D.)
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- From the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.J.S.); Western University, London, ON, Canada (B.G.F.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Center for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, Atlanta (D.C.W.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, Belgrade, Serbia (I.J.); the Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (S.B.H.); APC Microbiome Ireland, College of Medicine and Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland (S.G.); Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (A.P., S.Y.H., J.H.L., L.C., D.C., K.U.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.); Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, and the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven - both in Connecticut (L.L.); and IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan (S.D.)
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- From the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.J.S.); Western University, London, ON, Canada (B.G.F.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Center for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, Atlanta (D.C.W.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, Belgrade, Serbia (I.J.); the Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (S.B.H.); APC Microbiome Ireland, College of Medicine and Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland (S.G.); Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (A.P., S.Y.H., J.H.L., L.C., D.C., K.U.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.); Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, and the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven - both in Connecticut (L.L.); and IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan (S.D.)
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- From the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.J.S.); Western University, London, ON, Canada (B.G.F.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Center for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, Atlanta (D.C.W.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, Belgrade, Serbia (I.J.); the Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (S.B.H.); APC Microbiome Ireland, College of Medicine and Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland (S.G.); Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (A.P., S.Y.H., J.H.L., L.C., D.C., K.U.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.); Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, and the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven - both in Connecticut (L.L.); and IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan (S.D.)
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- From the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.J.S.); Western University, London, ON, Canada (B.G.F.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Center for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, Atlanta (D.C.W.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, Belgrade, Serbia (I.J.); the Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (S.B.H.); APC Microbiome Ireland, College of Medicine and Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland (S.G.); Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (A.P., S.Y.H., J.H.L., L.C., D.C., K.U.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.); Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, and the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven - both in Connecticut (L.L.); and IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan (S.D.)
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- From the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.J.S.); Western University, London, ON, Canada (B.G.F.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Center for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, Atlanta (D.C.W.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, Belgrade, Serbia (I.J.); the Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (S.B.H.); APC Microbiome Ireland, College of Medicine and Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland (S.G.); Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (A.P., S.Y.H., J.H.L., L.C., D.C., K.U.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.); Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, and the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven - both in Connecticut (L.L.); and IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan (S.D.)
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- From the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.J.S.); Western University, London, ON, Canada (B.G.F.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Center for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, Atlanta (D.C.W.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, Belgrade, Serbia (I.J.); the Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (S.B.H.); APC Microbiome Ireland, College of Medicine and Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland (S.G.); Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (A.P., S.Y.H., J.H.L., L.C., D.C., K.U.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.); Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, and the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven - both in Connecticut (L.L.); and IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan (S.D.)
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- From the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.J.S.); Western University, London, ON, Canada (B.G.F.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Center for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, Atlanta (D.C.W.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, Belgrade, Serbia (I.J.); the Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (S.B.H.); APC Microbiome Ireland, College of Medicine and Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland (S.G.); Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (A.P., S.Y.H., J.H.L., L.C., D.C., K.U.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.); Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, and the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven - both in Connecticut (L.L.); and IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan (S.D.)
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- From the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.J.S.); Western University, London, ON, Canada (B.G.F.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Center for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, Atlanta (D.C.W.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, Belgrade, Serbia (I.J.); the Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (S.B.H.); APC Microbiome Ireland, College of Medicine and Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland (S.G.); Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (A.P., S.Y.H., J.H.L., L.C., D.C., K.U.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.); Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, and the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven - both in Connecticut (L.L.); and IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan (S.D.)
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- From the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.J.S.); Western University, London, ON, Canada (B.G.F.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Center for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, Atlanta (D.C.W.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, Belgrade, Serbia (I.J.); the Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (S.B.H.); APC Microbiome Ireland, College of Medicine and Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland (S.G.); Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (A.P., S.Y.H., J.H.L., L.C., D.C., K.U.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.); Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, and the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven - both in Connecticut (L.L.); and IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan (S.D.)
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- From the University of California San Diego, La Jolla (W.J.S.); Western University, London, ON, Canada (B.G.F.); the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam (G.D.); the Center for Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis, Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, Atlanta (D.C.W.); the Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Medical Center Bežanijska Kosa, Belgrade, Serbia (I.J.); the Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago (S.B.H.); APC Microbiome Ireland, College of Medicine and Health, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland (S.G.); Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ (A.P., S.Y.H., J.H.L., L.C., D.C., K.U.); the Department of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York (J.-F.C.); Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, and the Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven - both in Connecticut (L.L.); and IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan (S.D.)
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Bossuyt P, Dreesen E, Rimola J, Devuysere S, De Bruecker Y, Vanslembrouck R, Laurent V, Zappa M, Savoye-Collet C, Pariente B, Filippi J, Baert F, D'Haens G, Laharie D, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Vermeire S, Buisson A, Bouhnik Y, Woude JV, Van Hootegem P, Moreau J, Louis E, Franchimont D, De Vos M, Mana F, Brixi H, Allez M, Caenepeel P, Aubourg A, Oldenburg B, Pierik M, Chevret S. Infliximab Exposure Associates With Radiologic Evidence of Healing in Patients With Crohn's Disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021; 19:947-954.e2. [PMID: 32360982 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.04.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [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: 01/16/2020] [Revised: 04/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Higher infliximab trough levels are associated with clinical and endoscopic remission in patients with Crohn's disease (CD). We investigated pharmacodynamic features of infliximab and radiological healing. METHODS We performed a substudy of the TAILORIX trial (patients with active luminal CD in Europe, treated with infliximab), analyzing baseline and week 54 magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) data. MREs were scored using the MaRIA score by blinded central readers. Radiologic response and remission were defined, based on MaRIA criteria in all segments, as scores below 11 and 7, respectively. We collected data on infliximab trough levels, biomarkers, and endoscopic findings. Our primary aim was to evaluate pharmacodynamic features associated with radiologic response and remission, based on MRE assessments at baseline and at 54 weeks after initiation of infliximab therapy. RESULTS We analyzed data from 36 patients (50% female; median age 35.7 years; interquartile age range, 25.6-48.6 years; median disease duration, 1.5 months; interquartile duration range, 0.6-22.4 months). At week 54 of treatment, 36.4% of patients had a radiologic response, 30.3% of patients were in remission, and 71% had endoscopic features of remission. At baseline, there was a correlation between the CD endoscopic index of severity and MaRIA scores (κ = 0.46; P = .008), but we found no correlation at week 54 (κ = 0.06; P = .75). Radiologic remission correlated with infliximab trough level at week 14 (P = .049) when the infliximab trough level cut-off value was set at 7.8 μg/mL (area under the curve, 0.74; 75% sensitivity; 86% specificity; 90% negative predictive value; 57% positive predictive value). Radiologic response correlated with infliximab trough levels at week 14 (P = .048) when the infliximab trough level cut-off value was set at 7.8 μg/mL (area under the curve, 0.73; 70% sensitivity; 90% specificity; 86% negative predictive value; 78% positive predictive value) and with continuous pharmacologic evidence of response (infliximab trough levels above 5.0 μg/mL at all time points) (P = .034). CONCLUSIONS In a substudy of data from the TAILORIX trial of patients with active luminal CD, we identified a relationship between exposure to infliximab and radiologic evidence of outcomes.
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- Peter Bossuyt
- Department of Gastroenterology, Imelda GI Clinical Research Center, Imelda General Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- IBD Unit, Radiology Department, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Radiology, Imelda General Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium
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- Department of Radiology, Imelda General Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospitals Leuven, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- INSERM U947 and Department of Radiology, Nancy University Hospital, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Department of Radiology, Beaujon Hospital, Clichy, France
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- Department of Radiology, Rouen University Hospital, Normandy University, UNIROUEN, Rouen, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Claude Huriez, Lille, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Archet, Nice, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, AZ Delta, Roeselare, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France
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- INSERM U1256 NGERE and Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Nancy University Hospital, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Catholic University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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Kim H, Alten R, Cummings F, Danese S, D'Haens G, Emery P, Ghosh S, Gilletta de Saint Joseph C, Lee J, Lindsay JO, Nikiphorou E, Parker B, Schreiber S, Simoens S, Westhovens R, Jeong JH, Peyrin-Biroulet L. Innovative approaches to biologic development on the trail of CT-P13: biosimilars, value-added medicines, and biobetters. MAbs 2021; 13:1868078. [PMID: 33557682 PMCID: PMC7889098 DOI: 10.1080/19420862.2020.1868078] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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The biosimilar concept is now well established. Clinical data accumulated pre- and post-approval have supported biosimilar uptake, in turn stimulating competition in the biologics market and increasing patient access to biologics. Following technological advances, other innovative biologics, such as “biobetters” or “value-added medicines,” are now reaching the market. These innovative biologics differ from the reference product by offering additional clinical or non-clinical benefits. We discuss these innovative biologics with reference to CT-P13, initially available as an intravenous (IV) biosimilar of reference infliximab. A subcutaneous (SC) formulation, CT-P13 SC, has now been developed. Relative to CT-P13 IV, CT-P13 SC offers clinical benefits in terms of pharmacokinetics, with comparable efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity, as well as increased convenience for patients and reduced demands on healthcare system resources. As was once the case for biosimilars, nomenclature and regulatory pathways for innovative biologics require clarification to support their uptake and ultimately benefit patients.
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- HoUng Kim
- Celltrion Healthcare , Incheon, Republic of Korea.,Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University , Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Rheumatology Research Center, Schlosspark-Klinik Charité, University Medicine Berlin , Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust , Southampton, UK
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- Humanitas Clinical and Research Center - IRCCS and Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University , Milan, Italy
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- Department of Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Amsterdam University Medical Centers , Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Leeds NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, The Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust, and Leeds Institute of Rheumatic & Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds , UK
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- The Institute of Translational Medicine, Immunology and Immunotherapy, NIHR BRC, University of Birmingham , Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Engineering, College of Life and Health Science, Hoseo University , Asan, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust , London, UK
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- Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, King's College, London, and Rheumatology Department, King's College Hospital , London, UK
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- Kellgren Centre for Rheumatology, Manchester Royal Infirmary, NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre , Manchester, UK
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- Department of Medicine I, Christian-Albrechts-University, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein , Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, KU Leuven , Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Development and Regeneration, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Center , Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Global Innovative Drugs, Graduate School of Chung-Ang University and Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Chung-Ang University , Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Nancy University Hospital , Vandoeuvre-Les-Nancy, France.,Inserm U1256 NGERE, Lorraine University , Vandoeuvre-Les-Nancy, France
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Marquès Camí M, Serracarbasa A, D'Haens G, Löwenberg M. Characterization of Mucosal Lesions in Crohn's Disease Scored With Capsule Endoscopy: A Systematic Review. Front Med (Lausanne) 2021; 7:600095. [PMID: 33521017 PMCID: PMC7840780 DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2020.600095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2020] [Accepted: 11/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
Abstract
Background and Aims: There is little agreement on the nomenclature and description of Crohn's disease (CD) lesions that can be found in the small and large bowel using capsule endoscopy (CE). We performed a systematic review to identify mucosal lesions that have been described using CE in CD, in both the small bowel and colon, with the aim to make propositions to homogenize such descriptions. Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted using Embase, Medline (OvidSP), and Cochrane Central on August 6, 2019. Clinical studies providing nomenclature and descriptions for small bowel and colonic inflammatory lesions using CE in CD were selected for data collection. Results: In total, 851 articles were included for abstract screening out of which 219 were analyzed for full-text review. Twenty-two articles were selected for data extraction. Seven items, accompanied by clear descriptions, were found for the small bowel: i.e., ulcer, erosion, aphthoid lesion, edema, fissure, cobblestone appearance, and villous atrophy. No studies were found describing inflammatory items using CE in colonic CD. Conclusions: The most frequently described CD lesions using CE were ulcers and erosions. Subjective interpretation of CE inflammatory findings plays an important role. Based on our findings, a range of suggestions regarding items and descriptions is made that might form the basis of a pan-enteric CE activity index.
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Affiliation(s)
- Miquel Marquès Camí
- Servei d'Aparell Digestiu, Hospital Universitari Arnau de Vilanova, Lleida, Spain
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- Servei d'Aparell Digestiu, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Location Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Location Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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