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Bak MTJ, Hammoudi N, Allez M, Silverberg MS, Schellekens IM, Erler NS, Dijkstra G, Romberg-Camps M, de Boer NKH, Jansen SV, van der Marel S, Horjus CS, Visschedijk MC, Goetgebuer RL, van Dop WA, Hoekstra J, Bodelier AGL, Molendijk I, Derikx LAAP, van Schaik FDM, West RL, Duijvestein M, van der Woude CJ, van Ruler O, de Vries AC. Interobserver agreement of current and new proposed endoscopic scores for postoperative recurrence in Crohn's disease. Gastrointest Endosc 2024:S0016-5107(24)00164-0. [PMID: 38462057 DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2024.03.011] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2024] [Revised: 02/17/2024] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The modified Rutgeerts' score (mRS) is widely used for the assessment of endoscopic postoperative recurrence (ePOR) in Crohn's disease (CD) after ileocolic resection to guide therapeutic decisions. To improve the validity and prognostic value of this endoscopic assessment, two new scores have been proposed. This study assessed the interobserver agreement of the current (mRS) and new endoscopic scores for ePOR in CD. METHODS Sixteen Dutch academic and non-academic IBD specialists assessed endoscopic videos (n=71) of postoperative CD patients (n=66) retrieved from nine Dutch centers. Each video was assessed for the degree of inflammation by four gastroenterologists using the mRS and the new proposed endoscopic score: REMIND score (separate score of anastomosis and neoterminal ileum) and updated Rutgeerts score (assessment of lesions at the anastomotic line, ileal inlet, ileal body and neoterminal ileum). In addition, lesions at the ileal body, ileal inlet, neoterminal ileum, colonic and/or ileal blind loop were separately assessed. Interobserver agreement was assessed using Fleiss' weighted kappa. RESULTS Fleiss' weighted kappa for the mRS was 0.67 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.59-0.74). The weighted kappa for the REMIND score was 0.73 (95% CI 0.65-0.80) for lesions in the neoterminal ileum and 0.46 (95% CI 0.35-0.58) for anastomotic lesions. The weighted kappa for the updated Rutgeerts' score was 0.69 (95% CI 0.62-0.77). The weighted kappa for lesions in the ileal body, ileal inlet, neoterminal ileum, colonic and ileal blind loop was 0.61 (95% CI 0.49-0.73), 0.63 (95% CI 0.54-0.72), 0.61 (95% CI 0.49-0.74), 0.83 (95% CI 0.62-1.00) and 0.68 (95% CI 0.46-0.89). CONCLUSION The interobserver agreement of the mRS is substantial. Similarly, the interobserver agreement is substantial for the updated Rutgeerts' score. According to the REMIND score, the interobserver agreement was substantial for lesions in the neoterminal ileum, whereas only moderate for anastomotic lesions. Since therapeutic decisions in clinical practice are based on these assessments and these scores are used as outcome measure in clinical studies, further improvement of the interobserver agreement is essential.
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- Michiel T J Bak
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hôpital Saint-Louis - APHP, Université Paris Cité, INSERM U1160, Paris, France
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hôpital Saint-Louis - APHP, Université Paris Cité, INSERM U1160, Paris, France
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Biostatistics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Internal and Intensive Care Medicine (Co-MIK), Zuyderland Medical Centre, Heerlen-Sittard-Geleen, 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, Reinier de Graaf Groep, Delft, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Haaglanden Medical Center, The Hague, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, 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, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, IJsselland Hospital, Capelle aan den IJssel, the Netherlands; Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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Loveikyte R, Duijvestein M, Mujagic Z, Goetgebuer RL, Dijkstra G, van der Meulen-de Jong AE. Predicting response to iron supplementation in patients with active inflammatory bowel disease (PRIme): a randomised trial protocol. BMJ Open 2024; 14:e077511. [PMID: 38296290 PMCID: PMC10828887 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077511] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 02/03/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) is the most common systemic manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that has detrimental effects on quality of life (QoL) and disease outcomes. Iron deficiency (ID), with or without anaemia, poses a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge in patients with IBD due to the multifactorial nature of ID(A) and its frequent recurrence. Elevated hepcidin-a systemic iron regulator that modulates systemic iron availability and intestinal iron absorption-has been associated with oral iron malabsorption in IBD. Therefore, hepcidin could assist in therapeutic decision-making. In this study, we investigate whether hepcidin can predict response to oral and intravenous iron supplementation in patients with active IBD undergoing anti-inflammatory treatment. METHODS AND ANALYSIS PRIme is an exploratory, multicentre, open-label and randomised trial. All adult patients with active IBD and ID(A) will be assessed for eligibility. The participants (n=90) will be recruited at five academic hospitals within the Netherlands and randomised into three groups (1:1:1): oral ferrous fumarate, oral ferric maltol or intravenous iron. Clinical and biochemical data will be collected at the baseline and after 6, 14 and 24 weeks. Blood samples will be collected to measure hepcidin and other biomarkers related to iron status. In addition, patient-reported outcomes regarding QoL and disease burden will be evaluated. The primary outcome is the utility of hepcidin as a predictive biomarker for response to iron therapy, which will be assessed using receiver operating curve analysis. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The study has been approved by the Institutional Review Board at the Leiden University Medical Center (IRB No. P21.109) and other study sites. All participants will provide written informed consent to enrol in the study. The findings will be published in a peer-reviewed journal and disseminated at scientific conferences; the dataset will be available on reasonable request. TRIAL REGISTRATION Prospectively registered in the https://clinicaltrials.gov/ and the Eudra registries. First submitted on 10 May 2022 to the ClinicalTrials.gov (ID: NCT05456932) and on 3 March 2022 to the European Union Drug Regulating Authorities Clinical Trials Database (ID: 2022-000894-16).
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- Roberta Loveikyte
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, 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, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Cheung MW, Dayam RM, Shapiro JR, Law JC, Chao GYC, Pereira D, Goetgebuer RL, Croitoru D, Stempak JM, Acheampong L, Rizwan S, Lee JD, Jacob L, Ganatra D, Law R, Rodriguez-Castellanos VE, Kern-Smith M, Delgado-Brand M, Mailhot G, Haroon N, Inman RD, Piguet V, Chandran V, Silverberg MS, Watts TH, Gingras AC. Third and Fourth Vaccine Doses Broaden and Prolong Immunity to SARS-CoV-2 in Adult Patients with Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases. J Immunol 2023:ji2300190. [PMID: 37326480 DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.2300190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2023] [Accepted: 05/25/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Previous studies have reported impaired humoral responses after SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs), particularly those treated with anti-TNF biologics. We previously reported that IMID patients diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, or rheumatoid arthritis exhibited greater waning of Ab and T cell responses than healthy control subjects after SARS-CoV-2 vaccine dose 2. Fewer data are available on the effects of third and fourth doses. This observational cohort study collected plasma and PBMCs from healthy control subjects and untreated or treated patients with IMIDs prevaccination and after one to four doses of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccine (BNT162b2 or mRNA-1273). SARS-CoV-2-specific Ab levels, neutralization, and T cell cytokine release were measured against wild-type and Omicron BA.1 and BA.5 variants of concern. Third vaccine doses substantially restored and prolonged Ab and T cell responses in patients with IMIDs and broadened responses against variants of concern. Fourth-dose effects were subtle but also prolonged Ab responses. However, patients with IMIDs treated with anti-TNF, especially patients with inflammatory bowel disease, exhibited lower Ab responses even after the fourth dose. Although T cell IFN-γ responses were maximal after one dose, IL-2 and IL-4 production increased with successive doses, and early production of these cytokines was predictive of neutralization responses at 3-4 mo postvaccination. Our study demonstrates that third and fourth doses of the SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines sustain and broaden immune responses to SARS-CoV-2, supporting the recommendation for three- and four-dose vaccination regimens in patients with IMIDs.
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- Michelle W Cheung
- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Zane Cohen Centre for Digestive Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Zane Cohen Centre for Digestive Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Zane Cohen Centre for Digestive Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Zane Cohen Centre for Digestive Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Zane Cohen Centre for Digestive Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Zane Cohen Centre for Digestive Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Kreijne JE, Goetgebuer RL, Erler NS, De Boer NK, Siebers AG, Dijkstra G, van Kemenade FA, Hoentjen F, Oldenburg B, van der Meulen AE, Ponsioen CIJ, Pierik MJ, van der Woude CJ, de Vries AC. Cumulative exposure to immunomodulators increases risk of cervical neoplasia in women with inflammatory bowel disease. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2023. [PMID: 37221820 DOI: 10.1111/apt.17555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2023] [Accepted: 05/04/2023] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Women with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at increased risk of high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia and cervical cancer (CIN2+). AIM To assess the association between cumulative exposure to immunomodulators (IM) and biologic agents (BIO) for IBD and CIN2+. METHODS Adult women diagnosed with IBD before December 31st 2016 in the Dutch IBD biobank with available cervical records in the nationwide cytopathology database were identified. CIN2+ incidence rates in IM (i.e. thiopurines, methotrexate, tacrolimus and cyclosporine) and BIO (anti-tumour necrosis factor, vedolizumab and ustekinumab) exposed patients were compared to unexposed patients and risk factors were assessed. Cumulative exposure to immunosuppressive drugs was evaluated in extended time-dependent Cox-regression models. RESULTS The study cohort comprised 1981 women with IBD, 99 (5%) developed CIN2+ during median follow-up of 17.2 years [IQR 14.6]. In total, 1305 (66%) women were exposed to immunosuppressive drugs (IM 58%, BIO 40%, IM and BIO 33%). CIN2+ risk increased per year exposure to IM (HR 1.16, 95% CI 1.08-1.25). No association between cumulative exposure to BIO or both BIO and IM and CIN2+ was observed. In multivariate analysis, smoking (HR 2.73, 95%CI 1.77-4.37) and 5-yearly screening frequency (HR 1.74, 95% CI 1.33-2.27) were also risk factors for CIN2+ detection. CONCLUSION Cumulative exposure to IM is associated with increased risk of CIN2+ in women with IBD. In addition to active counselling of IBD women to participate in cervical screening programs, further assessment of the benefit of intensified screening of women with IBD on long-term IM exposure is warranted.
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- J E Kreijne
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism (AGEM) Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Biostatistics, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Epidemiology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism (AGEM) Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- PALGA, The nationwide network and registry of histo- and cytopathology in the Netherlands, Houten, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Groningen and University of Groningen, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, 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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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Goetgebuer RL, van der Woude CJ, Bakker L, van der Eijk AA, de Ridder L, de Vries AC. The diagnosis and management of CMV colitis in IBD patients shows high practice variation: a national survey among gastroenterologists. Scand J Gastroenterol 2022; 57:1321-1326. [PMID: 35771203 DOI: 10.1080/00365521.2022.2088244] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Clinical guidelines on cytomegalovirus (CMV) colitis in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are hampered by the low quality of evidence. In this study, we aim to explore the attitude and management of CMV colitis in IBD among gastroenterologists. METHODS A web-based survey was distributed to adult and pediatric gastroenterologists and trainees in academic and general hospitals in the Netherlands. The survey comprised data collection on respondents' demographics, attitudes towards the importance of CMV infection in IBD on a visual analogue scale (from 0 to 100), and diagnostic and therapeutic strategies. RESULTS A total of 73/131 invited respondents from 32 hospitals completed the survey (response rate of 56%). The importance of CMV infection was scored at a median 74/100. Respondents indicated CMV testing as appropriate in the clinical setting of steroid-refractory colitis (69% of respondents), hospitalized patients with active colitis (64%), immunomodulator or biological refractory colitis (55%) and active colitis irrespective of medication use (14%). CMV diagnostics include histology of colonic biopsies (88% of respondents), tissue CMV PCR (43%), serum CMV PCR (60%), CMV serology (25%) and fecal CMV PCR (4%). 82% of respondents start antiviral therapy after a positive CMV test on colonic biopsies (histology or PCR). CONCLUSIONS Most Dutch gastroenterologists acknowledge the importance of CMV colitis in IBD. Strategies vary greatly with regard to the indication for testing and diagnostic method, as well as indication for the start of antiviral therapy. These findings underline the need for pragmatic clinical studies on different management strategies, in order to reduce practice variation and improve the quality of care. Summary of the established knowledge on this subject:The clinical significance of CMV-associated colitis in IBD remains a matter of debateRecommendations regarding CMV colitis in current international guidelines are based on low to moderate evidence levels and different diagnostic strategies are proposed What are the significant and/or new findings of this study?We show that there is a high practice variation of diagnosis and management of CMV colitis in IBD amongst adult and pediatric gastroenterologistsThis study underlined the need for pragmatic studies and guidelines on different management strategies including cut-off values to start therapy.
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- R L Goetgebuer
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Erasmus MC, Sophia Children's Hospital, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Cheung MW, Dayam RM, Law JC, Goetgebuer RL, Chao GYC, Finkelstein N, Stempak JM, Pereira D, Croitoru D, Acheampong L, Rizwan S, Lee JD, Ganatra D, Law R, Delgado-Brand M, Mailhot G, Piguet V, Silverberg MS, Watts TH, Gingras AC, Chandran V. Third dose corrects waning immunity to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines in immunocompromised patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. RMD Open 2022. [PMCID: PMC9471210 DOI: 10.1136/rmdopen-2022-002622] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Michelle W Cheung
- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Zane Cohen Centre for Digestive Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Duivendrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Psoriatic Arthritis Program, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Zane Cohen Centre for Digestive Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Psoriatic Arthritis Program, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Zane Cohen Centre for Digestive Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Zane Cohen Centre for Digestive Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Psoriatic Arthritis Program, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Zane Cohen Centre for Digestive Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Psoriatic Arthritis Program, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Goetgebuer RL, Masclee GMC, van der Eijk AA, van der Woude CJ, de Man RA, de Vries AC. Hepatitis E infection with a benign course during vedolizumab treatment for Crohn's disease: A case report. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol 2022; 46:101948. [PMID: 35659604 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2022.101948] [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] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2022] [Revised: 04/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
We present a 49 year old female patient with Crohn's disease (CD) in remission on vedolizumab therapy who experienced a symptomatic, though benign, course of acute hepatitis E. Routine blood tests showed substantial elevation of liver enzymes and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing confirmed hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection. Vedolizumab therapy was paused, liver enzymes improved three weeks after infection and normalized after six months. The patient recovered completely from mild symptoms. This case shows that hepatitis E is a potential cause of acute hepatitis during vedolizumab therapy, and in this case the infection has run a benign course.
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- R L Goetgebuer
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Centre Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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Dayam RM, Law JC, Goetgebuer RL, Chao GY, Abe KT, Sutton M, Finkelstein N, Stempak JM, Pereira D, Croitoru D, Acheampong L, Rizwan S, Rymaszewski K, Milgrom R, Ganatra D, Batista NV, Girard M, Lau I, Law R, Cheung MW, Rathod B, Kitaygorodsky J, Samson R, Hu Q, Hardy WR, Haroon N, Inman RD, Piguet V, Chandran V, Silverberg MS, Gingras AC, Watts TH. Accelerated waning of immunity to SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases. JCI Insight 2022; 7:e159721. [PMID: 35471956 PMCID: PMC9220925 DOI: 10.1172/jci.insight.159721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUNDLimited information is available on the impact of immunosuppressants on COVID-19 vaccination in patients with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases (IMID).METHODSThis observational cohort study examined the immunogenicity of SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines in adult patients with inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, or psoriatic disease, with or without maintenance immunosuppressive therapies. Ab and T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2, including neutralization against SARS-CoV-2 variants, were determined before and after 1 and 2 vaccine doses.RESULTSWe prospectively followed 150 subjects, 26 healthy controls, 9 patients with IMID on no treatment, 44 on anti-TNF, 16 on anti-TNF with methotrexate/azathioprine (MTX/AZA), 10 on anti-IL-23, 28 on anti-IL-12/23, 9 on anti-IL-17, and 8 on MTX/AZA. Ab and T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2 were detected in all participants, increasing from dose 1 to dose 2 and declining 3 months later, with greater attrition in patients with IMID compared with healthy controls. Ab levels and neutralization efficacy against variants of concern were substantially lower in anti-TNF-treated patients than in healthy controls and were undetectable against Omicron by 3 months after dose 2.CONCLUSIONSOur findings support the need for a third dose of the mRNA vaccine and for continued monitoring of immunity in these patient groups.FUNDINGFunded by a donation from Juan and Stefania Speck and by Canadian Institutes of Health (CIHR)/COVID-Immunity Task Force (CITF) grants VR-1 172711 and VS1-175545 (to THW and ACG), CIHR FDN-143250 (to THW), GA2-177716 (to VC, ACG, and THW), and GA1-177703 (to ACG) and the CIHR rapid response network to SARS-CoV-2 variants, CoVaRR-Net (to ACG).
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- Roya M. Dayam
- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Zane Cohen Centre for Digestive Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics
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- Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and
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- Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and
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- Zane Cohen Centre for Digestive Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health
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- Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Zane Cohen Centre for Digestive Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health
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- Zane Cohen Centre for Digestive Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health
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- Zane Cohen Centre for Digestive Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health
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- Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and
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- Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and
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- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Dermatology, Department of Medicine, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, University Health Network, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, and
- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Zane Cohen Centre for Digestive Diseases, Division of Gastroenterology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health
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- Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Molecular Genetics
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- Department of Immunology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Goetgebuer RL, Kreijne JE, Aitken CA, Dijkstra G, Hoentjen F, de Boer NK, Oldenburg B, van der Meulen AE, Ponsioen CIJ, Pierik MJ, van Kemenade FJ, de Kok IMCM, Siebers AG, Manniën J, van der Woude CJ, de Vries AC. Increased Risk of High-grade Cervical Neoplasia in Women with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Case-controlled Cohort Study. J Crohns Colitis 2021; 15:1464-1473. [PMID: 33609353 PMCID: PMC8653760 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjab036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Women with inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] may be at higher risk for cervical intraepithelial neoplasia [CIN]. However, data are conflicting. The aim of this study was to assess the risk of high-grade dysplasia and cancer [CIN2+] in IBD women and identify risk factors. METHODS Clinical data from adult IBD women in a multicentre Dutch IBD prospective cohort [PSI] from 2007 onwards were linked to cervical cytology and histology records from the Dutch nationwide cytology and pathology database [PALGA], from 2000 to 2016. Patients were frequency-matched 1:4 to a general population cohort. Standardised detection rates [SDR] were calculated for CIN2+. Longitudinal data were assessed to calculate CIN2+ risk during follow-up using incidence rate ratios [IRR] and risk factors were identified in multivariable analysis. RESULTS Cervical records were available from 2098 IBD women [77%] and 8379 in the matched cohort; median follow-up was 13 years. CIN2+ detection rate was higher in the IBD cohort than in the matched cohort (SDR 1.27, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.05-1.52). Women with IBD had an increased risk of CIN2+ [IRR 1.66, 95% CI 1.21-2.25] and persistent or recurrent CIN during follow-up (odds ratio [OR] 1.89, 95% CI 1.06-3.38). Risk factors for CIN2+ in IBD women were smoking and disease location (ileocolonic [L3] or upper gastrointestinal [GI] [L4]). CIN2+ risk was not associated with exposure to immunosuppressants. CONCLUSIONS Women with IBD are at increased risk for CIN2+ lesions. These results underline the importance of human papillomavirus [HPV] vaccination and adherence to cervical cancer screening guidelines in IBD women, regardless of exposure to immunosuppressants.
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- R L Goetgebuer
- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Public Health, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- University Medical Center Groningen, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Radboud University Medical Center, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, AG&M Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- University Medical Center Utrecht, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Leiden University Medical Center, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Academic Medical Center, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Maastricht University Medical Center, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Pathology, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Public Health, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- PALGA, The Nationwide Network and Registry of Histo- and Cytopathology in The Netherlands, Houten, The Netherlands,Radboud University Medical Center, Pathology, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Leiden University Medical Center, Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Rotterdam, The Netherlands,Corresponding author: Annemarie C. de Vries, MD, PhD, Dr. Molewaterplein 40, 3015 GD, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Doornekamp L, Goetgebuer RL, Schmitz KS, Goeijenbier M, van der Woude CJ, Fouchier R, van Gorp EC, de Vries AC. High Immunogenicity to Influenza Vaccination in Crohn's Disease Patients Treated with Ustekinumab. Vaccines (Basel) 2020; 8:vaccines8030455. [PMID: 32824111 PMCID: PMC7565576 DOI: 10.3390/vaccines8030455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2020] [Revised: 08/10/2020] [Accepted: 08/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Influenza vaccination can be less effective in patients treated with immunosuppressive therapy. However, little is known about the effects of ustekinumab; an anti-IL-12/23 agent used to treat Crohn’s disease (CD), on vaccination response. In this prospective study, we assessed immune responses to seasonal influenza vaccination in CD patients treated with ustekinumab compared to CD patients treated with anti-TNFα therapy (adalimumab) and healthy controls. Humoral responses were assessed with hemagglutinin inhibition (HI) assays. Influenza-specific total CD3+, CD3+CD4+, and CD3+CD8+ T-cell responses were measured with flow cytometry. Fifteen patients treated with ustekinumab; 12 with adalimumab and 20 healthy controls were vaccinated for seasonal influenza in September 2018. Seroprotection rates against all vaccine strains in the ustekinumab group were high and comparable to healthy controls. Seroconversion rates were comparable, and for A/H3N2 highest in the ustekinumab group. HI titers were significantly higher in the ustekinumab group and healthy controls than in the adalimumab group for the B/Victoria strain. Post-vaccination T-cell responses in the ustekinumab group were similar to healthy controls. One-month post-vaccination proliferation of CD3+CD8+ T-cells was highest in the ustekinumab group. In conclusion, ustekinumab does not impair immune responses to inactivated influenza vaccination. Therefore, CD patients treated with ustekinumab can be effectively vaccinated for seasonal influenza.
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- Laura Doornekamp
- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (L.D.); (K.S.S.); (M.G.); (R.F.)
- Vaccination and Travel Clinic, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (R.L.G.); (C.J.v.d.W.); (A.C.d.V.)
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (L.D.); (K.S.S.); (M.G.); (R.F.)
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (L.D.); (K.S.S.); (M.G.); (R.F.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (R.L.G.); (C.J.v.d.W.); (A.C.d.V.)
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (L.D.); (K.S.S.); (M.G.); (R.F.)
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- Department of Viroscience, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (L.D.); (K.S.S.); (M.G.); (R.F.)
- Department of Internal Medicine, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
- Correspondence:
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands; (R.L.G.); (C.J.v.d.W.); (A.C.d.V.)
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Goetgebuer RL, van der Woude CJ, de Ridder L, Doukas M, de Vries AC. Clinical and endoscopic complications of Epstein-Barr virus in inflammatory bowel disease: an illustrative case series. Int J Colorectal Dis 2019; 34:923-926. [PMID: 30739187 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-019-03257-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [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] [Accepted: 01/29/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) is a proposed trigger in the etiopathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and is associated with lymphoproliferative diseases. Nevertheless, testing for EBV DNA in the intestinal mucosa and screening for EBV infection before initiation of a drug therapy are not routinely performed. The aim of this article is to increase awareness of the relevance of EBV infection in specific clinical situations. METHODS In this short communication, we describe the disease course of three IBD patients with EBV infection, varying from EBV reactivation during disease flare up to a trigger of EBV-related mucocutaneous ulcer (EBV-MCU) and haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH). RESULTS Our first patient was diagnosed with EBV reactivation-associated severe colitis and showed a rapid clinical improvement after induction therapy with infliximab and azathioprine. Without antiviral treatment, the patient remained in complete remission and no complications of EBV were seen. After diagnosing EBV-MCU in the second patient, immunosuppressive medication was discontinued and four infusions of rituximab resulted in a rapid clinical recovery and eventually complete response. After discontinuation of the immunosuppression in our last patient with haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis, treatment with a combination of corticosteroid and antiviral therapy resulted in a complete recovery over a time span of several weeks. CONCLUSION EBV infection has a wide variety of potentially life-threatening clinical manifestations in IBD patients. Testing for EBV in case of a flare up and screening for EBV before the start of immunosuppressive therapy will create awareness for EBV-related symptoms or complications during follow-up.
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- R L Goetgebuer
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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Schubart CD, Sommer IEC, van Gastel WA, Goetgebuer RL, Kahn RS, Boks MPM. Cannabis with high cannabidiol content is associated with fewer psychotic experiences. Schizophr Res 2011; 130:216-21. [PMID: 21592732 DOI: 10.1016/j.schres.2011.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 153] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2011] [Revised: 04/06/2011] [Accepted: 04/17/2011] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Cannabis is associated with psychotic outcomes in numerous studies, an effect that is commonly attributed to Δ (9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ 9-THC). An increasing number of authors identify cannabidiol, another component of the cannabis plant, as an antipsychotic agent. The objective of the current study is to investigate the role of cannabidiol content in the association between cannabis use and psychiatric symptoms in a large non-clinical population of cannabis users. METHODS In a web-based cross-sectional study we obtained detailed information about cannabis use and subclinical psychiatric experiences using the Community Assessment of Psychic Experiences (CAPE). Different types of cannabis (i.e. marijuana, hashish etc.) have distinctive proportions of Δ 9-THC and cannabidiol. Since average concentrations of Δ 9-THC and cannabidiol in the most popular types of cannabis sold on the Dutch market are annually measured, we were able to estimate exposure to Δ 9-THC and cannabidiol. RESULTS We included 1877 subjects (mean age 23, SD 6.0) who used the same type of cannabis in the majority of the occasions (in >60% of occasions). We found a significant inverse relationship (F(1,1877): 14.577, p<0.001) between cannabidiol content and self-reported positive symptoms, but not with negative symptoms or depression. The estimated effect size of cannabidiol content was small. CONCLUSION Although the observed effects are subtle, using high cannabidiol content cannabis was associated with significantly lower degrees of psychotic symptoms providing further support for the antipsychotic potential of cannabidiol.
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- Christian D Schubart
- Rudolf Magnus Institute of Neuroscience, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Department of Psychiatry, The Netherlands.
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