Crombé V, Salleron J, Savoye G, Dupas JL, Vernier-Massouille G, Lerebours E, Cortot A, Merle V, Vasseur F, Turck D, Gower-Rousseau C, Lémann M, Colombel JF, Duhamel A. Long-term outcome of treatment with infliximab in pediatric-onset Crohn's disease: a population-based study.
Inflamm Bowel Dis 2011;
17:2144-52. [PMID:
21287665 DOI:
10.1002/ibd.21615]
[Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2010] [Accepted: 11/28/2010] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND
We examined short- and long-term benefits and safety of infliximab (IFX) in a population-based cohort of Crohn's disease (CD) patients <17 years old at diagnosis.
METHODS
The following parameters were assessed: short- and long-term efficacy of IFX, impact of drug efficacy, and mode of administration on rate of resection surgery, growth and nutritional catch-up, and adverse events (AEs).
RESULTS
In all, 120 patients (69 female) required IFX with a median duration of 32 months (Q1 = 8-Q3 = 60). Median age at diagnosis was 14.5 years (12-16) and median interval between diagnosis and IFX initiation was 41 months (22-78). Median follow-up since CD diagnosis was 111 months (75-161). Fifty patients (42%) received episodic and 70 (58%) maintenance therapy. Sixty-five (54%) patients were in the "IFX efficacy" group: 38 (32%) still receiving IFX at the last visit and 27 (22%) stopping IFX while in remission. The "IFX failure" group included 55 (46%) patients: 17 (14%) who stopped IFX due to AEs and 38 (32%) nonresponders. The risk of surgery was reduced (P = 0.009) in the "IFX efficacy" group and lower (P = 0.03) in patients with scheduled versus episodic therapy. Patients in the "IFX efficacy" group had significant catch-up growth (P = 0.04), while those in the "IFX failure" group did not. Twenty-four patients presented AEs leading to cessation of IFX in 17 of them.
CONCLUSIONS
In this population-based cohort of pediatric-onset CD, IFX treatment was effective in more than half of patients during a median follow-up of 32 months. Long-term IFX responders had a lower rate of surgery and improved catch-up in growth, especially when receiving scheduled IFX therapy.
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