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Noor NM, Lee JC, Bond S, Dowling F, Brezina B, Patel KV, Ahmad T, Banim PJ, Berrill JW, Cooney R, De La Revilla Negro J, de Silva S, Din S, Durai D, Gordon JN, Irving PM, Johnson M, Kent AJ, Kok KB, Moran GW, Mowat C, Patel P, Probert CS, Raine T, Saich R, Seward A, Sharpstone D, Smith MA, Subramanian S, Upponi SS, Wiles A, Williams HRT, van den Brink GR, Vermeire S, Jairath V, D'Haens GR, McKinney EF, Lyons PA, Lindsay JO, Kennedy NA, Smith KGC, Parkes M. A biomarker-stratified comparison of top-down versus accelerated step-up treatment strategies for patients with newly diagnosed Crohn's disease (PROFILE): a multicentre, open-label randomised controlled trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2024; 9:415-427. [PMID: 38402895 PMCID: PMC11001594 DOI: 10.1016/s2468-1253(24)00034-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 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: 01/25/2024] [Revised: 01/31/2024] [Accepted: 01/31/2024] [Indexed: 02/27/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Management strategies and clinical outcomes vary substantially in patients newly diagnosed with Crohn's disease. We evaluated the use of a putative prognostic biomarker to guide therapy by assessing outcomes in patients randomised to either top-down (ie, early combined immunosuppression with infliximab and immunomodulator) or accelerated step-up (conventional) treatment strategies. METHODS PROFILE (PRedicting Outcomes For Crohn's disease using a moLecular biomarker) was a multicentre, open-label, biomarker-stratified, randomised controlled trial that enrolled adults with newly diagnosed active Crohn's disease (Harvey-Bradshaw Index ≥7, either elevated C-reactive protein or faecal calprotectin or both, and endoscopic evidence of active inflammation). Potential participants had blood drawn to be tested for a prognostic biomarker derived from T-cell transcriptional signatures (PredictSURE-IBD assay). Following testing, patients were randomly assigned, via a secure online platform, to top-down or accelerated step-up treatment stratified by biomarker subgroup (IBDhi or IBDlo), endoscopic inflammation (mild, moderate, or severe), and extent (colonic or other). Blinding to biomarker status was maintained throughout the trial. The primary endpoint was sustained steroid-free and surgery-free remission to week 48. Remission was defined by a composite of symptoms and inflammatory markers at all visits. Flare required active symptoms (HBI ≥5) plus raised inflammatory markers (CRP >upper limit of normal or faecal calprotectin ≥200 μg/g, or both), while remission was the converse-ie, quiescent symptoms (HBI <5) or resolved inflammatory markers (both CRP ≤ the upper limit of normal and calprotectin <200 μg/g) or both. Analyses were done in the full analysis (intention-to-treat) population. The trial has completed and is registered (ISRCTN11808228). FINDINGS Between Dec 29, 2017, and Jan 5, 2022, 386 patients (mean age 33·6 years [SD 13·2]; 179 [46%] female, 207 [54%] male) were randomised: 193 to the top-down group and 193 to the accelerated step-up group. Median time from diagnosis to trial enrolment was 12 days (range 0-191). Primary outcome data were available for 379 participants (189 in the top-down group; 190 in the accelerated step-up group). There was no biomarker-treatment interaction effect (absolute difference 1 percentage points, 95% CI -15 to 15; p=0·944). Sustained steroid-free and surgery-free remission was significantly more frequent in the top-down group than in the accelerated step-up group (149 [79%] of 189 patients vs 29 [15%] of 190 patients, absolute difference 64 percentage points, 95% CI 57 to 72; p<0·0001). There were fewer adverse events (including disease flares) and serious adverse events in the top-down group than in the accelerated step-up group (adverse events: 168 vs 315; serious adverse events: 15 vs 42), with fewer complications requiring abdominal surgery (one vs ten) and no difference in serious infections (three vs eight). INTERPRETATION Top-down treatment with combination infliximab plus immunomodulator achieved substantially better outcomes at 1 year than accelerated step-up treatment. The biomarker did not show clinical utility. Top-down treatment should be considered standard of care for patients with newly diagnosed active Crohn's disease. FUNDING Wellcome and PredictImmune Ltd.
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- Nurulamin M Noor
- Department of Gastroenterology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK; Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, UK
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- Genetic Mechanisms of Disease Laboratory, The Francis Crick Institute, London, UK; Department of Gastroenterology, UCL Institute of Liver and Digestive Diseases, Royal Free Hospital, London, UK
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- Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK; Medical Research Council Biostatistics Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Cambridge Clinical Trials Unit, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK; Exeter Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Pharmacogenetics Research Group, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, James Paget University Hospital, Great Yarmouth, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Glamorgan Hospital, Llantrisant, UK
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- GI Unit, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, Dudley, UK
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- Edinburgh IBD Unit, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Hampshire County Hospital, Winchester, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Gastroenterology Department, Luton and Dunstable University Hospital, Luton, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- National Institute of Health Research Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, University of Nottingham and Nottingham University Hospitals, Nottingham, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, Scotland, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals, Carshalton, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK; Department of Molecular and Clinical Cancer Medicine, Institute of Systems, Molecular and Integrative Biology, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Basingstoke and North Hampshire Hospital, Basingstoke, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust, Bury St Edmunds, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospitals Sussex NHS Foundation Trust, Brighton, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Radiology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital King's Lynn NHS Trust, King's Lynn, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, St Mary's Hospital, London, UK
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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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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, UK; PredictImmune Ltd, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, UK; Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, UK; PredictImmune Ltd, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, UK; Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal London Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Exeter, UK; Exeter Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Pharmacogenetics Research Group, University of Exeter, Exeter, UK
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- Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, UK; PredictImmune Ltd, Babraham Research Campus, Cambridge, UK; Cambridge Institute of Therapeutic Immunology and Infectious Disease, Jeffrey Cheah Biomedical Centre, Cambridge, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, UK; Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge School of Clinical Medicine, Cambridge, UK.
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Peyrin-Biroulet L, Dubinsky MC, Sands BE, Panés J, Schreiber S, Reinisch W, Feagan BG, Danese S, Yarur AJ, D'Haens GR, Goetsch M, Wosik K, Keating M, Lazin K, Wu J, Modesto I, McDonnell A, Bartolome L, Vermeire S. Efficacy and Safety of Etrasimod in Patients with Moderately to Severely Active Isolated Proctitis: Results From the Phase 3 ELEVATE UC Clinical Programme. J Crohns Colitis 2024:jjae038. [PMID: 38613425 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjae038] [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: 11/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/15/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Pivotal trials in ulcerative colitis have historically excluded patients with isolated proctitis. Etrasimod is an oral, oncedaily, selective sphingosine 1phosphate1,4,5 receptor modulator for the treatment of moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis. This post hoc analysis assessed efficacy and safety of etrasimod 2 mg once daily in patients with isolated proctitis (centrally read) from the phase 3 ELEVATE UC 52 and ELEVATE UC 12 trials. METHODS Patients, including those with isolated proctitis (<10 cm rectal involvement) who met all other inclusion criteria in ELEVATE UC 52 and ELEVATE UC 12, were randomised 2:1 to receive etrasimod or placebo. Primary, secondary and other identified efficacy endpoints and safety were assessed. RESULTS We analysed data from 64 and 723 patients at Week 12 (both trials pooled), and 36 and 397 patients at Week 52 (ELEVATE UC 52 only) with isolated proctitis and more extensive colitis (≥10 cm rectal involvement), respectively. Patients with isolated proctitis receiving etrasimod demonstrated significant improvements versus placebo, including clinical remission rates at Weeks 12 (42.9% vs 13.6%) and 52 (44.4% vs 11.1%), endoscopic improvement (52.4% vs 22.7%) at Week 12 and bowel urgency numerical rating scale score at Week 12 (all p<0.01). Generally similar trends were observed in patients with more extensive colitis. Safety was consistent across subgroups, with no new findings. CONCLUSIONS Etrasimod demonstrated significant improvements versus placebo in patients with isolated proctitis, and those with more extensive disease, in most efficacy endpoints at Week 12 and 52.
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- Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet
- Department of Gastroenterology, Nancy University Hospital, F-54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
- INSERM, NGERE, University of Lorraine, F-54000 Nancy, France
- INFINY Institute, Nancy University Hospital, F-54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
- FHU-CURE, Nancy University Hospital, F-54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
- Groupe Hospitalier privé Ambroise Paré - Hartmann, Paris IBD Center, 92200 Neuilly sur Seine, France
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
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- Susan and Leonard Feinstein IBD Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, 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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- Formerly Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, ON, Canada
- Alimentiv Inc, London, ON, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital and Vita Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center and Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, 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, Leuven, Belgium
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Visser E, Heuthorst L, Pathmakanthan S, Bemelman WA, D'Haens GR, Handley K, Fakis A, Pinkney TD, Buskens CJ, Dijkgraaf MGW. Clinical statistical analysis plan for the ACCURE trial: the effect of appendectomy on the clinical course of ulcerative colitis, a randomised international multicentre trial. Trials 2024; 25:218. [PMID: 38532488 DOI: 10.1186/s13063-024-08037-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/04/2024] [Indexed: 03/28/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The primary treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC) is medical therapy using a standard step-up approach. An appendectomy might modulate the clinical course of UC, decreasing the incidence of relapses and reducing need for medication. The objective of the ACCURE trial is to assess the efficacy of laparoscopic appendectomy in addition to standard medical treatment in maintaining remission in UC patients. This article presents the statistical analysis plan to evaluate the outcomes of the ACCURE trial. DESIGN AND METHODS The ACCURE trial was designed as a multicentre, randomised controlled trial. UC patients with a new diagnosis or a disease relapse within the past 12 months, treated with 5-ASA, corticosteroids, or immunomodulators until complete clinical and endoscopic remission (defined as total Mayo score < 3 with endoscopic subscore of 0 or 1), were counselled for inclusion. Also, patients previously treated with biologicals who had a washout period of at least 3 months were considered for inclusion. Patients were randomised (1:1) to laparoscopic appendectomy plus maintenance treatment or a control group (maintenance therapy only). The primary outcome is the 1-year UC relapse rate (defined as a total Mayo-score ≥ 5 with endoscopic subscore of 2 or 3, or clinically as an exacerbation of symptoms and rectal bleeding or FCP > 150 or intensified medical therapy other than 5-ASA therapy). Secondary outcomes include number of relapses per patient, time to first relapse, disease activity, number of colectomies, medication usage, and health-related quality of life. DISCUSSION The ACCURE trial will provide comprehensive evidence whether adding an appendectomy to maintenance treatment is superior to maintenance treatment only in maintaining remission in UC patients. TRIAL REGISTRATION Dutch Trial Register (NTR) NTR2883 . Registered May 3, 2011. ISRCTN, ISRCTN60945764 . Registered August 12, 2019.
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- Eva Visser
- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- University of Birmingham Clinical Trials Unit, Birmingham, UK
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- Derby Clinical Trials Support Unit, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust, Derby, UK
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- Academic Department of Surgery, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Methodology, Amsterdam Public Health, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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van Gennep S, Fung ICN, de Jong DC, Ramkisoen RK, Clasquin E, de Jong J, de Vries LCS, de Jonge WJ, Gecse KB, Löwenberg M, Woolcott JC, Mookhoek A, D'Haens GR. Histological Outcomes And Jak-Stat Signalling In Ulcerative Colitis Patients Treated With Tofacitinib. J Crohns Colitis 2024:jjae031. [PMID: 38506097 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjae031] [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: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Histological outcomes and JAK-STAT signaling were assessed in a prospective ulcerative colitis (UC) patient cohort after 8 weeks treatment with tofacitinib, an oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor. METHODS Forty UC patients received tofacitinib 10 mg twice daily for 8 weeks. Treatment response was defined as histo-endoscopic mucosal improvement (HEMI). Histological remission was defined as a Robarts Histopathology Index (RHI) ≤3 points and histological response as 50% decrease in RHI. Mucosal expression of JAK1-3, Tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) and total signal transducer and activator of transcription (STAT) 1-6 were assessed using immunohistochemistry (IHC). RESULTS At baseline, the median RHI was 14 (interquartile range (IQR) 10-19). Twenty-six of 40 (65%) patients had severe endoscopic disease (endoscopic Mayo score 3) and 31/40 (78%) failed prior anti-TNF treatment. At week 8, 15 patients (38%) had HEMI, 23 patients (58%) histological remission and 34 (85%) histological response. RHI decreased by a median of 14 points (IQR 9-21) in responders (p<0.001) and by 6 points (IQR 0-13) in non-responders (p=0.002). STAT1, STAT3 and STAT5 expression levels decreased significantly in the whole cohort. Responders had lower week 8 STAT1 expression levels compared to non-responders (0.2%, IQR 0.1-2.8 vs 4.3%, IQR 1.2-11.9, p=0.001), suggesting more profound STAT1 blockade. A trend of higher baseline JAK2 expression was observed in tofacitinib non-responders (2.7%, IQR 0.1-7.7) compared to responders (0.4%, IQR 0.1-2.1). CONCLUSIONS Tofacitinib treatment resulted in histological improvement in the majority of UC patients and a substantial decrease of STAT1, STAT3 and STAT5 expression. HEMI was associated with more profound suppression of STAT1.
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- Sara van Gennep
- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- University of Bern, Department of Pathology, Institute of Tissue Medicine and Pathology, Bern, Switzerland
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Reinisch W, Colombel JF, D'Haens GR, Rimola J, Masior T, McKevitt M, Ren X, Serone A, Schwartz DA, Gecse KB. Efficacy and Safety of Filgotinib for the Treatment of Perianal Fistulizing Crohn's Disease [DIVERGENCE 2]: a Phase 2, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial. J Crohns Colitis 2024:jjae003. [PMID: 38366672 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjae003] [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: 09/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/18/2024]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS There is an unmet need for the treatment of perianal fistulizing Crohn's disease [PFCD]. This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of the Janus kinase 1 preferential inhibitor filgotinib, for the treatment of PFCD. METHODS This phase 2, double-blind, multicentre trial enrolled adults with PFCD and prior treatment failure. Participants were randomized [2:2:1] to receive filgotinib 200 mg, filgotinib 100 mg, or placebo once-daily orally for up to 24 weeks. The primary endpoint was combined fistula response [reduction from baseline of at least one draining external opening determined by physical assessment, and no fluid collections >1 cm on pelvic magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)] at week 24. RESULTS Between April 2017 and July 2020, 106 individuals were screened and 57 were randomized. Discontinuations were lowest in the filgotinib 200 mg group [3/17 (17.6%) versus 13/25 (52.0%) for filgotinib 100 mg and 9/15 (60.0%) for placebo]. The proportion of participants who achieved a combined fistula response at week 24 was 47.1% [8/17; 90% confidence interval (CI) 26.0, 68.9%] in the filgotinib 200 mg group, 29.2% [7/24; 90% CI 14.6, 47.9%] in the filgotinib 100 mg group, and 25.0% [3/12; 90% CI 7.2, 52.7%] in the placebo group. Serious adverse events occurred more frequently with filgotinib 200 mg [5/17 (29.4%)] than with placebo [1/15 (6.7%)]. There were no treatment-related serious adverse events or deaths. CONCLUSIONS Filgotinib 200 mg was associated with numerical reductions in the number of draining perianal fistulas based on combined clinical and MRI findings compared with placebo, and was generally well tolerated. [NCT03077412].
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- Walter Reinisch
- Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- The Dr Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Department of Radiology, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Jairath V, Zou G, Wang Z, Adsul S, Colombel JF, D'Haens GR, Freire M, Moran GW, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Sandborn WJ, Sebastian S, Travis S, Vermeire S, Radulescu G, Sigler J, Hanžel J, Ma C, Sedano R, McFarlane SC, Arya N, Beaton M, Bossuyt P, Danese S, Green D, Harlan W, Horynski M, Klopocka M, Petroniene R, Silverberg MS, Wolanski L, Feagan BG. Determining the optimal treatment target in patients with ulcerative colitis: rationale, design, protocol and interim analysis for the randomised controlled VERDICT trial. BMJ Open Gastroenterol 2024; 11:e001218. [PMID: 38336367 PMCID: PMC10870790 DOI: 10.1136/bmjgast-2023-001218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2023] [Accepted: 12/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Symptoms, endoscopy and histology have been proposed as therapeutic targets in ulcerative colitis (UC). Observational studies suggest that the achievement of histologic remission may be associated with a lower risk of complications, compared with the achievement of endoscopic remission alone. The actiVE ulcerative colitis, a RanDomIsed Controlled Trial (VERDICT) aims to determine the optimal treatment target in patients with UC. METHODS AND ANALYSIS In this multicentre, prospective randomised study, 660 patients with moderate to severe UC (Mayo rectal bleeding subscore [RBS] ≥1; Mayo endoscopic score [MES] ≥2) are randomly assigned to three treatment targets: corticosteroid-free symptomatic remission (Mayo RBS=0) (group 1); corticosteroid-free endoscopic remission (MES ≤1) and symptomatic remission (group 2); or corticosteroid-free histologic remission (Geboes score <2B.0), endoscopic remission and symptomatic remission (group 3). Treatment is escalated using vedolizumab according to a treatment algorithm that is dependent on the patient's baseline UC therapy until the target is achieved at weeks 16, 32 or 48. The primary outcome, the time from target achievement to a UC-related complication, will be compared between groups 1 and 3 using a Cox proportional hazards model. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The study was approved by ethics committees at the country level or at individual sites as per individual country requirements. A full list of ethics committees is available on request. Study results will be disseminated in peer-reviewed journals and at scientific meetings. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER EudraCT: 2019-002485-12; NCT04259138.
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- Vipul Jairath
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
- Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics; Robarts Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Nottingham Digestive Diseases Biomedical Research Centre, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
- NIHR Nottingham Biomedical Research Centre, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK
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- INSERM, NGERE, University of Lorraine, Nancy, France
- Department of Gastroenterology; INFINY Institute; FHU-CURE, Nancy University Hospital, Nancy, France
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Kennedy Institute and Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada
- Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Cumming School of Medicine; Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- ABP Research Services Corp, Oakville, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Imelda GI Clinical Research Center, Imelda Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium
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- Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Taunton Surgical Centre, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Asheville Gastroenterology Associates, Asheville, North Carolina, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Nutritional Disorders, Collegium Medicum, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Bydgoszcz, Poland
- Gastroenterology Clinic, Dr. Jana Biziel University Hospital n 2 in Bydgoszcz, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Toronto Immune and Digestive Health Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Gastroenterological Department, Samodzielny Publiczny Zakład Opieki Zdrowotnej w Łęcznej, Łęcznej, Poland
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
- Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada
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Danese S, Panaccione R, Feagan BG, Afzali A, Rubin DT, Sands BE, Reinisch W, Panés J, Sahoo A, Terry NA, Chan D, Han C, Frustaci ME, Yang Z, Sandborn WJ, Hisamatsu T, Andrews JM, D'Haens GR. Efficacy and safety of 48 weeks of guselkumab for patients with Crohn's disease: maintenance results from the phase 2, randomised, double-blind GALAXI-1 trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2024; 9:133-146. [PMID: 38104569 DOI: 10.1016/s2468-1253(23)00318-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 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: 05/19/2023] [Revised: 09/12/2023] [Accepted: 09/12/2023] [Indexed: 12/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND Many patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease do not respond to available therapies or lose response over time. The GALAXI-1 study previously found that three intravenous guselkumab dosages showed superior clinical and endoscopic outcomes over placebo at week 12 in patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease. We report the safety and efficacy of subcutaneous guselkumab maintenance regimens to week 48 in the GALAXI-1 study. METHODS We did a phase 2, randomised, multicentre, double-blind trial. Adult patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease were randomly allocated with a computer-generated randomisation schedule to receive one of five treatment groups, with regimens consisting of an intravenous induction phase transitioning to a subcutaneous maintenance phase starting at week 12 in a treat-through design: (1) guselkumab 200→100 mg group (200 mg intravenous at weeks 0, 4, and 8, then 100 mg subcutaneous every 8 weeks; (2) guselkumab 600→200 mg group (600 mg intravenous at weeks 0, 4, and 8, then 200 mg subcutaneous every 4 weeks); (3) guselkumab 1200→200 mg group (1200 mg intravenous at weeks 0, 4, and 8, then 200 mg subcutaneous every 4 weeks); (4) ustekinumab group (approximately 6 mg/kg intravenous at week 0, then 90 mg subcutaneous every 8 weeks); or (5) placebo group (placebo induction followed by either placebo maintenance [for those with CDAI clinical response at week 12] or crossover to ustekinumab [for those without CDAI clinical response at week 12]). Endpoints assessed at week 48 included CDAI remission (CDAI score <150), endoscopic response (≥50% improvement from baseline in SES-CD or SES-CD score ≤2), and endoscopic remission (SES-CD score ≤2) in the primary efficacy analysis population of all randomised patients who received at least one dose of study drug, excluding those discontinued during a temporary study pause. Safety analyses included all randomised patients who received at least one study drug dose. This trial is registered at Clinical Trials.gov (NCT03466411) and is active but not recruiting. FINDINGS Among 700 patients screened, 309 (112 biologic-naive; 197 biologic-experienced) were included in the primary efficacy analysis population: 61 in the guselkumab 200→100 mg group, 63 in the guselkumab 600→200 mg group, 61 in the guselkumab 1200→200 mg group, 63 in the ustekinumab group, and 61 in the placebo group. 126 (41%) women and 183 (59%) men were included, with median age 36·0 years (IQR 28·0-49·0). At week 48, the numbers of patients with CDAI clinical remission were 39 (64%) in the guselkumab 200→100 mg group, 46 (73%) in the guselkumab 600→200 mg group, 35 (57%) in the guselkumab 1200→200 mg group, and 37 (59%) in the ustekinumab group. The corresponding numbers of patients with endoscopic response were 27 (44%), 29 (46%), 27 (44%), and 19 (30%), respectively, and endoscopic remission was seen in 11 (18%), 11 (17%), 20 (33%), and four (6%) patients, respectively. In the placebo group, 15 patients were in CDAI clinical response at week 12 and continued placebo; of these, nine (60%) were in clinical remission at week 48. 44 patients in the placebo group were not in CDAI clinical response at week 12 and crossed over to ustekinumab; of these, 26 (59%) were in clinical remission at week 48. Up to week 48, adverse events frequencies in the safety population (n=360) were 46 (66%) of 70 patients (464·9 events per 100 patient-years of follow-up) in the placebo group, 163 (74%) of 220 patients (353·1 per 100 patient-years) in the three guselkumab groups combined, and 60 (85%) of 71 patients (350·7 per 100 patient-years) in the ustekinumab group. Among patients treated with guselkumab or ustekinumab, the most frequently reported infections up to week 48 were nasopharyngitis (25 [11%] of 220 guselkumab recipients, 12 [11%] of 114 ustekinumab recipients) and upper respiratory infections (13 [6%] guselkumab recipients, eight [7%] ustekinumab recipients). After week 12, one patient who responded to placebo induction and two guselkumab-treated patients had serious infections. No active tuberculosis, opportunistic infections, or deaths occurred. INTERPRETATION Patients receiving guselkumab intravenous induction and subcutaneous maintenance treatment achieved high rates of clinical and endoscopic efficacy up to week 48. No new safety concerns were identified. FUNDING Janssen Research & Development.
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- Silvio Danese
- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital and Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy.
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Division of Digestive Diseases, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, USA
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- University of Chicago School of Medicine Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Chicago, IL, 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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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain
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- Janssen Research & Development, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Scientific Affairs, Horsham, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Janssen Research & Development, Spring House, PA, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA; Ventyx Biosciences, Encinitas, CA, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kyorin University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Royal Adelaide Hospital and University of Adelaide, Adelaide, SA, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Caron B, Jairath V, Laurent V, Stoker J, Laghi A, D'Haens GR, Danese S, Peyrin-Biroulet L. Defining Magnetic Resonance Imaging Treatment Response and Remission in Crohn's Disease: A Systematic Review. J Crohns Colitis 2024; 18:162-170. [PMID: 37523157 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad125] [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: 06/07/2023] [Indexed: 08/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Magnetic resonance imaging is increasingly used to assess treatment response in Crohn's disease clinical trials. We aimed to describe the definition of MRI response and remission as assessed by magnetic resonance enterography [MRE] to evaluate treatment efficacy in these patients. METHODS Electronic databases were searched up to May 1, 2023. All published studies enrolling patients with inflammatory bowel disease and assessment of treatment efficacy with MRE were eligible for inclusion. RESULTS Eighteen studies were included. All studies were performed in patients with Crohn's disease. The study period ranged from 2008 to 2023. The majority of studies used endoscopy as the reference standard [61.1%]. MRE response was defined in 11 studies [61.1%]. Five scores and nine different definitions were proposed for MRE response. MRE remission was defined in 12 studies [66.7%]. Three scores and nine different definitions for MRE remission were described. The MaRIA score was the most frequent index used to evaluate MRE response [63.6%] and remission [41.7%]. MRE response was defined as MaRIA score <11 in 63.6% of studies using this index. In 60% of studies using the MaRIA score, MRE remission was defined as MaRIA score <7. In addition, 11 different time points of assessment were reported, ranging from 6 weeks to years. CONCLUSION In this systematic review, significant heterogeneity in the definition of MRE response and remission evaluated in patients with Crohn's disease was observed. Harmonization of eligibility and outcome criteria for MRE in Crohn's Disease clinical trials is needed.
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- Bénédicte Caron
- Department of Gastroenterology, Nancy University Hospital, F-54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
- INSERM, NGERE, University of Lorraine, F-54000 Nancy, France
- INFINY Institute, Nancy University Hospital, F-54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
- FHU-CURE, Nancy University Hospital, F-54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Western University, London, ON, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Nancy, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
- IADI, U12454, INSERM, Université de Lorraine, CHRU Nancy, Nancy, France
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- Amsterdam UMC, location University of Amsterdam, Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Meibergdreef 9, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Surgical Sciences and Translational Medicine, Sant'Andrea University Hospital, University of Rome Sapienza, Via di Grottarossa 1035, 00189 Rome, Italy
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- Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, 20132 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Nancy University Hospital, F-54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
- INSERM, NGERE, University of Lorraine, F-54000 Nancy, France
- INFINY Institute, Nancy University Hospital, F-54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
- FHU-CURE, Nancy University Hospital, F-54500 Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Pruijt MJ, de Voogd FAE, Montazeri NSM, van Etten-Jamaludin FS, D'Haens GR, Gecse KB. DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY OF INTESTINAL ULTRASOUND IN THE DETECTION OF INTRA-ABDOMINAL COMPLICATIONS IN CROHN'S DISEASE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS. J Crohns Colitis 2024:jjad215. [PMID: 38173288 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad215] [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: 08/02/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
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BACKGROUND Crohn's disease (CD) is frequently associated with the development of strictures and penetrating complications. Intestinal ultrasound (IUS) is a non-invasive imaging modality ideal for point-of-care assessment. In this systematic review and meta-analysis we provide a current overview on the diagnostic accuracy of IUS and its advanced modalities in the detection of intra-abdominal complications in CD compared to endoscopy, cross-sectional imaging, surgery and pathology. METHOD We conducted a literature search for studies describing diagnostic accuracy of IUS in adult patients with CD related intra-abdominal complications. Quality of the included studies was assessed with the QUADAS-2 tool. Meta-analysis was performed for both conventional IUS (B-mode) and oral contrast IUS (SICUS). RESULTS Of the 1498 studies we identified, 68 were included in this review and 23 studies (3863 patients) were used for the meta-analysis. Pooled sensitivities and specificities for strictures, inflammatory masses and fistulas by B-mode IUS were 0.81 and 0.90, 0.87 (sensitivities) and 0.95, and 0.67 and 0.97 (specificities), respectively. Pooled overall log diagnostic odds ratios were 3.56, 3.97 and 3.84 respectively. Pooled sensitivity and specificity of SICUS were 0.94 and 0.95, 0.91 and 0.97 (sensitivities), and 0.90 and 0.94 (specificities), respectively. Pooled overall log diagnostic odds ratio of SICUS were 4.51, 5.46 and 4.80, respectively. CONCLUSION IUS is accurate for the diagnosis of intra-abdominal complications in CD. As a non-invasive, point-of-care modality, IUS is recommended as the first-line imaging tool if there is a suspicion of CD-related intra-abdominal complications.
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- Maarten J Pruijt
- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Reijntjes MA, Heuthorst L, Stellingwerf ME, D'Haens GR, Bemelman WA, Buskens CJ. Long-term outcomes after appendicectomy as experimental treatment for patients with therapy-refractory ulcerative colitis. Br J Surg 2024; 111:znad425. [PMID: 38181182 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znad425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2023] [Revised: 11/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/07/2024]
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This study assessed 25 patients with severe ulcerative colitis undergoing appendicectomy. During a median postoperative follow-up of 7.5 years, the median duration of clinical response, as observed in 15 patients, was 80 months; the median duration of endoscopic improvement, as observed in 12 of patients, was 46 months.
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- Maud A Reijntjes
- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, location AMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, location AMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam UMC, location AMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, location AMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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Anjie SI, Hanzel J, Gecse KB, D'Haens GR, Brandse JF. Anti-drug antibodies against anti-TNF in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: an evaluation of possible strategies. Scand J Gastroenterol 2024; 59:169-175. [PMID: 37961895 DOI: 10.1080/00365521.2023.2278424] [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: 07/27/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 11/15/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Immunogenicity against anti-TNF antibodies usually leads to loss of response. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of clinical strategies to improve clinical remission and pharmacokinetics upon detection of anti-drug antibodies (ADA). METHODS Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients with ADA against infliximab or adalimumab were identified through a single centre database search covering 2004-2022. Criteria for successful intervention upon ADA detection (baseline) were clinical remission after 1 year without further change in strategy. RESULTS Two-hundred-and-fifty-five IBD patients (206 Crohn's disease) were identified. At baseline, median ADA level was 77 AU/ml; 50.2% of patients were in clinical remission. Implemented strategies were: (1) 81/255 (32%) conservative management, (2) 102/255 (40%) anti-TNF optimisation, (3) 72/255 (28%) switch within or out of class. Switching was the most successful strategy for clinical remission (from 19% at baseline to 69% at 1 year, p < 0.001). Patients that continued the same dose anti-TNF or discontinued biological therapy were often in clinical remission, but deteriorated significantly (-22.7%, p = 0.004). Anti-TNF dose intensification with immunomodulator optimisation was the fastest (median 3.0 months, p = 0.009) and most effective (65% ADA suppression, p < 0.001) strategy to suppress ADA compared to solely anti-TNF or immunomodulator optimisation. CONCLUSIONS Switching therapy, within or out of class, is the most successful strategy to regain and maintain clinical remission upon immunogenicity. When switching to another anti-TNF, concomitant immunomodulatory therapy should be started or continued to prevent repeated immunogenic loss of response. Anti-TNF dose escalation with concomitant immunomodulator optimisation is the fastest and most effective strategy to suppress ADA.
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- Suzanne I Anjie
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ljubljana University Medical Centre, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Rijnstate, Arnhem, The Netherlands
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van der Does de Willebois EML, Sari C, Mookhoek A, Joustra V, van Dieren S, D'Haens GR, Bemelman WA, Buskens CJ. The clinical relevance of an inflamed appendix in Crohn's disease. J Crohns Colitis 2023:jjad202. [PMID: 38039348 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad202] [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: 10/03/2023] [Indexed: 12/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS An appendectomy for appendiceal inflammation has been suggested to ameliorate the clinical course of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). In contrast, for Crohn's disease (CD) an inverse association has been suggested with a higher incidence of CD and worse prognosis after appendectomy. The aim of this study was to analyse the clinical relevance of an inflamed appendix in CD patients undergoing ileocoecal resection (ICR). METHODS All consecutive patients undergoing primary ICR between 2007 and 2018 were considered for inclusion. Microscopic data of available appendiceal resection specimens (n=99) were revised by a dedicated IBD-pathologist and scored as inflamed or not inflamed. Eighteen patients had a previous appendectomy. Pathological findings were correlated with disease characteristics and recurrence rates (clinical, endoscopic and intervention-related). RESULTS In total, 117 patients were included: 77 (65.8%) females with a median age of 30 years [IQR 24 - 43] with a median follow up of 102 months [IQR 76-114]. Of patients without previous appendectomy (n=99), 39% had an inflamed appendix. No significant differences in disease characteristics (e.g. disease location, behaviour, time to surgery) or prognosis could be demonstrated between the two groups. In contrast, previous appendectomy (n=18) was associated with penetrating disease and numerically shorter disease duration at the time of resection. Furthermore, a trend was seen towards a stronger association with postoperative recurrence. CONCLUSION The current study could not confirm a different prognosis for CD patients with and without an inflamed appendix. In contrast, in patients with a previous appendectomy a trend was seen towards increased postoperative recurrence, which might be related to the higher incidence of penetrating disease.
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location AMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Institute of Tissue Medicine and Pathology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location AMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location AMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location AMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location AMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location AMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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de Voogd FA, Bots SJ, van Wassenaer EA, de Jong M, Pruijt MJ, D'Haens GR, Gecse KB. Early Intestinal Ultrasound Predicts Clinical and Endoscopic Treatment Response and Demonstrates Drug-Specific Kinetics in Moderate-to-Severe Ulcerative Colitis. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2023:izad274. [PMID: 38011801 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izad274] [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: 05/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND Intestinal ultrasound (IUS) is an emerging modality in monitoring disease activity in ulcerative colitis (UC). Here, we aimed to identify early IUS predictors of treatment response as evaluated by endoscopy and assessed the kinetics of IUS changes. METHODS This prospective, longitudinal study included UC patients with endoscopic disease activity (endoscopic Mayo score [EMS] ≥2) starting anti-inflammatory treatment. Clinical scores, biochemical parameters and IUS were assessed at baseline (W0), at week 2 (W2), at W6(W6), and at the time of second endoscopy (W8-W26). Per colonic segment, endoscopic remission (EMS = 0), improvement (EMS ≤1), response (decrease in EMS ≥1), and clinical remission (Lichtiger score ≤3) were assessed and correlated with common IUS parameters. Additionally, drug-specific responsiveness of bowel wall thickness (BWT) was assessed. RESULTS A total of 51 patients were included and followed, and 33 patients underwent second endoscopy. BWT was lower from W6 onward for patients reaching endoscopic improvement (3.0 ± 1.2 mm vs 4.1 ± 1.3 mm; P = .026), remission (2.5 ± 1.2 mm vs 4.1 ± 1.1 mm; P = .002), and clinical remission (3.01 ± 1.34 mm vs 3.85 ± 1.20 mm; P = .035). Decrease in BWT was more pronounced in endoscopic responders (-40 ± 25% vs -4 ± 28%; P = .001) at W8 to W26. At W6, BWT ≤3.0 mm (odds ratio [OR], 25.13; 95% confidence interval, 2.01-3.14; P = .012) and color Doppler signal (OR, 0.35; 95% confidence interval, 0.14-0.88; P = .026) predicted endoscopic remission and improvement, respectively. Submucosal layer thickness at W6 predicted endoscopic remission (OR, 0.09; P = .018) and improvement (OR, 0.14; P = .02). Furthermore, BWT decreased significantly at W2 for infliximab and tofacitinib and at W6 for vedolizumab. CONCLUSIONS BWT and color Doppler signal predicted endoscopic targets already after 6 weeks of treatment and response was drug specific. IUS allows close monitoring of treatment in UC and is a surrogate marker of endoscopy.
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- Floris A de Voogd
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location AMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location AMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Paediatric Gastroenterology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location AMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location AMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location AMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Location AMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Khanna R, Ma C, Hogan M, Zou G, Bessissow T, Bressler B, Colombel JF, Danese S, Daperno M, East JE, Hookey L, Loftus EV, McDonald JWD, Panaccione R, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Rutter M, Sands BE, Vermeire S, Rémillard J, McFarlane SC, Sandborn WJ, D'Haens GR, Feagan BG, Jairath V. Standardizing Scoring Conventions for Crohn's Disease Endoscopy: An International RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Study. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2023; 21:2938-2950.e6. [PMID: 37308036 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2023.05.029] [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: 03/27/2023] [Revised: 05/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/30/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Endoscopic assessment of disease activity is integral for evaluating treatment response in patients with Crohn's disease (CD). We aimed to define appropriate items for evaluating endoscopic activity and conventions for consistent endoscopic scoring rules in CD. METHODS A 2-round modified RAND/University of California at Los Angeles Appropriateness Method study was conducted. A panel of 15 gastroenterologists used a 9-point Likert scale to rate the appropriateness of statements pertaining to the Simple Endoscopic Score for CD, Crohn's Disease Endoscopic Index of Severity, and additional items relevant to endoscopy scoring in CD. Each statement was voted as appropriate, uncertain, or inappropriate based on the median panel rating and presence of disagreement. RESULTS Panelists voted that it is appropriate for all ulcers to contribute to endoscopic scoring in CD, including aphthous ulcers, ulcerations at a surgical anastomosis, and anal canal ulcers (scored in the rectum). Endoscopic healing should reflect an absence of ulcers. Narrowing should be defined as a clear decrease in luminal diameter; stenosis should be defined by an impassable narrowing, and if occurring at the junction of 2 segments, scored in the distal segment. Scarring and inflammatory polyps were considered inappropriate for including in the affected area score. The optimal method for defining ulcer depth remains uncertain. CONCLUSIONS We outlined scoring conventions for the Simple Endoscopic Score for CD and Crohn's Disease Endoscopic Index of Severity, noting that both scores have limitations. Therefore, we identified priorities for future research and steps for developing and validating a more representative endoscopic index in CD.
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- Reena Khanna
- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, 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; Robarts Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of British Colombia, Vancouver, British Colombia, Canada; Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Colombia
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- Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Gastroenterology and Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Unit, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Ospedale Mauriziano Umberto I, Torino, Italy
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- Translational Gastroenterology Unit, Nuffield Department of Medicine, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic Healthcare, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Queen's University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Paris IBD Center, Groupe Hospitalier Privé Ambroise Paré - Hartmann, Neuilly-sur-Seine, France; Nutrition-Genetics and Environmental Risk Exposure, INSERM, Université de Lorraine, Nancy, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust, Stockton on Tees, United Kingdom; Faculty of Medical Sciences, Newcastle University, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, United Kingdom
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- Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada; Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada; Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
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Joustra V, Li Yim AYF, van Gennep S, Hageman I, de Waard T, Levin E, Lauffer P, de Jonge WJ, Henneman P, Löwenberg M, D'Haens GR. Peripheral blood DNA methylation signatures and response to tofacitinib in moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis. J Crohns Colitis 2023:jjad129. [PMID: 37526299 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad129] [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] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2023] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Predictive biomarkers for treatment efficacy of ulcerative colitis (UC) treatments are lacking. Here, we performed a longitudinal study investigating the association and potential predictive power of genome-wide peripheral blood (PB) DNA methylation signatures and response to tofacitinib treatment in UC. METHODS We recruited moderate-to-severe UC patients starting tofacitinib treatment and measured PB DNA methylation profiles at baseline (T1), after 8 weeks (T2), and in a subset (n=8), after a median of 20 weeks (T3) using the Illumina Infinium HumanMethylation EPIC BeadChip. After 8 weeks, we categorized responders (R) from non-responders (NR) based on a centrally read endoscopic response (decrease in endoscopic mayo score ≥1 or UCEIS ≥2) combined with corticosteroid-free clinical- and/or biochemical response. T1 PB samples were used for biomarker identification, while T2 and publicly available intra-class correlation (ICC) data were used for stability analyses. RNA-sequencing was performed to understand the downstream effects of the predictor CpG loci. RESULTS In total, 16 R and 15 NR patients with a median disease duration of 7 (4-12) years and overall comparable patient characteristics at baseline were analyzed. We identified a panel of 53 differentially methylated positions (DMPs) associated with response to tofacitinib (AUROC 0.74). Most DMPs (77%) demonstrated both short- and long-term hyper stability (ICC ≥0.90), irrespective of inflammatory status. Gene expression analysis showed lower FGFR2 (pBH=0.011) and LRPAP1 (pBH=0.020), and higher OR2L13 (pBH=0.016) expression at T1 in R compared to NR. CONCLUSION Our observations demonstrate the utility of genome-wide PB DNA methylation signatures to predict response to tofacitinib.
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- Vincent Joustra
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Genome Diagnostics Laboratory, Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Reproduction and Development, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, 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
- Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Pediatric Endocrinology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Surgery, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Genome Diagnostics Laboratory, Department of Human Genetics, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Reproduction and Development, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Panés J, Vermeire S, D'Haens GR, Danese S, Magro F, Nazar M, Le Bars M, Lahaye M, Ni L, Bravatà I, Gaya DR, Peyrin‐Biroulet L, Dignass A. Ustekinumab improves health-related quality of life in patients with moderate-to-severe Crohn's disease: Results up to Week 104 of the STARDUST trial. United European Gastroenterol J 2023; 11:410-422. [PMID: 37139642 PMCID: PMC10256988 DOI: 10.1002/ueg2.12384] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/26/2023] [Indexed: 05/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND STARDUST is a phase 3b randomized controlled trial comparing two ustekinumab treatment strategies in patients with Crohn's disease (CD): treat-to-target (T2T) versus standard of care (SoC). OBJECTIVE We investigated the effect of a T2T or SoC ustekinumab treatment strategy on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and work productivity and activity impairment (WPAI) over a 2-year follow-up period. METHODS At Week 16, adult patients with moderate-to-severe active CD were randomized 1:1 to either T2T or SoC treatment groups. We assessed changes from baseline in HRQoL measures (Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire [IBDQ], EuroQoL 5-dimension 5-level [visual analogue scale and index], Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety and -Depression) and the WPAI questionnaire in two patient populations: randomized analysis set (RAS, patients randomized to either T2T or SoC at Week 16 and completed Week 48) and modified RAS (mRAS, patients who entered the long-term extension [LTE] period at Week 48). RESULTS At Week 16, 440 patients were randomized to T2T (n = 219) or SoC (n = 221) arms; 366 patients completed Week 48. Of these, 323 patients entered the LTE and 258 patients completed 104 weeks of treatment. In the RAS population, percentages of patients achieving IBDQ response and remission were not significantly different between treatment arms at Weeks 16 and 48. In the overall mRAS population, IBDQ response and remission increased over time from Weeks 16-104. In both populations, improvements from baseline in all HRQoL measurements were observed at Week 16 and maintained until either Week 48 or Week 104, respectively. In both populations, improvements from baseline in T2T and SoC arms at Weeks 16, 48 or 104 in WPAI domains were observed. CONCLUSION Independent of treatment strategy (T2T or SoC), ustekinumab was effective in improving HRQoL measurements and WPAI over a period of 2 years.
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- Julian Panés
- Department of GastroenterologyHospital Clinic of BarcelonaIDIBAPS, CIBERehdBarcelonaSpain
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- Department of Gastroenterology & HepatologyUniversity Hospitals LeuvenLeuvenBelgium
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- Amsterdam University Medical CenterUniversity of AmsterdamAmsterdamThe Netherlands
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- Gastroenterology and EndoscopyIRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele and University Vita‐Salute San RaffaeleMilanItaly
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- Department of Pharmacology & TherapeuticsInstitute for Molecular and Cell BiologyFaculty of Medicine University of PortoPortoPortugal
- Department of GastroenterologyHospital de São JoãoPortoPortugal
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- Department of GastroenterologyGlasgow Royal InfirmaryGlasgowUK
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- University of LorraineINSERMNGERENancyFrance
- Groupe Hospitalier Privé Ambroise Paré ‐ HartmannParis IBD CenterNeuilly sur SeineFrance
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- Department of Medicine IAgaplesion Markus HospitalFrankfurt/MainGermany
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D'Haens GR, Lee S, Taylor SA, Serone A, Rimola J, Colombel JF. Filgotinib for the Treatment of Small Bowel Crohn's Disease: the DIVERGENCE 1 Trial. Gastroenterology 2023:S0016-5085(23)00591-7. [PMID: 37054757 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2023.03.234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 11/20/2022] [Revised: 03/17/2023] [Accepted: 03/27/2023] [Indexed: 04/15/2023]
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- Geert R D'Haens
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA
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- Centre for Medical Imaging, University College London, London, UK
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Department of Radiology, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
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- The Dr. Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, USA
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De Voogd F, D'Haens GR, Gecse KB. Reply. Gastroenterology 2023; 164:1347-1348. [PMID: 36801272 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2023.01.044] [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: 01/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/31/2023] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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- Floris De Voogd
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdamb, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdamb, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdamb, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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D'Haens GR, Sandborn WJ. Reply. Gastroenterology 2023; 164:166-168. [PMID: 36067821 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.09.001] [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: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 09/01/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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- Geert R D'Haens
- Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, California
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Garcia Garrido HM, van Put B, Terryn S, de Pijper CA, Stijnis C, D'Haens GR, Spuls PI, van de Sande MG, Gucht S, Grobusch MP, Goorhuis A. Immunogenicity and one-year boostability of a 3-dose intramuscular rabies pre-exposure prophylaxis schedule in adults receiving immunosuppressive monotherapy: a prospective single-Centre clinical trial. J Travel Med 2022; 30:6883953. [PMID: 36477981 PMCID: PMC10075057 DOI: 10.1093/jtm/taac148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 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: 08/24/2022] [Revised: 11/21/2022] [Accepted: 11/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND For immunocompromised patients (ICPs), administration of rabies immunoglobulins (RIG) after exposure is still recommended regardless of prior vaccination, due to a lack of data. We aimed to assess the one-year boostability of a 3-dose rabies pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) schedule in individuals using immunosuppressive monotherapy. METHODS In this prospective study, individuals on immunosuppressive monotherapy with a conventional immunomodulator (cIM) or a TNF-alpha inhibitor (TNFi) for a chronic inflammatory disease received a 3-dose intramuscular PrEP schedule (days 0,7,21-28) with 1 mL Rabipur®, followed by a 2-dose simulated post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) schedule (days 0,3) after 12 months. Rabies neutralizing antibodies were assessed at baseline, on Day 21-28 (before 3rd PrEP dose), Day 60, Month 12 and Month 12 + 7 days. The primary outcome was one-year boostability, defined as the proportion of patients with a neutralizing antibody titre of ≥ 0.5 IU/mL at Month 12 + 7 days. Secondary outcomes were geometric mean titres and factors associated with the primary endpoint. RESULTS We included 56 individuals, of whom 52 completed the study. The one-year boostability was 90% (47/52) with a GMT of 6.16 (95% CI 3.83-9.91). All participants seroconverted at some point in the study. Early response to PrEP (at day 21-28) was significantly associated with 100% boostability (Odds ratio 51; 95% confidence interval [5.0-6956], p < 0.01). The vaccination schedule was safe and well tolerated. No vaccine-related serious adverse events occurred. CONCLUSION In patients using immunosuppressive monotherapy, a 3-dose rabies PrEP schedule followed by a 2-dose PEP schedule is immunogenic, with all patients seroconverting at some point in the study. Although boostability 7 days after PEP was not 100%, nobody would wrongly be denied RIG when only administered to those who responded early to PrEP, while reducing administration of RIG by 73%.
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- Hannah M Garcia Garrido
- Amsterdam UMC, Center for Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Center for Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Center for Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Center for Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Gastroenterology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Dermatology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Center for Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Center for Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Institute for Infection and Immunity, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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de Voogd F, van Wassenaer EA, Mookhoek A, Bots S, van Gennep S, Löwenberg M, D'Haens GR, Gecse KB. Intestinal Ultrasound Is Accurate to Determine Endoscopic Response and Remission in Patients With Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis: A Longitudinal Prospective Cohort Study. Gastroenterology 2022; 163:1569-1581. [PMID: 36030056 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.08.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.5] [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: 02/23/2022] [Revised: 08/09/2022] [Accepted: 08/19/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Intestinal ultrasound (IUS) is noninvasive, cost-effective, and accurate to determine disease activity in ulcerative colitis (UC). In this study, we prospectively evaluated IUS for treatment response in a longitudinal cohort by using endoscopy and histology as gold standards. METHODS Consecutive patients with moderate to severe UC (endoscopic Mayo score [EMS] ≥2) starting tofacitinib treatment were included. Patients were evaluated at baseline and after 8 weeks of tofacitinib induction by means of clinical, biochemical, endoscopic (EMS and UC endoscopic index for severity), histologic (Robarts Histopathologic Index) and IUS assessments. Readers of IUS, endoscopy, and histology were blinded for all other outcomes. The primary outcome was difference in bowel wall thickness (BWT) for endoscopic improvement vs no endoscopic improvement. Endoscopic remission was defined as EMS = 0, improvement as EMS ≤1, and response as a decrease of EMS ≥1. RESULTS Thirty patients were included, with 27 patients completing follow-up. BWT correlated with EMS (ρ = 0.68, P < .0001), UC endoscopic index for severity (ρ = 0.73, P < .0001) and Robarts Histopathologic Index (ρ = 0.49, P = .002) at both time points. BWT in the sigmoid was lower in patients with endoscopic remission (1.4 mm vs 4.0 mm, P = .016), endoscopic improvement (1.8 mm vs 4.5 mm, P < .0001) and decrease in BWT was more pronounced in patients with endoscopic response (-58.1% vs -13.4%, P = .018). The most accurate cutoff values for BWT were 2.8 mm (area under the curve [AUC] 0.87) for endoscopic remission, 3.9 mm (AUC 0.92) for improvement, and decrease of 32% (AUC 0.87) for response. The submucosa was the most responsive wall layer. CONCLUSION IUS, importantly BWT as the single most important parameter, is highly accurate to detect treatment response when evaluated against endoscopic outcomes.
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- Floris de Voogd
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Hanžel J, Jairath V, Ma C, Guizzetti L, Zou G, Santillan CS, Taylor SA, van Viegen T, D'Haens GR, Feagan BG, Panés J, Rimola J. Responsiveness of Magnetic Resonance Enterography Indices for Evaluation of Luminal Disease Activity in Crohn's Disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022; 20:2598-2606. [PMID: 35149220 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2022.01.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [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: 08/24/2021] [Revised: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) is having an increasing role in Crohn's disease; however, fully validated indices are needed. We evaluated the responsiveness of 4 MRE indices in luminal Crohn's disease. METHODS Paired MRE images (pretreatment and post-treatment at weeks 12 or 14) from 41 patients were scored by 3 blinded radiologists. Disease activity was scored for 4 MRE indices (magnetic resonance index of activity [MaRIA], simplified MaRIA, London index, and London extended index) and a 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS) of overall disease activity. The criterion for change was an improvement by at least one half of an SD in the VAS after treatment. Responsiveness was evaluated using the standardized effect size (SES). Longitudinal validity was evaluated using correlations between changes in MRE index scores and disease activity measures including endoscopy and the VAS. RESULTS The SES was 1.17 (95% CI, 0.56-1.77) for the simplified MaRIA, 0.98 (95% CI, 0.42-1.55) for the MaRIA, 0.95 (95% CI, 0.38-1.51) for the London extended index, and 0.85 (95% CI, 0.31-1.39) for the London index. The simplified MaRIA was significantly more responsive than the London index (ΔSES, 0.32; 95% CI, 0.05-0.58) but not the MaRIA (ΔSES, 0.18; 95% CI, -0.01 to 0.38) or the London extended index (ΔSES, 0.22; 95% CI, -0.05 to 0.50). Correlations with endoscopy (simplified MaRIA: r = 0.72) were not different from correlations with the VAS (London extended index: r = 0.70). CONCLUSIONS Evaluated MRE indices showed moderate-to-large responsiveness and are suitable for use in clinical trials. The simplified MaRIA may be preferred because of its responsiveness and nonreliance on gadolinium administration.
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- Jurij Hanžel
- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Alimentiv, Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Alimentiv, Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; Division of Gastroenterology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
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- Alimentiv, Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Alimentiv, Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; Robarts Research Institute, Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Radiology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Centre for Medical Imaging, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Alimentiv, Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Alimentiv, Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; Division of Gastroenterology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Hospital Clinic Barcelona, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Barcelona, Spain
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- Hospital Clinic Barcelona, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Barcelona, Spain
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Ma C, Hanzel J, Panaccione R, Sandborn WJ, D'Haens GR, Ahuja V, Atreya R, Bernstein CN, Bossuyt P, Bressler B, Bryant RV, Cohen B, Colombel JF, Danese S, Dignass A, Dubinsky MC, Fleshner PR, Gearry RB, Hanauer SB, Hart A, Kotze PG, Kucharzik T, Lakatos PL, Leong RW, Magro F, Panés J, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Ran Z, Regueiro M, Singh S, Spinelli A, Steinhart AH, Travis SP, van der Woude CJ, Yacyshyn B, Yamamoto T, Allez M, Bemelman WA, Lightner AL, Louis E, Rubin DT, Scherl EJ, Siegel CA, Silverberg MS, Vermeire S, Parker CE, McFarlane SC, Guizzetti L, Smith MI, Vande Casteele N, Feagan BG, Jairath V. CORE-IBD: A Multidisciplinary International Consensus Initiative to Develop a Core Outcome Set for Randomized Controlled Trials in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Gastroenterology 2022; 163:950-964. [PMID: 35788348 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.06.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [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: 04/27/2022] [Revised: 06/21/2022] [Accepted: 06/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS End points to determine the efficacy and safety of medical therapies for Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) are evolving. Given the heterogeneity in current outcome measures, harmonizing end points in a core outcome set for randomized controlled trials is a priority for drug development in inflammatory bowel disease. METHODS Candidate outcome domains and outcome measures were generated from systematic literature reviews and patient engagement surveys and interviews. An iterative Delphi process was conducted to establish consensus: panelists anonymously voted on items using a 9-point Likert scale, and feedback was incorporated between rounds to refine statements. Consensus meetings were held to ratify the outcome domains and core outcome measures. Stakeholders were recruited internationally, and included gastroenterologists, colorectal surgeons, methodologists, and clinical trialists. RESULTS A total of 235 patients and 53 experts participated. Patient-reported outcomes, quality of life, endoscopy, biomarkers, and safety were considered core domains; histopathology was an additional domain for UC. In CD, there was consensus to use the 2-item patient-reported outcome (ie, abdominal pain and stool frequency), Crohn's Disease Activity Index, Simple Endoscopic Score for Crohn's Disease, C-reactive protein, fecal calprotectin, and co-primary end points of symptomatic remission and endoscopic response. In UC, there was consensus to use the 9-point Mayo Clinic Score, fecal urgency, Robarts Histopathology Index or Geboes Score, fecal calprotectin, and a composite primary end point including both symptomatic and endoscopic remission. Safety outcomes should be reported using the Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities. CONCLUSIONS This multidisciplinary collaboration involving patients and clinical experts has produced the first core outcome set that can be applied to randomized controlled trials of CD and UC.
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada.
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- Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
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- Medical Department I, University Hospital Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Max Rady College of Medicine, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; University of Manitoba Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinical and Research Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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- Imelda Gastrointestinal Clinical Research Center, Imelda General Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, St Paul's Hospital, University of British Columbia, British Columbia, Canada
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Service, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia; School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy; Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medicine I, Agaplesion Markus Hospital, Goethe-University, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology), Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Mark's Hospital and Academic Institute, Harrow, United Kingdom
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Outpatient Clinics, Colorectal Surgery Unit, Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Lüneburg Hospital, University of Hamburg, Lüneburg, Germany
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- Division of Gastroenterology, McGill University, Montreal, Canada; 1st Department of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Concord Repatriation General Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Biomedicine, Unit of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal; Department of Clinical Pharmacology, São João University Hospital Center, Porto, Portugal; Faculty of Medicine, University of Porto, Portugal; Center for Health Technology and Services Research, Porto, Portugal
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- Hospital Clinic Barcelona, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute, Biomedical Research Networking Center in Hepatic and Digestive Disease, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, INSERM NGERE U1256, University Hospital of Nancy, University of Lorraine, Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Key Laboratory of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ministry of Health, Shanghai Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Center, Renji Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai Institute of Digestive Disease, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Milan, Italy; Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Milan, Italy
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- Mount Sinai Hospital Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Translational Gastroenterology Unit, John Radcliffe Hospital, Oxford, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center and Department of Surgery, Yokkaichi Hazu Medical Center, Yokkaichi, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, INSERM U1160, Université de Paris, Paris, Île-de-France, France
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Hepato-Gastroenterology and Digestive Oncology Department, University and Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- University of Chicago Medicine, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Jill Roberts Center for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, New Hampshire
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- Mount Sinai Hospital Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
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van Wassenaer EA, van Rijn RR, Zwetsloot SLM, de Voogd FAE, van Schuppen J, Kindermann A, de Meij TGJ, van Limbergen JE, Gecse KB, D'Haens GR, Benninga MA, Koot BGP. Intestinal Ultrasound to Assess Ulcerative Colitis Disease Activity in Children: External Validation and Comparison of 2 Intestinal Ultrasound Activity Indices. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2022:6712311. [PMID: 36149272 PMCID: PMC10393203 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izac197] [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: 02/22/2022] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND There is currently no consensus on the definition of an abnormal intestinal ultrasound (IUS) for children with ulcerative colitis (UC). This cross-sectional study aimed to externally validate and compare 2 existing IUS indices in children with UC. METHODS Children undergoing colonoscopy for UC assessment underwent IUS the day before colonoscopy, assessed with the Mayo endoscopic subscore. The UC-IUS index and the Civitelli index were compared with the Mayo endoscopic score in the ascending, transverse, and descending colon. The area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve for detecting a Mayo endoscopic score ≥2 of both scores was compared and sensitivity and specificity were calculated. RESULTS A total of 35 UC patients were included (median age 15 years, 39% female). The area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve was higher for the UC-IUS index in the ascending colon (0.82 [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.67-0.97] vs 0.76 [95% CI, 0.59-0.93]; P = .046) and transverse colon (0.88 [95% CI, 0.76-1.00] vs 0.77 [95% CI, 0.60-0.93]; P = .01). In the descending colon, there was no difference (0.84 [95% CI, 0.70-0.99] vs 0.84 [95% CI, 0.70-0.98]). The optimal cutoff for the UC-IUS was <1 point to rule out a Mayo endoscopic score ≥2 (sensitivity: 88%, 100%, and 90% in the ascending, transverse, and descending colon, respectively) and a Mayo endoscopic score ≥2 could be detected using a cutoff of >1 (specificity: 84%, 83%, and 87%, respectively). For the Civitelli index, in our cohort, the optimal cutoff was <1 to rule out a Mayo endoscopic score ≥2 (sensitivity 75%, 65%, and 80%, respectively) and a cutoff >1 to detect a Mayo endoscopic score ≥2 (specificity 89%, 89%, and 93%, respectively). CONCLUSIONS In this cohort, the UC-IUS index performed better than the Civitelli index. The UC-IUS index had both a high sensitivity and specificity in this cohort, when using 1 point as cutoff for a Mayo endoscopic score ≥2.
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- Elsa A van Wassenaer
- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.,Amsterdam Reproduction and Development Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.,Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlandsand
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC and Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.,Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlandsand
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlandsand
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Emma Children's Hospital, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Sandborn WJ, D'Haens GR, Sands BE, Panaccione R, Ng SC, Lawendy N, Kulisek N, Modesto I, Guo X, Mundayat R, Su C, Vranic I, Panés J. Tofacitinib for the treatment of ulcerative colitis: an integrated summary of up to 7.8 years of safety data from the global clinical program. J Crohns Colitis 2022; 17:338-351. [PMID: 36124702 PMCID: PMC10069618 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [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: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Tofacitinib is an oral small molecule JAK inhibitor for the treatment of ulcerative colitis. We report an integrated summary of tofacitinib safety [exposure:≤7.8 years] from the global clinical program. METHODS Patients receiving tofacitinib 5 or 10 mg twice daily (BID) from completed phase [P]2/3 placebo-controlled studies, open-label, long-term extension study [final data cut-off: August 24, 2020], and interim analysis of a P3b/4 study [interim data cut-off: February 20, 2020; Overall plus P3b/4 (2020) Cohort], were included. Proportions with adverse events [AEs] and serious AEs, and incidence rates [IRs; unique patients with events/100 patient-years] for deaths and AEs of special interest [AESI] were evaluated. Opportunistic infections, malignancies, major adverse cardiovascular events [MACE], and gastrointestinal perforations were adjudicated. RESULTS In total, 1157 patients received ≥1 dose of tofacitinib (mean duration: 946.9 days); 955/1157 [83%] received a predominant dose of 10 mg BID; 412/1157 [35.6%] received tofacitinib for >4 years; 992/1157 [85.7%] had AEs, 244/1157 [21.1%] had serious AEs, and 134/1157 (11.6%) discontinued due to AEs. IRs [95% CIs] for all tofacitinib doses: deaths, 0.23 [0.09-0.46]; serious infections, 1.69 [1.26-2.21]; herpes zoster [non-serious and serious], 3.30 [2.67-4.04]; opportunistic infections, 1.03 [0.70-1.46]; malignancies [excluding nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC)], 0.84 [0.55-1.24]; NMSC, 0.73 [0.45-1.10]; MACE, 0.29 [0.13-0.55]; deep vein thrombosis, 0.03 [0.00-0.18]; pulmonary embolism, 0.19 [0.07-0.42]; gastrointestinal perforations, 0.10 [0.02-0.28]. CONCLUSIONS AESI IRs were stable to 7.8 years and generally <2.0 in the Overall plus P3b/4 (2020) Cohort, with the exception of herpes zoster [a known risk of tofacitinib treatment].
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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, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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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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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Institute of Digestive Disease, Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, LKS Institute of Health Science, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain
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Hanzel J, Jairath V, De Cruz P, Guizzetti L, Shackelton LM, Bossuyt P, Duijvestein M, Dulai PS, Grossmann J, Hirten RP, Khanna R, Panes J, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Regueiro M, Rubin DT, Singh S, Stidham RW, Sandborn WJ, Feagan BG, D'Haens GR, Ma C. Recommendations for Standardizing Clinical Trial Design and Endoscopic Assessment in Postoperative Crohn's Disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2022; 28:1321-1331. [PMID: 34791254 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izab259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [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: 08/12/2021] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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BACKGROUND The lack of standardized methods for clinical trial design and disease activity assessment has contributed to an absence of approved medical therapies for the prevention of postoperative Crohn's disease (CD). We developed recommendations for regulatory trial design for this indication and for endoscopic assessment of postoperative CD activity. METHODS An international panel of 19 gastroenterologists was assembled. Modified Research and Development/University of California Los Angeles methodology was used to rate the appropriateness of 196 statements using a 9-point Likert scale in 2 rounds of voting. Results were reviewed and discussed between rounds. RESULTS Inclusion of patients with a history of completely resected ileocolonic CD in regulatory clinical trials for the prevention of postoperative recurrence was appropriate. Given the absence of approved medical therapies, a placebo-controlled design with a primary end point of endoscopic remission at 52 weeks was appropriate for drug development for this indication; however, there was uncertainty regarding the appropriateness of a coprimary end point of symptomatic and endoscopic remission and the use of currently available patient-reported outcome measures. The modified Rutgeerts Score, endoscopic assessment of the anastomosis, and a minimum of 5cm of neoterminal ileum were also appropriate; although the appropriateness of other indices including the Simple Endoscopic Score for CD for endoscopic assessment of postoperative CD activity was uncertain. CONCLUSIONS A framework for regulatory trial design for the prevention of postoperative CD recurrence and endoscopic assessment of disease activity has been developed. Research to empirically validate end points for these trials is needed.
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- Jurij Hanzel
- Department of Gastroenterology, UMC Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Alimentiv Inc., London, Ontario, Canada
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- Alimentiv Inc., London, Ontario, Canada.,Division of Gastroenterology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Austin Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.,Department of Medicine, Austin Academic Centre, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Imelda General Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism (AGEM), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Bethesda Hospital, Johanniter GmbH, Mönchengladbach, Germany
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- Icahn School of Medicine, The Susan & Leonard Feinstein IBD Center Division of Gastroenterology, Mount Sinai, New York City, New York, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, IDIBAPS, CIBERehd, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Inserm NGERE U1256, University Hospital of Nancy, University of Lorraine,Vandoeuvre-lès-Nancy, France
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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- University of Chicago Medicine Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA.,Department of Computational Medicine and Bioinformatics. University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
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- Alimentiv Inc., London, Ontario, Canada.,Division of Gastroenterology, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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- Alimentiv Inc., London, Ontario, Canada.,Division of Gastroenterology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.,Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism (AGEM), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Alimentiv Inc., London, Ontario, Canada.,Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Community Health Sciences, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Pauwels RWM, van der Woude CJ, Nieboer D, Steyerberg EW, Casanova MJ, Gisbert JP, Kennedy NA, Lees CW, Louis E, Molnár T, Szántó K, Leo E, Bots S, Downey R, Lukas M, Lin WC, Amiot A, Lu C, Roblin X, Farkas K, Seidelin JB, Duijvestein M, D'Haens GR, de Vries AC. Prediction of Relapse After Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Cessation in Crohn's Disease: Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis of 1317 Patients From 14 Studies. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022; 20:1671-1686.e16. [PMID: 33933376 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2021.03.037] [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] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2020] [Revised: 03/03/2021] [Accepted: 03/29/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS Tools for stratification of relapse risk of Crohn's disease (CD) after anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy cessation are needed. We aimed to validate a previously developed prediction model from the diSconTinuation in CrOhn's disease patients in stable Remission on combined therapy with Immunosuppressants (STORI) trial, and to develop an updated model. METHODS Cohort studies were selected that reported on anti-TNF cessation in 30 or more CD patients in remission. Individual participant data were requested for luminal CD patients and anti-TNF treatment duration of 6 months or longer. The discriminative ability (concordance-statistic [C-statistic]) and calibration (agreement between observed and predicted risks) were explored for the STORI model. Next, an updated prognostic model was constructed, with performance assessment by cross-validation. RESULTS This individual participant data meta-analysis included 1317 patients from 14 studies in 11 countries. Relapses after anti-TNF cessation occurred in 632 of 1317 patients after a median of 13 months. The pooled 1-year relapse rate was 38%. The STORI prediction model showed poor discriminative ability (C-statistic, 0.51). The updated model reached a moderate discriminative ability (C-statistic, 0.59), and included clinical symptoms at cessation (hazard ratio [HR], 2.2; 95% CI, 1.2-4), younger age at diagnosis (HR, 1.5 for A1 (age at diagnosis ≤16 years) vs A2 (age at diagnosis 17 - 40 years); 95% CI, 1.11-1.89), no concomitant immunosuppressants (HR, 1.4; 95% CI, 1.18-172), smoking (HR, 1.4; 95% CI, 1.15-1.67), second line anti-TNF (HR, 1.3; 95% CI, 1.01-1.69), upper gastrointestinal tract involvement (HR, 1.3 for L4 vs non-L4; 95% CI, 0.96-1.79), adalimumab (HR, 1.22 vs infliximab; 95% CI, 0.99-1.50), age at cessation (HR, 1.2 per 10 years younger; 95% CI, 1-1.33), C-reactive protein (HR, 1.04 per doubling; 95% CI, 1.00-1.08), and longer disease duration (HR, 1.07 per 5 years; 95% CI, 0.98-1.17). In subanalysis, the discriminative ability of the model improved by adding fecal calprotectin (C-statistic, 0.63). CONCLUSIONS This updated prediction model showed a reasonable discriminative ability, exceeding the performance of a previously published model. It might be useful to guide clinical decisions on anti-TNF therapy cessation in CD patients after further validation.
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- Renske W M Pauwels
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public Health, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Biomedical Data Sciences, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas, Madrid, Spain
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- Exeter Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Group, University of Exeter, Exeter, United Kingdom; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- First Department of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- First Department of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Digestive Diseases, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Seville, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Royal Hallamshire Hospital, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, National Health Service Foundation Trust, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Clinical and Research Centre, Iscare a.s, Prague, Czech Republic; Institute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, First Medical Faculty, General Teaching Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris Est Creteil University, Henri Mondor Hospital, Paris Est Creteil University; Department of Gastroenterology, Paris Est-Créteil Val de Marne University, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Henri Mondor Hospital, Creteil, France
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Zeidler Ledcor Center, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Division of Gastroenterology, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Gastro-Enterology, INSERM CIC 1408, Paris, France; Department of Gastroenterology, University of Saint Etienne, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Hopital Nord, Saint Etienne, France
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- First Department of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Herlev Hospital, Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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Mukherjee A, Tsuchiwata S, Nicholas T, Cook JA, Modesto I, Su C, D'Haens GR, Sandborn WJ. Exposure-Response Characterization of Tofacitinib Efficacy in Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis: Results From Phase II and Phase III Induction and Maintenance Studies. Clin Pharmacol Ther 2022; 112:90-100. [PMID: 35380740 PMCID: PMC9322343 DOI: 10.1002/cpt.2601] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Tofacitinib is an oral small molecule JAK inhibitor for the treatment of ulcerative colitis. Relationships between plasma tofacitinib concentration and efficacy were characterized using exposure‐response (E‐R) models, with demographic and disease covariates evaluated as potential predictors of efficacy. Data were from phase II and III (OCTAVE Induction 1 and 2) induction studies, and a phase III maintenance study (OCTAVE Sustain). Induction studies included 1,355 patients (tofacitinib 0.5, 3, 10, or 15 mg b.i.d. or placebo). The maintenance study included 592 patients (tofacitinib 5 or 10 mg b.i.d. or placebo). E‐R models, including induction patients predicted placebo‐adjusted remission rates of 6.4% and 12.7% at week 8 for tofacitinib 5 and 10 mg b.i.d., respectively; corresponding rates in patients without prior tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) failure were 12.8% and 20.4%. Estimates to achieve/maintain remission at week 52 of maintenance were 29% and 18% (tofacitinib 5 mg b.i.d.), and 41% and 26% (tofacitinib 10 mg b.i.d.), for patients in remission or not following induction, respectively. During maintenance, patients with prior TNFi failure had lower probability of remission on 5 mg b.i.d. (24.9%) than 10 mg b.i.d. (35.0%). Results indicated tofacitinib 10 mg b.i.d. was an appropriate induction dose but suggested efficacy with 5 mg b.i.d. in patients without prior TNFi failure. Tofacitinib 5 mg b.i.d. was efficacious for maintenance, although patients with prior TNFi failure might see additional benefit on 10 mg b.i.d. Per product labeling, recommended tofacitinib induction dose is 10 mg b.i.d., then maintenance at 5 mg b.i.d. For patients who lose response during maintenance, 10 mg b.i.d. may be considered, limited to the shortest duration. Clinicaltrials.gov: NCT00787202; NCT01465763; NCT01458951; and NCT01458574.
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- Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California, USA
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Meima-van Praag EM, van Rijn KL, Wasmann KATGM, Snijder HJ, Stoker J, D'Haens GR, Gecse KB, Gerhards MF, Jansen JM, Dijkgraaf MGW, van der Bilt JDW, Mundt MW, Spinelli A, Danese S, Bemelman WA, Buskens CJ. Short-term anti-TNF therapy with surgical closure versus anti-TNF therapy in the treatment of perianal fistulas in Crohn's disease (PISA-II): a patient preference randomised trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022; 7:617-626. [PMID: 35427495 DOI: 10.1016/s2468-1253(22)00088-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/21/2022] [Revised: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Guidelines on Crohn's perianal fistulas recommend anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) treatment and suggest considering surgical closure for patients with surgically amenable disease. However, long-term outcomes following these two strategies have not been directly compared. The aim of this study was to assess radiological healing in patients who received short-term anti-TNF treatment and surgical closure compared with those who received anti-TNF treatment alone. METHODS The PISA-II trial was a multicentre, patient preference study done in nine hospitals in the Netherlands and one hospital in Italy. Adult patients with Crohn's disease and an active high perianal fistula with a single internal opening were eligible for inclusion. After counselling, patients with no treatment preference were randomly assigned (1:1) using random block randomisation (block sizes of six without statification), to 4-month anti-TNF therapy and surgical closure or anti-TNF therapy for 1 year, after seton insertion. Patients with a treatment preference received their preferred therapy. The primary outcome was radiological healing assessed by MRI at 18 months, defined as a complete fibrotic tract or a MAGNIFI-CD (Magnetic Resonance Index for Fistula Imaging in Crohn's Disease) score of 0, assessed according to the intention-to-treat principle. Secondary outcomes included clinical closure, number of patients undergoing surgical reintervention and number of reinterventions, recurrences, and impact on quality of life measured by the Perianal Disease Activity Index (PDAI). Analyses were performed on an intention-to-treat basis and additionally an as-treated analysis for radiological healing and clinical closure. This study was registered at the Dutch Trial Registry, NL7625, and with EudraCT, 2018-002064-15, and is closed to accrual due to completion. FINDINGS Between Sept 14, 2013, and Dec 7, 2019, 94 patients were enrolled onto the trial, of whom 32 (34%) were randomly assigned and 62 (66%) chose a specific treatment. 38 (40%) patients were assigned to the surgical closure group and 56 (60%) patients to the anti-TNF group. At 18 months, radiological healing was significantly more common in the surgical closure group (12 [32%] patients) than in the anti-TNF group (five [9%] patients; p=0·005). By contrast, clinical closure was not significantly different between the two treatment groups (26 [68%] patients in the surgical closure group vs 29 [52%] patients in the anti-TNF group; p=0·076). Significantly fewer patients required a reintervention in the surgical closure group than in the anti-TNF therapy group (five [13%] patients in the surgical closure group, median one reintervention [IQR one to three] vs 24 [43%] patients in the anti-TNF group, median two reinterventions [one to two]; p=0·005). Among patients who reached clinical closure during follow-up, four (14%) of 29 in the surgical closure group and five (16%) of 31 in the anti-TNF therapy group had a recurrence, which occurred only in patients without radiological healing. PDAI was significantly lower in the surgical closure group than in the anti-TNF group after 18 months (p=0·031). Adverse events and serious adverse events were similar in both treatment groups and mostly entailed reinterventions. Ten (11%) patients had side-effects associated with anti-TNF treatment. Two serious adverse events unrelated to study treatment occurred (appendicitis and myocardial infarction). One patient died from a tongue base carcinoma, unrelated to study treatment. INTERPRETATION Short-term anti-TNF treatment combined with surgical closure induces long-term MRI healing more frequently than anti-TNF therapy in patients with Crohn's perianal fistulas. These data suggest that patients with Crohn's perianal fistula amenable for surgical closure should be counselled for this therapeutic approach. FUNDING Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development and Broad Medical Research Program.
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- Elise M Meima-van Praag
- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology and Data Science, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Flevoziekenhuis, Almere, Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Ospedale San Raffaele and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico Ospedale San Raffaele and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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D'Haens GR, Sandborn WJ, Loftus EV, Hanauer SB, Schreiber S, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Panaccione R, Panés J, Baert F, Colombel JF, Ferrante M, Louis E, Armuzzi A, Zhou Q, Goteti VS, Mostafa NM, Doan TT, Petersson J, Finney-Hayward T, Song AP, Robinson AM, Danese S. Higher vs Standard Adalimumab Induction Dosing Regimens and Two Maintenance Strategies: Randomized SERENE CD Trial Results. Gastroenterology 2022; 162:1876-1890. [PMID: 35122766 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.01.044] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.5] [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: 07/16/2021] [Revised: 01/07/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Dose-optimization strategies for biologic therapies in Crohn's disease (CD) are not well established. The SERENE CD (Study of a Novel Approach to Induction and Maintenance Dosing With Adalimumab in Patients With Moderate to Severe Crohn's Disease) trial evaluated higher vs standard adalimumab induction dosing and clinically adjusted (CA) vs therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) maintenance strategies in patients with moderately to severely active CD. METHODS In this phase 3, randomized, double-blind, multicenter trial, eligible adults (Crohn's Disease Activity Index score of 220-450, endoscopic evidence of mucosal inflammation, and previous failure of standard therapies) were randomized to higher induction regimen (adalimumab 160 mg at weeks 0, 1, 2, and 3; n = 308) or standard induction regimen (adalimumab 160 mg at week 0 and 80 mg at week 2; n = 206) followed by 40 mg every other week from week 4 onward. Co-primary end points included clinical remission at week 4 and endoscopic response at week 12. At week 12, patients were re-randomized to maintenance therapy optimized by Crohn's Disease Activity Index and C-reactive protein (CA; n = 92) or serum adalimumab concentrations and/or clinical criteria (TDM; n = 92); exploratory end points were evaluated at week 56. RESULTS Similar proportions of patients receiving higher induction regimen and standard induction regimen achieved clinical remission at week 4 (44% in both; P = .939) and endoscopic response at week 12 (43% vs 39%, respectively, P = .462). Week 56 efficacy was similar between CA and TDM. Safety profiles were comparable between dosing regimens. CONCLUSIONS Higher induction regimen was not superior to standard induction regimen, and CA and TDM maintenance strategies were similarly efficacious. Adalimumab therapy was well tolerated, and no new safety concerns were identified. (ClinicalTrials.gov, Number: NCT02065570).
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- Geert R D'Haens
- Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism and Gastroenterology and Hepatology Departments, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Gastroenterology Department, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Department of Medicine (Gastroenterology and Hepatology), Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Centre Hospitalier Règional Universitaire de Nancy, Nutrition-Genetics and Exposure to Environmental Risks, Institut National de la Santè et de la Recherche Mèdicale, University of Lorraine, Nancy, France
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- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute, Biomedical Research Networking Center in Hepatic and Digestive Diseases, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, AZ Delta, Roeselare-Menen, Belgium
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Rome, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Ospedale San Raffaele and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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Panés J, Colombel JF, D'Haens GR, Schreiber S, Panaccione R, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Loftus EV, Danese S, Tanida S, Okuyama Y, Louis E, Armuzzi A, Ferrante M, Vogelsang H, Hibi T, Watanabe M, Lefebvre J, Finney-Hayward T, Sanchez Gonzalez Y, Doan TT, Mostafa NM, Ikeda K, Xie W, Huang B, Petersson J, Kalabic J, Robinson AM, Sandborn WJ. Higher vs Standard Adalimumab Induction and Maintenance Dosing Regimens for Treatment of Ulcerative Colitis: SERENE UC Trial Results. Gastroenterology 2022; 162:1891-1910. [PMID: 35227777 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.02.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [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: 07/20/2021] [Revised: 02/02/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS SERENE UC (Study of a Novel Approach to Induction and Maintenance Dosing With Adalimumab in Patients With Moderate to Severe Ulcerative Colitis) evaluated the efficacy of higher adalimumab induction and maintenance dose regimens in patients with ulcerative colitis. METHODS This phase 3, double-blind, randomized trial included induction and maintenance studies, with a main study (ex-Japan) and Japan substudy. Eligible patients (18-75 years, full Mayo score 6-12, centrally read endoscopy subscore 2-3) were randomized 3:2 to higher induction regimen (adalimumab 160 mg at weeks 0, 1, 2, and 3) or standard induction regimen (160 mg at week 0 and 80 mg at week 2); all received 40 mg at weeks 4 and 6. At week 8, all patients were rerandomized 2:2:1 (main study) to 40 mg every week (ew), 40 mg every other week (eow), or exploratory therapeutic drug monitoring; or 1:1 (Japan substudy) to 40 mg ew or 40 mg eow maintenance regimens. RESULTS In the main study, 13.3% vs 10.9% of patients receiving the higher induction regimen vs standard induction regimen achieved clinical remission (full Mayo score ≤2 with no subscore >1) at week 8 (induction primary end point; P = .265); among week-8 responders, 39.5% vs 29.0% receiving 40 mg ew vs 40 mg eow achieved clinical remission at week 52 (maintenance primary end point; P = .069). In the integrated (main + Japan) population, 41.1% vs 30.1% of week-8 responders receiving 40 mg ew vs 40 mg eow achieved clinical remission at week 52 (nominal P = .045). Safety profiles were comparable between dosing regimens. CONCLUSION Although primary end points were not met, a >10% absolute difference in clinical remission was demonstrated with higher adalimumab maintenance dosing. Higher dosing regimens were generally well tolerated and consistent with the known safety profile of adalimumab in ulcerative colitis. CLINICALTRIALS gov, Number: NCT002209456.
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- Julián Panés
- Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute, Biomedical Research Networking Center in Hepatic and Digestive Diseases, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism and Gastroenterology and Hepatology Departments, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel University, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire de Nancy, Nutrition-Genetics and Exposure to Environmental Risks, Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale, University of Lorraine, Nancy, France
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Ospedale San Raffaele and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Nagoya, Aichi, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Japanese Red Cross Kyoto Daiichi Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège, Liège, Belgium
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- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Unit, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Center for Advanced Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research and Treatment, Kitasato University, Kitasato Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Advanced Research Institute and Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Gastroenterology Department, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California
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Hanzel J, Ma C, Jairath V, Sedano R, Shackelton LM, D'Haens GR, Sandborn WJ, Feagan BG. Design of Clinical Trials for Mild to Moderate Crohn's Disease. Gastroenterology 2022; 162:1800-1814.e1. [PMID: 35240140 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.02.036] [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: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 01/21/2022] [Accepted: 02/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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- Jurij Hanzel
- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Departments of Medicine and Community Health Services, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- 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 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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Sandborn WJ, D'Haens GR, Reinisch W, Panés J, Chan D, Gonzalez S, Weisel K, Germinaro M, Frustaci ME, Yang Z, Adedokun OJ, Han C, Panaccione R, Hisamatsu T, Danese S, Rubin DT, Sands BE, Afzali A, Andrews JM, Feagan BG. Guselkumab for the Treatment of Crohn's Disease: Induction Results From the Phase 2 GALAXI-1 Study. Gastroenterology 2022; 162:1650-1664.e8. [PMID: 35134323 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2022.01.047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 36.0] [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: 09/13/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/29/2022] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Guselkumab, a selective p19 interleukin-23 antagonist, is approved for the treatment of plaque psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. This study evaluated the efficacy and safety of guselkumab in patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease with inadequate response or intolerance to conventional or biologic therapy. METHODS GALAXI-1, a phase 2, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, randomized patients 1:1:1:1:1 to intravenous guselkumab 200 mg, 600 mg, or 1200 mg at weeks 0, 4, and 8; intravenous ustekinumab approximately 6 mg/kg at week 0 and 90 mg subcutaneously at week 8; or placebo. Change from baseline in Crohn's Disease Activity Index score (primary end point), clinical remission, clinical response, Patient Reported Outcomes-2 remission, clinical-biomarker response, endoscopic response (major secondary end points), and safety in guselkumab-treated patients vs placebo were evaluated through week 12. Ustekinumab was a reference arm. RESULTS Of 309 patients evaluated, approximately 50% had disease refractory to prior biologic therapy. At week 12, significantly greater reductions in Crohn's Disease Activity Index from baseline (least squares means: 200 mg: -160.4, 600 mg: -138.9, and 1200 mg: -144.9 vs placebo: -36.2; all, P < .05) and significantly greater proportions of patients achieved clinical remission in each guselkumab group vs placebo (Crohn's Disease Activity Index <150; 57.4%, 55.6%, and 45.9% vs 16.4%; all, P < .05). Greater proportions of patients receiving guselkumab achieved clinical response, Patient Reported Outcomes-2 remission, clinical-biomarker response, and endoscopic response at week 12 vs placebo. Efficacy of ustekinumab vs placebo was also demonstrated. Safety event rates were generally similar across treatment groups. CONCLUSIONS At week 12, all 3 dose regimens of guselkumab induced greater clinical and endoscopic improvements vs placebo, with a favorable safety profile. CLINICALTRIALS gov, Number: NCT03466411.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute, Biomedical Research Centers on Hepatic and Digestive Diseases, Barcelona, Spain
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- Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Horsham, Pennsylvania
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- Janssen Research and Development, LLC, Spring House, Pennsylvania
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- Janssen Research and Development, LLC, Spring House, Pennsylvania
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- Janssen Research and Development, LLC, Spring House, Pennsylvania
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele and University Vita-Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
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- University of Chicago Medicine Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Chicago, Illinois
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- The Ohio State University, Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio
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- Royal Adelaide Hospital and University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
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Hanzel J, Bukkems LH, Gecse KB, D'Haens GR, Mathôt RAA. Editorial: subcutaneous CT-P13 in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis-small change, big consequences. Authors' reply. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2022; 55:253-254. [PMID: 34970767 DOI: 10.1111/apt.16724] [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: 12/09/2022]
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- Jurij Hanzel
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Hospital Pharmacy - Clinical Pharmacology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hospital Pharmacy - Clinical Pharmacology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Sandborn WJ, Ferrante M, Bhandari BR, Berliba E, Hibi T, D'Haens GR, Tuttle JL, Krueger K, Friedrich S, Durante M, Arora V, Naegeli AN, Schmitz J, Feagan BG. Efficacy and Safety of Continued Treatment With Mirikizumab in a Phase 2 Trial of Patients With Ulcerative Colitis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022; 20:105-115.e14. [PMID: 32950748 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.09.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [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: 01/09/2020] [Revised: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Mirikizumab is an antibody against the p19 subunit of interleukin 23 that has demonstrated clinical efficacy and was well tolerated following 12 weeks of induction treatment in a phase 2 trial of patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis. We present results of the open-label extended induction period in patients who did not initially respond to treatment with mirikizumab. METHODS This study was a continuation of I6T-MC-AMAC, a double-blind trial, performed at 75 sites in 14 countries, in which patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis were randomly assigned to 12 weeks induction therapy with 50 mg, 200 mg, or 600 mg mirikizumab or placebo. Patients without a clinical response (a 9-point decrease in Mayo subscore of ≥2 points and ≥35% from baseline and either a decrease of rectal bleeding subscore of ≥1 or a rectal bleeding subscore of 0 or 1) at week 12 were offered the opportunity to participate in an open-label, extended induction study for another 12 weeks, in which they received either 600 mg intravenous mirikizumab (n = 20) or, following a protocol amendment, 1000 mg intravenous mirikizumab (n = 64) every 4 weeks. At week 24, patients with a clinical response continued the extension maintenance period and received 200 mg subcutaneous mirikizumab. Endpoints included clinical remission (Mayo subscores of 0 for rectal bleeding, 0 or 1 with a 1-point decrease from baseline), clinical response, endoscopic remission (Mayo endoscopic subscore of 0), or endoscopic improvement (endoscopic subscore of 0 or 1), at study weeks 24 and 52. Data were analysed for patients who received mirikizumab or placebo during the induction phase of the study. RESULTS Among participants who did not respond to induction mirikizumab, 50.0% of those who received the 12-week extension of 600 mg mirikizumab and 43.8% who received the extension of 1000 mg mirikizumab achieved a clinical response; 15.0% and 9.4% achieved clinical remission, respectively. Endoscopic improvement was achieved by 20.0% of subjects in the 600 mg mirikizumab group and 15.6% subjects in the 1000 mg mirikizumab group. Among initial nonresponders to mirikizumab who had clinical response at study week 24 and continued into maintenance therapy, 65.8% maintained the clinical response, 26.3% achieved clinical remission, and 34.2% had endoscopic improvement at week 52. No new safety concerns were identified. CONCLUSIONS Extended doses of mirikizumab (600 mg and 1000 mg) for an additional 12 weeks produce a clinical response in up to 50% of patients who did not have a clinical response to 12 weeks of induction doses (50 mg, 200 mg, or 600 mg). Most of the responders to the extended doses maintained clinical response for up to 52 weeks. Clinicaltrials.gov no: NCT02589665.
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- Arsenia EM, Chisinau, Moldova (the Republic of), Tokyo, Japan
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- Kitasato Institute Hospital Center for Advanced IBD Research and Treatment, Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, Indiana
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- Western University, Robarts Clinical Trials Inc, London, ON, Canada
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Hanzel J, Ma C, Zou G, Singh S, Dulai PS, Feagan BG, D'Haens GR, Sandborn WJ, Jairath V. Early Combined Immunosuppression Reduces Complications in Long-standing Crohn's Disease: A Post Hoc Analysis of REACT. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2022; 20:236-238. [PMID: 33346141 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.12.019] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2020] [Revised: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Crohn's disease (CD) can lead to bowel damage, stricturing, and obstruction thereby resulting in surgery and hospitalization. The Randomized Evaluation of an Algorithm for Crohn's Treatment (REACT) trial showed that early combined immunosuppression (ECI) with symptom-based treatment escalation for 24 months resulted in a lower risk of surgery, hospitalization, or CD-related complications compared with conventional management (CM).1 Treatment earlier in the disease course may be associated with reduced risk of complications compared with later initiation, although data are sparse.2 We performed a post hoc analysis of REACT to evaluate the impact of baseline disease duration on surgery, hospitalization, or CD-related complications in patients treated with ECI compared with CM.
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- Jurij Hanzel
- Department of Gastroenterology, UMC Ljubljana, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia; Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California; Division of Biomedical Informatics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; Division of Gastroenterology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada
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- Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Alimentiv Inc, London, Ontario, Canada; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada; Division of Gastroenterology, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.
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Heuthorst L, Mookhoek A, Wildenberg ME, D'Haens GR, Bemelman WA, Buskens CJ. High prevalence of ulcerative appendicitis in patients with ulcerative colitis. United European Gastroenterol J 2021; 9:1148-1156. [PMID: 34750986 PMCID: PMC8672077 DOI: 10.1002/ueg2.12171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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] [Received: 07/16/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous studies have indicated that the appendix may be a priming site of ulcerative colitis (UC). Appendectomy is inversely associated with the development of UC, and is suggested to have a beneficial effect on the disease course in patients with refractory disease. OBJECTIVE The aim of the current study was to assess histological features of appendices from patients with UC and their clinical relevance. METHODS Patients with UC in remission and active UC (therapy refractory) that underwent appendectomy between 2012 and 2019 were included. Histological features of UC appendices were compared to those of patients with acute appendicitis and colon carcinoma. The Robarts Histopathology Index (RHI) was used to assess appendiceal inflammation. In patients with active UC, histological and clinical characteristics were compared between patients with and without endoscopic response following appendectomy. RESULTS In total, 140 appendix specimens were assessed (n = 35 UC remission, n = 35 active UC, n = 35 acute appendicitis, n = 35 colon carcinoma). Histological features of appendices from UC patients looked like UC rather than acute appendicitis. The presence of active appendiceal inflammation was comparable between patients in remission versus active disease (53.7% vs. 46.3%, p = 0.45) and limited versus extensive disease (58.5% vs. 41.5%, p = 0.50). Endoscopic response (Mayo 0-1) following appendectomy, assessed in 28 therapy refractory patients, was more frequently seen in patients with higher RHI scores (RHI > 6: 81.8% vs. RHI ≤ 6: 9.1%, p = 0.03) and limited disease (proctitis/left sided 63.6% vs. pancolitis 36.4%, p = 0.02). CONCLUSION The presence of active appendiceal inflammation is common in UC and does not correlate with colonic disease activity. More than 50% of UC patients in remission showed active histological disease in the appendix. Favorable response to appendectomy for refractory UC was seen in cases with ulcerative appendicitis. These findings might support the role of the appendix as a pivotal organ in UC.
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- Lianne Heuthorst
- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Institute of Pathology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Tytgat Institute for Liver and Intestinal Research, Amsterdam University Medical Center, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center, location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Stevens TW, Gecse K, Turner JR, de Hertogh G, Rubin DT, D'Haens GR. Diagnostic Accuracy of Fecal Calprotectin Concentration in Evaluating Therapeutic Outcomes of Patients With Ulcerative Colitis. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021; 19:2333-2342. [PMID: 32801008 PMCID: PMC8140548 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [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: 01/30/2020] [Revised: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 08/06/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Histologic features of inflammation (histologic inflammation) are associated with clinical relapse in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). Concentration of fecal calprotectin (FC) can be used to identify patients with mucosal inflammation. We aimed to assess the accuracy of FC measurements in identifying patients with histologic inflammation and to develop a model to predict outcomes of therapy. METHODS We performed a post hoc analysis of data from a phase 4 trial of the efficacy of multimatrix mesalamine in patients with mild to moderate UC (the MOMENTUM trial). We obtained clinical, endoscopic, and histologic data from week 8 (n = 639) and week 52 (n = 373) of the trial. We used area under the receiver operating characteristic curves to determine the accuracy and optimal cut-off values of FC in identifying patients with different therapeutic outcomes (clinical remission, endoscopic healing, deep remission, or histologic remission) at week 8 and week 52. We performed multivariable logistic regression analyses to identify factors associated with these outcomes. RESULTS Median FC concentrations were lower in patients who achieved outcomes of clinical remission, endoscopic healing, deep remission, or histologic remission vs patients who did not. FC concentrations identified patients with endoscopic healing and histologic remission with area under the receiver operating characteristic curve values of 0.77 and 0.76 at week 8, and 0.79 and 0.80 at week 52, respectively. The optimal FC cut-off concentrations for identification of patients with histologic remission were 75 μg/g at week 8 and 99 μg/g at week 52. In the subpopulation with an endoscopy score of 0, median FC concentrations were lower in patients with histologic remission than in patients with microscopic inflammation at week 8 (30 vs 140 μg/g; area under the receiver operating characteristic, 0.72) and week 52 (21.5 vs 134.5 μg/g; area under the receiver operating characteristic, 0.71). At both time points, the optimal FC cut-off concentration was approximately 75 μg/g. Our final prediction model for week 52 histologic remission comprised endoscopic score at week 8, FC concentration at week 8, and histologic activity at baseline and week 8. CONCLUSIONS A post hoc analysis of data from a phase 4 trial found that, even in patients with complete endoscopic healing of UC, FC concentration can be used to discriminate patients with ongoing microscopic inflammation from patients with histologic remission. The optimal cut-off concentration of FC is between 75 and 100 μg/g. ClinicalTrials.gov no: NCT01124149.
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- Toer W Stevens
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Pathology, Catholic University Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, Illinois
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Straatmijer T, van Gennep S, Duijvestein M, Ponsioen CIJ, Gecse KB, D'Haens GR, Löwenberg M. Real-world clinical and endoscopic outcomes after one year tofacitinib treatment in ulcerative colitis. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021; 33:1288-1297. [PMID: 33405424 DOI: 10.1097/meg.0000000000002028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [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: 12/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Tofacitinib, an oral Janus kinase inhibitor, is approved for the treatment of moderate to severe ulcerative colitis (UC). We evaluated clinical and endoscopic efficacy, safety and drug survival of tofacitinib up to one year in a real-world cohort. METHODS In this retrospective cohort study, 36 UC patients were included who received tofacitinib. The primary outcome was combined with steroid-free clinical remission [Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index (SCCAI) ≤2] and endoscopic improvement (Mayo score ≤1) at 52 weeks. Secondary outcomes included clinical (SCCAI drop ≥3) and endoscopic response (Mayo score drop ≥1), biochemical remission [fecal calprotectin (FC) ≤150 mg/kg and C-reactive protein ≤5 mg/L), safety and drug survival. RESULTS Median disease duration was 7 (3-14) years and 89 and 42% of patients failed prior anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) and vedolizumab treatment, respectively. Combined corticosteroid-free clinical remission and endoscopic improvement were observed in 8/36 patients (22%), 6/35 (17%) and 12/31 (39%), at 16, 36 and 52 weeks, respectively. Corresponding combined clinical and endoscopic response rates were 15/36 (42%), 12/35 (34%), 15/31 (48%) and biochemical remission rates were 11/33 (33%), 10/32 (31%) and 10/29 (34%). Nine infections (two herpes zoster) led to dose reduction or (temporary) drug withdrawal. Permanent withdrawal occurred in 14/36 patients (33%) after a median duration of 9 (5-30) weeks. Drug survival at 1 year was 60%. Patients that failed anti-TNF were less likely to discontinue tofacitinib treatment early compared to patients without prior anti-TNF use (hazard ratio 0.20, 95% confidence interval 0.06-0.65). CONCLUSION In a refractory UC population, combined steroid-free clinical remission and endoscopic improvement were found in 39% of patients at 1 year.
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- Tessa Straatmijer
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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van Gennep S, de Boer NKH, Gielen ME, Rietdijk ST, Gecse KB, Ponsioen CY, Duijvestein M, D'Haens GR, Löwenberg M, de Boer AGEM. Impaired Quality of Working Life in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients. Dig Dis Sci 2021; 66:2916-2924. [PMID: 33063191 PMCID: PMC8379106 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-020-06647-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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: 07/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Work-related aspects are important determinants of health for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. AIMS We aimed to describe quality of working life (QWL) in IBD patients and to assess variables that are associated with QWL. METHODS Employed IBD patients of two tertiary and two secondary referral hospitals were included. QWL (range 0-100) was measured using the Quality of Working Life Questionnaire (QWLQ). Work productivity (WP), fatigue, and health-related quality of life (HRQL) were assessed using the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment questionnaire, Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory, and Short Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire, respectively. Active disease was defined as a score > 4 for the patient-reported Harvey-Bradshaw index in Crohn's disease (CD) or Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index in ulcerative colitis patients. RESULTS In total, 510 IBD patients were included (59% female, 53% CD, mean age 43 (SD 12) years). The mean QWLQ score was 78 (SD 11). The lowest subscore (54 (SD 26)) was observed for "problems due to the health situation": 63% reported fatigue-related problems at work, 48% agreed being hampered at work, 46% had limited confidence in their body, and 48% felt insecure about the future due to their health situation. Intermediate/strong associations were found between QWL and fatigue (r = - 0.543, p < 0.001), HRQL (r = 0.527, p < 0.001), WP loss (r = - 0.453, p < 0.001) and disease activity (r = - 0.331, p < 0.001). Independent predictors of impaired QWL in hierarchical regression analyses were fatigue (B = - 0.204, p < 0.001), WP loss (B = - 0.070, p < 0.001), and impaired HRQL (B = 0.248, p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS IBD-related problems at work negatively influence QWL. Fatigue, reduced HRQL, and WP loss were independent predictors of impaired QWL in IBD.
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- Sara van Gennep
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism Research Institute, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism Research Institute, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amstelland Ziekenhuis, Amstelveen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, OLVG, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism Research Institute, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism Research Institute, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism Research Institute, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism Research Institute, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Gastroenterology and Metabolism Research Institute, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Public and Occupational Health, Amsterdam UMC, Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Kosse LJ, Weits G, Vonkeman HE, Tas SW, Hoentjen F, Van Doorn MB, Spuls PI, D'Haens GR, Nurmohamed MT, van Puijenbroek EP, Van Den Bemt BJ, Jessurun NT. Patients' perspectives on a drug safety monitoring system for immune-mediated inflammatory diseases based on patient-reported outcomes. Expert Opin Drug Saf 2021; 20:1565-1572. [PMID: 34348543 DOI: 10.1080/14740338.2021.1963436] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) on adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are increasingly used in cohort event monitoring (CEM) to obtain a better understanding of patients' real-world experience with drugs. Despite the leading role for patients, little is known about their perspectives on CEM systems. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In a cross-sectional open survey following the rationale of the Technology Acceptance Model, we aimed to obtain insight in patients' perspectives on the perceived usefulness, ease of use and attitude toward using a PRO-based drug safety monitoring system for ADRs attributed to biologics. RESULTS Patients considered structural reporting of ADRs in web-based questionnaires as useful and not burdensome. It was preferred to link the questionnaire frequency to regular hospital consultations or the biologic administration schedule. Various respondents were interested in sharing questionnaires with their medical specialist (49.0%) or pharmacist (34.2%), and suggested to minimize the questionnaire frequency in case of an unaltered situation or absence of ADRs. CONCLUSIONS Patients' perspectives should be considered in the setup of PRO-based CEM studies, as this contributes to data quality and patient centeredness. Since incorporation of patients' perspectives in CEM studies is indispensable, a delicate balance should be found between user-friendliness and study aims.
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- Leanne J Kosse
- Netherlands Pharmacovigilance Centre Lareb, 's-hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
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- Netherlands Pharmacovigilance Centre Lareb, 's-hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands.,Department of Psychology, Health & Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Amsterdam UMC, Location Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity Institute and Amsterdam Rheumatology & Immunology Center (ARC), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Dermatology, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Public Health, Immunity and Infections, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam UMC, Location Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Rheumatology, Reade and Amsterdam Rheumatology & Immunology Center (ARC), Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Netherlands Pharmacovigilance Centre Lareb, 's-hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.,University of Groningen, Groningen Research Institute of Pharmacy, PharmacoTherapy, Epidemiology & Pharmacoeconomics, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacy, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.,Department of Pharmacy, Radboudumc, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Netherlands Pharmacovigilance Centre Lareb, 's-hertogenbosch, The Netherlands
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D'Haens GR, van Deventer S. 25 years of anti-TNF treatment for inflammatory bowel disease: lessons from the past and a look to the future. Gut 2021; 70:1396-1405. [PMID: 33431575 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2019-320022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [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: 05/02/2020] [Revised: 12/26/2020] [Accepted: 12/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) antibodies have been widely used for approximately 25 years now. The first clinical observations in patients with refractory Crohn's disease rapidly responding to infliximab prompted accelerated clinical development and approval for this indication. However, many questions remained unanswered when this treatment came to market related to maintenance schedules, pharmacokinetics, toxicity and positioning. Many of these open questions were addressed by investigators and sponsors during more than two decades of clinical use. The authors were among the first to use infliximab in Crohn's disease and felt that now is a good time to look back and draw lessons from the remarkable anti-TNF story. Even today, new insights continue to appear. But more importantly, what was learnt in the past 25 years has created a platform for future development of even stronger and safer therapies. We should not forget to learn from the past.
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- Geert R D'Haens
- Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Almradi A, Ma C, D'Haens GR, Sandborn WJ, Parker CE, Guizzetti L, Borralho Nunes P, De Hertogh G, Feakins RM, Khanna R, Lauwers GY, Mookhoek A, Pai RK, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Riddell R, Rosty C, Schaeffer DF, Valasek MA, Singh S, Crowley E, Feagan BG, Jairath V, Pai RK. An expert consensus to standardise the assessment of histological disease activity in Crohn's disease clinical trials. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2021; 53:784-793. [PMID: 33410551 DOI: 10.1111/apt.16248] [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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2020] [Revised: 11/13/2020] [Accepted: 12/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Targeting histological remission or response in Crohn's disease (CD) is not recommended in clinical practice guidelines or as an outcome in clinical trials due to uncertainties regarding index validity and prognostic relevance. AIMS To conduct a modified RAND/University of California Los Angeles appropriateness process with the goal of producing a framework to standardise histological assessment of CD activity in clinical trials. METHODS A total of 115 statements generated from literature review and expert opinion were rated on a scale of 1-9 by a panel of 11 histopathologists and 6 gastroenterologists. Statements were classified as inappropriate, uncertain or appropriate based upon the median panel rating and degree of disagreement. RESULTS The panellists considered it important to measure histological activity in clinical trials to determine efficacy and that absence of neutrophilic inflammation is an appropriate histological target. They were uncertain whether the Global Histological Activity Score was an appropriate instrument for measuring histological activity. The Geboes Score and Robarts Histopathology Index were considered appropriate. Two biopsies from five segments should be biopsied, and the colon and the ileum should be analysed separately for all indices. Endoscopic mucosal appearance should guide biopsy procurement site with biopsies taken from the ulcer edge, or the most macroscopically inflamed area in the absence of ulcers. CONCLUSION We evaluated the appropriateness of items for assessing histological disease activity in CD clinical trials. These items will be used to develop a novel histological index.
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Strik AS, Löwenberg M, Mould DR, Berends SE, Ponsioen CI, van den Brande JMH, Jansen JM, Hoekman DR, Brandse JF, Duijvestein M, Gecse KB, de Vries A, Mathôt RA, D'Haens GR. Efficacy of dashboard driven dosing of infliximab in inflammatory bowel disease patients; a randomized controlled trial. Scand J Gastroenterol 2021; 56:145-154. [PMID: 33290108 DOI: 10.1080/00365521.2020.1856405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [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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OBJECTIVES Loss of response (LOR) to infliximab (IFX) remains a challenge in the management of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Proactive dosing strategies to achieve and maintain predefined IFX trough levels (TL) may prevent LOR. We aimed to investigate the efficacy of dashboard driven IFX dosing compared to standard dosing in a prospective trial in IBD patients. METHODS In this multicentre 1:1 'PRECISION' trial, we randomized IBD patients in clinical remission (Harvey Bradshaw Index ≤4 for Crohn's disease (CD) or a partial Mayo score ≤2 for ulcerative colitis (UC)) receiving IFX maintenance treatment. The precision group (PG) received IFX dosing guided by a Bayesian pharmacokinetic model, aiming to achieve and maintain a TL of 3 µg/ml by treatment (de)escalation as indicated by the dashboard. Patients in the control group (CG) continued treatment without dose adaptations. The primary endpoint was the proportion of patients in sustained clinical remission after 1 year. RESULTS Eighty patients were enrolled (66 CD, 14 UC), and the median [interquartile range] age was 37 years [27-51]). After one year, 28/32 (88%) of patients in the PG were in sustained clinical remission versus 25/39 (64%) in the CG (p = .017). PG patients had lower median faecal calprotectin levels after 1 year (p = .031), whereas no significant differences in median CRP levels were found. CONCLUSION We demonstrated that the use of a Bayesian dashboard for IFX dosing in maintenance treatment for IBD reduced the incidence of LOR compared to standard dosing. Precision dosing also resulted in lower FCP levels. CLINICALTRIALS.GOV NUMBER NCT02453776.
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- Anne S Strik
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC , Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC , Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC , Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Tergooi Hospital, Hilversum, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC , Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC , Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC , Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC , Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hospital Pharmacy, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC , Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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van Aalst M, Garcia Garrido HM, van der Leun J, Meek B, van Leeuwen EMM, Löwenberg M, D'Haens GR, Ponsioen CYI, Grobusch MP, Goorhuis A. Immunogenicity of the Currently Recommended Pneumococcal Vaccination Schedule in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Clin Infect Dis 2021; 70:595-604. [PMID: 30899961 DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2018] [Accepted: 04/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at increased risk of invasive pneumococcal infections. Therefore, vaccination with the 13-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) followed by 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) 2 months later is recommended. However, the level of immunogenicity induced by this vaccination schedule in IBD patients with and without immunosuppressive medication remains unclear. METHODS We prospectively assessed the immunogenicity of PCV13 followed by PPSV23 in IBD patients by measuring serotype-specific pneumococcal immunoglobulin G antibody concentrations at baseline and 4-8 weeks postvaccination. Response to vaccination was defined as a postvaccination antibody concentration ≥1.3 μg/mL for 70% of the measured serotypes. We analyzed the immunogenic effect of 4 different medication regimens: (1) conventional immunomodulators (ie, oral prednisolone >10 mg/day, thiopurines, methotrexate); (2) anti-tumor necrosis factor agents; (3) combination therapy; and (4) no treatment with immunosuppressive agents (control group). RESULTS One hundred forty-one IBD patients were included, of whom 37 were controls. Adequate response to vaccination was 59% (61/104) in patients using immunosuppressive agents (groups 1-3) vs 81% (30/37) in controls (odds ratio, 0.33 [95% confidence interval, .13-.82]). A combination of different immunosuppressive drugs most severely impaired the immune response to pneumococcal vaccination (response, 52% [15/29]). CONCLUSIONS Although the sequential vaccination schedule of PCV13 followed by PPSV23 is safe, immunogenic, and thus beneficial in the majority of IBD patients, those receiving immunosuppressive agents, and especially those receiving combination therapy, have an impaired immune response compared to controls. Therefore, preferably, vaccinations should be administered before the initiation of immunosuppressive therapy. CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION Dutch trial register #6315.
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- Mariëlle van Aalst
- Centre of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Nieuwegein
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- Centre of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Nieuwegein
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- Centre of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Nieuwegein
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- Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein
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- Department of Experimental Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Centre of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Nieuwegein.,Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Germany
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- Centre of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine, Department of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam University Medical Centres, Nieuwegein
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Stellingwerf ME, Bemelman WA, Löwenberg M, Ponsioen CY, D'Haens GR, van Dieren S, Buskens CJ. A nationwide database study on colectomy and colorectal cancer in ulcerative colitis: what is the role of appendectomy? Colorectal Dis 2021; 23:64-73. [PMID: 32524670 DOI: 10.1111/codi.15184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 02/11/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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AIM Although has been suggested that an appendectomy has a positive effect on the disease course in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), recent studies indicate a potential increase in risk of colectomy and colorectal cancer (CRC). This study aimed to evaluate the rates of colectomy and CRC after appendectomy in UC patients using a nationwide prospective database [the Initiative on Crohn and Colitis Parelsnoer Institute - Inflammatory Bowel Disease (ICC PSI-IBD) database]. METHOD All UC patients were retrieved from the ICC PSI-IBD database between January 2007 and May 2018. Primary outcomes were colectomy and CRC. Outcomes were compared in patients with and without appendectomy, with a separate analysis for timing of appendectomy (before or after UC diagnosis). RESULTS A total of 826 UC patients (54.7% female; median age 46 years, range 18-89 years) were included. Sixty-three (7.6%) patients had previously undergone appendectomy: 24 (38.1%) before and 33 (52.4%) after their diagnosis of UC. In multivariate analysis, appendectomy after UC diagnosis was associated with a significantly lower colectomy rate compared with no appendectomy [hazard ratio (HR) 0.16, 95% C: 0.04-0.66, P = 0.011], and the same nonsignificant trend was seen in patients with an appendectomy before UC diagnosis (HR 0.35, 95% CI 0.08-1.41, P = 0.138). Appendectomy was associated with delayed colectomy, particularly when it was performed after diagnosis of UC (P = 0.009). No significant differences were found in the CRC rate between patients with and without appendectomy (1.6% vs 1.2%; P = 0.555). CONCLUSION Appendectomy in established UC is associated with an 84% decreased risk of colectomy and a delay in surgery. Since the colon is in situ for longer, the risk of developing CRC remains, which underscores the importance of endoscopic surveillance programmes.
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- M E Stellingwerf
- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, 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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- 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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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Ma C, Gecse KB, Duijvestein M, Sandborn WJ, Zou G, Shackelton LM, Stitt LW, Parker CE, Bossuyt P, Löwenberg M, Khanna R, Vermeire S, Rutgeerts P, Feagan BG, Jairath V, D'Haens GR. Reliability of Endoscopic Evaluation of Postoperative Recurrent Crohn's Disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2020; 18:2139-2141.e2. [PMID: 31473359 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.08.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [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: 08/16/2019] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Endoscopic evaluation for postoperative recurrence of Crohn's disease (CD) is routinely integrated into clinical practice. The Rutgeerts score (RS) was developed to grade the severity of endoscopic postoperative CD recurrence and has been integrated into clinical practice guidelines and utilized as an endpoint in interventional trials.1,2 However, the operating properties of the RS have not been fully assessed. Furthermore, the RS i2 grade groups purely anastomotic ulcerations with those in the neoterminal ileum, whereas the modified Endoscopic Postoperative Recurrence Score (mEPRS) distinguishes lesions limited to the ileocolic anastomosis (i2a) from those in the neoterminal ileum (i2b). Accurate characterization of endoscopic recurrence is an important determinant for initiating postoperative medical therapy. Therefore, variability in endoscopic scoring may result in inappropriate therapeutic decisions.3 We evaluated the reliability of endoscopic assessment of postoperative CD recurrence among independent blinded central readers.
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- Christopher Ma
- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada; Robarts Clinical Trials, London, Canada
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Robarts Clinical Trials, London, Canada; Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Robarts Clinical Trials, London, Canada; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Canada
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- Imelda Gastrointestinal Clinical Research Center, Imelda General Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Western University, London, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Robarts Clinical Trials, London, Canada; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Canada; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Robarts Clinical Trials, London, Canada; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Western University, London, Canada; Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Robarts Clinical Trials, London, Canada; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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De Voogd FA, Mookhoek A, Gecse KB, De Hertogh G, Bemelman WA, Buskens CJ, D'Haens GR. Systematic Review: Histological Scoring of Strictures in Crohn's Disease. J Crohns Colitis 2020; 14:734-742. [PMID: 32645156 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjz177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS In Crohn's disease, many patients develop a stricture, which can due to inflammation, fibrosis and muscular changes or all at the same time. Determining the predominant component has therapeutic consequences but remains challenging. To develop imaging techniques that assess the nature of a stricture, a gold standard is needed and histopathology is considered as such. This paper provides an overview of published histological scoring systems for strictures in Crohn's disease. METHODS A systematic literature review according to PRISMA guidelines was performed of histological scoring indices that assessed whether a stricture was inflammation-predominant or fibrosis-predominant. Multiple libraries were searched from inception to December 2018. Two reviewers independently assessed abstracts and full-texts. RESULTS Sixteen articles were identified as suitable for this systematic review. A large number of parameters were reported. Extent of neutrophil infiltration and extent of fibrosis in the bowel wall were most frequently described to reflect severity of inflammation and fibrosis, respectively. Among the 16 studies, only two described a numerical scoring system for the inflammatory and fibrotic component separately. Smooth muscle changes were scored in a minority of studies. CONCLUSIONS Multiple scoring systems have been developed. There was large heterogeneity in scoring per parameter and construction of numerical scoring systems. Therefore, we feel that none of the systems is suitable to be used as gold standard. We offer an overview of histological parameters that could be incorporated in a future histological scoring index for strictures.
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- F A De Voogd
- Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, VU Medical Center, VU University, Department of Pathology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- University Hospitals Leuven, University of Leuven, Department of Pathology, Leuven, Belgium
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- Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Department of Surgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Department of Surgery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Stevens TW, Haasnoot ML, D'Haens GR, Buskens CJ, de Groof EJ, Eshuis EJ, Gardenbroek TJ, Mol B, Stokkers PCF, Bemelman WA, Ponsioen CY. Laparoscopic ileocaecal resection versus infliximab for terminal ileitis in Crohn's disease: retrospective long-term follow-up of the LIR!C trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2020; 5:900-907. [PMID: 32619413 DOI: 10.1016/s2468-1253(20)30117-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Revised: 04/02/2020] [Accepted: 04/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND The LIR!C trial showed that laparoscopic ileocaecal resection is a cost-effective treatment that has similar quality-of-life outcomes to treatment with infliximab, an anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) drug. We aimed to compare long-term outcomes of both interventions and identify baseline factors associated with the duration of treatment effect in each group. METHODS In this retrospective follow-up study, we collected data from patients who participated in the LIR!C trial, a multicentre randomised controlled trial that compared quality of life after surgical resection versus infliximab in adult patients with non-stricturing and immunomodulator-refractory ileocaecal Crohn's disease. From Jan 1 to May 1, 2018, we collected follow-up data from the time from enrolment in the LIR!C trial until the last visit at either the gastrointestinal surgeon or gastroenterologist. In this study, outcomes of interest were need for surgery or repeat surgery or anti-TNF therapy, duration of treatment effect, and identification of factors associated with the duration of treatment effect. Duration of treatment effect was defined as the time without need for additional Crohn's disease-related treatment (corticosteroids, immunomodulators, biologics, or surgery). FINDINGS We collected long-term follow-up data for 134 (94%) of 143 patients included in the LIR!C trial, of whom 69 were in the resection group and 65 were in the infliximab group. Median follow-up was 63·5 months (IQR 39·0-94·5). In the resection group, 18 (26%) of 69 patients started anti-TNF therapy and none required a second resection. 29 (42%) patients in the resection group did not require additional Crohn's disease-related medication, although 14 (48%) of these patients were given prophylactic immunomodulator therapy. In the infliximab group, 31 (48%) of 65 patients had a Crohn's disease-related resection, and the remaining 34 patients maintained, switched, or escalated their anti-TNF therapy. Duration of treatment effect was similar in both groups, with a median time without additional Crohn's disease-related treatment of 33·0 months (95% CI 15·1-50·9) in the resection group and 34·0 months (0·0-69·3) in the infliximab group (log-rank p=0·52). In both groups, therapy with an immunomodulator, in addition to the allocated treatment, was associated with duration of treatment effect (hazard ratio for resection group 0·34 [95% CI 0·16-0·69] and for infliximab group 0·49 [0·26-0·93]). INTERPRETATION These findings further support laparoscopic ileocaecal resection as a treatment option in patients with Crohn's disease with limited (affected segment ≤40 cm) and predominantly inflammatory terminal ileitis for whom conventional treatment is not successful. FUNDING None.
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- Toer W Stevens
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, OLVG West, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Duijvestein M, Jeyarajah J, Guizzetti L, Zou G, Parker CE, van Viegen T, VandeCasteele N, Khanna R, Van Der Aa A, Sandborn WJ, Feagan BG, D'Haens GR, Jairath V. Response to Placebo, Measured by Endoscopic Evaluation of Crohn's Disease Activity, in a Pooled Analysis of Data From 5 Randomized Controlled Induction Trials. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2020; 18:1121-1132.e2. [PMID: 31442599 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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: 04/01/2019] [Revised: 07/24/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Endoscopy is used to measure activity of Crohn's disease (CD) and determine eligibility and outcomes of participants in randomized controlled trials of therapeutic agents. We aimed to estimate the rate of response to placebo in trials, based on endoscopic evaluation of CD activity, and identify factors that affect this response. METHODS We collected patient-level data from randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trials of therapeutic agents for CD that included centrally-read endoscopic assessments with validated scoring indices. We analyzed data from induction trials of eldelumab, filgotinib, risankizumab, and ustekinumab (from 188 patients given placebo). The primary outcome was the rate of response to placebo, based on endoscopic assessment of CD activity (>50% reduction in the simple endoscopic score for CD). Rate of remission, based on endoscopic score, was a secondary outcome. Overall rates of response to placebo were calculated using the inverse variance-weighted average method and presented with 95% CIs. We performed a multi-variable meta-regression analysis to identify determinants of response to placebo, assessed endoscopically, using patient-level data from the filgotinib and ustekinumab trials. RESULTS The pooled rate of response among patients given placebo was 16.2% (95% CI, 10.5%-22.0%) and the rate of remission in this group was 5.2% (95% CI, 1.7%-8.8%). Prior exposure to tumor necrosis factor antagonists (odds ratio, 0.31; 95% CI, 0.10-0.93; P = .036) and increased concentration of C-reactive protein at baseline (odds ratio, 0.93; 95% CI, 0.87-0.98; P = .014 per 10 mg/L increase) were independently associated with lower rates of response to placebo. CONCLUSIONS Rates of response and remission to placebo, determined by centrally-read endoscopy, in induction trials of therapies for CD are low. These estimates are important for sample size calculations for randomized placebo-controlled trials that use the Simple Endoscopic Score for CD as an endpoint. They also provide a benchmark to interpret findings from non-placebo controlled, prospective, randomized, unblinded trials.
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- Marjolijn Duijvestein
- Robarts Clinical Trials Inc, London, Canada; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Robarts Clinical Trials Inc, London, Canada; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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- Robarts Clinical Trials Inc, London, Canada; Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Robarts Clinical Trials Inc, London, Canada; Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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- Robarts Clinical Trials Inc, London, Canada; Division of Gastroenterology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, California
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- Robarts Clinical Trials Inc, London, Canada; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada; Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada
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- Robarts Clinical Trials Inc, London, Canada; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Robarts Clinical Trials Inc, London, Canada; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada; Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada.
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