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Konikoff T, Flugelman A, Comanesther D, Cohen AD, Gingold-Belfer R, Boltin D, Golan MA, Eizenstein S, Dotan I, Perry H, Levi Z. The use of artificial intelligence to identify subjects with a positive FOBT predicted to be non-compliant with both colonoscopy and harbor cancer. Dig Liver Dis 2023; 55:1253-1258. [PMID: 37286451 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2023.04.027] [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: 03/11/2023] [Revised: 04/23/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Subjects with a positive Fecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) that are non-compliant with colonoscopy are at increased risk for colorectal cancer (CRC). Yet, in clinical practice, many remain non-compliant. AIMS To evaluate whether machine learning models (ML) can identify subjects with a positive FOBT predicted to be both non-compliant with colonoscopy within six months and harbor CRC (defined as the "target population"). METHODS We trained and validated ML models based on extensive administrative and laboratory data about subjects with a positive FOBT between 2011 and 2013 within Clalit Health that were followed for cancer diagnosis up to 2018. RESULTS Out of 25,219 included subjects, 9,979(39.6%) were non-compliant with colonoscopy, and 202(0.8%) were both non-compliant and harbored cancer. Using ML, we reduced the number of subjects needed to engage from 25,219 to either 971 (3.85%) to identify 25.8%(52/202) of the target population, reducing the number needed to treat (NNT) from 124.8 to 19.4 or to 4,010(15,8%) to identify 55.0%(52/202) of the target population, NNT = 39.7. CONCLUSION Machine learning technology may help healthcare organizations to identify subjects with a positive FOBT predicted to be both non-compliant with colonoscopy and harbor cancer from the first day of a positive FOBT with improved efficiency.
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Affiliation(s)
- Tom Konikoff
- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
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- Technion Israel Institute of Technology The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine Haifa, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Quality Measurements and Research, Chief Physician's Office, Clalit Health Services, Tel-Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Quality Measurements and Research, Chief Physician's Office, Clalit Health Services, Tel-Aviv, Israel; Siaal Research Center for Family Medicine and Primary Care, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
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- Department of Information Systems, Arison School of Business, Interdisciplinary Center, Herzliya, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
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Yanai H, Kagramanova A, Knyazev O, Sabino J, Haenen S, Mantzaris GJ, Mountaki K, Armuzzi A, Pugliese D, Furfaro F, Fiorino G, Drobne D, Kurent T, Yassin S, Maharshak N, Castiglione F, de Sire R, Nardone OM, Farkas K, Molnar T, Krznaric Z, Brinar M, Chashkova E, Livne Margolin M, Kopylov U, Bezzio C, Bar-Gil Shitrit A, Lukas M, Chaparro M, Truyens M, Nancey S, Lobaton T, Gisbert JP, Saibeni S, Bacsúr P, Bossuyt P, Schulberg J, Hoentjen F, Viganò C, Palermo A, Torres J, Revés J, Karmiris K, Velegraki M, Savarino E, Markopoulos P, Tsironi E, Ellul P, Calviño Suárez C, Weisshof R, Ben-Hur D, Naftali T, Eriksson C, Koutroubakis IE, Foteinogiannopoulou K, Limdi JK, Liu E, Surís G, Calabrese E, Zorzi F, Filip R, Ribaldone DG, Snir Y, Goren I, Banai-Eran H, Broytman Y, Amir Barak H, Avni-Biron I, Ollech JE, Dotan I, Aharoni Golan M. Endoscopic Postoperative Recurrence in Crohn's Disease After Curative Ileocecal Resection with Early Prophylaxis by Anti-TNF, Vedolizumab or Ustekinumab: A Real-World Multicentre European Study. J Crohns Colitis 2022; 16:1882-1892. [PMID: 35895074 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Endoscopic-post-operative-recurrence [ePOR] in Crohn's disease [CD] after ileocecal resection [ICR] is a major concern. We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of early prophylaxis with biologics and to compare anti-tumour necrosis factor [anti-TNF] therapy to vedolizumab [VDZ] and ustekinumab [UST] in a real-world setting. METHODS A retrospective multicentre study of CD-adults after curative ICR on early prophylaxis was undertaken. ePOR was defined as a Rutgeerts score [RS] ≥ i2 or colonic-segmental-SES-CD ≥ 6. Multivariable logistic regression was used to evaluate risk factors, and inverse probability treatment weighting [IPTW] was applied to compare the effectiveness between agents. RESULTS The study included 297 patients (53.9% males, age at diagnosis 24 years [19-32], age at ICR 34 years [26-43], 18.5% smokers, 27.6% biologic-naïve, 65.7% anti-TNF experienced, 28.6% two or more biologics and 17.2% previous surgery). Overall, 224, 39 and 34 patients received anti-TNF, VDZ or UST, respectively. Patients treated with VDZ and UST were more biologic experienced with higher rates of previous surgery. ePOR rates within 1 year were 41.8%. ePOR rates by treatment groups were: anti-TNF 40.2%, VDZ 33% and UST 61.8%. Risk factors for ePOR at 1 year were: past-infliximab (adjusted odds ratio [adj.OR] = 1.73 [95% confidence interval, CI: 1.01-2.97]), past-adalimumab [adj.OR = 2.32 [95% CI: 1.35-4.01] and surgical aspects. After IPTW, the risk of ePOR within 1 year of VDZ vs anti-TNF or UST vs anti-TNF was comparable (OR = 0.55 [95% CI: 0.25-1.19], OR = 1.86 [95% CI: 0.79-4.38]), respectively. CONCLUSION Prevention of ePOR within 1 year after surgery was successful in ~60% of patients. Patients treated with VDZ or UST consisted of a more refractory group. After controlling for confounders, no differences in ePOR risk were seen between anti-TNF prophylaxis and other groups.
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- Henit Yanai
- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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- Moscow Clinical Scientific Centre named after. A.S. Loginov, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Moscow Clinical Scientific Centre named after. A.S. Loginov, Moscow, Russian Federation.,State Scientific Centre of Coloproctology named after A.N. Ryzhyh, Moscow, Russian Federation.,Research Institute of Health Organization and Medical Management, Moscow, Russian Federation
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospitals of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospitals of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, GHA 'Evaggelismos-Ophthalmiatreion Athinon-Polykliniki', Athens, Greece
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- Department of Gastroenterology, GHA 'Evaggelismos-Ophthalmiatreion Athinon-Polykliniki', Athens, Greece
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- CEMAD, IBD UNIT, Unità Operativa Complessa di Medicina Interna e Gastroenterologia, Dipartimento di Scienze Mediche e Chirurgiche, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario 'A. Gemelli' IRCCS, Rome, Italy
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- Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele and Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia.,Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.,Department of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.,Department of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University Hospital Centre, Zagreb, Croatia
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- Irkutsk Scientific Center of Surgery and Traumatology, Russia
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.,Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.,Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Rho (MI), Italy
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- Digestive Diseases Institute, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel.,Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Clinical and Research Centre for Inflammatory Bowel Disease, ISCARE Clinical Centre, Prague, Czech Republic.,Institute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine, General University Hospital and First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS- Princesa), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Madrid, Spain
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- IBD unit, Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.,Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Lyon-Sud hospital, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon and INSERM U1111, CIRI, Lyon, France
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- IBD unit, Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Ghent, Ghent, Belgium.,Department of Internal Medicine and Pediatrics, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS- Princesa), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), Spain.,Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBERehd), Madrid, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Rho Hospital, ASST Rhodense, Rho (MI), Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary
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- Imelda GI clinical Research Center, Department of Gastroenterology, Imelda General Hospital, Bonheiden, Belgium
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Medicine, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Gastroenterology, Austin Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, Department of Gastroenterology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands and Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Center for Autoimmune Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy.,European Reference Network on Hepatological Diseases (ERN RARE-LIVER), San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Center for Autoimmune Liver Diseases, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Monza, Italy.,European Reference Network on Hepatological Diseases (ERN RARE-LIVER), San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hospital da Luz Lisboa, Portugal.,Division of Gastroenterology, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Loures, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Loures, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Venizeleio General Hospital, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Venizeleio General Hospital, Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Surgical Oncological & Gastroenterological Sciences (DiSCOG), Gastroenterology Unit, Padua University, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Metaxa Memorial General Hospital, Piraeus, Greece
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- Division of Gastroenterology Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital of Santiago de Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.,Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.,Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, The Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Institute of Gastroenterology, Meir Hospital Sapir Medical Center, Kfar Saba, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
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- Gastroenterology Department, Hospital de Bellvitge and IDIBELL, L'Hospitalet, Spain
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
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- Gastroenterology Unit, Department of Systems Medicine, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology with IBD Unit, Clinical Hospital No. 2, Rzeszów, Poland
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Kaplan Medical Center, Rehovot, Israel.,Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel.,Concord Medical Center, Clalit Health Services, Bnei Brak, Israel
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Arbib OS, Kozlovski D, Keinan LB, Kushnir S, Golan MA, Boltin D, Belfer RG, Dotan I, Lieberman D, Levi Z. The risk of advanced neoplasia after polypectomy of one to two non-advanced adenomas less than 5 mm in size vs. normal colonoscopy. Dig Liver Dis 2022; 54:1250-1256. [PMID: 35109992 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2022.01.124] [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: 09/22/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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BACKGROUND Current guidelines are inconsistent regarding the follow-up of patients with 1-2 diminutive (1-5 mm) non-advanced adenomas (DNAAs). AIMS To evaluate the risk of metachronous advanced neoplasia (AN), defined as cancer or advanced adenoma (AA), among patients with either normal colonoscopy or 1-2 DNAAs. METHODS A retrospective cohort study. Cohort I included 2,347 subjects with normal colonoscopy and 483 subjects with polypectomy of 1-2 DNAAs followed by colonoscopy. Cohort II included 11,881 subjects with normal colonoscopy and 1,342 subjects with 1-2 DNAAs followed through the cancer registry. RESULTS In cohort I, the rate of AN, cancer and AA among the polypectomy group vs. normal colonoscopy was 5.0% vs. 2.5%, Hazard Ratio (HR) 2.96 (95%CI [Confidence Interval]1.86-4.78) for AN; 0.6% vs. 0.3%, HR 3.32 (95%CI 0.85-13) for cancer; 4.3% vs. 2.2% HR 2.91 (95%CI 1.75-4.86) for AA. In cohort II, cancer occurred in 0.4% of the polypectomy group and 0.2% of the normal colonoscopy group, HR 2.27 (95% CI 0.56-9.19). CONCLUSION Compared to subjects with normal colonoscopy, subjects with polypectomy of 1-2 DNAAs, are at increased risk for AA when followed by colonoscopy, while the risk for cancer is non-significantly increased. Our findings suggest that patients with 1-2 DNNAs should be followed more tightly than patients with normal colonoscopy.
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- Orly Sneh Arbib
- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Israeli Cancer Registry, Israeli Center Disease Control, Ministry of Health, Tel-Hashomer, Israel
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- Research Authority, Rabin Medical Center, Petach Tikva, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel; Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Edelman-Klapper H, Zittan E, Bar-Gil Shitrit A, Rabinowitz KM, Goren I, Avni-Biron I, Ollech JE, Lichtenstein L, Banai-Eran H, Yanai H, Snir Y, Pauker MH, Friedenberg A, Levy-Barda A, Segal A, Broitman Y, Maoz E, Ovadia B, Golan MA, Shachar E, Ben-Horin S, Perets TT, Ben Zvi H, Eliakim R, Barkan R, Goren S, Navon M, Krugliak N, Werbner M, Alter J, Dessau M, Gal-Tanamy M, Freund NT, Cohen D, Dotan I. Lower Serologic Response to COVID-19 mRNA Vaccine in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Treated With Anti-TNFα. Gastroenterology 2022; 162:454-467. [PMID: 34717923 PMCID: PMC8552587 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2021.10.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2021] [Revised: 09/26/2021] [Accepted: 10/15/2021] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIM Patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), specifically those treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF)α biologics, are at high risk for vaccine-preventable infections. Their ability to mount adequate vaccine responses is unclear. The aim of the study was to assess serologic responses to messenger RNA-Coronavirus Disease 2019 vaccine, and safety profile, in patients with IBD stratified according to therapy, compared with healthy controls (HCs). METHODS Prospective, controlled, multicenter Israeli study. Subjects enrolled received 2 BNT162b2 (Pfizer/BioNTech) doses. Anti-spike antibody levels and functional activity, anti-TNFα levels and adverse events (AEs) were detected longitudinally. RESULTS Overall, 258 subjects: 185 IBD (67 treated with anti-TNFα, 118 non-anti-TNFα), and 73 HCs. After the first vaccine dose, all HCs were seropositive, whereas ∼7% of patients with IBD, regardless of treatment, remained seronegative. After the second dose, all subjects were seropositive, however anti-spike levels were significantly lower in anti-TNFα treated compared with non-anti-TNFα treated patients, and HCs (both P < .001). Neutralizing and inhibitory functions were both lower in anti-TNFα treated compared with non-anti-TNFα treated patients, and HCs (P < .03; P < .0001, respectively). Anti-TNFα drug levels and vaccine responses did not affect anti-spike levels. Infection rate (∼2%) and AEs were comparable in all groups. IBD activity was unaffected by BNT162b2. CONCLUSIONS In this prospective study in patients with IBD stratified according to treatment, all patients mounted serologic response to 2 doses of BNT162b2; however, its magnitude was significantly lower in patients treated with anti-TNFα, regardless of administration timing and drug levels. Vaccine was safe. As vaccine serologic response longevity in this group may be limited, vaccine booster dose should be considered.
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- Hadar Edelman-Klapper
- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- The Abraham and Sonia Rochlin IBD Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, Emek Medical Center, Afula, Israel,Rappaport Faculty of Medicine Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Digestive Diseases Institute, Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel,Faculty of Medicine, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel,Felsenstein Medical Research Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Biobank, Department of Pathology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- The Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Soroka University Medical Center, Beer-Sheva, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Clalit Health Services, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hillel Yaffe Medical Center, Hadera, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel,Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel,Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Gastroenterology Laboratory, Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Israel,Adelson School of Medicine, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel
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- Microbiology Lab, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel,Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- School of Public Health, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Molecular Virology Lab, The Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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- The Laboratory of Structural Biology of Infectious Diseases, The Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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- The Laboratory of Structural Biology of Infectious Diseases, The Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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- Molecular Virology Lab, The Azrieli Faculty of Medicine, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel
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- Department of Clinical Microbiology and Immunology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- School of Public Health, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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Yanai H, Amir Barak H, Ollech JE, Avni Biron I, Goren I, Snir Y, Banai Eran H, Broitman Y, Aharoni Golan M, Didkovsky E, Amitay-Laish I, Ollech A, Hodak E, Dotan I, Pavlovsky L. Clinical approach to skin eruptions induced by anti-TNF agents among patients with inflammatory bowel diseases: insights from a multidisciplinary IBD-DERMA clinic. Therap Adv Gastroenterol 2021; 14:17562848211053112. [PMID: 34777576 PMCID: PMC8581781 DOI: 10.1177/17562848211053112] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2021] [Accepted: 09/21/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Skin eruptions are prevalent among patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), often associated with therapies and frequently leading to dermatological consults and treatment interruptions. We aimed to assess the impact of joint shared decision-making in a multidisciplinary (MDT) IBD-DERMA clinic. METHODS This retrospective cohort study assessed a consecutive group of patients with IBD who were referred for consultation in an MDT clinic at a tertiary referral center in Israel. RESULTS Over 1 year, 118 patients were evaluated in the MDT-IBD-DERMA clinic: 68 (57.6%) males; age - 35.2 ± 13.5 years, disease duration - 7.1 (interquartile range: 3.7-13.9) years; Crohn's disease - 94/118 (79.6%). Skin eruption induced by an anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) were the most common diagnoses [46/118 (39%)], including psoriasiform dermatitis (PD) - 31/46 (67.4%) and inflammatory alopecia (IA) - 15/46 (32.6%). Of these, 18 patients (39.1%) continued the anti-TNF agent concomitantly with a topical or systemic anti-inflammatory agent to control the eruption. The remaining 28 patients (60.9%) discontinued the anti-TNF, of whom 16/28 (57.1%) switched to ustekinumab. These strategies effectively treated the majority [38/46 (82.6%)] of patients. Continuation of the anti-TNF was possible in a significantly higher proportion of patients with PD: 12/31 (38.7%) than only one in the IA group, p = 0.035. There was a higher switch to ustekinumab among the IA 7/15 (46.6%) compared with the PD 7/31 (22.6%) group, P = .09. Following IBD-DERMA advised intervention, IBD deteriorated in 9/4 6(19.5%) patients, 5/9 on ustekinumab (PD versus IA, P = NS). CONCLUSION Shared decision-making in an integrated IBD-DERMA clinic allowed successful control of skin eruptions while preserving control of the underlying IBD in more than 80% of cases. Patients with IA profited from a switch to ustekinumab.
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- IBD Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- IBD Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- IBD Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- IBD Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- IBD Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- IBD Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- IBD Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- IBD Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel,Institute of Pathology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel,Division of Dermatology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel,Pediatric Dermatology Service, Department of Dermatology, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel,Division of Dermatology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- IBD Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Division of Dermatology, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Campus, Petah Tikva 49100, Israel,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Yanai H, Goren I, Godny L, Maharshak N, Ron Y, Avni Biron I, Leibovitzh H, Banai Eran H, Aharoni Golan M, Rabinowitz K, Ziv Baran T, Lavie I, Yadgar K, Zonensain K, Kopylov U, Ben Horin S, Eliakim R, Waterman M, Chowers Y, Ben-Shachar S, Dotan I. Early Indolent Course of Crohn's Disease in Newly Diagnosed Patients Is Not Rare and Possibly Predictable. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021; 19:1564-1572.e5. [PMID: 32629126 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.06.069] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [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: 01/10/2020] [Revised: 05/28/2020] [Accepted: 06/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS The early stages of Crohn's disease (CD) course are heterogeneous, and it is a challenge to predict the course of disease in patients with new diagnosis. METHODS We performed an observational longitudinal study of 156 adults (79 male; median age, 27.7 years; 57 treatment naïve) with newly diagnosed CD (within 6 months of enrollment), referred from medical centers and community clinics in Israel from 2013 through 2017. Study participants each received semi-annual scheduled evaluations. Indolent disease was defined as a disease course without need for strict interventions to control complicated course of CD (hospitalization or surgery, or decision to start steroid, immunomodulator, or biologic therapy). Cox regression and receiver operating characteristic analyses were used to identify factors associated with early indolent or complicated course of CD. We validated our findings in an independent cohort of patients with CD from a separate medical center in Israel in 2018. RESULTS Over a median follow-up period of 17.2 months (interquartile range, 8.8-23.8 months), 52 patients (33.3%) had an indolent course of CD, 29 (18.5%) required hospitalizations, and 75 (48%) were recommended to start steroid, immunomodulator, or biologic therapies. The median time to first intervention was 3.4 months (95% CI, 2.4-4.4). We developed a model based on clinical factors that identified 4 factors associated with complicated course in treatment-naïve patients: body mass index <25 kg/m2 (hazard ratio [HR], 2.45; 95% CI, 1.07-5.43; P = .033), serum level of vitamin B12 <350 pg/mL (HR, 2.78; 95% CI, 1.21-6.41; P = .016), white blood cells ≥7 × 103/μL (HR, 2.419; 95% CI, 1.026-5.703; P = .044), and serum level of ALT ≥25 IU/L (HR, 2.680; 95% CI, 1.186-6.058; P = .018). This model discriminated between patients with vs without a complicated course of disease with 90% and 89% accuracy at 6 and 12 months after diagnosis, respectively. A validation cohort demonstrated a discriminatory ability of 79% at 3 months after diagnosis, and a nomogram was constructed. CONCLUSIONS In an observational longitudinal study of 156 patients with newly diagnosed CD, we found that one third have an early indolent course of disease. We identified factors that can be measured at diagnosis to identify patients at risk for an early complicated course-these might be used in patient management and selection of treatment.
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- Henit Yanai
- IBD Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel.
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- IBD Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- IBD Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; IBD Center, Department of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; IBD Center, Department of Gastroenterology and Liver Diseases, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- IBD Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- IBD Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- IBD Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- IBD Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- IBD Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- IBD Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- IBD Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel; Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Department of Gastroenterology, Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Rambam Health Care Campus and Bruce Rappaport School of Medicine, Technion Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Rambam Health Care Campus and Bruce Rappaport School of Medicine, Technion Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel
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- Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel; Clalit Research Institute, Ramat-Gan, Israel
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- IBD Center, Division of Gastroenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel; Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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Janus kinases (JAK) play a major role in the immunologic pathways and specifically in signal transduction in inflammatory bowel disease. Thus, they can serve as a target for new therapeutic options. Tofacitinib is a novel, first-in-class, pan-Janus kinase inhibitor. It has been found to be effective and safe in the treatment of moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis. In this review, we will describe the drug's mechanism of action as well as the clinical evidence for its effectiveness in treating patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
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- Roni Weisshof
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Center, University of Chicago Medicine, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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Golan MA, Liu W, Shi Y, Chen L, Wang J, Liu T, Li YC. Transgenic Expression of Vitamin D Receptor in Gut Epithelial Cells Ameliorates Spontaneous Colitis Caused by Interleukin-10 Deficiency. Dig Dis Sci 2015; 60:1941-7. [PMID: 25894930 PMCID: PMC4466054 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-015-3634-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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] [Received: 11/21/2014] [Accepted: 03/13/2015] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Vitamin D deficiency is common in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases. The vitamin D receptor (VDR) is a nuclear hormone receptor mediating the activity of vitamin D hormone. Our previous studies showed that intestinal epithelial VDR signaling inhibits colitis by protecting the mucosal epithelial barrier, and this activity is independent of non-epithelial immune VDR actions. Interleukin (IL)-10-deficient mouse is a chronic colitis model that develops colitis due to aberrant immune responses. Here we used IL-10 null (IL-10KO) model to assess the anti-colitic activity of epithelial VDR in the setting of an aberrant immune system. METHODS We crossed IL-10KO mice with villin promoter-driven human (h) VDR transgenic (Tg) mice to generate IL-10KO mice that carry the hVDR transgene in intestinal epithelial cells (IL-10KO/Tg). IL-10KO and IL-10KO/Tg littermates were studied in parallel and followed for up to 25 weeks. RESULTS By 25 weeks of age, accumulatively 79 % IL-10KO mice developed prolapse, whereas only 40 % IL-10KO/Tg mice did so (P < 0.001). Compared with IL-10KO mice, IL-10KO/Tg littermates showed markedly reduced mucosal inflammation in both small and large intestines, manifested by attenuation in immune cell infiltration and histological damage and a marked decrease in pro-inflammatory cytokine production. IL-10KO/Tg mice also showed reduced intestinal epithelial cell apoptosis as a result of diminished PUMA induction and caspase 3 activation. CONCLUSION These observations demonstrate that targeting hVDR expression to intestinal epithelial cells is sufficient to attenuate spontaneous colitis caused by an ill-regulated immune system, confirming a critical role of the epithelial VDR signaling in blocking colitis development.
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- Maya Aharoni Golan
- Department of Medicine, Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA,Department of Neonatology, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, China
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA,Department of Endocrinology, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, China
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA,Division of Cardiology, The First Affiliated Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110001, China
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA,Department of Neonatology, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang, Liaoning 110004, China
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Biological Sciences, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA,Corresponding author: Yan Chun Li, Ph.D., Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago 900 E. 57th Street, KCBD 9110, Chicago, IL 60637, USA; Tel: 773-702-2477; Fax: 773-702-2281;
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Liu W, Chen Y, Golan MA, Annunziata ML, Du J, Dougherty U, Kong J, Musch M, Huang Y, Pekow J, Zheng C, Bissonnette M, Hanauer SB, Li YC. Intestinal epithelial vitamin D receptor signaling inhibits experimental colitis. J Clin Invest 2013; 123:3983-96. [PMID: 23945234 DOI: 10.1172/jci65842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 244] [Impact Index Per Article: 22.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/13/2013] [Accepted: 06/21/2013] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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The inhibitory effects of vitamin D on colitis have been previously documented. Global vitamin D receptor (VDR) deletion exaggerates colitis, but the relative anticolitic contribution of epithelial and nonepithelial VDR signaling is unknown. Here, we showed that colonic epithelial VDR expression was substantially reduced in patients with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis. Moreover, targeted expression of human VDR (hVDR) in intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) protected mice from developing colitis. In experimental colitis models induced by 2,4,6-trinitrobenzenesulfonic acid, dextran sulfate sodium, or CD4(+)CD45RB(hi) T cell transfer, transgenic mice expressing hVDR in IECs were highly resistant to colitis, as manifested by marked reductions in clinical colitis scores, colonic histological damage, and colonic inflammation compared with WT mice. Reconstitution of Vdr-deficient IECs with the hVDR transgene completely rescued Vdr-null mice from severe colitis and death, even though the mice still maintained a hyperresponsive Vdr-deficient immune system. Mechanistically, VDR signaling attenuated PUMA induction in IECs by blocking NF-κB activation, leading to a reduction in IEC apoptosis. Together, these results demonstrate that gut epithelial VDR signaling inhibits colitis by protecting the mucosal epithelial barrier, and this anticolitic activity is independent of nonepithelial immune VDR actions.
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- Weicheng Liu
- Department of Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois 60637, USA
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