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Straatmijer T, van Schaik FDM, Bodelier AGL, Visschedijk M, de Vries AC, Ponsioen CY, Pierik M, van Bodegraven AA, West RL, de Boer NKH, Srivastava N, Romkens TEH, Hoekstra J, Oldenburg B, Dijkstra G, van der Woude JC, Löwenberg M, Mujagic Z, Biemans VBC, van der Meulen-de Jong AE, Duijvestein M. Effectiveness and safety of tofacitinib for ulcerative colitis: two-year results of the ICC Registry. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2023; 57:117-126. [PMID: 36282200 PMCID: PMC10092078 DOI: 10.1111/apt.17248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [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: 08/02/2022] [Revised: 08/30/2022] [Accepted: 09/26/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor and is registered for the treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC). The effectiveness of tofacitinib has been evaluated up to 12 months of treatment. AIM The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness and safety of 24 months of tofacitinib use in UC patients in the Netherlands. METHODS Patients initiating tofacitinib treatment were included in the ICC Registry, a nationwide, observational registry. Patients were prospectively evaluated for up to 24 months. The primary outcome was corticosteroid-free clinical remission (CSFR, Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index [SCCAI] ≤2) at week 104. Secondary outcomes included biochemical remission (C-reactive protein (CRP) ≤5 mg/L and faecal calprotectin (FC) ≤250 μg/g), safety, and discontinuation rate. RESULTS We included 110 patients of whom 104 (94.5%) were anti-TNF experienced. After 104 weeks of tofacitinib, 31.8% (34/107) were in CSFR, 23.4% (25/107) in biochemical remission and 18.7% (20/107) in combined clinical and biochemical remission. Of the patients in CSFR at week 52, 76.5% (26/34) remained so after 104 weeks of treatment. Sixty-one patients (55.5%) discontinued tofacitinib after a median duration of 13 weeks (IQR 7-34). The main reasons for discontinuation were non-response (59%), loss of response (14.8%), and adverse events (18%). There were 33.9 possible tofacitinib-related adverse events per 100 patient-years during follow-up. Adverse events most probably related to tofacitinib were skin reactions and headaches. There were 6.4 herpes zoster infections per 100 patient-years. CONCLUSION Tofacitinib was effective in 31.8% of patients after 24 months of treatment.
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- Tessa Straatmijer
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism (AGEM) Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism (AGEM) Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zuyderland Hospital, Sittard, The Netherlands
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- Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism (AGEM) Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism (AGEM) Research Institute, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Crouwel F, Simsek M, de Boer MA, Mulder CJJ, van Andel EM, Creemers RH, van Asseldonk DP, van Bodegraven AA, Horjus CS, Visschedijk MC, Weusthuis ALM, Seinen ML, Jharap B, van Schaik FDM, Ahmad I, Boekema PJ, Tack GJ, Wormmeester L, Lutgens MWMD, van Boeckel PGA, Gilissen LPL, Kerkhof M, Russel MGVM, Hoentjen F, Bartelink ME, Kuijvenhoven JP, Maljaars JWJ, van Dop WA, Wonders J, van der Voorn MMPJA, Buiter HJC, de Boer NK. Exposure to thioguanine during 117 pregnancies in women with inflammatory bowel disease. J Crohns Colitis 2022; 17:738-745. [PMID: 36521000 PMCID: PMC10155742 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjac183] [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: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Safety of thioguanine in pregnant patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is sparsely recorded. This study was aimed to document the safety of thioguanine during pregnancy and in birth. METHODS In this multicenter case series, IBD patients treated with thioguanine during pregnancy were included. Data regarding disease and medication history, pregnancy course, obstetric complications and neonatal outcomes were collected. RESULTS Data on 117 thioguanine-exposed pregnancies in 99 women were collected. Most (78%) had Crohn's disease and the mean age at delivery was 31 years. In eighteen pregnancies (15%) IBD flared. Obstetric and infectious complications were seen in 15% (n=17) and 7% (n=8) of pregnancies, respectively. Ten pregnancies (8.5%) resulted in a first trimester miscarriage and one in a stillbirth at 22 weeks gestational age. Congenital abnormalities were observed in one induced abortion (trisomy 21) and in one of the live-born children (cleft palate) . In total 109 neonates were born from 101 singleton pregnancies and 4 twin pregnancies. In the singleton pregnancies, ten children were born prematurely and ten were born small for gestational age. Screening for myelosuppresion was performed in sixteen neonates (14.7%); two had anemia in umbilical cord blood. All outcomes were comparable to either the general Dutch population or to data from 3 Dutch cohort studies on the use of conventional thiopurines in pregnant IBD patients. CONCLUSION In this large case series the use of thioguanine during pregnancy is not associated in excess with adverse maternal or neonatal outcomes.
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- Femke Crouwel
- Corresponding author: Femke Crouwel, MD, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Tel: +31204440799; Fax: +31204440554;
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gyneacology, Amsterdam Reproduction & Development Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Internal and Intensive Care Medicine [Co-MIK], Zuyderland Medical Centre, Heerlen-Sittard-Geleen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Noordwest Ziekenhuisgroep, Alkmaar, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Internal and Intensive Care Medicine [Co-MIK], Zuyderland Medical Centre, Heerlen-Sittard-Geleen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, 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, Meander Medical Centre, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Streekziekenhuis Koningin Beatrix, Winterswijk, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Máxima Medical Centre, Veldhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Treant Zorggroep, Emmen-Hoogeveen-Stadskanaal, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Sint Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Groene Hart Hospital, Gouda, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Deventer Hospital, Deventer, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Spaarne Gasthuis, Haarlem and Hoofddorp, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, HagaZiekenhuis, Den Haag, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Gastroenterology Endocrinology Metabolism Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Rodrigues D, van Kampen R, van Bodegraven AA, Kleinjans JCS, Jennen DGJ, de Kok TM. Gene expression responses reflecting 5-FU-induced toxicity: Comparison between patient colon tissue and 3D human colon organoids. Toxicol Lett 2022; 371:17-24. [PMID: 36183961 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2022.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Revised: 09/08/2022] [Accepted: 09/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Capecitabine is a chemotherapeutic drug that is widely used as a monotherapy option in advanced cancer patients. After administration, it is converted into its active metabolite 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), a cytotoxic compound that may also induce adverse side effects in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. Although these side effects can interfere with the continuation of the chemotherapy, diagnostic tools to detect early onset and prevention strategies are not available. In this explorative case study, we aim to identify differentially expressed genes (DEGs) that provide insight into the molecular mechanisms of toxicity induced by 5-FU in healthy colon tissue of breast cancer patients receiving capecitabine. Gene expression responses observed in patients were compared with those established in an in vitro model of healthy colon organoids. Colon biopsies from two patients with advanced breast cancer were collected before and after the treatment with capecitabine and used for RNA sequencing to determine transcriptomic responses. Differential expression analysis resulted in 31 affected genes, showing that the most affected pathways were transport of small molecules, cellular responses to stress, folate metabolism, NF-kB signalling pathway and immune system responses. The most biologically relevant genes were haemoglobin subunits encoding genes, involved in several processes; ATP12A, SLC26A3 and AQP8, involved in the transport of ions and water; TRIM31, a regulator of NF-kB signalling pathway; MST1P2 and MST1L, stimulators of macrophages. Comparison of human in vitro and in vivo responses showed that the gene expression of TRIM31 was similarly altered in the colon organoids exposed to 5-FU. Therefore, this gene constitutes a potential biomarker of colon toxicity that might be used in future in vitro drug safety design and screening.
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- Daniela Rodrigues
- Department of Toxicogenomics, GROW School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands.
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- Zuyderland Medical Centre, Department of Oncology, Geleen-Sittard, the Netherlands
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- Zuyderland Medical Centre, Department of Gastroenterology, Geleen-Sittard, the Netherlands
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- Department of Toxicogenomics, GROW School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Toxicogenomics, GROW School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Toxicogenomics, GROW School for Oncology and Reproduction, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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Mahmmod S, Schultheiss JPD, van Bodegraven AA, Dijkstra G, Gilissen LPL, Hoentjen F, Lutgens MWMD, Mahmmod N, van der Meulen-de Jong AE, Smits LJT, Tan ACITL, Oldenburg B, Fidder HH. Outcome of Reverse Switching From CT-P13 to Originator Infliximab in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2021; 27:1954-1962. [PMID: 33538298 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izaa364] [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: 11/17/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients suffering from inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and treated with originator infliximab are increasingly being switched to biosimilars. Some patients, however, are "reverse switched" to treatment with the originator. Here we assess the prevalence of reverse switching, including its indication and outcomes. METHODS In this retrospective multicenter cohort study, data on patients with IBD from 9 hospitals in the Netherlands were collected. All adult patients with IBD were included if they previously had been switched from originator infliximab to the biosimilar CT-P13 and had a follow-up time of at least 52 weeks after the initial switch. The reasons for reverse switching were categorized into worsening gastrointestinal symptoms, adverse effects, or loss of response to CT-P13. Drug persistence was analyzed through survival analyses. RESULTS A total of 758 patients with IBD were identified. Reverse switching was observed in 75 patients (9.9%). Patients with reverse switching were predominantly female (70.7%). Gastrointestinal symptoms (25.5%) and dermatological symptoms (21.8%) were the most commonly reported reasons for reverse switching. In 9 patients (12.0%), loss of response to CT-P13 was the reason for reverse switching. Improvement of reported symptoms was seen in 73.3% of patients after reverse switching and 7 out of 9 patients (77.8%) with loss of response regained response. Infliximab persistence was equal between patients who were reverse-switched and those who were maintained on CT-P13. CONCLUSIONS Reverse switching occurred in 9.9% of patients, predominantly for biosimilar-attributed adverse effects. Switching back to originator infliximab seems effective in patients who experience adverse effects, worsening gastrointestinal symptoms, or loss of response after switching from originator infliximab to CT-P13.
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- Shaden Mahmmod
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zuyderland Medisch Centrum, Sittard, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Catharina Ziekenhuis, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Elisabeth TweeSteden Ziekenhuis, Tilburg, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St. Antonius Ziekenhuis, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Canisius-Wilhelmina Ziekenhuis, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Horjus-Talabur Horje CS, van Bodegraven AA. Editorial: assessment of inflammatory bowel disease-a picture is worth a thousand words. Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2021; 54:508-509. [PMID: 34331796 DOI: 10.1111/apt.16476] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [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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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zuyderland Medical Centre, Heerlen-Sittard-Geleen, The Netherlands.,Department of Gastroenterology, Amsterdam Universities Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Wierdsma NJ, Kruizenga HM, Konings LA, Krebbers D, Jorissen JR, Joosten MHI, van Aken LH, Tan FM, van Bodegraven AA, Soeters MR, Weijs PJ. Poor nutritional status, risk of sarcopenia and nutrition related complaints are prevalent in COVID-19 patients during and after hospital admission. Clin Nutr ESPEN 2021; 43:369-376. [PMID: 34024542 PMCID: PMC8056328 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2021.03.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2021] [Accepted: 03/25/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS Patients with COVID-19 infection presents with a broad clinical spectrum of symptoms and complications. As a consequence nutritional requirements are not met, resulting in weight- and muscle loss, and malnutrition. The aim of the present study is to delineate nutritional complaints, the (course of the) nutritional status and risk of sarcopenia of COVID-19 patients, during hospitalisation and after discharge. METHODS In this prospective observational study in 407 hospital admitted COVID-19 patients in four university and peripheral hospitals, data were collected during dietetic consultations. Presence of nutrition related complaints (decreased appetite, loss of smell, changed taste, loss of taste, chewing and swallowing problems, nausea, vomiting, feeling of being full, stool frequency and consistency, gastric retention, need for help with food intake due to weakness and shortness of breath and nutritional status (weight loss, BMI, risk of sarcopenia with SARC-F ≥4 points) before, during hospital stay and after discharge were, where possible, collected. RESULTS Included patients were most men (69%), median age of 64.8 ± 12.4 years, 60% were admitted to ICU at any time point during hospitalisation with a median LOS of 15 days and an in-hospital mortality rate of 21%. The most commonly reported complaints were: decreased appetite (58%), feeling of being full (49%) and shortness of breath (43%). One in three patients experienced changed taste, loss of taste and/or loss of smell. Prior to hospital admission, 67% of the patients was overweight (BMI >25 kg/m2), 35% of the patients was characterised as malnourished, mainly caused by considerable weight loss. Serious acute weight loss (>5 kg) was showed in 22% of the patents during the hospital stay; most of these patients (85%) were admitted to the ICU at any point in time. A high risk of sarcopenia (SARC-F ≥ 4 points) was scored in 73% of the patients during hospital admission. CONCLUSION In conclusion, one in five hospital admitted COVID-19 patients suffered from serious acute weight loss and 73% had a high risk of sarcopenia. Moreover, almost all patients had one or more nutritional complaints. Of these complaints, decreased appetite, feeling of being full, shortness of breath and changed taste and loss of taste were the most predominant nutrition related complaints. These symptoms have serious repercussions on nutritional status. Although nutritional complaints persisted a long time after discharge, only a small group of patients received dietetic treatment after hospital discharge in recovery phase. Clinicians should consider the risks of acute malnutrition and sarcopenia in COVID-19 patients and investigate multidisciplinary treatment including dietetics during hospital stay and after discharge.
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- Nicolette J Wierdsma
- Department of Nutrition & Dietetics, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Nutrition & Dietetics, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Wageningen University and Research Center, Wageningen, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Dietetics, Franciscus Gasthuis & Vlietland, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Dietetics, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Dietetics, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Nutrition & Dietetics, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Nutrition & Dietetics, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Endocrinology & Metabolism, Internal Medicine, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Nutrition & Dietetics, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, AMS Research Institute, VU University, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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Creemers RH, Rezazadeh Ardabili A, Jonkers DM, Leers MPG, Romberg-Camps MJ, Pierik MJ, van Bodegraven AA. Severe COVID-19 in inflammatory bowel disease patients in a population-based setting. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0258271. [PMID: 34610041 PMCID: PMC8491900 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258271] [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] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2021] [Accepted: 09/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE Data on the course of severe COVID-19 in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients remains limited. We aimed to determine the incidence rate and clinical course of severe COVID-19 in the heavily affected South-Limburg region in the Netherlands. METHODS All COVID-19 patients admitted to the only two hospitals covering the whole South-Limburg region between February 27, 2020 and January 4, 2021 were included. Incidence rates for hospitalization due to COVID-19 were determined for the IBD (n = 4980) and general population (n = 597,184) in South-Limburg. RESULTS During a follow-up of 4254 and 510,120 person-years, 20 IBD patients (0.40%; 11 ulcerative colitis (UC), 9 Crohn's disease (CD)) and 1425 (0.24%) patients from the general population were hospitalized due to proven COVID-19 corresponding to an incidence rate of 4.7 (95% Confidence interval (CI) 3.0-7.1) and 2.8 (95% CI 2.6-2.9) per 1000 patient years, respectively (Incidence rate ratio: 1.68, 95% CI 1.08-2.62, p = 0.019). Median age (IBD: 63.0 (IQR 58.0-75.8) years vs. general population: 72.0 (IQR 62.0-80.0) years, p = 0.10) and mean BMI (IBD: 24.4 (SD 3.3) kg/m2 vs. general population 24.1 (SD 4.9) kg/m2, p = 0.79) at admission were comparable in both populations. As for course of severe COVID-19, similar rates of ICU admission (IBD: 12.5% vs. general population: 15.7%, p = 1.00), mechanical ventilation (6.3% vs. 11.2%, p = 1.00) and death were observed (6.3% vs. 21.8%, p = 0.22). CONCLUSION We found a statistically significant higher rate of hospitalization due to COVID-19 in IBD patients in a population-based setting in a heavily impacted Dutch region. This finding reflects previous research that showed IBD patients using systemic medication were at an increased risk of serious infection. However, although at an increased risk of hospitalization, clinical course of severe COVID-19 was comparable to hospitalized patients without IBD.
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- Rob H. Creemers
- Department of Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Internal and Intensive Care Medicine (Co-MIK), Zuyderland Medical Centre, Heerlen-Sittard-Geleen, The Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry and Haematology, Zuyderland Medical Centre, Heerlen-Sittard-Geleen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Internal and Intensive Care Medicine (Co-MIK), Zuyderland Medical Centre, Heerlen-Sittard-Geleen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
- School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Internal and Intensive Care Medicine (Co-MIK), Zuyderland Medical Centre, Heerlen-Sittard-Geleen, The Netherlands
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de Jong MJ, Boonen A, van der Meulen-de Jong AE, Romberg-Camps MJ, van Bodegraven AA, Mahmmod N, Markus T, Dijkstra G, Winkens B, van Tubergen A, Masclee A, Jonkers DM, Pierik MJ. Cost-effectiveness of Telemedicine-directed Specialized vs Standard Care for Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases in a Randomized Trial. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2020; 18:1744-1752. [PMID: 32335133 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2020.04.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [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: 10/29/2019] [Revised: 03/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/10/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Telemedicine can be used to monitor determinants and outcomes of patients with chronic diseases, possibly increasing the quality and value of care. Telemedicine was found to reduce outpatient visits and hospital admissions for patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). We performed a full economic evaluation of telemedicine interventions in patients with IBD, comparing the cost-utility of telemedicine vs standard care. METHODS We performed a randomized trial of 909 patients with IBD at 2 academic and 2 non-academic hospitals in The Netherlands. Patients were randomly assigned to groups that received telemedicine (myIBDcoach; n = 465) or standard outpatient care (n = 444) and followed for 12 months. Costs were measured from a societal perspective. Direct healthcare costs were based on actual resource use. Indirect costs comprised self-reported hours sick leave from work, intervention costs (annual license fee of €40 per patient [$45]), and utility costs (assessed using EQ5D). Cost-utility and uncertainty were estimated using the non-parametric bootstrapping method. RESULTS Telemedicine resulted in lower mean annual costs of €547/patient [$612] (95% CI, €1029-2143 [$1150-2393]; mean costs of €9481 [$10,587] for standard care and €8924 [$9965] for telemedicine) without changing quality adjusted life years. At the Dutch threshold of €80,000 [$89,335] per quality adjusted life year, the intervention had increased incremental cost-effectiveness over standard care in 83% of replications and an incremental net monetary benefit of €707/patient [$790] (95% CI, €1241-2544 [$1386-2841]). CONCLUSIONS Telemedicine with myIBDcoach is cost saving and has a high probability of being cost effective for patients with IBD. This self-management tool enables continuous registration of quality indicators and (patient-reported) outcomes and might help reorganize IBD care toward value-based healthcare. ClinicalTrials.gov no: NCT02173002.
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- Marin J de Jong
- Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht; Maastricht University Medical Centre+, NUTRIM - School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht
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- Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht; Maastricht University Medical Centre+, CAPHRI - Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht
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- Zuyderland Medical Centre, Department of Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Internal and Intensive Care Medicine (Co-MIK), Sittard-Geleen
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- Zuyderland Medical Centre, Department of Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Internal and Intensive Care Medicine (Co-MIK), Sittard-Geleen
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- St Antonius Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Nieuwegein
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- Dutch Crohn's and Colitis Organisation, CCUVN, Woerden
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- University Medical Centre Groningen, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Groningen
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- Maastricht University Medical Centre+, CAPHRI - Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht; Maastricht University, Department of Methodology and Statistics, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht; Maastricht University Medical Centre+, CAPHRI - Care and Public Health Research Institute, Maastricht
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- Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht; Zuyderland Medical Centre, Department of Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Internal and Intensive Care Medicine (Co-MIK), Sittard-Geleen
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- Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht; Maastricht University Medical Centre+, NUTRIM - School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht
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- Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht; Maastricht University Medical Centre+, NUTRIM - School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht.
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Spooren CEGM, Wintjens DSJ, de Jong MJ, van der Meulen-de Jong AE, Romberg-Camps MJ, Becx MC, Maljaars JP, van Bodegraven AA, Mahmmod N, Markus T, Hameeteman WM, Masclee AAM, Winkens B, Jonkers DMAE, Pierik MJ. Risk of impaired nutritional status and flare occurrence in IBD outpatients. Dig Liver Dis 2019; 51:1265-1269. [PMID: 31213405 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2019.05.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 02/25/2019] [Revised: 05/20/2019] [Accepted: 05/23/2019] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients are at risk of an impaired nutritional status. The impact thereof on the IBD relapse risk is clinically relevant, though sparsely investigated. AIM The aim was to explore the association between an impaired nutritional status risk and the occurrence of disease flares in IBD outpatients participating in a longitudinal telemedicine study. METHODS IBD outpatients were recruited from the myIBDcoach study cohort, with one year clinical follow-up. Through myIBDcoach, a telemedicine tool, patients reported on disease activity and risk of impaired nutritional status (i.e. Short Nutritional Assessment Questionnaire >1 and/or BMI < 18.5 kg/m2) every one to three months. Data was analysed by generalized estimating equation modelling. RESULTS In total, 417 patients were included. During follow-up, 49 patients (11.8%) flared after initial clinical remission and 53 patients (12.7%) showed an increased risk of impaired nutritional status. The risk of impaired nutritional status was associated with flare occurrence (OR 2.61 (95% CI 1.02-6.69)). CONCLUSIONS The risk of an impaired nutritional status was associated with subsequent flares in IBD outpatients. This emphasizes the importance of monitoring disease activity in IBD patients at risk of impaired nutritional status.
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- Corinne E G M Spooren
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands; School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands; School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands; School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Internal and Intensive Care Medicine (Co-MIK), Zuyderland Medical Centre, Sittard-Geleen-Heerlen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Internal and Intensive Care Medicine (Co-MIK), Zuyderland Medical Centre, Sittard-Geleen-Heerlen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- CCUVN, Dutch IBD Patients Organization, Woerden, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands; School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Methodology and Statistics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands; School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands; School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism (NUTRIM), Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Wintjens DSJ, de Jong MJ, van der Meulen-de Jong AE, Romberg-Camps MJ, Becx MC, Maljaars JP, van Bodegraven AA, Mahmmod N, Markus T, Haans J, Masclee AAM, Winkens B, Jonkers DMAE, Pierik MJ. Novel Perceived Stress and Life Events Precede Flares of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Prospective 12-Month Follow-Up Study. J Crohns Colitis 2019; 13:410-416. [PMID: 30371776 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjy177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] is characterized by recurrent disease flares. The impact of psychosocial wellbeing on the occurrence of flares is unclear. In this prospective study, we aimed to evaluate the association between patient-reported psychosocial wellbeing and disease flares using continuous monitoring. METHODS Consecutive IBD patients were recruited from the myIBDcoach telemedicine study cohort. Over 12 months, participants reported on disease activity together with anxiety, depression, fatigue, perceived stress and life events every 1-3 months. Flares were defined using a combination of clinical disease activity and additional measurements. Generalized estimating equation models were used to assess associations between psychosocial wellbeing and flares over time. The influences of both the presence of psychosocial symptoms in general as well as novel psychosocial symptoms were analysed. RESULTS In total, 417 patients were included. Forty-nine patients [11.8%] experienced a flare during the study period. The occurrence of life events in the preceding 3 months was positively associated with flares (odds ratio [OR] = 1.81; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.04-3.17), while the presence of anxiety, depression, fatigue and perceived stress in general was not. However, novel perceived stress [OR = 2.92; 95% CI = 1.44-5.90] was associated with flares. CONCLUSIONS The occurrence of life events and novel perceived stress are associated with disease flares in the next 3 months, while the presence of perceived stress in general is not. These findings underline the importance of continuous personalized monitoring of IBD patients and may contribute to the prevention of disease flares.
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- Dion S J Wintjens
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zuyderland Medical Centre, Sittard-Geleen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zuyderland Medical Centre, Sittard-Geleen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St. Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- CCUVN, Dutch IBD Patients Organization, Woerden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Methodology and Statistics, Care and Public Health Research Institute (CAPHRI), Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,NUTRIM School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Danese S, Allez M, van Bodegraven AA, Dotan I, Gisbert JP, Hart A, Lakatos PL, Magro F, Peyrin-Biroulet L, Schreiber S, Tarabar D, Vavricka S, Halfvarson J, Vermeire S. Unmet Medical Needs in Ulcerative Colitis: An Expert Group Consensus. Dig Dis 2019; 37:266-283. [PMID: 30726845 DOI: 10.1159/000496739] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.6] [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: 05/03/2018] [Accepted: 01/09/2019] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND The authors aimed to conduct an extensive literature review and consensus meeting to identify unmet needs in ulcerative colitis (UC) and ways to overcome them. UC is a relapsing and remitting inflammatory bowel disease with varied, and changing, incidence rates worldwide. UC has an unpredictable disease course and is associated with a high health economic burden. During 2016 and 2017, a panel of experts was convened to identify, discuss and address areas of unmet need in UC. METHODS PubMed and Cochrane Library databases were searched for relevant articles describing studies performed in patients with UC. These findings were used to generate a set of statements relating to unmet needs in UC. Consensus on these statements was then sought from a panel of 9 expert gastroenterologists using a modified Delphi review process that consisted of anonymous surveys followed by live meetings. RESULTS In 2 literature reviews, over 5,000 unique records were identified and a total of 138 articles were fully reviewed. These were used to consider 26 areas of unmet need, which were explored in 2 face-to-face meetings, in which the statements were debated and amended, resulting in consensus on 30 final statements. The unmet needs identified were categorised into 7 areas: impact of UC on patients' daily life; importance of early diagnosis and treatment; drawbacks of existing treatments; urgent need for new treatments; and disease-, practice- or patient-focused unmet needs. CONCLUSIONS These expert group meetings found a number of areas of unmet needs in UC, which is an important first step in tackling them in the future. Future research and development should be focused in these areas for the management of patients with UC.
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris, France
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- Zuyderland Medical Center, Sittard and VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Gastrotenterology, Rabin Medical Center, Petah Tikva, Israel.,Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Princesa (IIS-IP), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Madrid, Spain
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- IBD Unit, St. Mark's Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- McGill University, MUHC, Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, Québec, Canada.,Department of Medicine, Semmelweis University, Budapest, Hungary
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- University of Porto and Centro Hospitalar São João, Porto, Portugal
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- Clinic for Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Stadtspital Triemli, Zurich, Switzerland
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Linn AJ, van Dijk L, van Weert JCM, Gebeyehu BG, van Bodegraven AA, Smit EG. Creating a synergy effect: A cluster randomized controlled trial testing the effect of a tailored multimedia intervention on patient outcomes. Patient Educ Couns 2018; 101:1419-1426. [PMID: 29609899 DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2018.03.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2016] [Revised: 03/15/2018] [Accepted: 03/16/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Improving adherence is a challenge and multiple barriers are likely to explain non-adherence. These barriers differ per patient and over course of the regimen. Hence, personalized interventions tailored to the specific barriers are needed. In a theoretical and evidence-based Tailored Multimedia Intervention, technology (online preparatory assessment, text messaging) was used as an add-on to a tailored counseling session (learned during a communication skills training), with the expectation of synergistic effects. METHODS A cluster randomized controlled trial was conducted in six hospitals, eight nurses and 160 chronic patients. Patient satisfaction with communication, beliefs about medication, self-efficacy and medication adherence were assessed at initiation of the treatment and after six months. RESULTS Intervention effects were found for patient satisfaction with nurses' affective communication and self-efficacy at the initiation of treatment. The effect on self-efficacy remained after six months. CONCLUSION By combining tailored counseling with technology, this intervention resulted in positive changes in important prerequisites of medication adherence. PRACTICAL IMPLICATIONS Technology can contribute significantly to health care providers' ability to tailor information to the patients' needs.
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- Annemiek J Linn
- Amsterdam School of Communication Research/ASCoR, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department Pharmaceutical Care, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research (NIVEL), Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam School of Communication Research/ASCoR, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam School of Communication Research/ASCoR, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Celiac Centre Amsterdam, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Geriatrics, Zuyderland Medical Centre, Heerlen-Sittard-Geleen, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam School of Communication Research/ASCoR, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Shah SC, Ten Hove JR, Castaneda D, Palmela C, Mooiweer E, Colombel JF, Harpaz N, Ullman TA, van Bodegraven AA, Jansen JM, Mahmmod N, van der Meulen-de Jong AE, Ponsioen CY, van der Woude CJ, Oldenburg B, Itzkowitz SH, Torres J. High Risk of Advanced Colorectal Neoplasia in Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis Associated With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2018; 16:1106-1113.e3. [PMID: 29378311 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2018.01.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [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: 10/21/2017] [Revised: 12/20/2017] [Accepted: 01/12/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC, termed PSC-IBD) are at increased risk for colorectal cancer, but their risk following a diagnosis of low-grade dysplasia (LGD) is not well described. We aimed to determine the rate of advanced colorectal neoplasia (aCRN), defined as high-grade dysplasia and/or colorectal cancer, following a diagnosis of indefinite dysplasia or LGD in this population. METHODS We performed a retrospective, longitudinal study of 1911 patients with colonic IBD (293 with PSC and 1618 without PSC) who underwent more than 2 surveillance colonoscopies from 2000 through 2015 in The Netherlands or the United States (9265 patient-years of follow-up evaluation). We collected data on clinical and demographic features of patients, as well as data from each surveillance colonoscopy and histologic report. For each surveillance colonoscopy, the severity of active inflammation was documented. The primary outcome was a diagnosis of aCRN during follow-up evaluation. We also investigated factors associated with aCRN in patients with or without a prior diagnosis of indefinite dysplasia or LGD. RESULTS Patients with PSC-IBD had a 2-fold higher risk of developing aCRN than patients with non-PSC IBD. Mean inflammation scores did not differ significantly between patients with PSC-IBD (0.55) vs patients with non-PSC IBD (0.56) (P = .89), nor did proportions of patients with LGD (21% of patients with PSC-IBD vs 18% of patients with non-PSC IBD) differ significantly (P = .37). However, the rate of aCRN following a diagnosis of LGD was significantly higher in patients with PSC-IBD (8.4 per 100 patient-years) than patients with non-PSC IBD (3.0 per 100 patient-years; P = .01). PSC (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 2.01; 95% CI, 1.09-3.71), increasing age (aHR 1.03; 95% CI, 1.01-1.05), and active inflammation (aHR, 2.39; 95% CI, 1.63-3.49) were independent risk factors for aCRN. Dysplasia was more often endoscopically invisible in patients with PSC-IBD than in patients with non-PSC IBD. CONCLUSIONS In a longitudinal study of almost 2000 patients with colonic IBD, PSC remained a strong independent risk factor for aCRN. Once LGD is detected, aCRN develops at a higher rate in patients with PSC and is more often endoscopically invisible than in patients with only IBD. Our findings support recommendations for careful annual colonoscopic surveillance for patients with IBD and PSC, and consideration of colectomy once LGD is detected.
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- Shailja C Shah
- The Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- The Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- The 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 Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- The Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- The Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- The 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, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- The Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- The Henry D. Janowitz Division of Gastroenterology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York; Surgical Department, Gastroenterology Division, Hospital Beatriz Ângelo, Loures, Portugal.
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Simoens S, Le Pen C, Boone N, Breedveld F, Celano A, Llombart-Cussac A, Jorgensen F, Süle A, van Bodegraven AA, Westhovens R, De Cock J. How to realize the potential of off-patent biologicals and biosimilars in Europe? Guidance to policymakers. GaBI J 2018. [DOI: 10.5639/gabij.2018.0702.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Hazenberg HMJL, de Boer NKH, Mulder CJJ, Mom SH, van Bodegraven AA, Tack Md PhD GJ. Neoplasia and Precursor Lesions of the Female Genital Tract in IBD: Epidemiology, Role of Immunosuppressants, and Clinical Implications. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2018; 24:510-531. [PMID: 29462389 DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izx062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [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: 05/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
In this review the risk of breast, ovarian, and endometrial cancer and cervical and vulvovaginal (pre)malignant abnormalities in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with or without immune suppressive treatment will be discussed. So far, this has not been studied thoroughly and large studies taking into account diverse potential confounding factors are lacking. IBD per se has not been associated with development of cervical cancer, yet patients with Crohn's disease who smoke, have a younger age at diagnosis or who use(d) thiopurines might be more at risk. Other immunosuppressive medication seems not to increase this risk, however, as evidence at this point is incomplete, physician awareness and prevention by lifestyle counseling, HPV vaccination and (intensified) screening are warranted. The risk for breast, endometrial, ovarian, and vulvovaginal cancer in IBD patients appears to be comparable to the background population, although for breast cancer this may even be decreasedin Crohn's disease specifically. Immunosuppressive medication in general does not seem to alter this risk. Earlier and more frequent screening for breast cancer than currently conducted in general nationwide screening programs is not recommended at this moment. Current literature suggests a much lower overall malignancy recurrence rate in IBD patients than has been observed previously. More importantly, immune suppressive medication does not appear to increase the recurrence risk. Robust epidemiologic data on female genital tract cancer are needed.
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- Hanna M J L Hazenberg
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam.,Department of Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Internal and Intensive Care Medicine (Co-MIK), Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen-Sittard-Geleen
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden
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Spekhorst LM, Oldenburg B, van Bodegraven AA, de Jong DJ, Imhann F, van der Meulen-de Jong AE, Pierik MJ, van der Woude JC, Dijkstra G, D’Haens G, Löwenberg M, Weersma RK, Festen EAM. Prevalence of- and risk factors for work disability in Dutch patients with inflammatory bowel disease. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23:8182-8192. [PMID: 29290654 PMCID: PMC5739924 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i46.8182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2017] [Revised: 08/26/2017] [Accepted: 09/13/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
Abstract
AIM To determine the prevalence of work disability in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), and to assess risk factors associated with work disability.
METHODS For this retrospective cohort study, we retrieved clinical data from the Dutch IBD Biobank on July 2014, containing electronic patient records of 3388 IBD patients treated in the eight University Medical Centers in the Netherlands. Prevalence of work disability was assessed in 2794 IBD patients and compared with the general Dutch population. Multivariate analyses were performed for work disability (sick leave, partial and full disability) and long-term full work disability (> 80% work disability for > 2 years).
RESULTS Prevalence of work disability was higher in Crohn’s disease (CD) (29%) and ulcerative colitis (UC) (19%) patients compared to the general Dutch population (7%). In all IBD patients, female sex, a lower education level, and extra-intestinal manifestations, were associated with work disability. In CD patients, an age > 40 years at diagnosis, disease duration > 15 years, smoking, surgical interventions, and anti-TNFα use were associated with work disability. In UC patients, an age > 55 years, and immunomodulator use were associated with work disability. In CD patients, a lower education level (OR = 1.62, 95%CI: 1.02-2.58), and in UC patients, disease complications (OR = 3.39, 95%CI: 1.09-10.58) were associated with long-term full work disability.
CONCLUSION The prevalence of work disability in IBD patients is higher than in the general Dutch population. Early assessment of risk factors for work disability is necessary, as work disability is substantial among IBD patients.
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- Lieke M Spekhorst
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Groningen and University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, the Netherlands
- Department of Genetics, University of Groningen and University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, 3584 CX Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center St. Radboud, Nijmegen, 6525 GA Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Groningen and University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, the Netherlands
- Department of Genetics, University of Groningen and University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Maastricht, Maastricht, 6229 HX Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus Medical Center, the Netherlands, Rotterdam, 3015 CE Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Groningen and University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam-Zuidoost, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, 1105 AZ Amsterdam-Zuidoost, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Groningen and University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Groningen and University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, the Netherlands
- Department of Genetics, University of Groningen and University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, 9700 RB Groningen, the Netherlands
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Spekhorst LM, Imhann F, Festen EAM, van Bodegraven AA, de Boer NKH, Bouma G, Fidder HH, d'Haens G, Hoentjen F, Hommes DW, de Jong DJ, Löwenberg M, Maljaars PWJ, van der Meulen-de Jong AE, Oldenburg B, Pierik MJ, Ponsioen CY, Stokkers PC, Verspaget HW, Visschedijk MC, van der Woude CJ, Dijkstra G, Weersma RK. Cohort profile: design and first results of the Dutch IBD Biobank: a prospective, nationwide biobank of patients with inflammatory bowel disease. BMJ Open 2017; 7:e016695. [PMID: 29122790 PMCID: PMC5695377 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-016695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [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] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The Dutch IBD Biobank aims to facilitate the discovery of predictors for individual disease course and treatment response in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). In this paper, we aim to describe the establishment of the Dutch IBD Biobank, including the facilitators and barriers to establishment. Moreover, we aim to provide a complete overview of the content of the Dutch IBD Biobank. PARTICIPANTS Since 2007, every patient with IBD treated in one of the eight Dutch university medical centres is asked to participate in the Dutch IBD Biobank in which 225 standardised IBD-related data items and biomaterials, such as serum, DNA, biopsies and a stool sample, are collected. FINDINGS TO DATE As of June 2014, the Dutch IBD Biobank had enrolled 3388 patients with IBD: 2118 Crohn's disease (62.5%), 1190 ulcerative colitis (35.1%), 74 IBD-unclassified (2.2%) and 6 IBD-indeterminate (0.2%). The inclusion of patients with IBD is ongoing. The quality of the biomaterials is good and serum, DNA and biopsies have been used in newly published studies. FUTURE PLANS The genotyping (750 000 genetic variants) of all participants of the Dutch IBD Biobank is currently ongoing, enabling more genetic research. In addition, all participants will start reporting disease activity and outcome measures using an online platform and mobile app.
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- Lieke M Spekhorst
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Groningen and Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Genetics, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Groningen and Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Genetics, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Groningen and Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Genetics, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre St. Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- UCLA Center for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Division of Digestive Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, California, Los Angeles, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre St. Radboud, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Maastricht, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St Lucas Andreas Ziekenhuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Groningen and Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
- Department of Genetics, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Groningen and Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Groningen and Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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de Jong MJ, van der Meulen-de Jong AE, Romberg-Camps MJ, Becx MC, Maljaars JP, Cilissen M, van Bodegraven AA, Mahmmod N, Markus T, Hameeteman WM, Dijkstra G, Masclee AA, Boonen A, Winkens B, van Tubergen A, Jonkers DM, Pierik MJ. Telemedicine for management of inflammatory bowel disease (myIBDcoach): a pragmatic, multicentre, randomised controlled trial. Lancet 2017; 390:959-968. [PMID: 28716313 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(17)31327-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 29.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2017] [Revised: 04/05/2017] [Accepted: 04/20/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Tight and personalised control of inflammatory bowel disease in a traditional setting is challenging because of the disease complexity, high pressure on outpatient clinics, and rising incidence. We compared the effects of self-management with a telemedicine system, which was developed for all subtypes of inflammatory bowel disease, on health-care utilisation and patient-reported quality of care versus standard care. METHODS We did this pragmatic, randomised trial in two academic and two non-academic hospitals in the Netherlands. Outpatients aged 18-75 years with inflammatory bowel disease and without an ileoanal or ileorectal pouch anastomosis, who had internet access and Dutch proficiency, were randomly assigned (1:1) to care via a telemedicine system (myIBDcoach) that monitors and registers disease activity or standard care and followed up for 12 months. Randomisation was done with a computer-generated sequence and used the minimisation method. Participants, health-care providers, and staff who assessed outcome measures were not masked to treatment allocation. Primary outcomes were the number of outpatient visits and patient-reported quality of care (assessed by visual analogue scale score 0-10). Safety endpoints were the numbers of flares, corticosteroid courses, hospital admissions, emergency visits, and surgeries. Analyses were by intention to treat. This trial is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT02173002. FINDINGS Between Sept 9, 2014, and May 18, 2015, 909 patients were randomly assigned to telemedicine (n=465) or standard care (n=444). At 12 months, the mean number of outpatient visits to the gastroenterologist or nurse was significantly lower in the telemedicine group (1·55 [SD 1·50]) than in the standard care group (2·34 [1·64]; difference -0·79 [95% CI -0·98 to -0·59]; p<0·0001), as was the mean number of hospital admissions (0·05 [0·28] vs 0·10 [0·43]; difference -0·05 [-0·10 to 0·00]; p=0·046). At 12 months, both groups reported high mean patient-reported quality of care scores (8·16 [1·37] in the telemedicine group vs 8·27 [1·28] in the standard care group; difference 0·10 [-0·13 to 0·32]; p=0·411). The mean numbers of flares, corticosteroid courses, emergency visits, and surgeries did not differ between groups. INTERPRETATION Telemedicine was safe and reduced outpatient visits and hospital admissions compared with standard care. This self-management tool might be useful for reorganising care of inflammatory bowel disease towards personalised and value-based health care. FUNDING Maastricht University Medical Centre and Ferring.
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- Marin J de Jong
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands; NUTRIM - School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Internal and Intensive Care Medicine (Co-MIK), Zuyderland Medical Centre, Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Internal and Intensive Care Medicine (Co-MIK), Zuyderland Medical Centre, Sittard-Geleen, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands; NUTRIM - School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands; Care and Public Health Research Institute, School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Methodology and Statistics, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands; Care and Public Health Research Institute, School for Public Health and Primary Care, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands; NUTRIM - School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands; NUTRIM - School for Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, Netherlands.
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Bennebroek Evertsz' F, Sprangers MAG, Sitnikova K, Stokkers PCF, Ponsioen CY, Bartelsman JFWM, van Bodegraven AA, Fischer S, Depla ACTM, Mallant RC, Sanderman R, Burger H, Bockting CLH. Effectiveness of cognitive–behavioral therapy on quality of life, anxiety, and depressive symptoms among patients with inflammatory bowel disease: A multicenter randomized controlled trial. J Consult Clin Psychol 2017; 85:918-925. [DOI: 10.1037/ccp0000227] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Ponsioen CY, de Groof EJ, Eshuis EJ, Gardenbroek TJ, Bossuyt PMM, Hart A, Warusavitarne J, Buskens CJ, van Bodegraven AA, Brink MA, Consten ECJ, van Wagensveld BA, Rijk MCM, Crolla RMPH, Noomen CG, Houdijk APJ, Mallant RC, Boom M, Marsman WA, Stockmann HB, Mol B, de Groof AJ, Stokkers PC, D'Haens GR, Bemelman WA. Laparoscopic ileocaecal resection versus infliximab for terminal ileitis in Crohn's disease: a randomised controlled, open-label, multicentre trial. Lancet Gastroenterol Hepatol 2017; 2:785-792. [PMID: 28838644 DOI: 10.1016/s2468-1253(17)30248-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2017] [Revised: 07/09/2017] [Accepted: 07/24/2017] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Treatment of patients with ileocaecal Crohn's disease who have not responded to conventional therapy is commonly scaled up to biological agents, but surgery can also offer excellent short-term and long-term results. We compared laparoscopic ileocaecal resection with infliximab to assess how they affect health-related quality of life. METHODS In this randomised controlled, open-label trial, in 29 teaching hospitals and tertiary care centres in the Netherlands and the UK, adults with non-stricturing, ileocaecal Crohn's disease, in whom conventional therapy has failed were randomly allocated (1:1) by an internet randomisation module with biased-coin minimisation for participating centres and perianal fistula to receive laparoscopic ileocaecal resection or infliximab. Eligible patients were aged 18-80 years, had active Crohn's disease of the terminal ileum, and had not responded to at least 3 months of conventional therapy with glucocorticosteroids, thiopurines, or methotrexate. Patients with diseased terminal ileum longer than 40 cm or abdominal abscesses were excluded. The primary outcome was quality of life on the Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ) at 12 months. Secondary outcomes were general quality of life, measured by the Short Form-36 (SF-36) health survey and its physical and mental component subscales, days unable to participate in social life, days on sick leave, morbidity (additional procedures and hospital admissions), and body image and cosmesis. Analyses of the primary outcome were done in the intention-to-treat population, and safety analyses were done in the per-protocol population. This trial is registered at the Dutch Trial Registry (NTR1150). FINDINGS Between May 2, 2008, and October 14, 2015, 73 patients were allocated to have resection and 70 to receive infliximab. Corrected for baseline differences, the mean IBDQ score at 12 months was 178·1 (95% CI 171·1-185·0) in the resection group versus 172·0 (164·3-179·6) in the infliximab group (mean difference 6·1 points, 95% CI -4·2 to 16·4; p=0·25). At 12 months, the mean SF-36 total score was 112·1 (95% CI 108·0-116·2) in the resection group versus 106·5 (102·1-110·9) in the infliximab group (mean difference 5·6, 95% CI -0·4 to 11·6), the mean physical component score was 47·7 (45·7-49·7) versus 44·6 (42·5-46·8; mean difference 3·1, 4·2 to 6·0), and the mean mental component score was 49·5 (47·0-52·1) versus 46·1 (43·3-48·9; mean difference 3·5, -0·3 to 7·3). Mean numbers of days of sick leave were 3·4 days (SD 7·1) in the resection group versus 1·4 days (4·7) in the infliximab group (p<0·0001), days not able to take part in social life were 1·8 days (6·3) versus 1·1 days (4·5; p=0·20), days of scheduled hospital admission were 6·5 days (3·8) versus 6·8 days (3·2; p=0·84), and the number of patients who had unscheduled hospital admissions were 13 (18%) of 73 versus 15 (21%) of 70 (p=0·68). Body-image scale mean scores in the patients who had resection were 16·0 (95% CI 15·2-16·8) at baseline versus 17·8 (17·1-18·4) at 12 months, and cosmetic scale mean scores were 17·6 (16·6-18·6) versus 18·6 (17·6-19·6). Surgical intervention-related complications classified as IIIa or worse on the Clavien-Dindo scale occurred in four patients in the resection group. Treatment-related serious adverse events occurred in two patients in the infliximab group. During a median follow-up of 4 years (IQR 2-6), 26 (37%) of 70 patients in the infliximab group had resection, and 19 (26%) of 73 patients in the resection group received anti-TNF. INTERPRETATION Laparoscopic resection in patients with limited (diseased terminal ileum <40 cm), non-stricturing, ileocaecal Crohn's disease in whom conventional therapy has failed could be considered a reasonable alternative to infliximab therapy. FUNDING Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development.
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- Cyriel Y Ponsioen
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Inflammatory Bowel Disease Unit, St Mark's Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Zuyderland Hospital, Sittard, Netherlands; VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Meander Medical Centre, Amersfoort, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amphia Hospital, Breda, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical Centre Alkmaar, Alkmaar, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Flevo Hospital, Almere, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Flevo Hospital, Almere, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Kennemer Gasthuis, Haarlem, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, OLVG West, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Academic Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
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Peters JH, Wierdsma NJ, Beishuizen A, Teerlink T, van Bodegraven AA. Intravenous citrulline generation test to assess intestinal function in intensive care unit patients. Clin Exp Gastroenterol 2017; 10:75-81. [PMID: 28496350 PMCID: PMC5417678 DOI: 10.2147/ceg.s121100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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Background Assessment of a quantifiable small intestinal function test is cumbersome. Fasting citrulline concentrations have been proposed as a measure of enterocyte function and elaborated into a citrulline generation test (CGT), which is applicable only when glutamine is administered orally. CGT is an oral test, limiting its use, for example, in critically ill patients. Objective Assessment of normative values and feasibility of an intravenously performed CGT in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with presumed gastrointestinal motility disturbances, especially when performed intravenously. Design CGT reference values were determined in 16 stable ICU patients using two different CGT methods, namely following either enteral or intravenous glutamine administration and both with simultaneous arterial and venous plasma citrulline sampling at six time-points. Plasma amino acid analysis was performed using reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. Results The median total generation of citrulline in 90 min (CGT iAUCT90) was markedly higher with arterial citrulline sampling compared with venous citrulline sampling, being 724±585 and 556±418 µmol/L/min for enteral glutamine, respectively (p=0.02) and 977±283 and 769±231 µmol/L/min for intravenous glutamine, respectively (p=0.0004). The median slope (time-dependent increase) for plasma arterial and venous citrulline during the CGT was 0.20±0.16 and 0.18±0.12 µmol/L/min for enteral glutamine, respectively (p=0.004) and 0.22±0.16 and 0.19±0.05 µmol/L/min for intravenous glutamine, respectively (p=0.02). Conclusion Intravenous glutamine administration combined with arterial plasma citrulline sampling yielded the least variation in CGT characteristics in stable ICU patients. A 2-point measurement test had comparable test characteristics as a 6-point measurement CGT and seems promising.
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- Job Hc Peters
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Red Cross Hospital, Beverwijk
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam.,Department of Gastroenterology, Small Bowel Disease Unit, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam
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- Department of Intensive Care, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam.,Department of Intensive Care, Intensive Care Center, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede
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- Department of Clinical Chemistry, Metabolic Laboratory, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Small Bowel Disease Unit, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam.,Department of Gastroenterology, Geriatrics, Intensive Care and Internal Medicin (Co-MIK), Zuyderland MC, Heerlen-Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands
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van der Valk ME, Mangen MJJ, Severs M, van der Have M, Dijkstra G, van Bodegraven AA, Fidder HH, de Jong DJ, van der Woude CJ, Romberg-Camps MJL, Clemens CHM, Jansen JM, van de Meeberg PC, Mahmmod N, van der Meulen-de Jong AE, Ponsioen CY, Bolwerk C, Vermeijden JR, Siersema PD, Leenders M, Oldenburg B. Evolution of Costs of Inflammatory Bowel Disease over Two Years of Follow-Up. PLoS One 2016; 11:e0142481. [PMID: 27099937 PMCID: PMC4839678 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0142481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 77] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2015] [Accepted: 10/22/2015] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Background With the increasing use of anti-TNF therapy in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), a shift of costs has been observed with medication costs replacing hospitalization and surgery as major cost driver. We aimed to explore the evolution of IBD-related costs over two years of follow-up. Methods and Findings In total 1,307 Crohn's disease (CD) patients and 915 ulcerative colitis (UC) patients were prospectively followed for two years by three-monthly web-based questionnaires. Changes of healthcare costs, productivity costs and out-of-pocket costs over time were assessed using mixed model analysis. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was used to identify costs drivers. In total 737 CD patients and 566 UC were included. Total costs were stable over two years of follow-up, with annual total costs of €7,835 in CD and €3,600 in UC. However, within healthcare costs, the proportion of anti-TNF therapy-related costs increased from 64% to 72% in CD (p<0.01) and from 31% to 39% in UC (p < 0.01). In contrast, the proportion of hospitalization costs decreased from 19% to 13% in CD (p<0.01), and 22% to 15% in UC (p < 0.01). Penetrating disease course predicted an increase of healthcare costs (adjusted odds ratio (adj. OR) 1.95 (95% CI 1.02–3.37) in CD and age <40 years in UC (adj. OR 4.72 (95% CI 1.61–13.86)). Conclusions BD-related costs remained stable over two years. However, the proportion of anti-TNF-related healthcare costs increased, while hospitalization costs decreased. Factors associated with increased costs were penetrating disease course in CD and age <40 in UC.
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- Mirthe E. van der Valk
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Internal Medicine. Gastroenterology and Geriatrics, Atrium-Orbis Medical Centre, Heerlen-Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine. Gastroenterology and Geriatrics, Atrium-Orbis Medical Centre, Heerlen-Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Diaconessenhuis, Leiden, 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, Slingeland Hospital, Doetinchem, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Reinier de Graaf Groep, Delft, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Meander Medical Centre, Amersfoort, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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van der Valk ME, Mangen MJJ, Severs M, van der Have M, Dijkstra G, van Bodegraven AA, Fidder HH, de Jong DJ, Pierik M, van der Woude CJ, Romberg-Camps MJL, Clemens CHM, Jansen JM, van de Meeberg PC, Mahmmod N, van der Meulen-de Jong AE, Ponsioen CY, Bolwerk C, Vermeijden JR, Siersema PD, Leenders M, Oldenburg B. Comparison of Costs and Quality of Life in Ulcerative Colitis Patients with an Ileal Pouch-Anal Anastomosis, Ileostomy and Anti-TNFα Therapy. J Crohns Colitis 2015; 9:1016-23. [PMID: 26254056 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjv134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [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: 04/02/2015] [Accepted: 06/26/2015] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS More data are warranted on the economic impact of different treatment strategies in ulcerative colitis (UC) patients. We compared the costs and quality of life of UC patients with a pouch reconstruction, an ileostomy or anti-tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα) therapy. METHODS UC patients filled out 3-monthly questionnaires for 2 years. Differences in 3-monthly healthcare costs, productivity costs and patient costs were tested using mixed model analysis. Quality of life was assessed employing the ) and the inflammatory bowel disease questionnaire (IBDQ). RESULTS Out of 915 UC patients, 81 (9%) had a pouch and 48 (5%) an ileostomy, and 34 (4%) were on anti-TNFα therapy. Anti-TNFα-treated patients reported high UC related-healthcare costs per 3 months (€5350). Medication use accounted for 92% of healthcare costs. UC-attributable healthcare costs were 3-fold higher in ileostomy patients compared with pouch patients (€1581 versus €407; p < 0.01). Main cost drivers in ileostomy patients were healthcare costs and ileostomy supplies (2 and 23% of healthcare costs, respectively). In pouch patients, the main cost driver was hospitalization, accounting for 50% of healthcare costs. Productivity loss did not differ between pouch and ileostomy patients (€483 versus €377; p < 0.23), but was significantly higher in anti-TNFα-treated patients (€1085). No difference was found in IBDQ scores, but pouch patients were found to have higher quality-adjusted life years than ileostomy patients and anti-TNFα-treated patients (0.90 [interquartile range 0.78-1.00] versus 0.84 [0.78-1.00] and 0.84 [0.69-1.00], respectively; p < 0.01). CONCLUSION Patients receiving anti-TNFα therapy reported the highest healthcare cost, in which medication use was the major cost driver. Ileostomy patients were three times more expensive than pouch patients due to frequent hospitalization and ileostomy supplies.
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- Mirthe E van der Valk
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Orbis Medical Centre, Sittard, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Diaconessenhuis, Leiden, 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, Slingeland Hospital, Doetinchem, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Reinier de Graaf Groep, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Meander Medical Centre, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Jeuring SFG, Bours PHA, Zeegers MP, Ambergen TW, van den Heuvel TRA, Romberg-Camps MJL, van Bodegraven AA, Oostenbrug LE, Breukink SO, Stassen LPS, Hameeteman WH, Masclee AAM, Jonkers DMAE, Pierik MJ. Disease Outcome of Ulcerative Colitis in an Era of Changing Treatment Strategies: Results from the Dutch Population-Based IBDSL Cohort. J Crohns Colitis 2015; 9:837-45. [PMID: 26188352 DOI: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjv129] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [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: 05/28/2015] [Accepted: 07/12/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS In the past decades, treatment options and strategies for ulcerative colitis [UC] have radically changed. Whether these developments have altered the disease outcome at population level is yet unknown. Therefore, we evaluated the disease outcome of UC over the past two decades in the South-Limburg area of The Netherlands. METHODS In the Dutch population-based IBDSL cohort, three time cohorts were defined: cohort 1991-1997 [cohort A], cohort 1998-2005 [cohort B], and cohort 2006-2010 [cohort C]. The colectomy and hospitalisation rates were compared between cohorts by Kaplan-Meier survival analyses. Hazard ratios [HR] for early colectomy [within 6 months after diagnosis], late colectomy [beyond 6 months after diagnosis], and hospitalisation were calculated using Cox regression models. RESULTS In total, 476 UC patients were included in cohort A, 587 patients in cohort B, and 598 patients in cohort C. Over time, an increase in the use of immunomodulators [8.1%, 22.8% and 21.7%, respectively, p < 0.01] and biological agents [0%, 4.3% and 10.6%, respectively, p < 0.01] was observed. The early colectomy rate decreased from 1.5% in cohort A to 0.5% in cohort B [HR 0.14; 95% confidence interval 0.04-0.47], with no further decrease in cohort C [0.3%, HR 0.98; 95% confidence interval 0.20-4.85]. Late colectomy rate remained unchanged over time [4.0% vs 5.2% vs 3.6%, respectively, p = 0.54]. Hospitalisation rate was also similar among cohorts [22.3% vs 19.5% vs 18.3%, respectively, p = 0.10]. CONCLUSION Over the past two decades, a reduction in early colectomy rate was observed, with no further reduction in the most recent era. Late colectomy rate and hospitalisation rate remained unchanged over time.
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- Steven F G Jeuring
- Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism [NUTRIM], Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism [NUTRIM], Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Complex Genetics, School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism [NUTRIM], Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Methodology and Statistics, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism [NUTRIM], Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Orbis Medical Centre, Sittard-Geleen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Orbis Medical Centre, Sittard-Geleen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Atrium Medical Centre, Heerlen, The Netherlands
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- Department of General Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of General Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism [NUTRIM], Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism [NUTRIM], Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism [NUTRIM], Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Gastroenterology-Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism [NUTRIM], Maastricht University Medical Centre+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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Mooiweer E, van der Meulen-de Jong AE, Ponsioen CY, van der Woude CJ, van Bodegraven AA, Jansen JM, Mahmmod N, Kremer W, Siersema PD, Oldenburg B. Incidence of Interval Colorectal Cancer Among Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients Undergoing Regular Colonoscopic Surveillance. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2015; 13:1656-61. [PMID: 25956835 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2015.04.183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.1] [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: 11/20/2014] [Revised: 04/18/2015] [Accepted: 04/21/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Surveillance is recommended for patients with long-term inflammatory bowel disease because they have an increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC). To study the effectiveness of surveillance, we determined the incidence of CRC after negative findings from surveillance colonoscopies (interval CRC). METHODS We collected data from 1273 patients with ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease, enrolled in a surveillance program at 7 hospitals in The Netherlands, who underwent 4327 surveillance colonoscopies from January 1, 2000, through January 1, 2014. Patients were followed up from their first surveillance colonoscopy until the last surveillance colonoscopy, colectomy, or CRC. Factors that might have contributed to the occurrence of CRC were categorized as inadequate procedures (ie, inadequate bowel preparation), inadequate surveillance (CRC occurring outside the appropriate surveillance interval), or inadequate management of dysplasia (CRC diagnosed in the same colonic segment as a previous diagnosis of dysplasia). The remaining CRC cases were classified as true interval CRCs. RESULTS CRC was diagnosed in 17 patients (1.3%), with an incidence of 2.5 per 1000 years of follow-up evaluation. Factors that might account for the occurrence of CRC were identified in 12 patients (70%). These were inadequate colonoscopies in 4 patients (24%), inadequate surveillance intervals in 9 patients (53%), and inadequate management of dysplasia in 2 patients (12%). The remaining 5 cases of CRC (30%) were classified as true interval CRCs. CONCLUSIONS In a retrospective analysis of patients with inflammatory bowel disease participating in a surveillance program, the incidence of CRC was only 1%, which supports the implementation of longer surveillance intervals. However, the fact that 30% of CRC cases were interval cancers indicates the need for variable surveillance intervals based on risk factors for CRC.
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- Erik Mooiweer
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Vrije Universiteit Medical Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, St Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Wierdsma NJ, Nijeboer P, de van der Schueren MAE, Berkenpas M, van Bodegraven AA, Mulder CJJ. Refractory celiac disease and EATL patients show severe malnutrition and malabsorption at diagnosis. Clin Nutr 2015; 35:685-91. [PMID: 25979847 DOI: 10.1016/j.clnu.2015.04.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [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: 10/13/2014] [Revised: 04/04/2015] [Accepted: 04/23/2015] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Refractory celiac disease type II (RCDII) and EATL (Enteropathy Associated T-cell Lymphoma) are (pre)malignant complications of celiac disease (CD). Data on malnutrition and intestinal absorption is lacking in these patients. Therefore, the aim of the study is to comprehensively assess nutritional status and intestinal absorption capacity of patients with RCDII and EATL, compared with data of newly diagnosed CD patients. METHODS Observational study in tertiary care setting in RCDII (n = 24, 63.8 ± 8.2 y), EATL (n = 25, 62.3 ± 5.7 y) and CD patients (n = 43, 45.6 ± 14.8 y). At diagnosis, anthropometry (BMI, unintentional weight loss, fat-free mass index (FFMI), handgrip strength (HGS), nutritional intake, fecal losses and Resting Energy Expenditure (REE)) were assessed. RESULTS Low BMI (<18.5) was more often observed in RCDII patients than in CD or EATL patients (in 33%, 12% and 12%, respectively, p = 0.029). EATL patients more frequently had unintentional weight loss (>10%) than CD or RCDII patients (in 58%, 19% and 39% of patients, respectively; p = 0.005/0.082). Energy malabsorption (<85%) was detected in 44% and 33% of RCDII and EATL patients, vs 21.6% in CD (NS). Fecal energy losses were higher in RCDII than in CD patients (589 ± 451 vs 277 ± 137 kcal/d, p = 0.017). REE was underestimated by predicted-REE with>10% in 60% of RCDII, 89% of EATL, and 38% of CD patients (p = 0.006). Low FFMI and HGS were detected in one third and two thirds of all patients, respectively. CONCLUSIONS The nutritional status of patients with RCDII and EATL is inferior compared with untreated naïve CD patients at presentation. Both malabsorption as well as hypermetabolism contribute to malnutrition.
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- Nicolette J Wierdsma
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, VU University Medical Centre, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Celiac Centre Amsterdam, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, VU University Medical Centre, PO Box 7057, 1007 MB, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Celiac Centre Amsterdam, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology and Geriatrics, ATRIUM-ORBIS Medical Centre, PO Box 5500, 6130 MB, Sittard, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Celiac Centre Amsterdam, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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van Bodegraven AA, Witte BI, Lips P. Authors' response: The role of risedronate in osteopenia in Crohn's disease. Gut 2015; 64:185-6. [PMID: 24569060 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2014-306746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/08/2022]
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- Ad A van Bodegraven
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Endocrine Section, Department of Internal Medicine, VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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van Bodegraven AA, Bravenboer N, Witte BI, Dijkstra G, van der Woude CJ, Stokkers PCM, Russel MG, Oldenburg B, Pierik M, Roos JC, van Hogezand RA, Dik VK, Oostlander AE, Netelenbos JC, van de Langerijt L, Hommes DW, Lips P. Treatment of bone loss in osteopenic patients with Crohn's disease: a double-blind, randomised trial of oral risedronate 35 mg once weekly or placebo, concomitant with calcium and vitamin D supplementation. Gut 2014; 63:1424-30. [PMID: 24146170 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2013-305523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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: 01/18/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Osteoporosis and fractures are frequently encountered in patients with Crohn's disease. In order to prevent fractures, treatment with bone protecting drugs appears warranted early in the course of bone disease when bone loss is not yet prominent. We therefore aimed to demonstrate a beneficial effect on bone density of the bisphosphonate risedronate in osteopenic Crohn's disease patients. METHODS This double-blind, placebo-controlled randomised trial of risedronate with calcium and vitamin D supplementation was performed in osteopenic Crohn's disease patients. Patients were treated for 2 years with follow-up after 3 and after every 6 months. Disease characteristics and activity and bone turnover markers were assessed at all visits; dual x-ray absorptiometry was performed at baseline, 12 and 24 months; radiographs of the spine at baseline and 24 months. RESULTS Of 132 consenting patients, 131 were randomised (67 placebo and 64 risedronate). Patient characteristics were similar in both groups, although the risedronate group was slightly heavier (body mass index 24.3 vs 23.0 kg/m(2)). Bone mineral density at lumbar spine increased 0.04 g/cm(2) on average in the risedronate group versus 0.01 g/cm(2) in the placebo group (p=0.007). The mean increase in total hip bone mineral density was 0.03 versus 0.01 g/cm(2), respectively (p=0.071). Fracture prevalence and incidence were similar. Change of T-scores and concentrations of bone turnover markers were consistent with a beneficial effect of risedronate when compared with placebo. The effect of risedronate was primarily demonstrated in the first 12 months of treatment. No serious unexpected suspected adverse events were observed. CONCLUSIONS A 24-month treatment course with risedronate 35 mg once weekly, concomitant with calcium and vitamin D supplementation, in osteopenic Crohn's disease patients improved bone density at lumbar spine. NTR 163 Dutch Trial Register.
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- Ad A van Bodegraven
- Department of Gastroenterology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrine Section, MOVE Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Department of Clinical Chemistry, MOVE Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, St Lucas Andreas Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Department of Gastroenterology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Spectrum Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Radiology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Department of Gastroenterology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrine Section, MOVE Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrine Section, MOVE Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Department of Gastroenterology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands Department of Gastroenterology, UCLA Health System, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrine Section, MOVE Research Institute, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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van der Valk ME, Mangen MJJ, Leenders M, Dijkstra G, van Bodegraven AA, Fidder HH, de Jong DJ, Pierik M, van der Woude CJ, Romberg-Camps MJL, Clemens CHM, Jansen JM, Mahmmod N, van de Meeberg PC, van der Meulen-de Jong AE, Ponsioen CY, Bolwerk CJM, Vermeijden JR, Siersema PD, van Oijen MGH, Oldenburg B. Risk factors of work disability in patients with inflammatory bowel disease--a Dutch nationwide web-based survey: work disability in inflammatory bowel disease. J Crohns Colitis 2014; 8:590-7. [PMID: 24351733 DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2013.11.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [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: 09/23/2013] [Revised: 11/15/2013] [Accepted: 11/15/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with high costs to society. Few data on the impact of IBD on work disability and potential predictive factors are available. AIM To assess the prevalence of and predictive factors for work disability in Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC). METHODS A web-based questionnaire was sent out in seven university hospitals and seven general hospitals in the Netherlands. Initially, 3050 adult IBD patients were included in this prospective, nationwide cohort study, whereof 2629 patients were within the working-age (18-64 years). We used the baseline questionnaire to assess the prevalence rates of work disability in CD and UC patients within working-age. Prevalence rates were compared with the Dutch background population using age- and sex-matched data obtained from Statistics Netherlands. Multivariable logistic regression analyses were performed to identify independent demographic- and disease-specific risk factors for work disability. RESULTS In CD, 18.3% of patients was fully disabled and 8.8% partially disabled, compared to 9.5% and 5.4% in UC patients (p<0.01), respectively. Compared to Dutch controls, the prevalence was significantly higher, especially in CD patients. Higher age, low education, depression, chronic back pain, joint manifestations and typical disease-related risk factors such as penetrating disease course and surgery in the past were all found to be associated with work disability. CONCLUSION We report high work disability rates in a large sample of IBD patients in the Netherlands. CD patients suffer more frequently from work disability than UC patients. A combination of demographic and disease-related factors is predictive of work disability.
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- Mirthe E van der Valk
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Julius Centre for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus University Medical Centre, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Diaconessenhuis, Leiden, 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, Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Slingeland Hospital, Doetinchem, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Academic Medical Centre Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Reinier de Graaf Groep, Delft, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Meander Medical Centre, Amersfoort, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands; Division of Digestive Diseases, David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, United States
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
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Bouman M, van Zeijl MC, Buncamper ME, Meijerink WJ, van Bodegraven AA, Mullender MG. Intestinal Vaginoplasty Revisited: A Review of Surgical Techniques, Complications, and Sexual Function. J Sex Med 2014; 11:1835-47. [DOI: 10.1111/jsm.12538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 83] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Dewint P, Hansen BE, Verhey E, Oldenburg B, Hommes DW, Pierik M, Ponsioen CIJ, van Dullemen HM, Russel M, van Bodegraven AA, van der Woude CJ. Adalimumab combined with ciprofloxacin is superior to adalimumab monotherapy in perianal fistula closure in Crohn's disease: a randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled trial (ADAFI). Gut 2014; 63:292-9. [PMID: 23525574 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2013-304488] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess whether a combination of adalimumab and ciprofloxacin is superior to adalimumab alone in the treatment of perianal fistulising Crohn's disease (CD). DESIGN Randomised, double-blind, placebo controlled trial in eight Dutch hospitals. In total, 76 CD patients with active perianal fistulising disease were enrolled. After adalimumab induction therapy (160/80 mg week 0, 2), patients received 40 mg every other week together with ciprofloxacin 500 mg or placebo twice daily for 12 weeks. After 12 weeks, adalimumab was continued. Follow-up was 24 weeks. Primary endpoint (clinical response) was defined as 50% reduction of fistulas from baseline to week 12. Secondary endpoints included remission (closure of all fistulas), Perianal Crohn's Disease Activity Index, Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire (IBDQ). RESULTS Clinical response was observed in 71% of patients treated with adalimumab plus ciprofloxacin and in 47% treated with adalimumab plus placebo (p=0.047). Likewise, remission rate at week 12 was significantly higher (p=0.009) in the combination group (65%) compared with adalimumab plus placebo (33%). Combination treatment was associated with a higher mean CDAI change and mean IBDQ change at week 12 (p=0.005 and p=0.009, respectively). At week 24, no difference in clinical response between the two treatment groups was observed (p=0.22). No difference in safety issues was observed. CONCLUSIONS Combination therapy of adalimumab and ciprofloxacin is more effective than adalimumab monotherapy to achieve fistula closure in CD. However, after discontinuation of antibiotic therapy, the beneficial effect of initial coadministration is not maintained. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00736983.
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- Pieter Dewint
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Erasmus MC Rotterdam, , Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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van der Valk ME, Mangen MJJ, Leenders M, Dijkstra G, van Bodegraven AA, Fidder HH, de Jong DJ, Pierik M, van der Woude CJ, Romberg-Camps MJL, Clemens CHM, Jansen JM, Mahmmod N, van de Meeberg PC, van der Meulen-de Jong AE, Ponsioen CY, Bolwerk CJM, Vermeijden JR, Siersema PD, van Oijen MGH, Oldenburg B. Healthcare costs of inflammatory bowel disease have shifted from hospitalisation and surgery towards anti-TNFα therapy: results from the COIN study. Gut 2014; 63:72-9. [PMID: 23135759 DOI: 10.1136/gutjnl-2012-303376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 392] [Impact Index Per Article: 39.2] [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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OBJECTIVE The introduction of anti tumour necrosis factor-α (anti-TNFα) therapy might impact healthcare expenditures, but there are limited data regarding the costs of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) following the introduction of these drugs. We aimed to assess the healthcare costs and productivity losses in a large cohort of IBD patients. DESIGN Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) patients from seven university hospitals and seven general hospitals were invited to fill-out a web-based questionnaire. Cost items were derived from a 3 month follow-up questionnaire and categorised in outpatient clinic, diagnostics, medication, surgery and hospitalisation. Productivity losses included sick leave of paid and unpaid work. Costs were expressed as mean 3-month costs per patients with a 95% CI obtained using non-parametric bootstrapping. RESULTS A total of 1315 CD patients and 937 UC patients were included. Healthcare costs were almost three times higher in CD as compared with UC, €1625 (95% CI €1476 to €1775) versus €595 (95% CI €505 to €685), respectively (p<0.01). Anti-TNFα use was the main costs driver, accounting for 64% and 31% of the total cost in CD and UC. Hospitalisation and surgery together accounted for 19% and <1% of the healthcare costs in CD and 23% and 1% in UC, respectively. Productivity losses accounted for 16% and 39% of the total costs in CD and UC. CONCLUSIONS We showed that healthcare costs are mainly driven by medication costs, most importantly by anti-TNFα therapy. Hospitalisation and surgery accounted only for a minor part of the healthcare costs.
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- Mirthe Emilie van der Valk
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Utrecht, , Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Wierdsma NJ, van Bokhorst-de van der Schueren MAE, Berkenpas M, Mulder CJJ, van Bodegraven AA. Vitamin and mineral deficiencies are highly prevalent in newly diagnosed celiac disease patients. Nutrients 2013; 5:3975-92. [PMID: 24084055 PMCID: PMC3820055 DOI: 10.3390/nu5103975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 154] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2013] [Revised: 09/13/2013] [Accepted: 09/13/2013] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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Malabsorption, weight loss and vitamin/mineral-deficiencies characterize classical celiac disease (CD). This study aimed to assess the nutritional and vitamin/mineral status of current “early diagnosed” untreated adult CD-patients in the Netherlands. Newly diagnosed adult CD-patients were included (n = 80, 42.8 ± 15.1 years) and a comparable sample of 24 healthy Dutch subjects was added to compare vitamin concentrations. Nutritional status and serum concentrations of folic acid, vitamin A, B6, B12, and (25-hydroxy) D, zinc, haemoglobin (Hb) and ferritin were determined (before prescribing gluten free diet). Almost all CD-patients (87%) had at least one value below the lower limit of reference. Specifically, for vitamin A, 7.5% of patients showed deficient levels, for vitamin B6 14.5%, folic acid 20%, and vitamin B12 19%. Likewise, zinc deficiency was observed in 67% of the CD-patients, 46% had decreased iron storage, and 32% had anaemia. Overall, 17% were malnourished (>10% undesired weight loss), 22% of the women were underweight (Body Mass Index (BMI) < 18.5), and 29% of the patients were overweight (BMI > 25). Vitamin deficiencies were barely seen in healthy controls, with the exception of vitamin B12. Vitamin/mineral deficiencies were counter-intuitively not associated with a (higher) grade of histological intestinal damage or (impaired) nutritional status. In conclusion, vitamin/mineral deficiencies are still common in newly “early diagnosed” CD-patients, even though the prevalence of obesity at initial diagnosis is rising. Extensive nutritional assessments seem warranted to guide nutritional advices and follow-up in CD treatment.
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- Nicolette J. Wierdsma
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, VU University Medical Centre, P.O. Box 7057, Amsterdam 1007 MB, The Netherlands; E-Mails: (M.A.E.B.S.); (M.B.)
- Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: ; Tel.: +31-20-444-3410; Fax: +31-20-444-4143
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- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, VU University Medical Centre, P.O. Box 7057, Amsterdam 1007 MB, The Netherlands; E-Mails: (M.A.E.B.S.); (M.B.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Celiac Centre Amsterdam, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam 1007 MB, The Netherlands; E-Mails: (C.J.J.M.); (A.A.B.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Celiac Centre Amsterdam, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam 1007 MB, The Netherlands; E-Mails: (C.J.J.M.); (A.A.B.)
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Kestens C, van Oijen MGH, Mulder CLJ, van Bodegraven AA, Dijkstra G, de Jong D, Ponsioen C, van Tuyl BAC, Siersema PD, Fidder HH, Oldenburg B. Adalimumab and infliximab are equally effective for Crohn's disease in patients not previously treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor-α agents. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2013; 11:826-31. [PMID: 23376000 DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2013.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [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: 10/12/2012] [Revised: 01/02/2013] [Accepted: 01/11/2013] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Infliximab (IFX) and adalimumab (ADA) are thought to have equal efficacy for the treatment of Crohn's disease (CD), although no direct comparison has been performed. We compared the effectiveness and safety of IFX and ADA in carefully matched cohorts. METHODS We performed a retrospective cohort study of 200 patients with CD (100 treated with IFX and 100 treated with ADA, starting in 2006 or later) who had not received anti-tumor necrosis factor α agents previously; the patients were identified from databases of 6 hospitals in The Netherlands. The groups were matched carefully for indication, duration of disease, age, and Montreal classification. The primary end point was the steroid-free clinical response, defined by a combination of multiple clinical parameters, after 1 year. RESULTS Of the total patient population, 63.5% and 45% had a clinical response after 1 and 2 years, respectively. There were no significant differences between treatment groups: at 1 and 2 years, 62% and 41% of those receiving ADA vs 65% and 49% of those receiving IFX had responses, respectively. Kaplan-Meier curves showed identical decreases in response rates over time. Combining IFX or ADA with immunomodulator therapy was associated with a higher clinical response than monotherapy, although this was only significant among patients who received IFX (P = .03). There were no differences in numbers of side effects or opportunistic infections. CONCLUSIONS The effectiveness of ADA or IFX treatment in anti-tumor necrosis factor α-naive patients with CD is comparable after 1 and 2 years of follow-up evaluation. The efficacies of IFX and ADA each seem to increase when given with immunomodulator therapy, although only significantly for IFX.
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- Christine Kestens
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Oostlander AE, Bravenboer N, van Essen HW, Klein-Nulend J, Lems WF, Schulten BAJM, Dijkstra G, van der Woude CJ, van Bodegraven AA, Lips P. Bone cells from patients with quiescent Crohn's disease show a reduced growth potential and an impeded maturation. J Cell Biochem 2012; 113:2424-31. [PMID: 22535626 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.24119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Patients with Crohn's disease (CD) are at increased risk of developing osteoporosis. The mechanism underlying bone loss in CD patients is only partly understood. Inflammation is thought to contribute by causing a disturbed bone remodeling. In this study, we aimed to compare functional characteristics of osteoblasts from CD patients and controls, as osteoblasts are one of the effector cells in bone remodeling. The study included 18 patients with quiescent CD and 18 healthy controls. Bone cells obtained from iliac crest biopsies were cultured in the absence and presence of the inflammatory cytokines IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-6, TNF-α, IL-10, and TGF-β. At various time points, cell proliferation and differentiation were analyzed. Bone cells from CD patients showed a prolonged culture period to reach confluence and a decreased cell number at confluence. CD patient-derived bone cell cultures produced higher alkaline phosphatase levels, whereas osteocalcin levels were considerably reduced compared to control cultures. At the proliferation level, the responsiveness to inflammatory cytokines was similar in bone cells from CD patients and controls. At the differentiation level, CD cultures showed an increased responsiveness to IL-6 and a decreased responsiveness to TGF-β. Responsiveness to the other cytokines tested was unaffected. In summary, we show a reduced growth potential and impeded maturation of bone cells from quiescent CD patients in vitro. These disease-related alterations combined with an unchanged sensitivity of CD patient-derived bone cells to inflammatory cytokines, provide a new insight in the understanding of CD-associated bone loss.
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- Angela E Oostlander
- Department of Endocrinology, VU University Medical Center, Research Institute MOVE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Oostlander AE, Everts V, Schoenmaker T, Bravenboer N, van Vliet SJ, van Bodegraven AA, Lips P, de Vries TJ. T cell-mediated increased osteoclast formation from peripheral blood as a mechanism for Crohn's disease-associated bone loss. J Cell Biochem 2012; 113:260-8. [PMID: 21898548 DOI: 10.1002/jcb.23352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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The pathophysiology of osteoporosis in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) is still not completely elucidated. In this study, we evaluated osteoclastogenesis from peripheral blood cells of CD patients and studied the role of lymphocytes and inflammatory cytokines in this process. Peripheral blood mononuclear cells from seven patients with quiescent CD and matched healthy controls were isolated, and separated into T cells, B cells, and a T- and B-cell depleted fraction. In various culture combinations, osteoclast formation in the absence of the osteoclastogenic factors RANKL and M-CSF was assessed by scoring the number of tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRACP) positive multinucleated cells (MNCs). Cytokine levels in culture supernatants were measured. Formation of heterogeneous cell clusters in culture was noticed; a process that was inhibited by anti-LFA-1. In CD cultures, mean cluster area was up to threefold higher than in control cultures, and shown to be induced by T cells. Over tenfold higher numbers of TRACP(+) MNCs were found in CD cultures, but exclusively in cultures containing T cells. Formation of cell clusters correlated strongly with formation of TRACP(+) MNCs. Both cell cluster formation and osteoclast formation were related to IL-17 levels in vitro. In conclusion, osteoclastogenesis, preceded by cell cluster formation, is T cell-mediated and increased in patients with quiescent CD. Our findings suggest heterotypic interactions between osteoclast precursors and T cells to be a triggering step in osteoclast formation in CD. Furthermore, our results propose a possible role for IL-17 in osteoclastogenesis in CD patients, and as such in CD-associated bone loss.
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- Angela E Oostlander
- Department of Endocrinology, VU University Medical Center, Research Institute MOVE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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van Asseldonk DP, Seinen ML, de Boer NKH, van Bodegraven AA, Mulder CJ. Hepatotoxicity associated with 6-methyl mercaptopurine formation during azathioprine and 6-mercaptopurine therapy does not occur on the short-term during 6-thioguanine therapy in IBD treatment. J Crohns Colitis 2012; 6:95-101. [PMID: 22261533 DOI: 10.1016/j.crohns.2011.07.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 04/29/2011] [Revised: 07/01/2011] [Accepted: 07/15/2011] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS High concentrations of methylated thiopurine metabolites, such as 6-methyl mercaptopurine, are associated with hepatotoxicity during administration of the conventional thiopurines azathioprine or 6-mercaptopurine in IBD patients. Metabolization of the non-conventional thiopurine 6-thioguanine does not generate 6-methyl mercaptopurine. Hence, the aim of our study was to evaluate hepatotoxicity during 6-thioguanine in IBD patients who previously failed conventional thiopurines due to 6-methyl mercaptopurine associated hepatotoxicity. METHODS A retrospective single center intercept cohort study was performed of IBD patients using 6-thioguanine between January 2006 and July 2010 after failing conventional thiopurine therapy due to 6-methyl mercaptopurine associated hepatotoxicity. The primary outcome was the occurrence of 6-thioguanine induced hepatotoxicity, scaled according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events. RESULTS Nineteen patients were included. Median duration of 6-thioguanine therapy (median daily dosage 21 mg (9-24)) was 23 weeks (6-96). Hepatotoxicity did not reoccur in 15 out of 19, whereas grade 1 toxicity persisted in 4 patients (p<0.001). Median aspartate aminotransferase and alanine aminotransferase concentrations decreased from 34 U/l (20-59) and 64 U/l (15-175) to 23 U/l (18-40; p=0.003) and 20 U/l (14-48; p=0.019), respectively. CONCLUSION Hepatotoxicity does not reoccur during 6-thioguanine treatment in most IBD patients who failed conventional thiopurines due to 6-methyl mercaptopurine associated hepatotoxicity. Hence, at least at short-term, 6-thioguanine appears a justifiable alternative thiopurine for these IBD patients.
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- Dirk P van Asseldonk
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Linn AJ, van Weert JCM, Schouten BC, Smit EG, van Bodegraven AA, van Dijk L. Words that make pills easier to swallow: a communication typology to address practical and perceptual barriers to medication intake behavior. Patient Prefer Adherence 2012; 6:871-85. [PMID: 23271896 PMCID: PMC3526884 DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s36195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The barriers to patients' successful medication intake behavior could be reduced through tailored communication about these barriers. The aim of this study is therefore (1) to develop a new communication typology to address these barriers to successful medication intake behavior, and (2) to examine the relationship between the use of the typology and the reduction of the barriers to successful medication intake behavior. PATIENTS AND METHODS Based on a literature review, the practical and perceptual barriers to successful medication intake behavior typology (PPB-typology) was developed. The PPB-typology addresses four potential types of barriers that can be either practical (memory and daily routine barriers) or perceptual (concern and necessity barriers). The typology describes tailored communication strategies that are organized according to barriers and communication strategies that are organized according to provider and patient roles. Eighty consultations concerning first-time medication use between nurses and inflammatory bowel disease patients were videotaped. The verbal content of the consultations was analyzed using a coding system based on the PPB-typology. The Medication Understanding and Use Self-efficacy Scale and the Beliefs about Medicine Questionnaire Scale were used as indicators of patients' barriers and correlated with PPB-related scores. RESULTS The results showed that nurses generally did not communicate with patients according to the typology. However, when they did, fewer barriers to successful medication intake behavior were identified. A significant association was found between nurses who encouraged question-asking behavior and memory barriers (r = -0.228, P = 0.042) and between nurses who summarized information (r = -0.254, P = 0.023) or used cartoons or pictures (r = -0.249, P = 0.026) and concern barriers. Moreover, a significant relationship between patients' emotional cues about side effects and perceived concern barriers (r = 0.244, P = 0.029) was found as well. CONCLUSION The PPB-typology provides communication recommendations that are designed to meet patients' needs and assist providers in the promotion of successful medication intake behavior, and it can be a useful tool for developing effective communication skills training programs.
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- Annemiek J Linn
- Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Correspondence: Annemiek J Linn, Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam, Kloveniersburgwal 48, 1012 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands, Tel +31 20 525 3974, Fax +31 20 525 3681, Email
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- Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR), University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Wierdsma NJ, Peters JHC, Weijs PJM, Keur MB, Girbes ARJ, van Bodegraven AA, Beishuizen A. Malabsorption and nutritional balance in the ICU: fecal weight as a biomarker: a prospective observational pilot study. Crit Care 2011; 15:R264. [PMID: 22071233 PMCID: PMC3388706 DOI: 10.1186/cc10530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/17/2011] [Revised: 09/21/2011] [Accepted: 11/09/2011] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Malabsorption, which is frequently underdiagnosed in critically ill patients, is clinically relevant with regard to nutritional balance and nutritional management. We aimed to validate the diagnostic accuracy of fecal weight as a biomarker for fecal loss and additionally to assess fecal macronutrient contents and intestinal absorption capacity in ICU patients. METHODS This was an observational pilot study in a tertiary mixed medical-surgical ICU in hemodynamically stable adult ICU patients, without clinically evident gastrointestinal malfunction. Fecal weight (grams/day), fecal energy (by bomb calorimetry in kcal/day), and macronutrient content (fat, protein, and carbohydrate in grams/day) were measured. Diagnostic accuracy expressed in terms of test sensitivity, specificity, positive (PPV) and negative predictive value (NPV), and receiver operator curves (ROCs) were calculated for fecal weight as a marker for energy malabsorption. Malabsorption was a priori defined as < 85% intestinal absorption capacity. RESULTS Forty-eight patients (63 ± 15 years; 58% men) receiving full enteral feeding were included. A cut-off fecal production of > 350 g/day (that is, diarrhea) was linked to the optimal ROC (0.879), showing a sensitivity and PPV of 80%, respectively. Specificity and NPV were both 96%. Fecal weight (grams/day) and intestinal energy-absorption capacity were inversely correlated (r = -0.69; P < 0.001). Patients with > 350 g feces/day had a significantly more-negative energy balance compared with patients with < 350 g feces/day (loss of 627 kcal/day versus neutral balance; P = 0.012). CONCLUSIONS A fecal weight > 350 g/day in ICU patients is a biomarker applicable in daily practice, which can act as a surrogate for fecal energy loss and intestinal energy absorption. Daily measurement of fecal weight is a feasible means of monitoring the nutritional status of critically ill patients and, in those identified as having malabsorption, can monitor responses to changes in dietary management.
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- Nicolette J Wierdsma
- Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, VU University Medical Center, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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van Schaik FDM, ten Kate FJW, Offerhaus GJA, Schipper MEI, Vleggaar FP, van der Woude CJ, Stokkers PCF, de Jong DJ, Hommes DW, van Bodegraven AA, Siersema PD, Oldenburg B. Misclassification of dysplasia in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: consequences for progression rates to advanced neoplasia. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2011; 17:1108-16. [PMID: 20824815 DOI: 10.1002/ibd.21467] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/29/2010] [Accepted: 07/29/2010] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND The natural behavior of flat low-grade (LGD) and indefinite dysplasia (IND) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) remains uncertain and seems to be dependent on the interpretation of the pathologist. We studied the progression rate of flat LGD and IND to advanced neoplasia (high-grade dysplasia [HGD] or colorectal cancer [CRC]) before and after histopathological review by a panel of gastrointestinal expert pathologists. METHODS A nationwide pathology database was used to identify IBD patients with dysplasia in six Dutch university medical centers between 1990 and 2006. Medical charts of patients with recorded flat LGD or IND were reviewed. Histological slides from three university medical centers were reviewed by a panel of three expert gastrointestinal pathologists. RESULTS We identified 113 flat LGD patients and 26 flat IND patients. Advanced neoplasia was found in 18 flat LGD patients (16%) after a median follow-up of 48 months, resulting in a 5-year progression rate of 12%. Five IND patients (19%) developed advanced neoplasia after a median follow-up of 24 months, resulting in a 5-year progression rate of 21%. Review of 1547 histological slides from 87 patients resulted in an increase of the 5-year progression rate of flat LGD to advanced neoplasia to 37%, whereas the progression rate of IND decreased to 5%. CONCLUSIONS A diagnosis of flat LGD that is confirmed by a panel of expert gastrointestinal pathologists is associated with a substantial risk of progression to advanced neoplasia, while confirmed IND is associated with a low risk of progression.
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- Fiona D M van Schaik
- University Medical Center Utrecht, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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van Asseldonk DP, Sanderson J, de Boer NKH, Sparrow MP, Lémann M, Ansari A, Almer SH, Florin THJ, Gearry RB, Mulder CJ, Mantzaris G, van Bodegraven AA. Difficulties and possibilities with thiopurine therapy in inflammatory bowel disease--proceedings of the first Thiopurine Task Force meeting. Dig Liver Dis 2011; 43:270-6. [PMID: 20934926 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2010.09.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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: 04/07/2010] [Revised: 07/10/2010] [Accepted: 09/01/2010] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Thiopurines, such as azathioprine and mercaptopurine, are of pivotal importance in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease. Although these drugs have been used for several decades, still many questions remain unanswered. AIM To provide an overview of clinically and scientifically challenging topics concerning thiopurine therapy in inflammatory bowel disease treatment. METHODS The first meeting of the Thiopurine Task Force Interest Group was held during the 2009 United European Gastroenterology Week in London (GASTRO2009). The topics of this meeting were of particular clinical and scientific interest. Additional literature was identified by performing a Pubmed search using the search terms 'inflammatory bowel disease', 'azathioprine', '6-mercaptopurine' and 'thioguanine'. RESULTS The following topics were discussed: therapeutic drug monitoring; the synergy of thiopurines with aminosalicylates and allopurinol; serious adverse events such as opportunistic infections, hepatotoxicity, carcinogenicity and pancreatitis; prolongation of thiopurines during clinical remission; indications for thiopurines in the postoperative setting; and the potential use of thioguanine. Specific interesting and clinically relevant topics for potential future research are provided. CONCLUSIONS Thiopurines remain central to inflammatory bowel disease treatment, although future studies are required to substantiate a more personalised medicine approach to their use.
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- Dirk P van Asseldonk
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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van Asseldonk DP, Jharap B, Kuik DJ, de Boer NKH, Westerveld BD, Russel MGVM, Kubben FJGM, van Bodegraven AA, Mulder CJ. Prolonged thioguanine therapy is well tolerated and safe in the treatment of ulcerative colitis. Dig Liver Dis 2011; 43:110-5. [PMID: 20739231 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2010.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2009] [Revised: 06/22/2010] [Accepted: 07/23/2010] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Thioguanine has been used for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, in particular for patients who failed conventional thiopurine therapy. To date, thioguanine has been infrequently studied in ulcerative colitis. AIM To evaluate the tolerability, safety and efficacy of thioguanine in the treatment of ulcerative colitis. METHODS A database analysis was performed on inflammatory bowel disease patients who had failed conventional thiopurine therapy and were treated with thioguanine. Rates and reasons for treatment failure were assessed. Laboratory values, abdominal ultrasonography, liver biopsy and endoscopic remission rates were evaluated. RESULTS Forty-six patients were included and median treatment duration was 22 months (range 0.3-72.0). Nine patients failed thioguanine therapy: six due to adverse events, three due to therapy resistance. Concomitant treatment with aminosalicylates protected against thioguanine failure (hazard ratio (HR) 0.11, 95% CI 0.03-0.48). When performed, ultrasonography (n = 21) revealed no suspected therapy-related pathology in all but one patient, in whom hepatomegaly was observed. Liver histology (n = 12) predominantly revealed no abnormalities (n = 4) or non-specific regeneration (n = 4); none showed nodular regenerative hyperplasia. At follow-up, 40% of colonoscopies revealed endoscopic remission as compared with 10% at baseline (P = 0.180). CONCLUSIONS Long-term use of thioguanine appears to be well tolerated and relatively safe in ulcerative colitis patients who failed conventional thiopurine therapy.
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- Dirk P van Asseldonk
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Welsing PMJ, Bijl M, van Bodegraven AA, Lems WF, Prens E, Bijlsma JWJH. [Cost effectiveness of biologicals: high costs are the other face of success]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2011; 155:A3026. [PMID: 21791128] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Where health care is concerned, the introduction of biologicals has greatly improved the treatment of chronic inflammatory disorders. This class of drugs is not only noticeably effective, but is also well tolerated. The cost effectiveness of these drugs means that there are limits to their use. This is the other face of success. The Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport recently announced measures intended to limit the growth of costs while at the same time requiring that savings should be made on the current budget. Recently the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health (CADTH) produced a report on the effects and costs of biologicals for adults with rheumatoid arthritis (www.cadth.ca). Here we discuss their findings. Organizations for medical specialists should be societal aware and be able to deal with these drugs in a cost-conscious manner, including the development of dynamic guidelines and quality visitations.
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- Paco M J Welsing
- Universitair Medisch Centrum Utrecht, afd. Reumatologie & Klinische immunologie, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Oostlander AE, Bravenboer N, Sohl E, Holzmann PJ, van der Woude CJ, Dijkstra G, Stokkers PCF, Oldenburg B, Netelenbos JC, Hommes DW, van Bodegraven AA, Lips P. Histomorphometric analysis reveals reduced bone mass and bone formation in patients with quiescent Crohn's disease. Gastroenterology 2011; 140:116-23. [PMID: 20854819 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2010.09.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2010] [Revised: 08/31/2010] [Accepted: 09/09/2010] [Indexed: 01/19/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Crohn's disease (CD) is associated with an increased prevalence of osteoporosis, but the pathogenesis of this bone loss is only partly understood. We assessed bone structure and remodeling at the tissue level in patients with quiescent CD. We also investigated the roles of osteocyte density and apoptosis in CD-associated bone loss. METHODS The study included 23 patients with quiescent CD; this was a subgroup of patients from a large randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter trial. We obtained transiliac bone biopsy samples and performed histomorphometric analysis. Results were compared with data from age- and sex-matched healthy individuals (controls). RESULTS Trabecular bone volume was decreased among patients with CD compared with controls (18.90% vs 25.49%; P < .001). The low bone volume was characterized by decreased trabecular thickness (120.61 vs 151.42 μm; P < .01). Bone formation and resorption were reduced, as indicated by a decreased mineral apposition rate (0.671 vs 0.746 μm/day; P < .01) and a low osteoclast number and surface area compared with controls and published values, respectively. In trabecular bone of patients with CD, osteocyte density and apoptosis were normal. The percentage of empty lacunae among patients was higher than that of published values in controls. CONCLUSIONS In adult patients with quiescent CD, bone histomorphometric analysis revealed a reduction in bone mass that was characterized by trabecular thinning. The CD-associated bone loss was caused by reduced bone formation, possibly as a consequence of decreased osteocyte viability in the patients' past.
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- Angela E Oostlander
- Department of Endocrinology, VU University Medical Center, Research Institute MOVE, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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van der Woude CJ, Stokkers P, van Bodegraven AA, Van Assche G, Hebzda Z, Paradowski L, D'Haens G, Ghosh S, Feagan B, Rutgeerts P, Dijkstra G, de Jong DJ, Oldenburg B, Farhan M, Richard T, Dean Y, Hommes DW. Phase I, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, dose-escalation study of NI-0401 (a fully human anti-CD3 monoclonal antibody) in patients with moderate to severe active Crohn's disease. Inflamm Bowel Dis 2010; 16:1708-16. [PMID: 20848453 DOI: 10.1002/ibd.21252] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [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: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND NI-0401 is a fully human monoclonal antibody, which binds to the CD3 subunit of the T-cell receptor, causing modulation of T-cell activity. We investigated the safety and the ability to modulate the TCR-CD3 complex of NI-0401 in patients with active Crohn's disease (CD). METHODS A double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized, multicenter, dose-escalating trial was conducted in CD patients age 18-70 years, a Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) of 220-450, and detectable levels of C-reactive protein. The primary outcome was safety and the ability of NI-0401 to modulate the TCR-CD3 complex on T cells. Efficacy parameters included the proportion of patients achieving remission (CDAI <150), clinical response (CDAI fall ≥100), and change from baseline in the CD Endoscopy Index of Severity (CDEIS). RESULTS Forty patients received placebo (n = 7) or NI-0401 (n = 33) 0.05-10 mg daily for 5 days. NI-0401 doses ≤1 mg were well tolerated. Infusion reactions occurred at doses ≥2 mg. The extent and duration of TCR-CD3 modulation increased with dose. No differences between groups were observed in the proportions of patients achieving clinical remission or response. The mean CDEIS at week 6 differed significantly between the 1-mg and placebo group. CONCLUSIONS NI-0401 was tolerated at doses ≤1 mg with manageable side effects. NI-0401 induced a dose-dependent modulation of the TCR-CD3 complex. No significant improvement of CDAI was observed but 1 mg NI-0401 demonstrated an improvement in CDEIS.
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Dijkstra G, Derijks LJJ, Houwert GJ, Wolf H, van Bodegraven AA. [Guideline 'Diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease in adults'. II. Special situations and organisation of medical care]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2010; 154:A1900. [PMID: 21029497] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The Dutch national practice guideline 'Diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) in adults' describes the multidisciplinary approach for adult patients with (suspected) IBD, recommended following analysis of the literature according to the principles of evidence based guideline development. Ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease are associated with temporary or permanent extra-intestinal disorders: reactive inflammatory conditions, associated conditions, and those arising as a consequence of long standing, inflammatory, intestinal disease. Treatment is aimed first at the IBD disease process and subsequently at the specific extra-intestinal conditions if complaints persist. The fertility of women with IBD who have not been operated is comparable with those without this complaint. With the exception of methotrexate in both sexes and of sulfasalazine in men, none of the usual medicines for IBD is known to adversely influence fertility. Fertility decreases following abdominal surgery. IBD patients are advised to restrict onset of pregnancy to a longstanding, quiet phase of the disease (ideally > 1 year). The risk of complications during pregnancy is not elevated when IBD is in remission, but is increased during active disease. Nulliparae with an ileoanal pouch have approximately 50% long term risk of developing faecal incontinence; a planned full-term Caesarean section may be beneficial in such cases. Complicated perianal disease is similarly an indication for non-vaginal delivery. The life expectancy for patients with ulcerative colitis is normal, but is slightly lower in patients with Crohn's disease. These positive findings have not yet been incorporated into the practice of life insurance providers. The diversity of IBD patient health care and its delivery by many professionals places stringent requirements on the organisation of care by hospitals and those providing treatment. The transfer process from paediatric specialist to gastroenterologist affects both patients and parents deeply.
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- Gerard Dijkstra
- Universitair Medisch Centrum Groningen, afd. Maag-Darm-Leverziekten, the Netherlands
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van Bodegraven AA, van Everdingen JJE, Dijkstra G, de Jong DJ, Oldenburg B, Hommes DW. [Guideline 'Diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel disease in adults'. I. Diagnosis and treatment]. Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd 2010; 154:A1899. [PMID: 21029496] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The Dutch national practice guideline 'Diagnosis and treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) in adults' describes the multidisciplinary approach for adult patients with (suspected) IBD, recommended following analysis of the literature according to the principles of evidence based guideline development. The symptoms on first presentation of a patient with IBD are mainly connected with the localisation and severity of the disease and less with the resulting diagnosis 'Crohn's disease' or 'ulcerative colitis'. There is no test by which the diseases can be distinguished with certainty. Clinical course, ileocolonoscopy and histopathological investigation following biopsy form the 'gold standard' for diagnosis of IBD. The final diagnostic step is disease assessment according to the Montreal classification in order to enable unambiguous communication with medical professionals. The first aim of treatment is to treat and stabilise active disease (induction therapy); at the same time maintenance therapy is initiated. A step-up approach is recommended for both treatment aims. Surgical intervention is indicated if the medical treatment is ineffective, in case of intractable gastrointestinal bleeding, in clinically significant gastrointestinal stenosis due to fibrotic scar tissue, or if complications of the inflammation occur such as abscess, peritonitis, or complicated fistula formation. Nutrition and diet do not play a primary therapeutic role in treatment of adult patients with IBD. However, supportive nutritional care is warranted. Probiotics have a demonstrable effect in preventing pouchitis, but not in the treatment of IBD. Alternative medicine has no role to play in the treatment of IBD. The risk of developing colorectal carcinoma is slightly elevated in IBD patients. Therefore, endoscopic surveillance strategies, aimed at early detection of dysplasia, is indicated according to a schedule in which the frequency increases according to the time elapsed since first clinical signs of IBD.
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- Ad A van Bodegraven
- Vrije Universiteit Medisch Centrum, Amsterdam, afd. Maag-Darm-Leverziekten, the Netherlands.
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de Vries HS, Plantinga TS, van Krieken JH, Stienstra R, van Bodegraven AA, Festen EAM, Weersma RK, Crusius JBA, Linskens RK, Joosten LAB, Netea MG, de Jong DJ. Genetic association analysis of the functional c.714T>G polymorphism and mucosal expression of dectin-1 in inflammatory bowel disease. PLoS One 2009; 4:e7818. [PMID: 19915667 PMCID: PMC2771910 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0007818] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2009] [Accepted: 10/19/2009] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Dectin-1 is a pattern recognition receptor (PRR) expressed by myeloid cells that specifically recognizes beta-1,3 glucan, a polysaccharide and major component of the fungal cell wall. Upon activation, dectin-1 signaling converges, similar to NOD2, on the adaptor molecule CARD9 which is associated with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). An early stop codon polymorphism (c.714T>G) in DECTIN-1 results in a loss-of-function (p.Y238X) and impaired cytokine responses, including TNF-alpha, interleukin (IL)-1beta and IL-17 upon in vitro stimulation with Candida albicans or beta-glucan. The aim of the present study was to test the hypothesis that the DECTIN-1 c.714T>G (p.Y238X) polymorphism is associated with lower disease susceptibility or severity in IBD and to investigate the level of dectin-1 expression in inflamed and non-inflamed colon tissue of IBD patients. METHODOLOGY Paraffin embedded tissue samples from non-inflamed and inflamed colon of IBD patients and from diverticulitis patients were immunohistochemically stained for dectin-1 and related to CD68 macrophage staining. Genomic DNA of IBD patients (778 patients with Crohn's disease and 759 patients with ulcerative colitis) and healthy controls (n = 772) was genotyped for the c.714T>G polymorphism and genotype-phenotype interactions were investigated. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Increased expression of dectin-1 was observed in actively inflamed colon tissue, as compared to non-inflamed tissue of the same patients. Also an increase in dectin-1 expression was apparent in diverticulitis tissue. No statistically significant difference in DECTIN-1 c.714T>G allele frequencies was observed between IBD patients and healthy controls. Furthermore, no differences in clinical characteristics could be observed related to DECTIN-1 genotype, neither alone, nor stratified for NOD2 genotype. CONCLUSIONS Our data demonstrate that dectin-1 expression is elevated on macrophages, neutrophils, and other immune cells involved in the inflammatory reaction in IBD. The DECTIN-1 c.714T>G polymorphism however, is not a major susceptibility factor for developing IBD.
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- Hilbert S. de Vries
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Nijmegen Institute for Infection, Inflammation and Immunity (N4i), Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Nijmegen Institute for Infection, Inflammation and Immunity (N4i), Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Laboratory of Immunogenetics, VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Saint Anna Hospital, Geldrop, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Nijmegen Institute for Infection, Inflammation and Immunity (N4i), Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Nijmegen Institute for Infection, Inflammation and Immunity (N4i), Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Thiopurines such as azathioprine (AZA) and 6-mercaptopurine are frequently used for the treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases. Patients with low or absent thiopurine S-methyltransferase (TPMT) activity, resulting in high 6-thioguanine nucleotide levels, have an increased risk of developing leukopenia. Alternatively, certain viral infections could induce leukopenia. We present the case of an adult Crohn's disease patient with a parvovirus B19 infection and leukopenia during long-term AZA therapy. The uncomplicated long-term use of adequately-dosed AZA and stable non-toxic metabolite levels could not acknowledge TPMT deficiency as a primary cause of the leukopenia. parvovirus B19 was assumed to induce the leukopenia by restraining myeloid proliferation. In addition, AZA probably potentiated susceptibility to this viral infection and may have inhibited adequate immunological defense. Leukopenia during thiopurine therapy not explained by TPMT deficiency could be induced by parvovirus B19 infection and compels temporal but not permanent cessation of thiopurine therapy.
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- Dirk P van Asseldonk
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), in particular Crohn’s disease refractory to conventional therapy, fistulizing Crohn’s disease and chronic active ulcerative colitis, generally respond well to anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) therapy. However, serious side effects do occur, necessitating careful monitoring of therapy. Potential side effects of anti-TNF therapy include opportunistic infections, which show a higher incidence when concomitant immunosuppression is used. Furthermore, antibody formation against anti-TNF is associated with decreased efficacy and an increased frequency of infusion reactions. The hypothesis of a slightly increased risk of lymphomas in IBD patients treated with anti TNF-therapy is debatable, since most studies lack the specific design to properly address this issue. Alarmingly, the occurrence of hepatosplenic T-cell lymphomas coincides with combined immunosuppressive therapy. Despite the potential serious side effects, anti-TNF therapy is an effective and relatively safe treatment option for refractory IBD. Future research is needed to answer important questions, such as the long-term risk of malignancies, safety during pregnancy, when to discontinue and when to switch anti-TNF therapy, as well as to determine the balance between therapeutic and toxic effects.
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