Mathurin Fumery, Romain Altwegg, Philippe Aygalenq, Jérome Filippi, Vincent Ghestem, Isabelle Jamonneau, Justin Kirion, Stéphane Bouée, Camille Robert
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Abstract
Background: Specific studies on the impact of ulcerative colitis (UC) and bowel urgency (BU) on disability and quality of life (QoL) of patients on advanced therapies are missing.
Methods: Clinical and therapeutic management data were collected by Gastroenterologists from adult patients with UC treated with advanced therapies. Patients reported outcomes on QoL were collected using patient-reported questionnaires.
Results: Forty-one sites enrolled 293 patients. Median age was 42.0 years, median disease duration was 6.0 years. 38.9 % had active disease (partial Mayo score>1). Median treatment duration was 16.9 months. 166 (57.0 %) patients had BU [median UNRS=2] and 78.3 % had fecal incontinence [median Wexner score=8.0]. Moderate to severe disability (IBD-Disk score≥40) was reported in 37.8 % patients. BU patients had a higher Wexner score [10.0 vs 5.2, p < 0.0001] and moderate to severe disability rate (53.7% vs 16.9 %, p < 0.0001), lower QoL and work productivity than those in BU remission: mean EQ-5D-5 L utility [0.846 vs 0.943, p < 0.0001], VAS for self-rated health [66.2 vs 82.1, p < 0.0001], and overall work impairment [35.7% vs 11.3 %, p < 0.0001].
Conclusion: The burden of moderate to severe UC, especially in patients with BU, is high. These findings highlight that BU control remains an unmet medical need in UC patients and underscore the need for new innovative treatments.
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Digestive and Liver Disease is an international journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. It is the official journal of Italian Association for the Study of the Liver (AISF); Italian Association for the Study of the Pancreas (AISP); Italian Association for Digestive Endoscopy (SIED); Italian Association for Hospital Gastroenterologists and Digestive Endoscopists (AIGO); Italian Society of Gastroenterology (SIGE); Italian Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology (SIGENP) and Italian Group for the Study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IG-IBD).
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