{"title":"Peripheral tumor necrosis factor production is a predictor for remission under adalimumab in Crohn's disease.","authors":"B Jessen, M T Tordai, B Siegmund","doi":"10.1016/j.cgh.2024.10.008","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2024.10.008","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10347,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142567794","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alberto Murino, Alessandro Rimondi, Edward John Despott
{"title":"The role of piecemeal endoscopic mucosal resection for low risk larget than 20 mm nonpedunculated polyps in the right colon.","authors":"Alberto Murino, Alessandro Rimondi, Edward John Despott","doi":"10.1016/j.cgh.2024.10.009","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2024.10.009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10347,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142566333","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Claire L Jansson-Knodell, David Gardinier, Kendra Weekley, Qijun Yang, Alberto Rubio-Tapia
{"title":"Artificial Intelligence Chatbots Not Yet Ready for Celiac Disease Patient Care.","authors":"Claire L Jansson-Knodell, David Gardinier, Kendra Weekley, Qijun Yang, Alberto Rubio-Tapia","doi":"10.1016/j.cgh.2024.10.012","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2024.10.012","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10347,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.6,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142567785","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluating FIB-4 Risk Stratification In the AGA/AASLD Clinical Care Pathway.","authors":"Madeleine Chang, Mazen Noureddin","doi":"10.1016/j.cgh.2024.10.011","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2024.10.011","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10347,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142564000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hannah L Thel, Chelsea Anderson, Angela Z Xue, Elisabeth T Jensen, Evan S Dellon
{"title":"Prevalence and costs of eosinophilic esophagitis in the United States.","authors":"Hannah L Thel, Chelsea Anderson, Angela Z Xue, Elisabeth T Jensen, Evan S Dellon","doi":"10.1016/j.cgh.2024.09.031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2024.09.031","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aims: </strong>Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) has been continually increasing in prevalence but current estimates are lacking. We aimed to determine updated estimates of the prevalence and medical costs associated with EoE in the United States.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used two large administrative databases, MarketScan and Medicare, and International Classification of Disease codes to calculate annual prevalence of EoE, as well as age- and sex- stratified estimates, standardized to the U.S.</p><p><strong>Population: </strong>Health care utilization, including medications and endoscopic procedures was quantified, and annual EoE-associated costs were estimated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We identified 20,435 EoE cases in MarketScan in 2022 and 1,913 EoE cases in Medicare in 2017. This translated to prevalences of 163.08 cases/100,000 and 64.83 cases/ 100,000 in MarketScan and Medicare, respectively. There was a 5-fold increase in prevalence in both databases since 2009. In MarketScan, prevalence was higher among males (204.45/100,000 vs 122.06/100,000 among females); for both sexes, peak prevalence was from 40-44years. Standardized to the U.S. population, the prevalence of EoE was 142.5/100,000, extrapolating to 472,380 cases. Total EoE-associated healthcare costs were estimated to be $1.32 billion in 2024 dollars after accounting for inflation.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The prevalence of EoE continues to increase, with a rate of 1 in 617 in 2022 in those <65 years of age, and 1 in 1562 in 2017 those ≥65 years. Standardized to the U.S. population, the overall prevalence was approximately 1 in 700. EoE-associated annual costs were estimated to be $1.3 billion in 2024 dollars, representing a substantial financial burden.</p>","PeriodicalId":10347,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142564004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Eden Koo, Karim Seif El Dahan, Darine Daher, Nicole E Rich, Sukul Mittal, Ju Dong Yang, Neehar D Parikh, Amit G Singal
{"title":"Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Subcentimeter Liver Nodules Identified on Surveillance Ultrasound: A Systematic Review.","authors":"Eden Koo, Karim Seif El Dahan, Darine Daher, Nicole E Rich, Sukul Mittal, Ju Dong Yang, Neehar D Parikh, Amit G Singal","doi":"10.1016/j.cgh.2024.08.051","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2024.08.051","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Guidelines recommend that subcentimeter nodules on ultrasound be followed with short-interval surveillance ultrasound given assumed low risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and suboptimal diagnostic imaging performance in lesions < 1cm. We performed a systematic review to estimate HCC risk among patients with cirrhosis and subcentimeter nodules detected on ultrasound.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We systematically searched Ovid MEDLINE and EMBASE databases for relevant articles published between January 2005 and July 2024. A random-effects model was used to calculate the pooled proportion of incident HCC.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We identified 9 eligible studies, of which 5 provided both lesion- and patient-level data (n=354 patients), 2 patient-level alone (n=888 patients), and 2 lesion-level alone (n=69 lesions). The pooled proportion of incident HCC was 31.9% (95%CI: 8.7-69.7%) on a lesion-level and 21.3% (95%CI: 6.0-53.6%) on a patient-level; however, pooled estimates were limited by high heterogeneity (I<sup>2</sup> >90%). Among two studies with study periods post-dating 2015, HCC developed in only ∼5% of patients during a median follow-up of 2 years. Risk factors associated with incident HCC were older age, male sex, elevated AFP levels, thrombocytopenia, and Child Pugh B cirrhosis. Limitations of studies included small sample sizes, selection bias, ascertainment bias for HCC, and failure to report factors associated with HCC.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Up to one-fifth of patients with subcentimeter nodules may develop HCC, although contemporary cohorts report a substantially lower risk. Older patients and those with elevated AFP levels or poorer liver function are at greatest risk of HCC, highlighting an unmet need for better risk stratification models.</p>","PeriodicalId":10347,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142557309","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Tammy L Kindel, Andrew Y Wang, Anupama Wadhwa, Allison R Schulman, Reem Z Sharaiha, Matthew Kroh, Omar M Ghanem, Shauna Levy, Girish P Joshi, Teresa L LaMasters
{"title":"Multisociety Clinical Practice Guidance for the Safe Use of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists in the Perioperative Period.","authors":"Tammy L Kindel, Andrew Y Wang, Anupama Wadhwa, Allison R Schulman, Reem Z Sharaiha, Matthew Kroh, Omar M Ghanem, Shauna Levy, Girish P Joshi, Teresa L LaMasters","doi":"10.1016/j.cgh.2024.10.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2024.10.003","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":10347,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142544100","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Megan M L Engels, Calise K Berger, Douglas W Mahoney, Sanne A Hoogenboom, Dhruv Sarwal, Derk C F Klatte, Jaime De La Fuente, Sonal Gandhi, William R Taylor, Patrick H Foote, Karen A Doering, Adriana M Delgado, Kelli N Burger, Barham K Abu Dayyeh, Aliana Bofill-Garcia, Bhaumik Brahmbhatt, Vinay Chandrasekhara, Ferga C Gleeson, Victoria Gomez, Vivek Kumbhari, Ryan J Law, Frank J Lukens, Massimo Raimondo, Elizabeth Rajan, Andrew C Storm, Eric J Vargas Valls, Jeanin E van Hooft, Michael B Wallace, John B Kisiel, Shounak Majumder
{"title":"Multimodal pancreatic cancer detection using methylated DNA biomarkers in pancreatic juice and plasma CA 19-9: A prospective multicenter study.","authors":"Megan M L Engels, Calise K Berger, Douglas W Mahoney, Sanne A Hoogenboom, Dhruv Sarwal, Derk C F Klatte, Jaime De La Fuente, Sonal Gandhi, William R Taylor, Patrick H Foote, Karen A Doering, Adriana M Delgado, Kelli N Burger, Barham K Abu Dayyeh, Aliana Bofill-Garcia, Bhaumik Brahmbhatt, Vinay Chandrasekhara, Ferga C Gleeson, Victoria Gomez, Vivek Kumbhari, Ryan J Law, Frank J Lukens, Massimo Raimondo, Elizabeth Rajan, Andrew C Storm, Eric J Vargas Valls, Jeanin E van Hooft, Michael B Wallace, John B Kisiel, Shounak Majumder","doi":"10.1016/j.cgh.2024.07.048","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2024.07.048","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aims: </strong>In previous studies methylated DNA markers (MDMs) have been identified in pancreatic juice (PJ) for detecting pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). In this prospective multicenter study, the sensitivity and specificity characteristics of this panel of PJ-MDMs was evaluated standalone and in combination with plasma CA 19-9.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Paired PJ and plasma were assayed from 88 biopsy-proven treatment naïve PDAC cases and 134 controls (normal pancreas: 53, chronic pancreatitis (CP): 23, intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN): 58). Bisulfite-converted DNA from buffered PJ was analyzed using long-probe quantitative amplified signal assay targeting 14 MDMs (NDRG4, BMP3, TBX15, C13orf18, PRKCB, CLEC11A, CD1D, ELMO1, IGF2BP1, RYR2, ADCY1, FER1L4, EMX1, and LRRC4) and a reference gene (methylated B3GALT6). Logistic regression was used to fit the previously identified 3-MDM PJ panel (FER1L4, C13orf18 and BMP3). Discrimination accuracy was summarized using area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC) with corresponding 95% confidence intervals.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Methylated FER1L4 had the highest individual AUROC of 0.83 (95% CI: 0.78-0.89). The AUROC for the 3-MDM PJ + Plasma CA 19-9 model (0.95 (0.92-0.98))) was higher than both the 3-MDM PJ panel (0.87 (0.82-0.92)) and plasma CA 19-9 alone ((0.91 (0.87-0.96) (p=0.0002 and 0.0135, respectively). At a specificity of 88% (95% CI: 81-93%), the sensitivity of this model was 89% (80-94%) for all PDAC stages and 83% (64-94%) for stage I/II PDAC.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>A panel combining PJ-MDMs and plasma CA19-9 discriminates PDAC from both healthy and disease control groups with high accuracy. This provides support for combining pancreatic juice and blood-based biomarkers for enhancing diagnostic sensitivity and successful early PDAC detection.</p>","PeriodicalId":10347,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142544099","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Young-Gyun Seo, Stergios A Polyzos, Kyung-Hee Park, Christos S Mantzoros
{"title":"Non-invasive hepatic steatosis and fibrosis indices predict differentially mortality in the adult Korean population.","authors":"Young-Gyun Seo, Stergios A Polyzos, Kyung-Hee Park, Christos S Mantzoros","doi":"10.1016/j.cgh.2024.10.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2024.10.006","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aims: </strong>Since the association of hepatic fibrosis and steatosis non-invasive indices with mortality remain controversial, their association with all-cause, cardiovascular, cancer and liver-related mortality was evaluated in the Korean population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this registry-based, cohort study, data were retrieved from the Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey and mortality data from the Korean Cause of Death data registry; 40,491 individuals followed-up for 8.6 years (median). Hepatic fibrosis was evaluated with alanine aminotransferase (AST)-to-platelet ratio index (APRI), body mass index-AST-to-alanine aminotransferase (ALT) ratio-diabetes mellitus (BARD) and metabolic dysfunction-associated fibrosis-5 (MAF-5) score, and steatosis was evaluated with liver fat score (LFS) and lipid accumulation product (LAP).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Cox regression analysis showed that APRI (<1.0 vs. ≥1.0) was independently associated with all-cause (hazard ratio [HR] 3.84, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.30-6.43, C-index 0.870), cancer (HR 4.21, 95%CI 1.88-9.45, C-index 0.866) and liver-related (HR 25.36, 95%CI 11.02-58.38, C-index 0.909) mortality. MAF-5 (<1.0 vs. ≥1.0) was independently associated with all-cause mortality (HR 1.50, 95%CI 1.10-2.03, C-index 0.868) and liver-related mortality (HR 8.35, 95%CI 3.58-19.46, C-index 0.911). LFS (<1.257 vs. ≥1.257), was independently associated with all-cause (HR 1.55, 95%CI 1.14-2.12, C-index 0.872) and liver-related (HR 7.00, 95%CI 1.63-29.96, C-index 0.887) mortality. LAP (<38.05 vs. ≥38.05) was independently associated with cardiovascular mortality (HR 2.23, 95%CI 1.40-3.58, C-index 0.898). BARD was not associated with mortality.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>APRI, MAF-5, LFS were independently associated with all-cause mortality, LAP (cut-off 38.05) with cardiovascular mortality, APRI with cancer mortality, and APRI, MAF-5, LFS with liver-related mortality in the adult Korean population.</p>","PeriodicalId":10347,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142567790","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Hannah Bloemen, Alexandra E Livanos, Adrielly Martins, Richard Dean, Ana Catarina Bravo, Arno R Bourgonje, Michael Tankelevich, Jake Herb, Judy Cho, André Anastácio Santos, Cecília M P Rodrigues, Francesca Petralia, Jean-Frederic Colombel, Christopher L Bowlus, Thomas Schiano, Joana Torres, Cynthia Levy, Saurabh Mehandru
{"title":"Anti-integrin αvβ6 autoantibodies are increased in PSC patients with concomitant IBD and correlate with liver disease severity.","authors":"Hannah Bloemen, Alexandra E Livanos, Adrielly Martins, Richard Dean, Ana Catarina Bravo, Arno R Bourgonje, Michael Tankelevich, Jake Herb, Judy Cho, André Anastácio Santos, Cecília M P Rodrigues, Francesca Petralia, Jean-Frederic Colombel, Christopher L Bowlus, Thomas Schiano, Joana Torres, Cynthia Levy, Saurabh Mehandru","doi":"10.1016/j.cgh.2024.10.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cgh.2024.10.005","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and aims: </strong>Anti-integrin αvβ6 autoantibodies (anti-αvβ6) are found in more than 50% of individuals with ulcerative colitis (UC). We aimed to determine the prevalence of anti-αvβ6 in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) and their association with liver disease severity.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Four cohorts of pre-liver transplant PSC patients were recruited. Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and healthy controls (HC) served as comparators. Total IgG and anti-αvβ6 levels were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Olink® inflammation panel was run on a subset of samples. Multivariable linear regression analysis was performed to assess the association between anti-αvβ6 and indices of liver disease severity.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 137 PSC patients (including 76 with PSC-UC, 33 with PSC-Crohn's disease (CD) and 28 with PSC alone) and 160 controls (including 91 with IBD and 69 HC) were enrolled. Anti-αvβ6 levels were significantly higher in PSC-UC and PSC-CD compared to PSC alone (p<0.0001 and 0.003) and HC (p<0.0001 and p<0.0001). However, anti-αvβ6 levels in PSC alone were not increased compared to HC. In patients with PSC-IBD, anti-αvβ6 levels correlated with markers of liver disease severity including alkaline phosphatase level (r=0.32, p=0.004), the revised Mayo PSC risk score (r=0.25, p=0.02) and liver stiffness measurement (r=0.43, p=0.008) after adjusting for age, gender, race/ethnicity and IBD subtype. Additionally, anti-αvβ6 levels were associated with markers of systemic inflammation and tissue remodeling.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Anti-αvβ6 autoantibodies identify a subset of PSC patients with concomitant IBD.</p>","PeriodicalId":10347,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":11.6,"publicationDate":"2024-10-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142567771","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}