{"title":"Gastrointestinal hormone receptor agonists: Time for gastroenterologists to lead, not to hesitate.","authors":"Antonio Gasbarrini, Giovanni Gasbarrini","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2025.08.093","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2025.08.093","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145344186","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luisa Bertin, Andrea Pasta, Matteo Ghisa, Francesco Calabrese, Pierfrancesco Visaggi, Nicola de Bortoli, Vincenzo Savarino, Elisa Marabotto, Edoardo Vincenzo Savarino
{"title":"Research gaps in eosinophilic esophagitis: unanswered questions and future directions.","authors":"Luisa Bertin, Andrea Pasta, Matteo Ghisa, Francesco Calabrese, Pierfrancesco Visaggi, Nicola de Bortoli, Vincenzo Savarino, Elisa Marabotto, Edoardo Vincenzo Savarino","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2025.10.010","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2025.10.010","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) has emerged as a leading cause of dysphagia worldwide, yet significant knowledge gaps persist across fundamental aspects of disease management. This comprehensive narrative review examines critical research opportunities spanning five interconnected domains that collectively hamper optimal patient care. Despite advances in understanding type 2 inflammation, EoE pathogenesis remains incompletely characterized, particularly regarding gene-environment interactions, epithelial barrier dysfunction mechanisms, and tissue remodeling pathways. The diagnosis currently relies on endoscopy with biopsies with an arbitrary eosinophil threshold of 15 eosinophils/high-power field, while molecular endotypes and non-invasive biomarkers lack validation. Treatment strategies remain largely empirical without strong evidence-based therapeutic hierarchies, comparative effectiveness data, or reliable response predictors. The lack of head-to-head comparison trials of different interventions limits evidence-based treatment selection, while combination therapy approaches remain mostly underexplored. Challenges in defining optimal treatment targets persist, as recent eosinophil-depleting biologics achieved histologic responses without symptomatic improvement, highlighting the limitations of eosinophil-centric disease models. Disease trajectory prediction and long-term outcome monitoring lack systematic approaches, while primary prevention strategies remain undefined despite escalating global incidence. Addressing these research gaps through coordinated multidisciplinary efforts has the potential to transform EoE management from empirical to personalized, evidence-based approaches, ultimately improving patient outcomes and potentially enabling disease prevention.</p>","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145344224","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clinical features and outcomes of perianal disease in pediatric onset Crohn's disease.","authors":"Lin Wang, Yuhuan Wang, Ping Li, Shengnan Wang, Cuifang Zheng, Ying Huang","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2025.09.003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2025.09.003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Limited data have explored perianal involvement in pediatric Crohn's disease (CD). We aimed to investigate the characteristics and clinical outcomes of pediatric onset CD with perianal disease.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The medical records of diagnosed CD with perianal disease were reviewed retrospectively. The clinical characteristics, genetic testing, treatments and surgical outcomes among very early onset (VEO group) and later onset (LO group) were investigated. The occurrence of perianal fistulizing CD (pfCD) and intestinal resection were analyzed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 155 included patients, 52.3 % and 47.7 % were enrolled in VEO and LO group, respectively. At diagnosis, VEO patients had more colonic and rectal involvement and higher disease activity score (P < 0.001). A monogenic disease was found in 94.9 % (74/78) of patients in VEO group and in 28.6 % (2/7) of patients in LO group. Infliximab treatment was more common among LO group (P < 0.001). VEO group had a higher rate of intestinal resection (P < 0.001). During follow-up, an additional 13 VEO patients and 8 LO patients developed pfCD. Moreover, B2 behavior and recto-vaginal fistulae were found to be predictive factors for intestinal resection.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>VEOCD with perianal involvement is associated with higher monogenic mutation, more severe disease phenotypes, less utilization of biologics and higher rate of intestinal resection than LOCD.</p>","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145344242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pierfrancesco Visaggi, Daniel L Cohen, Elisa Marabotto, Andrea Pasta, Francesco Calabrese, Nicola de Bortoli, Amir Farah, Alessia Gargani, Jawad Hindy, Basem Hijazi, Wisam Abboud, Mentore Ribolsi, Luisa Bertin, Edoardo V Savarino, Amir Mari
{"title":"Corrigendum to \"Esophageal motility disorders among elderly patients: An international multicenter study\" [Digestive and Liver Disease 57 (2025) 1615-1621].","authors":"Pierfrancesco Visaggi, Daniel L Cohen, Elisa Marabotto, Andrea Pasta, Francesco Calabrese, Nicola de Bortoli, Amir Farah, Alessia Gargani, Jawad Hindy, Basem Hijazi, Wisam Abboud, Mentore Ribolsi, Luisa Bertin, Edoardo V Savarino, Amir Mari","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2025.09.029","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2025.09.029","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145318332","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Editorial: Advancing gastroenterology practice through collaborative guidelines: Evidence-based recommendations on DGBIs, GERD and IBD.","authors":"Luisa Bertin, Edoardo Vincenzo Savarino","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2025.10.002","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2025.10.002","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145318400","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Author's Reply: Comment on ``A switch to infliximab may be more effective than ustekinumab following adalimumab pharmacodynamic failure in paediatric patients with Crohn's disease''.","authors":"Galit Driban, Amit Assa","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2025.09.028","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2025.09.028","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145318353","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A rare case of metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma to the esophagus treated by endoscopic submucosal dissection.","authors":"Jianhuang Su, Yijun Chen, Chuntao Liu, Can Sun","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2025.09.005","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2025.09.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145307047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"It takes two to tango: Preserving liver function competes with response to systemic therapy in patients with HCC and decompensated cirrhosis.","authors":"Andrea Pasta, Edoardo G Giannini","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2025.10.006","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2025.10.006","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145307135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comment on \"A switch to infliximab may be more effective than ustekinumab following adalimumab pharmacodynamic failure in paediatric patients with Crohn's disease\".","authors":"Weijian Liang, Jinyan Guo, Weifeng Yao","doi":"10.1016/j.dld.2025.09.015","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2025.09.015","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":11268,"journal":{"name":"Digestive and Liver Disease","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":3.8,"publicationDate":"2025-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145279084","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}