Ali Alipouriani, Kamil Erozkan, Lucas Schabl, Himani Sancheti, Shaji Sebastian, Serre-Yu Wong, Phil Tozer, Benjamin L Cohen, Stefan D Holubar
{"title":"TOpClass Class 4 Perineal Crohn's Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Perineal Wound Complication After Proctectomy in Crohn's Patients.","authors":"Ali Alipouriani, Kamil Erozkan, Lucas Schabl, Himani Sancheti, Shaji Sebastian, Serre-Yu Wong, Phil Tozer, Benjamin L Cohen, Stefan D Holubar","doi":"10.1093/ibd/izae198","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ibd/izae198","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Nonhealing perineal wounds have been reported to be common after proctectomy for Crohn's disease (CD). We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of perineal wound healing after proctectomy for CD and assessed the risk factors for nonhealing.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A comprehensive literature search was conducted in PubMed, Embase, and Scopus databases from 2010 to 2023, and articles reporting perineal wound healing rates after proctectomy for CD were included. Data on study characteristics and proportion of healed wounds, and risk factors, were extracted. Random-effects meta-analysis was performed to estimate the pooled proportion and 95% CIs using the \"meta\" package in R. Heterogeneity was assessed using the I2 statistic.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We identified 501 articles, of which 252 remained after de-duplication. After screening, 4 retrospective cohort studies involving 333 patients were included. Across the 4 studies, the pooled proportion of completely healed perineal wounds at 6 months was 65% (95% CI 52%-80%), and 70% (95% CI 60%-83%) at 12 months. Significant heterogeneity was found between studies (I2 = 86% at 6 months). Three studies examined risk factors for impaired healing after proctectomy. One study identified preoperative perineal sepsis as the only independent factor associated with impaired healing (P = .001) on multivariable analysis. In 1 study, male sex, shorter time from diversion to proctectomy, and higher preoperative C-reactive protein levels were all associated with delayed healing in univariate analysis. Another study found that close rectal dissection was associated with significantly lower healing rates than total mesorectal excision (P = .01). Prior use of tumor necrosis factor inhibitors was not associated with wound healing outcomes.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>This meta-analysis revealed complete perineal healing in only 70% of patients 12 months after proctectomy for CD. This highlights knowledge gaps, including the identification of modifiable risk factors and methods for preventing or as rescue therapy, such as vacuum-assisted closure and flap reconstruction, for nonhealing perineal wounds after proctectomy for CD. Poor perineal wound healing outcomes are likely related to imperfectly understood underlying inflammatory dysregulation and systemically impaired wound healing in patients with CD.</p>","PeriodicalId":13623,"journal":{"name":"Inflammatory Bowel Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142464341","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}
Ariel A Jordan, Shubha Bhat, Tauseef Ali, Sarah R Brunskill, Nancy A Clusen, Ross M Maltz, Ced Moise, Xiaofan Sun, Harry J Thomas, Cassie Ray, Mary Harkins-Schwarz, Orna G Ehrlich
{"title":"Healthcare Access for Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the United States: A Survey by the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation.","authors":"Ariel A Jordan, Shubha Bhat, Tauseef Ali, Sarah R Brunskill, Nancy A Clusen, Ross M Maltz, Ced Moise, Xiaofan Sun, Harry J Thomas, Cassie Ray, Mary Harkins-Schwarz, Orna G Ehrlich","doi":"10.1093/ibd/izae237","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1093/ibd/izae237","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>A prior survey disseminated in 2017 identified that healthcare access barriers exist and significantly affect patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). We sought to identify, through an updated survey, the healthcare access barriers that patients continue to face, with a focus on socioeconomic factors and patient awareness of resources to navigate existing barriers.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A 52-question online survey evaluating (1) access to healthcare professionals, medications, and procedures; (2) associated financial challenges; and (3) patient awareness of education and advocacy tools to navigate IBD care barriers, was disseminated through multiple channels to IBD patients and their caregivers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 2281 completed responses, patients on advanced specialty medications, younger than 65 years of age, or on employer insurance experienced significantly greater issues with insurance barriers to accessing medications and coverage of medically necessary tests/treatments. Patients who live in areas of concentrated poverty were more likely to experience poor health outcomes when subjected to step therapy compared to patients who did not. Additionally, patients were more likely to experience one or more financial barriers or trade-offs if the patient used an advanced specialty medicine or lived in an area with concentrated poverty.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>While there have been significant and numerous advancements in IBD treatments, patients with IBD continue to experience barriers to healthcare access and treatment and financial struggles. Ongoing awareness and advocacy efforts focused on healthcare system reform and related policies to further minimize care disparities and barriers remain vital.</p>","PeriodicalId":13623,"journal":{"name":"Inflammatory Bowel Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142390284","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}
Annie Guo, Malin Östensson, Ketil Størdal, Johnny Ludvigsson, Karl Mårild
{"title":"Early-Life Hygiene-Related Factors and Risk of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Scandinavian Birth Cohort Study.","authors":"Annie Guo, Malin Östensson, Ketil Størdal, Johnny Ludvigsson, Karl Mårild","doi":"10.1093/ibd/izad257","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ibd/izad257","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>We aimed to investigate whether early-life hygiene-related factors influenced the risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in a Scandinavian population and test the association's consistency across cohorts.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study followed 117 493 participants in the All Babies in Southeast Sweden study and the Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort Study. IBD diagnoses were defined by national registers. Comprehensive data on hygiene-related exposures, such as having pets, rural living, daycare attendance, and siblings, were retrieved from questionnaires administered from pregnancy until child's age of 36 months. A multivariable Cox regression model yielded adjusted hazard ratios (aHRs) for IBD accounting for socioeconomic status and perinatal factors. Cohort-specific estimates were pooled using a random-effects model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In over 2 024 299 person-years of follow-up 451 participants developed IBD. In pooled estimates children attending daycare up to 36 months of life vs not attending daycare were less likely to develop Crohn's disease (aHR, 0.60; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.37- 0.98). Children having 1 or more siblings had a modestly increased risk of IBD (aHR, 1.17; 95% CI, 0.96-1.42; aHR for each sibling, 1.12; 95% CI, 1.01-1.24). The other hygiene factors were not significantly linked to later IBD. In the Norwegian Mother, Father, and Child Cohort Study cohort, bed sharing was associated with an increased risk of IBD, most notably for ulcerative colitis (aHR, 1.67; 95% CI, 1.01-2.78).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In this birth cohort study from 2 high-income Scandinavian countries, some early-life hygiene-related exposures were associated with IBD risk. The generalizability of these results to countries of other socioeconomic level is unknown.</p>","PeriodicalId":13623,"journal":{"name":"Inflammatory Bowel Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11447116/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71423413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rotem Sigall Boneh, Catherine Westoby, Ilan Oseran, Chen Sarbagili-Shabat, Lindsey G Albenberg, Paolo Lionetti, Víctor Manuel Navas-López, Javier Martín-de-Carpi, Henit Yanai, Nitsan Maharshak, Johan Van Limbergen, Eytan Wine
{"title":"The Crohn's Disease Exclusion Diet: A Comprehensive Review of Evidence, Implementation Strategies, Practical Guidance, and Future Directions.","authors":"Rotem Sigall Boneh, Catherine Westoby, Ilan Oseran, Chen Sarbagili-Shabat, Lindsey G Albenberg, Paolo Lionetti, Víctor Manuel Navas-López, Javier Martín-de-Carpi, Henit Yanai, Nitsan Maharshak, Johan Van Limbergen, Eytan Wine","doi":"10.1093/ibd/izad255","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ibd/izad255","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dietary therapy is increasingly recognized for the management of Crohn's disease (CD) over recent years, including the use of exclusive enteral nutrition (EEN) as first-line therapy for pediatric CD according to current guidelines. The Crohn's disease exclusion diet (CDED) is a whole-food diet designed to reduce exposure to dietary components that are potentially pro-inflammatory, mediated by negative effects on the gut microbiota, immune response, and the intestinal barrier. The CDED has emerged as a valid alternative to EEN with cumulative evidence, including randomized controlled trials, supporting use for induction of remission and possibly maintenance in children and adults. We gathered a group of multidisciplinary experts, including pediatric and adult gastroenterologists, inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) expert dietitians, and a psychologist to discuss the evidence, identify gaps, and provide insights into improving the use of CDED based on a comprehensive review of CDED literature and professional experience. This article reviews the management of CDED in both children and adults, long-term aspects of CDED, indications and contraindications, selecting the best candidates, identifying challenges with CDED, globalization, the role of the multidisciplinary team, especially of dietitian, and future directions. We concluded that CDED is an established dietary therapy that could serve as an alternative to EEN in many pediatric and adult cases, especially with mild to moderate disease. In severe disease, complicated phenotypes, or with extraintestinal involvement, CDED should be considered on a case-by-case basis, according to physician and dietitians' discretion. More studies are warranted to assess the efficacy of CDED in different scenarios.</p>","PeriodicalId":13623,"journal":{"name":"Inflammatory Bowel Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11446999/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"136397265","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yoav Mazor, Nurit Engelmayer, Halla Nashashibi, Lisa Rottenfußer, Shaya Lev, Alexander M Binshtok
{"title":"Attenuation of Colitis-Induced Visceral Hypersensitivity and Pain by Selective Silencing of TRPV1-Expressing Fibers in Rat Colon.","authors":"Yoav Mazor, Nurit Engelmayer, Halla Nashashibi, Lisa Rottenfußer, Shaya Lev, Alexander M Binshtok","doi":"10.1093/ibd/izae036","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ibd/izae036","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) cation channels, expressed on nociceptors, are well established as key contributors to abdominal pain in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Previous attempts at blocking these channels have been riddled with side effects. Here, we propose a novel treatment strategy, utilizing the large pore of TRPV1 channels as a drug delivery system to selectively inhibit visceral nociceptors.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We induced colitis in rats using intrarectal dinitrobenzene sulfonic acid. Visceral hypersensitivity, spontaneous pain, and responsiveness of the hind paws to noxious heat stimuli were examined before and after the intrarectal application of membrane-impermeable sodium channel blocker (QX-314) alone or together with TRPV1 channel activators or blockers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Intrarectal co-application of QX-314 with TRPV1 channel activator capsaicin significantly inhibited colitis-induced gut hypersensitivity. Furthermore, in the model of colitis, but not in naïve rats, QX-314 alone was sufficient to reverse gut hypersensitivity. The blockade of TRPV1 channels prevented this effect of QX-314. Finally, applying QX-314 alone to the inflamed gut inhibited colitis-induced ongoing pain.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Selective silencing of gut nociceptors by a membrane-impermeable sodium channel blocker entering via exogenously or endogenously activated TRPV1 channels diminishes IBD-induced gut hypersensitivity. The lack of effect on naïve rats suggests a selective analgesic effect in the inflamed gut. Our results suggest that in the colitis model, TRPV1 channels are tonically active. Furthermore, our results emphasize the role of TRPV1-expressing nociceptive fibers in colitis-induced pain. These findings provide proof of concept for using charged activity blockers for the blockade of IBD-associated abdominal pain.</p>","PeriodicalId":13623,"journal":{"name":"Inflammatory Bowel Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11447070/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140119386","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jessica L Sheehan, Ariel A Jordan, Kira L Newman, Laura A Johnson, Dala Eloubeidi, Shirley Cohen-Mekelburg, Jeffrey A Berinstein, Renuka Tipirneni, Peter D R Higgins
{"title":"Are Depression and Anxiety Underdiagnosed in Socially Vulnerable Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease?","authors":"Jessica L Sheehan, Ariel A Jordan, Kira L Newman, Laura A Johnson, Dala Eloubeidi, Shirley Cohen-Mekelburg, Jeffrey A Berinstein, Renuka Tipirneni, Peter D R Higgins","doi":"10.1093/ibd/izad246","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ibd/izad246","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Depression and anxiety are highly prevalent among individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); however, little is understood about how social determinants of health (SDOH) may impact mental health diagnoses in this population. The social vulnerability index (SVI) is a publicly available tool that can be used to study SDOH in IBD patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Home addresses from a retrospective cohort of IBD patients at a single center were used to geocode patients to their individual census tract and corresponding SVI. We used multivariable logistic regression to examine the relationship between SVI and comorbid mental health diagnoses in patients with IBD. Secondarily, data from standardized health questionnaires were then used to determine if patients were adequately screened for depression and anxiety.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In all, 9644 patients were included; 18% had a diagnosis of depression, 21% anxiety, and 32% had a composite of \"any mental health diagnosis.\" Depression (odds ratio [OR], 1.27; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.02-1.56) but not anxiety (OR, 0.87; 95% CI, 0.71-1.06) nor \"any mental health diagnosis\" (OR, 1.09; 95% CI, 0.92-1.30) was associated with higher levels of social vulnerability. However, overall rates of screening for depression and anxiety were low (15% and 8%, respectively), with the lowest screening rates among the most socially vulnerable (depression 8.2%, anxiety 6.3%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Disparities in the diagnoses of depression and anxiety for socially vulnerable patients with IBD exist. Awareness of these inequities is the first step toward developing interventions to improve mental health screening, eliminate barriers and bias, and promote referrals for appropriate mental health management.</p>","PeriodicalId":13623,"journal":{"name":"Inflammatory Bowel Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"50161560","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}
Abhishek Dimopoulos-Verma, Soonwook Hong, Jordan E Axelrad
{"title":"Enteric Infection at Flare of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Impacts Outcomes at 2 Years.","authors":"Abhishek Dimopoulos-Verma, Soonwook Hong, Jordan E Axelrad","doi":"10.1093/ibd/izad253","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ibd/izad253","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Outcomes of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) following flare complicated by enteric infection (EI) are limited by follow-up duration and insufficient assessment of the role of non-Clostridioides difficile pathogens. We compared 2-year IBD outcomes following flare with and without EI.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We performed a retrospective cohort study of adults evaluated with stool PCR testing for IBD flare. Subjects were stratified by presence of EI at flare and were matched for age, sex, and date to those without EI. The primary outcome was a composite of steroid-dependent IBD, colectomy, and/or IBD therapy class change/dose escalation at 2 years. Additional analyses were performed by dividing the EI group into C. difficile infection (CDI) and non-CDI EI, and further subdividing non-CDI EI into E. coli subtypes and other non-CDI EI.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We identified 137 matched subjects, of whom 62 (45%) had EI (40 [29%] CDI; 17 [12%] E. coli). Enteric infection at flare was independently associated with the primary outcome (adjusted odds ratio, 4.14; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.62-11.5). After dividing EI into CDI and non-CDI EI, only CDI at flare was independently associated with the primary outcome (adjusted odds ratio, 4.04; 95% CI, 1.46-12.6). After separating E. coli subtypes from non-CDI EI, E. coli infection and CDI at flare were both independently associated with the primary outcome; other EI was not.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Enteric infection at flare-specifically with CDI-is associated with worse IBD outcomes at 2 years. The relationship between E. coli subtypes at flare and subsequent IBD outcomes requires further investigation.</p>","PeriodicalId":13623,"journal":{"name":"Inflammatory Bowel Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49677138","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}
Gaurav Syal, Daniel S Mishkin, Andrea Banty, Susie Lee, Norma Fontelera, Melissa Hampton, David Ziring, Phillip R Fleshner, Gil Y Melmed
{"title":"Effectiveness of Oral Tofacitinib in Chronic Pouchitis: A Prospective, Open-Label Pilot Study.","authors":"Gaurav Syal, Daniel S Mishkin, Andrea Banty, Susie Lee, Norma Fontelera, Melissa Hampton, David Ziring, Phillip R Fleshner, Gil Y Melmed","doi":"10.1093/ibd/izad191","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ibd/izad191","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":13623,"journal":{"name":"Inflammatory Bowel Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"66783838","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}
Christy Riggott, Keeley M Fairbrass, Christian P Selinger, David J Gracie, Alexander C Ford
{"title":"Impact of Opioid Use on the Natural History of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Prospective Longitudinal Follow-up Study.","authors":"Christy Riggott, Keeley M Fairbrass, Christian P Selinger, David J Gracie, Alexander C Ford","doi":"10.1093/ibd/izad256","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ibd/izad256","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Opioid use is increasingly prevalent amongst patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but whether opioids have deleterious effects, or their use is merely linked with more severe disease, is unclear. We conducted a longitudinal follow-up study examining this issue.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Data on demographics, gastrointestinal and psychological symptoms, quality of life, and opioid use were recorded at baseline. Data on healthcare use and adverse disease outcomes were obtained from a review of electronic medical records at 12 months. Characteristics at baseline of those using opioids and those who were not were compared, in addition to occurrence of flare, prescription of glucocorticosteroids, treatment escalation, hospitalization, or intestinal resection during the 12 months of follow-up.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 1029 eligible participants, 116 (11.3%) were taking opioids at baseline. Medium (odds ratio [OR], 4.67; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.61-13.6) or high (OR, 8.03; 95% CI, 2.21-29.2) levels of somatoform symptom-reporting and use of antidepressants (OR, 2.54; 95% CI, 1.34-4.84) or glucocorticosteroids (OR, 6.63; 95% CI, 2.26-19.5; P < .01 for all analyses) were independently associated with opioid use. Following multivariate analysis, opioid users were significantly more likely to undergo intestinal resection (hazard ratio, 7.09; 95% CI, 1.63 to 30.9; P = .009), particularly when codeine or dihydrocodeine were excluded (hazard ratio, 42.9; 95% CI, 3.36 to 548; P = .004).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Opioid use in IBD is associated with psychological comorbidity and increased risk of intestinal resection, particularly in stronger formulations. Future studies should stratify the risk of individual opioids, so that robust prescribing algorithms can be developed and assess whether addressing psychological factors in routine IBD care could be an effective opioid avoidance strategy.</p>","PeriodicalId":13623,"journal":{"name":"Inflammatory Bowel Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71481158","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}
Noa Krugliak Cleveland, Sabyasachi Ghosh, Benjamin Chastek, Tim Bancroft, Ninfa Candela, Tao Fan, Kandavadivu Umashankar, David T Rubin
{"title":"Real-World Persistence of Successive Biologics in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Findings From ROTARY.","authors":"Noa Krugliak Cleveland, Sabyasachi Ghosh, Benjamin Chastek, Tim Bancroft, Ninfa Candela, Tao Fan, Kandavadivu Umashankar, David T Rubin","doi":"10.1093/ibd/izad245","DOIUrl":"10.1093/ibd/izad245","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) may receive multiple successive biologic treatments in clinical practice; however, data are limited on the comparative effectiveness of biologics and the impact of treatment sequence on outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>The ROTARY (Real wOrld ouTcomes Across tReatment sequences in inflammatorY bowel disease patients) study was a retrospective, observational cohort study conducted using data from the Optum Clinical Database between January 1, 2012, and February 29, 2020. Adult patients with Crohn's disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC) who received 2 biologics successively were included. Biologic treatment sequences were analyzed descriptively. Cox proportional hazards models, adjusted for baseline demographics and clinical characteristics, were used to estimate the hazard ratio of switching or discontinuation for each first- and second-line biologic compared with first- and second-line adalimumab, respectively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 4648 patients with IBD (CD, n = 3008; UC, n = 1640) were identified. Most patients received tumor necrosis factor α antagonist (anti-TNFα) treatment followed by another anti-TNFα treatment or vedolizumab. Vedolizumab and infliximab had 39.4% and 34.6% lower rates of switching or discontinuation than adalimumab, respectively, as first-line biologics in patients with CD and 30.8% and 34.3% lower rates as first-line biologics in patients with UC, respectively. Vedolizumab, infliximab, and ustekinumab had 47.2%, 40.0%, and 43.5% lower rates of switching or discontinuation than adalimumab, respectively, as second-line biologics in CD and 56.5%, 43.0%, and 45.6% lower rates as second-line biologics in patients with UC, respectively.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Although anti-TNFα treatments were most commonly prescribed, the adjusted rates of discontinuation for adalimumab as both a first- and second-line biologic were higher than for vedolizumab, infliximab, or ustekinumab.</p>","PeriodicalId":13623,"journal":{"name":"Inflammatory Bowel Diseases","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":4.5,"publicationDate":"2024-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11447059/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71423414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}