Caio Cesar Furtado Freire, Milena Santana Girão, Arthur Alencar Arrais de Souza, Ricardo Alves Martins, Eliseu Sousa do Amaral Júnior, Carla Mendes Abreu, Yanna Thais Ramalho Dieb Venuto, Maria Regina Damasceno Dias, Luciana de Brito Falcão Moreno
{"title":"S118 Impact of the Distance Approach on the Management of Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) in the Outpatient and Infusion Centers of a Tertiary Hospital in Northeast Brazil","authors":"Caio Cesar Furtado Freire, Milena Santana Girão, Arthur Alencar Arrais de Souza, Ricardo Alves Martins, Eliseu Sousa do Amaral Júnior, Carla Mendes Abreu, Yanna Thais Ramalho Dieb Venuto, Maria Regina Damasceno Dias, Luciana de Brito Falcão Moreno","doi":"10.14309/01.ajg.0000996216.94041.6c","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14309/01.ajg.0000996216.94041.6c","url":null,"abstract":"continental dimensions like Brazil, we observed the importance of distance approach as a tool to evaluate patients with IBD, and based on the patients report outcome (PRO) we directed them to face-to-face care or not, in order to control the spread of virus S119 Outcomes of Ulcerative Colitis in Octogenarians, Nonagenarians, and Centenarians: A Population-Based Study","PeriodicalId":188050,"journal":{"name":"The American Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":"59 3","pages":"S32 - S32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139016135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mahalakshmi Parakala, Sandra Kim, Jennie David, Lisa Pitch
{"title":"S58 A Mixed Methods Exploration of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Care Processes Within a Pediatric IBD Learning Health Network","authors":"Mahalakshmi Parakala, Sandra Kim, Jennie David, Lisa Pitch","doi":"10.14309/01.ajg.0000995976.46669.b3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14309/01.ajg.0000995976.46669.b3","url":null,"abstract":"Background: In response to the rising prevalence of in fl ammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Brazil, which now exceeds 100 cases per 100,000 inhabitants, the Brazilian Crohn ’ s Disease and Colitis Organization (GEDIIB) established a National Registry of Patients with IBD to gather information about these conditions. This study presents a comprehensive analysis, encompassing all fi ve geographic regions of the country (North, Northeast, Center-West, Southeast, and South), based on data collected over a span of three years. Methods: A cohort study was conducted from August 2020 to August 2023. The data were sourced from medical records and patient consultationsusing theREDCap platform, withapprovals obtained from the ethics boards of participating institutions. Results: The study comprised 2,831 patients, with 47% diagnosed with ulcerative colitis (UC) and 51.1% with Crohn ’ s disease (CD). Sixty-two percent were followed in public centers, and 38% in the private system. The average age at diagnosis was 38 6 15.5 years for UC and 33.7 6 14.9 years for CD. Females predominated, constituting 64.5% of UC cases and 53.4% of CD cases. The majority of patientswereofCaucasiandescent(58.4%forUC,63.7%forCD),followedbymixed-raceindividuals (32.3%forUC,29.1%forCD)andBlackindividuals(8.8%forUC,6.6%","PeriodicalId":188050,"journal":{"name":"The American Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":"37 5","pages":"S16 - S16"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139017641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kelly Y. Chun, Monique Bastidas, Andrew Lehrhoff, M. Zikry, Jane M. Yang
{"title":"S138 Infliximab and Adalimumab Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM): Analysis of >125,000 Patient Samples for Drug Levels and Designation of Anti-Drug Antibodies into Low, Intermediate and High Titers","authors":"Kelly Y. Chun, Monique Bastidas, Andrew Lehrhoff, M. Zikry, Jane M. Yang","doi":"10.14309/01.ajg.0000996296.47951.54","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14309/01.ajg.0000996296.47951.54","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Serum assays to measure biologic drugs, especially TNF inhibitors, and their anti-drug antibodies (ADAb) are utilized to manage suboptimal response including that caused by reversible immunogenicity and to proactively titrate doses and dosing intervals. Here, 72,819 in fl iximab (IFX) and 53,131 adalimumab (ADL) recent patient results were analyzed. Methods: Drug and ADAb levels are measured by drug-speci fi c lab-developed chemiluminescent immunoassays. Lower limits of quantitation are 0.4 and 0.6 ug/mL for IFX and ADL, and 22 and 25 ng/mL for respective ADAb assays. Drug assays measure free (ADAb-unbound) biologic drug (validated for originator as well as biosimilars) while ADAb assays detect total antibodies (including IgM & IgG subtypes) and are drug-tolerant to the presence of up to . 50 m g/mL drug. All ADAb positive samples undergo a con fi rmatory step to con fi rm the drug speci fi city of antibodies. Results: Of a total of 72,819 IFX and 53,131","PeriodicalId":188050,"journal":{"name":"The American Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":"200 ","pages":"S37 - S37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138992789","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J. Chebli, L. Chebli, Vinicius Andrade Chebli, Genesio Ferreira Lima, Tarsila Rocha Ribeirobr, Livia Almeida Rocha Ribeirobr, José Eugênio Ricci, Erika Ruback Bertges, Daniela Girardi Linhares Rodrigues
{"title":"S35 Granulomatous Opportunistic Infections in a Tertiary IBD Center Located in a Tuberculosis Hyperendemic Region in Brazil","authors":"J. Chebli, L. Chebli, Vinicius Andrade Chebli, Genesio Ferreira Lima, Tarsila Rocha Ribeirobr, Livia Almeida Rocha Ribeirobr, José Eugênio Ricci, Erika Ruback Bertges, Daniela Girardi Linhares Rodrigues","doi":"10.14309/01.ajg.0000995876.48058.78","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14309/01.ajg.0000995876.48058.78","url":null,"abstract":"his weight had increased from 127 to 149 pounds, he was experiencing a clinical remission and down to 15mg prednisone daily. At 3 month follow up he was in steroid free clinical remission. Conclusions: UPA is e ff ective in achieving rapid clinical response assessed by improvement in the bowel wall thickness and vascularity on IUS in a patient with ASUC. This case report is the fi rst to show treatment response after induction with UPA in a patient with ASUC with IUS as an objective tool, o ff ering an additional non-invasive, cost-e ff ective method for monitoring disease activity as well as an alternative salvage treatment in those with ASUC who fail anti-TNF medications. Further prospective studies are needed to assess e ff ectiveness of UPA in ASUC as well as IUS monitoring in this population.","PeriodicalId":188050,"journal":{"name":"The American Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":"456 1","pages":"S10 - S10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138993032","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"S18 Ustekinumab and Vedolizumab Drug and Anti-Drug Antibody Monitoring: Analysis of 45,429 Patient Results Using Lab Developed Chemiluminescent Immunoassays","authors":"Jane M. Yang, Kelly Y. Chun","doi":"10.14309/01.ajg.0000995808.22591.ca","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14309/01.ajg.0000995808.22591.ca","url":null,"abstract":"Background: There are limited studies assessing the impact of pediatric-onset in fl ammatory bowel disease (IBD) on infant and pregnancy outcomes. Low birth weight and preterm birth are known pregnancy complications in IBD patients with active disease. Therefore, this study sought to evaluate pregnancy outcomes in patients with pediatric-onset versus adult-onset Crohn ’ s disease (CD), particularly with regard to intrauterine growth and prematurity delivery. Methods: In this single center, retrospective comparative cohort study, patients with pediatric-onset (diagnosed , 18 years old) and adult-onset CD (diagnosed $ 18 years old) who had documented prenatal care between 2012-2023 were identi fi ed. Patients were excluded for following at outside institutions for primary IBD care. We compared co-primary outcomes (gestational age and size), and secondary outcomes (assisted reproduction usage, mode of delivery, and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) stay), between the two groups. Data was obtained from an electronic medical record via natural language processing and con fi rmed with manual veri fi cation. Categorical variables were analyzed using chi-squared test or Fisher exact test when appropriate; continuous variables were assessed with t-test if normally distributed. Statistical signi fi cance was determined by p value , 0.05. Results: A total of 208 infants were delivered, 119 to pediatric-onset CD and eighty-nine to adult-onset CD mothers. There was no signi fi cant di ff erence with regard to race between the groups. The mother ’ s age at delivery was signi fi cantly lower in pediatric-onset CD patients (median [IQR]: 30.2 [26.3, 34.5] vs 32.5 [29.8, 35.3] years, p 5 0.0006). There was a numerically","PeriodicalId":188050,"journal":{"name":"The American Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":"705 ","pages":"S6 - S6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139012781","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Joao Carlos Goncalves, T. Capela, T. Gonçalves, J. Magalhães, B. Rosa, J. Cotter
{"title":"S40 Impact of Enterography on the Outcomes of Endoscopic Balloon Dilation for Ileocolonic Anastomotic Strictures in Crohn‘s Disease","authors":"Joao Carlos Goncalves, T. Capela, T. Gonçalves, J. Magalhães, B. Rosa, J. Cotter","doi":"10.14309/01.ajg.0000995896.73294.83","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14309/01.ajg.0000995896.73294.83","url":null,"abstract":"and adalimumab (0.003), and ustekinumab/vedolizumab (0.002). We also looked at outcomes of the patients who had HF as an adverse event due to biologics, including hospitalizations and it showed it was highest with adalimumab,followed by In fl iximab and vedolizumab. The other outcome we looked at was mortality for patients who had HF with biologics, it was highest in patients who had used adalimumab, followed by In fl iximab and ustekinumab. Conclusions: Our study adds further to the literature regarding biologics adverse events, speci fi cally heart failure. Tofacitinib had the highest ratio of heart failure among all adverse e ff ects, followed by the already-established In fl iximab. All other newer biologics had a relatively lower ratio. Despite tofacitinibhavingthehighestratioforheartfailure,wecannotattributesigni fi cancetothisduetothis drug having only one reported case compared to other drugs. Furthermore, we can conclude that newer biologics have a relatively very small ratio for the risk of heart failure compared to In fl iximab. Further data is needed for the newer biologics.","PeriodicalId":188050,"journal":{"name":"The American Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":"618 ","pages":"S11 - S11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139013388","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nicole L. Miller, Chukwudumebi L. Uche, Kristen Tessiatore, Jennifer Seminerio, Ambuj Kumar
{"title":"S49 Medication Use Among Patients With Pouchitis After Total Proctocolectomy With Ileal-Pouch Anal Anastomosis for Ulcerative Colitis: A Retrospective Cohort Study","authors":"Nicole L. Miller, Chukwudumebi L. Uche, Kristen Tessiatore, Jennifer Seminerio, Ambuj Kumar","doi":"10.14309/01.ajg.0000995940.32036.ae","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14309/01.ajg.0000995940.32036.ae","url":null,"abstract":"of","PeriodicalId":188050,"journal":{"name":"The American Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":"32 3","pages":"S14 - S14"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139015246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mary C. Camacho, Daniel Berger, Kevin Do, Aaron Issac, Sobia Mujtaba, Heba N. Iskandar
{"title":"S20 Race is Associated With a Higher Uptake of COVID-19 Vaccine in Inflammatory Bowel Disease Patients","authors":"Mary C. Camacho, Daniel Berger, Kevin Do, Aaron Issac, Sobia Mujtaba, Heba N. Iskandar","doi":"10.14309/01.ajg.0000995816.27986.e4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14309/01.ajg.0000995816.27986.e4","url":null,"abstract":"Background: There are limited studies assessing the impact of pediatric-onset in fl ammatory bowel disease (IBD) on infant and pregnancy outcomes. Low birth weight and preterm birth are known pregnancy complications in IBD patients with active disease. Therefore, this study sought to evaluate pregnancy outcomes in patients with pediatric-onset versus adult-onset Crohn ’ s disease (CD), particularly with regard to intrauterine growth and prematurity delivery. Methods: In this single center, retrospective comparative cohort study, patients with pediatric-onset (diagnosed , 18 years old) and adult-onset CD (diagnosed $ 18 years old) who had documented prenatal care between 2012-2023 were identi fi ed. Patients were excluded for following at outside institutions for primary IBD care. We compared co-primary outcomes (gestational age and size), and secondary outcomes (assisted reproduction usage, mode of delivery, and neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) stay), between the two groups. Data was obtained from an electronic medical record via natural language processing and con fi rmed with manual veri fi cation. Categorical variables were analyzed using chi-squared test or Fisher exact test when appropriate; continuous variables were assessed with t-test if normally distributed. Statistical signi fi cance was determined by p value , 0.05. Results: A total of 208 infants were delivered, 119 to pediatric-onset CD and eighty-nine to adult-onset CD mothers. There was no signi fi cant di ff erence with regard to race between the groups. The mother ’ s age at delivery was signi fi cantly lower in pediatric-onset CD patients (median [IQR]: 30.2 [26.3, 34.5] vs 32.5 [29.8, 35.3] years, p 5 0.0006). There was a numerically","PeriodicalId":188050,"journal":{"name":"The American Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":"67 ","pages":"S6 - S6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139017603","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sneha P. Dave, Karen Mancera, Leah Clark, Erin Ard, Jeremy Adler, Ryleigh Adkins, Nikhil Jayswal
{"title":"S96 Overcoming Patent Barriers in IBD Therapeutics: A Path to Affordable Access","authors":"Sneha P. Dave, Karen Mancera, Leah Clark, Erin Ard, Jeremy Adler, Ryleigh Adkins, Nikhil Jayswal","doi":"10.14309/01.ajg.0000996128.46896.09","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14309/01.ajg.0000996128.46896.09","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Pouchitis is the most common complication in patients undergoing Ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA), which can develop in its acute form in up to 66% of patients. Patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) are at an increased risk for developing pouchitis, which occurs in 60%-90% of non-transplanted patients with PSC/IBD. There is limited data on the e ff ect of orthoptic liver transplantation (OLT) on the risk of developing pouchitis. We aimed to objectively assess whether OLT signi fi cantly modi fi es the risk of developing pouchitis in patients with PSC/IBD. Methods: PubMed, Scopus, Embase, Cochrane","PeriodicalId":188050,"journal":{"name":"The American Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":"717 ","pages":"S26 - S26"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139020692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Aakash Desai, Jana G Hashash, G. Kochhar, F. Caldera, F A Farraye
{"title":"S15 Recombinant Zoster Vaccine (RZV) is Effective in Reducing Herpes Zoster Infection in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A US Propensity Matched Cohort Study","authors":"Aakash Desai, Jana G Hashash, G. Kochhar, F. Caldera, F A Farraye","doi":"10.14309/01.ajg.0000995796.62296.2b","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14309/01.ajg.0000995796.62296.2b","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":188050,"journal":{"name":"The American Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":"493 ","pages":"S5 - S5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139022090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}