Nabeel Khan, Dhruvan Patel, Ramaswamy Sundararajan
{"title":"Incidence of thiopurine induced severe myelosuppression in a nationwide cohort of inflammatory bowel disease patients.","authors":"Nabeel Khan, Dhruvan Patel, Ramaswamy Sundararajan","doi":"10.14309/ajg.0000000000003141","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000003141","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>There is paucity of data on the incidence of severe thiopurine (TP)-induced myelosuppression (TIM) among inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Utilizing the Veterans Affairs Healthcare system we identified IBD patients with normal pre-treatment thiopurine S-methyltransferase(TPMT) levels who received TPs for 6 months and developed severe TIM.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Among 73,392 IBD patients, 14,760 had received TPs, and 2823 had a normal TPMT level. The incidence rate of severe TIM was 1.25 per 1000 patient-years.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The incidence of severe TIM was very low, calling into question the necessity of frequent long-term CBC monitoring among IBD patients on TPs.</p>","PeriodicalId":7608,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142455996","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":"Should We Rest on a Rest? A Well-Differentiated Neuroendocrine Tumor Arising From Pancreatic Heterotopia.","authors":"Donna E Leet, Kwun Wah Wen, Abdul Kouanda","doi":"10.14309/ajg.0000000000003139","DOIUrl":"10.14309/ajg.0000000000003139","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7608,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142492928","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":"The role of P-CABs in GERD.","authors":"Colin W Howden","doi":"10.14309/ajg.0000000000003140","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000003140","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Potassium-competitive acid blockers (P-CABs) constitute a relatively new class of gastric acid-suppressing drugs. Among this class, vonoprazan is the first to have been approved in the United States. However, some P-CABs including vonoprazan, tegoprazan and fexuprazan have been available in other countries since at least 2014. The first aim of this article is to review pharmacological differences between P-CABs that are currently approved or in development with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). The specific focus thereafter is on the likely role of P-CABs in the treatment of different manifestations of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Multiple clinical trials have compared P-CABs with PPIs in erosive esophagitis. Additional trials have compared P-CABs with placebo in non-erosive reflux disease. Relevant results are reviewed and inferences drawn for their use in the US. Lastly, consideration is given to additional, potential uses of P-CABs in the broader spectrum of GERD and some suggestions made for future research initiatives.</p>","PeriodicalId":7608,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142492929","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":"Gastrointestinal Xanthomas and Ichthyosis: A Mild Phenotype of CHILD Syndrome (NSDHL Gene Mutation).","authors":"Do Han Kim, Michael Marble, Juan E Corral","doi":"10.14309/ajg.0000000000003138","DOIUrl":"10.14309/ajg.0000000000003138","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7608,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142492951","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}
Gaurav Syal, Edward Barnes, Laura Raffals, Elie Al Kazzi, John Haydek, Manasi Agarwal, Siddharth Singh
{"title":"Medical Therapies for Prevention and Treatment of Inflammatory Pouch Disorders-A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Gaurav Syal, Edward Barnes, Laura Raffals, Elie Al Kazzi, John Haydek, Manasi Agarwal, Siddharth Singh","doi":"10.14309/ajg.0000000000003136","DOIUrl":"10.14309/ajg.0000000000003136","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Pouchitis and Crohn's-like disease of the pouch (CLDP) are common in patients who undergo ileal pouch anal anastomosis for ulcerative colitis. We conducted separate systematic reviews to evaluate the effectiveness of available interventions to prevent and treat pouchitis and CLDP.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Through systematic literature reviews, we identified studies that evaluated the effectiveness of probiotics, antibiotics, 5-aminosalicylates, nonsystemic oral corticosteroids, and advanced therapies for prevention and treatment of pouchitis and CLDP for meta-analysis. Primary outcomes were occurrence of pouchitis for pouchitis prevention and clinical response for pouchitis and CLDP treatment. We estimated the relative effectiveness of these interventions using the existing placebo response rates or hypothetical spontaneous improvement rates derived from clinical trials of pouchitis, ulcerative colitis, and Crohn's disease.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Probiotics were effective for primary (relative risk [RR] 0.18; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.05-0.62) and secondary prevention (RR 0.17; 95% CI 0.09-0.34) of pouchitis. Antibiotics were effective for treatment of acute and chronic pouchitis (12 cohorts; RR 1.67; 95% CI 1.34-2.01; response rate 65%; 95% CI 52-75) with ciprofloxacin and metronidazole-based regimens being more effective than rifaximin. Advanced therapies were effective for treatment of chronic antibiotic-refractory pouchitis (31 cohorts; RR 1.71; 95% CI 1.28-2.56; response rate 50%; 95% CI 43-57) and CLDP (10 cohorts; RR 2.49; 95% CI 1.87-3.73; response rate 74%; 95% CI 68-79) without significant difference between classes.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>Multiple medical interventions are effective for prevention and treatment of pouchitis and CLDP. Given the overall low quality of data, further research is needed to confirm these findings.</p>","PeriodicalId":7608,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142492952","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":"Response to El-Dallal et al.","authors":"Thomas Ka-Luen Lui, Wai K Leung","doi":"10.14309/ajg.0000000000003064","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000003064","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7608,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142492926","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":"Enhancing Intrapancreatic Fat Deposition and Pancreatitis Research With Additional Considerations.","authors":"Qing Zhou","doi":"10.14309/ajg.0000000000003095","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000003095","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7608,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142492948","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}
Reinier G S Meester, Sidney J Winawer, Ann G Zauber
{"title":"Response to Shiratori et al.","authors":"Reinier G S Meester, Sidney J Winawer, Ann G Zauber","doi":"10.14309/ajg.0000000000003097","DOIUrl":"10.14309/ajg.0000000000003097","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7608,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142455999","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":"Enhancing the Management of Alcohol-Related Liver Disease: Addressing Socioeconomic Disparities and the Role of Social Work in Intervention Strategies.","authors":"Zhangbing Zhou, Liu Wang, Yunfeng Chen","doi":"10.14309/ajg.0000000000003089","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000003089","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7608,"journal":{"name":"American Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":8.0,"publicationDate":"2024-10-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142492949","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}