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Week 2 remission with vedolizumab as a predictor of long-term remission in patients with ulcerative colitis: a multicenter, retrospective, observational study
Taku Kobayashi, Tadakazu Hisamatsu, Satoshi Motoya, Toshimitsu Fujii, Reiko Kunisaki, Tomoyoshi Shibuya, Minoru Matsuura, Ken Takeuchi, Sakiko Hiraoka, Hiroshi Yasuda, Kaoru Yokoyama, Noritaka Takatsu, Atsuo Maemoto, Toshiyuki Tahara, Keiichi Tominaga, Masaaki Shimada, Nobuaki Kuno, Mary Cavaliere, Kaori Ishiguro, Jovelle L Fernandez, Toshifumi Hibi
Received April 9, 2024  Accepted April 6, 2025  Published online July 14, 2025  
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2025.00047    [Epub ahead of print]
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Background/Aims
Vedolizumab (VDZ), a gut-selective monoclonal antibody for ulcerative colitis (UC) treatment, has no established biomarkers or clinical features that predict long-term remission. Week 2 remission, a potential predictor of long-term remission, could inform maintenance treatment strategy.
Methods
This retrospective, observational chart review included patients with UC in Japan who initiated VDZ between December 2018 and February 2020. Outcome measures included 14- and 54-week remission rates in patients with week 2 and non-week 2 remission (remission by week 14), 54-week remission rates in patients with week 14 remission and primary nonresponse, and predictive factors of week 2 and week 54 remission (logistic regression).
Results
Overall, 332 patients with UC (176 biologic-naïve and 156 biologic-non-naïve) were included. Significantly more biologic-naïve than biologic-non-naïve patients achieved week 2 remission (36.9% vs. 28.2%; odds ratio [OR], 1.43; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.05–1.94; P= 0.0224). Week 54 remission rates were significantly different between week 14 remission and primary nonresponse (both groups: P< 0.0001), and between week 2 and non-week 2 remission (all patients: OR, 2.41; 95% CI, 1.30–4.48; P= 0.0052; biologic-naïve patients: OR, 2.40; 95% CI, 1.10–5.24; P= 0.0280). Week 2 remission predictors were male sex, no anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha exposure, and normal/mild endoscopic findings. Week 54 remission was significantly associated with week 2 remission and no tacrolimus use.
Conclusions
Week 2 remission with VDZ is a predictor of week 54 remission in patients with UC. Week 2 may be used as an evaluation point for UC treatment decisions. (Japanese Registry of Clinical Trials: jRCT-1080225363)

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  • Interpreting vedolizumab persistence: lessons from real-world trajectories in ulcerative colitis
    Jung Min Moon
    Intestinal Research.2026; 24(1): 3.     CrossRef
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The duration of prior anti-tumor necrosis factor agents is associated with the effectiveness of vedolizumab in patients with ulcerative colitis: a real-world multicenter retrospective study
Taku Kobayashi, Tadakazu Hisamatsu, Satoshi Motoya, Minoru Matsuura, Toshimitsu Fujii, Reiko Kunisaki, Tomoyoshi Shibuya, Ken Takeuchi, Sakiko Hiraoka, Hiroshi Yasuda, Kaoru Yokoyama, Noritaka Takatsu, Atsuo Maemoto, Toshiyuki Tahara, Keiichi Tominaga, Masaaki Shimada, Nobuaki Kuno, Mary Cavaliere, Kaori Ishiguro, Jovelle L Fernandez, Toshifumi Hibi
Received August 9, 2024  Accepted March 20, 2025  Published online June 4, 2025  
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2024.00126    [Epub ahead of print]
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Background/Aims
Previous literature suggests that the response of patients with ulcerative colitis to vedolizumab may be affected by previous biologic therapy exposure. This real-world study evaluated vedolizumab treatment effectiveness in biologicnon-naïve patients.
Methods
This was a multicenter, retrospective, observational chart review of records from 16 hospitals in Japan (December 1, 2018, to February 29, 2020). Included patients who had ulcerative colitis, were aged ≥ 20 years, and received at least 1 dose of vedolizumab. Outcomes included clinical remission rates from weeks 2 to 54 according to prior biologic exposure status and factors associated with clinical remission up to week 54.
Results
A total of 370 eligible patients were included. Clinical remission rates were significantly higher in biologic-naïve (n=197) than in biologic-non-naïve (n=173) patients for weeks 2 to 54 of vedolizumab treatment. Higher clinical remission rates up to week 54 were significantly associated with lower disease severity (partial Mayo score ≤ 4, P= 0.001; albumin ≥ 3.0, P= 0.019) and the duration of prior anti-tumor necrosis factor α (anti-TNFα) therapy (P= 0.026). Patients with anti-TNFα therapy durations of < 3 months, 3 to < 12 months, and ≥ 12 months had clinical remission rates of 28.1%, 32.7%, and 60.0%, respectively (P= 0.001 across groups).
Conclusions
The effectiveness of vedolizumab in biologic-non-naïve patients was significantly influenced by duration of prior anti-TNFα therapy. (Japanese Registry of Clinical Trials: jRCT-1080225363)

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  • Interpreting vedolizumab persistence: lessons from real-world trajectories in ulcerative colitis
    Jung Min Moon
    Intestinal Research.2026; 24(1): 3.     CrossRef
  • Long-Term Outcomes and Prognostic Factors for Vedolizumab-Treated Japanese Patients with Ulcerative Colitis
    Shinya Fukushima, Takehiko Katsurada, Takahiro Ito, Atsuo Maemoto, Fumika Orii, Toshifumi Ashida, Masanao Nasuno, Hiroki Tanaka, Katsuyoshi Ando, Mikihiro Fujiya, Yoshihiro Yokoyama, Satoshi Motoya, Hiroshi Nakase
    Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases.2025; 11(1): 1.     CrossRef
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Factors affecting 1-year persistence with vedolizumab for ulcerative colitis: a multicenter, retrospective real-world study
Taku Kobayashi, Tadakazu Hisamatsu, Satoshi Motoya, Toshimitsu Fujii, Reiko Kunisaki, Tomoyoshi Shibuya, Minoru Matsuura, Ken Takeuchi, Sakiko Hiraoka, Hiroshi Yasuda, Kaoru Yokoyama, Noritaka Takatsu, Atsuo Maemoto, Toshiyuki Tahara, Keiichi Tominaga, Masaaki Shimada, Nobuaki Kuno, Jovelle L. Fernandez, Kaori Ishiguro, Mary Cavaliere, Hisato Deguchi, Toshifumi Hibi
Intest Res 2026;24(1):64-75.   Published online January 16, 2025
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2024.00063
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Background/Aims
The objectives of this real-world study were to determine 1-year persistence with vedolizumab in patients with ulcerative colitis and to evaluate factors contributing to loss of response.
Methods
In this multicenter, retrospective, observational chart review, patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis who received ≥ 1 dose of vedolizumab in clinical practice at 16 tertiary hospitals in Japan (from December 2018 through February 2020) were enrolled.
Results
Persistence with vedolizumab was 64.5% (n = 370); the median follow-up time was 53.2 weeks. Discontinuation due to loss of response among initial clinical remitters was reported in 12.5% (35/281) of patients. Multivariate analysis showed that concomitant use of tacrolimus (odds ratio [OR], 2.76; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.00–7.62; P= 0.050) and shorter disease duration (OR for median duration ≥ 7.8 years vs. < 7.8 years, 0.33; 95% CI, 0.13–0.82; P= 0.017) were associated with discontinuation due to loss of response. Loss of response was not associated with prior use of anti-tumor necrosis factor alpha therapy, age at the time of treatment, disease severity, or concomitant corticosteroids or immunomodulators. Of the 25 patients with disease duration < 1 year, 32.0% discontinued due to loss of response.
Conclusions
Persistence with vedolizumab was consistent with previous reports. Use of tacrolimus and shorter disease duration were the main predictors of decreased persistence.

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  • Interpreting vedolizumab persistence: lessons from real-world trajectories in ulcerative colitis
    Jung Min Moon
    Intestinal Research.2026; 24(1): 3.     CrossRef
  • Real‐World Effectiveness and Safety of Vedolizumab in Patients ≥ 70 Versus < 70 Years With Ulcerative Colitis: Multicenter Retrospective Study
    Tadakazu Hisamatsu, Taku Kobayashi, Satoshi Motoya, Toshimitsu Fujii, Reiko Kunisaki, Tomoyoshi Shibuya, Minoru Matsuura, Sakiko Hiraoka, Ken Takeuchi, Hiroshi Yasuda, Kaoru Yokoyama, Noritaka Takatsu, Atsuo Maemoto, Toshiyuki Tahara, Keiichi Tominaga, Ma
    Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology.2025; 40(6): 1435.     CrossRef
  • Increasing age at diagnosis raises malignancy risk and aminosalicylate intolerance influences therapeutic strategies in ulcerative colitis: a multicenter I‑BRITE cohort study
    Shintaro Akiyama, Yuka Ito, Mamiko Shiroyama, Satoshi Suzuki, Masanori Ochi, Toshiro Kamoshida, Hiroshi Kashimura, Junichi Iwamoto, Rie Saito, Tsuyoshi Kaneko, Kazuto Ikezawa, Yoshinori Hiroshima, Junji Hattori, Takashi Mamiya, Satoshi Fukuda, Kazuho Iked
    Journal of Gastroenterology.2025; 60(10): 1259.     CrossRef
  • Mayo Endoscopic Subscore at Week 24 Is a Predictor of Future Loss of Response to Vedolizumab in Patients with Ulcerative Colitis in Clinical Remission
    Daisuke Saito, Minoru Matsuura, Hiromu Morikubo, Noritaka Hibi, Haruka Komatsu, Noriaki Oguri, Takeshi Fujima, Haruka Wada, Ryota Ogihara, Tatsuya Mitsui, Mari Hayashida, Jun Miyoshi, Teppei Omori, Tadakazu Hisamatsu
    Inflammatory Intestinal Diseases.2025; 10(1): 387.     CrossRef
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Predictive accuracy of fecal calprotectin for histologic remission in ulcerative colitis
Arshdeep Singh, Arshia Bhardwaj, Riya Sharma, Bhavjeet Kaur Kahlon, Ashvin Singh Dhaliwal, Dharmatma Singh, Simranjeet Kaur, Devanshi Jain, Namita Bansal, Ramit Mahajan, Kirandeep Kaur, Aminder Singh, Vikram Narang, Harpreet Kaur, Vandana Midha, Ajit Sood
Intest Res 2025;23(2):144-156.   Published online November 11, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2024.00068
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Background/Aims
Accurate assessment of disease activity is crucial for effective management and treatment of ulcerative colitis (UC). This study evaluated the correlation between clinical, endoscopic, and histologic measures of disease activity in UC.
Methods
Clinical, biochemical, endoscopic, and histologic disease activity was studied in 347 patients with UC. Agreements among various histologic classification systems, namely the Geboes Score (GS), Continuous GS, Nancy Index (NI), and Robarts Histopathology Index (RHI), were analyzed. The predictive accuracy of fecal calprotectin (FC) for endoscopic and histologic remission was assessed.
Results
We demonstrate a fair to moderate correlation between clinical, endoscopic, and histologic measures of disease activity in UC. There was a robust concordance among GS, Continuous GS, NI, and RHI in distinguishing between patients in histologic remission or activity. The NI detected 75% of patients who met the remission criteria according to the RHI, whereas the RHI identified all patients in remission as defined by the NI. FC levels below 150 μg/g had >70% accuracy in predicting endoscopic remission. FC levels below 150 μg/g showed ≥80% accuracy, and FC levels below 100 μg/g demonstrated ≥ 85% accuracy in predicting histologic remission, regardless of the scoring index applied. Elevated FC levels were associated with both acute and chronic inflammatory infiltrates in biopsy samples.
Conclusions
FC is a reliable predictor of histologic remission, with higher accuracy at lower thresholds. The GS, Continuous GS, NI, and RHI demonstrate comparable performance. FC could help stratify patients’ need for colonoscopy for the assessment of endoscopic and histologic remission.

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    Jae Hee Cheon, Hye Kyung Hyun, You Sun Kim, Dong Il Park, Tae Il Kim, Dong Soo Han
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    Yehyun Park
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    International Journal of Molecular Sciences.2025; 26(17): 8129.     CrossRef
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Early resolution of bowel urgency by budesonide foam enema results in improved quality of life in patients with ulcerative colitis: a multicenter prospective observational study
Taku Kobayashi, Kei Moriya, Toshimitsu Fujii, Shigeki Bamba, Shinichiro Shinzaki, Akihiro Yamada, Takashi Hisabe, Shintaro Sagami, Shuji Hibiya, Takahiro Amano, Noritaka Takatsu, Katsutoshi Inagaki, Ken-ichi Iwayama, Toshifumi Hibi
Intest Res 2025;23(2):157-169.   Published online July 15, 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2024.00005
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Background/Aims
Bowel urgency is an important symptom for quality of life determination in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC). Few clinical studies have focused on bowel urgency as an efficacy endpoint. Budesonide foam enema has shown efficacy for clinical and endoscopic improvement in mild-to-moderate UC. We evaluated the improvement of clinical symptoms (bowel urgency), safety, and treatment impact of twice-daily budesonide foam enema on the quality of life in patients with UC.
Methods
This open-label, multicenter, prospective observational study comprised a 4-week observation period assessing the effectiveness and safety of twice-daily budesonide foam enema. Mild-to-moderate UC patients who had bowel urgency were included. Patients collected data daily in an electronic patient-reported outcome system or logbooks. The primary endpoint was the rate of resolution of bowel urgency at the end of the 4-week observation period. The rate of bowel incontinence was also assessed.
Results
Sixty-one patients were enrolled. Of patients with a final evaluation, the rate of resolution of bowel urgency was 58.5% (31/53; 95% confidence interval, 44.1%–71.9%). Bowel urgency decreased over time, with a significant difference observed on day 7 versus day 0. Bowel incontinence showed a decreasing trend from day 5, with a significant difference confirmed on day 12 versus day 0. The clinical remission rate was 64.4% (38/59; 95% confidence interval, 50.9%–76.4%). One adverse event not related to budesonide rectal foam occurred.
Conclusions
The findings suggest that bowel urgency can be improved early with twice-daily budesonide foam enema. No new safety signals were observed.

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    Oleg V. Golovenko, Irina D. Loranskaia, Alexey M. Osadchuk
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Serum albumin is the strongest predictor of anti-tumor necrosis factor nonresponse in inflammatory bowel disease in resource-constrained regions lacking therapeutic drug monitoring
Peeyush Kumar, Sudheer K. Vuyyuru, Prasenjit Das, Bhaskar Kante, Mukesh Kumar Ranjan, David Mathew Thomas, Sandeep Mundhra, Pabitra Sahu, Pratap Mouli Venigalla, Saransh Jain, Sandeep Goyal, Rithvik Golla, Shubi Virmani, Mukesh K. Singh, Karan Sachdeva, Raju Sharma, Nihar Ranjan Dash, Govind Makharia, Saurabh Kedia, Vineet Ahuja
Intest Res 2023;21(4):460-470.   Published online March 17, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2022.00128
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Background/Aims
Evidence on predictors of primary nonresponse (PNR), and secondary loss of response (SLR) to anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) agents in inflammatory bowel disease is scarce from Asia. We evaluated clinical/biochemical/molecular markers of PNR/SLR in ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD).
Methods
Inflammatory bowel disease patients treated with anti-TNF agents (January 2005–October 2020) were ambispectively included. Data concerning clinical and biochemical predictors was retrieved from a prospectively maintained database. Immunohistochemistry for expression of oncostatin M (OSM), OSM receptor (OSM-R), and interleukin-7 receptor (IL-7R) were done on pre anti-TNF initiation mucosal biopsies.
Results
One-hundred eighty-six patients (118 CD, 68 UC: mean age, 34.1±13.7 years; median disease duration at anti-TNF initiation, 60 months; interquartile range, 28–100.5 months) were included. PNR was seen in 17% and 26.5% and SLR in 47% and 28% CD and UC patients, respectively. In CD, predictors of PNR were low albumin (P<0.001), postoperative recurrence (P=0.001) and high IL-7R expression (P<0.027) on univariate; and low albumin alone (hazard ratio [HR], 0.09; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.03–0.28; P<0.001) on multivariate analysis respectively. Low albumin (HR, 0.31; 95% CI, 0.15–0.62; P=0.001) also predicted SLR. In UC, predictors of PNR were low albumin (P<0.001), and high C-reactive protein (P<0.001), OSM (P<0.04) and OSM-R (P=0.07) stromal expression on univariate; and low albumin alone (HR, 0.11; 95% CI, 0.03–0.39; P=0.001) on multivariate analysis respectively.
Conclusions
Low serum albumin at baseline significantly predicted PNR in UC and PNR/SLR in CD patients. Mucosal markers of PNR were high stromal OSM/OSM-R in UC and high IL-7R in CD patients.

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Prevalence of hepatitis B virus and hepatitis C virus infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Suprabhat Giri, Dhiraj Agrawal, Shivaraj Afzalpurkar, Sunil Kasturi, Amrit Gopan, Sridhar Sundaram, Aditya Kale
Intest Res 2023;21(3):392-405.   Published online December 2, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2022.00094
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Background/Aims
The data on the prevalence of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are conflicting. The present systematic review was thus conducted to study the prevalence of HBV and HCV markers in patients with IBD.
Methods
A comprehensive literature search of 3 databases was conducted from 2000 to April 2022 for studies evaluating the prevalence of HBV or HCV in patients with IBD. Pooled prevalence rates across studies were expressed with summative statistics.
Results
A total of 34 studies were included in the final analysis. The pooled prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and hepatitis B core antibodies were 3.3% and 14.2%, respectively. In HBsAg positive IBD patients, hepatitis B e antigen positivity and detectable HBV DNA were seen in 15.3% and 61.0% of patients, respectively. Only 35.6% of the IBD patients had effective HBV vaccination. The pooled prevalence of anti-HCV and detectable HCV RNA were 1.8% and 0.8%, respectively. The pooled prevalence of markers of HBV infection was higher in Asian studies, while the prevalence of markers of HCV infection was higher in European studies. The prevalence of viral hepatitis markers was similar between IBD patients and the general population and that between ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease.
Conclusions
The prevalence of markers of viral hepatitis remains same as the general population with significant regional variations, although the quality of evidence remains low due to publication bias. Only a small proportion of IBD patients had an effective HBV vaccination, requiring improvement in screening and vaccination practices.

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Risks of colorectal cancer and biliary cancer according to accompanied primary sclerosing cholangitis in Korean patients with ulcerative colitis: a nationwide population-based study
Eun Hye Oh, Ye-Jee Kim, Minju Kim, Seung Ha Park, Tae Oh Kim, Sang Hyoung Park
Intest Res 2023;21(2):252-265.   Published online December 2, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2022.00092
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Background/Aims
We conducted a nationwide population-based study to investigate incidence rates of colorectal and biliary cancers according to accompanying primary sclerosing cholangitis in Korean ulcerative colitis patients.
Methods
We used the Health Insurance Review and Assessment claim database from January 2007 to April 2020. Standardized incidence ratios of colorectal and biliary cancers in ulcerative colitis patients were calculated.
Results
Among 35,189 newly diagnosed ulcerative colitis patients, 1,224 patients were diagnosed with primary sclerosing cholangitis. During the study period, 122 and 52 patients were diagnosed with colorectal and biliary cancers, respectively. Incidences of colorectal cancer were not higher in ulcerative colitis patients than those in the general population (standardized incidence ratios, 0.83; 95% confidence interval, 0.69–0.99), regardless of accompanied primary sclerosing cholangitis (standardized incidence ratio, 0.73; 95% confidence interval, 0.24–1.71). While incidences of biliary cancer were not higher in ulcerative colitis patients than those in the general population (standardized incidence ratio, 1.14; 95% confidence interval, 0.80–1.58), these were much higher with accompanied primary sclerosing cholangitis (standardized incidence ratio, 10.07; 95% confidence interval, 5.75–16.36). Cumulative incidences of colorectal and biliary cancers increased in patients who were diagnosed with ulcerative colitis at an older age.
Conclusions
In Korean ulcerative colitis patients, colorectal cancer incidences were not higher than those in the general population regardless of accompanied primary sclerosing cholangitis. However, biliary cancer incidences were much higher in ulcerative colitis patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis than in those without, or in the general population.

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Low prevalence of primary sclerosing cholangitis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease in India
Arshdeep Singh, Vandana Midha, Vikram Narang, Saurabh Kedia, Ramit Mahajan, Pavan Dhoble, Bhavjeet Kaur Kahlon, Ashvin Singh Dhaliwal, Ashish Tripathi, Shivam Kalra, Narender Pal Jain, Namita Bansal, Rupa Banerjee, Devendra Desai, Usha Dutta, Vineet Ahuja, Ajit Sood
Intest Res 2023;21(4):452-459.   Published online December 2, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2022.00087
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Background/Aims
Primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC) represents the most common hepatobiliary extraintestinal manifestation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD). Limited data exist on PSC in patients with IBD from India. We aimed to assess the prevalence and disease spectrum of PSC in Indian patients with IBD.
Methods
Database of IBD patients at 5 tertiary care IBD centers in India were analyzed retrospectively. Data were extracted and the prevalence of PSC-IBD was calculated.
Results
Forty-eight patients out of 12,216 patients with IBD (9,231 UC, 2,939 CD, and 46 IBD unclassified) were identified to have PSC, resulting in a prevalence of 0.39%. The UC to CD ratio was 7:1. Male sex and pancolitis (UC) or colonic CD were more commonly associated with PSC-IBD. The diagnosis of IBD preceded the diagnosis of PSC in most of the patients. Majority of the patients were symptomatic for liver disease at diagnosis. Eight patients (16.66%) developed cirrhosis, 5 patients (10.41%), all UC, developed malignancies (3 colorectal cancer [6.25%] and 2 cholangiocarcinoma [4.16%]), and 3 patients died (2 decompensated liver disease [4.16%] and 1 cholangiocarcinoma [2.08%]) on follow-up. None of the patients mandated surgical therapy for IBD.
Conclusions
Concomitant PSC in patients with IBD is uncommon in India and is associated with lower rates of development of malignancies.

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Laparoscopic surgery contributes to a decrease in short-term complications in surgical ulcerative colitis patients during 2008–2017: a multicenter retrospective study in China
Zerong Cai, Xiaosheng He, Jianfeng Gong, Peng Du, Wenjian Meng, Wei Zhou, Jinbo Jiang, Bin Wu, Weitang Yuan, Qi Xue, Lianwen Yuan, Jinhai Wang, Jiandong Tai, Jie Liang, Weiming Zhu, Ping Lan, Xiaojian Wu
Intest Res 2023;21(2):235-243.   Published online December 2, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2022.00012
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Background/Aims
The aim of this study was to analyze the chronological changes in postoperative complications in surgical ulcerative colitis patients over the past decade in China and to investigate the potential parameters that contributed to the changes.
Methods
Ulcerative colitis patients who underwent surgery during 2008–2017 were retrospectively enrolled from 13 hospitals in China. Postoperative complications were compared among different operation years. Risk factors for complications were identified by logistic regression analysis.
Results
A total of 446 surgical ulcerative colitis patients were analyzed. Fewer short-term complications (24.8% vs. 41.0%, P=0.001) and more laparoscopic surgeries (66.4% vs. 25.0%, P<0.001) were found among patients who received surgery during 2014–2017 than 2008–2013. Logistic regression suggested that independent protective factors against short-term complications were a higher preoperative body mass index (odds ratio [OR], 0.870; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.785–0.964; P=0.008), laparoscopic surgery (OR, 0.391; 95% CI, 0.217–0.705; P=0.002) and elective surgery (OR, 0.213; 95% CI, 0.067–0.675; P=0.009). The chronological decrease in short-term complications was associated with an increase in laparoscopic surgery.
Conclusions
Our data revealed a downward trend of short-term postoperative complications among surgical ulcerative colitis patients in China during the past decade, which may be due to the promotion of minimally invasive techniques among Chinese surgeons.

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Concomitant ankylosing spondylitis can increase the risk of biologics or small molecule therapies to control inflammatory bowel disease
Yu Kyung Jun, Hyuk Yoon, Seong-Joon Koh, A Hyeon Kim, Kwang Woo Kim, Jun Won Park, Hyun Jung Lee, Hyoun Woo Kang, Jong Pil Im, Young Soo Park, Joo Sung Kim, on behalf of Seoul National University Inflammatory Bowel Disease Research Network (SIRN)
Intest Res 2023;21(2):244-251.   Published online August 8, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2022.00057
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Background/Aims
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) often. However, the disease course of patients with both IBD and AS is not well understood. This study aims to evaluate the effect of concomitant AS on IBD outcomes.
Methods
Among the 4,722 patients with IBD who were treated in 3 academic hospitals from 2004 to 2021, 55 were also diagnosed with AS (IBD-AS group). Based on patients’ electronic medical records, the outcomes of IBD in IBD-AS group and IBD group without AS (IBD-only group) were appraised.
Results
The proportion of patients treated with biologics or small molecule therapies was significantly higher in IBD-AS group than the proportion in IBD-only group (27.3% vs. 12.7%, P= 0.036). Patients with both ulcerative colitis and AS had a significantly higher risk of biologics or small molecule therapies than patients with only ulcerative colitis (P< 0.001). For univariable logistic regression, biologics or small molecule therapies were associated with concomitant AS (odds ratio, 4.099; 95% confidence interval, 1.863–9.021; P< 0.001) and Crohn’s disease (odds ratio, 3.552; 95% confidence interval, 1.590–7.934; P= 0.002).
Conclusions
Concomitant AS is associated with the high possibility of biologics or small molecule therapies for IBD. IBD patients who also had AS may need more careful examination and active treatment to alleviate the severity of IBD.

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Abdominal aortic calcification in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: does anti-tumor necrosis factor α use protect from chronic inflammation-induced atherosclerosis?
Aikaterini Mantaka, Nikolaos Galanakis, Dimitrios Tsetis, Ioannis E. Koutroubakis
Intest Res 2022;20(4):495-505.   Published online August 8, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2022.00017
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Background/Aims
Abdominal aortic calcium (AAC) deposition has been suggested as a marker of early atherosclerosis. There is no published data on the evaluation of AAC in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
Methods
AAC was quantified by computed tomography or enterography scans performed in 98 IBD patients and 1:1 age and sex matched controls. AAC deposition was correlated with IBD characteristics, disease activity or severity parameters, laboratory tests and cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors.
Results
Moderate-severe grade of AAC was found in 35.7% of IBD patients compared to 30.6% of controls (P= 0.544). IBD with CVD and ulcerative colitis patients had significantly higher rates of more severe atherosclerotic lesions (P= 0.001 and P= 0.01, respectively). AAC deposition was similarly distributed in age groups ( < 45, 45–64, and ≥ 65 years) among patients and controls. Multivariate analysis after excluding CVD risk confounders for non-CVD patients found extensive disease (P= 0.019) and lifetime steroids (P= 0.04) as independent risk factors for AAC. Anti-tumor necrosis factor α (TNF-α) use was negatively associated with AAC deposition in non-CVD IBD patients (odds ratio, 0.023; 95% confidence interval, 0.001–0.594; P= 0.023).
Conclusions
More than one-third of IBD patients have moderate to severe AAC. Better control of inflammation with anti-TNF-α agents seems to protect IBD patients from ACC deposition and subsequent atherosclerosis.

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Clinical spectrum of elderly-onset inflammatory bowel disease in India
Yogesh Kumar Gupta, Arshdeep Singh, Vikram Narang, Vandana Midha, Ramit Mahajan, Varun Mehta, Dharmatma Singh, Namita Bansal, Madeline Vithya Barnaba Durairaj, Amit Kumar Dutta, Ajit Sood
Intest Res 2023;21(2):216-225.   Published online August 8, 2022
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Background/Aims
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is increasingly being recognized in elderly patients. Data on clinical spectrum of elderly-onset IBD patients is lacking from India.
Methods
A cross-sectional retrospective analysis of a prospectively maintained database of patients diagnosed with IBD was conducted at 2 centers in India. The clinical spectrum of elderly-onset IBD including demographic profile (age and sex), clinical presentation, disease characteristics (disease behavior and severity, extent of disease), and treatment were recorded and compared with adult-onset IBD.
Results
During the study period, 3,922 (3,172 ulcerative colitis [UC] and 750 Crohn’s disease [CD]) patients with IBD were recorded in the database. A total of 186 patients (4.74%; 116 males [62.36%]) had elderly-onset IBD (69.35% UC and 30.64% CD). Diarrhea, blood in stools, nocturnal frequency and pain abdomen were the commonest presentations for UC, whereas pain abdomen, weight loss and diarrhea were the most frequent symptoms in CD. For both elderly onset UC and CD, majority of the patients had moderately severe disease. Left-sided colitis was the commonest disease location in UC. Isolated ileal disease and inflammatory behavior were the most common disease location and behavior, respectively in CD. 5-Aminosalicylates were the commonest prescribed drug for both elderly onset UC and CD. Thiopurines and biologics were used infrequently. Prevalence of colorectal cancer was higher in elderly onset IBD.
Conclusions
Elderly onset IBD is not uncommon in India. Both the elderly onset UC and CD were milder, with no significant differences in disease characteristics (disease extent, location and behavior) when compared to adult-onset IBD. Colorectal cancer was more common in elderly onset IBD.

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Korean clinical practice guidelines on biologics and small molecules for moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis
Soo-Young Na, Chang Hwan Choi, Eun Mi Song, Ki Bae Bang, Sang Hyoung Park, Eun Soo Kim, Jae Jun Park, Bora Keum, Chang Kyun Lee, Bo-In Lee, Seung-Bum Ryoo, Seong-Joon Koh, Miyoung Choi, Joo Sung Kim, on behalf of the IBD Research Group of the Korean Association for the Study of Intestinal Diseases
Intest Res 2023;21(1):61-87.   Published online May 31, 2022
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Ulcerative colitis (UC), a relapsing-remitting chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), has a variable natural course but potentially severe disease course. Since the development of anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents has changed the natural disease course of moderate-to-severe UC, therapeutic options for patients who failed conventional treatments are expanding rapidly. IBD clinical trials have demonstrated the potential efficacy and safety of novel biologics such as anti-integrin α4β7 and anti-interleukin-12/23 monoclonal antibodies and small molecules such as a Janus kinase inhibitor. Anti-TNF biosimilars also have been approved and are widely used in IBD patients. Wise drug choices should be made considering evidence-based efficacy and safety. However, the best position of these drugs remains several questions, with limited data from direct comparative trials. In addition, there are still concerns to be elucidated on the effect of therapeutic drug monitoring and combination therapy with immunomodulators. The appropriate treatment regimens in acute severe UC and the risk of perioperative use of biologics are unclear. As novel biologics and small molecules have been approved in Korea, we present the Korean guidelines for medical management of adult outpatients with moderate-to-severe UC and adult hospitalized patients with acute severe UC, focusing on biologics and small molecules.

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One-year clinical efficacy and safety of indigo naturalis for active ulcerative colitis: a real-world prospective study
Yuichi Matsuno, Takehiro Torisu, Junji Umeno, Hiroki Shibata, Atsushi Hirano, Yuta Fuyuno, Yasuharu Okamoto, Shin Fujioka, Keisuke Kawasaki, Tomohiko Moriyama, Tomohiro Nagasue, Keizo Zeze, Yoichiro Hirakawa, Shinichiro Kawatoko, Yutaka Koga, Yoshinao Oda, Motohiro Esaki, Takanari Kitazono
Intest Res 2022;20(2):260-268.   Published online April 29, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2021.00124
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Background/Aims
Recent studies suggested a favorable effect of indigo naturalis (IN) in inducing remission for refractory ulcerative colitis (UC), however, the maintenance effect of IN for patients with UC remains unknown. Therefore, we conducted a prospective uncontrolled open-label study to analyze the efficacy and safety of IN for patients with UC.
Methods
Patients with moderate to severe active UC (clinical activity index [CAI] ≥ 8) took 2 g/day of IN for 52 weeks. CAI at weeks 0, 4, 8, and 52 and Mayo endoscopic subscore (MES) and Geboes score (GS) at weeks 0, 4, and 52 were assessed. Clinical remission (CAI ≤ 4), mucosal healing (MES ≤ 1), and histological healing (GS ≤ 1) rates at each assessment were evaluated. Overall adverse events (AEs) during study period were also evaluated. The impact of IN on mucosal microbial composition was assessed using 16S ribosomal RNA gene sequences.
Results
Thirty-three patients were enrolled. The rates of clinical remission at weeks 4, 8, and 52 were 67%, 76%, and 73%, respectively. The rates of mucosal healing at weeks 4 and 52 were 48% and 70%, respectively. AEs occurred in 17 patients (51.5%) during follow-up. Four patients (12.1%) showed severe AEs, among whom 3 manifested acute colitis. No significant alteration in the mucosal microbial composition was observed with IN treatment.
Conclusions
One-year treatment of moderate to severe UC with IN was effective. IN might be a promising therapeutic option for maintaining remission in UC, although the relatively high rate of AEs should be considered.

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Incidence rates for hospitalized infections, herpes zoster, and malignancies in patients with ulcerative colitis in Japan: an administrative health claims database analysis
Katsuyoshi Matsuoka, Kanae Togo, Noritoshi Yoshii, Masato Hoshi, Shoko Arai
Intest Res 2023;21(1):88-99.   Published online March 11, 2022
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Background/Aims
Patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) are at an increased risk of certain infections and malignancies compared with the general population. Incidence rates (IRs) of hospitalized infections, herpes zoster (HZ), and malignancies in patients with UC, stratified by treatment, in Japan were estimated.
Methods
This retrospective study identified patients with UC treated with corticosteroids, immunosuppressants, or tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) from 2 administrative databases (Japan Medical Data Center [JMDC] and Medical Data Vision [MDV]). IRs (unique patients with events per 100 patient‐years) were estimated for hospitalized infections, HZ, and malignancies, between June 2010 and May 2018.
Results
Among 6,033 MDV patients with UC receiving corticosteroids, immunosuppressants, or TNFi, IRs (95% confidence intervals) were: hospitalized infections, 1.73 (1.52–1.93); HZ, 1.00 (0.85–1.16), and malignancies, 1.48 (1.29–1.66). Among 958 JMDC patients with UC receiving corticosteroids, immunosuppressants, or TNFi, IRs (95% confidence intervals) were: HZ, 1.82 (1.27–2.37) and malignancies, 1.35 (0.87–1.82). In both cohorts, IRs of malignancies were generally similar among patients receiving immunosuppressants, TNFi, or combination therapy (immunosuppressants and TNFi); this was also true for IRs of hospitalized infections and HZ in the MDV cohort. IRs of hospitalized infections, HZ, and malignancies were higher in patients receiving calcineurin inhibitors compared with immunosuppressants or TNFi, in both cohorts.
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IRs of hospitalized infections, HZ, and malignancies among patients with UC were generally similar regardless of UC treatment, except for calcineurin inhibitors.

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Efficacy and safety of filgotinib as induction and maintenance therapy for Japanese patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis: a post-hoc analysis of the phase 2b/3 SELECTION trial
Toshifumi Hibi, Satoshi Motoya, Tadakazu Hisamatsu, Fumihito Hirai, Kenji Watanabe, Katsuyoshi Matsuoka, Masayuki Saruta, Taku Kobayashi, Brian G Feagan, Chantal Tasset, Robin Besuyen, Chohee Yun, Gerald Crans, Jie Zhang, Akira Kondo, Mamoru Watanabe
Intest Res 2023;21(1):110-125.   Published online March 11, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2021.00143
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Background/Aims
The safety and efficacy of filgotinib, a once-daily oral Janus kinase 1 preferential inhibitor, were evaluated in Japanese patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) in the phase 2b/3 SELECTION trial.
Methods
SELECTION (NCT02914522) was a randomized, placebo-controlled trial comprising 2 induction studies and a maintenance study. Adults with moderately to severely active UC were randomized in induction study A (biologic-naïve) or B (biologic-experienced) to receive filgotinib 200 mg, 100 mg, or placebo once daily for 11 weeks. Patients in clinical remission or Mayo Clinic score response at week 10 entered the 47-week maintenance study. Efficacy and safety outcomes were assessed in Japanese patients enrolled in Japan.
Results
Overall, 37 and 72 Japanese patients were enrolled in Japan in induction studies A and B, respectively, and 54 entered the maintenance study. Numerically higher proportions of filgotinib 200 mg-treated than placebo-treated patients achieved clinical remission in induction study A (4/15 [26.7%] vs. 0/6 [0%]) and the maintenance study (5/20 [25.0%] vs. 0/9 [0%]), but not induction study B (1/29 [3.4%] vs. 1/14 [7.1%]). Both doses were well tolerated, and no new safety signals were noted. Herpes zoster was reported in 1 filgotinib 200 mg-treated patient in each of induction study A (2.3%, 1/44) and the maintenance study (5.0%, 1/20).
Conclusions
These data, alongside those of the overall SELECTION population, suggest the potential of filgotinib 200 mg as a viable treatment option for Japanese patients with UC. Owing to small patient numbers, data should be interpreted cautiously.

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Physician education can minimize inappropriate steroid use in patients with inflammatory bowel disease: the ACTION study
Yehyun Park, Chang Hwan Choi, Hyun Soo Kim, Hee Seok Moon, Do Hyun Kim, Jin Ju Kim, Dennis Teng, Dong Il Park
Intest Res 2022;20(4):452-463.   Published online March 11, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2021.00125
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Background/Aims
Epidemiological data on steroid use in South Korean patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are limited. We documented the steroid use patterns in these patients, and whether physician education on appropriate steroid use affected these patterns.
Methods
ACTION was an observational cohort study conducted in adults (≥19 years) with IBD. A retrospective chart review was performed at baseline (cohort 1) and 1 year after physician training (cohort 2). Eligible cases with excessive or inappropriate steroid use were identified, along with any associated risk factors.
Results
Data were collected during May 2018-July 2019 from patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC) in cohort 1 (n=1,685) and cohort 2 (n=1,649). At baseline, 155 patients (9.2%) had received steroids within the previous 12 months, 46 (29.7%) of whom had used steroids excessively, 16 (34.8%) of these having inappropriately used excessive steroids. Although steroid exposure was similar in cohort 1 (9.2%) and cohort 2 (9.7%), the latter comprised fewer excessive steroid users (20.0% vs. 29.7%). Severe disease was associated with excessive steroid use in cases with UC, but not with CD.
Conclusions
Although, overall steroid use was relatively low in South Korean patients with IBD, one-third of steroid users used them excessively, and one-third among these used excessive steroids inappropriately. High disease activity was the main risk factor for excessive steroid use which may potentially be reduced by physician education, especially in cases with UC. Active screening to minimize excessive and inappropriate steroid use through physician education should be considered.

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Efficacy of hepatitis B vaccination in patients with ulcerative colitis: a prospective cohort study
Anurag Mishra, Amarender Singh Puri, Sanjeev Sachdeva, Ashok Dalal
Intest Res 2022;20(4):445-451.   Published online February 8, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2021.00106
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Background/Aims
Response to vaccine in patients with inflammatory bowel disease is lower than in the general population. We aimed to evaluate the efficacy of hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccination in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) versus controls.
Methods
We prospectively compared antibody response to HBV vaccination in 100 patients with UC versus controls. HBV vaccination was given to all the cases and controls at 0, 1 and 6 months. Anti-hepatitis B surface (anti-HBs) titers were then measured 4 weeks after the first and the third dose. Adequate immune response (AIR) was considered if the anti-HBs titer was >10 IU/L and effective immune response (EIR) if the anti-HBs titer was >100 IU/L.
Results
Median anti-HBs titer was lower in patients with UC than controls (67 IU/L vs. 105 IU/L, P<0.01). AIR and EIR were significantly lower in patients than in controls (82% vs. 96%, P=0.001; 41% vs. 66%, P<0.001, respectively). Univariate analysis showed that age <30 years, mild to moderate severity of disease, disease duration <5 years, male sex, post first dose anti-HBs titer >2 IU/L and non-exposure to corticosteroids, azathioprine and biologicals were predictors of AIR in patients with UC (P<0.05). Multivariate analysis revealed that only non-exposure to corticosteroids, azathioprine and biologicals, male sex, and disease duration <5 years were independent predictors of AIR.
Conclusions
Response rate to the HBV vaccination in patients with UC was significantly lower as compared to the controls. Male sex, shorter disease duration, and non-exposure to immunomodulators were independent predictors of AIR.

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Endoscopy for assessment of mucosal healing in ulcerative colitis: time bound or response guided?
Ajit Sood, Ramit Mahajan, Arshdeep Singh, Vandana Midha, Varun Mehta
Intest Res 2022;20(3):297-302.   Published online February 8, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2021.00099
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The timing of colonoscopy in patients with active ulcerative colitis (UC) lacks coherence. The published guidelines and recommendations advocate time-bound colonoscopy in patients with active UC to assess for mucosal healing. However, the practice of performing colonoscopies at fixed time frames lacks reasoning. The time to achieve mucosal healing in UC is not uniform across the patient populations and is influenced by the disease severity and efficacy and time to therapeutic response of the drugs being used. Additionally, with the availability of sensitive noninvasive inflammatory biomarkers such as fecal calprotectin, that parallel the disease activity and correlate with mucosal healing, the notion of performing colonoscopy at fixed intervals sounds unjustifiable. The authors express their view that a response-guided colonoscopy (driven by normalization of clinical symptoms and inflammatory biomarkers), rather than a time-bound colonoscopy, would be more logical, apart from being cost-effective and patient-friendly.

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Fecal microbiota transplantation for induction of remission, maintenance and rescue in patients with corticosteroid-dependent ulcerative colitis: a long-term follow-up real-world cohort study
Avnish Kumar Seth, Priti Jain
Intest Res 2022;20(2):251-259.   Published online February 8, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2021.00069
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Background/Aims
To study role of fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) in induction, maintenance, and rescue in patients with corticosteroid-dependent ulcerative colitis (CDUC).
Methods
Patients with active CDUC received 3 fortnightly sessions of colonoscopic induction FMT (iFMT) in addition to standard of care. In patients who achieved clinical remission (CR) or response, prednisolone was tapered from week 4 and azathioprine from week 12. Responders were advised maintenance FMT (mFMT) every 6 months. Those with relapse were offered rescue FMT (rFMT), and low dose prednisolone was added if there was no improvement in 2 weeks.
Results
All 27 patients enrolled completed iFMT and were followed up for 39 months (range, 9–71 months). The mean Mayo score decreased from 6.4±2.5 at baseline to 2.6±3.7 at week 4, 2.6±3.4 at week 12, and 2.8±3.8 at week 24 (P<0.05). Corticosteroid-free CR and clinical response at week 12 were seen in 13 patients (48%) and 1 patient (3.7%), respectively. Corticosteroid and azathioprine-free CR at week 24 was seen in 13 patients (48%) and in them histological response was seen in 2 patients (15.2%) at week 4, 5 patients (38.4%) at week 12, and 10 patients (76.9%) at week 24. First relapse was seen in 10 of 13 responders (76.9%) at a median of 14.8 months (range, 6–34 months) after iFMT and was less frequent in patients on mFMT. Relapse was treated successfully with rFMT alone in 4 patients (40%) and rFMT with low dose steroids in 5 patients (50%).
Conclusions
iFMT, mFMT, and rFMT may have a role in treatment of selected patients with CDUC.

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Landscape of inflammatory bowel disease in Singapore
Daren Low, Nidhi Swarup, Toshiyuki Okada, Emiko Mizoguchi
Intest Res 2022;20(3):291-296.   Published online January 7, 2022
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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), primarily Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, had been widely recognized to affect the Western population. However, the notable rise in prevalence of IBD in Asia, including Singapore, had garnered much attention to the causal role of the shift in trend, and more importantly, effective and safe management of the conditions of these groups of patients in terms of therapy, healthcare economics as well as patient well-being. This review presents a summary of the current landscape of IBD in Singapore, and discuss on areas that can be explored to improve and better understand the local condition, as prevalence continues to grow.

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Artificial intelligence for endoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease
Kento Takenaka, Ami Kawamoto, Ryuichi Okamoto, Mamoru Watanabe, Kazuo Ohtsuka
Intest Res 2022;20(2):165-170.   Published online January 7, 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2021.00079
AbstractAbstract PDFPubReaderePub
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), with its 2 subtypes, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, is a complex chronic condition. A precise definition of disease activity and appropriate drug management greatly improve the clinical course while minimizing the risk or cost. Artificial intelligence (AI) has been used in several medical diseases or situations. Herein, we provide an overview of AI for endoscopy in IBD. We discuss how AI can improve clinical practice and how some components have already begun to shape our knowledge. There may be a time when we can use AI in clinical practice. As AI systems contribute to the exact diagnosis and treatment of human disease, we should continue to learn best practices in health care in the field of IBD.

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Real-world data for golimumab treatment in patients with ulcerative colitis in Japan: interim analysis in post-marketing surveillance
Shiro Nakamura, Teita Asano, Hiroaki Tsuchiya, Kanami Sugimoto, Yuya Imai, Seiji Yokoyama, Yasuo Suzuki
Intest Res 2022;20(3):329-341.   Published online August 4, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2021.00032
AbstractAbstract PDFSupplementary MaterialPubReaderePub
Background/Aims
Golimumab (GLM) is an anti-tumor necrosis factor-α drug approved for treating moderate-to-severe active ulcerative colitis (UC). A 52-week post-marketing surveillance (PMS) was initiated to evaluate its safety and effectiveness in patients with UC in Japan. We present an interim report of the ongoing PMS.
Methods
Patients received 200 mg of subcutaneous GLM at week 0, 100 mg at week 2, and 100 mg 4 weekly thereafter. The safety analysis set included 392 patients with UC, and the effectiveness analysis set 387 patients. Safety and effectiveness were assessed at week 6.
Results
Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) were reported in 8.2% (32/392) and serious ADRs in 4.6% (18/392). The most frequent ADRs were infection and infestation (3.3%), with herpes zoster being the most common. ADRs were significantly higher in patients with concomitant corticosteroid use (odds ratio [OR], 3.45; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.40–9.68). No significant difference in ADR incidence was observed between patients aged ≥65 and <65 years (OR, 1.23; 95% CI, 0.35–3.47). Six-week effectiveness of GLM was confirmed by a decrease in the partial Mayo score (–2.3; 95% CI, –2.6 to –2.1) and C-reactive protein levels (–0.64; 95% CI, –0.92 to –0.36), including in the biologics-experienced population.
Conclusions
The safety and effectiveness of GLM at week 6 in a real-world setting were demonstrated in patients with UC in Japan. ADR patterns were consistent with previous reports with no new safety signals. Concomitant corticosteroid use may be associated with increased ADR incidence. The final results of the ongoing PMS are necessary for further evaluation.

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Evaluation of nutritional status using bioelectrical impedance analysis in patients with inflammatory bowel disease
Seung Hyuk Kim, You Sun Kim, Si Hyeong Lee, Hyun Mi Lee, Won Eui Yoon, Seo Hyun Kim, Hee Jun Myung, Jeong Seop Moon
Intest Res 2022;20(3):321-328.   Published online July 20, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2021.00022
AbstractAbstract PDFPubReaderePub
Background/Aims
Nutritional status influences quality of life among patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), although there is no clear method to evaluate nutritional status in this setting. Therefore, this study examined whether bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA) could be used to evaluate the nutritional status of patients with IBD.
Methods
We retrospectively analyzed data from 139 Korean patients with IBD who were treated between November 2018 and November 2019. Patients were categorized as having active or inactive IBD based on the Harvey-Bradshaw index (a score of ≥5 indicates active Crohn’s disease) and the partial Mayo scoring index (a score of ≥2 indicates active ulcerative colitis). BIA results and serum nutritional markers were analyzed according to disease activity.
Results
The mean patient age was 45.11±17.71 years. The study included 47 patients with ulcerative colitis and 92 patients with Crohn’s disease. Relative to the group with active disease (n=72), the group with inactive disease (n=67) had significantly higher values for hemoglobin (P<0.001), total protein (P<0.001), and albumin (P<0.001). Furthermore, the group with inactive disease had higher BIA values for body moisture (P=0.047), muscle mass (P=0.046), skeletal muscle mass (P=0.042), body mass index (P=0.027), and mineral content (P=0.034). Moreover, the serum nutritional markers were positively correlated with the BIA results.
Conclusions
Nutritional markers evaluated using BIA were correlated with serum nutritional markers and inversely correlated with disease activity. Therefore, we suggest that BIA may be a useful tool that can help existing nutritional tests monitor the nutritional status of IBD patients.

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Maintaining infliximab induced clinical remission with azathioprine and 5-aminosalicylates in acute severe steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis has lower cost and high efficacy (MIRACLE): a multicenter study
Ramit Mahajan, Arshdeep Singh, Saurabh Kedia, Kirandeep Kaur, Vandana Midha, Pabitra Sahu, Varun Mehta, Dharmatma Singh, Namita Bansal, Khushdeep Dharni, Sandeep Kaushal, Vineet Ahuja, Ajit Sood
Intest Res 2022;20(1):64-71.   Published online February 3, 2021
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2020.00100
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Background/Aims
Infliximab (IFX) has been used to induce and maintain remission in patients with severe steroid-refractory ulcerative colitis (UC). Long-term use of biologics in developing countries is limited by high cost and frequent side effects. An optimal maintenance strategy in these patients needs to be established.
Methods
A retrospective analysis of maintenance of clinical remission with combination of azathioprine (AZA) and 5-aminosalicylates (5-ASA) in patients with severe steroidrefractory UC where IFX (5 mg/kg intravenously at weeks 0, 2, 6) had been used only as an induction therapy was done at 2 centers in India. Primary outcome was the proportion of patients maintaining corticosteroid-free sustained clinical remission (SCR) at the end of study period. Rates of relapse and cost of therapy were also analyzed.
Results
Of the 137 patients who received rescue IFX induction therapy, 77 (56.2%) achieved clinical remission (mean age 34.81 ± 13.32 years, 68.83% males, median follow-up 4 years, range 3 months to 6 years) and were included. Cumulative corticosteroid-free SCR was maintained in 68%, 59%, 42%, and 35% patients at 1, 2, 4, and 6 years respectively. Sixty-seven relapses were observed in 33 patients. Majority of the relapses (45/67, 67.16%) occurred within first 2 years of follow-up. Two relapses were managed with re-induction with IFX, one required colectomy, whereas all other responded to repeat course(s) of corticosteroids. Annual per capita maintenance therapy with 5-ASA and AZA was cheaper by US$ 4,526 compared to maintaining remission with IFX.
Conclusions
Clinical remission achieved with IFX induction therapy in severe steroid-refractory UC can be sustained over long time with a combination of AZA and 5-ASA.

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Clinical characteristics of inflammatory bowel disease patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy
Ryohei Hayashi, Yoshitaka Ueno, Shinji Tanaka, Kana Onishi, Takeshi Takasago, Masaki Wakai, Toshikatsu Naito, Kensuke Sasaki, Shigehiro Doi, Takao Masaki, Kazuaki Chayama
Intest Res 2021;19(4):430-437.   Published online November 9, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2020.00067
AbstractAbstract PDFPubReaderePub
Background/Aims
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. Some patients with this condition have been reported to present with immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN), a renal complication that can cause end-stage renal failure, but the frequency of this comorbidity has not been described. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of IgAN in patients with IBD.
Methods
This study included 620 patients with IBD (338 with ulcerative colitis [UC] and 282 with Crohn’s disease [CD]) from the Hiroshima University Hospital outpatient department. IgAN cases were identified from medical interviews, blood examinations (serum immunoglobulin A), and urinalyses (occult blood, proteinuria). Definitive IgAN cases were diagnosed by renal biopsies, while those detected through the clinical course and test results, but not clinically recommended for renal biopsy, were defined as suspected IgAN.
Results
We analyzed 427 cases meeting the inclusion criteria (220 with UC and 207 with CD). The incidence of IgAN across all patients with IBD was 3.0%. The frequency of IgAN was significantly higher in patients with CD (11/207, 5.3%) than in those with UC (2/220, 0.9%) (P< 0.01). Moreover, a significant correlation was found between CD patients with ileostomy or colostomy and a diagnosis of IgAN.
Conclusions
Patients with IBD present a high incidence of IgAN, especially those with CD who have undergone ileostomy or colostomy.

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Pouchitis in inflammatory bowel disease: a review of diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment
Shintaro Akiyama, Victoria Rai, David T. Rubin
Intest Res 2021;19(1):1-11.   Published online November 5, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2020.00047
AbstractAbstract PDFPubReaderePub
Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) occasionally need a restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) because of medically refractory colitis or dysplasia/cancer. However, pouchitis may develop in up to 70% of patients after this procedure and significantly impair quality of life, more so if the inflammation becomes a chronic condition. About 10% of patients with IBD who develop pouchitis require pouch excision, and several risk factors of the failure have been reported. A phenotype that has features similar to Crohn’s disease may develop in a subset of ulcerative colitis patients following proctocolectomy with IPAA and is the most frequent reason for pouch failure. In this review, we discuss the diagnosis and prognosis of pouchitis, risk factors for pouchitis development, and treatment options for pouchitis, including the newer biological agents.

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Efficacy and safety of vedolizumab in ulcerative colitis in patients from Asian countries in the GEMINI 1 study
Choon Jin Ooi, Ida Normiha Hilmi, Hyo-Jong Kim, Umesh Jalihal, Deng-Chyang Wu, Dirk Demuth, Dirk Lindner, Shashi Adsul
Intest Res 2021;19(1):71-82.   Published online September 4, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2019.09159
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Background/Aims
The efficacy and safety of vedolizumab in moderate to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC) have been demonstrated in the GEMINI 1 study (NCT00783718). This post-hoc exploratory analysis sought to establish the efficacy and safety of vedolizumab in a subgroup of patients from Asian countries with UC from GEMINI 1.
Methods
Efficacy outcomes of interest were clinical response, clinical remission and mucosal healing at week 6 (induction phase); and clinical remission, durable clinical response, durable clinical remission, mucosal healing and glucocorticoid-free remission at week 52 (maintenance phase). Differences in outcome rates between vedolizumab and placebo in Asian countries (Hong Kong, India, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, and Taiwan) were assessed using descriptive analyses, and efficacy and safety compared between Asian and non-Asian countries.
Results
During induction, in Asian countries (n = 58), clinical response rates at week 6 with vedolizumab and placebo were 55.2% and 24.1%, respectively (difference 31.0%; 95% confidence interval: 7.2%–54.9%). In non-Asian countries (n = 316), response rates at week 6 with vedolizumab and placebo were 45.9% and 25.8%, respectively. During maintenance, in Asian countries, clinical remission rates at 52 weeks with vedolizumab administered every 8 weeks, vedolizumab administered every 4 weeks and placebo were 9.1%, 36.8%, and 31.6%, respectively; corresponding rates for mucosal healing were 45.5%, 47.4%, and 47.4%, respectively. Vedolizumab was well-tolerated; adverse event frequency was comparable in Asian and non-Asian countries.
Conclusions
In patients from Asian countries, the efficacy and safety of vedolizumab in treatment of UC were broadly consistent with that in the overall study population.

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Is there a correlation between infliximab trough levels and the development of adverse events in patients with inflammatory bowel disease?
Eirini Theodoraki, Eleni Orfanoudaki, Kalliopi Foteinogiannopoulou, Evangelia Legaki, Maria Gazouli, Ioannis E. Koutroubakis
Intest Res 2021;19(4):461-467.   Published online August 18, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2020.00042
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Background/Aims
The measurement of infliximab trough levels (IFX-TLs) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is performed to optimize treatment. However, the association between the development of adverse events (AEs) and IFX-TLs has not been sufficiently studied thus far. To investigate the possible association of IFX-TLs with AEs in Greek patients with IBD receiving maintenance treatment with IFX.
Methods
A retrospective analysis of the registry data of the Gastroenterology Department of the University Hospital of Heraklion, from IBD patients with at least one available IFX-TL measurement during the years 2016 to 2017 was conducted. AEs reported 4 months before and 4 months after the measured IFX-TLs were recorded. The IFX-TLs of patients with or without AEs were compared.
Results
Of a total of 83 IBD patients (61 Crohn’s disease [73%]; 52 men [63%]; mean age ± standard deviation, 43.3 ± 16.0 years), 147 measurements of IFX-TLs were available (median 4.69 μg/ mL [1.32–9.16]), and 99 AEs (67.3%, 14 severe) were registered. The median IFX-TL of patients with AEs was 5.79 μg/mL (1.36– 10.25), higher than the median IFX-TL of patients without AEs (3.40 μg/mL [1.30–5.92]), but the difference was not significant (P= 0.97). The presence of infections or dermatologic reactions was not correlated with IFX-TLs. There was no difference in the prevalence of the total AEs (66.7% vs. 73.3%, P= 0.77) or in the analysis of AEs by group between patients with IFX-TLs ≥ 15 μg/ mL and patients with IFX-TLs < 15 μg/mL.
Conclusions
IFX-TLs are not significantly associated with the development of AEs in IBD patients receiving maintenance treatment with IFX.

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Long-term outcomes of infliximab in a real-world multicenter cohort of patients with acute severe ulcerative colitis
Shin Ju Oh, Ga Young Shin, Hosim Soh, Jae Gon Lee, Jong Pil Im, Chang Soo Eun, Kang-Moon Lee, Dong Il Park, Dong Soo Han, Hyo Jong Kim, Chang Kyun Lee
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2020.00039
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Background/Aims
Infliximab (IFX) has proven effective as rescue therapy in steroid-refractory acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC), however, the long-term real-world data are scarce. Our study aimed to assess the long-term treatment outcomes of IFX in a real-life cohort.
Methods
We established a multicenter retrospective cohort of hospitalized patients with ASUC, who met Truelove and Witt’s criteria and received intravenous corticosteroid (IVCS) or IFX during index hospitalization between 2006 and 2016 in 5 university hospitals in Korea. The cohort was systematically followed up until colectomy, death or last follow-up visit.
Results
A total of 296 patients were followed up for a mean of 68.9 ± 44.0 months. During index hospitalization, 49 patients were treated with IFX; as rescue therapy for IVCS failure in 37 and as first-line medical therapy for ASUC in 12. All patients treated with IFX avoided colectomy during index hospitalization. The cumulative rates of rehospitalization and colectomy were 20.4% and 6.1% at 3 months and 39.6% and 18.8% at the end of follow-up, respectively. Patients treated with IFX presented with significantly shorter colectomy-free survival than IVCS responders (P= 0.04, log-rank test). Both cytomegalovirus colitis and Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) were the significant predictors of colectomy in the overall study cohort (hazard ratios of 6.57 and 4.61, respectively). There were no fatalities.
Conclusions
Our real-world cohort study demonstrated that IFX is an effective therapeutic option in Korean patients with ASUC, irrespective of IFX indication. Aggressive vigilance for cytomegalovirus colitis and CDI is warranted for hospitalized patients with ASUC.

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Temporal trend in the natural history of ulcerative colitis in a country with a low incidence of ulcerative colitis from 2000 through 2018
Satimai Aniwan, Julajak Limsrivilai, Supot Pongprasobchai, Nonthalee Pausawasdi, Piyapan Prueksapanich, Natanong Kongtub, Rungsun Rerknimitr
Intest Res 2021;19(2):186-193.   Published online August 18, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2020.00028
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Background/Aims
The incidence of ulcerative colitis (UC) in Thailand (crude incidence rate of 0.28 per 100,000 persons) is much lower than in the West. The burden of UC varies in different populations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the natural history of UC over the two decades in Bangkok, Thailand.
Methods
This retrospective study included patients who were diagnosed with UC between 2000 and 2018 in 2 university hospitals. To evaluate changes in the disease course, we stratified patients into 2000–2009 cohort and 2010–2018 cohort. The cumulative probability of endoscopic healing, UC-related hospitalization and colectomy was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.
Results
A total of 291 UC patients were followed for total of 2,228 person-years. Comparison between 2 cohorts, there were no differences in disease pattern and severity whereas an increase in the combination use of oral and topical mesalamine and the early use of thiopurine was observed. Only 1% of patients for each cohort required biologic agent at 5 years. The rate of achieving mucosal healing increased from 15% to 46% at 3 years (P< 0.01). The rate of UC-related hospitalization decreased from 30% to 21% at 5 years (P< 0.05). The rate of colectomy decreased from 6% to 2% at 5 years (P< 0.05).
Conclusions
The natural history of UC in a low incidence country was less aggressive than the West. Over the past two decades, the rates of UC-related hospitalization and colectomy have been decreasing which were similar to the West.

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Ajit Sood, Vineet Ahuja, Vandana Midha, Saroj Kant Sinha, C. Ganesh Pai, Saurabh Kedia, Varun Mehta, Sawan Bopanna, Philip Abraham, Rupa Banerjee, Shobna Bhatia, Karmabir Chakravartty, Sunil Dadhich, Devendra Desai, Manisha Dwivedi, Bhabhadev Goswami, Kirandeep Kaur, Rajeev Khosla, Ajay Kumar, Ramit Mahajan, S. P. Misra, Kiran Peddi, Shivaram Prasad Singh, Arshdeep Singh
Intest Res 2020;18(4):355-378.   Published online July 13, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2019.09176
AbstractAbstract PDFPubReaderePub
Despite several recent advances in therapy in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) therapy has retained its place especially in ulcerative colitis. This consensus on 5-ASA is obtained through a modified Delphi process, and includes guiding statements and recommendations based on literature evidence (randomized trials, and observational studies), clinical practice, and expert opinion on use of 5-ASA in IBD by Indian gastroenterologists. The aim is to aid practitioners in selecting appropriate treatment strategies and facilitate optimal use of 5-ASA in patients with IBD.

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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Colitis and Crohn’s Foundation (India): a first nationwide inflammatory bowel disease registry
Ajit Sood, Kirandeep Kaur, Ramit Mahajan, Vandana Midha, Arshdeep Singh, Sarit Sharma, Amarender Singh Puri, Bhabhadev Goswami, Devendra Desai, C. Ganesh Pai, Kiran Peddi, Mathew Philip, Rakesh Kochhar, Sandeep Nijhawan, Shobna Bhatia, N. Sridhara Rao
Intest Res 2021;19(2):206-216.   Published online July 13, 2020
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Background/Aims
The national registry for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was designed to study epidemiology and prescribing pattern of treatment of IBD in India.
Methods
A multicenter, cross-sectional, prospective registry was established across four geographical zones of India. Adult patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn’s disease (CD) were enrolled between January 2014 and December 2015. Information related to demographics; disease features; complications; and treatment history were collected and analyzed.
Results
A total of 3,863 patients (mean age, 36.7 ± 13.6 years; 3,232 UC [83.7%] and 631 CD [16.3%]) were enrolled. The majority of patients with UC (n = 1,870, 57.9%) were from north, CD was more common in south (n = 348, 55.5%). The UC:CD ratio was 5.1:1. There was a male predominance (male:female = 1.6:1). The commonest presentation of UC was moderately severe (n = 1,939, 60%) and E2 disease (n = 1,895, 58.6%). Patients with CD most commonly presented with ileocolonic (n = 229, 36.3%) inflammatory (n = 504, 79.9%) disease. Extraintestinal manifestations were recorded among 13% and 20% of patients in UC and CD respectively. Less than 1% patients from both cohorts developed colon cancer (n = 26, 0.7%). The commonly used drugs were 5-aminosalicylates (99%) in both UC and CD followed by azathioprine (34.4%). Biologics were used in only 1.5% of patients; more commonly for UC in north and CD in south.
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The national IBD registry brings out diversities in the 4 geographical zones of India. This will help in aiding research on IBD and improving quality of patient care.

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Population pharmacokinetics of vedolizumab in Asian and non-Asian patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease
Hiroyuki Okamoto, Nathanael L. Dirks, Maria Rosario, Tetsuharu Hori, Toshifumi Hibi
Intest Res 2021;19(1):95-105.   Published online July 10, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2019.09167
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Background/Aims
Vedolizumab is indicated for moderately-to-severely active ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn’s disease (CD). Because multiple factors may result in different pharmacokinetics and clinical efficacies, understanding determinants of vedolizumab clearance may enhance dose and treatment strategies. The aim was to characterize vedolizumab pharmacokinetics in Asian and non-Asian UC and CD patients.
Methods
Population pharmacokinetic analysis for repeated measures, using data from 5 studies, was conducted using nonlinear mixed-effects modeling. A Bayesian estimation approach in NONMEM 7.3 was utilized to leverage the predominantly sparse data available for this analysis with results from a prior population pharmacokinetic analysis of vedolizumab.
Results
Vedolizumab pharmacokinetics were described by a 2-compartment model with parallel linear and nonlinear elimination. Using reference covariate values, linear elimination half life of vedolizumab was 24.7 days for anti-vedolizumab antibody (AVA)-negative patients and 18.1 days for AVA-positive patients; linear clearance (CLL) was 0.165 L/day for AVA-negative patients and 0.246 L/day for AVA-positive patients; central (Vc) and peripheral compartment volumes of distribution were 3.16 L and 1.84 L, respectively. Interindividual variabilities (percent coefficient of variation) were 30.8% for CLL and 19% for Vc; interoccasion variability on CLL was 20.3%; residual variance was 17.8%. For albumin, body weight and AVA, only extreme values were identified as potentially clinically important predictors of CLL. The effect of race (Asian/non-Asian) and diagnosis (UC/CD) on CLL was negligible and likely not of clinical importance.
Conclusions
Pharmacokinetic parameters were similar in Asian and non-Asian patients with moderately-to-severely active UC and CD. This analysis supports use of vedolizumab flat-fixed dosing in these patients. (Clinicaltrials.gov Identifiers: NCT00783718 (GEMINI 1); NCT00783692 (GEMINI 2). CCT 101; NCT02039505 and CCT-001; NCT02038920)

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Inflammatory bowel diseases
Capsule endoscopy in inflammatory bowel disease: when and how
Ida Hilmi, Taku Kobayashi
Intest Res 2020;18(3):265-274.   Published online July 7, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2019.09165
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Capsule endoscopy (CE) is emerging as an important investigation in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD); common types include the standard small bowel CE and colon CE. More recently, the pan-enteric CE was developed to assess the large and small bowel in patients with Crohn’s disease (CD). Emerging indications include noninvasive assessment for mucosal healing (both in the small bowel and the colon) and detection of postoperative recurrence in patients with CD. Given the increasing adoption, several CE scoring systems have been specifically developed for IBD. The greatest concern with performing CE, particularly in CD, is capsule retention, but this can be overcome by performing cross-sectional imaging such as magnetic resonance enterography and using patency capsules before performing the procedure. The development of software for automated detection of mucosal abnormalities typically seen in IBD may further increase its adoption.

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Infection
Whipple disease mimicking inflammatory bowel disease
Maiko Tatsuki, Takashi Ishige, Yoshiko Igarashi, Reiko Hatori, Akira Hokama, Junko Hirato, Aleixo Muise, Takumi Takizawa, Hirokazu Arakawa
Intest Res 2021;19(1):119-125.   Published online July 3, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2019.09177
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Whipple disease is a systemic chronic infection caused by Tropheryma whipplei. Although chronic diarrhea is a common gastrointestinal symptom, diagnosis is often difficult because there are no specific endoscopic findings, and the pathogen is not detectable by stool culture. We present a female patient with Whipple disease who developed chronic bloody diarrhea and growth retardation at the age of 4 years. Colonoscopy showed a mildly edematous terminal ileum and marked erythema without vascular patterns throughout the sigmoid colon and rectum. Subsequently, a primary diagnosis of ulcerative colitis was made. Histopathological analysis of the terminal ileum showed the presence of foamy macrophages filled with periodic acidSchiff-positive particles. Polymerase chain reaction using DNA from a terminal ileum biopsy sample amplified a fragment of 16S rRNA from T. whipplei. Antibiotic treatment relieved the patient’s symptoms. There was no evidence of immunodeficiency in the present case. Since Whipple disease worsens after anti-tumor necrosis factor inhibitor therapy, considering this infection in the differential diagnosis may be important in patients with inflammatory bowel disease, especially before initiation of immunotherapy.

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Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
The role of platelet to lymphocyte ratio and neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio in ulcerative colitis
Yujin Jeong, Seong Ran Jeon, Hyun Gun Kim, Jung Rock Moon, Tae Hee Lee, Jae Young Jang, Jun-Hyung Cho, Jun Seok Park, Heesu Park, Ki-hun Lee, Jin-Oh Kim, Joon Seong Lee, Bong Min Ko, Suyeon Park
Intest Res 2021;19(1):62-70.   Published online May 8, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2019.09156
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Background/Aims
Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet to lymphocyte ratio (PLR) can serve as biomarkers for diagnosing and assessing disease activity in ulcerative colitis (UC). We investigated their clinical significance in UC.
Methods
We analyzed 48 patients with UC who underwent measurement of fecal calprotectin (FC) and endoscopy and 96 age- and sex-matched healthy controls. NLR and PLR were compared between the patients and healthy controls. The endoscopic activity was divided into 2 groups: group 1 (mild to moderate inflammation) and group 2 (severe inflammation) according to the Mayo endoscopic subscore in UC.
Results
To diagnose UC, the optimal cutoff of NLR and PLR was 2.26 (sensitivity 54.2%; specificity 90.6%; positive likelihood ratio 5.778, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.944–11.339; area under the curve [AUC] 0.774, 95% CI, 0.690–0.859) and 179.8 (sensitivity 35.4%; specificity 90.6%; positive likelihood ratio 3.778, 95% CI 1.821–7.838; AUC 0.654, 95% CI 0.556–0.753), respectively. The optimal cutoff to differentiate group 1 and group 2 was 3.44, 175.9, and 453 µg/g for NLR, PLR, and FC, respectively (sensitivity, 63.6% vs. 90.9% vs. 81.8%; specificity, 81.1% vs. 78.4% vs. 73.0%; positive likelihood ratio, 3.364 vs. 4.205 vs. 3.027; AUC, 0.714 vs. 0.897 vs. 0.813). PLR had the highest AUC and positive likelihood ratio.
Conclusions
NLR and PLR help differentiate patients with UC from healthy controls. NLR, PLR, and FC indicate endoscopic activity and may reflect intestinal mucosal conditions.

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Pathophysiological role of Atg5 in human ulcerative colitis
Razieh Ardali, Nasrin Kazemipour, Saeed Nazifi, Kamran Bagheri Lankarani, Iman Razeghian Jahromi, Masood Sepehrimanesh
Intest Res 2020;18(4):421-429.   Published online May 8, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2019.00120
AbstractAbstract PDFPubReaderePub
Background/Aims
Ulcerative colitis (UC), along with Crohn’s disease, is one of the main types of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). On the other hand, deregulated autophagy is involved in many chronic diseases, including IBD. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of Atg5 and microRNA-181a (miR-181a) in the pathophysiology of UC.
Methods
Colon biopsy, stool, and blood samples of 6 men and 9 women were confirmed for UC. Also, 13 men and 17 women were selected as healthy control (HC). Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and immunohistochemistry were used to measure the Atg-5 content of the colon biopsies. Besides, the serum and stool levels of Atg5 were measured using ELISA. Moreover, the total RNA of blood cells was extracted and evaluated for the expression of miR-181a.
Results
We found 1.2 ng/mL versus 0.46 ng/mL, 0.34 ng/mL versus 0.24 ng/mL, and 0.082 ng/mL versus 0.062 ng/mL of Atg5 in stool, intestinal tissue, and serum of UC and HCs, respectively. There was no significant difference in the expression of miR-181a in the blood samples of UC and HCs. Immunohistochemistry showed high positivity without any significant difference between the 2 groups in the quantitative analysis.
Conclusions
The significant difference observed between the stool Atg5 content of the HCs and UC patients may provide new insight into using this protein as a diagnostic biomarker, however, considering the small size of our studied population further studies are needed.

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Efficacy of biologic therapies for biologic-naïve Japanese patients with moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis: a network meta-analysis
Toshifumi Hibi, Isao Kamae, Philippe Pinton, Lyann Ursos, Ryuichi Iwakiri, Greg Hather, Haridarshan Patel
Intest Res 2021;19(1):53-61.   Published online April 22, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2019.09146
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Background/Aims
Several biologic therapies are approved in Japan to treat moderately to severely active ulcerative colitis (UC), but there are no published comparative efficacy studies in a Japanese population. We compared the efficacy of biologics approved in Japan (adalimumab, infliximab, golimumab, and vedolizumab) for treating biologic-naïve patients with UC at their approved doses.
Methods
A targeted literature review identified 4 randomized controlled trials of biologics for UC in biologicnaïve Japanese patients. For each study, efficacy outcome data from induction (weeks 6–12) and maintenance (weeks 30–60) treatment were extracted for analysis. Treatment effects on clinical response, clinical remission, and mucosal healing relative to the average placebo results across all trials were estimated using network meta-analyses followed by transformation into probabilities and odds ratios (OR).
Results
At the end of induction, the likelihood of clinical response and clinical remission was highest with infliximab (OR: 2.12 and 2.35, respectively) and vedolizumab (OR: 2.10 and 2.32, respectively); the likelihood of mucosal healing was highest with infliximab (OR: 2.24) and adalimumab (OR: 1.86). During maintenance, the likelihood of clinical response and clinical remission was highest with vedolizumab (OR: 6.44 and 4.68, respectively) and golimumab (OR: 5.13 and 3.84, respectively); the likelihood of mucosal healing was significantly higher than placebo with all biologics.
Conclusions
All active treatments were efficacious compared with placebo. Infliximab and vedolizumab had the highest odds for induction of clinical response, remission, and mucosal healing. Golimumab and vedolizumab had numerically higher odds of achieving efficacy outcomes in the maintenance phase.

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Incidental benefits after fecal microbiota transplant for ulcerative colitis
Ramit Mahajan, Vandana Midha, Arshdeep Singh, Varun Mehta, Yogesh Gupta, Kirandeep Kaur, Ritu Sudhakar, Anmol Singh Pannu, Dharmatma Singh, Ajit Sood
Intest Res 2020;18(3):337-340.   Published online April 22, 2020
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Gut dysbiosis can result in several diseases, including infections (Clostridium difficile infection and infectious gastroenteritis), autoimmune diseases (inflammatory bowel disease, diabetes, and allergic disorders), behavioral disorders and other conditions like metabolic syndrome and functional gastrointestinal disorders. Amongst various therapies targeting gut microbiome, fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) is becoming a focus in the public media and peer reviewed literature. We have been using FMT for induction of remission in patients with moderate to severe active ulcerative colitis (UC) and also for subsequent maintenance of remission. Four cases reported incidental benefits while being treated with FMT for UC. These included weight loss (n=1), improvement in hair loss (n=1), amelioration of axial arthritis (n=1) and improvement in allergic rhinitis (n=1), thereby suggesting potential clinical applications of FMT in treating extraintestinal diseases associated with gut dysbiosis.

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Changes in prevalence and perception of complementary and alternative medicine use in Korean inflammatory bowel disease patients: results of an 8-year follow-up survey
Sun-Ho Lee, Kiju Chang, Ki Seok Seo, Yun Kyung Cho, Eun Mi Song, Sung Wook Hwang, Dong-Hoon Yang, Byong Duk Ye, Jeong-Sik Byeon, Seung-Jae Myung, Suk-Kyun Yang, Sang Hyoung Park
Intest Res 2020;18(2):192-199.   Published online April 3, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2019.00115
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Background/Aims
The use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is a global phenomenon, including inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. We aimed to assess the change in prevalence and patterns of CAM use, and attitudes towards CAM over an 8-year time interval (2006 vs. 2014) among IBD patients in Korea.
Methods
A total of 221 IBD patients (CD=142, UC=79) were asked to complete a questionnaire regarding CAM at two time points: at enrollment (2006) and 8 years later (2014/2015).
Results
The proportion of patients ever using CAM increased significantly from 60.2% in 2006 to 79.6% in 2014 (P<0.001), while the proportion of current CAM users increased slightly (35.7% to 38.0%, P=0.635); 21.7% used CAM consistently at both time points. The proportion of patients who felt CAM was less effective (P<0.001) and more expensive (P=0.04) than conventional treatments increased over time. Also, the proportion among ever CAM users who perceived a positive effect from CAM significantly decreased in 2014 compared to 2006 (P=0.004). Higher education (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 2.10), prior side effects to conventional therapies (aOR, 2.23), and prior use of corticosteroids (aOR, 2.51) were associated with CAM use. Interestingly, use of CAM before IBD diagnosis (aOR, 2.73) was significantly associated with consistent CAM use.
Conclusions
Although the attitudes toward CAM have become less favorable, the majority of IBD patients have experienced CAM with an overall increase of current CAM users over time. Moreover, more than half of current CAM users used CAM consistently over time.

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Concordance between tuberculin skin test and interferon-gamma release assay for latent tuberculosis screening in inflammatory bowel disease
Saad Alrajhi, Pascale Germain, Myriam Martel, Peter Lakatos, Talat Bessissow, Talal Al-Taweel, Waqqas Afif
Intest Res 2020;18(3):306-314.   Published online March 20, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2019.00116
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Background/Aims
Latent tuberculosis screening is mandatory prior to initiating anti-tumor necrosis factor (anti-TNF) medications. Guidelines recommend interferon-gamma release assays (IGRA) as first line screening method for the general population. Studies provided conflicting evidence on IGRA and tuberculin skin test (TST) performance in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. We assessed test concordance and the effects of immunosuppression on their performance in IBD patients.
Methods
We searched MEDLINE, Embase and Cochrane databases (2011–2018) for studies testing TST and IGRA in IBD. Primary outcome was TST and IGRA concordance. Secondary outcomes were effects of immunosuppressive therapy on performance. Immunosuppression defined as either steroids, thiopurine, methotrexate or cyclosporine use. We used the pooled random effects model to adjust for heterogeneity analyzed using (I2–Q statistics). We compared the fixed model to exclude smaller study effects.
Results
Sixteen studies (2,488 patients) were included. Pooled TST and IGRA concordance was 85% (95% confidence interval [CI], 81%–88%; P=0.01). Effects of immunosuppression were reported in 8 studies (814 patients). The odds ratio of testing positive by IGRA decreased to 0.57 if immunosuppressed (95% CI, 0.31–1.03; P=0.06). The odds ratio of testing positive by TST if immunosuppressed was 1.14 (95% CI, 0.61–2.12; P=0.69). The fixed model yielded similar results, however the negative effect of immunosuppression on IGRA reached statistical significance (P=0.01).
Conclusions
While concordance was 85% between TST and IGRA, the performance of IGRA seems to be negatively affected by immunosuppression. Given the importance of detecting latent tuberculosis prior to anti-TNF initiation, further randomized controlled trials comparing the performance of TST and IGRA in IBD patients are needed.

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Quality of life in inflammatory bowel diseases: it is not all about the bowel
Ronald Keller, Nazar Mazurak, Laura Fantasia, Stefano Fusco, Nisar P Malek, Jan Wehkamp, Paul Enck, Thomas Klag
Intest Res 2021;19(1):45-52.   Published online February 27, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2019.00135
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Background/Aims
The inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), ulcerative colitis (UC), and Crohn’s disease (CD) are chronic diseases mostly affecting young patients. As they are diseases accompanying patients for their entire life, and the quality of life (QUOL) interacts with disease activity, improving QUOL should be one of the main goals of therapy. This study aims to identify factors contributing to good or impaired QUOL.
Methods
Questionnaires addressing health-related QUOL and other psychological and social features were positioned on our institutions’ webpage and on the webpage of the largest self-help group for IBD in Germany. Patients were subdivided according to their QUOL score with a cutoff of <60. We used the Short Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire, the Assessment of the Demand for Additional Psychological Treatment, and the Fear of Progression Questionnaire Short Form.
Results
High numbers of patients in both subgroups showed an impaired QUOL (87.34% in UC, 91.08% in CD). Active extraintestinal manifestations, smoking, high fear of progression and high demand for psychotherapy were associated with reduced QUOL. In addition, polypharmacological interventions did not result in a good QUOL, but ostomies are linked to improved QUOL especially in CD patients.
Conclusions
Scores used in clinical day-to-day-practice mainly focusing on somatic factors do not sufficiently address important aspects concerning QUOL. Most importantly, extraintestinal manifestations show a hitherto underestimated impact on QUOL.

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Biosimilars: concept, current status, and future perspectives in inflammatory bowel diseases
Sang Hyoung Park, Jae Cheol Park, Milan Lukas, Martin Kolar, Edward V. Loftus, Jr
Intest Res 2020;18(1):34-44.   Published online January 30, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2019.09147
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The inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD), which consist of Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, are chronic, incurable immunemediated inflammatory disorders of the intestine. As IBD incidence continues to increase globally and its mortality is low, prevalent cases of IBD are rapidly increasing, thereby leading to a substantial increase in health care costs. Although the introduction of biologic agents for IBD management has revolutionized the armamentarium of IBD therapy, the high cost of this therapy is concerning. With the expirations of patents for existing biologic agents (originals), biosimilars with cheaper costs have been highlighted in the field of IBD. Despite concerns regarding their short- and long-term efficacy, safety, immunogenicity, and interchangeability, increasing evidence via prospective observations and phase III or IV clinical trials, which aim to prove the “biosimilarity” of biosimilars to originals, has partly confirmed their efficacy, safety, and interchangeability. Additionally, although patients and physicians are reluctant to use biosimilars, a positive budget impact has been reported owing to their use in different countries. In the near future, multiple biosimilars with lower costs, and efficacy and safety profile similar to originals, could be used to treat IBD; thus, further consideration and knowledge dissemination are warranted in this new era of biosimilars.

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5-Aminosalicylic acid intolerance is associated with a risk of adverse clinical outcomes and dysbiosis in patients with ulcerative colitis
Shinta Mizuno, Keiko Ono, Yohei Mikami, Makoto Naganuma, Tomohiro Fukuda, Kazuhiro Minami, Tatsuhiro Masaoka, Soichiro Terada, Takeshi Yoshida, Keiichiro Saigusa, Norimichi Hirahara, Hiroaki Miyata, Wataru Suda, Masahira Hattori, Takanori Kanai
Intest Res 2020;18(1):69-78.   Published online January 30, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2019.00084
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Background/Aims
5-Aminosalicylic acid (ASA) causes intolerance reactions in some patients. This study was performed to examine the prognosis of patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) and 5-ASA intolerance, and to evaluate the potential interaction between 5-ASA intolerance and the intestinal microbiota.
Methods
We performed a retrospective cohort study of patients with UC who visited participating hospitals. The primary endpoint was to compare the incidence of hospitalization within 12 months between the 5-ASA intolerance group and the 5-ASA tolerance group. The secondary endpoint was to compare the risk of adverse clinical outcomes after the start of biologics between the 2 groups. We also assessed the correlation between 5-ASA intolerance and microbial change in an independently recruited cohort of patients with UC.
Results
Of 793 patients, 59 (7.4%) were assigned to the 5-ASA intolerance group and 734 (92.5%) were assigned to the 5-ASA tolerance group. The admission rate and incidence of corticosteroid use were significantly higher in the intolerance than tolerance group (P< 0.001). In 108 patients undergoing treatment with anti-tumor necrosis factor biologics, 5-ASA intolerance increased the incidence of additional induction therapy after starting biologics (P< 0.001). The 5-ASA intolerance group had a greater abundance of bacteria in the genera Faecalibacterium, Streptococcus, and Clostridium than the 5-ASA tolerance group (P< 0.05).
Conclusions
In patients with UC, 5-ASA intolerance is associated with a risk of adverse clinical outcomes and dysbiosis. Bacterial therapeutic optimization of 5-ASA administration may be important for improving the prognosis of patients with UC.

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Toshifumi Hibi, Makoto Naganuma, Eisei Oda, Yoji Yamada, Yoshitomo Chujoh, Ryoichi Yoshihara, Mamoru Watanabe
Intest Res 2020;18(1):56-68.   Published online December 11, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2019.00064
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Background/Aims
Mucosal healing (MH) of distal lesions in ulcerative colitis (UC) has recently been confirmed with budesonide 2-mg foam (BF) treatment in 2 clinical trials; however, few studies have investigated the predictive factors for complete MH.
Methods
We conducted a post hoc analysis using pooled data from phase II and III clinical trials evaluating the efficacy and safety of BF for UC. Additionally, we analyzed the relationships between complete MH and baseline factors and clinical symptoms from baseline to week 6.
Results
Among the 291 Japanese patients from the 2 pooled clinical studies, 119 patients in the BF twice a day group and 117 in the placebo group were included in the full analysis set. The proportion of patients with a rectal bleeding (RB) subscore of 0 was significantly higher in the BF group than in the placebo group after a 5-day treatment (P<0.05). After a 2-day treatment, significantly more patients in the BF group had a stool frequency (SF) subscore of 0 than patients in the placebo group (P<0.05). Multivariate analysis showed that complete MH at week 6 was influenced by baseline SF subscore and 5-aminosalicylic acid (5-ASA) enema or suppository use (P=0.0086 and P=0.0015, respectively). The relationship between complete MH at week 6 and RB subscore after week 2 was also confirmed.
Conclusions
Normal SF at baseline, history of 5-ASA topical product use, and elimination of RB after week 2 are suggested predictors of complete MH at week 6 with twice-daily BF treatment.

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IBD
Nutritional approach as therapeutic manipulation in inflammatory bowel disease
Jin Young Yoon
Intest Res 2019;17(4):463-475.   Published online October 28, 2019
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Malnutrition is observed more frequently in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) than in the general population and associated with adverse clinical outcomes. This study aimed to review the current knowledge regarding the efficacy of dietary and nutritional intervention in IBD patients. Exclusive enteral nutrition might be inferior to corticosteroid treatment in adults with active Crohn’s disease (CD) but might even be superior considering the adverse effects of corticosteroid treatment in children. Total parenteral nutrition has no advantage over enteral nutrition, which is considered a more physiologic modality in organ function. Current guidelines do not yet recommend ω3-polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation for the prevention and maintenance of remission in IBD patients. Dietary fiber supplementation could be effective in the relief of symptoms and maintenance of remission in ulcerative colitis (UC). Although vitamin D may be favorable to clinical course of IBD and bone density. Probiotic supplementation has proven to be effective in preventing and treating pouchitis for UC but is less effective in treating CD. Nutritional interventions not only correct nutritional deficiencies but also improve symptoms and clinical courses of the disease. Hence, nutritional approaches need to be developed to significantly evaluate the effectiveness of dietary interventions used to treat IBD.

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Inflammatory bowel diseases
Polypharmacy is a risk factor for disease flare in adult patients with ulcerative colitis: a retrospective cohort study
Jingzhou Wang, Takahiro I Nakamura, Anne G Tuskey, Brian W Behm
Intest Res 2019;17(4):496-503.   Published online October 14, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2019.00050
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Background/Aims
Polypharmacy is a common clinical problem with chronic diseases that can be associated with adverse patient outcomes. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence and patient-specific characteristics associated with polypharmacy in an ulcerative colitis (UC) population and to assess the impact of polypharmacy on disease outcomes.
Methods
A retrospective chart review of patients with UC who visited a tertiary medical center outpatient clinic between 2006 and 2011 was performed. Polypharmacy was defined as major ( ≥ 5 non-UC medications) or minor (2–4 non-UC medications). UC medications were excluded in the polypharmacy grouping to minimize the confounding between disease severity and polypharmacy. Outcomes of interest include disease flare, therapy escalation, UC-related hospitalization, and surgery within 5 years of the initial visit.
Results
A total of 457 patients with UC were eligible for baseline analysis. Major polypharmacy was identified in 29.8% of patients, and minor polypharmacy was identified in 40.9% of the population. Polypharmacy at baseline was associated with advanced age (P< 0.001), female sex (P= 0.019), functional gastrointestinal (GI) disorders (P< 0.001), and psychiatric disease (P< 0.001). Over 5 years of follow-up, 265 patients remained eligible for analysis. After adjusting for age, sex, functional GI disorders, and psychiatric disease, major polypharmacy was found to be significantly associated with an increased risk of disease flare (odds ratio, 4.00; 95% confidence interval, 1.66–9.62). However, major polypharmacy was not associated with the risk of therapy escalation, hospitalization, or surgery.
Conclusions
Polypharmacy from non-inflammatory bowel disease medications was present in a substantial proportion of adult patients with UC and was associated with an increased risk of disease flare.

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Familial aggregation of inflammatory bowel disease in India: prevalence, risks and impact on disease behavior
Rupa Banerjee, Partha Pal, Susan Hutfless, B Girish Ganesh, D Nageshwar Reddy
Intest Res 2019;17(4):486-495.   Published online August 6, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5217/ir.2018.00174
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Background/Aims
Information about familial aggregation of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in Asia is limited. We aimed to analyze the prevalence and risk of familial IBD in an Indian cohort and compare familial and sporadic cases.
Methods
Familial IBD cases were identified from a large prospectively maintained IBD registry. The prevalence of IBD in first- and seconddegree relatives of index cases was evaluated. The disease behavior was compared to that of sporadic cases.
Results
Total 3,553 patients (ulcerative colitis [UC], 2,053; Crohn’s disease [CD], 1,500) were included. Familial IBD was noted in 4.13% of CD and 4.34% of UC patients. Family history was commoner in pediatric group (< 18 years) (P= 0.0002; odds ratio [OR], 2.8; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.6–4.8). Majority had paternal transmission (UC, 67.42%; CD, 70.97%). Concordance of disease type was higher in UC (79.7%) compared to CD (37.1%). Familial IBD was associated with higher cumulative relapse rate (CD, P< 0.001; UC, P< 0.001), higher cumulative rate of surgery (CD, P< 0.001; UC, P< 0.001) and higher rate of biologic use (CD, P= 0.010; UC, P= 0.015). Pan-colitis was higher in familial UC (P= 0.003; OR, 1.935; 95% CI, 1.248–3.000). Fistulizing disease was commoner in familial CD (P= 0.041; OR, 2.044; 95% CI, 1.030–4.056).
Conclusions
The prevalence of familial IBD in India appears comparable to rest of Asia but lower than the West. It is associated with a younger age of onset, higher incidence of pan-colitis in UC and fistulizing complications in CD. Familial IBD has higher cumulative relapse, surgery and biologic use rates. Hence, family history of IBD could have important prognostic implications.

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