Effectiveness and safety of vedolizumab in a matched cohort of elderly and nonelderly patients with inflammatory bowel disease : the IG-IBD LIVE study

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BACKGROUND: Vedolizumab registration trials were the first to include elderly patients with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn's disease (CD), but few real-life data have been reported in this population.

AIMS: We investigated the effectiveness and safety of vedolizumab in matched cohorts of elderly and nonelderly UC and CD patients.

METHODS: The Long-term Italian Vedolizumab Effectiveness (LIVE) study is a retrospective-prospective study including UC and CD patients who started vedolizumab from April 2016 to June 2017. Elderly patients (≥65 years) were matched clinically 1:2 to nonelderly patients (18-64 years); the 2 groups were followed until drug discontinuation or June 2019.

RESULTS: The study included 198 elderly (108 UC, 90 CD) and 396 matched nonelderly patients (205 UC, 191 CD). Nonelderly UC patients had a significantly higher persistence on vedolizumab compared to elderly patients (67.6% vs. 51.4%, p = 0.02). No significant difference in effectiveness was observed between elderly and nonelderly CD patients (59.4% vs. 52.4%, p = 0.32). Age ≥65 years was associated with lower persistence in UC; for CD, previous exposure to anti-TNF-α agents, Charlson comorbidity index >2 and moderate-to-severe clinical activity at baseline were associated with lower persistence. There were recorded 130 adverse events, with comparable rates between the two groups. A Charlson comorbidity index >2 was associated with an increased risk of adverse events.

CONCLUSION: Vedolizumab can be considered a safe option in elderly IBD patients. Its effectiveness in elderly UC patients may be reduced, while no age-dependent effect on effectiveness was observed in CD.

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CommentIn: Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2022 Aug;56(4):731-732. - PMID 35879894

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:56

Enthalten in:

Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics - 56(2022), 1 vom: 05. Juli, Seite 95-109

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Pugliese, Daniela [VerfasserIn]
Privitera, Giuseppe [VerfasserIn]
Crispino, Federica [VerfasserIn]
Mezzina, Nicolò [VerfasserIn]
Castiglione, Fabiana [VerfasserIn]
Fiorino, Gionata [VerfasserIn]
Laterza, Lucrezia [VerfasserIn]
Viola, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Bertani, Lorenzo [VerfasserIn]
Caprioli, Flavio [VerfasserIn]
Cappello, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Barberio, Brigida [VerfasserIn]
Ricci, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Balestrieri, Paola [VerfasserIn]
Daperno, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Pluchino, Dario [VerfasserIn]
Rizzello, Fernando [VerfasserIn]
Scribano, Maria Lia [VerfasserIn]
Sablich, Renato [VerfasserIn]
Pastorelli, Luca [VerfasserIn]
Manguso, Francesco [VerfasserIn]
Variola, Angela [VerfasserIn]
Di Sario, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Grossi, Laurino [VerfasserIn]
Armuzzi, Alessandro [VerfasserIn]
IG‐IBD LIVE Study Group [VerfasserIn]
Ribaldone, Davide Giuseppe [Sonstige Person]
Biscaglia, Giuseppe [Sonstige Person]
Buda, Andrea [Sonstige Person]
Mocci, Giammarco [Sonstige Person]
Viscido, Angelo [Sonstige Person]
Di Paolo, Maria Carla [Sonstige Person]
Onali, Sara [Sonstige Person]
Rodino, Stefano [Sonstige Person]
Coletta, Marina [Sonstige Person]
Principi, Mariabeatrice [Sonstige Person]
Miranda, Agnese [Sonstige Person]
Amato, Arnaldo [Sonstige Person]
Bezzio, Cristina [Sonstige Person]
Petruzzellis, Carlo [Sonstige Person]
Mazzuoli, Silvia [Sonstige Person]
Festa, Stefano [Sonstige Person]
Sartini, Alessandro [Sonstige Person]
Checchin, Davide [Sonstige Person]
Fanigliulo, Libera [Sonstige Person]
Gallina, Sara [Sonstige Person]
Cesarini, Monica [Sonstige Person]
Bodini, Giorgia [Sonstige Person]
Stradella, Davide [Sonstige Person]
Spagnuolo, Rocco [Sonstige Person]
Guidi, Luisa [Sonstige Person]
Savarino, Edoardo [Sonstige Person]
Scrivo, Barbara [Sonstige Person]
Soru, Pietro [Sonstige Person]
Costa, Francesco [Sonstige Person]
Fries, Walter [Sonstige Person]
Scaldaferri, Franco [Sonstige Person]
Allocca, Mariangela [Sonstige Person]
Pellegrini, Lucienne [Sonstige Person]
Massari, Alessandro [Sonstige Person]
Orlando, Ambrogio [Sonstige Person]

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Themen:

9RV78Q2002
Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized
Biologics (IBD)
Crohn’s disease
Gastrointestinal Agents
Immunosuppression
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors
Ulcerative colitis
Vedolizumab

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 26.07.2022

Date Revised 30.08.2022

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2022 Aug;56(4):731-732. - PMID 35879894

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1111/apt.16923

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM343959666