Clusters of Disease Activity and Early Risk Factors of Clinical Course of Pediatric Crohn's Disease

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BACKGROUND: This study aimed to define clusters of disease activity and prognostic factors of disease course in a well-characterized cohort of children with Crohn's disease (CD).

METHODS: All patients from the SIGENP IBD (Italian Society of Pediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition Inflammatory Bowel Disease) registry with a 5-year follow-up and 6-monthly evaluation were included. Active disease was defined for each semester as follows: clinical activity (weighted Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index ≥12.5 or Mucosal Inflammation Noninvasive Index ≥8) and active disease on endoscopy (Simple Endoscopic Score for Crohn's Disease >3 or fecal calprotectin >250 µg/g) or imaging. Formula-based clusters were generated based on previously published patterns in adults.

RESULTS: Data from 332 patients were analyzed. A total of 105 (32%) experienced a quiescent disease course; 49 (15%) and 31 (9%) a moderate-to-severe chronically active and chronic intermittent disease, respectively; 104 (31%) and 43 (13%) had active disease in the first 2 years after diagnosis and remission thereafter and vice versa, respectively. Surgery at diagnosis was significantly associated with a quiescent course (odds ratio [OR], 10.05; 95% confidence interval [CI], 3.05-25.22; P=.0005), while growth impairment at the diagnosis and active disease requiring corticosteroids at 6 months were inversely related to the quiescent group (OR, 0.48; 95% CI, 0.27-0.81; P= .007; and OR, 0.35; 95% CI, 0.16-0.71; P= .005, respectively). Perianal involvement at diagnosis and moderate-severe activity at 6 months correlated with disease progression (OR, 3.85; 95% CI, 1.20-12.85; P=.02).

CONCLUSIONS: During the first 5 years of follow-up, one-third of children with CD experience a quiescent course. However, another one-third have a moderate-to-severe disease course. Surgery at the diagnosis is related to a quiescent course, while growth impairment and lack of response to induction therapy correlate with more severe disease activity during follow-up.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2023

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Inflammatory bowel diseases - (2023) vom: 23. Nov.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Distante, Manuela [VerfasserIn]
Rotulo, Silvia [VerfasserIn]
Ranalli, Marco [VerfasserIn]
Pedace, Eugenio [VerfasserIn]
Lionetti, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Arrigo, Serena [VerfasserIn]
Alvisi, Patrizia [VerfasserIn]
Miele, Erasmo [VerfasserIn]
Martinelli, Massimo [VerfasserIn]
Zuin, Giovanna [VerfasserIn]
Bramuzzo, Matteo [VerfasserIn]
Cananzi, Mara [VerfasserIn]
Aloi, Marina [VerfasserIn]
SIGENP IBD Working Group [VerfasserIn]
Baldi, M [Sonstige Person]
Banzato, C [Sonstige Person]
Barera, G [Sonstige Person]
Castellucci, G [Sonstige Person]
Corpino, M [Sonstige Person]
Cozzali, R [Sonstige Person]
De Giacomo, C [Sonstige Person]
Diaferia, P [Sonstige Person]
Dilillo, D [Sonstige Person]
Felici, E [Sonstige Person]
Illiceto, M T [Sonstige Person]
Knafelz, D [Sonstige Person]
Norsa, L [Sonstige Person]
Pavanello, P M [Sonstige Person]
Ravelli, A [Sonstige Person]
Romagnoli, V [Sonstige Person]
Romano, C [Sonstige Person]
Salvatore, S [Sonstige Person]

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Children
Cluster
Crohn’s disease
Journal Article
Prognostic risk factors

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Date Revised 23.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

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10.1093/ibd/izad275

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NLM364869828