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Histopathology ; 84(3): 515-524, 2024 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37988281

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AIMS: Patients with Crohn's disease (CrD) have an elevated risk for the development of small bowel adenocarcinomas (SBAs). Actionable isocitrate dehydrogenase 1 (IDH1) mutations have been reported to be more frequent in CrD-SBAs than in sporadic SBAs. The present study aimed to investigate the clinicopathological and immunophenotypical features, as well as methylation profiles, of IDH1-mutated CrD-SBAs. METHODS AND RESULTS: An international multicentre series of surgically resected CrD-SBAs was tested for IDH1 mutation. Clinicopathological features, immunophenotypical marker expression and O6-methylguanine-DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) and long interspersed nuclear element-1 (LINE-1) methylation were compared between IDH1-mutated and IDH1 wild-type CrD-SBAs. Ten (20%) of the 49 CrD-SBAs examined harboured an IDH1 mutation and all the mutated cancers harboured the R132C variant. Compared to IDH1 wild-type cases, IDH1-mutated CrD-SBAs showed significantly lower rates of cytokeratin 7 expression (P = 0.005) and higher rates of p53 overexpression (P = 0.012) and MGMT methylation (P = 0.012). All three dysplastic growths associated with IDH1-mutated SBAs harboured the same IDH1 variant (R132C) of the corresponding invasive cancer, and all were of non-conventional subtype (two serrated dysplastic lesions and one goblet cell-deficient dysplasia). In particular, non-conventional serrated dysplasia was significantly associated with IDH1-mutated CrD-SBAs (P = 0.029). No significant cancer-specific survival difference between IDH1-mutated CrD-SBA patients and IDH1 wild-type CrD-SBA patients was found (hazard ratio = 0.55, 95% confidence interval = 0.16-1.89; P = 0.313). CONCLUSIONS: IDH1-mutated CrD-SBAs, which represent approximately one-fifth of total cases, are characterised by distinctive immunophenotypical features and methylation profiles, with potential therapeutic implications. Moreover, IDH1-mutated non-conventional, serrated dysplasia is likely to represent a precursor lesion to such CrD-SBAs.


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Adenocarcinoma , Neoplasias Encefálicas , Doença de Crohn , Neoplasias Duodenais , Humanos , Doença de Crohn/genética , Metilação de DNA , Adenocarcinoma/genética , Adenocarcinoma/patologia , Neoplasias Duodenais/genética , Metilases de Modificação do DNA/genética , Hiperplasia , Isocitrato Desidrogenase/genética , Mutação , Neoplasias Encefálicas/patologia , Prognóstico , Proteínas Supressoras de Tumor/genética , Enzimas Reparadoras do DNA/genética
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Int J Colorectal Dis ; 39(1): 77, 2024 May 24.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38782770

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PURPOSE: The diagnostic accuracy of Narrow Band Imaging (NBI) in the endoscopic surveillance of ulcerative colitis (UC) has been disappointing in most trials which used the Kudo classification. We aim to compare the performance of NBI in the lesion characterization of UC, when applied according to three different classifications (NICE, Kudo, Kudo-IBD). METHODS: In a prospective, real-life study, all visible lesions found during consecutive surveillance colonoscopies with NBI (Exera-II CV-180) for UC were classified as suspected or non-suspected for neoplasia according to the NICE, Kudo and Kudo-IBD criteria. The sensitivity (SE), specificity (SP), positive (+LR) and negative (-LR) likelihood ratios of the three classifications were calculated, using histology as the reference standard. RESULTS: 394 lesions (mean size 6 mm, range 2-40 mm) from 84 patients were analysed. Twenty-one neoplastic (5%), 49 hyperplastic (12%), and 324 inflammatory (82%) lesions were found. The diagnostic accuracy of the NICE, Kudo and Kudo-IBD classifications were, respectively: SE 76%-71%-86%; SP 55-69%-79% (p < 0.05 Kudo-IBD vs. both Kudo and NICE); +LR 1.69-2.34-4.15 (p < 0.05 Kudo-IBD vs. both Kudo and NICE); -LR 0.43-0.41-0.18. CONCLUSION: The diagnostic accuracy of NBI in the differentiation of neoplastic and non-neoplastic lesions in UC is low if used with conventional classifications of the general population, but it is significantly better with the modified Kudo classification specific for UC.


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Colite Ulcerativa , Colonoscopia , Imagem de Banda Estreita , Humanos , Colite Ulcerativa/diagnóstico por imagem , Colite Ulcerativa/patologia , Colite Ulcerativa/diagnóstico , Colite Ulcerativa/classificação , Imagem de Banda Estreita/métodos , Estudos Prospectivos , Feminino , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Adulto , Colonoscopia/métodos , Idoso , Vigilância da População
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Dig Dis Sci ; 69(5): 1785-1792, 2024 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38530500

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BACKGROUND: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor recently approved to induce and maintain remission in ulcerative colitis (UC). AIMS: Considering the number of anti-TNF non-responders, this study aims to assess the effectiveness and safety of tofacitinib in a cohort of multi-failure patients with moderate-to-severe UC at 52 weeks. METHODS: From January 2021 to March 2023, we performed a prospective multicenter study observing adult patients with moderate-to-severe UC starting tofacitinib after an anti-TNF failure for a 52-week-long period. Effectiveness and safety were assessed in terms of colectomy rate, clinical remission and response, endoscopic remission, steroid-free clinical remission, and rate of adverse events. RESULTS: We included 58 patients with UC with an age of 42 ± 14.4 years, 59% males, 96.6% left-sided or pancolitis, who were failure to a single (65.5%) or more than one anti-TNF (34.5%). Only 6 (10.3%) patients underwent colectomy. Colectomy was clinically associated with the necessity and the number of extra cycles of tofacitinib 10 mg bid at W8 (p = 0.023) and W24 (p = 0.004), and with a higher partial Mayo score at W8 (p = 0.025). At W52, clinical remission, clinical response, and steroid-free clinical remission were 53.4%, 43.1%, and 48.3%, respectively. Of 22 performed colonoscopies at W52, 11 (50%) showed endoscopic remission. Adverse events occurred in 14 (24.1%) patients, but only 2 (3.4%) led to tofacitinib discontinuation. CONCLUSIONS: In a real-life setting of patients with anti-TNF refractory UC, tofacitinib has proved to be effective in preventing colectomy and inducing clinical and endoscopic remission at 52 weeks with a good safety profile.


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Colectomia , Colite Ulcerativa , Piperidinas , Pirimidinas , Humanos , Colite Ulcerativa/cirurgia , Colite Ulcerativa/tratamento farmacológico , Pirimidinas/uso terapêutico , Masculino , Feminino , Colectomia/efeitos adversos , Piperidinas/uso terapêutico , Piperidinas/efeitos adversos , Piperidinas/administração & dosagem , Adulto , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Prospectivos , Itália/epidemiologia , Inibidores do Fator de Necrose Tumoral/uso terapêutico , Inibidores do Fator de Necrose Tumoral/efeitos adversos , Inibidores de Janus Quinases/uso terapêutico , Inibidores de Janus Quinases/efeitos adversos , Indução de Remissão , Resultado do Tratamento , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/uso terapêutico , Inibidores de Proteínas Quinases/efeitos adversos
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BMC Gastroenterol ; 23(1): 230, 2023 Jul 05.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37407913

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BACKGROUND: In Italy, the incidence of SARS-CoV-2 infection peaked in April and November 2020, defining two pandemic waves of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). This study compared the characteristics and outcomes of patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and SARS-CoV-2 infections between pandemic waves. METHODS: Observational longitudinal study of IBD patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Patients with established diagnoses of IBD and of SARS-CoV-2 infection were consecutively enrolled in two periods: (i) first wave, from 1 March 2020 to 31 May 2020; and (ii) second wave, from 15 September to 15 December 2020. RESULTS: We enrolled 937 IBD patients (219 in the first wave, 718 in the second wave). Patients of the first wave were older (mean ± SD: 46.3 ± 16.2 vs. 44.1 ± 15.4 years, p = 0.06), more likely to have ulcerative colitis (58.0% vs. 44.4%, p < 0.001) and comorbidities (48.9% vs. 38.9%; p < 0.01), and more frequently residing in Northern Italy (73.1% vs. 46.0%, p < 0.001) than patients of the second wave. There were no significant differences between pandemic waves in sex (male: 54.3% vs. 53.3%, p = 0.82) or frequency of active IBD (44.3% vs. 39.0%, p = 0.18). The rates of negative outcomes were significantly higher in the first than second wave: pneumonia (27.8% vs. 11.7%, p < 0.001), hospital admission (27.4% vs. 9.7%, p < 0.001), ventilatory support (11.9% vs. 5.4%, p < 0.003) and death (5.5% vs. 1.8%, p < 0.007). CONCLUSION: Between the first and second SARS-CoV-2 pandemic waves, demographic, clinical and geographical features of IBD patients were different as were the symptoms and outcomes of infection. These differences are likely due to the different epidemiological situations and diagnostic possibilities between the two waves.


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COVID-19 , Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais , Humanos , Masculino , COVID-19/epidemiologia , Estudos Longitudinais , Pandemias , SARS-CoV-2 , Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais/complicações , Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais/epidemiologia
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Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol ; 20(12): 2741-2752.e6, 2022 12.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34687970

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BACKGROUND & AIMS: The superiority of anti-TNF-α agents to thiopurines for the prevention of postoperative recurrence of Crohn's disease (CD) after ileocolonic resection remains controversial. In this meta-analysis of individual participant data (IPD), the effect of both strategies was compared and assessed after risk stratification. METHODS: After a systematic literature search, IPD were requested from randomized controlled trials investigating thiopurines and/or anti-TNF-α agents after ileocolonic resection. Primary outcome was endoscopic recurrence (ER) (Rutgeerts score ≥i2) and secondary outcomes were clinical recurrence (Harvey-Bradshaw Index/Crohn's Disease Activity Index score) and severe ER (Rutgeerts score ≥i3). A fixed effect network meta-analysis was performed. Subgroup effects were assessed and a prediction model was established using Poisson regression models, including sex, smoking, Montreal classification, CD duration, history of prior resection and previous exposure to anti-TNF-α or thiopurines. RESULTS: In the meta-analysis of IPD, 645 participants from 6 studies were included. In the total population, a superior effect was demonstrated for anti-TNF-α compared with thiopurine prophylaxis for ER (relative risk [RR], 0.52; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.33-0.80), clinical recurrence (RR, 0.50; 95% CI, 0.26-0.96), and severe ER (RR, 0.41; 95% CI, 0.21-0.79). No differential subgroup effects were found for ER. In Poisson regression analysis, previous exposure to anti-TNF-α and penetrating disease behavior were associated with ER risk. The advantage of anti-TNF-α agents as compared with thiopurines was observed in low- and high-risk groups. CONCLUSIONS: Anti-TNF-α is superior to thiopurine prophylaxis for the prevention of endoscopic and clinical postoperative CD recurrence after ileocolonic resection. The advantage of anti-TNF-α agents was confirmed in subgroup analysis and after risk stratification.


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Doença de Crohn , Humanos , Doença de Crohn/tratamento farmacológico , Doença de Crohn/prevenção & controle , Doença de Crohn/cirurgia , Inibidores do Fator de Necrose Tumoral , Recidiva Local de Neoplasia , Fator de Necrose Tumoral alfa/uso terapêutico , Período Pós-Operatório , Recidiva , Imunossupressores/uso terapêutico
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Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol ; 19(11): 2293-2301.e1, 2021 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34139332

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BACKGROUND & AIMS: There is uncertainty regarding the optimal duration of treatment with azathioprine (AZA) in ulcerative colitis (UC) and Crohn's disease (CD). We analyzed the clinical course and predictors of relapse after AZA withdrawal in patients in sustained deep remission. METHODS: A prospective study was performed on patients who stopped their treatment with AZA while being in steroid-free, extended deep remission (normal clinical, endoscopic, and histologic indexes, C-reactive protein, and fecal calprotectin [FC]). Standard biochemical tests and FC were measured at 3 and 6 months, then every 6 months. Bowel ultrasounds and ileocolonoscopy were performed every 6 and 12 months, respectively. Multivariate analysis for predictors of relapse was performed using a Cox proportional hazards model and hazard ratios were calculated. Spearman nonparametric correlation test was also used. The accuracy of significant predictors was calculated. RESULTS: Fifty-seven patients with inflammatory bowel disease stopped AZA after median 7 years (range, 5-19) and were followed up for median 50 months (range, 25-85). Twenty-six patients (18/31 UC, 8/26 CD; P = .003) relapsed, within a median 15 months (range, 2-37). FC was the only variable significantly correlated with later relapse of both diseases (UC: hazard ratio, 3.3; 95% confidence interval, 1.2-10; CD: hazard ratio, 4.5; 95% confidence interval, 1.4-12.5). The sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of FC were 50%, 100%, 100%, and 59% in UC and 50%, 94%, 80%, and 81% in CD. CONCLUSIONS: More than half patients with UC and one-third of patients with CD relapse after AZA withdrawal despite previous deep remission. FC positivity is associated with high risk of relapse, allowing early correction of the therapeutic strategy.


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Colite Ulcerativa , Doença de Crohn , Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais , Azatioprina , Fezes , Humanos , Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais/tratamento farmacológico , Complexo Antígeno L1 Leucocitário , Estudos Prospectivos , Indução de Remissão
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Ann Surg Oncol ; 28(2): 1167-1177, 2021 Feb.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32761330

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BACKGROUND: Small bowel adenocarcinoma is a relatively rare cancer, often diagnosed in an advanced stage. In localized and resectable disease, surgery alone or in combination with adjuvant chemotherapy is the mainstay of treatment. In the recently published National Comprehensive Cancer Network Clinical Practice guidelines, criteria for selecting patients with stage II small bowel adenocarcinoma to receive adjuvant chemotherapy are provided, and they are mainly extrapolated from studies on colorectal cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In the present study, we aimed to verify whether mismatch repair deficiency phenotype, high-risk pathologic features (including T4, positive resection margins and a low number of lymph nodes harvested), as well as tumor histologic subtype, were associated with cancer-specific survival in 66 stage II non-ampullary small bowel adenocarcinoma patients, collected through the Small Bowel Cancer Italian Consortium. A central histopathology review was performed. Mismatch repair deficiency was tested by immunohistochemistry for MLH1, MSH2, MSH6 and PMS2, and confirmed by polymerase chain reaction for microsatellite instability. RESULTS: We identified mismatch repair deficiency, glandular/medullary histologic subtype, and celiac disease as significant predictors of favorable cancer-specific survival using univariable analysis with retained significance in bivariable models adjusted for pT stage. Among the high-risk features, only T4 showed a significant association with an increased risk of death; however, its prognostic value was not independent of mismatch repair status. CONCLUSIONS: Mismatch repair protein expression, histologic subtype, association with celiac disease, and, in the mismatch repair proficient subset only, T stage, may help identify patients who may benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy.


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Adenocarcinoma , Neoplasias Colorretais , Adenocarcinoma/genética , Reparo de Erro de Pareamento de DNA/genética , Feminino , Humanos , Masculino , Instabilidade de Microssatélites , Endonuclease PMS2 de Reparo de Erro de Pareamento/genética , Endonuclease PMS2 de Reparo de Erro de Pareamento/metabolismo , Proteína 1 Homóloga a MutL/genética , Proteína 1 Homóloga a MutL/metabolismo , Proteína 2 Homóloga a MutS/genética , Proteína 2 Homóloga a MutS/metabolismo , Prognóstico
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Clin Exp Rheumatol ; 39(1): 196-202, 2021.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33555252

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Since January 2020, the whole world has been facing the worst epidemic for a century. SARS-CoV- 2 infection has so far caused more than one million deaths, with the only measures capable of containing the spread of the virus being social distancing, frequent hand washing, and the wearing of masks. Vaccine development was urgently needed and there are now more than 90 candidate vaccines being developed using different technologies. The European Medicines Agency has recently approved a second mRNA-based vaccine, but the introduction of vaccines has raised some doubts about patients with rheumatic disease, who are at high risk of infection because of disease activity and the therapies used to treat it. The aim of this study was to investigate how vaccines may interact with the immune system and treatment of such patients, and how to monitor the post-vaccine antibody titres and T cell responses in order to assess their efficacy and safety.


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COVID-19 , Doenças Reumáticas , Vacinas , Humanos , SARS-CoV-2 , Vacinação , Vacinas/efeitos adversos
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J Gastroenterol Hepatol ; 36(11): 3050-3055, 2021 Nov.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34159648

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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Since the outbreak of COVID-19, concerns have been raised as to whether inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients under biologic therapy may be more susceptible to the disease. This study aimed to determine the incidence and outcomes of COVID-19 in a large cohort of IBD patients on biologic therapy. METHODS: This observational retrospective multicenter study collected data about COVID-19 in IBD patients on biologic therapy in Italy, between February and May 2020. The main end-points were (i) to assess both the cumulative incidence and clinical outcome of COVID-19, according to different biologic agents and (ii) to compare them with the general population and a cohort IBD patients undergoing non-biologic therapies. RESULTS: Among 1816 IBD patients, the cumulative incidence of COVID-19 was 3.9 per 1000 (7/1816) with a 57% hospitalization rate and a 29% case-fatality rate. The class of biologic agents was the only risk factor of developing COVID-19 (P = 0.01). Non-gut selective agents were associated with a lower incidence of COVID-19 cases, related symptoms, and hospitalization (P < 0.05). Compared with the general population of Lombardy, an overall lower incidence of COVID-19 was observed (3.9 vs 8.5 per 1000, P = 0.03). Compared with 565 IBD patients on non-biologic therapies, a lower rate of COVID-19 symptoms was observed in our cohort (7.5% vs 18%, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: Compared with the general population, IBD patients on biologic therapy are not exposed to a higher risk of COVID-19. Non-gut selective agents are associated with a lower incidence of symptomatic disease, supporting the decision of maintaining the ongoing treatment.


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Fatores Biológicos/administração & dosagem , Terapia Biológica/efeitos adversos , COVID-19/epidemiologia , Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais/tratamento farmacológico , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Colite , Feminino , Humanos , Incidência , Lactente , Recém-Nascido , Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais/epidemiologia , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Retrospectivos , SARS-CoV-2 , Adulto Jovem
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Mod Pathol ; 33(7): 1398-1409, 2020 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32066859

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Small bowel adenocarcinomas (SBAs) are often associated with poor prognosis and have limited therapeutic options. Programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1)/programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) pathway blockade is an effective treatment in many microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) solid tumors. We aimed at investigating PD-L1 and PD-1 expression in non-hereditary, non-ampullary SBAs, associated with celiac disease (CeD), Crohn's disease (CrD), or sporadic, recruited through the Small Bowel Cancer Italian Consortium. We assessed PD-L1 and PD-1 by immunohistochemistry in a series of 121 surgically resected SBAs, including 34 CeD-SBAs, 49 CrD-SBAs, and 38 sporadic SBAs. PD-L1 and PD-1 expression was correlated with several clinico-pathological features, such as the etiology, microsatellite instability status, and tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TIL) density. The prevalence of PD-L1 positivity according to combined positive score (CPS) was 26% in the whole cohort of SBAs, with significantly (p = 0.001) higher percentage (35%) in both CeD-SBAs and CrD-SBAs in comparison with sporadic SBAs (5%). CPS ≥ 1 SBAs were significantly (p = 0.013) more frequent in MSI-H cases (41%) than in non-MSI-H ones (18%); however, 15 CPS ≥ 1 microsatellite stable SBAs were also identified. CPS ≥ 1 SBAs showed higher TIL and PD-1+ immune cell density, more frequently medullary histotype, as well as a better outcome in comparison with CPS < 1 cases. This study demonstrates an increased proportion of PD-L1+ cases in both CeD-SBAs and CrD-SBAs in comparison with sporadic SBAs. In addition, the identification of a subset of PD-L1+ microsatellite stable SBAs supports the need to ascertain additional biomarkers of response to immune checkpoint inhibitors along with MSI-H.


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Adenocarcinoma/patologia , Antígeno B7-H1/metabolismo , Neoplasias Intestinais/patologia , Intestino Delgado/patologia , Adenocarcinoma/etiologia , Adenocarcinoma/imunologia , Adulto , Idoso , Biomarcadores Tumorais/análise , Doença Celíaca/complicações , Doença de Crohn/complicações , Feminino , Humanos , Neoplasias Intestinais/etiologia , Neoplasias Intestinais/imunologia , Linfócitos do Interstício Tumoral/patologia , Masculino , Instabilidade de Microssatélites , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Estudos Retrospectivos
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Pharmacol Res ; 161: 105206, 2020 11.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32998068

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Inflammatory bowel disease (IBDs), including the two main subtypes of Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, not only affects the gastrointestinal system, but also has a wide range of extra-intestinal manifestations (EIMs) that are major sources of morbidity and disability, and therefore represent what can be considered a real syndrome. The pathogenetic mechanisms underlying these EIMs are unknown, but some may share a common pathogenesis with IBD and others may be due to IBD treatment. The aim of this review is to examine our current knowledge of IBD EIMs and their treatment.


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Colite Ulcerativa/complicações , Doença de Crohn/complicações , Animais , Colite Ulcerativa/diagnóstico , Colite Ulcerativa/terapia , Doença de Crohn/diagnóstico , Doença de Crohn/terapia , Humanos , Prognóstico
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Scand J Gastroenterol ; 55(7): 870-876, 2020 07.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32615891

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Objective: COVID-19 pandemic has seriously affected Italy. Radical changes occurred in the Italian NHS and thus in GI departments, as only urgent endoscopies were guaranteed. The study aimed to report how the demand for urgent endoscopy changed during the COVID-19 pandemic in Italy and to evaluate the appropriateness of urgent referrals in the Endoscopy Unit.Material and methods: Nation-wide, cross-sectional survey study in 54 Italian GI Units. Data were collected regarding urgent endoscopies (EGD, CS, ERCP) in two different time periods: March 2019 and March 2020.Results: Thirty-five (64.8%) GI endoscopy Units responded to the survey. The entity of reduction of overall urgent EGDs and CSs performed in March 2020 versus March 2019 was statistically significant: 541 versus 974 (-80%), p < .001 for EGD and 171 versus 265 (-55%), p < .008, for CS, respectively. No statistically significant reduction of urgent ERCP performed in March 2020 versus March 2019 was found. The increase in overall diagnostic yield for urgent EGD in March 2020 versus March 2019 was 7.3% (CI [0.028-0.117], p = .001). No statistically significant difference in diagnostic yield for CS between 2019 and 2020 was found.Conclusion: The study showed a statistically significant reduction of urgent EGD and CS performed during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, in March 2020, compared to March 2019. The diagnostic yield of urgent EGD performed in March 2020 was significantly higher than that of March 2019. No statistically significant difference was found in terms of diagnostic yield of urgent CS between March 2020 and March 2019.


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Betacoronavirus , Infecções por Coronavirus/epidemiologia , Endoscopia/estatística & dados numéricos , Pneumonia Viral/epidemiologia , COVID-19 , Estudos Transversais , Humanos , Itália , Pandemias , Utilização de Procedimentos e Técnicas , Encaminhamento e Consulta/estatística & dados numéricos , SARS-CoV-2
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Clin Exp Rheumatol ; 38(2): 337-342, 2020.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32202240

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A severe outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged in China in December 2019, and spread so rapidly that more than 200,000 cases have so far been reported worldwide; on January 30, 2020, the WHO declared it the sixth public health emergency of international concern. The two previously reported coronavirus epidemics (severe acute respiratory syndrome [SARS] and Middle East respiratory syndrome [MERS]) share similar pathogenetic, epidemiological and clinical features as COVID-19. As little is currently known about SARS-CoV-2, it is likely that lessons learned from these major epidemics can be applied to the new pandemic, including the use of novel immunosuppressive drugs.


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Anti-Inflamatórios/uso terapêutico , Antirreumáticos/uso terapêutico , Betacoronavirus , Infecções por Coronavirus , Citocinas/metabolismo , Pandemias , Pneumonia Viral , COVID-19 , China/epidemiologia , Infecções por Coronavirus/tratamento farmacológico , Infecções por Coronavirus/epidemiologia , Infecções por Coronavirus/imunologia , Humanos , Controle de Infecções , Pneumonia Viral/tratamento farmacológico , Pneumonia Viral/epidemiologia , Pneumonia Viral/imunologia , SARS-CoV-2 , Síndrome Respiratória Aguda Grave/tratamento farmacológico , Síndrome Respiratória Aguda Grave/epidemiologia , Síndrome Respiratória Aguda Grave/imunologia , Tratamento Farmacológico da COVID-19
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Digestion ; 101(4): 433-440, 2020.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31167191

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BACKGROUND: No data on European countries about knowledge and application of immunization strategies in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are available. OBJECTIVES: We designed a questionnaire aimed at exploring these issues among Italian gastroenterologists dealing with adult and paediatric IBD. METHODS: An anonymous, 24-item, questionnaire was sent via e-mail to all members of the Italian Group for the study of Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Three sets of questions were formulated: (1) Characteristics of respondents; (2) General opinions on the role of vaccines in IBD patients; (3) Immunizations of IBD patients in clinical practice. RESULTS: Of the 455 total surveys sent, there were 198 respondents (response rate: 43.5%). The great majority of respondents (82.9%) reputed as "very important" to perform the vaccinations recommended by the guidelines in patients with IBD. The indication to immunization is given at the diagnosis of the disease by 55.6% of the respondents. The most frequently recommended vaccine in IBD patients is the annual flu vaccine, while the recommendation rate for the other vaccines is variable depending on the different pathogens. CONCLUSIONS: Efforts carried out by the scientific societies are required to increase the awareness of this relevant topic among physicians.


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Gastroenterologistas/psicologia , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Imunização/psicologia , Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais/imunologia , Padrões de Prática Médica/estatística & dados numéricos , Adulto , Atitude do Pessoal de Saúde , Criança , Feminino , Humanos , Itália , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Inquéritos e Questionários
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J Clin Gastroenterol ; 53(4): 269-276, 2019 04.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-29394176

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GOALS: The aim of this study was to analyze the performance of Fuji Intelligent Color Enhancement (FICE) using the classification of Kudo in the differentiation of neoplastic and non-neoplastic raised lesions in ulcerative colitis (UC). BACKGROUND: The Kudo classification of mucosal pit patterns is an aid for the differential diagnosis of colorectal polyps in the general population, but no systematic studies are available for all forms of raised lesions in UC. STUDY: All raised, polypoid and nonpolypoid, lesions found during consecutive surveillance colonoscopies with FICE for long-standing UC were included. In the primary prospective analysis, the Kudo classification was used to predict the histology by FICE. In a post hoc analysis, further endoscopic markers were also explored. RESULTS: Two hundred and five lesions (mean size, 8 mm; range, 2 to 30 mm) from 59 patients (mean age, 56 y; range, 21 to 79 y) were analyzed. Twenty-three neoplastic (11%), 18 hyperplastic (9%), and 164 inflammatory (80%) lesions were found. Thirty-one lesions (15%), none of which were neoplastic, were unclassifiable according to Kudo. After logistic regression, a strong negative association resulted between endoscopic activity and neoplasia, whereas the presence of a fibrin cap was significantly associated with endoscopic activity. Using FICE, the sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative likelihood ratios of the Kudo classification were 91%, 76%, 3.8, and 0.12, respectively. The corresponding values by adding the fibrin cap as a marker of inflammation were 91%, 93%, 13, and 0.10, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: FICE can help to predict the histology of raised lesions in UC. A new classification of pit patterns, based on inflammatory markers, should be developed in the setting of UC to improve the diagnostic performance.


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Colite Ulcerativa/patologia , Pólipos do Colo/diagnóstico , Colonoscopia/métodos , Neoplasias Colorretais/diagnóstico , Adulto , Idoso , Pólipos do Colo/patologia , Cor , Diagnóstico Diferencial , Feminino , Humanos , Aumento da Imagem , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Valor Preditivo dos Testes , Estudos Prospectivos , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Adulto Jovem
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Scand J Gastroenterol ; 54(5): 586-591, 2019 May.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31032665

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Objective: To assess the accuracy of noninvasive parameters, fecal calprotectin (FC), increased bowel wall thickening (BWT) at intestinal ultrasound (IUS) and blood inflammatory indexes (BII), alone or in combination, as diagnostic tools for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in pediatric patients. Methods: Retrospective data were collected on consecutive children (age 2-18 years) referred to our pediatric gastroenterology clinic, for recurrent abdominal pain and/or altered bowel habit from 2007 to 2013. Subjects who had diagnostic workup: laboratory tests (FC, BII, white blood cell (WBC), C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)) and IUS as initial assessment were eligible. Subjects with known gastrointestinal (GI) diseases, or signs or symptoms highly suggestive for organic diseases necessitating prompt endoscopy (e.g., perianal disease or rectal bleeding), or who had recently performed endoscopy were excluded. The accuracy of noninvasive tests for detecting IBD was assessed using endoscopic and/or radiological investigations, performed in subsequent clinical follow up, as reference gold standard. Results: Seventy-seven patients (mean age 11.3, 44 males) were included, 23 (29.9%) with a final diagnosis of IBD. As single tests, FC gave the highest sensitivity (96%) but lower specificity (72%) and IUS highest specificity (96%) with lower sensitivity (70%). The combination of FC + IUS showed excellent accuracy for detecting children with IBD with positive predictive value: 100%; negative predictive value: 88.5%. The probability of IBD in children with normal FC, BII and IUS was 0.09%. Conclusions: FC and increased BWT at IUS are accurate to guide reassurance or proceeding with further invasive procedures for detecting IBD in children with mild GI symptoms.


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Dor Abdominal/etiologia , Fezes/química , Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais/diagnóstico , Intestinos/diagnóstico por imagem , Complexo Antígeno L1 Leucocitário/metabolismo , Dor Abdominal/diagnóstico por imagem , Adolescente , Biomarcadores/análise , Sedimentação Sanguínea , Proteína C-Reativa/análise , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Feminino , Humanos , Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais/diagnóstico por imagem , Doenças Inflamatórias Intestinais/patologia , Intestinos/patologia , Contagem de Leucócitos , Modelos Logísticos , Masculino , Estudos Retrospectivos , Sensibilidade e Especificidade , Índice de Gravidade de Doença , Ultrassonografia
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N Engl J Med ; 372(12): 1104-13, 2015 Mar 19.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-25785968

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BACKGROUND: Crohn's disease-related inflammation is characterized by reduced activity of the immunosuppressive cytokine transforming growth factor ß1 (TGF-ß1) due to high levels of SMAD7, an inhibitor of TGF-ß1 signaling. Preclinical studies and a phase 1 study have shown that an oral SMAD7 antisense oligonucleotide, mongersen, targets ileal and colonic SMAD7. METHODS: In a double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 2 trial, we evaluated the efficacy of mongersen for the treatment of persons with active Crohn's disease. Patients were randomly assigned to receive 10, 40, or 160 mg of mongersen or placebo per day for 2 weeks. The primary outcomes were clinical remission at day 15, defined as a Crohn's Disease Activity Index (CDAI) score of less than 150, with maintenance of remission for at least 2 weeks, and the safety of mongersen treatment. A secondary outcome was clinical response (defined as a reduction of 100 points or more in the CDAI score) at day 28. RESULTS: The proportions of patients who reached the primary end point were 55% and 65% for the 40-mg and 160-mg mongersen groups, respectively, as compared with 10% for the placebo group (P<0.001). There was no significant difference in the percentage of participants reaching clinical remission between the 10-mg group (12%) and the placebo group. The rate of clinical response was significantly greater among patients receiving 10 mg (37%), 40 mg (58%), or 160 mg (72%) of mongersen than among those receiving placebo (17%) (P=0.04, P<0.001, and P<0.001, respectively). Most adverse events were related to complications and symptoms of Crohn's disease. CONCLUSIONS: We found that study participants with Crohn's disease who received mongersen had significantly higher rates of remission and clinical response than those who received placebo. (Funded by Giuliani; EudraCT number, 2011-002640-27.).


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Doença de Crohn/tratamento farmacológico , Imunossupressores/administração & dosagem , Oligonucleotídeos/administração & dosagem , Proteína Smad7/antagonistas & inibidores , Adolescente , Adulto , Idoso , Proteína C-Reativa/análise , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Método Duplo-Cego , Quimioterapia Combinada , Feminino , Glucocorticoides/administração & dosagem , Humanos , Imunossupressores/efeitos adversos , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Oligonucleotídeos/efeitos adversos , Oligonucleotídeos Antissenso/uso terapêutico , Indução de Remissão , Adulto Jovem
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