Efficacy and safety of biological treatment for inflammatory bowel disease in elderly patients: Results from a GETECCU cohort.

INTRODUCTION: Biological therapies used for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have shown to be effective and safe, although these results were obtained from studies involving mostly a young population, who are generally included in clinical trials. The aim of our study was to determine the efficacy and safety of the different biological treatments in the elderly population. METHODS: Multicenter study was carried out in the GETECCU group. Patients diagnosed with IBD and aged over 65 years at the time of initiating biological therapy (infliximab, adalimumab, golimumab, ustekinumab or vedolizumab) were retrospectively included. Among the patients included, clinical response was assessed after drug induction (12 weeks of treatment) and at 52 weeks. Patients' colonoscopy data in week 52 were assessment, where available. Regarding complications, development of oncological events during follow-up and infectious processes occurring during biological treatment were collected (excluding bowel infection by cytomegalovirus). RESULTS: A total of 1090 patients were included. After induction, at approximately 12-14 weeks of treatment, 419 patients (39.6%) were in clinical remission, 502 patients (47.4%) had responded without remission and 137 patients (12.9%) had no response. At 52 weeks of treatment 442 patients (57.1%) had achieved clinical remission, 249 patients had responded without remission (32.2%) and 53 patients had no response to the treatment (6.8%). Before 52 weeks, 129 patients (14.8%) had discontinued treatment due to inefficacy, this being significantly higher (p<0.0001) for Golimumab - 9 patients (37.5%) - compared to the other biological treatments analyzed. With respect to tumor development, an oncological event was observed in 74 patients (6.9%): 30 patients (8%) on infliximab, 23 (7.14%) on adalimumab, 3 (11.1%) on golimumab, 10 (6.4%) on ustekinumab, and 8 (3.8%) on vedolizumab. The incidence was significantly lower (p=0.04) for the vedolizumab group compared to other treatments. As regards infections, these occurred in 160 patients during treatment (14.9%), with no differences between the different biologicals used (p=0.61): 61 patients (19.4%) on infliximab, 39 (12.5%) on adalimumab, 5 (17.8%) on golimumab, 22 (14.1%) on ustekinumab, and 34 (16.5%) on vedolizumab. CONCLUSIONS: Biological drug therapies have response rates in elderly patients similar to those described in the general population, Golimumab was the drug that was discontinued most frequently due to inefficacy. In our experience, tumor development was more frequent in patients who used anti-TNF therapies compared to other targets, although its incidence was generally low and that this is in line with younger patients based on previous literature.

[Leukocytoclastic vasculitis associated with Crohn's disease]. / Vasculitis leucocitoclástica asociada a enfermedad de Crohn.

In the course of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) a number of extraintestinal manifestations are known to occur, being the dermatological ones often associated to both ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Pyoderma gangrenosum and erythema nodosum are the most frequent, but there are other skin manifestations less frequently reported such as leukocytoclastic vasculitis. We present a case, in which Crohn's disease and leukocytoclastic vasculitis were simultaneously diagnosed, and corticoids treatment achieved complete remission of the both cutaneous and gastrointestinal manifestations.

Manifestación inicial atípica de una poliposis poco frecuente, el síndrome de Cowden / Unusual presenting manifestation of a rare polyposis, Cowden syndrome

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[Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage in patients over 80 years-old]. / La hemorragia digestiva alta en el paciente anciano mayor de 80 años.

OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the patient characteristics, outcome, and prognosis of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage in the elderly. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A prospective study was conducted on 103 patients aged 80 years and over, admitted to a Gastrointestinal Bleeding Unit after an episode of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. We analysed the personal history, the characteristics of the bleeding event, and whether an urgent diagnostic or therapeutic endoscopy was performed, in order to identify clinical data and endoscopic findings that may have an influence on the outcome of the haemorrhage. RESULTS: The major cause of the haemorrhage was peptic ulcer in 65.1%, and 60.2% of patients were on chronic treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. An urgent diagnostic endoscopy was performed in all of them, identifying the source of bleeding in 94.2%, and treatment was carried out on 28.2%. The likelihood of rebleeding was 8%, and 4.9% of patients underwent emergency surgery, with an overall mortality rate of 5.8%. CONCLUSIONS: The performance of urgent endoscopy and the application of endoscopic haemostasis are safe and effective in stopping upper gastrointestinal bleeding in the elderly. This has significantly reduced the need for emergency surgery, improving the survival of the bleeding elderly patient and preventing recurrent bleeding.

La hemorragia digestiva alta en el paciente anciano mayor de 80 años / Upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage in patients over 80 years-old

Objetivos. Analizar las características al ingreso, el curso evolutivo y el pronóstico de la hemorragia digestiva alta (HDA) en el paciente anciano. Material y métodos. Estudio prospectivo en el que se incluyeron 103 pacientes con edad igual o superior a 80 años, que ingresaron en una Unidad de Sangrantes por un episodio de HDA en un año. Analizamos los antecedentes personales, características de la hemorragia, realización de la endoscopia urgente diagnóstica y terapéutica y factores pronósticos asociados. Resultados. La etiología más frecuente de la HDA fue el sangrado por úlcera gastroduodenal en el 65,1%, siendo el 60,2% consumidores crónicos de antiinflamatorios no esteroideos. Se realizó endoscopia diagnóstica urgente en todos ellos, con una eficacia del 94,2% y terapéutica en el 28,2%. La tasa de resangrado fue del 8%, requiriendo cirugía urgente el 4,9%, con una mortalidad global del 5,8%. Conclusiones. La realización de endoscopia urgente y la aplicación de terapéutica endoscópica es un método seguro y eficaz para detener el sangrado por HDA en el anciano, lo cual ha reducido la necesidad de cirugía urgente, mejorando la supervivencia del enfermo anciano sangrante(AU)

Objectives. To evaluate the patient characteristics, outcome, and prognosis of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage in the elderly. Material and methods. A prospective study was conducted on 103 patients aged 80 years and over, admitted to a Gastrointestinal Bleeding Unit after an episode of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. We analysed the personal history, the characteristics of the bleeding event, and whether an urgent diagnostic or therapeutic endoscopy was performed, in order to identify clinical data and endoscopic findings that may have an influence on the outcome of the haemorrhage. Results. The major cause of the haemorrhage was peptic ulcer in 65.1%, and 60.2% of patients were on chronic treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. An urgent diagnostic endoscopy was performed in all of them, identifying the source of bleeding in 94.2%, and treatment was carried out on 28.2%. The likelihood of rebleeding was 8%, and 4.9% of patients underwent emergency surgery, with an overall mortality rate of 5.8%. Conclusions. The performance of urgent endoscopy and the application of endoscopic haemostasis are safe and effective in stopping upper gastrointestinal bleeding in the elderly. This has significantly reduced the need for emergency surgery, improving the survival of the bleeding elderly patient and preventing recurrent bleeding(AU)

Vasculitis leucocitoclástica asociada a enfermedad de Crohn / Leukocytoclastic vasculitis associated with Crohn's disease

En el curso de la enfermedad inflamatoria intestinal pueden aparecer múltiples manifestaciones extraintestinales, y las cutáneas son bastante habituales tanto en la colitis ulcerosa como en la enfermedad de Crohn. El pioderma gangrenoso y el eritema nodoso son las más frecuentes, y existen otras manifestaciones cutáneas muy poco frecuentes, como la vasculitis leucocitoclástica. Presentamos el caso de un paciente en el que se diagnosticó de forma simultánea la enfermedad de Crohn y la vasculitis cutánea, con mejoría clínica significativa de ambos cuadros tras instaurar tratamiento con corticoides (AU)

In the course of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) a number of extraintestinal manifestations are known to occur, being the dermatological ones often associated to both ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease. Pyoderma gangrenosum and erythema nodosum are the most frequent, but there are other skin manifestations less frequently reported such as leukocytoclastic vasculitis. We present a case, in which Crohn's disease and leukocytoclastic vasculitis were simultaneously diagnosed, and corticoids treatment achieved complete remission of the both cutaneous and gastrointestinal manifestations (AU)

Esofagitis aguda necrosante asociada a coma diabético hiperosmolar / Acute necrotizing esophagitis associated with hyperglycemic hyperosmolar ketotic coma

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Rotura esofágica espontánea como inicio de una esofagitis eosinofílica / Spontaneous esophageal rupture as onset of eosinophilic esophagitis

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