1. Top-down Versus Step-up Strategies to Prevent Postoperative Recurrence in Crohn’s Disease
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Anthony Buisson, Lysa Blanco, Luc Manlay, Maud Reymond, Michel Dapoigny, Olivier Rouquette, Anne Dubois, Bruno Pereira, Microbes, Intestin, Inflammation et Susceptibilité de l'Hôte (M2iSH), Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM)-Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine d'Auvergne (CRNH d'Auvergne)-Institut National de Recherche pour l’Agriculture, l’Alimentation et l’Environnement (INRAE)-Université Clermont Auvergne (UCA), Infection Inflammation et Interaction Hôtes Pathogènes [CHU Clermont-Ferrand] (3IHP ), Direction de la recherche clinique et de l’innovation [CHU Clermont-Ferrand] (DRCI), CHU Clermont-Ferrand-CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Service d'Hépatologie Gastro-entérologie [CHU Clermont-Ferrand], CHU Estaing [Clermont-Ferrand], Service de Chirurgie Digestive et Hépatobiliaire [CHU Clermont-Ferrand], CHU Clermont-Ferrand, and ROSSI, Sabine
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surgery ,Crohn's disease ,ileocolonic resection ,Gastroenterology ,Immunology and Allergy ,[SDV.MHEP.HEG]Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Hépatology and Gastroenterology ,santi-TNF ,biologic ,[SDV.MHEP.HEG] Life Sciences [q-bio]/Human health and pathology/Hépatology and Gastroenterology - Abstract
Background The best management after ileocolonic resection is still unknown in Crohn’s disease (CD). We compared step-up and top-down approaches to prevent short and long-term postoperative recurrences in CD patients. Methods From a comprehensive database, consecutive CD patients who underwent intestinal resection (2014-2021) were included. Top-down (biologics started within the first month after surgery) or step-up strategies (no biologic between surgery and colonoscopy at 6 months) were performed with systematic colonoscopy at 6 months and therapeutic escalation if Rutgeerts index was ≥i2a (endoscopic postoperative recurrence). Propensity score analysis was applied for each comparison. Results Among 115 CD patients, top-down was the most effective strategy to prevent endoscopic postoperative recurrence (46.8% vs 65.9%, P = .042) and to achieve complete endoscopic remission (Rutgeerts index = i0; 45.3% vs 19.3%; P = .004) at 6 months. We did not observe any significant difference between the 2 groups regarding clinical postoperative recurrence (hazard ratio [HR], .86 [0.44-1.66], P = .66) and progression of bowel damage (HR, 0.81 [0.63-1.06], P = .12). Endoscopic postoperative recurrence at 6 months was associated with increased risk of clinical postoperative recurrence (HR, 1.97 [1.07-3.64], P 0.029) and progression of bowel damage (HR, 3.33 [1.23-9.02], P = .018). Among the subgroup without endoscopic postoperative recurrence at 6 months, the risks of clinical postoperative recurrence and progression of bowel damage were significantly improved in the top-down group (HR, 0.59 [0.37-0.94], P = .025; and HR, 0.73 [0.63-0.83], P < .001, respectively). Conclusions Top-down strategy should be the preferred management to prevent short and long-term postoperative recurrence in CD.
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- 2022
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