1. Disease burden of patients with moderate to severe ulcerative colitis: A French multicenter real-life study (THEFAR).
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Fumery M, Altwegg R, Aygalenq P, Filippi J, Ghestem V, Jamonneau I, Kirion J, Bouée S, and Robert C
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- Adult, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Fecal Incontinence etiology, France, Patient Reported Outcome Measures, Quality of Life, Surveys and Questionnaires, Colitis, Ulcerative therapy, Cost of Illness, Severity of Illness Index
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Background: Specific studies on the impact of ulcerative colitis (UC) and bowel urgency (BU) on disability and quality of life (QoL) of patients on advanced therapies are missing., Methods: Clinical and therapeutic management data were collected by Gastroenterologists from adult patients with UC treated with advanced therapies. Patients reported outcomes on QoL were collected using patient-reported questionnaires., Results: Forty-one sites enrolled 293 patients. Median age was 42.0 years, median disease duration was 6.0 years. 38.9 % had active disease (partial Mayo score>1). Median treatment duration was 16.9 months. 166 (57.0 %) patients had BU [median UNRS=2] and 78.3 % had fecal incontinence [median Wexner score=8.0]. Moderate to severe disability (IBD-Disk score≥40) was reported in 37.8 % patients. BU patients had a higher Wexner score [10.0 vs 5.2, p < 0.0001] and moderate to severe disability rate (53.7% vs 16.9 %, p < 0.0001), lower QoL and work productivity than those in BU remission: mean EQ-5D-5 L utility [0.846 vs 0.943, p < 0.0001], VAS for self-rated health [66.2 vs 82.1, p < 0.0001], and overall work impairment [35.7% vs 11.3 %, p < 0.0001]., Conclusion: The burden of moderate to severe UC, especially in patients with BU, is high. These findings highlight that BU control remains an unmet medical need in UC patients and underscore the need for new innovative treatments., Competing Interests: Conflicts of interest Justin Kirion and Stéphane Bouée are employed by CEMKA who received an unrestricted grant to perform the study. Camille Robert, Vincent Ghestem and Isabelle Jamonneau are employed by the company Lilly. Mathurin Fumery Consultant for Abbvie, Sandoz, Celltrion, Arena, MSD, Lilly, Pfizer, Ferring, Tillots, Takeda, Amgen, Biogen, Fresenius, and Nordic Pharma. Romain Altwegg: Advisory boards for Abbvie, Takeda, Galapagos, Amgen, Sandoz, Lilly, Pfizer, and Janssen. Jérome Filippi: Abbvie, Amgen Biogen, Celltrion, Galapagos, Janssen, MSD, Pfizer, Sandoz, and Takeda. Philippe Aygalenq: Philippe Aygalenq: Consultant for Janssen Cilag, Pfizer, MSD, Abbvie, and Takeda., (Copyright © 2024 Editrice Gastroenterologica Italiana S.r.l. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
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- 2025
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