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- Mårild, Karl, 1982, et al.
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Histologic activity in inflammatory bowel disease and risk of serious infections : A nationwide study
- 2024
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Ingår i: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. - : Elsevier. - 1542-3565 .- 1542-7714. ; 22:4, s. 831-846
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Individuals with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are at increased risk of serious infections, but whether this risk varies by histological disease activity is unclear.METHODS: A national population-based study of 55,626 individuals diagnosed with IBD in 1990-2016 with longitudinal data on ileo-colorectal biopsies followed through 2016. Serious infections were defined as having an inpatient infectious disease diagnosis in the Swedish National Patient Register. We used Cox regression to estimate hazard ratios (HRs) for serious infections in the 12 months following documentation of histologic inflammation (vs. histological remission), adjusting for social and demographic factors, chronic comorbidities, prior IBD-related surgery and hospitalization. We also adjusted for IBD-related medications in sensitivity analyses.RESULTS: With histological inflammation vs. remission, there was 4.62 (95%CI=4.46-4.78) and 2.53 (95%CI=2.36-2.70) serious infections per 100 person-years of follow-up, respectively (adjusted [a]HR=1.59; 95%CI=1.48-1.72). Histological inflammation (vs. remission) were associated with an increased risk of serious infections in ulcerative colitis (UC, aHR=1.68; 95%CI=1.51-1.87) and Crohn's disease (CD, aHR=1.59; 95%CI=1.40-1.80). The aHRs of sepsis and opportunistic infections were 1.66 (95%CI=1.28-2.15) and 1.71 (95%CI=1.22-2.41), respectively. Overall, results were consistent across age groups, sex and education level and remained largely unchanged after adjustment for IBD-related medications (aHR=1.47; 95%CI=1.34-1.61).CONCLUSION: Histological inflammation of IBD was an independent risk factor of serious infections, including sepsis, suggesting that achieving histological remission may reduce infections in IBD.
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- Everhov, Åsa H., et al.
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Increasing healthcare costs in inflammatory bowel disease 2007-2020 in Sweden
- 2023
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Ingår i: Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 0269-2813 .- 1365-2036. ; 58:7, s. 692-703
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: Inflammatory bowel disease has been linked to increasing healthcare costs, but longitudinal data on other societal costs are scarce.AIM: To assess costs, including productivity losses, in patients with prevalent Crohn's disease (CD) or ulcerative colitis (UC) in Sweden between 2007 and 2020.METHODS: We linked data from national registers on all patients with CD or UC and a matched (sex, birthyear, healthcare region and education) reference population. We assessed mean costs/year in Euros, inflation-adjusted to 2020, for hospitalisations, out-patient visits, medications, sick leave and disability pension. We defined excess costs as the mean difference between patients and matched comparators.RESULTS: Between 2007 and 2020, absolute mean annual societal costs in working-age (18-64 years) individuals decreased by 17% in CD (-24% in the comparators) and by 20% in UC (-27% in comparators), due to decreasing costs from sick leave and disability, a consequence of stricter sick leave regulations. Excess costs in 2007 were dominated by productivity losses. In 2020, excess costs were mostly healthcare costs. Absolute and excess costs increased in paediatric and elderly patients. Overall, costs for TNF inhibitors/targeted therapies increased by 274% in CD and 638% in UC, and the proportion treated increased from 5% to 26% in CD, and from 1% to 10% in UC.CONCLUSION: Between 2007 and 2020, excess costs shifted from productivity losses to direct healthcare costs; that is, the patients' compensation for sickness absence decreased, while society increased its spending on medications. Medication costs were driven both by expanding use of TNF inhibitors and by high costs for newer targeted therapies.
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- Svensson, Magnus, et al.
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Validating microscopic colitis (MC) in Swedish pathology registers
- 2018
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. - : Taylor & Francis. - 0036-5521 .- 1502-7708.
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVE: Microscopic colitis (MC), encompassing collagenous colitis (CC) and lymphocytic colitis (LC), is a diagnosis which relies on histopathologic criteria. This report examines the validity of having a diagnosis of MC in Swedish pathology registers.METHODS: We reviewed patient charts from 215 randomly selected individuals from 15 pathology departments in five healthcare regions in Sweden with a relevant histopathology code for MC on colon biopsies. Information on clinical symptoms and laboratory data were obtained from medical chart review. We obtained sufficient data on 211 individuals for calculating positive predictive values (PPVs) for MC.RESULTS: In total, 200/211 patients with a histopathology diagnosis of MC were confirmed as also having a clinical diagnosis of MC after chart review, yielding a PPV of 95% (95%CI =91-97%). The PPV for CC was 95% (95%CI =87-98%) and 85% for LC (95%CI =78-90%). The median age at biopsy was 67 years (range 17-90 years), and 72% (n = 154) were women. The most common symptoms in patients with MC histopathology were diarrhea (96% of patients), weight loss (24%) and abdominal pain (13%). Four percent (4/111) of patients with available data on stool culture were positive for gastrointestinal pathogens (none had Clostridium difficile). In 81 patients with available celiac serology, five (6%) were positive. Twenty-six percent of all patients had at least one other autoimmune disease, the most frequent being hypothyroidism (8%) and celiac disease (6%).CONCLUSIONS: This study found a high validity for MC as recorded in Swedish pathology registers.
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- Axelrad, Jordan, et al.
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Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Risk of Colorectal Polyps : A nationwide population-based cohort study from Sweden
- 2023
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Ingår i: Journal of Crohn's & Colitis. - : Oxford University Press. - 1873-9946 .- 1876-4479. ; 17:9, s. 1395-1409
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been linked to an increased risk of colorectal neoplasia. However, the types and risks of specific polyp types in IBD are less clear.METHODS: We identified 41,880 individuals with IBD [Crohn's disease (CD: n=12,850); Ulcerative colitis (UC): n=29,030)] from Sweden matched with 41,880 reference individuals. Using Cox regression, we calculated adjusted hazard ratios (aHRs) for neoplastic colorectal polyps (Tubular, Serrated/Sessile, Advanced and Villous) defined by histopathology codes.RESULTS: During follow-up, 1648 (3.9%) IBD patients and 1143 (2.7%) reference individuals had an incident neoplastic colorectal polyp, corresponding to an incidence rate of 46.1 and 34.2 per 10,000 person-years, respectively. This correlated to an aHR of 1.23 (95% CI 1.12-1.35) with the highest HRs seen for sessile serrated polyps (8.50, 95% CI 1.10-65.90) and traditional serrated adenomas (1.72, 95% CI 1.02-2.91). aHRs for colorectal polyps were particularly elevated in those diagnosed with IBD at a young age and after 10 years after diagnosis. Both absolute and relative risks of colorectal polyps were higher in UC than in CD (aHRs 1.31 vs. 1.06, respectively), with a 20-year cumulative risk differences of 4.4% in UC and 1.5% in CD, corresponding to one extra polyp in 23 patients with UC and one in 67 CD patients during the first 20 years after IBD diagnosis.CONCLUSIONS: In this nationwide population-based study, there was an increased risk of neoplastic colorectal polyps in IBD patients. Colonoscopic surveillance in IBD appears important, especially in UC and after 10 years of disease.
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- Bröms, Gabriella, et al.
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Capturing biologic treatment for IBD in the Swedish Prescribed Drug Register and the Swedish National Patient Register–a validation study
- 2021
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0036-5521 .- 1502-7708. ; 56:4, s. 410-421
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: It is not known to what extent biologic treatment for IBD is captured in the Swedish Prescribed Drug Register (PDR) and the National Patient Register (NPR). Methods: A cross-sectional study from July 2005 until 2017, comparing data on biologic treatment in the PDR and the NPR with medical records. We assessed the proportion of started treatment episodes in the medical records that were found in the PDR/NPR ever, within +/− one year and within +/− three months; for any biologic drug, per specific drug (infliximab, adalimumab, golimumab, vedolizumab, ustekinumab), by calendar period (2005–2008, 2009–2012, and 2013–2017) and by study center. For adalimumab, we assessed the validity of end of treatment episodes. Results: Medical records of 1361 patients and 2323 treatment episodes with any biologic were reviewed and 80.1% (95% CI: 78.4–81.7) were ever captured in the PDR/NPR in. A time window of +/− one year or +/− three months reduced the sensitivity to 63.3% (95% CI: 61.3–65.3) and 52.6% (95% CI: 50.5–54.6), respectively. The sensitivity was high (>85%) for the prescribed injection drugs adalimumab, golimumab, and ustekinumab for all time windows and for adalimumab end of treatment, while considerably lower for the infusion drugs infliximab and vedolizumab. Conclusions: The PDR and the NPR are reliable data sources on treatment with injection biologics in patients with IBD in Sweden. Infliximab and vedolizumab are poorly captured, why PDR/NPR data should only be used after careful consideration of their limitations or complemented by other data sources, e.g., the disease-specific quality register SWIBREG.
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- Eriksson, Carl, 1981-, et al.
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Ustekinumab Versus Anti-tumour Necrosis Factor Alpha Agents as Second-Line Biologics in Crohn's Disease
- 2023
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Ingår i: Digestive Diseases and Sciences. - : Springer-Verlag New York. - 0163-2116 .- 1573-2568. ; 68:7, s. 3119-3128
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: There are little data on positioning biologics in Crohn's disease (CD). AIMS: We aimed to assess the comparative effectiveness and safety of ustekinumab vs tumour necrosis factor-alpha (anti-TNF) agents after first-line treatment with anti-TNF in CD.METHODS: We used Swedish nationwide registers to identify patients with CD, exposed to anti-TNF who initiated second-line biologic treatment with ustekinumab or second-line anti-TNF therapy. Nearest neighbour 1:1 propensity score matching (PSM) was used to balance the groups. The primary outcome was 3-year drug survival used as a proxy for effectiveness. Secondary outcomes included drug survival without hospital admission, CD-related surgery, antibiotics, hospitalization due to infection and exposure to corticosteroids.RESULTS: Some 312 patients remained after PSM. Drug survival at 3 years was 35% (95% CI 26-44%) in ustekinumab compared to 36% (95% CI 28-44%) in anti-TNF-treated patients (p = 0.72). No statistically significant differences were observed between the groups in 3-year survival without hospital admission (72% vs 70%, p = 0.99), surgery (87% vs 92%, p = 0.17), hospital admission due to infection (92% vs 92%, p = 0.31) or prescription of antibiotics (49% vs 50%, p = 0.56). The proportion of patients continuing second-line biologic therapy did not differ by reason for ending first-line anti-TNF (lack of response vs intolerance) or by type of first-line anti-TNF (adalimumab vs infliximab).CONCLUSION: Based on data from Swedish routine care, no clinically relevant differences in effectiveness or safety of second-line ustekinumab vs anti-TNF treatment were observed in patients with CD with prior exposure to anti-TNF.
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- Everhov, Åsa H., et al.
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Incidence and Treatment of Patients Diagnosed With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases at 60 Years or Older in Sweden
- 2018
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Ingår i: Gastroenterology. - : Saunders Elsevier. - 0016-5085 .- 1528-0012. ; 154:3, s. 518-528
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND & AIMS: Diagnosis of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) is increasing among elderly persons (60 years or older). We performed a nationwide population-based study to estimate incidence and treatment.METHODS: We identified all incident IBD cases in Sweden, from 2006 through 2013, using national registers, and up to 10 matched population comparator subjects. We collected data on the patients' health care contacts and estimated incidence rates, health service burden, pharmacologic treatments, extra-intestinal manifestations, and surgeries in relation to age of IBD onset (pediatric, less than 18 years; adults, 18-59 years; elderly, 60 years or older).RESULTS: Of 27,834 persons diagnosed with incident IBD, 6443 (23%) had a first diagnosis of IBD at 60 years or older, corresponding to an incidence rate of 35/100,000 person-years (10/100,000 person-years for Crohn's disease, 19 /100,000 person-years for ulcerative colitis, and 5/100,000 person-years for IBD unclassified). During a median follow-up period of 4.2 years (range 0-9 years), elderly patients had less IBD-specific outpatient health care but more IBD-related hospitalizations and overall health care use than adult patients with IBD. Compared to patients with pediatric or adult onset, elderly patients used fewer biologics and immunomodulators, but more systemic corticosteroids. Occurrence of extra-intestinal manifestations was similar in elderly and adult patients, but bowel surgery was more common in the elderly (13% after 5 years vs 10% in adults) (P<.001). The absolute risk of bowel surgery was higher in the elderly than in the general population, but in relative terms, the risk increase was larger in younger age groups.CONCLUSIONS: In a nationwide cohort study in Sweden, we associated diagnosis of IBD at age 60 years or older with a lower use of biologics and immunomodulators but higher absolute risk of bowel surgery, compared to diagnosis at a younger age. The large differences in pharmacological treatment of adults and elderly patients are not necessarily due to a milder course of disease and warrant further investigation.
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- Everhov, Åsa H., et al.
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Probability of Stoma in Incident Patients With Crohn's Disease in Sweden 2003-2019 : A Population-based Study
- 2022
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Ingår i: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. - : Oxford University Press. - 1078-0998 .- 1536-4844. ; 28:8, s. 1160-1168
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: Surgery rates in patients with Crohn's disease have decreased during the last few decades, and use of antitumor necrosis agents (anti-TNF) has increased. Whether these changes correlate with a decreased probability of stoma is unknown. The objective of this study was to investigate the incidence of stoma in patients with Crohn's disease over time.METHODS: Through linkage of national registers, we identified patients who were diagnosed with Crohn's disease in 2003-2014 and were followed through 2019. We compared formation and closure of stomas over the calendar periods of diagnosis (2003-2006, 2007-2010, and 2011-2014).RESULTS: In a nationwide cohort of 18,815 incident patients with a minimum 5 years of follow-up, 652 (3.5%) underwent formation of a stoma. This was mostly performed in conjunction with ileocolic resection (39%). The 5-year cumulative incidence of stoma formation was 2.5%, with no differences between calendar periods (P = .61). Less than half of the patients (44%) had their stoma reversed. Stomas were more common in elderly-onset compared with pediatric-onset disease: 5-year cumulative incidence 3.6% vs 1.3%. Ileostomies were most common (64%), and 24.5% of the patients who underwent stoma surgery had perianal disease at end of follow-up. Within 5 years of diagnosis, 0.8% of the incident patients had a permanent stoma, and 0.05% had undergone proctectomy. The time from diagnosis to start of anti-TNF treatment decreased over calendar periods (P < .001).CONCLUSIONS: Despite increasing use of anti-TNF and a low rate of proctectomy, the cumulative incidence of stoma formation within 5 years of Crohn's disease diagnosis has not decreased from 2003 to 2019.
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- Everhov, Åsa H., et al.
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Sick Leave and Disability Pension in Prevalent Patients With Crohn's Disease
- 2018
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Ingår i: Journal of Crohn's & Colitis. - : Elsevier. - 1873-9946 .- 1876-4479. ; 12:12, s. 1418-1428
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background and Aims: Crohn's disease may affect the ability to work and lead to permanent disability. We aimed to investigate work loss in prevalent patients.Methods: We identified patients with Crohn's disease and general population comparators matched by sex, birth year, healthcare region and education. We assessed days of sick leave and disability pension retrieved from the Swedish Social Insurance Agency and estimated the absolute and relative risk of receiving disability pension [minimum 25% work impairment].Results: In 2014, the 20638 Crohn's disease patients [median age 44 years] had more than twice as many mean lost workdays [disability pension: 44; sick leave: 19] as the 102038 comparators [disability pension: 20; sick leave: 8], mean difference 35 days [95% confidence interval 33-37]. However, the majority had no lost workdays [68% of patients and 85% of comparators]. The proportion of patients receiving disability pension was 15% (6.5% in the comparators, risk ratio 2.34 [2.25-2.43]) and was higher in all subgroups, especially in female patients [28% vs 13% in the comparators], in those with ≤9 years of education [41% vs 23%] and in ages 60-64 years [46% vs 25%]. The relative risk of disability pension within the patient cohort [adjusted for age, sex, region and education] was higher in patients with complicated disease behaviour, extraintestinal manifestations, need of surgery or treatment with biologics. The differences between patients and comparators remained when comparing other calendar years [2006-2013].Conclusion: Work loss was found in approximately one-third of patients. The mean number of lost workdays was twice as high as in the comparators.
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- Everhov, Åsa H., et al.
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Women's earnings are more affected by inflammatory bowel disease than men's : a register-based Swedish cohort study
- 2021
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Ingår i: Journal of Crohn's & Colitis. - : Elsevier. - 1873-9946 .- 1876-4479. ; 15:6, s. 980-987
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND/AIM: Patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have more work disability than the general population. We aimed to estimate the monetary cost of IBD for the individual through assessment of earnings in relation to diagnosis.METHODS: Through linkage of national registers we identified patients aged 30-55 years at first IBD diagnosis in Sweden 2002-2011, and same-sex IBD-free siblings. We estimated taxable earnings and disposable income from 5 years before to 5 years after diagnosis.RESULTS: The 5,961 patients (27% Crohn's disease, 68% ulcerative colitis, 4.3% IBD unclassified) had similar taxable earnings as their 7,810 siblings until the year of diagnosis, when earnings decreased and remained lower than in siblings during follow-up. The adjusted difference in earnings over the entire 5-year period after diagnosis was -5% (-8,212€; 95%CI: -11,458 to-4,967). The difference was larger in women than in men, and larger in Crohn's disease than in ulcerative colitis. When stratifying for sex and IBD subtype and comparing earnings during each year of follow-up, the median annual earnings were lower in women with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis than in their sisters during all years of follow-up, whereas the men had similar annual taxable earnings as their brothers. The disposable income was similar between patients and siblings during the investigated time period.CONCLUSION: From the year of diagnosis and at least 5 years onwards, patients with IBD had 5% lower earnings than siblings, mainly explained by differences between women with IBD and their sisters. However, there were no differences in disposable income.
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- Everhov, Åsa H., et al.
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Work Loss Before and After Diagnosis of Crohn's Disease
- 2019
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Ingår i: Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. - : Oxford University Press. - 1078-0998 .- 1536-4844. ; 25:7, s. 1237-1247
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: The aim of this study was to examine work loss in patients with Crohn's disease.Methods: Using nationwide registers, we identified incident patients with Crohn's disease (2007-2010) and population comparator subjects without inflammatory bowel disease, matched by age, sex, calendar year, health care region, and education level. We assessed the number of lost workdays due to sick leave and disability pension from 5 years before to 5 years after first diagnosis of Crohn's disease or end of follow-up (September 30, 2015).Results: Among the 2015 incident Crohn's disease patients (median age, 35 years; 50% women), both the proportion with work loss and the mean annual number of lost workdays were larger 5 years before diagnosis (25%; mean, 45 days) than in the 10,067 comparators (17%; mean, 29 days). Increased work loss was seen during the year of diagnosis, after which it declined to levels similar to before diagnosis. Of all patients, 75% had no work loss 24-12 months before diagnosis. Of them, 84% had full work ability also 12-24 months after diagnosis. In patients with total work loss (8.3% of all) before diagnosis, 83% did not work after. Among those with full work ability before diagnosis, the absolute risk of having total work loss after diagnosis was 1.4% (0.43% in the comparators). Our results were consistent across several sensitivity analyses using alternative definitions for date of diagnosis.Conclusions: Patients with Crohn's disease had increased work loss several years before diagnosis, possibly explained by comorbidity or by diagnostic delay.
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- Faye, Adam S., et al.
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Atherosclerosis as a Risk Factor of Inflammatory Bowel Disease : A Population-Based Case-Control Study
- 2024
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Ingår i: American Journal of Gastroenterology. - : Blackwell Publishing. - 0002-9270 .- 1572-0241. ; 119:2, s. 313-322
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Introduction: Data suggest atherosclerotic-related inflammation may play a role in the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but large-scale studies are missing.Methods: In this nationwide case-control study, we used the Swedish Patient Register and the Epidemiology Strengthened by histoPathology Reports in Sweden cohort to identify adult cases of incident IBD between 2002 and 2021, with each case matched to up to 10 general population controls. We used conditional logistic regression to calculate odds ratios (OR) for exposure to an atherosclerotic-related condition (myocardial infarction, thromboembolic stroke, or atherosclerosis itself) before being diagnosed with IBD.Results: There were a total of 56,212 individuals with IBD and 531,014 controls. Of them, 2,334 (4.2%) cases and 18,222 (3.4%) controls had a prior diagnosis of an atherosclerotic-related condition, corresponding to an OR of 1.30 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.24-1.37). Results were statistically significant for both Crohn's disease (OR 1.37, 95% CI 1.26-1.48) and ulcerative colitis (OR 1.27, 95% CI 1.20-1.35) and for individuals who developed IBD at 40-59 years of age and 60 years or older. In addition, associations persisted when adjusting for underlying comorbidities, including the presence of immune-mediated diseases and prior aspirin and/or statin use. The highest odds of an atherosclerotic-related condition were seen in the 6-12 months before IBD diagnosis, though odds were increased even >= 5 years before. A higher magnitude of odds was also observed when having 2 or more atherosclerotic-related conditions when compared with having only 1 condition.Discussion: A history of an atherosclerotic-related condition is associated with increased odds of developing IBD, particularly among older adults. Future studies should investigate whether drugs targeting atherosclerotic-related inflammation may prevent IBD in higher-risk individuals.
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- Jakobsson, G. L., et al.
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Validating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in the Swedish National Patient Register and the Swedish Quality Register for IBD (SWIBREG)
- 2017
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. - : Informa UK Limited. - 0036-5521 .- 1502-7708. ; 52:2, s. 216-221
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Both the Swedish National Patient Register (NPR) and the Swedish Quality Register for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD, SWIBREG) are important sources of research data and information. However, the validity of a diagnosis of IBD in these registers is unknown. Methods: Medical charts of 129 randomly selected patients from the NPR and 165 patients registered both in SWIBREG and the NPR were reviewed. Patients were classified according to standardized criteria for ulcerative colitis (UC), Crohn's disease (CD), or IBD unclassified (IBD-U). Positive predictive values (PPVs) for UC, CD, IBD-U (only SWIBREG), or having any form of IBD were then calculated. Results: For cases with >= 2 diagnoses of IBD in the NPR (hospitalizations or non-primary care outpatient visits), the PPV was 93% (95% CI: 87-97) for any IBD, 79% (66-88) for UC and 72% (60-82) for CD. In UC patients with >= 2 UC diagnoses but never a CD diagnosis, the PPV increased to 90% (77-97). The PPV for CD in patients with >= 2 CD diagnoses but never a UC diagnosis was 81% (67-91)). Combining data from SWIBREG (>= 1 record) and the NPR (>= 1 record), the PPV was 99% for any IBD (97-100), 96% (89-99) for UC, and 90% (82-96) for CD. Conclusion: The validity of the UC, CD, and IBD diagnoses is high in the NPR but even higher when cases were identified both in SWIBREG and the NPR. These results underline the need for a well-functioning Swedish Quality Register for IBD as a complement to the NPR.
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- Khalili, Hamed, et al.
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Healthcare use, work loss and total costs in incident and prevalent Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis : results from a nationwide study in Sweden
- 2020
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Ingår i: Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 0269-2813 .- 1365-2036. ; 52:4, s. 655-668
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: There are limited data on population-wide assessment of cost in Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC).Aim: To estimate the societal cost of actively treated CD and UC in Sweden.Methods: We identified 10 117 prevalent CD and 19 762 prevalent UC patients, aged ≥18 years on 1 January 2014 and 4028 adult incident CD cases and 8659 adult incident UC cases (2010-2013) from Swedish Patient Register. Each case was matched to five population comparators. Healthcare costs were calculated from medications, outpatient visits, hospitalisations and surgery. Cost of productivity losses was derived from disability pension and sick leave.Results: The mean annual societal costs per working-age patient (18-64 years) with CD and UC were $22 813 (vs $7533 per comparator) and $14 136 (vs $7351 per comparator) respectively. In patients aged ≥65 years, the mean annual costs of CD and UC were $9726 and $8072 vs $3875 and $4016 per comparator respectively. The majority of cost for both CD (56%) and UC (59%) patients originated from productivity losses. Higher societal cost of working-age CD patients as compared to UC patients was related to greater utilisation of anti-TNF (22.2% vs 7.4%) and increased annual disability pension (44 days vs 25 days). Among incident CD and UC patients, the mean total cost over the first year per patient was over three times higher than comparators.Conclusion: In Sweden, the societal cost of incident and prevalent CD and UC patients was consistently two to three times higher than the general population.
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- Ludvigsson, Jonas F., 1969-, et al.
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Inflammatory bowel disease and risk of severe COVID-19 : A nationwide population-based cohort study in Sweden
- 2021
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Ingår i: United European Gastroenterology journal. - : Sage Publications. - 2050-6406 .- 2050-6414. ; 9:2, s. 177-192
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: There are concerns that individuals with chronic immune-mediated diseases are at increased risk of COVID-19 and related severe adverse outcome, including intensive care admission or death. We aimed to explore the absolute and relative risk of severe COVID-19 in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).METHODS: This population-based cohort study used nationwide registers in Sweden, with 67,292 individuals with a diagnosis of IBD 1969-2017 (Crohn's disease, n = 21,599; ulcerative colitis: n = 43,622; IBD-unclassified: n = 2071) and alive on 1 February 2020. Patients with IBD were matched to up to five controls from the general population (n = 297,910). Cox regression estimated hazard ratios (HRs) for (i) hospital admission with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 as the primary diagnosis, and (ii) severe COVID-19 (composite outcome consisting of (a) COVID-19 intensive care admission, or (b) death from COVID-19 or (c) death within 30 days of COVID-19 hospital admission), were calculated. Analyses were conditioned on age, sex, calendar period, and county and adjusted for other comorbidities.RESULTS: Between 1 February and 31 July 2020, 179 (0.27%) IBD patients and 500 (0.17%) general population controls were admitted to hospital with COVID-19 (adjusted HR [aHR] = 1.43; 95% CI = 1.19-1.72). The corresponding numbers for severe COVID-19 was 65 (0.10%) and 183 (0.06%; aHR = 1.11; 95% CI = 0.81-1.52). Adjusted HRs were similar in Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis. In a propensity score-matched model taking comorbidity into account until 2016, the increased risk for COVID-19 hospital admission remained (aHR = 1.32; 1.12-1.56), but there was no increased risk of severe COVID-19 (aHR = 1.12; 0.85-1.47).CONCLUSIONS: While individuals with IBD were more likely to be admitted to hospital for COVID-19 than the general population, the risk of severe COVID-19 was not higher.
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- Ludvigsson, Jonas F., 1969-, et al.
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Swedish Inflammatory Bowel Disease Register (SWIBREG) : a nationwide quality register
- 2019
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Ingår i: Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology. - : Taylor & Francis. - 0036-5521 .- 1502-7708. ; 54:9, s. 1089-1101
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a chronic, inflammatory relapsing disease with increasing incidence. IBD research and long-term follow-up of patients have, however, been hampered by lack of detailed data on disease phenotype, patient-reported outcome measures, Physician Global Assessment, disease activity, and hospital-administered drugs.Aim: To review the Swedish IBD quality register (SWIBREG).Methods: Review of SWIBREG including questionnaire data from users and patients.Results: SWIBREG was launched in 2005, and as of April 2019, contains 46,400 patients with IBD (Crohn's disease: n = 15,705, ulcerative colitis: n = 21,540, IBD unclassified and other colitis (including e.g., microscopic colitis): n = 9155). Of these IBD patients, 7778 had been diagnosed in childhood (16.8%). Earlier research has shown that combining SWIBREG and the Swedish National Patient Register (NPR) yields a positive predictive value of 100% (95%CI = 95-100%) for having a diagnosis of IBD. Moreover, out of all patients in the NPR with a diagnosis of IBD plus either IBD-related surgery or immunomodulatory/biological treatment during the past 18 months, SWIBREG covers 59.0%. SWIBREG records not only information on conventional therapies but also on biological treatment, surgery, smoking, disease activity, patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs), and patient-experienced measures (PREMs). Data are presented through a graphical decision support system.Conclusion: SWIBREG benefits patients with IBD, and offers an ideal opportunity for healthcare personnel and researchers to examine disease phenotype and activity, PROMs/PREMs, and hospital-administered drugs in patients with IBD.
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- Mårild, Karl, et al.
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Histological remission in inflammatory bowel disease and female fertility : A nationwide study
- 2024
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Ingår i: Gastroenterology. - : American Gastroenterology Association Institute. - 0016-5085 .- 1528-0012. ; 166:5, s. 802-814.e18
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND & AIMS: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is linked to reduced female fertility, but it is unclear how fertility rates vary by histological disease activity.METHODS: Nationwide IBD cohort of Swedish women aged 15-44 years. We examined fertility rates during periods with vs. without histological inflammation (n=21,046; follow-up: 1990-2016) and during periods with vs. without clinical activity (IBD-related hospitalization, surgery, or treatment escalation) (n=24,995; follow-up: 2006-2020). Accounting for socio-demographics and comorbidities, we used Poisson regression to estimate adjusted fertility rate ratios (aFRRs) for live-births conceived during 12-month-periods of histological inflammation (vs. histological remission) and 3-month-periods of clinically active IBD (vs. quiescent IBD).RESULTS: During periods with vs. without histological inflammation, there were 6.35 (95%CI=5.98-6.73) and 7.09 (95%CI=6.48-7.70) live-births conceived per 100 person-years of follow-up, respectively, or one fewer child per fourteen women with 10 years of histological inflammation (aFRR=0.90; 95%CI=0.81-1.00). In women with histological inflammation fertility was similarly reduced in ulcerative colitis (UC, aFRR=0.89 [95%CI=0.78-1.02]) and Crohn's disease (CD, aFRR=0.86 [95%CI=0.72-1.04]). Clinical IBD activity was associated with an aFRR of 0.76 (95%CI=0.72-0.79) or one fewer child per six women with 10 years of clinical activity. Fertility was reduced in clinically active UC (aFRR=0.75 [95%CI=0.70-0.81]) and CD (aFRR=0.76 [95%CI=0.70-0.82]). Finally, also among women with clinically quiescent IBD, histological inflammation (vs. histological remission) was associated with reduced fertility (aFRR=0.85 [95%CI=0.73-0.98]).CONCLUSIONS: An association between histological and clinical activity and reduced female fertility in CD and UC was found. Notably, histological inflammation was linked to reduced fertility also in women with clinically quiescent IBD.
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- Mårild, Karl, 1982, et al.
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Histological remission in inflammatory bowel disease and risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes : A nationwide study
- 2022
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Ingår i: EClinicalMedicine. - : Elsevier BV. - 2589-5370. ; 53
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- Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes, but it is unclear how risks vary by histological activity. Methods: We performed a nationwide study of Swedish women diagnosed with IBD 1990–2016 and a pre-pregnancy (<12 months) colorectal biopsy with vs. without histological inflammation (1223 and 630 births, respectively). We also examined pregnancy outcomes in 2007–2016 of women with vs. without clinically active IBD (i.e., IBD-related hospitalization, surgery, or medication escalation) <12 months before pregnancy (2110 and 4993 births, respectively). Accounting for smoking, socio-demographics, and comorbidities, generalized linear models estimated adjusted risk ratios (aRRs) for preterm birth (<37 gestational weeks) and small-for-gestational age (SGA, <10th percentile weight for age). Findings: Of infants to women with vs. without histological inflammation, 9.6% (n = 117) and 6.5% (n = 41) were preterm, respectively (aRR = 1.46; 95%CI = 1.03–2.06). Histological inflammation was associated with preterm birth in ulcerative colitis (UC) (aRR = 1.64; 95%CI = 1.07–2.52), especially extensive colitis (aRR = 2.37; 95%CI = 1.12–5.02), but not in Crohn's disease (aRR = 0.99; 95%CI = 0.55–1.78). Of infants to women with vs. without histological inflammation, 116 (9.6%) and 56 (8.9%), respectively, were SGA (aRR = 1.09; 95%CI = 0.81–1.47). Clinically active disease before pregnancy was linked to preterm birth (aRR = 1.42; 95%CI = 1.20–1.69), but not to SGA birth (aRR = 1.13; 95%CI = 0.96–1.32). Finally, of infants to women without clinical activity, histological inflammation was not significantly associated with preterm birth (aRR = 1.20; 95%CI = 0.68–2.13). Interpretation: Histological and clinical activity in IBD, especially in UC, were risk factors for preterm birth. Further research is needed to determine the importance of pre-pregnancy histological activity in women without clinically-defined disease activity. Funding: The Swedish Society of Medicine.
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- Nordenvall, Caroline, et al.
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Restorative Surgery Is More Common In Ulcerative Colitis Patients with a High Income : A Population-Based Study
- 2021
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Ingår i: Diseases of the Colon & Rectum. - : Springer. - 0012-3706 .- 1530-0358. ; 64:3, s. 301-312
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND: To avoid a permanent stoma, restorative surgery is performed after the colectomy. Previous studies have shown that less than half of patients with ulcerative colitis undergo restorative surgery.OBJECTIVE: The primary aim was to explore the association between socioeconomic status and restorative surgery after colectomy.DESIGN: This was a nationwide register-based cohort study.SETTINGS: The study was conducted in Sweden.PATIENTS: All Swedish patients with ulcerative colitis who underwent colectomy between 1990 and 2017 at the age of 15 to 69 years were included.MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The main outcome was restorative surgery, and the secondary outcome was failure of the reconstruction (defined as the need for a new ileostomy after the reconstruction or nonreversal of a defunctioning stoma within 2 years of the reconstruction). To calculate HRs for restorative surgery after colectomy, as well as failure after restorative surgery, multivariable Cox regression models were performed (adjusted for sex, year of colectomy, colorectal cancer diagnosis, education, civil status, country of birth, income (quartiles 1 to 4, where Q4 represents highest income), hospital volume, and stratified by age).RESULTS: In all, 5969 patients with ulcerative colitis underwent colectomy, and of those, 2794 (46.8%) underwent restorative surgery. Restorative surgery was more common in patients with a high income at the time of colectomy (quartile 1, reference; quartile 2, 1.09 (0.98-1.21); quartile 3, 1.20 (1.07-1.34); quartile 4, 1.27 (1.13-1.43)) and less common in those born in a Nordic country than in immigrants born in a non-Nordic country (0.86 (0.74-0.99)), whereas no association was seen with educational level and civil status. There was no association between socioeconomic status and the risk of failure after restorative surgery.LIMITATIONS: The study was restricted to register data.CONCLUSIONS: Restorative surgery in ulcerative colitis appears to be more common in patients with a high income and patients born in a non-Nordic country, indicating inequality in the provided care. See Video Abstract at http://links.lww.com.db.ub.oru.se/DCR/B433.
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- Olén, Ola, et al.
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Increasing Risk of Lymphoma Over Time in Crohn's Disease but Not in Ulcerative Colitis : A Scandinavian Cohort Study
- 2023
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Ingår i: Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. - : Elsevier. - 1542-3565 .- 1542-7714. ; 21:12, s. 3132-3142
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background & Aims: Earlier studies have provided varying risk estimates for lymphoma in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but often have been limited by detection biases (especially during the first year of follow-up evaluation), misclassification, and small sample size; and rarely reflect modern-day management of IBD.Methods: We performed a binational register-based cohort study (Sweden and Denmark) from 1969 to 2019. We compared 164,716 patients with IBD with 1,639,027 matched general population reference individuals. Cox regression estimated hazard ratios (HRs) for incident lymphoma by lymphoma subtype, excluding the first year of follow-up evaluation.Results: From 1969 to 2019, 258 patients with Crohn's disease (CD), 479 patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), and 6675 matched reference individuals developed lymphoma. This corresponded to incidence rates of 35 (CD) and 34 (UC) per 100,000 person-years in IBD patients, compared with 28 and 33 per 100,000 person-years in their matched reference individuals. Although both CD (HR, 1.32; 95% CI, 1.16–1.50) and UC (HR, 1.09; 95% CI, 1.00–1.20) were associated with an increase in lymphoma, the 10-year cumulative incidence difference was low even in CD patients (0.08%; 95% CI, 0.02–0.13). HRs have increased in the past 2 decades, corresponding to increasing use of immunomodulators and biologics during the same time period. HRs were increased for aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma in CD and UC patients, and for T-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma in CD patients. Although the highest HRs were observed in patients exposed to combination therapy (immunomodulators and biologics) or second-line biologics, we also found increased HRs in patients naïve to such drugs.Conclusions: During the past 20 years, the risk of lymphomas have increased in CD, but not in UC, and were driven mainly by T-cell lymphomas and aggressive B-cell lymphomas.
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- Shrestha, Sarita, 1991-, et al.
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Association between inflammatory bowel disease and spondyloarthritis : findings from a nationwide study in Sweden
- 2022
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Ingår i: Journal of Crohn's & Colitis. - : Oxford University Press. - 1873-9946 .- 1876-4479 .- 1197-4982. ; 16:1, s. 1540-1550
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) has been associated with spondyloarthritis (SpA), but population-based estimates are scarce. Here we compare the occurrence of SpA before and after a diagnosis of IBD to the general population, overall and by IBD subtype and age.METHODS: We used a nationwide register-based cohort study of 39,203 patients diagnosed with IBD during 2006-2016, identified from Swedish registers and gastrointestinal biopsy data, and 390,490 matched reference individuals from the general population. Conditional logistic regression models were used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) for a prior (prevalent) SpA diagnosis and conditional Cox regression to calculate hazard ratios (HRs) for a subsequent (incident) SpA diagnosis in IBD patients.RESULTS: IBD patients were more likely to have prevalent SpA at IBD diagnosis (2.5%) compared to reference individuals (0.7%) with an OR of 3.48 (95%CI:3.23-3.75). They also more often received an incident diagnosis of SpA; during 23,341,934 person-years of follow-up in IBD patients, there were 1,030 SpA events (5.0/1,000 person-years) compared to 1,524 SpA events in the reference group (0.72/1,000 person-years), corresponding to an HR of 7.15 (95%CI:6.60-7.75). In subgroup analyses, associations were most pronounced among patients with Crohn's disease [(OR=5.20; 95%CI:4.59-5.89), and (HR=10.55; 95%CI:9.16-12.15)] and paediatric onset IBD [(OR=3.63; 95%CI:2.35-5.59) and (HR=15.03; 95%CI:11.01-20.53)].CONCLUSION: IBD patients more frequently experience SpA both before and after the diagnosis of IBD compared to the general population, supporting evidence of a shared pathophysiology. The variation in SpA comorbidity across IBD subtypes and age-groups, calls for targeted approaches to facilitate timely diagnosis and intervention.
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- Visuri, Isabella, 1991-, et al.
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Predictors of drug survival : A cohort study comparing anti-tumour necrosis factor agents using the Swedish inflammatory bowel disease quality register
- 2021
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Ingår i: Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics. - : Blackwell Science Ltd.. - 0269-2813 .- 1365-2036. ; 54:7, s. 931-943
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Whether long-term effectiveness differs between anti-tumour necrosis factor (anti-TNF) agents is unknown.Aims: To examine drug survival of first-line anti-TNF agents and identify predictors of discontinuation. To reduce channelling bias, we also compared drug survival of the second anti-TNF.Methods: Biologic-naive patients (N = 955) recorded in the Swedish IBD Quality Register (SWIBREG) were examined. We used propensity score matching, comparing drug survival over up to three years of follow-up. Cox regression estimated adjusted hazard ratios (aHRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).Results: In Crohn's disease, discontinuation because of lack/loss of response was 32% [95%CI = 26%-38%] for infliximab versus 16% [95%CI = 11%-21%] for adalimumab. Infliximab [vs adalimumab; aHR = 1.96; 95%CI = 1.20-3.21] and colonic disease (L2) [vs no L2; aHR = 2.17; 95% CI = 1.26-3.75] were associated with higher discontinuation rates, whereas normalised CRP at three months [aHR = 0.40; 95% CI = 0.19-0.81] with a lower rate. Consistently, patients who switched from adalimumab to infliximab (vs infliximab to adalimumab) had earlier discontinuation (P = 0.04). Concomitant use of immunomodulators was associated with a lower adverse drug reaction-mediated discontinuation rate [aHR = 0.46; 95% CI = 0.28-0.77], in part explained by fewer infusion reactions [aHR = 0.27; 95% CI = 0.08-0.89]. In ulcerative colitis, the probability of discontinuation because of lack/loss of response was 40% [95% CI = 33%-47%] for infliximab versus 37% [95% CI = 21%-53%] for adalimumab. Disease duration >= 10 years [aHR = 0.25; 95% CI = 0.10-0.58] and normalised CRP after three months [aHR = 0.39; 95% CI = 0.18-0.84] were associated with lower discontinuation rates.Conclusions: Clinical characterisation of patients may aid decision-making on anti-TNF treatment. The consistently shorter drug survival for infliximab (vs adalimumab) in Crohn's disease, suggests a potential difference between the two drugs.
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- Amcoff, Karin, 1975-, et al.
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Concordance in Anti-OmpC and Anti-I2 Indicate the Influence of Genetic Predisposition : Results of a European Study of Twins with Crohn's Disease
- 2016
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Ingår i: Journal of Crohn's & Colitis. - Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press. - 1873-9946 .- 1876-4479. ; 10:6, s. 695-702
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- Background and Aims: An adaptive immunological response to microbial antigens has been observed in Crohn's disease (CD). Intriguingly, this serological response precedes the diagnosis in some patients and has also been observed in healthy relatives. We aimed to determine whether genetic factors are implicated in this response in a CD twin cohort.Methods: In total, 82 twin pairs (Leuven n = 13, Maastricht n = 8, Örebro n = 61) took part: 81 pairs with CD (concordant monozygotic n = 16, discordant monozygotic n = 22, concordant dizygotic n = 3, discordant dizygotic n = 40) and 1 monozygotic pair with both CD and ulcerative colitis. Serology for Pseudomonas fluorescens-related protein (anti-I2), Escherichia coli outer membrane porin C (anti-OmpC), CBir1flagellin (anti-CBir1) and antibodies to oligomannan (anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibody [ASCA]) was determined by standardized enzyme-linked immunoassay.Results: All markers were more often present in CD twins than in their healthy twin siblings. Using the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC), agreements in concentrations of anti-OmpC and anti-I2 were observed in discordant monozygotic but not in discordant dizygotic twin pairs with CD (anti-OmpC, ICC 0.80 and -0.02, respectively) and (anti-I2, ICC 0.56 and 0.05, respectively). In contrast, no agreements were found in anti-CBir, immunoglobulin (Ig) G ASCA and ASCA IgA.Conclusions: We show that anti-I2 and anti-CBir1 statuses have specificity for CD and confirm previous reported specificities for anti-OmpC and ASCA. Based on quantitative analyses and observed ICCs, genetics seems to predispose to the anti-OmpC and anti-I2 response but less to ASCA and anti-CBir1 responses.
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- Axelrad, Jordan E., et al.
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Inflammatory bowel disease and risk of small bowel cancer : a binational population-based cohort study from Denmark and Sweden
- 2021
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Ingår i: Gut. - : BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. - 0017-5749 .- 1468-3288. ; 70:2, s. 297-308
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- OBJECTIVE: Crohn's disease (CD) is associated with increased risk of small bowel cancer (SBC), but previous studies have been small. We aimed to examine the risk of incident SBC and death from SBC in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).DESIGN: In a binational, population-based cohort study from Sweden and Denmark of patients with IBD during 1969-2017 and matched reference individuals from the general population, we evaluated the risk of incident SBC and death from SBC. Cox regression was used to estimate adjusted hazard ratios (aHRs).RESULTS: We identified 161 896 individuals with IBD (CD: 47 370; UC: 97 515; unclassified IBD: 17 011). During follow-up, 237 cases of SBC were diagnosed in patients with IBD (CD: 24.4/100 000 person-years; UC: 5.88/100 000 person-years), compared with 640 cases in reference individuals (2.81/100 000 person-years and 3.32/100 000 person-years, respectively). This corresponded to one extra case of SBC in 385 patients with CD and one extra case in 500 patients with UC, followed up for 10 years. The aHR for incident SBC was 9.09 (95% CI 7.34 to 11.3) in CD and 1.85 (95% CI 1.43 to 2.39) in UC. Excluding the first year after an IBD diagnosis, the aHRs for incident SBC decreased to 4.96 in CD and 1.69 in UC. Among patients with CD, HRs were independently highest for recently diagnosed, childhood-onset, ileal and stricturing CD. The relative hazard of SBC-related death was increased in both patients with CD (aHR 6.59, 95% CI 4.74 to 9.15) and patients with UC (aHR 1.57; 95% CI 1.07 to 2.32).CONCLUSION: SBC and death from SBC were more common in patients with IBD, particularly among patients with CD, although absolute risks were low.
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