Background Acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC) is a potentially life-threatening disease, and the best option in cases of steroid-refractory disease is still debated. We compared the early- and long-term efficacy and safety of the 2 available "rescue therapies", infliximab (IFX) and cyclosporine (CYS), in this setting.Methods We retrospectively evaluated patients admitted for ASUC and treated with "rescue therapy". The primary endpoint was early colectomy-free survival (30 days) and colectomy-free survival until the end of follow up. The secondary endpoints were predictors of colectomy and long-term maintenance of the treatment strategy over time.Results Of 129 patients admitted, 68 received rescue therapy (47 with IFX), whereas 7 underwent early colectomy (10.3%). At 30 days, fewer patients treated with IFX showed a need for colectomy (8.5% vs. 14.3%) compared to those in the CYS group, though the difference was non-significant (odds ratio [OR] 0.69, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.10-4.69; P=0.47). No severe side effects due to IFX and CYS were observed. During a mean follow up of 40 months, 23 additional patients (37.7%) underwent colectomy, and the rate was significantly lower in the IFX group (25.6%) than in the CYS group (66.7%) (hazard ratio 0.25, 95%CI 0.10-0.61; P=0.003). Colectomy-free survival was significantly higher in the IFX group than in the CYS group (P=0.018) at 12 months.Conclusions In our setting, the early outcomes of IFX and CYS for ASUC were comparable. IFX was associated with significantly lower colectomy rates during the observation period and had a similar safety profile to CYS.

Infliximab is more effective than cyclosporine as a rescue therapy for acute severe ulcerative colitis: a retrospective single-center study / Grazie, Marco Le; Bagnoli, Siro; Dragoni, Gabriele; Caini, Saverio; Annese, Vito; Innocenti, Tommaso; Deiana, Simona; Manetti, Natalia; Milani, Stefano; Galli, Andrea; Milla, Monica. - In: ANNALS OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. - ISSN 1108-7471. - ELETTRONICO. - 34:(2021), pp. 370-377. [10.20524/aog.2021.0584]

Infliximab is more effective than cyclosporine as a rescue therapy for acute severe ulcerative colitis: a retrospective single-center study

Grazie, Marco Le
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Dragoni, Gabriele;Caini, Saverio;Annese, Vito;Innocenti, Tommaso;Deiana, Simona;Manetti, Natalia;Milani, Stefano;Galli, Andrea;Milla, Monica
2021

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Background Acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC) is a potentially life-threatening disease, and the best option in cases of steroid-refractory disease is still debated. We compared the early- and long-term efficacy and safety of the 2 available "rescue therapies", infliximab (IFX) and cyclosporine (CYS), in this setting.Methods We retrospectively evaluated patients admitted for ASUC and treated with "rescue therapy". The primary endpoint was early colectomy-free survival (30 days) and colectomy-free survival until the end of follow up. The secondary endpoints were predictors of colectomy and long-term maintenance of the treatment strategy over time.Results Of 129 patients admitted, 68 received rescue therapy (47 with IFX), whereas 7 underwent early colectomy (10.3%). At 30 days, fewer patients treated with IFX showed a need for colectomy (8.5% vs. 14.3%) compared to those in the CYS group, though the difference was non-significant (odds ratio [OR] 0.69, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.10-4.69; P=0.47). No severe side effects due to IFX and CYS were observed. During a mean follow up of 40 months, 23 additional patients (37.7%) underwent colectomy, and the rate was significantly lower in the IFX group (25.6%) than in the CYS group (66.7%) (hazard ratio 0.25, 95%CI 0.10-0.61; P=0.003). Colectomy-free survival was significantly higher in the IFX group than in the CYS group (P=0.018) at 12 months.Conclusions In our setting, the early outcomes of IFX and CYS for ASUC were comparable. IFX was associated with significantly lower colectomy rates during the observation period and had a similar safety profile to CYS.
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Grazie, Marco Le; Bagnoli, Siro; Dragoni, Gabriele; Caini, Saverio; Annese, Vito; Innocenti, Tommaso; Deiana, Simona; Manetti, Natalia; Milani, Stefan...espandi
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