A Panel to Predict Long-term Outcome of Infliximab Therapy for Patients With Ulcerative Colitis
A Panel to Predict Long-term Outcome of Infliximab Therapy for Patients With Ulcerative Colitis
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DOI:
10.1016/j.cgh.2014.07.055
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发表时间:
2015-03-01
影响因子:
12.6
通讯作者:
Ferrante, Marc
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作者:
Arias, Maria Theresa;Casteele, Niels Vande;Ferrante, Marc
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Infliximab is effective for patients with refractory ulcerative colitis (UC), but few factors have been identified that predict long-term outcome of therapy. We aimed to identify a panel of markers associated with outcome of infliximab therapy to help physicians make personalized treatment decisions.METHODS: We collected data from the first 285 patients with refractory UC (41% female; median age, 39 y) treated with infliximab before July 2012 at University Hospitals Leuven, in Belgium. We performed a Cox regression analysis to identify independent factors that predicted relapse-free and colectomy-free survival, and used these factors to create a panel of markers (risk panel).RESULTS: During a median follow-up period of 5 years, 61% of patients relapsed and 20% required colectomy. Independent predictors of relapse-free survival included short-term complete clinical response (odds ratio [OR], 3.75; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.35-5.97; P