ArticleCrohn's & colitis 3602021
The Effect of Early vs Delayed Initiation of Adalimumab on Remission Rates in Patients With Crohn's Disease With Poor Prognostic Factors: The MODIFY Study.
Article in Crohn's & colitis 360, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Early Biologic Treatment Decreases Risk of Surgery in Crohn's Disease but not in Ulcerative Colitis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Inflammatory bowel diseases · 2024Pooled it
- Current status of 5-aminosalicylic acid in Crohn's disease treatment: a nationwide survey and analysis of perspectives and practice patterns among inflammatory bowel disease physicians.Frontiers in gastroenterology (Lausanne, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Differential Outcomes of Early Versus Late Anti-TNF Therapy in Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease: A Nationwide Propensity Score-Matched Cohort Study.United European gastroenterology journal · 2025Article
- Prolonged time to treatment of biologics in inflammatory bowel disease: disparities from a retrospective study in a tertiary referral centre in the UK.BMC gastroenterology · 2025Article
- Nationwide study on clinical impact of early tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitors following first intestinal resection in biologics-naïve Crohn's disease patients.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Predictors and optimal management of tumor necrosis factor antagonist nonresponse in inflammatory bowel disease: A literature review.World journal of gastroenterology · 2023Review
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Abstract
Background: Data on the effectiveness of anti-tumor necrosis factor medications in patients with Crohn's disease (CD) with poor prognostic factors (PPFs) are scarce. This study aimed to generate real-world evidence on the effect of early (≤24 months after diagnosis) vs delayed (>24 months) initiation of adalimumab (ADL) on the 26-week remission rate (Harvey-Bradshaw Index ≤4) in these patients. Methods: This multicentre, retrospective, chart review study performed in 10 Greek hospitals enrolled adult patients with moderate to severe CD (Harvey-Bradshaw Index ≥8) with ≥3 PPFs who were initiated on ADL ≥12 months before enrollment. A sample size of 164 patients (early:delayed cohort allocation ratio, 30:70) was required to address the primary endpoint. Results: Eligible patients ( Conclusions: Patients with CD with PPFs who received early vs delayed treatment with ADL achieved higher clinical response and remission rates. This effect was more pronounced in those patients who were bio-naive and steroid-dependent/refractory with concurrent extraintestinal manifestations than those who were not.
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