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Observational studyBMC gastroenterology2023

Effectiveness and safety of vedolizumab induction with or without budesonide in patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease in Europe: a retrospective observational study.

Roni Weisshof, Stephan R Vavricka, Lieven Pouillon, Fiona Braegger, Montserrat Roset, Nawal Bent-Ennakhil, Marc Ferrante

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Observational study in BMC gastroenterology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Roni WeisshofDepartment of Gastroenterology, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel.
Stephan R VavrickaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland.
Lieven PouillonDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Imelda GI Clinical Research Center, Imeldaziekenhuis Bonheiden, Belgium.
Fiona BraeggerEUCAN Evidence Generation, Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG, Glattpark-Opfikon, Zürich, Switzerland.
Montserrat RosetIQVIA, Real World Solutions, Barcelona, Spain.
Nawal Bent-EnnakhilEUCAN Evidence Generation, Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG, Glattpark-Opfikon, Zürich, Switzerland.
Marc FerranteDepartment of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University Hospitals Leuven, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium. marc.ferrante@uzleuven.be.
Takeda (Switzerland) · CHCenter for Pediatric Endocrinology Zurich · CHImelda Hospital · BEKU Leuven · BERambam Health Care Campus · IL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundVedolizumab (VDZ), a gut-selective anti-lymphocyte trafficking integrin antibody, is effective in treating patients with moderately to severely active Crohn's disease (CD). In this study, we examined the real-world effectiveness and safety of induction therapy using VDZ alone or in combination with budesonide (VDZ + BUD) among patients with CD in Belgium, Israel, and Switzerland.

methodsThis retrospective chart review analysis included adult patients with moderately to severely active CD who started induction treatment with VDZ or VDZ + BUD (January 2015 through January 2019). The primary objective of this study was to assess the effectiveness in terms of clinical remission of VDZ alone or VDZ + BUD using patient-reported outcomes (PRO) of abdominal pain (AP) and/or loose stool frequency (LSF) (PRO-2) at weeks 0, 2, 6, 10, and 14. Regression models were used to assess differences and associations between the treatment groups.

resultsOverall, 123 patients were included (VDZ, n = 73; VDZ + BUD, n = 50). Clinical remission rates at week 14 were 71.4% (50/70) and 68.0% (34/50) with VDZ and VDZ + BUD, respectively. Mean percentage change in AP and LSF from baseline to week 14 was comparable between the groups. Median (95% confidence interval [CI]) time to clinical remission was 91 [70.0-98.0] and 95 [70.0-98.0] days, respectively. One patient in each group discontinued VDZ and 68.0% of patients in the VDZ + BUD group discontinued BUD before week 14. The rates of overall adverse events were similar between the groups (VDZ, 23.3%; VDZ + BUD, 26.0%).

conclusionsIn this retrospective study, VDZ alone and VDZ + BUD showed similar high remission rates in patients with moderately to severely active CD. Prospective randomized studies are needed to conclude on the role of combining VDZ with BUD.

trial registrationNot applicable.

Indexed as

Antibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedCrohn DiseaseAdultBudesonideDiarrheaDrug Therapy, CombinationEuropeGastrointestinal AgentsHumansProspective StudiesRemission InductionRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedBudesonideGastrointestinal AgentsvedolizumabBudesonideCrohn’s diseaseModerately to severely active crohn’s diseaseVedolizumab

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PMID38030966
PMCPMC10688148
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