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ArticleJournal of Crohn's & colitis2024

Development and investigation of a non-invasive disease severity index for inflammatory bowel disease.

Akhilesh Swaminathan, Grace Mary Borichevsky, Chris Frampton, Anthony James Kettle, Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet, Corey Allan Siegel, Andrew Stewart Day, Richard Blair Gearry

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Akhilesh SwaminathanDepartment of Medicine, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand.ORCID 0000-0003-1954-844X
Grace Mary BorichevskyMātai Hāora - Centre for Redox Biology and Medicine, Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Chris FramptonDepartment of Medicine, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Anthony James KettleMātai Hāora - Centre for Redox Biology and Medicine, Department of Pathology and Biomedical Science, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand.
Laurent Peyrin-BirouletDepartment of Gastroenterology, Nancy University Hospital, F-54500 Vandoevre-les-Nancy, France.
Corey Allan SiegelSection of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Centre, Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-2240-6605
Andrew Stewart DayDepartment of Paediatrics, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch. New Zealand.
Richard Blair GearryDepartment of Medicine, University of Otago Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe disease severity index (DSI) encapsulates the inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) burden but requires endoscopic investigations. This study developed a non-invasive DSI using faecal calprotectin (DSI-fCal) and faecal myeloperoxidase (DSI-fMPO) instead of colonoscopy.

methodsAdults with IBD were recruited prospectively. Baseline biomarker concentrations were used to develop DSI-fCal and DSI-fMPO, and these were correlated with the original DSI, IBD-symptoms, endoscopic activity, and quality-of-life (QoL). Area under the receiver-operating-characteristics curves (AUROC) assessed DSI-fCal/DSI-fMPO as predictors of clinical and biochemical remission at six months (symptom remission and fCal <150 μg/g, respectively), and a complicated IBD-course at 24 months (disease relapse needing escalation of biologicals/immunomodulators/recurrent corticosteroids, IBD-hospitalisations/surgeries). Multivariable logistic regression assessed the utility of DSI-fCal/DSI-fMPO in predicting a complicated IBD-course at 24 months.

resultsIn total, 171 patients were included (Crohn's disease=99, female=90, median age=46y (IQR 36-59)). DSI-fCal and DSI-fMPO correlated with the original DSI (r>0.9, p<0.001), endoscopic indices (r=0.45-0.49, p<0.001), IBD-symptoms (r=0.53-0.58, p<0.001) and QoL (r=-0.57-0.58, p<0.001). Baseline DSI-fCal (AUROC=0.79, 95% CI 0.65-0.92) and DSI-fMPO (AUROC=0.80, 95% CI 0.67-0.93) were associated with 6-month clinical and biochemical remission. DSI-fCal (AUROC=0.83, 95% CI 0.77-0.89) and DSI-fMPO (AUROC=0.80, 95% CI 0.73-0.87) performed similarly in predicting a complicated IBD-course to the original DSI (pdifference>0.05). The non-invasive DSI was independently associated with a complicated IBD-course on multivariable analyses (DSI-fCal28, aOR=6.04, 95% CI 2.42-15.08; DSI-fMPO25, aOR=7.84, 95% CI 2.96-20.73).

conclusionsThe DSI-fCal and DSI-fMPO perform similarly in prognosticating the longitudinal disease course as the original DSI, whilst avoiding a need for an endoscopic assessment.

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