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ReviewTherapeutic advances in gastroenterology2025

Effectiveness and safety of oral vancomycin for the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease associated with primary sclerosing cholangitis: a systematic review and pooled analysis.

Wassel Sannaa, Mazen Almasry, Mustafa Peedikayil, Alyssa A Grimshaw, Mashary Attamimi, Abdulelah AlMutairdi, Badr Al-Bawardy

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Review in Therapeutic advances in gastroenterology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. [Are antibiotics immunomodulators? An attempt to use vancomycin in the treatment of primary sclerosing cholangitis].Zhonghua gan zang bing za zhi = Zhonghua ganzangbing zazhi = Chinese journal of hepatology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors.

Wassel SannaaDepartment of Medicine, University at Buffalo-Catholic Health System, Buffalo, NY, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-2752-1045
Mazen AlmasryDepartment of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine & Public Health, Madison, WI, USA.
Mustafa PeedikayilDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Alyssa A GrimshawHarvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA.
Mashary AttamimiDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abdulelah AlMutairdiDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Badr Al-BawardyDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, P. O. Box 3354, Riyadh 11121, Saudi Arabia.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) occurs in up to 70%-80% of patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). Oral vancomycin therapy (OVT) has been reported to be effective in the treatment of IBD associated with PSC (IBD-PSC). Objectives: To examine the effectiveness and safety of OVT in the treatment of IBD-PSC by performing a systematic review and pooled analysis of the literature. Design: We performed a systematic review and pooled analysis of studies reporting IBD clinical response to OVT in IBD-PSC. Data sources and methods: A systematic search was conducted in Cochrane Library, Embase, Google Scholar, Medline, PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science from database inception to June 3, 2024. We included adult and pediatric studies that reported on clinical response (defined as any improvement in IBD-related clinical symptoms) of IBD-PSC patients treated with OVT (including pre- and post-liver transplantation cohorts). Pooled analyses of OVT response and safety were performed. Results: A total of 21 (open-label, non-controlled) studies including 290 patients with IBD-PSC treated with OVT were included. The median duration of OVT to treat IBD-PSC was 32.5 weeks (interquartile range (IQR): 19-83 weeks). The total daily dose of OVT ranged from 250 to 1500 mg. Concomitant treatment included the following: mesalamine in 14.5% ( Conclusion: OVT was associated with clinical response/remission in almost half of patients with IBD-PSC with a favorable side effect profile. Further prospective randomized trials are needed to confirm the dosing, efficacy, treatment duration, and long-term safety of OVT for the treatment of IBD-PSC. Trial registration: The study protocol was registered with PROSPERO a priori (no. CRD42023438341).

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IBDPSCulcerative colitisvancomycin

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PMCPMC11719443

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