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ArticleTherapeutic advances in gastroenterology2025

Risk factors and clinical characteristics of

Qing Li, Xiaomei Song, Peizhu Su, Xiaoping Lv, Xinyu Liu, Xuemin Chen, Jian Tang, Xiang Gao, Kang Chao

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Article 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 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. Clinical characteristics and risk factors analysis ofFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Qing LiDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P.R. China.
Xiaomei SongDepartment of Gastroenterology, Chongqing General Hospital, Chongqing, P.R. China.
Peizhu SuDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, P.R. China.
Xiaoping LvDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, P.R. China.
Xinyu LiuDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P.R. China.
Xuemin ChenDepartment of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, P.R. China.
Jian TangDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P.R. China.
Xiang GaoDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, P.R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3058-4655
Kang ChaoDepartment of Gastroenterology, The Sixth Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University, No. 26 Yuancun Road II, Tianhe District, Guangzhou 510000, P.R. China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2342-0422

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Vedolizumab (VDZ), a humanized monoclonal antibody that selectively inhibits the binding of the α4β7 integrin, has been approved for treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Long-term safety studies of VDZ in clinical trials identified Objectives: We aimed to address the incidence and risk factors of Design: Retrospective multicenter study. Methods: We retrospectively included IBD patients who tested negative for Results: A total of 454 patients were included in the final analysis. The median follow-up time was 12.9 (8.2-16.3) months, and the study was followed for 2488.6 person-months. The CDC occurred in 28 patients (6.2%), including 23 (11.4%) patients with ulcerative colitis (UC; 18 asymptomatic carriers and 5 with symptomatic CDI) and 5 (2.0%) patients with Crohn's disease (asymptomatic carriers). Multivariate analysis showed that age >40 years old and UC were independent risk factors for the occurrence of the CDC after VDZ initiation. The incidence of CDI was 1.1%, and all patients were able to continue VDZ therapy after receiving antibiotic treatment. No risk factors were found to be significantly associated with CDI. There were no cases of severe CDI or deaths within 30 days. Conclusion: The incidence of CDC after VDZ treatment was 6.2% and the majority of patients identified as asymptomatic carriers and were able to continue VDZ treatment. Age (>40 years old) and UC were the risk factors for CDC.

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Clostridium difficile infectionCrohn’s diseaseulcerative colitisVedolizumab

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PMCPMC11837063

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