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ArticleClinical gastroenterology and hepatology : the official clinical practice journal of the American Gastroenterological Association2025

Worsening Disease Severity as Measured by I-SEE Associates With Decreased Treatment Response to Topical Steroids in Eosinophilic Esophagitis Patients.

Craig C Reed, Sean S LaFata, Timothy S Gee, Hannah L Thel, Brenderia A Cameron, Angela Z Xue, Akshatha Kiran, Adolfo A Ocampo, Justin McCallen, Christopher J Lee and 7 more

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8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Nasal and inhaled steroid use does not influence treatment response outcomes in eosinophilic esophagitis.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2026
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  4. Variability in time to surveillance endoscopy for eosinophilic esophagitis remission and relation to treatment outcomes.Diseases of the esophagus : official journal of the International Society for Diseases of the Esophagus · 2026
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17 authors.

Craig C ReedDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Sean S LaFataDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Timothy S GeeDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Hannah L ThelDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Brenderia A CameronDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Angela Z XueDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Akshatha KiranDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Adolfo A OcampoDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Justin McCallenDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Christopher J LeeDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Stephanie A BorinskyPediatric Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Walker D ReddDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Trevor S BarloweDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Rayan N KaakatiDivision of Allergy and Immunology, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Cary C CottonDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Swathi EluriDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, Florida.
Evan S DellonDivision of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Center for Esophageal Diseases and Swallowing, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Center for Gastrointestinal Biology and Disease, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, UNC Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, North Carolina. Electronic address: edellon@med.unc.edu.

Funding

DIGESTIVE DISEASES EPIDEMIOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAMT32DK007634 · NIDDK · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI ROBERT S. SANDLER · 1990 to 2026
$7.4M
SHORT-TERM RESEARCH TRAININGT35DK007386 · NIDDK · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Evan Samuel Dellon · 1986 to 2026
$4.1M
Unified Program for Therapeutics in Children (UPTiC)T32HD094671 · NICHD · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI Ian J Davis, Kanecia Obie Zimmerman · 2019 to 2026
$2.9M
Approaches and Outcomes of Shared Decision-making and Patient Centered Care Delivery in Barrett's EsophagusK23DK131338 · NIDDK · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI Swathi Eluri · 2022 to 2026
$1000k
NICHD NIH HHS T32 HD094671NIDDK NIH HHS K23 DK131338NIDDK NIH HHS T32 DK007634NIDDK NIH HHS T35 DK007386
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND &

aimsThe Index of Severity for Eosinophilic Esophagitis (I-SEE) grades eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE) severity across several domains. We assessed associations between EoE features and severity by I-SEE at diagnosis, and baseline I-SEE and outcomes following topical corticosteroids (tCS).

methodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study of newly diagnosed EoE patients. Data were extracted to complete the I-SEE at diagnosis. Disease activity was categorized as mild (I-SEE 1-6), moderate (I-SEE 7-14), or severe (I-SEE ≥15). We compared baseline characteristics by I-SEE category. We assessed if baseline I-SEE associated with treatment response in patients treated with tCS.

resultsOf 1312 patients, there were 657 (50%), 461 (35%), and 194 (15%) with mild, moderate, and severe disease by I-SEE, respectively. Baseline scores were similar for children (8.5 ± 6.6) and adults (8.8 ± 6.5) (P = .37). Compared with mild or moderate disease, patients with severe disease were younger (23.8 ± 19.8 years for severe vs 28.0 ± 19.7 years for mild vs 30.3 ± 17.0 years for moderate; P < .001), had lower body mass index (21.6 ± 7.1 kg/m

conclusionsI-SEE correlated with baseline features in a large EoE cohort, performed similarly in children and adults, and associated with post-treatment responses to tCS. These data support that I-SEE provides prognostic data and suggest that severe disease may benefit from intensive upfront management.

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Adrenal Cortex HormonesEosinophilic EsophagitisSeverity of Illness IndexAdministration, TopicalAdolescentAdultChildChild, PreschoolFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultAdrenal Cortex HormonesDisease severityDysphagiaEosinophilic esophagitisFood impactionPrognosisSteroids

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PMCPMC12990450

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