Achievement of Endoscopic Remission After Induction Reduces Hospitalization Burden in Crohn's Disease: Findings From a Pooled Post Hoc Analysis of Risankizumab and Upadacitinib Phase III Trials.
J Crohns Colitis
; 2024 Aug 30.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Endoscopic remission has emerged as an important treatment target in Crohn's disease (CD) and has been associated with improvement in long-term outcomes. We examined the relationship between achievement of endoscopic remission and hospitalizations using pooled 52-week Phase III risankizumab and upadacitinib maintenance trials for patients with moderate-to-severely active CD.METHODS:
Included patients received maintenance therapy after achieving a clinical response following a 12-week induction with risankizumab or upadacitinib. Endoscopic remission defined as a Simple Endoscopic Score for CD no greater than 4 with at least a 2-point reduction versus induction baseline and no subscore greater than 1. All subsequent hospitalization events were recorded until completion of the maintenance trial or discontinuation. Exposure-adjusted negative binomial regression models were estimated to assess the relationship between post-induction endoscopic remission and long-term hospitalization, controlling for demographics, clinical variables, and treatment arm.RESULTS:
Post-induction hospitalization rates were lower in patients who achieved endoscopic remission at the end of the induction period. In multivariable models, post-induction endoscopic remission was independently associated with an IRR of 0.45 (95% CI [0.22-0.95], p=0.036) and 0.71 (95% CI [0.44-1.14], p=0.156) for long-term disease-related and all-cause hospitalizations, respectively.CONCLUSIONS:
Week 12 endoscopic remission is independently associated with reducing 52-week disease-related hospitalizations. However, achieving this stringent endpoint within 12 weeks of therapy may be challenging. Endoscopic response may be a more realistic early endoscopic target in the post-induction timeframe. Additional research is needed to evaluate early achievement of alternative endoscopic endpoints in CD.
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J Crohns Colitis
Asunto de la revista:
GASTROENTEROLOGIA
Año:
2024
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Article
País de afiliación:
Canadá
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Reino Unido