Magnetic resonance enterographic predictors of one-year outcome in ileal and ileocolonic Crohn's disease treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor antibodies

Sci Rep. 2015 May 20:5:10223. doi: 10.1038/srep10223.

Abstract

The aim of the study was to assess the role of magnetic resonance enterography (MRE) in predicting one-year efficacy of anti-tumor necrosis factor antibodies--infliximab (IFX), adalimumab (ADA) in Crohn's disease (CD) patients primarily responding to therapy. We performed retrospective analysis among 61 CD patients who had undergone a successful IFX/ADA induction therapy and were treated with maintenance doses. All patients underwent MRE at week 0. We assessed which MRE features were predictive for steroid-free remission at week 52, and which were associated with a secondary loss of response. 44 patients were in steroid-free remission at week 52, 17--were secondary non-responders. The ROC curve showed that bowel thickening with contrast enhancement analyzed together at week 0 were associated with steroid-free remission at week 52 (p = 0.01; AUC 0.67). Bowel stenosis with or without prestenotic dilatation [OR 5.8 (95% CI 1.4-25) and 2.4 (95% CI 1.2 - 5) respectively; p = 0.01] and the presence of intra-abdominal fistulas [OR 1.4 (95% CI 1.1-2); p=0.004] were related to secondary non-response. A high baseline inflammatory activity detected by MRE predicts one-year response in CD after IFX/ADA. In case of bowel stenosis, intra-abdominal fistulas, other therapeutic options should be considered.

MeSH terms

  • Adalimumab / therapeutic use*
  • Adult
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / therapeutic use*
  • Area Under Curve
  • Crohn Disease / drug therapy*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Ileum / metabolism
  • Ileum / pathology
  • Infliximab / therapeutic use*
  • Logistic Models
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • ROC Curve
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Infliximab
  • Adalimumab