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Steroid dependency and pediatric inflammatory bowel disease in the era of immunomodulators—A population-based study

✍ Scribed by Christian Jakobsen; Pia Munkholm; Anders Paerregaard; Vibeke Wewer

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2011
Tongue
English
Weight
371 KB
Volume
17
Category
Article
ISSN
1078-0998

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✦ Synopsis

Background:

The aim was to investigate the impact of systemic steroid treatment (SST) and immunomodulators (IM) on disease course in children with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

Methods

: All IBD patients in eastern Denmark <15 years of age diagnosed in the period 1998-2006 starting their first SST within 2 years of diagnosis were included.

Results: In all, 205 IBD patients were included (105 Crohn's disease [CD], 100 ulcerative colitis [UC]). Eighty-seven CD (83%) and 77 (77%) UC patients started SST. In CD, 55 (63%), 25 (29%), and 7 (8%) had a complete response (CR), partial response (PR), or no response (NR), respectively, 30 days after initiation of SST. Fifty (58%) had a prolonged response (PRO) and 32 (37%) were steroid-dependent (SD). In UC, 49 (64%), 22 (28%), and 6 (8%) had CR, PR, and NR, respectively, and 38 (49%) and 38 (49%) were PRO and SD. The cumulative risk of surgery 1 year after starting SST was 11.5% and 7.8% for CD and UC patients, respectively. After a median follow-up period of 5.1 years, no difference in the risk of surgery or periods of activity and remission was found between PRO and SD in CD or UC. IM use was associated with a milder disease course in UC patients.

Conclusions:

No difference in surgery rates or disease course was found between SD and PRO. Surgery rates were lower than rates from studies predating the era of IM, indicating a putative effect of IM on disease course.

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