2022
IMPACT OF THIOPURINE DOSE IN COMBINATION THERAPY IN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
Nawaz A, Glick L, Li D, Gaidos J, Proctor D, Al-Bawardy B. IMPACT OF THIOPURINE DOSE IN COMBINATION THERAPY IN INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2022, 28: s107-s108. DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izac015.174.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSteroid-free clinical remissionC-reactive proteinNon-therapeutic dosesInflammatory bowel diseaseNormal C-reactive proteinAnti-TNF antibodiesCombination therapyTherapeutic doseEndoscopic healingNTD groupAntibody formationUlcerative colitisClinical outcomesCrohn's diseaseNormal serum C-reactive proteinAnti-TNF combination therapyAnti-TNF drug levelsSerum C-reactive proteinEffect of thiopurinesImpact of thiopurinesAnti-TNF treatmentRetrospective cohort studyNormal TPMT activityUnpaired Student's t-testTerms of baseline
2019
Rates of Adverse IBD-Related Outcomes for Patients With IBD and Concomitant Prostate Cancer Treated With Radiation Therapy
Feagins LA, Kim J, Chandrakumaran A, Gandle C, Naik KH, Cipher DJ, Hou JK, Yao MD, Gaidos JKJ. Rates of Adverse IBD-Related Outcomes for Patients With IBD and Concomitant Prostate Cancer Treated With Radiation Therapy. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2019, 26: 728-733. PMID: 31412114, DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izz175.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseFlare of IBDProstate cancerIBD patientsRadiation treatmentCancer diagnosisRadiation therapyRates of IBDInflammatory bowel disease flaresMultiple logistic regression analysisConcomitant prostate cancerVeterans Affairs hospital systemCharlson Comorbidity IndexRetrospective cohort studyRadiation-treated patientsExternal beam radiationBest treatment approachProstate cancer stageLogistic regression analysisProstate cancer diagnosisDisease flareIBD characteristicsComorbidity indexCohort studyBowel disease
2017
Incidence of and Predictors for Early Discontinuation of Biological Therapies in Veteran Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Feagins LA, Waljee A, Hou JK, Gu P, Kanjo S, Rudrapatna V, Cipher DJ, Govani S, Gaidos J. Incidence of and Predictors for Early Discontinuation of Biological Therapies in Veteran Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2017, 23: 1434-1439. PMID: 28570429, DOI: 10.1097/mib.0000000000001145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseBiological therapyAdverse drug reactionsConcomitant thiopurinesPrimary nonresponseEarly discontinuationBowel diseaseDrug reactionsDiagnosis of IBDBiological agentsFirst biological agentRetrospective cohort studyInitiation of therapyCourse of therapyVA hospital systemIleocolonic diseaseVA cohortCohort studyVeteran patientsMedical recordsRisk factorsCommon reasonPatientsDiscontinuationTherapy