2024
Quo vadis autoimmune hepatitis? - Summary of the 5th international autoimmune hepatitis group research workshop 2024
Engel B, Assis D, Bhat M, Clusmann J, Joostrenth, Gerussi A, Londoño M, Oo Y, Schregel I, Sebode M, Taubert R, Diseases I. Quo vadis autoimmune hepatitis? - Summary of the 5th international autoimmune hepatitis group research workshop 2024. JHEP Reports 2024, 101265. DOI: 10.1016/j.jhepr.2024.101265.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutoimmune hepatitisInternational AIH GroupLiver transplant-free survivalAlternative first-lineCAR-T cellsRare chronic liver diseaseTransplant-free survivalDrug-induced autoimmunityChronic autoimmune responseEuropean Reference NetworkImmune-mediated diseasesChronic liver diseaseInitiative clinical trialsInflammatory bowel diseaseDecreased quality of lifeAIH patientsSalvage therapyRemission rateFirst-lineAIH groupT cellsStandard treatmentAutoimmune responseB cellsExpert centersAfrican American race does not confer an increased risk of clinical events in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis.
Yazdanfar M, Zepeda J, Dean R, Wu J, Levy C, Goldberg D, Lammert C, Prenner S, Reddy K, Pratt D, Forman L, Assis D, Lytvyak E, Montano-Loza A, Gordon S, Carey E, Ahn J, Schlansky B, Korzenik J, Karagozian R, Hameed B, Chandna S, Yu L, Bowlus C. African American race does not confer an increased risk of clinical events in patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis. Hepatology Communications 2024, 8 PMID: 38285883, PMCID: PMC10830082, DOI: 10.1097/hc9.0000000000000366.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary sclerosing cholangitisTransplant-free survivalInflammatory bowel diseaseHepatic decompensationNon-Hispanic whitesSclerosing cholangitisIncreased risk of clinical eventsNatural history of primary sclerosing cholangitisAssociated with transplant-free survivalHistory of primary sclerosing cholangitisAssociated with hepatic decompensationBowel diseaseProgression to hepatic decompensationRisk of clinical eventsDecompensation-free survivalMayo risk scoreAbnormal liver testsPerformance of prognostic modelsAfrican American raceRates of inflammatory bowel diseaseDeath/liver transplantationAA patientsLiver testsDiagnostic delayAA race
2023
Recent Advances in the Management of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis
Assis D, Bowlus C. Recent Advances in the Management of Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2023, 21: 2065-2075. PMID: 37084929, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2023.04.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic cholestatic liver diseasePrimary sclerosing cholangitisInflammatory bowel diseasePrognostication of patientsCholestatic liver diseaseSclerosing cholangitisBowel diseaseLiver failureClinical featuresLiver diseaseMedical managementBiliary treeComplex pathophysiologyEffective therapyPharmacologic agentsRare natureCurrent conceptsDiseaseCholangitisFurther studiesCholangiocarcinomaPatientsPathophysiologyTherapyPrognosticationOutcomes of immunomodulator and advanced therapies for primary sclerosing cholangitis-associated inflammatory bowel disease
Sayed A, Assis D, Silveira M, Deng Y, Ciarleglio M, Gaidos J, Proctor D, Al-Bawardy B. Outcomes of immunomodulator and advanced therapies for primary sclerosing cholangitis-associated inflammatory bowel disease. European Journal Of Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2023, 35: 270-274. PMID: 36708297, DOI: 10.1097/meg.0000000000002510.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary sclerosing cholangitisInflammatory bowel diseasePSC-IBDEndoscopic healingTherapy groupAdvanced therapiesClinical remissionBowel diseaseAcute ascending cholangitisRate of cholangitisSmall bowel involvementThird of patientsAscending cholangitisSclerosing cholangitisAdult patientsBowel involvementSecondary outcomesMedian agePrimary outcomeRetrospective studyHigh riskCholangitisPatientsTherapyLarger study
2022
PREDICTORS AND OUTCOMES OF BIOLOGIC/IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE THERAPY FOR PSC-ASSOCIATED IBD
Sayed A, Silveira M, Assis D, Deng Y, Gaidos J, Proctor D, Al-Bawardy B. PREDICTORS AND OUTCOMES OF BIOLOGIC/IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE THERAPY FOR PSC-ASSOCIATED IBD. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2022, 28: s76-s76. DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izac015.124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary sclerosing cholangitisInflammatory bowel diseasePSC-IBDSmall bowel involvementClinical remissionEndoscopic healingIMM groupAutoimmune hepatitisBowel involvementUrsodeoxycholic acidExact testBackground Inflammatory bowel diseaseEpisodes of cholangitisRate of cholangitisThird of patientsUnpaired Student's t-testFisher's exact testT-testSmall molecule therapiesStudent's t-testThiopurine monotherapyImmunosuppressive therapySclerosing cholangitisAdult patientsBiologic therapy
2019
2797 Fenofibrate and PSC: A Case Series From a Single Center Liver Registry
Shah S, Silveira M, Assis D, Cusack L. 2797 Fenofibrate and PSC: A Case Series From a Single Center Liver Registry. The American Journal Of Gastroenterology 2019, 114: s1544-s1545. DOI: 10.14309/01.ajg.0000600720.33625.bb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary sclerosing cholangitisPrimary biliary cholangitisCase seriesUrsodeoxycholic acidLarge-duct primary sclerosing cholangitisTreatment of primary sclerosing cholangitisNo current effective therapyRetrospective single-center case seriesPrimary sclerosing cholangitis patientsSingle-center case seriesAlkaline phosphataseRisk scorePrimary sclerosing cholangitis treatmentPost-FFSAlkaline phosphatase reductionPatients due to lackAcute kidney injuryCholestatic liver diseaseAlkaline phosphatase levelsCurrent effective therapiesSerum alkaline phosphataseInflammatory bowel diseaseIntrahepatic diseaseAutoimmune hepatitisRecurrent cholangitisEffects of Vedolizumab in Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Lynch KD, Chapman RW, Keshav S, Montano-Loza AJ, Mason AL, Kremer AE, Vetter M, de Krijger M, Ponsioen CY, Trivedi P, Hirschfield G, Schramm C, Liu CH, Bowlus CL, Estes DJ, Pratt D, Hedin C, Bergquist A, de Vries AC, van der Woude CJ, Yu L, Assis DN, Boyer J, Ytting H, Hallibasic E, Trauner M, Marschall HU, Daretti LM, Marzioni M, Yimam KK, Perin N, Floreani A, Beretta-Piccoli BT, Rogers JK, Group I, Levy C. Effects of Vedolizumab in Patients With Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis and Inflammatory Bowel Diseases. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2019, 18: 179-187.e6. PMID: 31100458, PMCID: PMC6941216, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary sclerosing cholangitisInflammatory bowel diseaseEffect of vedolizumabSerum levelsLast followSclerosing cholangitisBowel diseaseStudy groupInternational PSC Study GroupAlkaline phosphataseLiver-related eventsLiver-related outcomesPresence of cirrhosisProportion of patientsSubset of patientsMedian serum levelsAnalysis of patientsInternational Study GroupLarge international cohortNorth American centersBacterial cholangitisCirrhosis decompensationEntire cohortClinical dataIntegrin α4β7