2024
Longer Colonoscopy Withdrawal Time Is Associated With the Detection of Visible Dysplasia in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
McMillan C, Li D, Mohamed G, Alsadoun D, Almohsen L, Gaidos J, Proctor D, Al-Bawardy B. Longer Colonoscopy Withdrawal Time Is Associated With the Detection of Visible Dysplasia in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Crohn's & Colitis 360 2024, 6: otae020. PMID: 38585555, PMCID: PMC10998460, DOI: 10.1093/crocol/otae020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchColonoscopy withdrawal timeHigh-definition white light colonoscopyInflammatory bowel diseaseWhite light colonoscopyVisible dysplasiaBowel diseasePersonal historyWithdrawal timeAssociated with detectionEndoscopic healingAdenoma detectionDysplasia detectionDysplasia groupRetrospective studyAdult patientsInvisible dysplasiaColonoscopyPrimary outcomeDysplasiaMultivariate analysisPatientsIncreasing ageGeneral populationMinutesDiseaseImpact of COVID-19 Treatment on Real-World Outcomes in Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Sahyoun L, Fetene J, McMillan C, Protiva P, Al Bawardy B, Gaidos J, Proctor D. Impact of COVID-19 Treatment on Real-World Outcomes in Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2024, 69: 1654-1660. PMID: 38466459, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-024-08355-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSevere COVID-19 infectionInflammatory bowel diseaseCOVID-19 infectionIBD flareIBD therapyCOVID-19 treatmentSingle-center retrospective study of adult patientsMethodsA single-center retrospective studyAdvanced therapiesRetrospective study of adult patientsBowel diseaseStudy of adult patientsInflammatory bowel disease therapyDevelopment of severe COVID-19 infectionSevere COVID-19Acute COVID-19Corticosteroid useNo significant differenceNo therapyAdult patientsSupplemental oxygenPrimary outcomeSecondary outcomesTherapyCorticosteroids
2023
Early Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Improves Clinical Outcomes in Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis
Sharma S, Li D, Levine L, Chaar A, McMillan C, Gaidos J, Proctor D, Al-Bawardy B. Early Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Improves Clinical Outcomes in Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis. Crohn's & Colitis 360 2023, 5: otad032. PMID: 37323477, PMCID: PMC10263117, DOI: 10.1093/crocol/otad032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute severe ulcerative colitisSevere ulcerative colitisClinical outcomesSigmoidoscopy groupHospital stayFlexible sigmoidoscopyUlcerative colitisIntravenous corticosteroid useRate of colectomyRisk of colectomyHours of admissionOpioid medication useShorter hospital stayCohort of patientsFavorable clinical outcomeLarge prospective studiesRelevant clinical outcomesColectomy rateCorticosteroid useSecondary outcomesMedication usePrimary outcomeProspective studyRetrospective studySigmoidoscopyOutcomes 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
Impact of thiopurine dose in anti-tumor necrosis factor combination therapy on outcomes in inflammatory bowel disease
Nawaz A, Glick L, Chaar A, Li D, Gaidos J, Proctor D, Al-Bawardy B. Impact of thiopurine dose in anti-tumor necrosis factor combination therapy on outcomes in inflammatory bowel disease. Annals Of Gastroenterology 2022, 36: 39-44. PMID: 36593807, PMCID: PMC9756033, DOI: 10.20524/aog.2022.0766.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInflammatory bowel diseaseC-reactive proteinAnti-TNF combination therapySteroid-free clinical remissionCombination therapyThiopurine doseDose groupEndoscopic healingClinical remissionBowel diseaseUlcerative colitisCrohn's diseaseTherapeutic doseNormal serum C-reactive proteinAnti-tumor necrosis factorNormal C-reactive proteinSerum C-reactive proteinAnti-drug antibody formationAnti-TNF immunogenicityCohort of patientsLow-dose groupSignificant differencesSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeClinical outcomesEffect of obesity on vedolizumab response in inflammatory bowel disease
Levine LJ, Gaidos JKJ, Proctor DD, Viana AV, Al-Bawardy B. Effect of obesity on vedolizumab response in inflammatory bowel disease. Annals Of Gastroenterology 2022, 35: 275-280. PMID: 35599926, PMCID: PMC9062841, DOI: 10.20524/aog.2022.0699.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBody mass indexInflammatory bowel diseaseSteroid-free clinical remissionNon-obese groupC-reactive proteinObese groupCRP normalizationEndoscopic remissionIBD patientsBowel diseaseDose escalationNormal serum C-reactive proteinMedian body mass indexSerum C-reactive proteinHigher body mass indexEndoscopic remission ratesEffect of obesityVedolizumab discontinuationVedolizumab levelsClinical remissionMedian followRemission rateSecondary outcomesMedian agePrimary outcome
2021
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor–associated Diarrhea and Colitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies
Tran AN, Wang M, Hundt M, Chugh R, Ohm J, Grimshaw A, Ciarleglio M, Hung KW, Proctor DD, Price CC, Laine L, Al-Bawardy B. Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor–associated Diarrhea and Colitis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Observational Studies. Journal Of Immunotherapy 2021, 44: 325-334. PMID: 34380976, DOI: 10.1097/cji.0000000000000383.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImmune checkpoint inhibitorsDiarrhea/colitisICI therapyCheckpoint inhibitorsObservational studyAnti-programmed cell death-1/Outcomes of ICISystematic reviewCell death-1/Permanent ICI discontinuationReal-world incidenceRemission of diarrheaRecurrence of symptomsDeath-1/Treatment of diarrheaRandom-effects modelICI discontinuationAdvanced malignanciesAppropriate patientsPrimary outcomeOverall incidenceAntigen-4Early treatmentColitisHigh risk
2020
The Impact of Vedolizumab on Pre-Existing Extraintestinal Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Multicenter Study
Ramos GP, Dimopoulos C, McDonald NM, Janssens LP, Hung KW, Proctor D, Ruggiero E, Kane S, Bruining DH, Faubion WA, Raffals LE, Loftus EV, Al-Bawardy B. The Impact of Vedolizumab on Pre-Existing Extraintestinal Manifestations of Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Multicenter Study. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2020, 27: 1270-1276. PMID: 33165569, DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izaa293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseExtraintestinal manifestationsPeripheral arthritisBowel diseaseDose of vedolizumabPrevious biologic useMulticenter retrospective studyCurrent medical therapyTerms of ageConcurrent immunosuppressantsCorticosteroid therapyVDZ treatmentIBD subtypesBiologic useSecondary outcomesMedical therapyPrimary outcomeClinical outcomesMulticenter studyRetrospective studyVedolizumabPatientsCommon typeDiscontinuationArthritis