2024
African 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsBlack or African AmericanCholangitis, SclerosingDelayed DiagnosisEnd Stage Liver DiseaseHumansInflammatory Bowel DiseasesRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexConceptsPrimary 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
Outcomes 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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultCholangitisCholangitis, SclerosingFemaleHumansImmunologic FactorsInflammatory Bowel DiseasesMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsConceptsPrimary 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
2019
Effects 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
2015
Editorial: environmental risk factors for PSC with and without IBD – the story unfolds
Assis DN, Levy C. Editorial: environmental risk factors for PSC with and without IBD – the story unfolds. Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics 2015, 41: 1214-1216. PMID: 25939466, DOI: 10.1111/apt.13186.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters