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 studySigmoidoscopy
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 outcomes
2021
THE SAFETY, TOLERABILITY, AND EFFECTIVENESS OF BIOLOGICS/SMALL MOLECULE THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS
Li M, Khan S, Proctor D, Gaidos J, Al-Bawardy B. THE SAFETY, TOLERABILITY, AND EFFECTIVENESS OF BIOLOGICS/SMALL MOLECULE THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE AND CIRRHOSIS. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases 2021, 27: s45-s46. DOI: 10.1093/ibd/izaa347.110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchInflammatory bowel diseaseBiologic agentsAdverse eventsSmall molecule therapiesClinical remissionMucosal healingBowel diseaseConcomitant cirrhosisConcomitant corticosteroid therapyDifferent biologic agentsPrimary sclerosing cholangitisQuarter of patientsCohort of patientsEffectiveness of biologicsSmall molecule agentsConcomitant thiopurinesCorticosteroid therapyIBD patientsIBD therapyCertolizumab pegolSclerosing cholangitisAdult patientsBiologic therapyInfusion reactionsSecondary outcomes