Kierkuś Jarosław, Iwańczak Barbara, Wegner Agnieszka, Dadalski Maciej, Grzybowska-Chlebowczyk Urszula, Łazowska Izabella, Maślana Jolanta, Toporowska-Kowalska Ewa, Czaja-Bulsa Grażyna, Mierzwa Grażyna, Korczowski Bartosz, Czkwianianc Elżbieta, Żabka Alicja, Szymańska Edyta, Krzesiek Elżbieta, Więcek Sabina, Sładek Małgorzata
*Children's Memorial Health Institute, Warsaw †Department of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Medical University of Wroclaw ‡Department of Paediatrics, Medical University of Silesia, Gastroenterology Unit, Upper-Silesian Child Health Care Centre, Katowice §Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Medical University of Warsaw ||Wl. Buszkowski Kielce Province Children's Hospital, Kielce ¶Department of Paediatric Allergology, Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Medical University of Lodz #Paediatric Nursery Unit of Pomeranian Medical University, Division of Paediatrics, Gastroenterology and Rheumatology of Zdroje Hospital in Szczecin **Department of Pediatrics, Allergology and Gastroenterology, Ludwik Rydygier Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun ††Department of Pediatrics, Gastroenterology and Nutrition Jagiellonian University School of Medicine, Cracow, Poland.
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr. 2015 May;60(5):580-5. doi: 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000684.
The aim of the present study was to compare the efficacy and safety of 2 protocols of maintenance therapy with infliximab (IFX) and an immunomodulatory agent in pediatric patients with Crohn disease (CD): withdrawal of immunomodulators versus continuation of immunosuppressants.
The present multicenter randomized open-label trial included 99 patients with CD (ages 14.5 ± 2.6 years) who were administered IFX (5 mg/kg body weight) along with an immunomodulatory agent (azathioprine 1.5-3 mg/kg body weight per day, methotrexate 10-25 mg/week). After 10 weeks of the induction therapy, 84 responders were centrally randomized into 1 of the following groups: group I (n = 45) in which IFX and an immunomodulatory agent were continued up to week 54 and group II (n = 39) in which the immunomodulatory agent was discontinued after 26 weeks.
The induction therapy was reflected by a significant decrease in Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index (PCDAI) and Simplified Endoscopic Activity Score for Crohn's Disease (SES-CD) values. After the maintenance phase, the analyzed groups did not differ significantly in terms of the clinical response loss rates and final PCDAI and SES-CD scores. Furthermore, no significant intragroup differences were documented between mean PCDAI scores determined at the end of induction and maintenance phases. Intensification/modification of the treatment was required in 13 of 45 (29%) and 11 of 39 (28%) patients of groups I and II, respectively. A total of 9 serious adverse events were documented; none of the patients died during the trial.
Twenty-six weeks likely represent the safe duration of combined IFX/immunomodulatory therapy in our sample of pediatric patients with CD.
本研究旨在比较两种英夫利昔单抗(IFX)与免疫调节剂维持治疗方案在克罗恩病(CD)儿科患者中的疗效和安全性:停用免疫调节剂与继续使用免疫抑制剂。
本多中心随机开放标签试验纳入了99例CD患者(年龄14.5±2.6岁),给予IFX(5mg/kg体重)联合免疫调节剂(硫唑嘌呤1.5 - 3mg/kg体重/天,甲氨蝶呤10 - 25mg/周)。诱导治疗10周后,84例缓解者被集中随机分为以下组:第一组(n = 45),IFX和免疫调节剂持续使用至第54周;第二组(n = 39),免疫调节剂在26周后停用。
诱导治疗表现为儿童克罗恩病活动指数(PCDAI)和简化克罗恩病内镜活动评分(SES - CD)值显著降低。维持阶段后,分析的两组在临床缓解丢失率以及最终PCDAI和SES - CD评分方面无显著差异。此外,诱导期和维持期末测定的平均PCDAI评分在组内也无显著差异。第一组45例患者中有13例(29%)、第二组39例患者中有11例(28%)需要强化/调整治疗。共记录到9例严重不良事件;试验期间无患者死亡。
在我们的CD儿科患者样本中,26周可能是IFX/免疫调节剂联合治疗的安全持续时间。