[HTML][HTML] Defining disease severity in inflammatory bowel diseases: current and future directions

L Peyrin-Biroulet, J Panés, WJ Sandborn… - Clinical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Although most treatment algorithms in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) begin with
classifying patients according to disease severity, no formal validated or consensus …

Current best practice for disease activity assessment in IBD

AJ Walsh, RV Bryant, SPL Travis - Nature reviews Gastroenterology & …, 2016 - nature.com
Therapeutic advances in the management of IBD have led to a paradigm shift in the
assessment of IBD disease activity. Beyond clinical remission, objective assessment of …

Ozanimod induction and maintenance treatment for ulcerative colitis

WJ Sandborn, BG Feagan, DC Wolf… - … England Journal of …, 2016 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Ozanimod (RPC1063) is an oral agonist of the sphingosine-1-phosphate
receptor subtypes 1 and 5 that induces peripheral lymphocyte sequestration, potentially …

Beyond endoscopic mucosal healing in UC: histological remission better predicts corticosteroid use and hospitalisation over 6 years of follow-up

RV Bryant, DC Burger, J Delo, AJ Walsh, S Thomas… - Gut, 2016 - gut.bmj.com
Background Endoscopic mucosal healing is an established treatment target for UC, yet the
value of achieving histological remission remains unclear. Aims To evaluate histological …

Histological disease activity as a predictor of clinical relapse among patients with ulcerative colitis: systematic review and meta-analysis

S Park, T Abdi, M Gentry, L Laine - Official journal of the American …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: Endoscopic remission in ulcerative colitis (UC) is associated with improved
clinical outcomes. We assessed whether histological remission predicts clinical outcomes …

The ulcerative colitis endoscopic index of severity more accurately reflects clinical outcomes and long-term prognosis than the Mayo endoscopic score

K Ikeya, H Hanai, K Sugimoto, S Osawa… - Journal of Crohn's …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background and Aims: The Ulcerative Colitis Endoscopic Index of Severity (UCEIS)
and the Mayo endoscopic score (Mayo ES) are used to evaluate ulcerative colitis (UC) …

Histology grade is independently associated with relapse risk in patients with ulcerative colitis in clinical remission: a prospective study

T Zenlea, EU Yee, L Rosenberg, M Boyle… - Official journal of the …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
OBJECTIVES: Objective evidence of inflammation has been associated with the risk of
relapse in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) who are in clinical remission. We compared …

Low fecal calprotectin correlates with histological remission and mucosal healing in ulcerative colitis and colonic Crohn's disease

E Zittan, OB Kelly, R Kirsch, R Milgrom… - Inflammatory bowel …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background Data regarding the correlation of histologic and endoscopic healing with fecal
calprotectin (FC) are conflicting. We examined how FC levels correlate with histological and …

Fecal calprotectin predicts relapse and histological mucosal healing in ulcerative colitis

K Theede, S Holck, P Ibsen, T Kallemose… - inflammatory bowel …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background Mucosal healing in ulcerative colitis leads to a decreased need for medication
and decreased risk of disease relapse and colectomy. Histological healing seems to …

the practical management of acute severe ulcerative colitis

D Seah, P De Cruz - Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Background Acute severe ulcerative colitis (ASUC) is a life‐threatening condition for which
optimal management strategies remain ill‐defined. Aim To review the evidence regarding …