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DOP69 Long-term outcome of infantile and very early onset IBD: A multi-center study from the IBD Porto group of ESPGHAN

2022; Oxford University Press; Volume: 16; Issue: Supplement_1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjab232.108

1876-4479

Anat Guz Mark, Marina Aloi, Luca Scarallo, Matteo Bramuzzo, Johanna C. Escher, Patrizia Alvisi, Paul Henderson, Iva Hojsak, Raffi Lev‐Tzion, Wael El‐Matary, Tobias Schwerd, B Weiß, M. Sładek, Caterina Strisciuglio, Katalin Eszter Müller, Christine Olbjørn, Christos Tzivinikos, Anat Yerushalmy‐Feler, Antoine Christiaens, Lorenzo Norsa, Irene Viola, Lissy de Ridder, Dror S. Shouval, Sara Lega, Paolo Lionetti, Giulia Catassi, Amit Assa,

Immunodeficiency and Autoimmune Disorders

Abstract Background Very early-onset inflammatory bowel disease (VEOIBD) is diagnosed before the age of 6 years while infantile IBD occurs before the age of 2 years. We aimed to assess disease characteristics and long-term outcomes in these populations. Methods We conducted a retrospective longitudinal cohort study in 21 pediatric centers worldwide. Patients diagnosed with VEOIBD between the years 2008–2018 with at least 2 years of follow-up were included. Results The cohort included 243 patients (52% males), with median follow-up of 5.8 (IQR 3.2–8.4) years. Median age at diagnosis was 3.3 (IQR 1.8–4.5) years, with 69 (28%) diagnosed before the age of 2 years. Disease was classified as Crohn’s disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC) and IBD-unclassified (IBDU) in 30%, 59% and 11%, respectively. In patients with UC or IBDU, 75% presented with pancolitis. In patients with CD, 62% presented with isolated colonic disease and 32% with ileo-colonic disease, while 19% had perianal involvement. Genetic testing was performed in 96 (40%) patients [40 (58%) <2 years, 56 (32%) 2–6 years, p=0.001], with monogenic diagnosis identified in 23% (33% and 16%, respectively, p=0.08). The most common findings were mutations in IL10-receptor (5 cases, 23%). Stricturing or penetrating disease was observed in 9 cases (4%). First induction therapies were corticosteroids, 5-aminosalicylic acid (5ASA) and nutritional therapy in 53%, 30% and 11%, respectively. Corticosteroids were more common as first induction in infantile vs. non-infantile IBD (64% vs. 49% respectively, p=0.003). Maintenance therapies included deep immune-suppression (mainly biologics and corticosteroids) in 51%, immunomodulators in 27%, and non-immunosuppressive agents (5-ASA, nutritional therapy and antibiotics) in 22% of patients, with no significant differences between age groups. Compared to patients diagnosed after 2 years of age, patients with infantile IBD presented with higher rates of IBDU, lower levels of hemoglobin and albumin and higher levels of CRP, lower weight (but not height) z-scores, had lower rates of response to first induction therapy and shorter time to hospitalization during follow-up (p<0.05 for all). Colectomy was performed in 11% and diversion surgery in 4% of the cohort, with no significant differences between age groups. No malignancies and nor deaths were observed. At end of follow-up, 85% of patients were in corticosteroid free clinical remission. Conclusion Patients with VEOIBD, including infantile IBD, have fair long-term outcome with low rates of complications and surgical interventions. Nevertheless, patients with infantile IBD demonstrated more severe clinical features at presentation and a lower response to induction therapy.