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Giovanni Maconi

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Cyclic antibiotic therapy for diverticular disease: a critical reappraisal.

2010

Different symptoms have been attributed to uncomplicated diverticular disease (DD). Poor absorbable antibiotics are largely used for uncomplicated DD, mainly for symptom treatment and prevention of diverticulitis onset. Controlled trials on cyclic administration of rifaximin in DD patients were evaluated. Four controlled, including 1 double-blind and 3 open-label, randomized studies were available. Following a long-term cyclic therapy, a significant difference emerged in the global symptoms score (range: 0-18) between rifaximin plus fibers (from 6-6.5 to 1-2) and fibers alone (from 6.7 to 2-3.8), although the actual clinically relevance of such a very small difference remains to be ascertai…

Dietary FiberSettore MED/12 - GastroenterologiaEvidence-Based MedicinePatient SelectionRifamycinsDrug Administration ScheduleRifaximinAnti-Bacterial AgentsDiverticulumSettore MED/18 - Chirurgia GeneraleTreatment Outcomediverticular disease; diverticulitis; haemorrhage; rifaximin; symptoms; therapyHumansDiverticular diseasetherapysymptoms rifaximin diverticulitisDiverticulitis
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The PROSIT Cohort of Infliximab Biosimilar in IBD: A Prolonged Follow-up on the Effectiveness and Safety Across Italy.

2019

BACKGROUND We report a prospective, nationwide cohort evaluating the safety and effectiveness of CT-P13. METHODS A structured database was used to record serious adverse events (SAEs), clinical remission/response, inflammatory biomarkers (CRP and calprotectin), and endoscopic findings. RESULTS Eight hundred ten patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) (452 Crohn's disease [CD]) were enrolled. Four hundred fifty-nine patients were naive to anti-TNFα (group A), 196 had a previous exposure (group B), and the remaining 155 were switched to CT-P13 (group C). All patients were included in the safety evaluation with a mean follow-up of 345 ± 215 days and a total number of 6501 infusions. One…

0301 basic medicineAdultMalemedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentSettore MED/12 - GASTROENTEROLOGIABiosimilar; Crohn's disease; CT-P13; Inflammatory bowel disease; Inflectra; Infliximab; Remsima; Ulcerative colitis; Adolescent; Adult; Antibodies Monoclonal; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Gastrointestinal Agents; Humans; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases; Infliximab; Italy; Male; Prognosis; Prospective Studies; Young AdultInflectraInflammatory bowel diseaseInflammatory bowel diseaseAntibodies03 medical and health sciencesYoung Adult0302 clinical medicineGastrointestinal AgentsInternal medicineMonoclonalmedicineImmunology and AllergyHumansProspective StudiesRemsimaProspective cohort studyCrohn's diseasebusiness.industryCrohn's disease; ulcerative colitis; inflammatory bowel disease; Infliximab; Remsima; Inflectra; biosimilar; CT-P13BiosimilarSettore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNAGastroenterologyAntibodies Monoclonalmedicine.diseaseInflammatory Bowel DiseasesPrognosisUlcerative colitisInfliximabInfliximabCrohn's disease030104 developmental biologyUlcerative colitisItalyCohort030211 gastroenterology & hepatologyFemaleCalprotectinbusinessCT-P13Cohort studymedicine.drugFollow-Up StudiesInflammatory bowel diseases
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Real-life effectiveness of ustekinumab in inflammatory bowel disease patients with concomitant psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis: An IG-IBD study

2019

Abstract Background Few data exist regarding the effectiveness of ustekinumab in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients treated for concomitant psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis. Aims to describe the outcomes of IBD patients who received subcutaneous ustekinumab through a dermatological or rheumatological prescription. Methods This multicenter, retrospective study included all IBD patients who were started on ustekinumab for concomitant active psoriasis/ psoriatic arthritis, irrespective of IBD activity. The primary endpoint was overall ustekinumab persistence, defined as the maintenance of therapy because of sustained clinical benefit for IBD. Results Seventy patients (64 Crohn’s disease…

MaleCrohn’s diseaseSettore MED/16 - REUMATOLOGIAPsoriaticCrohn's disease; Psoriasis; Psoriatic arthritis; Ulcerative colitis; Ustekinumab; Hepatology; GastroenterologyInflammatory bowel disease0302 clinical medicineClinical endpointCrohn's disease Psoriasis Psoriatic arthritis Ulcerative colitis UstekinumabCrohn's diseaseSettore MED/12 - GastroenterologiaGastroenterologyMiddle AgedUlcerative colitisCrohn's diseaseTreatment OutcomeItaly030220 oncology & carcinogenesisPsoriatic arthritis030211 gastroenterology & hepatologyFemaleUstekinumabmedicine.drugAdultmedicine.medical_specialty03 medical and health sciencesPsoriatic arthritisCrohn's disease; Psoriasis; Psoriatic arthritis; Ulcerative colitis; Ustekinumab; Adult; Aged; Arthritis Psoriatic; Dermatologic Agents; Female; Humans; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases; Italy; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Psoriasis; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome; Ustekinumab; Young AdultYoung AdultInternal medicinePsoriasisUstekinumabmedicineHumansPsoriasisAgedRetrospective StudiesHepatologybusiness.industryArthritisArthritis Psoriaticmedicine.diseaseInflammatory Bowel Diseasesdigestive system diseasesCrohn’s disease; Psoriasis; Psoriatic arthritis; Ulcerative colitis; UstekinumabLogistic ModelsUlcerative colitisConcomitantDermatologic Agentsbusiness
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