TY - JOUR
T1 - Accuracy of Diffusion-weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Detecting Mucosal Healing and Treatment Response, and in Predicting Surgery, in Crohn's Disease
AU - Thierry, Marie Lise
AU - Rousseau, Hélène
AU - Pouillon, Lieven
AU - Girard-Gavanier, Mélanie
AU - Baumann, Cédric
AU - Lopez, Anthony
AU - Danese, Silvio
AU - Laurent, Valérie
AU - Peyrin-Biroulet, Laurent
PY - 2018/11/9
Y1 - 2018/11/9
N2 - Background and Aims: The Nancy score is a luminal Crohn's disease [CD] activity index applied in diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging [DW-MRI]. We assessed the accuracy of the Nancy score in detecting mucosal healing and treatment response, and in predicting surgery. Methods: This was a retrospective, single-centre study of all patients with active CD and serial DW-MRI before and after treatment initiation with a biologic drug, between January 2010 and September 2016. The gold standard was endoscopy. The association between the Nancy score and the cumulative probability of intestinal resection during follow-up was tested combining Kaplan-Meier curves and log-rank testing. Results: A total of 96 patients were included; 20 had concomitantly undergone endoscopy. The Nancy score correlated well with the Crohn's Disease Endoscopic Index of Severity [r = 0.60 for the total score and r = 0.63 for the segmental score]. A total Nancy score <6 and a segmental Nancy score <2 detected mucosal healing with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve [AUROC] of 0.82 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.69-0.94, p <0.0001) and 0.80 [95% CI 0.73-0.87, p <0.0001], respectively. The Nancy score was highly sensitive to changes [Guyatt's responsiveness indices: 1.18 for the total score and 0.85 for the segmental score]. Mucosal healing on DW-MRI after treatment initiation was associated with a lower cumulative probability of intestinal surgery (p = 0.0251, median [interquartile range: IQR] follow-up 2.2 [1.6-3.7] years). Conclusions: In CD, the Nancy score accurately detects mucosal healing and treatment response, the latter associated with a lower likelihood of intestinal resection.
AB - Background and Aims: The Nancy score is a luminal Crohn's disease [CD] activity index applied in diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging [DW-MRI]. We assessed the accuracy of the Nancy score in detecting mucosal healing and treatment response, and in predicting surgery. Methods: This was a retrospective, single-centre study of all patients with active CD and serial DW-MRI before and after treatment initiation with a biologic drug, between January 2010 and September 2016. The gold standard was endoscopy. The association between the Nancy score and the cumulative probability of intestinal resection during follow-up was tested combining Kaplan-Meier curves and log-rank testing. Results: A total of 96 patients were included; 20 had concomitantly undergone endoscopy. The Nancy score correlated well with the Crohn's Disease Endoscopic Index of Severity [r = 0.60 for the total score and r = 0.63 for the segmental score]. A total Nancy score <6 and a segmental Nancy score <2 detected mucosal healing with an area under the receiver operating characteristic curve [AUROC] of 0.82 (95% confidence interval [CI] 0.69-0.94, p <0.0001) and 0.80 [95% CI 0.73-0.87, p <0.0001], respectively. The Nancy score was highly sensitive to changes [Guyatt's responsiveness indices: 1.18 for the total score and 0.85 for the segmental score]. Mucosal healing on DW-MRI after treatment initiation was associated with a lower cumulative probability of intestinal surgery (p = 0.0251, median [interquartile range: IQR] follow-up 2.2 [1.6-3.7] years). Conclusions: In CD, the Nancy score accurately detects mucosal healing and treatment response, the latter associated with a lower likelihood of intestinal resection.
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U2 - 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjy098
DO - 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjy098
M3 - Article
C2 - 29985999
AN - SCOPUS:85056408088
VL - 12
SP - 1180
EP - 1190
JO - Journal of Crohn's and Colitis
JF - Journal of Crohn's and Colitis
SN - 1873-9946
IS - 10
ER -