Összefoglaló közlemények / Reviews

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Are the left- and the right-sided colon cancers similar?

Magdolna Dank MD

Cancer Center, Semmelweis University, Budapest
Correspondence: dank.magdolna@med.semmelweis-univ.hu

Colorectal carcinoma (CRC) is a heterogeneous disease (CRCs) displaying variable etiology, incidence, pathobiology and related molecular pathways, and most importantly, the outcome varies depending on the location of the tumor. Several studies have been conducted which shed light on differences in overall survival between right-sided (RCRC) and left-sided CRC (LCRC). Likely the differences between RCRC and LCRC are due to complex mechanisms of genetic and epigenetic changes caused by intrinsic and extrinsic factors. Therefore, it is essential to determine the individual variations in biological and molecular characteristics of CRCs and consecutively treat cancer patients in a personalized fashion.

ISSUE: Central European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 2018 | VOLUME 4, ISSUE 3

PhD fórum / PhD forum

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Szérum és endoszkópos markerek diagnosztikus és prognosztikus szerepe gyulladásos bélbetegségekben

Rutka Mariann dr.1, Farkas Klaudia dr.1, Bor Renáta dr.1, Szepes Zoltán dr.1, Bálint Anita dr.1, Milassin Ágnes dr.1,

Fábián Anna dr.1, Szántó Kata dr.1, Matúz Mária dr.2, Nyári Tibor dr.3, Nagy Ferenc dr.1, Molnár Tamás dr.1

Szegedi Tudományegyetem Általános Orvostudományi Kar, 1I. sz. Belgyógyászati Klinika, 2Gyógyszertudományi Kar, Klinikai Gyógyszerészeti Intézet, 3Orvosi Fizika és Informatikai Intézet, Szeged
Correspondence: rutka.mariann@gmail.com

The most important goals of the recent therapies of inflammatory bowel disease are to induce and maintain clinical remission and mucosal healing. However, symptoms are frequently inconsistent with endoscopic findings. Serum infliximab and antibody-to-infliximab levels are objective parameters that may have a great role in the therapeutic decision making during maintenance biological therapy. The aims of this thesis were to evaluate the correlation between clinical and endoscopic disease activities of ulcerative colitis defined by activity scores in 100 consecutive patients, to assess the correlation between serum infliximab and antibody-to-infliximab levels, the response to infliximab therapy, and to determine the accuracy of serum drug concentration measurement in the prediction of the long-term clinical response in 48 patients suffer from inflammatory bowel disease. Significant correlation was shown between the clinical activity and mucosal healing (p=0.0012 and p<0.001). In this part of the thesis, we evaluated serum infliximab levels, and found that single measurement of antibody-to-infliximab titers was insufficient for predicting therapeutic response due to transient expression of antibody-to-infliximab, however, using the three points' measurements, significant difference was detected between the adequate and inadequate responder group (5.0% vs. 35.7%; p=0.016). Sensitivity and specificity for predicting the therapeutic response were 85.0% and 71.4% based on the cut-off value of trough level 2.0 mg/ml. Our results showed good correlation between the clinical, endoscopic, and histological activities of UC focusing on the importance of evaluating the endoscopic activity of patients. Simultaneous measurement of serum infliximab level prior to administration of regular infliximab infusion and antibody-to-infliximab titers significantly increase the diagnostic accuracy for the therapeutic decision making in patients with indeterminate response to the therapy.

ISSUE: Central European Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology | 2018 | VOLUME 4, ISSUE 3