The Effect of Adalimumab Treatment on Linear Growth in Children With Crohn Disease: A Post-hoc Analysis of the PAILOT Randomized Control Trial

Manar Matar*, Raanan Shamir, Raffi Lev-Zion, Efrat Broide, Batia Weiss, Oren Ledder, Anat Guz-Mark, Firas Rinawi, Shlomi Cohen, Chani Topf-Olivestone, Ron Shaoul, Baruch Yerushalmi, Amit Assa

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Abstract

Objectives:Growth impairment is common in children with Crohn disease (CD). We aimed to assess the effect of adalimumab (ADL) treatment on linear growth in children with CD in a post-hoc analysis of the Pediatric Crohn's Disease AdalImumab Level-based Optimization Treatment randomized controlled trial.Methods:Children 6 to 17 years who responded to ADL induction were assessed consecutively for anthropometric parameters. Associations of these parameters with disease characteristics and disease activity were analyzed.Results:Overall, 66 patients completed 72 weeks of follow-up (25% girls, mean age of 15.6 ± 2.5 years). Median (interquartile range [IQR]) height z score improved from -0.6 (-1.6-0.15) at baseline to -0.33 (-1.3-0.5) at week 72 (P = 0.005) with lesser improvement in patients with perianal disease. Similar effect was noted in children with growth potential (boys younger than 16 years, girls younger than 14 years). Median (IQR) height velocity standard deviation was -0.32 (-1.5-0.8) at week 26, and +0.11 (-1.1-1.3) at week 72. Median weight z score increased from -0.54 (-1.2-0.15) to -0.1 (-0.9-0.6), P < 0.001 and body mass index from -0.4 (-1.0-0.5) to 0.0 (-0.8-0.9), P = 0.005. Pediatric CD activity index and erythrocyte sedimentation rate at week 4 correlated negatively with height z score changes (P = 0.043 and P = 0.048, respectively), whereas sustained clinical and biologic remission (week 4-72) were positively associated with changes in height z scores. Significant improvement in linear growth was predicted by lower pediatric CD activity index and erythrocyte sedimentation rate at the end of induction and sustained clinical remission (P = 0.05) and sustained normal C-reactive protein (P = 0.001) at all visits.Conclusion:In children with moderate-to-severe CD, ADL treatment had a significant effect on linear growth, with normalization of weight and body mass index (clinicaltrials.gov no: NCT02256462).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)237-242
Number of pages6
JournalJournal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
Volume71
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Aug 2020

Funding

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AbbVie Pharmaceutical
AbbVie
Janssen Pharmaceuticals

    Keywords

    • adalimumab treatment
    • delayed puberty
    • inflammatory bowel disease
    • linear growth impairment

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