Introduction of 6-Mercaptopurine in Crohn's Disease Patients During the Perioperative Period: A Preliminary Evaluation of Recurrence of Disease
作者:
Kader* Howard,
Raynor† Stephen,
Young‡ Rose,
Kaufman‡ Stuart,
Vanderhoof‡ Jon,
Ruby∥ Elizabeth,
Mack‡ David,
期刊:
Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition
(OVID Available online 1997)
卷期:
Volume 25,
issue 1
页码: 93-97
ISSN:0277-2116
年代: 1997
出版商: OVID
关键词: Children;Crohn's disease;Intestinal resection;Relapse;6-mercaptopurine
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Background:Recurrence of Crohn's disease after surgery is a common occurrence, pointing to the need for a strategy to prevent recurrent disease. We report the postoperative course of 10 patients who required intestinal resections for complications related to Crohn's disease.Methods:All patients had a Pediatric Crohn's Disease Activity Index score of 10 or greater. Among these patients, 5 began treatment with 6-mercaptopurine in the perioperative period. All 10 had received various combinations of prednisone and salicylate compounds. Patients who were given 6-mercaptopurine did not discontinue the medication until 2 years after the surgery.Results:To date, none of the five patients who were placed on 6-mercaptopurine have had recurrence of their Crohn's disease (mean disease-free period 32.6 ± 18.4 months). Among those five patients not receiving 6-mercaptopurine there have been three relapses (mean time to relapse 3.7 ± 1.2 months). Logrank sum analyses of Kaplan-Meier survival curves show benefit to patients receiving 6-mercaptopurine in preventing relapses after intestinal resection (p< 0.05).Conclusions:Although the underlying pathophysiologic reasons leading to the high relapse rate after intestinal surgery in Crohn's disease are unknown, we conclude that treatment with 6-mercaptopurine in the perioperative period may be warranted to help prevent the recurrence of Crohn's disease after surgery.
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