Observational Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Sep 14, 2022; 28(34): 5058-5075
Published online Sep 14, 2022. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v28.i34.5058
Impact of adalimumab on disease burden in moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis patients: The one-year, real-world UCanADA study
Talat Bessissow, Geoffrey C Nguyen, Osman Tarabain, Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet, Nathalie Foucault, Kevin McHugh, Joannie Ruel
Talat Bessissow, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Center, Montreal H3G 1A4, Quebec, Canada
Geoffrey C Nguyen, Mount Sinai Hospital Inflammatory Bowel Disease Centre, Toronto M5T 3L9, Ontario, Canada
Osman Tarabain, Dr. O. Tarabain Clinic, Windsor N8W 1E6, Ontario, Canada
Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet, Department of Gastroenterology, University of Lorraine, CHRU-Nancy, Nancy F-54000, France
Nathalie Foucault, Kevin McHugh, AbbVie Corporation, Saint-Laurent H4S 1Z1, Quebec, Canada
Joannie Ruel, Department of Medicine, Sherbrooke University Hospital Center, Sherbrooke J1H 5N4, Quebec, Canada
Author contributions: Bessissow T was involved in study design, coordinating the data collection, interpretation of the results, and review and revision of the manuscript; Ruel J, Nguyen GC, and Tarabain O were involved in coordinating the data collection, interpretation of the results, and review and revision of the manuscript; Foucault N and McHugh K were involved in study design, interpretation of the results, and review and revision of the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: All sites had the study reviewed and approved by an ethics committee. While CEC Advarra IRB Services (Aurora, Ontario, Canada) reviewed and approved for some sites, other sites were approved through local/multi centres ethics committees (Dr. Everett Chalmers Regional Hospital, MUHC-Royal Victoria Hospital, CHUM-Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, CHAU-Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu de Levis, Royal University Hospital, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Sherbrooke, CHUM-Hôpital St-Luc, Zeidler Ledcor Centre, Ottawa Hospital-General Campus, Mount Sinai Hospital, London Health Sciences Centre, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Laval (CHUL), University of Calgary Gastrointestinal Research Group).
Informed consent statement: All patients were required to sign a patient authorization form (or written informed consent) to participate in the study, and to disclose personal health information.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors have either received research support from, served as consultant, speakers bureau, scientific officer, participants of steering committees and advisory boards, and/or received honoraria from the following sponsors: T.B.: AbbVie, Janssen, Takeda, Merck, Pfizer, Roche, Bristol Myers Squibb, Gilead, Sandoz, Ferring, Alimentiv Inc. (formerly Robarts Clinical Trials); J.R.: AbbVie, Janssen, Takeda, Pfizer, Sandoz, Ferring, Alimentiv Inc. (formerly Robarts Clinical Trials); G.N.: AbbVie and Takeda; O.T.: AbbVie; N.F. and K.M.: are employees of AbbVie and may own AbbVie stock; L.P.B.: Dr. Peyrin-Biroulet reports personal fees from Galapagos, AbbVie, Janssen, Genentech, Ferring, Tillots, Celltrion, Takeda, Pfizer, Index Pharmaceuticals, Sandoz, Celgene, Biogen, Samsung Bioepis, Inotrem, Allergan, MSD, Roche, Arena, Gilead, Amgen, BMS, Vifor, Norgine, Mylan, Lilly, Fresenius Kabi, OSE Immunotherapeutics, Enthera, Theravance, Pandion Therapeutics, Gossamer Bio, Viatris, Thermo Fisher. Grants from AbbVie, MSD, Takeda, Fresenius Kabi. Stock options: CTMA.
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STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement—checklist of items.
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Corresponding author: Talat Bessissow, FRCP (C), MD, MSc, Associate Professor, Department of Medicine, McGill University Health Center, 1650 Avenue Cedar, Montreal H3G 1A4, Quebec, Canada. talat.bessissow@mcgill.ca
Received: March 30, 2022
Peer-review started: March 30, 2022
First decision: June 10, 2022
Revised: July 27, 2022
Accepted: August 17, 2022
Article in press: August 17, 2022
Published online: September 14, 2022
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Core Tip

Core Tip: In real-world at week 52, over 60% of patients with moderate-to-severe ulcerative colitis treated with adalimumab had their depressive symptoms improved, as well as their quality of life, fatigue symptoms, and work impairment. No new safety signals were detected.