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b. Objectives: To determine the difference in weight from baseline to end of follow up and to identify factors associated with ?excess? weight gain in IBD patients induced and maintained on infliximab (IFX).
c. Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.
d. Participants: Participants with moderate to severe CD and UC that received IFX induction and maintenance therapy as part of pivotal clinical trials of IFX for IBD.
e. Main Outcome Measures:
1) Difference in absolute and percent change in weight in women and men
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f. Statistical Analysis: The within group difference in absolute and relative weight change will be compared in the sub-group of men and women using the paired t test. Differences in change in weight between men and women from baseline to last follow up will be compared using the t test. Correlation analyses will determine the association between trough IFX level and the relative increase in weight. The association between demographic and clinical factors and increase in weight will be measured using multivariate logistic and linear regression model." ["project_brief_bg"]=> string(3201) "Anti-TNFs are effective at both induction and maintenance of remission for patients with luminal and fistulizing CD and UC1-12. Providers are still trying to understand how to optimize anti-TNFs as 20-40% of patients will not respond to therapy initially (primary non-response)1,4 and 40% of patients lose response over time13. Vande Casteele demonstrated that a trough IFX less than 2.2 mcg/ml at week 14 after IFX induction for UC is associated with IFX discontinuation (LR 3.1, p=0.0026)14. Afif demonstrated that increasing the dose of IFX is effective at recapturing response if trough levels are undetectable whereas optimizing IFX dosing in patients with antibodies to IFX was less effective than changing anti-TNF agents15. Detectable IFX trough levels are associated with improved clinical outcomes in patients with IBD16. Several clinical factors influence anti-TNF levels. Anti-drug antibodies (ADA) increase clearance and decrease anti-TNF levels5,17,18. Concurrent use of an immune suppressant decrease ADA and increase anti-TNF levels17,19-21. High baseline TNF levels22,23, high CRP, and low serum albumin all increase drug clearance and decrease anti-TNF levels24-26. Heavier patients and men clear anti-TNFs more rapidly and have lower anti-TNF levels24,27,28.
Our interest in evaluating differences in weight after initiating anti-TNF started at the ?bedside?. Frequently, women report excess weight gain after initiating an anti-TNF. Weight gain has been attributed to control of inflammation after anti-TNF initiation followed by return of appetite and weight gain. However, a February 60 Minutes report ?Sex Matters? triggered awareness in the medical community regarding potential gender differences in drug metabolism resulting in a new policy requiring sex and gender inclusion plans in preclinical research29. Weight gain after anti-TNF therapy has been reported in psoriasis, ankylosing spondylitis (AS), psoriatic arthritis (PSA), and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A retrospective study of 150 patients with RA, AS, and PSA noted weight gain in 13% of patients with an mean of 5.5 kg30. Similarly, mean weight gain of 4.8+/-5 kg was observed in 16 patients with psoriasis treated with IFX for 3 years31. Only one study has examined factors associated with weight gain in patients treated with anti-TNF; lower baseline BMI but not gender was associated with weight gain32. No studies in the IBD population have examined weight gain after anti-TNF therapy and none have studied the association between anti-TNF levels and weight gain.
We hypothesize that women treated with anti-TNF agents achieve higher anti-TNF resulting in a greater increase in weight compared to men.
If we determine that women do not experience a higher relative increase in weight after initiation of anti-TNF then men, this information will be important for providers to reassure women about weight gain after starting anti-TNF agents. If gender-specific changes in weight are observed and if these changes correlate with anti-TNF levels, further prospective studies can be planned to determine if reducing the dose of anti-TNF to achieve a lower trough level can reduce weight gain." ["project_specific_aims"]=> string(1103) "We propose use of data from A Crohn?s Disease Clinical Trial Evaluating Infliximab in a New Long-Term Treatment Regimen (ACCENT I), A Crohn?s Disease Clinical Trial Evaluating Infliximab in a New Long-Term Treatment Regimen in Patients with Fistulizing Crohn?s Disease (ACCENT II), The Study of Biologic and Immunomodulator Nave Patients in Crohn?s Disease (SONIC), and the Active Ulcerative Colitis Trial (ACT 1) to address the following specific aims.
1. Determine the absolute difference in body weight from baseline to end of follow up in men and women induced and maintained on IFX.
2. Determine the relative difference in body weight from baseline to the end of follow up in men and women induced and maintained on IFX.
3. Determine the association between the relative increase in weight and trough IFX levels in patients induced and maintained on IFX.
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Table 3: Number of Participants from Pivotal IFX Clinical Trials to be Included in Proposed Study (IFX treated patients only)
Trial Number of Participants
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ACCENT II 96
SONIC 85
ACT 1 146
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Baseline demographic and clinical variables will be collected from all participants. Body weight at each research visit will be collected; however the primary comparison will be the difference in body weight from baseline (week 0) to end of study (week 54 for ACCENT I, ACCENT II, and ACT 1 and week 50 for SONIC)." ["project_main_outcome_measure"]=> string(0) "" ["project_main_predictor_indep"]=> string(0) "" ["project_other_variables_interest"]=> string(0) "" ["project_stat_analysis_plan"]=> string(1699) "The within group difference in absolute weight change will be compared in the sub-group of men and women using the paired t test. Differences in change in weight between men and women from baseline to last follow up will be compared using the t test. If the results are not normally distributed, the Wilcoxon signed rank test will be used. The relative change in weight from baseline will be obtained by calculating the increase in body weight from baseline to last follow up. For example, a 70 kg woman experienced a 5 kg increase in body weight from the baseline to the last follow up visit. Hence, she experienced a 7.1% increase in body weight. Use of relative changes in body weight will be helpful to account for baseline differences in body weight between men and women. Differences within sub-groups will be compared using the paired t test whereas differences between sub-groups will be compared using the t test. We will then categorize the change in weight from baseline into quartiles. IFX levels at week 14 and 54, if available, will be compared among the quartiles of patients with different levels of weight gain using ANOVA. In review of the methods from ACCENT I, ACCENT II, and Act 1, it is implied that IFX levels were measured; however they were not reported. If IFX levels are not available, thPower Calculations: ACCENT I, ACCENT II, SONIC, and ACT 1 were comprised of approximately 50% women. Only ACT 1 reports a standard deviation for body weight (at baseline). The mean standard deviation across the three treatment arms in ACT 1 was 17.0. Assuming a type 1 error rate of 5% and a type 2 error rate of 20%, we will be able to detect a 4.1 kg increase or decrease in weight." ["project_timeline"]=> string(1219) "Once approved, we anticipate that it will take approximately one year to complete the project. After notification of approval, we will seek expedited approval from the Human Subjects Research Office at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. On average, expedited approval takes 5 weeks to obtain. The PI (Raymond Cross, MD, MS) and research staff (Guruprasad Jambaulikar, MBBS, MPH) will schedule a meeting with a senior biostatistician (Patrician Langenberg, PhD) to review the data and the statistical analysis plan. At that time, either the PI and research staff or Dr. Langenberg will develop a data dictionary, write code, and construct regression models to analyze the data. We estimate the initial data preparation and analysis will take up to 60 days. The preliminary results will be reviewed by the PI and research staff. If needed, additional analyses will be performed. We anticipate submitting the results to an annual gastroenterology meeting (Digestive Diseases Week, American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting, or Advances in IBD) for presentation. We will then begin drafting the manuscript. Publication of the results will be dependent on the peer review process but could take up to 6 months." ["project_dissemination_plan"]=> string(673) "The target audience for our findings will be gastroenterologists, allied health professionals, nurses, and surgeons with an interest in the care of patients with IBD. We first plan to disseminate the results in abstract form as an oral or poster presentation at an annual gastroenterology meeting (Digestive Diseases Week, American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting, or Advances in IBD). We anticipate that our findings, positive or negative, will be enthusiastically received. We than plan on drafting a manuscript to be submitted to Gastroenterology, American Journal of Gastroenterology, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, or Inflammatory Bowel Diseases." ["project_bibliography"]=> string(6529) "

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32. Brown RA, Spina D, Butt S, Summers GD. Long-term effects of anti-tumour necrosis factor therapy on weight in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Rheumatol. Mar 2012;31(3):455-461.

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2014-0334

Research Proposal

Project Title: Gender Differences in Weight Gain in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease Treated with Infliximab

Scientific Abstract: a. Background: In clinical practice, women frequently complain of excess weight gain after initiating and maintaining treatment with an anti-TNF agent. At present, there are no studies in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) addressing weight gain after treatment with an anti-TNF.
b. Objectives: To determine the difference in weight from baseline to end of follow up and to identify factors associated with ?excess? weight gain in IBD patients induced and maintained on infliximab (IFX).
c. Study Design: Retrospective cohort study.
d. Participants: Participants with moderate to severe CD and UC that received IFX induction and maintenance therapy as part of pivotal clinical trials of IFX for IBD.
e. Main Outcome Measures:
1) Difference in absolute and percent change in weight in women and men
2) Association between IFX trough levels and the change in weight from baseline
3) Association between gender and change in weight adjusting for potential confounding factors
f. Statistical Analysis: The within group difference in absolute and relative weight change will be compared in the sub-group of men and women using the paired t test. Differences in change in weight between men and women from baseline to last follow up will be compared using the t test. Correlation analyses will determine the association between trough IFX level and the relative increase in weight. The association between demographic and clinical factors and increase in weight will be measured using multivariate logistic and linear regression model.

Brief Project Background and Statement of Project Significance: Anti-TNFs are effective at both induction and maintenance of remission for patients with luminal and fistulizing CD and UC1-12. Providers are still trying to understand how to optimize anti-TNFs as 20-40% of patients will not respond to therapy initially (primary non-response)1,4 and 40% of patients lose response over time13. Vande Casteele demonstrated that a trough IFX less than 2.2 mcg/ml at week 14 after IFX induction for UC is associated with IFX discontinuation (LR 3.1, p=0.0026)14. Afif demonstrated that increasing the dose of IFX is effective at recapturing response if trough levels are undetectable whereas optimizing IFX dosing in patients with antibodies to IFX was less effective than changing anti-TNF agents15. Detectable IFX trough levels are associated with improved clinical outcomes in patients with IBD16. Several clinical factors influence anti-TNF levels. Anti-drug antibodies (ADA) increase clearance and decrease anti-TNF levels5,17,18. Concurrent use of an immune suppressant decrease ADA and increase anti-TNF levels17,19-21. High baseline TNF levels22,23, high CRP, and low serum albumin all increase drug clearance and decrease anti-TNF levels24-26. Heavier patients and men clear anti-TNFs more rapidly and have lower anti-TNF levels24,27,28.
Our interest in evaluating differences in weight after initiating anti-TNF started at the ?bedside?. Frequently, women report excess weight gain after initiating an anti-TNF. Weight gain has been attributed to control of inflammation after anti-TNF initiation followed by return of appetite and weight gain. However, a February 60 Minutes report ?Sex Matters? triggered awareness in the medical community regarding potential gender differences in drug metabolism resulting in a new policy requiring sex and gender inclusion plans in preclinical research29. Weight gain after anti-TNF therapy has been reported in psoriasis, ankylosing spondylitis (AS), psoriatic arthritis (PSA), and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A retrospective study of 150 patients with RA, AS, and PSA noted weight gain in 13% of patients with an mean of 5.5 kg30. Similarly, mean weight gain of 4.8+/-5 kg was observed in 16 patients with psoriasis treated with IFX for 3 years31. Only one study has examined factors associated with weight gain in patients treated with anti-TNF; lower baseline BMI but not gender was associated with weight gain32. No studies in the IBD population have examined weight gain after anti-TNF therapy and none have studied the association between anti-TNF levels and weight gain.
We hypothesize that women treated with anti-TNF agents achieve higher anti-TNF resulting in a greater increase in weight compared to men.
If we determine that women do not experience a higher relative increase in weight after initiation of anti-TNF then men, this information will be important for providers to reassure women about weight gain after starting anti-TNF agents. If gender-specific changes in weight are observed and if these changes correlate with anti-TNF levels, further prospective studies can be planned to determine if reducing the dose of anti-TNF to achieve a lower trough level can reduce weight gain.

Specific Aims of the Project: We propose use of data from A Crohn?s Disease Clinical Trial Evaluating Infliximab in a New Long-Term Treatment Regimen (ACCENT I), A Crohn?s Disease Clinical Trial Evaluating Infliximab in a New Long-Term Treatment Regimen in Patients with Fistulizing Crohn?s Disease (ACCENT II), The Study of Biologic and Immunomodulator Nave Patients in Crohn?s Disease (SONIC), and the Active Ulcerative Colitis Trial (ACT 1) to address the following specific aims.
1. Determine the absolute difference in body weight from baseline to end of follow up in men and women induced and maintained on IFX.
2. Determine the relative difference in body weight from baseline to the end of follow up in men and women induced and maintained on IFX.
3. Determine the association between the relative increase in weight and trough IFX levels in patients induced and maintained on IFX.
4. Determine the demographic and clinical factors associated with excess weight gain defined as the upper quartile of relative gain in weight from baseline to end of follow up in patients induced and maintained on IFX.

Study Design:

What is the purpose of the analysis being proposed? Please select all that apply.: New research question to examine treatment safety

Software Used:

Data Source and Inclusion/Exclusion Criteria to be used to define the patient sample for your study: Patients with moderate to severe CD and UC treated with IFX and placebo for both induction and maintenance of remission as part of the ACCENT I, ACCENT II, SONIC, and ACT I trial will be included for analysis (see Table 1). Only participants that completed the entire one year of follow up will be included for analysis.
Table 3: Number of Participants from Pivotal IFX Clinical Trials to be Included in Proposed Study (IFX treated patients only)
Trial Number of Participants
ACCENT I 225
ACCENT II 96
SONIC 85
ACT 1 146
Total=552
Baseline demographic and clinical variables will be collected from all participants. Body weight at each research visit will be collected; however the primary comparison will be the difference in body weight from baseline (week 0) to end of study (week 54 for ACCENT I, ACCENT II, and ACT 1 and week 50 for SONIC).

Primary and Secondary Outcome Measure(s) and how they will be categorized/defined for your study:

Main Predictor/Independent Variable and how it will be categorized/defined for your study:

Other Variables of Interest that will be used in your analysis and how they will be categorized/defined for your study:

Statistical Analysis Plan: The within group difference in absolute weight change will be compared in the sub-group of men and women using the paired t test. Differences in change in weight between men and women from baseline to last follow up will be compared using the t test. If the results are not normally distributed, the Wilcoxon signed rank test will be used. The relative change in weight from baseline will be obtained by calculating the increase in body weight from baseline to last follow up. For example, a 70 kg woman experienced a 5 kg increase in body weight from the baseline to the last follow up visit. Hence, she experienced a 7.1% increase in body weight. Use of relative changes in body weight will be helpful to account for baseline differences in body weight between men and women. Differences within sub-groups will be compared using the paired t test whereas differences between sub-groups will be compared using the t test. We will then categorize the change in weight from baseline into quartiles. IFX levels at week 14 and 54, if available, will be compared among the quartiles of patients with different levels of weight gain using ANOVA. In review of the methods from ACCENT I, ACCENT II, and Act 1, it is implied that IFX levels were measured; however they were not reported. If IFX levels are not available, thPower Calculations: ACCENT I, ACCENT II, SONIC, and ACT 1 were comprised of approximately 50% women. Only ACT 1 reports a standard deviation for body weight (at baseline). The mean standard deviation across the three treatment arms in ACT 1 was 17.0. Assuming a type 1 error rate of 5% and a type 2 error rate of 20%, we will be able to detect a 4.1 kg increase or decrease in weight.

Narrative Summary: Women frequently ask if anti-TNFs result in weight gain; high drug levels may cause weight gain. We will compare weight in patients and determine if drug levels are linked to weight gain. If differences are present, future studies to optimize drug levels to avoid excess weight gain will be planned.

Project Timeline: Once approved, we anticipate that it will take approximately one year to complete the project. After notification of approval, we will seek expedited approval from the Human Subjects Research Office at the University of Maryland, Baltimore. On average, expedited approval takes 5 weeks to obtain. The PI (Raymond Cross, MD, MS) and research staff (Guruprasad Jambaulikar, MBBS, MPH) will schedule a meeting with a senior biostatistician (Patrician Langenberg, PhD) to review the data and the statistical analysis plan. At that time, either the PI and research staff or Dr. Langenberg will develop a data dictionary, write code, and construct regression models to analyze the data. We estimate the initial data preparation and analysis will take up to 60 days. The preliminary results will be reviewed by the PI and research staff. If needed, additional analyses will be performed. We anticipate submitting the results to an annual gastroenterology meeting (Digestive Diseases Week, American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting, or Advances in IBD) for presentation. We will then begin drafting the manuscript. Publication of the results will be dependent on the peer review process but could take up to 6 months.

Dissemination Plan: The target audience for our findings will be gastroenterologists, allied health professionals, nurses, and surgeons with an interest in the care of patients with IBD. We first plan to disseminate the results in abstract form as an oral or poster presentation at an annual gastroenterology meeting (Digestive Diseases Week, American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting, or Advances in IBD). We anticipate that our findings, positive or negative, will be enthusiastically received. We than plan on drafting a manuscript to be submitted to Gastroenterology, American Journal of Gastroenterology, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, or Inflammatory Bowel Diseases.

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