Characteristics of adult patients newly diagnosed with Crohn’s disease: interim analysis of the nation-wide inception cohort registry study of patients with Crohn’s disease in Japan (iCREST-CD)

Katsuyoshi Matsuoka, Toshimitsu Fujii, Ryuichi Okamoto, Akihiro Yamada, Reiko Kunisaki, Minoru Matsuura, Kenji Watanabe, Hisashi Shiga, Noritaka Takatsu, Shigeki Bamba, Yohei Mikami, Takayuki Yamamoto, Takahiro Shimoyama, Satoshi Motoya, Takehiro Torisu, Taku Kobayashi, Naoki Ohmiya, Masayuki Saruta, Koichiro Matsuda, Takayuki MatsumotoHiroshi Nakase, Atsuo Maemoto, Shinichiro Shinzaki, Yoko Murata, Shinichi Yoshigoe, Ayako Sasaki, Tsutomu Yajima, Tadakazu Hisamatsu

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Abstract

Background: The Inception Cohort Registry Study of Patients with Crohn’s Disease aimed to clarify clinical characteristics and disease course of newly diagnosed Crohn’s disease patients in Japan throughout a 4-year period. Results from an interim analysis of the largest nation-wide registry study that covers approximately 1% of Crohn’s disease patient population in Japan are reported. Methods: This prospective, observational registry study was conducted at 19 tertiary centers in Japan. Patients newly diagnosed with Crohn’s disease after June 2016 (age ≥ 16 years at informed consent) were enrolled between December 17, 2018 and June 30, 2020. Patient demographics, diagnostic procedures and categories, disease location and lesion behavior (Montreal classification) at the time of diagnosis were recorded. Results: Of 673 patients enrolled, 672 (99.9%) were analyzed (458: men, 214: women), male-to-female ratio: 2.1, median age at diagnosis 25 (range 13–86) years; peak age of disease diagnosis: 20–24 years. Most common disease location was L3 (ileocolonic; 60.1%). Non-stricturing, non-penetrating (B1) disease was most common behavior (62.8%); 48.9% reported perianal lesions. Notably, age-wise analysis revealed disease phenotypes varied between patients aged < 40 and ≥ 40 years in terms of male-to-female ratio (2.5/1.3)/disease location (L3: 66.3%/37.0%)/disease behavior (B1: 66.4%/50.0%)/perianal lesion: (55.7%/20.5%) at Crohn’s disease diagnosis, respectively. Conclusions: Interim analysis of this nation-wide Inception Cohort Registry Study of Patients with Crohn’s Disease revealed the demographics and disease characteristics of newly diagnosed Crohn’s disease patients in Japan and demonstrated that disease phenotype varied between patients aged < 40 and ≥ 40 years, serving as important information for management of individual patients.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)867-878
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Gastroenterology
Volume57
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11-2022

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Gastroenterology

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