Steroid therapy still plays a crucial role and could serve as a bridge to the next promising treatments in patients with IgG4-related sclerosing cholangitis: Results of a Japanese nationwide study

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Objective: The acceptable duration of steroid therapy for patients with IgG4-sclerosing cholangitis (SC) has been under debate. Our aim is to clarify the feasible duration of steroid treatment. Design: We retrospectively reviewed the data of patients with IgG4-SC and analyzed the following: biliary status during the steroid therapy, incidence of remission, relapse, relapse-free survival rate, and steroid-related complications (SRCs). Results: Remission was achieved in 99.5% (763/767) of patients who received steroid therapy, while the remission rate dropped to 63.6% (78/129) of patients who did not receive it. Relapse was noted in 19.7% (151/763) of the patients who received steroid. Besides, relapse rate went up 38.4% (30/78) of the counterpart. Normalization of the serum total bilirubin and serum alkaline phosphatase levels were achieved at 2 weeks regardless of biliary drainage. Multivariate analysis identified younger onset, MST less than 3 years, immunosuppressant, and steroid cessation as independent risk factors for relapse. Steroid-free was achieved in the patients underwent MST only 3.4% over 54 months. SRCs were recorded in a total of 99 patients (12.9%) despite sufficient preemptive medications. Multivariate analysis identified history of malignancy and immunosuppressant as independent risk factors for SRCs. Conclusion: Steroid therapy should be continued for no <3 years to reduce the risk of relapse, with use of preemptive measures taken around 5 years. The biliary drainage might not be mandatory. Steroid as 1st line therapy could serve as a bridge to further promising treatments.

本文言語英語
ページ(範囲)884-897
ページ数14
ジャーナルJournal of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Sciences
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出版ステータス出版済み - 08-2022

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • 外科
  • 肝臓学

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