MRI assessment of body composition for prediction of therapeutic response to biologic agents in patients with Crohn's disease.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Altered body fat and muscle mass in Crohn's disease (CD) have been linked to adverse disease course and outcomes. Prediction of treatment response or remission (RoR) of small bowel CD (SBCD) to biologic therapy remains challenging. We aimed to establish the prognostic value of body composition parameters measured using MR enterography (MRE) for RoR at 1 year in patients with SBCD commencing biologic therapy.

Methods

Participants were identified from those recruited to a prospective, multicentre study investigating the predictive ability of motility MRI for 1 year RoR in patients starting biologic therapy for active SBCD (MOTILITY trial). Myopenia, skeletal muscle:fat and visceral:subcutaneous fat were measured from baseline MRE. RoR at 1 year was judged using a co

SUBMITTER: Sakai NS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11923306 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature