Biological therapies for inflammatory pouch disorders: insights and outcomes from the RESERVO study of GETECCU


Por: Mesonero, F, Zabana, Y, Fernández-Clotet, A, Leo-Carnerero, E, Caballol, B, Núñez, A, García, MJ, Bertoletti, F, Bastida, G, Suris, G, Casis, B, Ferreiro-Iglesias, R, Calafat, M, Jiménez, I, Miranda-Bautista, J, Lamuela, LJ, Fajardo, I, Torrealba, L, Nájera, R, Sáiz-Chumillas, RM, González-Partida, I, Vicuña, M, García-Morales, N, Gutiérrez, A, López-García, A, Benítez, JM, de Célix, CR, Tejido, C, Brunet-Mas, E, Hernandez-Camba, A, Ferrer, CS, Rodríguez-Lago, I, Piqueras, M, Castaño, A, Ramos, L, Sobrino, A, Rodríguez-Grau, MC, Elosua, A, Montoro-Huguet, MA, Baltar, R, Huguet, JM, Hermida, B, Caballero-Mateos, A, Sánchez-Guillén, L, Bouhmidi, A, Pajares, R, Baston-Rey, I, López-Sanromán, A, Albillos, A, Acosta, MBD

Publicada: 1 feb 2026
Resumen:
Background: Inflammatory pouch disorders can be refractory to conventional therapy. Evidence on biological therapy from large cohorts is scarce. Objective: To explore the use and effectiveness of biological therapy for inflammatory pouch disorders. Design: A retrospective and multicentre study. Methods: We included patients diagnosed with pouchitis, Crohn's Disease of the Pouch (CDP) or cuffitis and treated with biological therapy. Effectiveness was evaluated at 12 months based on normalisation of stool frequency, absence of pain, faecal urgency or fistula discharge (clinical remission), or as any improvement in these symptoms (clinical response). We also compared the effectiveness of a second biologic after anti-tumour necrosis factor (anti-TNF) failure using descriptive and comparative statistics. Results: In total, 145 patients were included; 62% were men and the median age was 54 (20-71) years. Overall, 212 lines of treatment were evaluated (95 infliximab, 69 adalimumab, 7 golimumab, 35 vedolizumab and 26 ustekinumab). At least a second line of treatment was received by 41% of patients. Overall, 66% had chronic pouchitis and 29% had CDP. Clinical remission rates at 12 months were 45%, 44%, 43%, 39% and 45% for infliximab, adalimumab, golimumab, vedolizumab and ustekinumab, respectively. No differences were found based on the type of disease. Vedolizumab was the only treatment to show better results as a first-line therapy (50% vs 33%, p < 0.05). Thirty-nine patients received a second therapy after anti-TNF failure. Second anti-TNF use had higher risks of failure (odds ratio (OR) 4.8, 95% confidence interval (CI) 2.3-19) and discontinuation (OR 5.52, 95% CI 1.94-25.5). Conclusion: Biological therapy is a cornerstone in the treatment of pouch disorders, demonstrating consistently high effectiveness. After anti-TNF failure, another mechanism of action should be employed.

Filiaciones:
Mesonero, F:
 Hosp Univ Ramon y Cajal, Dept Gastroenterol & Hepatol, Inflammatory Bowel Dis Unit, Cra Colmenar,Km 9-1, Madrid 28034, Spain

 Univ Alcala Henares, Madrid, Spain

Zabana, Y:
 Hosp Univ Mutua Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain

 Ctr Invest Biomed Red Enfermedades Hepat & Digest, Barcelona, Spain

Fernández-Clotet, A:
 Hosp Clin Barcelona, Inst Invest Biomed August Pi & Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain

 Ctr Invest Biomed Red Enfermedades Hepat & Digest, Murcia, Spain

Leo-Carnerero, E:
 Hosp Univ Virgen Rocio, Seville, Spain

Caballol, B:
 Hosp Clin Barcelona, Inst Invest Biomed August Pi & Sunyer, Barcelona, Spain

 Ctr Invest Biomed Red Enfermedades Hepat & Digest, Murcia, Spain

Núñez, A:
 Hosp Univ Virgen Rocio, Seville, Spain

García, MJ:
 Hosp Univ Marques Valdecilla, Dept Gastroenterol & Hepatol, Grp Invest Clin & Traslac Enfermedades Digest IDIV, Santander, Spain

Bertoletti, F:
 Hosp Santa Creu i St Pau, Barcelona, Spain

Bastida, G:
 Hosp Univ & Politecn La Fe, Valencia, Spain

Suris, G:
 Hosp Univ Bellvitge, Lhospitalet De Llobregat, Spain

Casis, B:
 Hosp Univ 12 Octubre, Madrid, Spain

Ferreiro-Iglesias, R:
 Hosp Clin Univ Santiago, Santiago De Compostela, Spain

Calafat, M:
 Ctr Invest Biomed Red Enfermedades Hepat & Digest, Barcelona, Spain

 Hosp Univ Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain

Jiménez, I:
 Hosp Galdakao, Biocruces Bizkaia Hlth Res Inst, Gastroenterol, Galdakao, Spain

Miranda-Bautista, J:
 Hosp Univ Gregorio Maranon, Madrid, Spain

Lamuela, LJ:
 Hosp Univ Miguel Servet, Zaragoza, Spain

Fajardo, I:
 Hosp Univ Mutua Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain

Torrealba, L:
 Hosp Univ Doctor Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain

Nájera, R:
 Hosp Univ Rio Hortega, Valladolid, Spain

Sáiz-Chumillas, RM:
 Hosp Univ Burgos, Burgos, Spain

González-Partida, I:
 Hosp Univ Puerta Hierro, Madrid, Spain

Vicuña, M:
 Complejo Hosp Navarra, Navarra, Spain

García-Morales, N:
 Hosp Alvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Spain

Gutiérrez, A:
 Ctr Invest Biomed Red Enfermedades Hepat & Digest, Barcelona, Spain

 Hosp Gen Univ Alicante Doctor Balmis, Inst Invest Sanitaria & Biomed Alicante, Alicante, Spain

López-García, A:
 Inst Hosp Mar Invest Med, URFOA, RETICEF, Barcelona, Spain

Benítez, JM:
 Hosp Univ Reina Sofia, Cordoba, Spain

de Célix, CR:
 Ctr Invest Biomed Red Enfermedades Hepat & Digest, Barcelona, Spain

 Univ Autonoma Madrid, Hosp Univ La Princesa, Inst Invest Sanitaria Princesa IIS Princesa, Madrid, Spain

Tejido, C:
 Complejo Hosp Univ Ourense, Orense, Spain

Brunet-Mas, E:
 Ctr Invest Biomed Red Enfermedades Hepat & Digest, Barcelona, Spain

 Hosp Universitari Parc Tauli, Serv Aparell Digestiu, Sabadell, Spain

Hernandez-Camba, A:
 Hosp Univ Nuestra Senora Candelaria, Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Spain

Ferrer, CS:
 Hosp Univ La Paz, Inst Invest Sanitaria Hosp Univ La Paz IdiPAZ, Serv Cardiol, Madrid, Spain

Rodríguez-Lago, I:
 Hosp Galdakao, Biocruces Bizkaia Hlth Res Inst, Gastroenterol, Galdakao, Spain

Piqueras, M:
 Consorci Sanit Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain

Castaño, A:
 Hosp Univ Cent Asturias, Oviedo, Spain

Ramos, L:
 Hosp Univ Canarias, Tenerife, Spain

Sobrino, A:
 Univ Gen Hosp Ciudad Real, Ciudad Real, Spain

Rodríguez-Grau, MC:
 Hosp Univ Henares, Coslada, Spain

Elosua, A:
 Hosp Garcia Orcoyen, Navarra, Spain

Montoro-Huguet, MA:
 Hosp Gen Univ San Jorge, Serv Anestesiol & Reanimac, Huesca, Spain

Baltar, R:
 Hosp Univ Alava, Serv Nefrol, Vitoria, Alava, Spain

Huguet, JM:
 Hosp Gen Univ Valencia, Valencia, Spain

Hermida, B:
 Hosp Univ Cabuenes, Gijon, Spain

Caballero-Mateos, A:
 Hosp Santa Ana Motril, Granada, Spain

Sánchez-Guillén, L:
 Hosp Gen Univ Elche, Secc Neumol, Alicante, Spain

Bouhmidi, A:
 Hosp Santa Barbara, Puertollano, Spain

Pajares, R:
 Hosp Univ Infanta Sofia, Madrid, Spain

Baston-Rey, I:
 Hosp Clin Univ Santiago, Santiago De Compostela, Spain

López-Sanromán, A:
 Hosp Univ Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain

Albillos, A:
 Hosp Univ Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain

Acosta, MBD:
 Hosp Clin Univ Santiago, Santiago De Compostela, Spain
ISSN: 1756283X





Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
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