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Development of Inflammation and Fibrosis Index, Combining MRI and PET 18F-FDG, in Patient's With Crohn's Disease

Not Applicable
Conditions
Crohn Disease
Interventions
Diagnostic Test: abdominal [18F]FDG PET/CT
Registration Number
NCT04467580
Lead Sponsor
Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Brief Summary

Chronic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a disabling, incurable condition that affects 250,000 people in France, and Crohn's disease (CD) is the most common form. CD progresses, in one-quarter of the cases, towards the appearance of intestinal stenosis, most often on the terminal ileum, sometimes with obstructive symptoms and requiring an optimization of medical treatment (biotherapies) and/or surgery The hypothesis of this study is \[18F\]FDG PET /CT, (Positron emission tomography with the tracer fluorine-18 (18F) fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG), called \[18F\]FDG PET coupled to a dedicated CT scanner) could help quantify intestinal inflammation in patients with abnormal entero-MRI, and differentiate inflammation and fibrosis on a joint PET /CT and MRI , in patients with complicated Crohn Disease intestinal stenosis

Detailed Description

Intestinal inflammation could be quantified by the PET/CT due to the tropism of a PET tracer, \[18F\]FDG for activated inflammatory cells.

\[18F\]FDG PET/CTperformed on latest digital PET/CT cameras and recordings focused on the abdomen could help quantify intestinal inflammation in patients with abnormal entero-MRI, and differentiate inflammation and fibrosis on a joint PET/CT and MRI , in patients with complicated Crohn Disease intestinal stenosis.

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) indices are used to assess the upgradability and activity of CD and try to predict response to treatment, in particular Nancy's MRI score for digestive inflammation.

An inflammation index (FILM-i) and a fibrosis index (FILM-f), based on this MRI/PET analysis, will be developed and validated to develop personalized medicine in patients with stenosing CD. Indeed, these indices will guide the therapeutic choice, in particular for the biotherapies prescription or the need to operate these patients.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
UNKNOWN
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
59
Inclusion Criteria
  • Major subject having received complete information of the clinical research and having signed their informed consent
  • Subject with a stenosing CD (objectified on MRI, CT and / or endoscopy).
  • Subject for which surgical resection of one or more stenosis (s) of the terminal ileum is programmed as part of the treatment.
  • Subject with a social security scheme
Exclusion Criteria
  • Subject having a contraindication to performing MRI and / or PET / CT at 18F-FDG.
  • Subject with an ostomy
  • Diabetic subject treated by metformin.
  • Subject referred to in articles L. 1121-5, L. 1121-7 and L1121-8 of the public health code.
  • Pregnant woman, parturient or nursing mother.
  • Subject with a legal protection measure (guardianship, curatorship, safeguard of justice).
  • Subject unable to express consent.
  • Subject deprived of their liberty by a judicial or administrative decision, persons subject to psychiatric care under articles L. 3212-1 and L.3213-1.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SINGLE_GROUP
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Patients with stenosing CDabdominal [18F]FDG PET/CTPatients with stenosing CD will be recruited in each investigation center, during a preoperative consultation for an already decided and planned intestinal resection (digestive surgery or hepato-gastro department) -enterology).
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Index FILM-iDay 45

Index FILM-i will be developed using histological scores determined according to the extent and the diffusion in the thickness of the intestinal wall: cellular infiltration and edema

These histological scores both include 4 grades:

* 0 = no damage (fibrosis or inflammation),

* 1 = slight damage,

* 2 = average achievement,

* 3 = severe damage. The FILM-i indice is developed in order to predict these same 4 grades.

Index FILM-fDay 45

Index FILM-f will be developed using histological scores determined according to the extent and the diffusion in the thickness of the intestinal wall : collagen fibrosis

These histological scores both include 4 grades:

* 0 = no damage (fibrosis or inflammation),

* 1 = slight damage,

* 2 = average achievement,

* 3 = severe damage. The FILM-i indice is developed in order to predict these same 4 grades.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Inter- and intra-observer reproducibilityDay 45

To estimate the inter- and intra-observer reproducibility of the 4 grade classifications obtained by the FILM-i and FILM-f indices with the intra-class correlation coefficients.

Contribution of [18F]FDG PET/CT with index NET (Net Reclassification Index)Day 45

Quantify the contribution of \[18F\]FDG PET/CT, in addition to MRI, for the characterization of the fibrotic and inflammatory components of stenosis of the terminal ileum with the index NET. This index will be calculated to quantify the contribution of PET items to the model including only MRI items.

To compare the performance of the inflammation index (FILM-i) with that of a baseline MRI score, the Nancy score, for the detection of significant colonic inflammation (moderate to severe in histopathology).Day 45

The performance of the FILM-i index and Nancy's score will be evaluated by the of correctly classified segments.

Degree of correlation between FILM-i and FILM-f index and the modified histological activity score of the Global Histologic Activity Score (GHAS).Day 45

Compare the results of index and modified GHAS score

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