Clinical, Imaging, and Endoscopic Outcomes of Children Newly Diagnosed With Crohn's Disease

For people ages 6-17

Phase 1 Inclusion Criteria (all must be fulfilled)

1. Age ≥ 6 years and < 18 years at enrollment
2. Suspected diagnosis of CD
3. Stool culture if performed that is negative for routine enteric pathogens (Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, E. coli 0157:H7) and Clostridium difficile toxin in patients presenting with diarrhea. If history of C. difficile then a minimum of 6 weeks duration from treatment start and negative repeat stool for C. difficile toxin.
4. Parent/guardian consent and patient assent
5. Ability to remain in follow-up for up to 6 months of initial observation followed by a minimum of 52 weeks after possible start of anti-TNF therapy

Phase 1 Exclusion Criteria

1. Diagnosis of CD following abdominal resectional surgery/appendectomy at initial presentation
2. Investigator judgment that patient has high likelihood (>50%) of needing bowel resection within 3 months of diagnosis (i.e., presentation with perforation, bowel obstruction from stricture)
3. Use of any oral corticosteroid (CS) for non-gastrointestinal indication within the four weeks prior to diagnostic assessment and biosampling (e.g., asthma)
4. Use of any investigational drug within the past four weeks prior to diagnostic assessment and sampling
5. Pregnancy
6. Patients with poorly controlled medical conditions (e.g. diabetes, congestive heart failure)
7. Previous treatment with immunomodulators or anti-TNF therapy for other medical conditions (e.g., juvenile idiopathic arthritis) at any time prior to enrollment
8. Previous treatment with non-anti TNF biologics or small molecules for non-IBD indications in the past 6 months

Phase 2 Inclusion Criteria (all must be fulfilled)

1. Met all eligibility criteria for Phase 1 and participated in Phase 1
2. Diagnosed with active luminal CD involving the terminal ileum and/or colon by endoscopic and/or radiographic evidence
3. Magnetic Resonance Enterography (MRE) imaging within 6 weeks of ileocolonoscopy and no more than 4 weeks after starting initial therapy. A limited 'research protocol' MRE is acceptable in participants who have undergone a clinical CTE during their initial diagnostic evaluation; see Manual of Procedures for details.
4. Received at least one of the following as initial therapy upon diagnosis:
   1. Corticosteroids
   2. Immunomodulator
   3. Defined nutritional therapy
   4. Anti-TNF (adalimumab or infliximab)
5. Commenced adalimumab or infliximab anti-TNF therapy guided by ROADMAB™ CDST as first therapy or within 180 days of first therapy, with or without concomitant immunomodulator
6. Had ileal and rectal biopsies
7. Parent/guardian re-consent and patient re-assent
8. Ability to remain in follow-up for a minimum of 52 weeks after start of anti-TNF therapy

Phase 2 Exclusion Criteria

1. Diagnosis of CD using video capsule endoscopy only with normal ileocolonoscopy and normal MRE
2. Orofacial CD only
3. Esophageal, gastric, duodenal, and/or jejunal CD only
4. Severe complex fistulizing perianal disease +/- abscess, or perianal disease requiring surgical intervention or likely to require on-going surgical intervention possibly including diversion
5. Perianal CD only with no evidence of luminal disease
6. Internal fistulizing disease at diagnosis
7. Initial inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) treatment with non-anti-TNF biologic or small molecule therapy
8. Received any anti-TNF agent other than adalimumab or infliximab
9. Investigator judgment that patient unlikely to return for clinical, endoscopic or MRE follow-up
10. Inability to have MRE because of claustrophobia or other reasons
11. Incomplete lower endoscopic diagnostic evaluation where the investigation is terminated prior to intubation of the ileum
12. Video of baseline endoscopy not available for central reading
13. Underwent bowel resection within 3 months of initial therapy