Inflammatory Bowel Diseases and School Absenteeism.

Objectives: Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) are chronic diseases which negatively affect the schooling of children. The aim is to analyze school absenteeism and its causes in children followed for IBD.

Methods: A prospective multicenter study of IBD patients aged from 5 to 18 years old, from September 2016 to June 2017.

Prospective screening for ALK: clinical features and outcome according to ALK status.

The aim of this study was to analyse the clinico-pathological characteristics and outcomes of a cohort of French patients who were prospectively screened for Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) rearrangement. One hundred and sixteen consecutive patients screened for ALK rearrangement to be recruited into a crizotinib registration trial were included from eight French centres. ALK rearrangement was detected by fluorescence in situ hybridization.

ANCA-associated lung fibrosis: analysis of 17 patients.

In this retrospective study, we analyzed 17 patients presenting with pulmonary fibrosis and a positive ANCA testing. This group was compared with a control group of 12 patients with IPF and negative ANCA testing. Patients were 15 males and 2 females, with a mean age of 66 years.