Abstract Number: 2369 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Treatment Patterns with Disease Modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs in United States Veterans with Newly Diagnosed Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, or Ankylosing Spondylitis
Background/Purpose: Delays in treatment for inflammatory arthritis (IA) are associated with unfavorable outcomes, including impaired quality of life, irreversible joint damage, and disability. Our objective…Abstract Number: 2370 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Discontinuation of Disease Modifying Drugs in Patients with Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) has undergone a big change in the last two decades in strategies, objectives and therapeutic options, especially with the…Abstract Number: 2371 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Risk of Malignancies Across Biologic Classes in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Analysis of a National Claim Database
Background/Purpose: Our objectives were to estimate and compare the incidence rate of malignancies associated with the different classes of biologics in RA patients.Methods: We conducted…Abstract Number: 2372 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Post-Approval Comparative Safety Study of Tofacitinib and Biologic DMARDs: Five‑Year Results from a US-based Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral JAK inhibitor for the treatment of RA. Real‑world data (RWD) complement clinical trial data in assessing long-term safety. We evaluated…Abstract Number: 2373 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Two Decades of Changes in RA Treatment and Disease Outcomes from the United States
Background/Purpose: RA causes significant morbidity and mortality. Over the last two decades, several new medications and strategies for treating RA earlier and more aggressively have…Abstract Number: 2374 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
MRI of the Wrist in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis After 1-year Treat-to-target Strategy
Background/Purpose: Background:There are two types of remission in rheumatoid arthritis. The first, and most commonly applied, is clinical remission. Imaging remission is another aspect to…Abstract Number: 2375 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Safety of Baricitinib Under Clinical Settings in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Using Data from All-Case Post-marketing Surveillance and Spontaneous Reports
Background/Purpose: Baricitinib (bari), is an oral, selective inhibitor of Janus kinase (JAK) 1/ and JAK 2, is used to treat moderately to severely active RA…Abstract Number: 2376 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Modifiable Factors Associated with Response to Treatment in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Among the potentially modifiable prognostic factors in RA, there is evidence for associations with smoking history, BMI and dietary fish oil supplementation. An integrated…Abstract Number: 2377 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Methotrexate Discontinuation and Dose Decreases After Therapy with Tocilizumab: Results from the Corrona Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is frequently prescribed with biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs. Evidence has shown that tocilizumab (TCZ) monotherapy is effective in the treatment of patients…Abstract Number: 2378 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Comparative Analysis of Clinical, Laboratory and Therapeutic Strategies Among Blacks with Rhupus, SLE and RA
Background/Purpose: Rhupus is the overlap of SLE and RA. While a few studies have been conducted among Rhupus patients, no studies have focused on Black…Abstract Number: 2379 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
High Initial Methotrexate Dose Is Not Associated with an Increased Risk of Liver Toxicity in Korean Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is the most commonly prescribed disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) for the treatment of RA due to its high efficacy and favorable…Abstract Number: 2380 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Improving Depression by Joint Surgery in Established Rheumatoid Arthritis; Results from Multicenter Prospective Cohort Study for Evaluation of Joint Surgery on Patient’s Reported Outcome
Background/Purpose: Total management including reconstructive joint surgery and rehabilitation should be needed for further improvements of physical function for long-standing RA patients. In these days,…Abstract Number: 2381 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Baseline Characteristics Associated with Sustained SDAI Remission Following Treatment with Abatacept in Combination with MTX Compared with Abatacept Placebo in Combination with MTX in ACPA Positive Patients with Early RA
Background/Purpose: The Phase IIIb Assessing Very Early Rheumatoid arthritis Treatment (AVERT)-2 trial (NCT02504268) is evaluating SC abatacept (ABA) + MTX versus ABA placebo (PBO) +…Abstract Number: 2382 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Relationships Between DAS28 Response and Clinical, Functional and Radiographic Outcomes in Year 2 of the COMET Study of Etanercept in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who are treated with etanercept (ETN) plus methotrexate (MTX), dosing down of ETN or withdrawal of MTX are…Abstract Number: 2383 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis After Methotrexate-associated Lymphoproliferative Disorder Developed
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate-associated lymphoproliferative disorder (MTX-LPD) is important complication in the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment. There were few reports about clinical features of MTX-LPD and RA…
