Abstract Number: 2453 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Staphylococcus Aureus Carriage Rates Are High in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients on Biologics
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a higher risk of surgical site infection than patients with osteoarthritis (OA). Disease modifying therapy is widely used…Abstract Number: 2454 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Virus Reactivation Rate in Rheumatoid Arthritis Using Tofacitinib
Background/Purpose: Although the increase in the incidence of Herpes Zoster by tofacitinib(TOF) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is well known, the reactivation rate of other viruses…Abstract Number: 2455 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Biologic and Non-Biologic Dmards
Background/Purpose: Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), including pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT), compared with…Abstract Number: 2456 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Truven Marketscan Data (Jan 2010–Sept 2015) Treated with Biologic or Conventional Dmards
Background/Purpose: Patients with RA have an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), including pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) compared to non-RA populations1. …Abstract Number: 2457 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association between Biologic Dmards and Weight Change in Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory arthritis (IA) is a chronic disorder that encompasses rheumatoid and psoriatic arthritis. Rheumatoid cachexia is defined as elevated HDL, increased adiposity, and loss…Abstract Number: 2458 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors of Hypogammaglobulinemia during Rituximab Maintenance Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A 12-Year Longitudinal Multi-Center Study
Background/Purpose: Rituximab (RTX) is an anti-CD20 monoclonal antibody that selectively depletes B-cell population. Thus, it presents a potential risk for the development of hypogammaglobulinemia and…Abstract Number: 2459 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Nivolumab-Induced Synovial Tissue T Cell Infiltration, Sustained PD1 Occupancy and Resolution of Severe Synovitis with Infliximab Therapy
Background/Purpose: Checkpoint inhibitors (CI) for cancer therapy are associated with inflammation that can recapitulate features of autoimmunity, including synovitis resembling rheumatoid arthritis (RA). No reports…Abstract Number: 2460 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Study of Sixteen Cases of Other Iatrogenic Immunodeficiency-Associated Lymphoproliferative Disorders Developed in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate-associated lymphoproliferative disorders (MTX-LPDs) was first reported in 1991. The symptom is known to spontaneously regress after suspending the use of MTX, suggesting its…Abstract Number: 2461 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Analysis of Severe Adverse Drug Reactions to Disease Modifying Drugs in an Inception Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort
Background/Purpose: There is a well-known risk of developing adverse drug reactions (ADR) in rheumatic patients due, mainly, to the Disease Modifying Drugs (DMARD) widely used.…Abstract Number: 2462 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety in the Middle-LONG Period of Rituximab in the Treatment of Diffuse Interstitial Pulmonary Disease Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of rituximab (RTX) in the medium- to long-term for the management of progressive rheumatoid arthritis–related interstitial lung disease…Abstract Number: 2463 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reducing Time to Treatment in Patients with Early and Uncontrolled RA: Implementation of a Collaborative and Systems-Based Approach to Improve Access to Care
Reducing Time to Treatment in Patients with Early and Uncontrolled RA: Implementation of a Collaborative and Systems-Based Approach to Improve Access to Care.Background/Purpose: The first…Abstract Number: 2464 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinimetric and Drug Use Differences in Colombian Patients with Early and Established Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Current guidelines for RA treatment are focused on the importance of defining the duration of symptoms before diagnosis to achieve better outcomes. This concept…Abstract Number: 2465 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Characterizing Palindromic Symptoms in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from the Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Palindromic rheumatism (PR) (transient acute attacks of articular and/or periarticular inflammation) may progress to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). How often early RA (ERA) patients report…Abstract Number: 2466 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prolonged Delay in Presentation to Rheumatologists for Hispanic Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Contributes to Later Diagnosis and Treatment
Background/Purpose: Disparities in the initiation of disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in ethnic minorities have been described in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in the US…Abstract Number: 2467 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
RAPID3 Is Elevated in 93% of Treatment-Naïve Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients at Initial Visit Compared to 49% for Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) and 44% for C-Reactive Protein (CRP)
Background/Purpose: Quantitative measures to assess and monitor patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) traditionally have been laboratory tests, such as erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive…