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  • Abstract Number: 1450 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Clinical Radiology Reports Are Unreliable for Assessment of Radiographic Structural Progression in US Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis Initiating Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Therapy

    Kevin R. Lammert1, Alan R. Erickson2, Brian C. Sauer1 and Grant W. Cannon1, 1Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 2Omaha VA Medical Center and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatologists rely on hand radiograph findings including bone erosions (BE) and joint space narrowing (JSN) to make treatment decisions for patients with rheumatoid arthritis…
  • Abstract Number: 1451 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    The Value of Adding MRI to a Clinical Treat-to-Target Strategy in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Clinical Remission: Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes from the Imagine-RA Randomized Controlled Trial

    Signe Møller-Bisgaard1, Kim Hørslev-Petersen2, Bo Jannik Ejbjerg3, Merete Lund Hetland1, Daniel Glinatsi4, Lykke Ørnbjerg1, Jakob M. Møller5, Mikael Boesen6, Robin Christensen7, Kristian Stengaard-Pedersen8, Ole Rintek Madsen9, Bente Jensen10, Jan Alexander Villadsen11, Ellen-Margrethe Hauge8, Philip Bennett12, Oliver Hendricks2, Karsten Asmussen13, Marcin Ryszard Kowalski14, Hanne Lindegaard15, Sabrina Mai Nielsen7, Henning Bliddal16, Niels Steen Krogh17, Torkell Ellingsen15, Agente Nielsen18, Lone Balding5, Anne Grethe Jurik19, Henrik S Thomsen5 and Mikkel Østergaard20, 1Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, 2King Christian 10th Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, University of Southern Denmark, Institute of Regional Health Research, Graasten, Denmark, 3Department of Rheumatology, Zealand University Hospital, Køge, Denmark, 4Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Centre for Head and Orthopaedics, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark, 5Department of Radiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Herlev and Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark, 6Department of Radiology, Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, 7Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Denmark, 8Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus, Denmark, 9Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev and Gentofte, Hellerup, Denmark, 10Department of Rheumatology, Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, 11Department of Rheumatology, Silkeborg Hospital, Silkeborg, Denmark, 12Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Herlev and Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark, 13Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark, 14Department of Rheumatology, Sygehus Vendsyssel, Hjørring, Hjørring, Denmark, 15Department of Rheumatology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark, 16The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark, 17The DANBIO Registry, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, 18Department of Radiology, Silkeborg Hospital, Silkeborg, Denmark, 19Department of Radiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, 20Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet Glostrup Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Copenhagen, Denmark

    Background/Purpose: Targeting MRI remission in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in clinical remission may improve clinical outcome and halt joint damage progression. The purpose of the…
  • Abstract Number: 1452 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Combination of Ultrasound Power Doppler-Verified Synovitis and Seropositivity Accurately Identifies Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Shinya Kawashiri1, Keita Fujikawa2, Ayako Nishino1, Ayuko Takatani1, Toshimasa Shimizu1, Masataka Umeda1, Shoichi Fukui1, Takashi Igawa1, Tomohiro Koga1, Naoki Iwamoto1, Kunihiro Ichinose1, Mami Tamai1, Hideki Nakamura1, Tomoki Origuchi3 and Atsushi Kawakami1, 1Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, 2Japan Community Health care Organization Isahaya General Hospital, Nagasaki, Japan, 3Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan

    Background/Purpose: We conducted this retrospective study to determine objective and comprehensive diagnostic criteria for early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that are based on ultrasound (US) and…
  • Abstract Number: 1453 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Correlation between Clinical and Ultrasonographic Remission? the Effect of Non-Inflammatory Patient-Based Factors on Different Remission Definitions

    Ummugulsum Gazel1, Sibel Yilmaz Oner2, Gulsen Ozen3, Yasemin Yalçınkaya3, Pamir Atagunduz3, Haner Direskeneli3 and Nevsun Inanc3, 1Rheumatology, Marmara University faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, 2Rheumatology, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, 3Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey

    Background/Purpose: In this study, we aimed to investigate the concordance of ultrasonographic remission with other remission criteria and to show the influence of non-inflammatory patient-induced…
  • Abstract Number: 1454 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Levels of 14-3-3eta Are an Independent Predictor of Long-Term Radiographic Erosive Progression and of Short-Term Rapid Radiographic Erosive Progression in Patients with Inflammatory Polyarthritis

    Gilles Boire1, Nathalie Carrier2, Artur J deBrum Fernandes3, Patrick Liang1, Ariel Masetto4, Sophie Roux4, Norma K Biln5, Yuan Gui5, Jane Savill5, Sara Michienzi5 and Walter P. Maksymowych6, 1Rheumatology Division, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke and Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, 2Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie -Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, 3Medicine, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke and Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, 4Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke and Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, 5Augurex Life Sciences Corp, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 6Department of Medicine, CaRE Arthritis and University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Our objective is to examine the additional contribution of 14-3-3η levels to known predictors of radiographic progression in inflammatory polyarthritis, both over several years…
  • Abstract Number: 1455 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Development of a Predictive Model of Radiological Damage in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Based on Artificial Intelligence

    Jose M Lezcano1, José Ivorra-Cortes2, Alfredo Madrid3, Raquel Lopez-Mejías4, Javier Martin5, Benjamín Fernández-Gutiérrez6, Miguel Angel González-Gay7, Alejandro Balsa8, Isidoro Gonzalez-Alvaro9, Fernando Salazar10, Lydia A Alcazar11 and Luis Rodriguez-Rodriguez11, 1Helix BioS CEO, Madrid, Spain, 2Rheumatology, University Hospital la Fe, Valencia, Spain, 3Rheumatology Department, and Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria (IdISSC), Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain, 4Epidemiology, Genetics and Atherosclerosis Research Group on Systemic Inflammatory Diseases, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, Santander, Spain, 5Instituto de Parasitología y Biomedicina López Neyra, Granada, Spain, 6Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain, 7School of Medicine, University of Cantabria, Santander, Spain, Santander, Spain, 8Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario La Paz, IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain, 9Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-IP, Madrid, Spain, 10International Centre for Numerical Methods in Engineering (CIMNE), Madrid, Spain, 11Rheumatology Department and Heath Research Institute (IdISSC), Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with increased mortality and disability. Although different factors have been associated with prognosis, it is…
  • Abstract Number: 1456 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Neutrophil Activation Is Associated with Disease Activity and Predicts Development of Erosive Disease and Extra Articular Manifestations in Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Mary Bach1,2, Tiffany Pan3, J. Lee Nelson3,4 and Christian Lood5, 1VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA, 2Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 3Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, 4Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington, SEATTLE, WA, 5Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

    Background/Purpose: Neutrophil activation is associated with inflammation and autoimmunity, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA), where neutrophil infiltration into joints participates in tissue destruction and development of…
  • Abstract Number: 1457 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Association between Disease Activity and Radiographic Progression in the Current Treat-to-Target Paradigm of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Real World Data from the Dutch Rheumatoid Arthritis Monitoring (DREAM) Registry

    Peter M. ten Klooster1,2, Laura M.M. Steunebrink3, Letty Versteeg4, Inmaculada de la Torre5, Francesco de Leonardis6, Walid Fakhouri6, Liliana Zaremba-Pechmann6 and Mart van de Laar1,3, 1Transparency in Healthcare B.V., Hengelo, Netherlands, 2Arthritis Centre Twente, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, 3Arthritis Centre Twente, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, 4Rheumatology, Arthritis Centre Twente, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, 5Eli Lilly and Company, Madrid, Spain, 6Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN

    Background/Purpose: Recent studies suggested a disconnect between disease activity and radiographic damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated with more aggressive treatment (1). Therefore, the…
  • Abstract Number: 1458 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Impact of the Joint Presence of Erosions and ACPA on Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity over Time: Results from the Meteor Registry

    Sytske Anne Bergstra1, Maura Couto2, Nimmisha Govind3, Arvind Chopra4, Karen Salomon-Escoto5, Elizabeth Murphy6, Tom W.J. Huizinga1 and Cornelia F. Allaart1, 1Department of Rheumatology, LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, 2Hospital Sao Teotónio, Viseu, Portugal, Viseu, Portugal, 3University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, 4Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Pune, India, 5University of Massachusetts Medical School, Rheumatology Center, UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, 6University Hospital Wishaw, Scotland, Wishaw, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: Despite efforts to predict treatment response, treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients remains mostly a case of trial and error. Previous research, mostly in…
  • Abstract Number: 1459 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Bone Erosion Volume Changes Measured By HR-pQCT at 3-Months after Initiation of Anti-TNF Treatment Predicted Erosion Volume Changes at 1-Year in RA

    Tomohiro Shimizu1, Kenji Mamoto1, Matthew Tanaka1, Andrew J Burghardt2, Thomas Link1, Jonathan Graf3, John B. Imboden Jr.3 and Xiaojuan Li1, 1Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, Musculoskeletal Quantitative Imaging Research, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 2Department of Radiology & Biomedical Imaging, Musculoskeletal Quantitative Imaging Research, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 3Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA

    Background/Purpose: Bone erosions and joint space narrowing (JSN) are significant aspects of structural damage in rheumatoid arthritis. High resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) allows…
  • Abstract Number: 1460 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Plasma Mir-146a-5p Associates with Beneficial Body Composition and Plasma Metabolic Profiles in Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Brian J. Andonian1, Ching-Heng Chou2, Virginia B. Kraus2, William E. Kraus3 and Kim M. Huffman4, 1Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Duke University, Durham, NC, 2Duke Molecular Physiology Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, 3Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, 4School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Molecular Physiology and Durham VA Medical Center, Duke University, Durham, NC

    Background/Purpose: In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), sarcopenic obesity is associated with significant cardiometabolic disease and mortality. Biomarkers of disease activity in RA and obesity are complicated…
  • Abstract Number: 1461 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Peptidylarginine Deiminase-4 Antibodies Are Not Associated with Worse RA Activity, Symptoms or Impacts

    Dana DiRenzo1, Erika Darrah2, Susan J. Bartlett3,4, Clifton O. Bingham III4 and Laura C. Cappelli1, 1Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 2Department of Medicine/Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 3Department of Medicine, Division of ClinEpi, Rheumatology, Respirology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, 4Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

    Background/Purpose:   Antibodies to peptidylarginine deiminase (PAD) enzymes have been implicated in the pathogenesis of RA. Previous studies have shown that patients with PAD4 antibodies…
  • Abstract Number: 1462 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Fibrin Deposition and Neutrophil Infiltration of Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovium Are Associated with Duration of Morning Stiffness

    Dana Orange1, Caroline Jiang1, Edward F. DiCarlo2, Tania Pannellini3, Laura T. Donlin4, Serene Z. Mirza5, Mark P. Figgie6, Vivian P. Bykerk7, Ana-Maria Orbai8, Sarah Mackie9 and Susan M. Goodman3, 1Rockefeller University, New York, NY, 2Laboratory Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 3Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 4Arthritis and Tissue Degeneration Program and the David Z. Rosensweig Genomics Research Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 5Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 6Surgery, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 7Deptartment of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 8Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 9NIHR-Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit and Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: Stiffness is a hallmark of RA, but little is known about the etiology. We investigated stiffness association with RA disease activity and determined whether…
  • Abstract Number: 1463 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Do Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies and Anti-Sjögren’s-Syndrome-Related Antigen a Double Positive Patients with Secondary Sjögren’s Syndrome and RA Have Higher Joint Disease Activity?

    Evo Alemao1, Yogesh Saini2, Ying Bao1, Aarti Rao2, Christine K Iannaccone3, Michelle Frits3, Michael E Weinblatt3 and Nancy A. Shadick3, 1Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, 2Mu Sigma, Bangalore, India, 3Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Secondary Sjögren’s syndrome (sSS) is considered an extra-articular manifestation of RA and is an autoantibody-mediated condition similar to RA. Thus, patients (pts) with sSS…
  • Abstract Number: 1464 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Newer Generation Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide (CCP) 3.1 Assay in the Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis

    James Son1, Lindsy J. Forbess2 and Mariko Ishimori3, 1Internal Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 2Division of Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, 3Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody (CCP) are important serum markers used in clinical diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Multiple studies have…
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