Abstract Number: 2857 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Short and Long-Term Follow-up of Tocilizumab for Severe Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Associated Uveitis
Background/Purpose: Our objective was to assess the efficacy of tocilizumab (TCZ) at short and long term follow-up for severe juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis.Methods: A Multicentre…Abstract Number: 2858 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation of Biomarkers to Predict Flare in Polyarticular JIA upon Stopping Anti-TNF Therapy
Background/Purpose: More than 40% of children with polyarticular forms of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) experience clinical inactive disease on medication (CR). No clinical variable or…Abstract Number: 2859 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development of New Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score Cut-Offs for Oligoarthritis and RF-Negative Polyarthritis from a Large Multinational Cohort of Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: The measurement of the level of disease activity plays a pivotal role in the care of patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). To serve…Abstract Number: 2860 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Enthesitis-Related Arthritis: Axial -Pattern Is Associated with an Expansion of Peripheral Th17 Populations .
Background/Purpose: Enthesitis-related arthritis (ERA) is a category of juvenile idiopathic arthritis encompassing most cases of juvenile spondyloarthropathy. Two different clinical patterns (axial /peripheral) have been…Abstract Number: 2861 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treat-to-Target in Rheumatoid Arthritis: What Level of Treatment Response Is Necessary By 3 Months in Order to Achieve the Treatment Target By 6 Months? Results from the Real Life NOR-DMARD Study
Background/Purpose : In a treat-to-target strategy in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment adoptions are recommended in case of poor improvement in disease activity 3 months after…Abstract Number: 2862 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diverse Disease Activity Measures Demonstrate That the Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data with 3 Measures (Rapid-3) Assesses Only Non Inflammatory Components of Disease and Should Not be Utilized in a Treat to Target Strategy in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients to target (T2T) has been shown to result in better outcomes in patients with RA. Surrogate measures of disease…Abstract Number: 2863 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum Proteomic Signatures Predict Relapse in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Undergoing DMARD Withdrawal
Background/Purpose: Early and targeted treatment strategies have led to increasing numbers of patients with RA achieving sustained clinical remission. If and when to taper Disease…Abstract Number: 2864 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-Acetylated Peptide Antibodies Positive Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Show a More Favorable Response to Tumor-Necrosis-Factor Inhibitor Treatment and Better Disease Activity Control over Time
Background/Purpose: Anti-acetylated-peptide antibodies (AAPA) have been found in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients and may be additional markers for diagnosis, particularly in rheumatoid factor (RF)/ anti-citrullinated…Abstract Number: 2865 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Utility and Limitations of Serum C-Reactive Protein in Appraising Synovial Inflammation
Background/Purpose: Despite the clinical role of synovial histology in the differential diagnosis of arthritis, there are still profound unmet needs regarding predictors for diagnosis, disease…Abstract Number: 2866 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Microarray Pathway Analysis Comparing Baricitinib and Adalimumab in Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients, from a Phase 3 Study
Background/Purpose: In RA-BEAM (NCT01710358), baricitinib (BARI), an oral selective inhibitor of Janus kinase (JAK) 1 and JAK 2, yielded significant improvements in patients (pts) with…Abstract Number: 2867 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
CD39 Positive Regulatory T Cells As a Biomarker of Responsiveness to Methotrexate in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: About 30-40% of patients with RA do not respond to MTX, the first-line therapy in RA. Early identification of responders may allow the use…Abstract Number: 2868 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pharmacodynamic Analysis of Whole Blood Gene Expression over 2 Years in a Phase IIIb Head-to-Head Trial of Abatacept and Adalimumab in Patients with RA
Background/Purpose: The head-to-head AMPLE study compared the safety and efficacy of abatacept (co-stimulatory modulator) versus adalimumab (TNFα inhibitor) for treatment of RA over 2 years.…Abstract Number: 2869 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Significant Decrease of T-Cells but Not Macrophages in the Synovium of Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis after Treatment with Tocilizumab
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ) is an anti-IL6R monoclonal antibody approved for the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). There is limited data on synovial tissue histology changes.…Abstract Number: 2870 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ex Vivo Comparison of Baricitinib, Upadacitinib, Filgotinib, and Tofacitinib for Cytokine Signaling in Human Leukocyte Subpopulations
Background/Purpose: Baricitinib (bari), an oral selective Janus kinase (JAK) 1/2 inhibitor, has been approved in the EU for the treatment of adults with moderately to…Abstract Number: 2871 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-RA33 (hnRNP-A2/B1) Autoantibodies Are Associated with the Therapeutic Response to Methotrexate and Anti-TNF Treatment in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Besides the determination of rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA), anti-RA33 antibodies (which are directed to the nuclear antigen hnRNP-A2/B1) could be…
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