Abstract Number: 619 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Concomitant Treatment Use during Treatment with Golimumab in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Previous studies have shown that, when sustained good clinical response has been achieved with a biologic therapy, traditional disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and other…Abstract Number: 620 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Activity, Ultrasound Assessment and Drug Monitoring in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Receiving Anti-TNF-α Therapy with Extended Interval of Administration
Background/Purpose: To assess clinical activity, ultrasound synovitis and drug levels in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients receiving anti-TNFα therapy with extended interval of administration (EIA). Methods:…Abstract Number: 621 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effectiveness and Safety of CT- P13 (Biosimilar Reference Infliximab) in a Real-Life Setting in 151 Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Mid-Term Interim Analysis
Background/Purpose: Over the past decade, the use of biologics has significantly changed the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS). However, the high…Abstract Number: 622 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy after Transition to SB5 from Reference Adalimumab (Humira®) Vs. Continuation of SB5 or Reference Adalimumab By Antibodies Developed after Transition from a SB5 Phase III Study
Background/Purpose : SB5 has been developed as a biosimilar of the reference adalimumab (ADL). The 52-week efficacy and safety results were reported previously. 1 Here…Abstract Number: 623 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
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Abstract Number: 624 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Between Methotrexate Use and Effects of Treatment with a Second Biologic Agent in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: In general, the concomitant use of methotrexate (MTX) and biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDS) plays an important role in treating bio-naïve patients with rheumatoid…Abstract Number: 625 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Golimumab Plus Methotrexate in Patients 65 Years and Younger and Those Greater Than 65 Years of Age-a Post-Hoc Analysis
Background/Purpose: There is a paucity of data on the use of anti-TNF therapy in patients >65 years. In this sub-analysis of GO-FURTHER, we compare the…Abstract Number: 626 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Switching Biologic Therapy in a Population of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Evaluate the reason of exchange of biologic therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and describe the frequency of remission or low activity, according to…Abstract Number: 627 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical and Immunogenicity Outcomes after Switching Treatment from Innovator Infliximab to Biosimilar Infliximab in Rheumatic Diseases in Daily Clinical Practice
Background/Purpose: Biosimilar infliximab is registered in Europe for the same therapeutic indications as innovator infliximab. In 2015, four rheumatology departments in the Netherlands decided to…Abstract Number: 628 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Analysis of Baseline Characteristics of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Abatacept Compared to Those Treated with Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in Clinical Practice
Background/Purpose: Currently, the most widely used biological agents for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients are the inhibitors of the tumor necrosis factor (TNFi), although other biological…Abstract Number: 629 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Golimumab Improves Patient-Reported Outcomes and Socio- and Health-Economic Parameters in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA), and Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS): Results from a Non-Interventional Clinical Evaluation in Germany
Background/Purpose: Golimumab (GLM) has shown its efficacy and safety in various randomized clinical trials with patients eligible for clinical studies. Data from patient-reported outcomes (PROs)…Abstract Number: 630 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Strategies for Biological Drug Quantification in Biological Drug Immune Responses
Background/Purpose: The development of the biological DMARDs has benefitted patients, who previously had no treatment options. Currently no method for stratifying patients to these drugs…Abstract Number: 631 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Biologic Free Remission Rate with Etanercept in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Potential Role of Gender
Biologic free remission rate with etanercept in rheumatoid arthritis: a potential role of gender A.M. Lurati and A. Laria, D. Mazzocchi, K.A. Re, M. Marrazza,…Abstract Number: 632 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparative Improvement in Health-Related Quality of Life for RA Patients Between TNF-α Inhibitors, Other Biologics, and Tofacitinib: Results from a US-Wide Observational Study
Background/Purpose: We compared changes from baseline for 8 health-related quality of life (HR-QOL) outcomes over two years for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with…Abstract Number: 633 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Similarity Between Ex-Vivo Inhibited Cytokine Profiling By Golimumab and Adalimumab As a Putative Explanation for Inferior Treatment Response to Golimumab after Adalimumab Failure in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Better prediction of treatment response to biologics in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) would contribute to optimal individualized treatment. Clinical data suggest that the response of…