Abstract Number: 2609 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effectiveness of Zoster Vaccine in RA Patients Subsequently Treated up to 19 Months with Tofacitinib
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients are at increased risk for herpes zoster (HZ), and vaccination is recommended in patients over the age of 50 years,…Abstract Number: 2610 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Immunogenicity Assessment of Biologics in Clinical Studies in Chronic Inflammatory Disease: A Systematic Review
Background/Purpose: A portion of patients without clinical response to anti-inflammatory biologics have been shown to develop anti-drug antibodies (ADA).1 ADA prevalence varies widely among biologics,…Abstract Number: 2611 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cardiovascular Safety of Tocilizumab Versus Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at elevated risk for cardiovascular (CV) disease. Patients using tocilizumab (TCZ) may experience increased serum lipid levels. It…Abstract Number: 2612 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sero-Positivity for Rheumatoid Factor Is an Independent Predictor for Achievement of Good EULAR Response at 24 Weeks in ACPA Positive Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Abatacept: Results from Japanese Multicenter Registry
Background/Purpose: Abatacept is a new class of biologic agent for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that inhibits T cell activation by binding to CD80/86.…Abstract Number: 2613 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Seropositivity for RF or ACPA Predicts Long Term Drug Retention with Rituximab, but Not with Abatacept and Tocilizumab : Long-Term Registry Data in 4498 Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Seropositivity for RF or ACPA is associated with a better short-term effectiveness and drug retention of abatacept (ABA) and rituximab (RTX). Data are very…Abstract Number: 2614 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Similar Rates of Death, Serious Infections, Cancers, Major Cardiovascular Events in Patients Treated with Abatacept, Rituximab and Tocilizumab: Long-Term Registry Data in 4498 Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Assessment of safety in randomized controlled trials is limited by trial durations, and selection of patients with few or now comorbidities. Such limitations can…Abstract Number: 2615 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of Sarilumab on Circulating Biomarkers of Bone and Joint Destruction in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis with Previous Inadequate Response to Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors
Background/Purpose: Patients with RA develop bone and joint damage due to chronic synovial inflammation that is mediated by specific cytokines.1 Cytokines (eg, IL-6) recruit activated…Abstract Number: 2616 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The JAK1-Selective Inhibitor Filgotinib Displays an Anti-Inflammatory Biomarker Signature in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Methods : Patients with active RA on stable dose of MTX were randomized 1:1:1:1:1:1:1 in a double blind manner to receive either placebo (PBO) or…Abstract Number: 2617 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Economic Burden of Non-Responders to Biologic DMARD Treatments in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Biologic agents are effective in treating patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA); however, some patients either fail to respond or lose response over time. This…Abstract Number: 2618 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk Factors of Severe Infections in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Tocilizumab in the French Registry Regate (REGISTRY –ROACTEMRA)
Background/Purpose: Observational studies have already reported the risk of serious infections in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with tocilizumab but in limited samples. The aim of…Abstract Number: 2619 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sustained Suppression of Peripheral Biomarkers By Mavrilimumab but Not Golimumab in Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor-Inadequate Responders: An Exploratory Analysis in the Phase IIb Earth Explorer 2 Clinical Trial
Background/Purpose: Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients by anti-tumour necrosis factors (anti-TNFs), such as golimumab, has improved patient outcomes. However, unmet therapeutic needs exist for…Abstract Number: 2620 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Retrospective Analysis for Determining the Signs and Symptoms of Infections before They Become Serious in Tocilizumab-Treated RA Patients Using a Postmarketing Adverse Events Reporting Database
Background/Purpose: Given that tocilizumab (TCZ) directly inhibits IL-6 signaling and strongly suppresses the inflammatory reaction, there is concern that the signs and symptoms associated with…Abstract Number: 2621 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incremental Benefit of Radiographic Inhibition on Long-Term Outcomes in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: For the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) a therapeutic window of opportunity exists– patients treated early have favorable outcomes compared with patients treated after…Abstract Number: 2622 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Biomarker Profile from Phase 1 Clinical Trials of Healthy Volunteers Treated with GDC-0853, a Highly Selective Reversible Oral Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase (BTK) Inhibitor
Background/Purpose: B cell depletion therapy has provided evidence of the importance of B cells in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory diseases. Consequently,…Abstract Number: 2623 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Intravenous Infusion of Umbilical Cord Blood-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Phase 1, Proof-of-Concept Clinical Trial
Background/Purpose: The immunomodulatory actions of human umbilical cord blood (hUCB)-derived mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have been studied extensively via in vitro…