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Abstract Number: 427 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Impact of Biologic Agent Initiation after 1 Versus 2 Prior Csdmards in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Dimitrios A. Pappas^1,2, Jenny Griffith³, Chitra Karki², Mei Liu⁴, Joel M. Kremer⁵, Arijit Ganguli³ and Jeffrey D. Greenberg^2,6, ¹Columbia University, New York, NY, ²Corrona, LLC, Southborough, MA, ³AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁴352 Turnpike Rd, Corrona, LLC, Southborough, MA, ⁵Albany Medical College and The Center for Rheumatology, Albany, NY, ⁶NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) who don’t respond to conventional synthetic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) should be treated with biologic agents(1). The objective…
Abstract Number: 428 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Use of Rituximab Compared to Anti-TNF Agents As Second and Third Line Therapy in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: 6-Year Follow-up Report from the Rhumadata® Clinical Database and Registry
Denis Choquette¹, Louis Bessette², Boulos Haraoui¹, Frédéric Massicotte¹, Jean-Pierre Pelletier¹, Jean-Pierre Raynauld¹, Marie-Anaïs Rémillard³, Diane Sauvageau¹, Édith Villeneuve¹, Louis Coupal¹, Jacques Brown⁴ and Angèle Turcotte⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Institut de recherche en rhumatologie de Montréal (IRRM), Montréal, QC, Canada, ²Centre d’Ostéoporose et de Rhumatologie de Québec (CORQ), Québec, QC, Canada, ³Rhumatology, Institut de recherche en rhumatologie de Montréal (IRRM), Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology, Centre d’ostéoporose et de rhumatologie de Québec (CORQ), Québec, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: The order of use of biologic agents after failing a TNF inhibitor is still a question for debate. Phase III trial data in TNF-IR…
Abstract Number: 429 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treatment Preferences of Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Discrete-Choice Experiment
Glen S. Hazlewood^1,2, Claire Bombardier³, George A. Tomlinson⁴, Carter Thorne⁵, VP Bykerk⁶, Andrew Thompson⁷, Diane Tin⁸ and Deborah Marshall⁹, ¹Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²Institute of Health, Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Division of Rheumatology and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Institute for Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁶Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁷Rheumatology, St Joseph's Hlth Ctr, London, ON, Canada, ⁸The Arthritis Program, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁹University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Treatment choices in early rheumatoid arthritis need to balance benefits, risks, and other considerations such as dosing and monitoring. The objective of this study…
Abstract Number: 430 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adoption of Treat to Target Management in the Context of Achievable Goals and Satisfaction in RA
Peter C. Taylor¹, Juan J Gomez-Reino², Rieke Alten³, Philippe Bertin⁴, Roberto Caporali⁵, Emma Sullivan⁶, Robert Wood⁷, James Piercy⁷, Radu Vasilescu⁸, Dean Spurden⁹ and Jose Alvir¹⁰, ¹Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford Botnar Research Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom, ²Desarmen of Rheumatology, Unit Hospital Clinico Universitario, Santiago, Spain, ³Internal Medicine, Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Schlosspark-Klinik, University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Rheumatology, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France, ⁵University of Pavia and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy, ⁶Adelphi Real World, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁷Adelphi Real World, Macclesfield, United Kingdom, ⁸Medical Affairs, Pfizer Inc, Brussels, Belgium, ⁹Pfizer Inc, Tadworth, United Kingdom, ¹⁰Global Health and Value, Pfizer Inc, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: The approach of setting disease activity targets and adjusting therapy appropriately to achieve the target has been proven to optimize outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis…
Abstract Number: 431 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treatment Target in a Disease Activity Score Steered Treatment Protocol in Early Arthritis Patients: Low Disease Activity or Remission
Gülsah Akdemir¹, Iris M. Markusse², Johannes H.L.M. van Groenendael³, André J. Peeters⁴, Esmeralda T. Molenaar⁵, Pit J.S.M. Kerstens⁶, Willem F. Lems⁷, T. W. J. Huizinga¹ and Cornelia F. Allaart¹, ¹Rheumatology, LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, ²LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, Franciscus Hospital, Roosendaal, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, RDGG, Delft, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology, Groene Hart Hospital, Gouda, Netherlands, ⁶Rheumatology, Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Rheumatology, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: To compare physicians' opinion on and adherence to treatment study protocols targeted at either Disease Activity Score (DAS) ≤2.4 or <1.6. Methods: The BeSt…
Abstract Number: 432 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Additional Intensive Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Positive Power Doppler Signals Reduce the Radiological Joint Damage Even after Achieving Clinical Remission -SCRUM Study-
Tadashi Okano¹, Kentaro Inui², Masahiro Tada³, Yuko Sugioka⁴, Kenji Mamoto¹, Tatsuya Koike⁴ and Hiroaki Nakamura¹, ¹Orthopedic Surgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan, ²Orhtopedic Surgery, Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan, ³Orthopedic surgery, Osaka City General Hospital, Osaka, Japan, ⁴Center for Senile Degenerative Disorders (CSDD), Osaka City University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
Background/Purpose: The latest recommendations for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) focus on the achievement of clinical remission. However, joints with subclinical positive power Doppler…
Abstract Number: 433 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Biologic Switching and Cycling in a Large US Managed Care Population
Machaon Bonafede¹, Jeffrey R. Curtis², Donna McMorrow¹, Chieh-I Chen³ and George J. Joseph⁴, ¹Truven Health Analytics, Cambridge, MA, ²Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ⁴Global Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR), Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ
Background/Purpose: A majority of RA patients who switch from a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) to another biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) are TNFi cyclers…
Abstract Number: 434 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Duration of Remission By Currently Available Criteria Can Predict Physical Functioning, but Not Radiological Progression in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Nicole P.C. Konijn¹, Lilian H.D. van Tuyl¹, Maarten Boers^1,2, D den Uyl¹, M.M. ter Wee¹, P.J.S.M. Kerstens^3,4, Alexandre E. Voskuyl⁵, Michael T. Nurmohamed^1,3, Dirkjan van Schaardenburg^3,6 and Willem F. Lems^1,3, ¹Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, VU University medical center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Epidemiology & Biostatistics, VU University medical center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, Westfriesgasthuis, Hoorn, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, location VU University medical center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Several sets of remission criteria have been developed. The ACR/EULAR criteria were validated against their potential to predict prognosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) [1].…
Abstract Number: 435 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Sarilumab on Fatigue, Pain, Morning Stiffness, Productivity, and Health Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Were Inadequate Responders or Intolerant of Anti-TNF-Î± Therapy: Results from a Phase 3 Study (RCT)
Vibeke Strand¹, Mark Kosinski², Neil Graham³, Chieh-I Chen³, George J. Joseph⁴, Deborah Bauer⁵, Yong Lin⁵, Cesar Pacheco-Tena⁶ and Roy Fleischmann⁷, ¹Biopharmaceutical Consultant, Portola Valley, CA, ²QualityMetric Inc, Lincoln, RI, ³Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ⁴Global Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR), Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁵Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁶Universidad Autónoma de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico, ⁷University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose : Sarilumab, a human monoclonal antibody directed against the IL-6 receptor, in combination with non-biologic DMARDs, demonstrated efficacy in the TARGET RCT (NCT01709578). TEAEs…
Abstract Number: 436 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasonographic Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Who Are in Clinical Remission According to Different Remission Criteria: Should We Insist on Achieving Boolean Remission?
Gulsen Ozen¹, Ali Ugur Unal¹, Atakan Topcu², Pamir Atagunduz¹, Haner Direskeneli¹ and Nevsun Inanc¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Marmara University Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: At the present time remission is the target for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Various composite indices are available that can be used to…
Abstract Number: 437 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is Mode of Action Important When Switching Biologic Monotherapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis? Drug Adherence Results from the Swedish Ssatg Registry
Tanja Schjødt Jørgensen¹, Carl Turesson², Meliha C. Kapetanovic³, Martin Englund^4,5, Aleksandra Turkiewicz⁴, Robin Christensen¹, Henning Bliddal¹, Pierre Geborek³ and Lars Erik Kristensen¹, ¹The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²Lund University, Rheumatology, Dept. of Clinical Sciences,, Malmö, Sweden, ³Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, ⁴Orthopedics, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ⁵Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Orthopedics, Dept of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose: About 30% of patients receiving biologic therapy do not have concomitant conventional synthetic DMARDs (csDMARDs). Little is known about the role of different mode…
Abstract Number: 438 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of the Stanford and Indian Health Assessment Questionnaires for Disability Outcomes in a Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Active Comparator Study of Infliximab and Biosimilar Infliximab BOW15 in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Arvind Chopra¹, Manjit Saluja², Alastair Knight³, Lucy Shneyer⁴, Cheryl Lassen⁵, Michael Wyand⁶ and Jonathan Kay⁷, ¹Rheumatology, Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, Pune 411001, India, ²Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, Pune 411001, India, ³Data Management, Evicom Ltd, Twickenham, United Kingdom, ⁴Shneyer Statistics, Denville, NJ, ⁵Epirus Biopharmaceuticals, Zug, Switzerland, ⁶Epirus Biopharmaceuticals, Boston, MA, ⁷University of Massachussets Medical School, Worcester, MA
Background/Purpose: The Stanford Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) includes several questions that are more relevant to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in Western countries than to those…
Abstract Number: 439 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Progression of Radiographic Joint Destruction in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with a Biologic Agent in Combination with Methotrexate Versus a Biologic Alone: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials
Tanja Schjødt Jørgensen¹, Simon Tarp¹, Daniel E. Furst², Anna Døssing¹, Peter C. Taylor³, Henning Bliddal¹ and Robin Christensen¹, ¹Musculoskeletal Statistics Unit, The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ³Nuffield Dept. of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal, Sciences, Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, University of Oxford,, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose : One of the frequently claimed advantages of biologic agents is their potential to arrest radiographic progression. The ability of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs;…
Abstract Number: 440 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Characteristics of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Achieving HAQ Remission with 6 Months of Biologic Treatment
Yusuke Miwa¹, Ryo Takahashi¹, Airi Maeoka¹, Shinichiro Nishimi¹, Nao Oguro¹, Sho Ishii¹, Mika Kobuna¹, Takahiro Tokunaga¹, Masayu Umemura¹, Tsuyoshi Kasama¹, Katsunori Inagaki² and Yoichi Toyoshima³, ¹Div of Rheumatology, Showa University School of Med, Shinagawa-ku Tokyo, Japan, ²Department of Orthopedics, Showa University School of Med, Tokyo, Japan, ³Showa University School of Med, Shinagawa-ku Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Biologic agents are highly effective for rheumatoid arthritis (RA); however, not all cases achieve health assessment questionnaire (HAQ) remission. Although previous studies have reported…
Abstract Number: 441 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound Assessment of Early Response to Certolizumab Pegol Can Predict Future Response in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Takanori Fujimura, Takashi Fujimoto, Ryota Hara, Naoki Shimmyo, Yasunori Kobata, Akira Kido, Yasuhiro Akai and Yasuhito Tanaka, The Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan
Background/Purpose: Certolizumab pegol (CZP) is a PEGylated Fab’ fragment of a humanized anti-TNF antibody with high affinity to TNF. It brings rapid improvement of the…

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