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Abstract Number: 2567 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and C-Reactive Protein Serum Levels Lack Predictive Value for Radiographic and Magnetic Resonance Imaging Outcomes in Patients with Active Ankylosing Spondylitis Treated with the Tumor Necrosis Factor-Inhibitor Golimumab
Xenofon Baraliakos¹, Kay-Geert A. Hermann², Stephen Xu³, Benjamin Hsu³ and Jürgen Braun¹, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ²Radiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany, ³Janssen Research & Development, LLC., Spring House, PA
Background/Purpose Using data from GO-RAISE, we analyzed correlations between serum vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, radiographic progression and inflammation as…
Abstract Number: 2566 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Spinal Mobility in the Cervical and the Lumbar Spine Correlates with Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Xenofon Baraliakos¹, Kay-Geert A. Hermann², Stephen Xu³, Benjamin Hsu³ and Jürgen Braun¹, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ²Radiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany, ³Janssen Research & Development, LLC., Spring House, PA
Background/Purpose Spinal mobility, as assessed by the Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Metrology Index, BASMI, and imaging findings have been reported to correlate on the group level.…
Abstract Number: 2565 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effect of DMARD Co-Therapy on the Clinical Efficacy of Anti-TNF Medications in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis
Michael J. Nissen¹, Adrian Ciurea², Juerg Bernhard³, Rudiger Muller⁴, Giorgio Tamborrini⁵, Martin Toniolo⁶, Cem Gabay⁷ and Axel Finckh¹, ¹Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland, ²Gloriastrasse 25, Rheumaklinik, Universitatsspital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ³Rheumatology, Solothurn Hospital, Solothurn, Switzerland, ⁴Rheumatology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland, ⁵Department of Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Ultrasound, Bethesda Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁷University Hospitals of Geneva/SCQM Registry, Geneva, Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Randomized clinical trials and current recommendations suggest little role for disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) as co-therapy with anti-TNF (aTNF) agents in patients with axial-spondyloarthritis…
Abstract Number: 2562 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Comparative One-Year Drug Survival Rate of Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in Patients with Rheumatoid arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis; results from Turkbio Registry
Ismail Sari¹, Umut Kalyoncu², Ahmet Mesut Onat³, Omer Nuri Pamuk⁴, Omer Karadag², Bunyamin Kisacik³, Niels Steen Krogh⁵, Soner Şenel⁶, Fatih Saritaş⁷, Ihsan Ertenli², Sedat Kiraz², Pinar Cetin¹, Fatos Onen¹ and Nurullah Akkoc¹, ¹Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey, ²Rheumatology, Hacettepe University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, ³Rheumatology, Gaziantep University School of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey, ⁵Consultant, ZiteLab Aps, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁶Rheumatology, Erciyes University School of Medicine, Kayseri, Turkey, ⁷Rheumatology, Trakya University School of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey
Background/Purpose Three different anti–tumor necrosis factor α (anti-TNFα) drugs (infliximab, etanercept, and adalimumab) are approved for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and particular ankylosing spondylitis…
Abstract Number: 2563 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Distribution of Inflammatory Lesions in the Anterior and Posterior Structures of the Spine in Patients with Active Ankylosing Spondylitis and the Effect of TNF-α-Blockade
Xenofon Baraliakos¹, Kay-Geert A. Hermann², Stephen Xu³, Benjamin Hsu³ and Jürgen Braun¹, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ²Radiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany, ³Janssen Research & Development, LLC., Spring House, PA
Background/Purpose Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a key tool for the assessment of inflammatory lesions used for diagnosis and the monitoring of treatment effects in…
Abstract Number: 2564 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ileocolonoscopic Findings in the Korean Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Soo Min Ahn, Bin Yoo, Chang-Keun Lee, Yong-Gil Kim, Seokchan Hong, Seung-Hyeon Bae and Doo-Ho Lim, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: The prevalence of concurrent Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and inflammatory bowel disease, either Crohn's disease (CD) or Ulcerative colitis (UC), is estimated at 5-10%. Up…
Abstract Number: 2561 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Low Cardio-Respiratory Fitness Is Associated with Increased Arterial Stiffness in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Inger Jorid Berg¹, Anne Grete Semb², Silje H. Sveaas^3,4, Camilla Fongen³, Désirée van der Heijde^3,5, Tore K. Kvien³, Hanne Dagfinrud³ and Sella A. Provan³, ¹Dep of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Health Sience, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose We have previously shown that patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) have lower cardio-respiratory fitness (CRF) than population controls. CRF is inversely associated to risk…
Abstract Number: 2560 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sustained Improvements in Workplace and Household Productivity and Social Participation with Certolizumab Pegol over 96 Weeks in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis, Including Ankylosing Spondylitis and Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
Desiree van der Heijde¹, Juergen Braun², Martin Rudwaleit³, Oana Purcaru⁴ and Arthur Kavanaugh⁵, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ³Endokrinologikum, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Allee De La Recherche 60, UCB Pharma, Anderlecht, Belgium, ⁵University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) includes both ankylosing spondylitis (AS, meeting modified New York criteria) and axSpA with no sacroiliitis on X-ray (non-radiographic axSpA, nr-axSpA). Previous…
Abstract Number: 2539 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Antibodies to Human Interferon-Inducible Protein-16 Are Present in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome and Systemic Lupus, but Are Rare in Dermatomyositis
Alan N. Baer¹, Michelle Petri², David Fiorentino³, Tao Wang⁴, Jungsan Sohn⁴, Antony Rosen¹ and Livia Casciola-Rosen⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Department of Dermatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Redwood City, CA, ⁴Biophysics and Biophysical Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Center Tower Ste 5300, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Interferon inducible protein-16 (IFI16) is an intracellular DNA receptor involved in innate immunity. We evaluated the frequency and clinical significance of anti-IFI16 antibodies in…
Abstract Number: 2538 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound-Guided Core Needle Biopsy of the Major Salivary Glands Is a Safe and Useful Diagnostic Tool in the Evaluation of Suspected or Established Sjögren’s Syndrome
Anand Narayan¹, Thomas Grader-Beck², Julius Birnbaum³, Jean Kim⁴, Qing Kay Li⁵, Deborah Belchis⁵, Joel Fradin¹ and Alan N. Baer⁶, ¹Department of Radiology and Radiological Science, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Medicine Div of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound-guided core needle biopsy (CNB) has greater inherent risks than fine-needle aspiration for the diagnosis of major salivary gland neoplasms, but provides tissue for…
Abstract Number: 2537 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnostic Accuracies of Sialography and Salivary Ultrasonography in Sjogren’s Syndrome Patients: A Meta-Analysis
Young Ho Lee¹ and Gwan Gyu Song², ¹Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Korea University Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea, ²Div of Rheum, Dept of Int Medicine, Guro Hospital, Korea Univ College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose Ultrasonography (US) may come to replace conventional invasive examinations in clinical practice. However, the diagnostic accuracy of salivary US has not been clearly compared…
Abstract Number: 2536 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Sjögren’s Syndrome Responder Index, a Data-Driven Combined Endpoint, Could Detect Biologics Efficacy
Divi Cornec¹, Valerie Devauchelle-Pensec², Xavier Mariette³, Sandrine Jousse-Joulin⁴, Jean-Marie Berthelot⁵, Aleth Perdriger⁶, Xavier Puéchal⁷, Véronique le Guern⁸, Jean Sibilia⁹, Jacques Gottenberg¹⁰, Laurent Chiche¹¹, Eric Hachulla¹², Pierre-Yves Hatron¹³, Vincent Goëb¹⁴, Gilles Hayem¹⁵, Jacques Morel¹⁶, Charles Zarnitsky¹⁷, Jean Jacques Dubost¹⁸, Raphaèle Seror¹⁹, Jacques-Olivier Pers²⁰, Emmanuel Nowak²¹ and Alain Saraux²², ¹Department of rheumatology and unit of immunology, Brest Occidentale University, Brest, France, ²Department of rheumatology and unit of immunology (EA2216), Brest Occidentale university, Brest, France, ³rheumatology, Université Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France, ⁴Rheumatology, CHU Brest, Brest, France, ⁵Rheumatology, CHU Nantes (Nantes University Hospital), Nantes, France, ⁶Rhumatologie, Rennes, France, ⁷National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Hôpital Cochin, AP–HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, Paris, France, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France, ¹¹147 Boulevard Baille, CHU Marseille, Marseille, France, ¹²Internal Medicine, National Scleroderma Centre, Lille CEDEX, France, ¹³CHU Lille, Lille, France, ¹⁴Rheumatology, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France, ¹⁵CHU Bichat, Paris, France, ¹⁶Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ¹⁷Rheumatology, Le Havre General Hospital, Le Havre, France, ¹⁸Rheumatology, CHU G.-Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ¹⁹Rheumatology, Université Paris Sud, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France, ²⁰CHU Brest, Brest, France, ²¹CIC, CHU Brest, Brest, France, ²²Rheumatology, CHU de la Cavale Blanche and Université Bretagne occidentale, Brest Cedex, France
Background/Purpose Efficacy of rituximab remains debated in primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS), but that could be partly due to the absence of validated endpoint. To determine…
Abstract Number: 2535 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Performance of the Ocular Staining Score (OSS) Vs. the Van Bijsterveld Score in the Assessment of Sjögren’s Syndrome-Related Keratoconjunctivitis Sicca
Astrid Rasmussen¹, Michael Brown¹, Donald U Stone², Keith Earley³, Kimberly S. Hefner⁴, Lida Radfar⁵, David M. Lewis⁶, Stephen Young⁶, Nelson L. Rhodus⁷, Barbara M. Segal⁸, Christopher J. Lessard⁹, Courtney G. Montgomery¹⁰, R. Hal Scofield¹¹ and Kathy L. Sivils¹², ¹Arthritis and Clinical Immunology Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²Dean McGee Eye Institute, Oklahoma City, OK, ³US Air Force, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁴Hefner Eye Care and Optical Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁵College of Dentristry, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁶College of Dentistry, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁷University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁸Rheumatology, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, ⁹825 N.E. 13th St., Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ¹⁰Arthritis & Clinical Immunology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ¹¹US Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ¹²Department of Pathology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Background/Purpose: Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) is a complex autoimmune disorder characterized by xerostomia and xerophthalmia due to exocrine gland dysfunction. There is no single diagnostic test…
Abstract Number: 2534 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ocular Surface Temperature in Early Sjogren’s Syndrome and Established Disease
Andreea Coca¹, Ranjini Kottaiyan², Mircea Coca³, Debbie Campbell⁴, Holly Hindman² and James Aquavella², ¹Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ²Ophtalmology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ³Ophtalmology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ⁴Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Univerity of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose Due to a variety of factors it is challenging to make a definite diagnosis in the early stages of Sjögren’s syndrome (SS). The ocular…
Abstract Number: 2553 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Compromised Volumetric Bone Density, Bone Microarchitecture and Bone Strength in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: High-Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computerized Tomography (HRpQCT) Based Study
Nisha Nigil Haroon¹, Eva Szabo², Janet Raboud³, Ammepa Anton⁴, Robert Josse¹, Robert D. Inman¹ and Angela Cheung¹, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Osteoporosis Program, UHN, TOronto, ON, Canada, ³Biostatistics, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) have high fracture risk. BMD, bone microarchitecture and strength determine fracture risk. However, in AS, DXA-based BMD measurements of…

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