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Abstract Number: 597 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
JAK Inhibition Significantly Reduced Fibrogenesis in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Shintaro Hirata¹, Natasja Stæhr Gudman², Kentaro Hanami¹, Satoshi Kubo¹, Anne C. Bay-Jensen², Morten Asser Karsdal³ and Yoshiya Tanaka¹, ¹The First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, ²Nordic Bioscience, Biomarkers and Research, Herlev, Denmark, ³Biomarkers and Research, Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Connective tissue degradation and formation is markedly increased in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Increased tissue formation may result in fibrosis, whereas increased degradation may result…
Abstract Number: 598 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Economic Impact of Decreasing Adalimumab and Etanercept Doses and Drug Monitoring in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Clinical Remission: Preliminary Study from a Local Biologics Unit
José Rosas¹, Francisca Llinares-Tello², José Miguel Senabre¹, Gregorio Santos-Soler¹, Esteban Salas-Heredia¹, Xabier Barber³, Ana Pons⁴, Catalina Cano⁴, Marisa Lorente⁵ and Juan Molina⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa, Spain, ²Clinical Analysis, Hospital Marina Baixa, Clinical Analysis, Villajoyosa, Spain, ³Centro de Investigación Operativa, Miguel Hernández University, Elche, Spain, ⁴Hospital Marina Baixa, Nursing, Villajoyosa, Spain, ⁵Marina Baixa Hospital, Nursing, Villajoyosa, Spain, ⁶Hospital Marina Baixa, Clinical Analysis, Villajoyosa, Spain
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the economic impact of adalimumab (ADL) and etanercept (ETN) dose reduction (by decreasing treatment frequency) and drug monitoring in patients with rheumatoid…
Abstract Number: 599 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
An Examination of Dose Escalation Among Remicade (infliximab) Users in a US RA Registry
Jeffrey R. Curtis¹, Ying Shan², Joel M. Kremer³, Katherine Saunders⁴, Dennis Parenti⁵ and Shelly Kafka⁵, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, ³Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, ⁴Corrona LLC, Atlanta, GA, ⁵Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Horsham, PA
Background/Purpose: Limited data are available about infliximab(IFX) dose escalation. This analysis examines the frequency of dose escalation among IFX patients using data from the US…
Abstract Number: 600 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tocilizumab Serum Trough Levels and Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Virginia Ruiz-Esquide¹, Pascal Zufferey², Jose Inciarte-Mundo¹, Jordi Yagüe³, M. Victoria Hernández⁴, Julio Ramirez¹, Jeanne Berner², Mariona Pascal³, Andrea Cuervo¹, Juan D. Cañete⁵ and Raimon Sanmarti^1,6, ¹Arthritis Unit. Rheumatology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland, ³Immunology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Hospital Clínic i Provincial, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Arthritis Unit, Rheumatology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Arthritis Unit. Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ) is a humanized anti-IL-6R monoclonal antibody approved for the treatment of active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (EMA: 8mg/kg q4w). Response to treatment may…
Abstract Number: 601 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Step-Down Strategy of Spacing TNF-Blockers Injections for Established Rheumatoid Arthritis in Remission: A within Randomized Control Trial Based Cost-Utility Analysis
Antoine Vanier¹, Florence Tubach², Toni Alfaiate³, Xavier Mariette⁴ and Bruno Fautrel⁵, ¹Biostatistics, Public Health and Medical Informatics, AP-HP Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital / Pierre and Marie Curie University Paris 6, Paris, France, ²Epidemiology and Clinical Research, AP-HP Bichat Hospital / University of Paris-Diderot / INSERM CIC-EC 1425, Paris, France, ³Epidemiology and Clinical Research, AP-HP Bichat Hospital / INSERM CIC-EC 1425, Paris, France, ⁴Université Paris-Sud, AP-HP, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Sud, Paris, France, ⁵Rheumatology, AP-HP Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital / Pierre and Marie Curie University Paris 6 GRC-08 (EEMOIS), Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Once remission is achieved for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), treatment down-titration should be attempted, for safety issues or economic reasons. One of the…
Abstract Number: 602 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy of Very Low Dose (100mg) Rituximab in Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Despite Combination DMARD-Single Center, Prospective, Observational Study
Padmanabha Shenoy¹ and Manish Bavaliya², ¹Dept. of rheumatology and clinical immunology, Amrita Institute of medical science and research institute, Kochi, India, ²Department of rheumatology and clinical immunology, Amrita institute of medical sciences and research institute, Kochi, India
Background/Purpose: Rituximab is an anti-CD20 antibody that represents a therapeutic alternative for the patients with rheumatoid arthritis. It has been proven that rituximab at a…
Abstract Number: 603 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Which Seronegative RA Patients Respond to Rituximab? – Preliminary Analysis of a Merged Clinical Trials Dataset
Elizabeth M.A. Hensor^1,2, Edward M. Vital^1,2 and Paul Emery^1,2, ¹Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Seronegative RA patients have inferior clinical response to rituximab [1]. However, there is significant heterogeneity in this group of patients for baseline clinical features…
Abstract Number: 604 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Calprotectin and TNF Antagonist Serum Trough Levels Identify Active Ultrasound Synovitis in Rheumatoid Arhritis and Psoriatic Arthritis Patients in Remission or Low Disease Activity
Jose Inciarte-Mundo¹, Julio Ramírez¹, Virginia Ruiz-Esquide¹, M. Victoria Hernández¹, Oscar Camacho¹, Sonia Cabrera-Villalba¹, Andrea Cuervo¹, Mariona Pascal², Jordi Yagüe², Juan D. Cañete¹ and Raimon Sanmarti¹, ¹Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clinic i Provincial, Barcelona, Spain, ²Immunology Department, Hospital Clinic i Provincial, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: An accurate assessment of disease activity is needed in Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) patients in remission or low disease activity for…
Abstract Number: 605 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Monitoring of Epstein Barr Virus, Cytomegalovirus and Varicella Zooster Virus Load in Patients Receiving Tocilizumab for Rheumatoid Arthritis
cindy mourgues¹, cecile henquell², Zuzana Tatar³, Bruno Pereira⁴, cynthia nourisson⁵, Anne Tournadre⁶, Martin Soubrier⁷ and Marion Couderc⁷, ¹puy de dome, CHU gabriel montpied clermont ferrand, clermont ferrand, France, ²virology, CHU gabriel montpied virology, clermont ferrand, France, ³Rheumatology, CHU G.-Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ⁴Biostatistics unit (DRCI), CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ⁵rheumatology, chu gabriel montpied, clermont ferrand, France, ⁶Rheumatology, UNH-UMR 1019 INRA University of Auvergne and Rheumatology department CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ⁷Rheumatology department CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ) is an interleukin 6 (IL-6) inhibitor that is used in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) treatment (1). Due to the role played by IL-6…
Abstract Number: 606 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impaired Kidney Function Improves Treatment Response after 6 Months of Methotrexat Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Paul Studenic¹, Farideh Alasti¹, Josef S. Smolen^2,3, Helmuth Haslacher⁴ and Daniel Aletaha⁵, ¹Department of Internal Medicine 3, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Department of Medicine 3, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ³2nd Department of Medicine, Hietzing Hospital, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Laboratory Medicine, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine III; Division of Rheumatology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) and leflunomide are categorized as DMARDs of first choice in treating rheumatoid arthritis patients. MTX should be used cautiously in patients with…
Abstract Number: 607 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum Progranulin (PRGN) Level Is Not a Biomarker for Responsiveness to Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF)-Antagonist Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients
Rosy Rajbhandary¹, Rebekah Neal², Jennifer Johnson³, Qingyun Tian⁴, Jinlong Jian⁵, Chuanju Liu⁶ and William Stohl², ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, LAC+ USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²Div of Rheumatology, USC, Los Angeles, CA, ³Medicine, Keck School of Medicine of USC, Los Angeles,, CA, ⁴Nyu,Hid,301 E 17th St, New York University Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁵301 E. 17th St., Rm 1600, New York, NY, ⁶NYU Hospital for joint Diseases, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: PRGN is a growth factor that binds TNF receptors without triggering TNF-like activity, thereby serving as a naturally-occurring antagonist of TNF -mediated inflammatory signaling.…
Abstract Number: 608 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Safety of Surgery in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated By Abatacept: Data from the French Orencia in Rheumatoid Arthritis (ORA) Registry
Augustin Latourte¹, Jacques Gottenberg², Cécile Luxembourger³, Isabelle Pane⁴, Pascal Claudepierre⁵, Pascal Richette¹, Pierre Lafforgue⁶, Philippe Ravaud⁴, BG Combe⁷, Alain G. Cantagrel³, Jean Sibilia⁸, Rene-Marc Flipo⁹, Philippe Gaudin¹⁰, Olivier Vittecoq¹¹, Thierry Schaeverbeke¹², Maxime Dougados¹³, Francis Berenbaum¹⁴, Jérémie Sellam¹⁵, Xavier Mariette¹⁶ and Raphaèle Seror¹⁷, ¹Fédération de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Lariboisière, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France, ²Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France, ³Rheumatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Toulouse Purpan, Toulouse, France, ⁴Centre de Recherche en Epidémiologie et Statistiques, INSERM U1153, Centre d'Épidémiologie Clinique, Hôpital Hôtel-Dieu, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Descartes University, Paris, France, ⁵Rheumatology, Université Paris Est Créteil, Créteil, France, ⁶Rheumatology, APHM, Aix Marseille University, Marseille, France, ⁷Rhumatologie, Immuno-Rhumatologie, Hopital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France, ⁹Rheumatology, Hopital R Salengro CHRU, Lille, France, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Grenoble, Grenoble, France, ¹¹University Hospital, Rouen, France, ¹²Rheumatology Department, Bordeaux Hospital, Bordeaux, France, ¹³Medicine Faculty, Paris-Descartes University, Paris, UPRES-EA 4058, Cochin Hospital, Rheumatology B, Paris, France, ¹⁴Rheumatology, Inserm UMRS_938, AP-HP, St Antoine Hospital, Univ Paris 06, DHU i2B, Paris, France, ¹⁵Rheumatology and Inserm UMRS_938, AP-HP, St Antoine Hospital, Univ Paris 06, DHU i2B, Paris, France, ¹⁶Université Paris-Sud, AP-HP, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Sud, Paris, France, ¹⁷Rheumatology, AP-HP Bicêtre Hospital / Paris-Sud University, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
Background/Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency and risk factors of postoperative complications in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated with abatacept…
Abstract Number: 609 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Reduction in Serum Uric Acid Levels May be Related to Methotrexate Efficacy in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Data from a Canadian Arthritis Cohort
Jason Lee¹, VP Bykerk², George Dresser³, Gilles Boire⁴, Boulos Haraoui⁵, Carol Hitchon⁶, J Carter Thorne², Diane Tin⁷, Shahin Jamal⁸, Edward C. Keystone⁹, Janet E. Pope¹⁰ and CATCH Investigators, ¹Rheumatology, Western University, St. Joseph's Hospital, London, ON, Canada, ²University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Western University, London, ON, Canada, ⁴Department of Medicine/Division of Rheumatology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁵Institut de Rhumatologie, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁷The Arthritis Program, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁸Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁹Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Monsignor Roney Bldg/Rheum, University of Western Ontario, St Joseph Health Care, London, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The mechanism of methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is complex. It may increase adenosine levels by blocking conversion to of xanthine to uric acid…
Abstract Number: 610 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk of Herpes Zoster in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Biologic Disease-Modifying Therapy Compared with Conventional Therapy
Hyun Mi Kwon, Sang Jin Lee, Ji Ae Yang, Jin Young Moon, Eun Young Ahn, Jin Kyun Park, Eun Young Lee, Yeong Wook Song and Eun Bong Lee, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk for herpes zoster (HZ) infection. RA treatment including immunosuppressant medications could further exacerbate the risk.…
Abstract Number: 611 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Rapid Kinetics of Optimal Treatment with Subcutaneous Methotrexate in Early Inflammatory Arthritis
Anna O'Connor¹, J Carter Thorne², Diane Tin³ and Janet E. Pope⁴, ¹Schulich School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ²University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³The Arthritis Program, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁴Monsignor Roney Bldg/Rheum, University of Western Ontario, St Joseph Health Care, London, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is standard treatment in RA. Absorption is better in subcutaneous MTX (scMTX), which may impact speed of onset. In RA, earlier time…

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