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Abstract Number: 1653 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Trends over Time in Achievement of Low Disease Activity Among Biologic Initiators with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Leslie Harrold^1,2, J. Lynn Palmer³, Jeffrey R. Curtis⁴, Jeffrey D. Greenberg^2,5 and Joel M. Kremer⁶, ¹University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ²Corrona, LLC, Southborough, MA, ³Corrona Research Foundation, Albany, NY, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶Albany Medical College and The Center for Rheumatology, Albany, NY
Background/Purpose: There is a growing emphasis on treating patients to a target level of low disease activity (LDA) or remission to order to improve outcomes…
Abstract Number: 1654 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis on the Efficacy of Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor-Methotrexate Combination Therapy Versus Triple Therapy in Methotrexate-Naïve Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Roy Fleischmann¹, Janet E. Pope², Vanita Tongbram³, Derek Tang⁴, James Chung⁵, David Collier⁵, Shilpa Urs³, Kerigo Ndirangu³, George A. Wells⁶ and Ronald F. van Vollenhoven⁷, ¹University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ³ICON Plc., Morristown, NJ, ⁴Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁵Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁶Cardiovascular Research Reference Centre, University of Ottawa Heart Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁷Department of Medicine, Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Several published randomized head-to-head trials in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have compared TNFi-MTX with triple therapy (MTX + hydroxychloroquine + sulfasalazine) in MTX-naive patients (MTX-Ns)…
Abstract Number: 1655 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effectiveness of Monotherapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients Initiating a Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor (TNFi) Vs a Non-TNFi in a Large US Commercial and Medicare Advantage Plan
Benjamin Chastek¹, Jeffrey R. Curtis², Laura K. Becker³, George J. Joseph⁴ and Chieh-I Chen⁵, ¹Optum Insight, Eden Prairie, MN, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Optum, Eden Prairie, MN, ⁴Global Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR), Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁵Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY
Background/Purpose: Monotherapy accounts for approximately 30% of biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) use in RA (Emery P et al. Ann Rheum Dis 2013;72:1897-904). A validated…
Abstract Number: 1656 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Repeated CD4+ T-Cell Depletion in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis over Multiple Cycles of Rituximab Treatment
Matthieu Lavielle¹, Denis Mulleman¹, Hsueh Cheng Sung², Clément Bahuaud², Philippe Goupille¹, Hervé Watier³ and Gilles Thibault³, ¹Service de Rhumatologie, CHRU de Tours, Université François-Rabelais de Tours, CNRS 7292, Tours, France, ²Université François-Rabelais de Tours, CNRS 7292, Tours, France, ³Laboratoire d'Immunologie, CHRU de Tours, Université François-Rabelais de Tours, CNRS 7292, Tours, France
Background/Purpose: CD4+ T-cell depletion after a first cycle of rituximab (RTX) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was previously reported by our group (Mélet J…
Abstract Number: 1657 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Bone and Joint Proteins for Prognostic Association with Radiographic Progression and Disease Activity in Methotrexate Inadequate Responder Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in a Sarilumab Phase 3 Study
Anita Boyapati¹, Jérôme Msihid², Jennifer D Hamilton¹, Cem Gabay³, Neil Graham¹ and Stefano Fiore⁴, ¹Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ²Sanofi R&D, France, Chilly-Mazarin, NJ, France, ³Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland, ⁴Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ
Background/Purpose: In patients with early RA, autoantibodies, elevated MMP-3, and acute phase proteins are prognostic biomarkers of joint damage and disease activity. However, the ability…
Abstract Number: 1658 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Factor Status Affects the Efficacy of First Biological Treatment in RA
Yoshikazu Ogawa¹, Nobunori Takahashi², Koji Funahashi², Shuji Asai³, Toki Takemoto³, Tatsuo Watanabe³, Nobuyuki Asai², Naoki Ishiguro⁴ and Toshihisa Kojima², ¹orthopedic surgery, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan, ²Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan, ³Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan, ⁴Department of Orthopedic Suregery, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid factor (RF) is considered an important factor in diagnosing rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The association between the treatment efficacy of biological agents and RF…
Abstract Number: 1659 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Lack of Effect of Reduced Folic Acid Supplementation on Disease Activity in RA
Lisa K. Stamp¹, Jill Drake², John L. O'Donnell³, Christopher Frampton⁴ and Peter T. Chapman⁵, ¹Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, ²Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand, ³Immunology, Canterbury Health Laboratories, Christchurch, New Zealand, ⁴University of Otago, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, ⁵Rheumatology, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
Background/Purpose: It is recommended that all patients receiving MTX also receive at least 5mg/week of folic acid in an effort to reduce occurrence of MTX…
Abstract Number: 1660 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Two-Year Prospective Study of Patients with Rheumatic Disease on Dose Reduction of Biological Therapy
M. Victoria Hernández¹, Jose Inciarte-Mundo², Sonia Cabrera-Villalba³, Virginia Ruiz-Esquide⁴, Julio Ramirez², Andrea Cuervo⁴, Juan D. Cañete^4,5 and Raimon Sanmarti², ¹Arthritis Unit, Rheumatology, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, ²Arthritis Unit. Rheumatology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ³Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clinic i Provincial, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Arthritis Unit. Rheumatology, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Arthritis Unit, Rheumatology Department, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Dose reduction of biological therapy in patients with chronic arthritis (CA) with good clinical response is a common pattern in clinical practice. However, most…
Abstract Number: 1661 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Translational Data and Phase 1 Study Results of a New Monoclonal Antibody Targeting Toll like Receptor 4 (TLR4) Developed for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Treatment with a Potential for Personalized Medicine
Emmanuel Monnet¹, Limin Shang¹, Geneviève Lapeyre¹, Kathy De Graaf², Eric Hatterer¹, Gaelle Wambiekele¹, Walter Ferlin¹, Philippe Jacqmin³, Cem Gabay⁴, Jeremy Sokolove⁵, Simon Jones⁶, Ernest H. Choy⁷, Iain B. McInnes⁸, Marie Kosco-Vilbois¹ and Cristina De Min¹, ¹NovImmune S.A., Geneva, Switzerland, ²Novimmune S.A., Geneva, Switzerland, ³SGS Exprimo, Mechelen, Belgium, ⁴Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland, ⁵Medicine, VA Palo Alto Health Care System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁶Cardiff Institute of Infection & Immunity, Cardiff, United Kingdom, ⁷Cardiff University, Institute of Infection and Immunity, Tenovus Building, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom, ⁸Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medicine, Veterinary Medicine and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Innate immunity is implicated in RA pathogenesis and is likely mediated via TLR pathways, with anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) serving as key triggers. NI-0101…
Abstract Number: 1662 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treat to Target of Remission Is Effective but Not All Patients Are Always in Remission
Laura M.M. Steunebrink¹, Peter M. ten Klooster², Harald E. Vonkeman³, G.A. Versteeg¹, Arie E. van der Bijl⁴ and Mart A.F.J. van de Laar¹, ¹Rheumatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente - Arthritis Center Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ²Psychology, Health & Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ³Ariensplein 1, Medisch Spectrum Twente - Arthritis Center Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ⁴Isala Klinieken, Zwolle, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Presently the goals of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) therapy are to control symptoms, to prevent joint damage and disability. Attaining long-term clinical remission or at…
Abstract Number: 1663 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Influence of Age and Renal Impairment on Pharmacokinetics of Filgotinib (GLPG0634), a Selective JAK1 Inhibitor
Namour Florence¹, Liesbeth Fagard², Annegret Van der Aa², Sandy Goss³, Pille Harrison² and Chantal Tasset², ¹Galapagos SASU, Romainville, France, ²Galapagos NV, Mechelen, Belgium, ³Abbvie, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Filgotinib is an oral, selective Janus kinase 1 (JAK1) inhibitor combining clinical efficacy and a rapid onset of action with a good safety profile…
Abstract Number: 1664 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Switch from Tocilizumab + Methotrexate to Tocilizumab Monotherapy. Maintenance of Response in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis at Low Disease Activity.
Jose L. Pablos¹, Navarro Sarabia F², Francisco J. Blanco³, Jose Andres Roman Ivorra⁴, Alberto Alonso⁵, Emilio Martin-Mola⁶ and Miguel Cantalejo-Moreira⁷, ¹Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ²Rheumatologist Service, Hospital. Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain, ³Cartilage Biology Group. Rheumatology Division, INIBIC-Hospital Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, H.U. P. La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ⁵H Cruces, Baracaldo, Spain, ⁶H La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology Unit, Hospital de Fuenlabrada, Fuenlabrada, Spain
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ) represents an efficacious alternative for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with an inadequate clinical response to biological or non-biological disease-modifying anrirheumatic drugs…
Abstract Number: 1665 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treatment Patterns in Rheumatoid Arthritis after Methotrexate: Data from a Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort
Janet E. Pope¹, Mohammad Movahedi^2,3, Angela Cesta², Xiuying Li², Sandra Couto², Emmanouil Rampakakis³, John S. Sampalis^3,4, Claire Bombardier^2,5,6 and OBRI Investigators, ¹University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ²Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³JSS Medical Research, St-Laurent, QC, Canada, ⁴McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto, Department of Medicine (DOM) and Institute of Health Policy Management, and Evaluation (IHPME), Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Guidelines support the use of combination conventional synthetic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (csDMARDs), switching csDMARDs and/or use of biologic DMARDs (bDMARDs) treatment in active rheumatoid…
Abstract Number: 1666 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mitochondrial Haplogroups in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis with Respect to Biological Treatment
Pernille Hurup Duhn¹, Jacob Sode^2,3,4, Christian Hagen⁵, Michael Christiansen^5,6 and Henning Locht⁴, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²Institute of Regional Health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark, ³Department of Autoimmunology and Biomarkers, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Frederiksberg Hospital, Frederiksberg, Denmark, ⁵Department of Congenital Disorders, Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁶Department of Biomedical Sciences, Faculty of Health and Life Science, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Throughout evolution mutations in mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) have accumulated sequentially subdividing the human population into different haplogroups classificed from A-Z. Specific mtDNA haplogroups have…
Abstract Number: 1667 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Parameters and B Cell Subsets As Biomarkers of Response to Tocilizumab in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Anna Laura Fedele, Barbara Tolusso, Elisa Gremese, Silvia Canestri, Clara Di Mario, Marcin Nowik and Gianfranco Ferraccioli, Division of Rheumatology, Institute of Rheumatology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ) is an effective treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and it is a modifier of B cell subsets in vivo, inducing changes in…

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