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Abstract Number: 498 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient Experience with Initiation of SQ and Oral MTX
Jeffrey R. Curtis¹, David Mackey², Noam Gerber³, Aseem Bharat¹, Lang Chen⁴, Fenglong Xie⁵, Ben Nowell³, Kenneth G. Saag⁶ and Seth Ginsberg⁷, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Clinical Immunology/Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Creaky Joints/Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ⁴Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Rheumatology & Immunology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁶Immunology & Rheumatology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁷CreakyJoints/Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY
Background/Purpose Methotrexate is the anchor drug used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Despite its prominent position in RA therapeutics, its real-world effectiveness may…
Abstract Number: 497 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety Study of a Sequential Therapy of Tocilizumab and, If Initially Inadequately Responded to Tocilizumab, Followed By Rituximab in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inadequate Response to Traditional Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs
Thomas Dörner¹, Hans-Peter Tony², Gerd Burmester¹, Hendrik Schulze-Koops³, Jörg Kaufmann⁴, Peter Kästner⁵, Herbert Kellner⁶, Reiner Kurthen⁷, Sylke Wagner⁸, Marvin A. Peters⁹ and Christoph Iking-Konert¹⁰, ¹Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²University Clinic Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany, ³University Clinic Munich, Munich, Germany, ⁴Rheumatology Practice, Ludwigsfelde, Germany, ⁵MVZ Out-patient Rheumatogy Unit Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany, ⁶Specialist Practice for Rheumatology and Gastroenterology, Munich, Germany, ⁷Rheumatology Practice, Aachen, Germany, ⁸Practice for Internal Medicine specialized in Rheumatology, Halle, Germany, ⁹Roche Pharma AG, Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany, ¹⁰University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: The MIRAI study evaluated a sequential exposure to 2 defined biologics under rigorous study conditions within a homogeneous population of biological naïve patients (pts)…
Abstract Number: 496 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of Induction Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis with Simultaneous Administration of Methotrexate and Low-Dose Tacrolimus: A Retrospective Study
Takashi Nakanishi¹, Hideyuki Horikoshi¹, Reiko Takahashi¹, Kanami Tongu², Junko Nishioka², Fumihiko Kimura³, Yuichi Nishioka² and Kenji Itoh¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Japan, ²Nishioka Clinic for Rheumatic Diseases and Allergic Diseases, Kofu, Japan, ³National Defense Medical College, Tokorozawa, Japan
Background/Purpose Additional administration of low-dose tacrolimus (LD-TAC) at 0.5–1.0 mg daily was reported to be quite effective for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with inadequate response…
Abstract Number: 495 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Discontinuation of Biologics in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis after Achieving Low-Activity Disease Status
Moeko Ochiai¹, Eri Sato¹, Eiichi Tanaka¹, Eisuke Inoue¹, Ayako Nakajima¹, Shigeki Momohara², Atsuo Taniguchi² and Hisashi Yamanaka², ¹Rheumatology, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ²Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Several clinical trials have reported bio-free remission or discontinuation of biologic DMARDs; however, these findings have not been confirmed in a real-world setting. The…
Abstract Number: 494 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Estimation of Cost per Effectively Treated Patients with Biologic Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs in US Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Grant W. Cannon¹, Chia-Chen Teng², Tao He², Jianwei Leng³, Chao-Chin Lu², Derek Tang⁴, Neel Shah⁵, David J. Harrison⁴ and Brian Sauer², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ³Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake Citty, UT, ⁴Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁵1 Amgen Center Dr, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA
Background/Purpose: An algorithm based on administrative claims data (in lieu of clinical measures) was validated using data from the Veteran’s Affairs (VA) Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)…
Abstract Number: 493 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of Tofacitinib Following Inadequate Response to Nonbiologic DMARD or Biologic DMARD
C. Charles-Schoeman¹, Gerd Burmester², P. Nash³, C.a.F. Zerbini⁴, S. Anway⁵, K. Kwok⁶, T. Hendrikx⁷, E. Bananis⁸ and Roy Fleischmann⁹, ¹University of California, Los Angeles, CA, ²Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Rheumatology Research Unit, Nambour Hospital, Sunshine Coast and Department of Medicine, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia, ⁴Centro Paulista de Investigação Clinica, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁶Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁷Pfizer BV, Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands, ⁸Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁹Metroplex Clinical Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Here we compare the efficacy and safety of tofacitinib 5…
Abstract Number: 492 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient-Reported Outcomes from a Canadian Study of Patients Taking Methotrexate and Etanercept
J. Carter Thorne¹, Edward C. Keystone², Janet E. Pope³, Melanie Poulin-Costello⁴, Krystene Phan-Chronis⁵ and Boulos Haraoui⁶, ¹Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ²Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³St Joseph Health Care, London, ON, Canada, ⁴Biostatistics, Amgen Canada Inc., Mississauga, ON, Canada, ⁵Amgen Canada Inc., Mississauga, ON, Canada, ⁶Rheumatology, Institut de rhumatologie de Montréal (IRM), Montréal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: The Canadian Methotrexate and Etanercept Outcome Study (CAMEO) evaluated etanercept (ETN) monotherapy vs ETN plus methotrexate (MTX) in biologic-naïve patients with rheumatoid arthritis…
Abstract Number: 491 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Do Patients with Congestive Heart Failure Treated with Biologics for RA Have a Lower Risk of Fatal Outcome of Serious Infections?
Anja Strangfeld¹, Adrian Richter¹, Yvette Meissner¹, Matthias Schneider², Michael Zaenker³, Wolfgang Ochs⁴, Thomas Klopsch⁵, Angela Zink⁶ and Joachim Listing¹, ¹German Rheumatism Research Center, Berlin, Germany, ²Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ³Immanuel Klinikum Bernau, Rheumatology Center Northern Brandenburg, Bernau, Germany, ⁴Rheumatologist in private practice, Bayreuth, Germany, ⁵Rheumatologist in private practice, Neubrandenburg, Germany, ⁶German Rheumatism Research Centre and Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Patients with multimorbid conditions are at high risk of developing serious infections (SI) and of premature mortality. TNF inhibitors increase the infection risk (1)…
Abstract Number: 490 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Randomised Controlled Trial Evaluating the Effect of Humira upon Endothelial Function in ACPA Positive Rheumatoid Arthritis â€“ an Interim Analysis
Stephen Oakley^1,2,3, Niloofar Esmaili⁴, Gabor Major⁴, David Mathers^4,5, Siva Ratnarajah⁶, John van der Kallen⁵, Mark Collins⁶, Marc Toh⁶ and John Glass⁴, ¹Dept of Rheumatology, Newcastle Bone & Joint Institute, Newcastle, Australia, ²School of Medicine & Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia, ³Clinical Trials Unit, Hunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, Australia, ⁴Rheumatology, Newcastle Bone & Joint Institute, Newcastle, Australia, ⁵Rheumatology, Georgetown Arthritis Centre, Newcastle, Australia, ⁶Rheumatology, Private Practice, Newcastle, Australia
Background/Purpose Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with elevated cardiovascular (CV) risk not explained by traditional risk factors. Increased CV risk may develop prior to the…
Abstract Number: 488 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increases in Serum Cholesterol with Baricitinib Treatment Are Associated with Favorable Changes in Apolipoprotein Content and with Improvement in DAS28-CRP in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Joel M. Kremer¹, Mark C Genovese², Edward C. Keystone³, Peter C. Taylor⁴, Steven H. Zuckerman⁵, Douglas E. Schlichting⁵, Eric P. Nantz⁵, Scott D. Beattie⁵ and William L. Macias⁶, ¹Medicine, Albany Medical College and the Center for Rheumatology, Albany, NY, ²Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, ³University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴NDORMS, Botnar Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁵Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ⁶Lilly Corporate Center, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN
Background/Purpose: Treatment with baricitinib (bari), an oral inhibitor of JAK1/JAK2, demonstrated improvements in signs and symptoms of RA through 52 wks in a Phase 2b…
Abstract Number: 489 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rosuvastatin Improves Arterial Stiffness in Patients with Inflammatory Joint Diseases
Eirik Ikdahl¹, Silvia Rollefstad¹, Jonny Hisdal², Inge C. Olsen³, Ingar Holme⁴, Terje R. Pedersen⁵, Tore Kvien⁶ and Anne Grete Semb¹, ¹Preventive Cardio-Rheuma clinic, Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Section of Vascular Investigations, Oslo University Hospital Aker, Oslo, Norway, ³Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Department of biostatistics, epidemiology and health economics, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, ⁶Dept of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose Arterial stiffness, as pulse wave velocity (PWV) and augmentation index (AIx) has emerged as early risk markers of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with…
Abstract Number: 487 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of Lipid Changes in Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Tofacitinib or Methotrexate over 24 Months
C. Charles-Schoeman¹, A. Dikranian², J. Taylor³, B. Wilkinson⁴, T. Jones⁵, K. Kwok⁶ and C. Nduaka⁴, ¹University of California, Los Angeles, CA, ²San Diego Arthritis Medical Clinic, San Diego, CA, ³Anderson Arthritis and Rheumatology Center, Meridian, MS, ⁴Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁶Pfizer Inc, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Post-baseline (BL) increases in mean low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and…
Abstract Number: 486 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tofacitinib Improves Arterial Stiffness Despite up-Regulating Serum Cholesterol with Chronic Cardiovascular Disease in Methotrexate-Resistant Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients. a Cohort Study
Kensuke Kume¹, Kanzo Amano², Susumu Yamada², Toshikatsu Kanazawa³, Hiroshi Komori⁴, Kazuhiko Hatta⁵, Kuniki Amano⁶ and Noriko Kuwaba⁷, ¹20-16 Higashi Kannon, Nishi Ward, hiroshima clinic, Hiroshima, Japan, ²Rheumatology, Hiroshima Clinic, Hiroshima, Japan, ³rheumatology, hiroshima clinic, hiroshima, Japan, ⁴internal medicine, hiroshima clinic, hiroshima, Japan, ⁵Rheumatology, Hatta Clinic, Kure, Japan, ⁶Rheumatology, Sky Clinic, Hiroshima, Japan, ⁷Medical Research, Sanki Clinical Link, Hiroshima, Japan
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased cardiovascular (CV) risk. We should have strategies for primary cardiovascularprevention in RA. Tofacitinib (Tofa) could possibly…
Abstract Number: 462 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Infections and Gastrointestinal Side Effects in a Comparison of Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapies
Bei-Hung Chang^1,2, Lien Quach¹, Mary Brophy³, Keri Hannagan⁴, Edward C. Keystone⁵, Ted R. Mikuls⁶ and James R. O'Dell⁷, ¹VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, ²Qualitative Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ³VA Boston Heathcare System, Boston, MA, ⁴MAVERIC, VA Boston Heathcare System, Boston, MA, ⁵Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Omaha VA Medical Center and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁷Veteran Affairs Nebraska Western Iowa Health Care System and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose TNF inhibitors and combinations of conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs are commonly added to treat methotrexate non-responsive rheumatoid arthritis patients. In the 48-week double blind,…
Abstract Number: 461 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comprehensive Summary of the Efficacy and Safety of Tofacitinib 5mg Twice Daily in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and an Inadequate Response to Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs
P. Bird¹, W. Bensen², B. El-Zorkany³, J. Kaine⁴, B.H. Manapat-Reyes⁵, V. Pascual-Ramos⁶, D. Witcombe⁷, A. Anisfeld⁸, K. Soma⁹, R. Zhang⁹ and K. Thirunavukkarasu⁷, ¹Combined Rheumatology Practice, Sydney, Australia, ²St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³Department of Rheumatology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, ⁴Sarasota Arthritis Research Center, Sarasota, FL, ⁵Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines, ⁶Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁷Pfizer Australia, Sydney, Australia, ⁸Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁹Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib has been approved in the US and other countries at the recommended dose 5 mg BID in patients (pts) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and…

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