Abstract Number: 289 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development and Validation Of The Cutoff Values For Disease Activity States Of The Three-Item Version Of The Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score
Background/Purpose: A new approach to the measurement of disease activity in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is based on the Juvenile Arthritis Disease Activity Score (JADAS).…Abstract Number: 290 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Children With JIA Show Distinct Patterns Of Improvement In Their Health-Related Quality Of Life During The First Year On Treatment: Growth Mixture Modeling Of a Prospective Cohort Of Newly Diagnosed Patients
Background/Purpose: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is a key outcome in clinical care and research for children with JIA. Despite excellent clinical control and the…Abstract Number: 292 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Body Surface Area-Based Dosing Approach Produced Comparable Golimumab Exposure Across Different Age Ranges After Subcutaneous Administration Of Golimumab In Pediatric Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the pharmacokinetics (PK) of body surface area (BSA)-adjusted dosing of SC golimumab 30 mg/m2 every 4 weeks (q4w) + methotrexate (MTX)…Abstract Number: 293 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Efficacy Of Etanercept In Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis With Inadequate Response To Infliximab As a First TNF Inhibitor
Background/Purpose: Lack of efficacy of Methotrexate, primary and secondary resistance to biologics and their intolerance lead to juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) of progression. Therefore, the problem of…Abstract Number: 294 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Physical Activity In Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA): The LEAP (Linking Exercise, Activity and Pathophysiology in Childhood Arthritis) Study
Background/Purpose: Although children with JIA have lower fitness levels than healthy peers, little is known about their level of habitual physical activity. The LEAP…Abstract Number: 295 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Uveitis In The Nordic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Cohort; High Incidence, Frequent Complications, and Gender Associated Risk Factors
Background/Purpose: Uveitis is the most common extra-articular manifestation of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Both incidence and reported outcome varies, and population-based data are scarce. Early…Abstract Number: 296 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Declines In Levels Of Disease Activity and Physical Disability In Children With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Seen In Standard Clinical Care Over The Last 25 Years
Background/Purpose: Over the last 3 decades there have been important advances in the management of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), which include the introduction of methotrexate…Abstract Number: 297 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Plasma Nicotinamide Phosphoribosyltransferase Correlates With Markers Of Inflammation and May Predict Early Therapeutic Response To Low-Dose Methotrexate In Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Despite a poor understanding of its biochemical role in the inflammatory process, nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT) has been implicated in a number of autoimmune…Abstract Number: 298 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Preliminary Prospective Study Of Ultrasonography In Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis In Clinical Remission: Subclinical Synovitis May Predict Flare?
Background/Purpose: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common chronic rheumatic disease in childhood and has variable prognosis, characterized by periods of activity and remission.…Abstract Number: 299 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Phenotypic Cluster Analysis Of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Relationship To International Leagues Of Associations For Rheumatology Classification Criteria
Phenotypic cluster analysis of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: relationship to ILAR classification criteriaBackground/Purpose: The ILAR classification of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) delineated categories of childhood chronic…Abstract Number: 268 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inflammatory Bowel Disease In Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Patients Upon Biologics
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is a matter of interest in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) treated with biologics. Methods: Baseline demografics, clinical characteristics…Abstract Number: 260 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pain, Functional Impairment and Ultrasound Detected Changes In Patients With Erosive and Non-Erosive Hand Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose: Hand osteoarthritis (HOA) is a common and frequent cause of pain. HOA is a heterogeneous group of disorders with two main subsets including non-erosive…Abstract Number: 261 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Concordance Of Hip Pain With Radiographic Hip Osteoarthritis In An Urban US Community: The Framingham Osteoarthritis Study
Background/Purpose: While it is well known that knee pain and radiographic knee osteoarthritis (OA) are often discordant, little is known of the concordance of hip…Abstract Number: 262 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is There a Role For Non-Mendelian Inheritance In Severe Osteoarthritis Of The Knee
Background/Purpose: Although the etiopathogenesis of osteoarthritis of the knee remains largely unknown, it is clear that genetic risks are contributory. Traditional family, twin, case control…Abstract Number: 263 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
“Generalized Osteoarthritis”: A Systematic Review
Background/Purpose: To perform a systematic review of definitions, risk factors, and outcomes in "generalized osteoarthritis" (GOA). Methods: We performed a systematic review of Medline literature…