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Abstract Number: L4 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Safety and Efficacy of Sifalimumab, an Anti IFN-Alpha Monoclonal Antibody, in a Phase 2b Study of Moderate to Severe Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Munther Khamashta^1,2, Joan T. Merrill³, Victoria P. Werth^4,5, Richard Furie⁶, Kenneth Kalunian⁷, Gabor G. Illei⁸, Jorn Drappa⁸, Liangwei Wang⁸ and Warren Greth⁸, ¹Division of Women's Health, Graham Hughes Lupus Research Laboratory, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Lambeth Wing, The Rayne Institute, St Thomas' Hospital London, London, United Kingdom, ³Clinical Pharmacology Research Program, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁴Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶North Shore-LIJ Health System, Lake Success, NY, ⁷UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ⁸MedImmune, LLC, Gaithersburg, MD
Background/Purpose: Efficacy and safety of sifalimumab were assessed in a Phase 2b, randomized, double-blind, placebo (PBO)-controlled study in subjects with SLE (NCT01283139). Methods: Adults (n=431)…
Abstract Number: L2 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Comparison of Three Treatment Strategies in Recent Onset DMARD Naïve Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: 3-Months Results of the BeSt for Kids-Study
Petra C.E. Hissink Muller^1,2, D.M.C. Brinkman^1,3, Dieneke Schonenberg⁴, Yvonne Koopman-Keemink⁵, J. Merlijn Van den Berg⁶, W.P. Bekkering⁷, Marion van Rossum^8,9, Lisette WA van Suijlekom-Smit¹⁰, Cornelia F. Allaart¹¹ and Rebecca ten Cate¹, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Pediatric Rheumatology, Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Pediatric Rheumatology, Rijnland Hospital, Leiderdorp, Netherlands, ⁴Department of Pediatric Rheumatology and Immunology, Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Pediatrics, Haga ziekenhuis, The Hague, Netherlands, ⁶Pediatric Hematology, Immunology and Infectious diseases, Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Pediatric Physiotherapy, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁸Pediatric Rheumatology Immunology, Emma Children's Hospital, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁹Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹⁰Pediatric Rheumatology, Sophia Children's Hospital Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ¹¹Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: BeSt for Kids compares 3 Disease Modifying Anti Rheumatic Drug (DMARD) strategies in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) patients, for time to inactive disease, time…
Abstract Number: L13 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Monthly Ibandronate Reduces Bone Loss in Osteopenic Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis Receiving Long-Term Glucocorticoids: A 48-Week Double-Blinded Randomized Placebo-Controlled Investigator-Initiated Trial
Kichul Shin¹, Sung-Hwan Park², Won Park³, Han Joo Baek⁴, Yun Jong Lee⁵, Seong-Wook Kang⁶, Jung-Yoon Choe⁷, Wan-Hee Yoo⁸, Yong-Beom Park⁹, Jung-Soo Song¹⁰, Bin Yoo¹¹, Dae-Hyun Yoo¹² and Yeong Wook Song¹³, ¹Rheumatology, SMG-SNU Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, ³Medicine/Rheumatology, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, South Korea, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, South Korea, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ⁶Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University School of Medicine, Daejeon, South Korea, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University Medical School and Research Institute of Clinical Medicine, Jeonju, South Korea, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Chung-Ang Univ Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea, ¹²Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea, ¹³Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, BK 21 plus Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, and College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Long-term use of glucocorticoids (GC) is problematic for patients with increased risk for vertebral fractures, especially those with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Thus, prevention of…
Abstract Number: L11 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Raman Spectroscopy: Point of Service Diagnosis Is Sensitive and Specific-a Tool for Improving Accuracy and Reducing Future Hospital Admission
Nora Singer¹, Bolan Li², Yener Yeni³, Emma Barnboym⁴, Steven Lewis⁵, Daniel Oravec⁶, Donald Haggins⁷ and Ozan Akkus², ¹Rheumatology, MetroHealth Medical Center and CWRU, Cleveland, OH, ²Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ³Section of Biomechanics, Bone and Joint Cetner, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ⁴Rheumatology, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ⁵Medicine, MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, OH, ⁶Bone and Joint Center, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI, ⁷Rheumatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI
Background/Purpose: The diagnosis of gout or pseudogout hinges upon identification of monosodium urate (MSU) crystals and calcium pyrophosphate (CPPD) crystals in synovial fluid (SF) aspirates…
Abstract Number: L9 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Contrast Enhanced Ultrasonography in Patients Diagnosed with Early Arthritis: A Preliminary Experience
Maria-Magdalena Tamas¹, Nicolae Rednic², Ana Petcu¹, Cosmina Ioana Bondor³, Horatiu Popoviciu⁴, Eugenia Mociran⁵ and Simona Rednic¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, ²4th Medical Clinic Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, ³Department of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy Cluj-Napoca, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, ⁴Rheumatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Targu Mures, Tg Mures, Romania, ⁵Rheumatology, Policlinica "Sf. Ioan" Baia Mare, Baia Mare, Romania
Background/Purpose: The role of ultrasonography (US) in early rheumatoid arthritis (ERA) for detecting synovial hypertrophy and its vascularity has already been demonstrated. Contrast enhanced ultrasonography…
Abstract Number: L18 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
14-3-3eta Informs Joint Pathological Mechanisms of Treatment Response to Assist with T2T Strategies
Shintaro Hirata¹, Kentaro Hanami², Anthony Marotta³ and Yoshiya Tanaka⁴, ¹The First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, ²The first department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, ³1423 Dempsey Road, Augurex Life Sciences Corp., North Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan
Background/Purpose: A primary clinical goal of RA in treating to target (T2T) is to improve long term outcomes including the control of symptoms and prevention…
Abstract Number: L19 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Randomized Trial of Stopping TNF-Inhibitors in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Stable Low Disease Activity in the Netherlands
Harald E. Vonkeman¹, Marjan Ghiti Moghadam², Mart A.F.J. van De Laar³, Peter M. ten Klooster⁴, Tim Jansen⁵ and Piet van Riel⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ²rheumatology, Enschede, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente & University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ⁴Psychology, Health & Technology, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁶Rheumatology, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The effectiveness of TNF-inhibitors (TNFi) in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis has already been demonstrated in many studies. However, little is known on stopping…
Abstract Number: L10 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Lesinurad, a Novel Selective Uric Acid Reabsorption Inhibitor, in Two Phase III Clinical Trials: Combination Study of Lesinurad in Allopurinol Standard of Care Inadequate Responders (CLEAR 1 and 2)
Kenneth G. Saag¹, Scott Adler², Nihar Bhakta³, Maple Fung³, Jeff Kopicko³, Chris Storgard³ and Thomas Bardin⁴, ¹Immunology & Rheumatology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, Wilmington, DE, ³Ardea Biosciences, Inc., San Diego, CA, ⁴Clinique de Rhumatologie. Service de Rhumatologie. Centre Viggo Petersen., Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Inadequate response to allopurinol monotherapy is common. Lesinurad (RDEA594) is a selective uric acid reabsorption inhibitor (SURI) under investigation for treatment of gout in…
Abstract Number: L24 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Progressive Increase in T Follicular Helper Cells Marks the Transition from Benign to Symptomatic Autoimmunity
Sina Rusta-Sallehy¹, Babak Noamani², Dennisse Bonilla³, Nan-Hua Chang⁴, Larissa Lisnevskaia⁵, Sindhu R. Johnson⁶, Earl Silverman⁷, Arthur A. M. Bookman⁸, Joan E. Wither⁹ and Carolina Landolt-Marticorena³, ¹Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Genetics and developmental biology, Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Rheumatology, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Genetics and Development, Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology, Lakeridge Health Center, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Medicine, Toronto Scleroderma Program, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto General Hospital, Mount Sinai Hospital, and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Hosp for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, Toronto Western Hospital (UHN), Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁹Toronto Western Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARD; Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Sjogren’s Disease (SjD), Systemic Sclerosis (SSc)) are proposed to have a…
Abstract Number: L22 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long-Term (104-Week) Safety and Efficacy of Monotherapy with Apremilast in DMARD-Naïve Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: A Phase 3, Randomized, Controlled Trial and Open-Label Extension (PALACE 4)
Alvin Wells¹, Christopher Edwards², Adewale O. Adebajo³, Alan J. Kivitz⁴, Paul Bird⁵, Kamal Shah⁶, ChiaChi Hu⁶, Randall M. Stevens⁶ and Jacob A. Aelion⁷, ¹Rheumatology & Immunotherapy Center, Franklin, WI, ²University Hospital Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, ³University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom, ⁴Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, PA, ⁵Combined Rheumatology Practice, Sydney, Australia, ⁶Celgene Corporation, Warren, NJ, ⁷West Tennessee Research Institute, Jackson, TN
Background/Purpose: Apremilast (APR) is an oral phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor that helps regulate the immune response that causes joint inflammation and other manifestations of psoriatic arthritis…
Abstract Number: L3 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Low Protein A20 Expression in Minor Salivary Glands Is Associated with Lymphoma Development in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Svein Joar A. Johnsen¹, Einar Gudlaugsson², Ivar Skaland², Emiel Janssen², Malin V. Jonsson³, Lars Helgeland⁴, Ellen Berget⁵, Roland Jonsson⁶ and Roald Omdal¹, ¹Clinical Immunology Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway, ²Stavanger University Hospital, Stavanger, Norway, ³Department of Clinical Dentistry - Section for Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, ⁴Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway, ⁵University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway, ⁶Broegelmann Research Laboratory, Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Background/Purpose: Patients with primary Sjogrens syndrome (pSS) have an increased risk of developing lymphomas, especially of the subtype mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma. Chronic antigen…
Abstract Number: L15 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Remission Induction By Etanercept in Enthesitis Related Arthritis JIA-Patients (juvenile undifferentiated Spondylarthropathy)
Ivan Foeldvari¹, Gerd Horneff², Kirsten Minden³, Ralf Trauzeddel⁴, J B. Kuemmerle-Deschner⁵, Klaus Tenbrock⁶, Gerd Ganser⁷ and Hans-Iko Huppertz⁸, ¹Department of Pediatric Rheumatology, Hamburger Zentrum für Kinder und Jugendrheumatologie, Hamburg, Germany, ²Asklepios Klinik Sankt Augustin, Sankt Augustin, Germany, ³Chidlrens´ hospital, Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Pediatrics, Helios Clinics, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany, ⁶University Aachen, Aachen, Germany, ⁷Pediatric Rheumatology, Sankt Josef Stift, Sendenhorst, Germany, ⁸Kinderklinik, Krinikum Bremen-Mitte, Bremen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Enthesitis related arthritis (ERA) is a Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis category, clinically related to the syndrome of undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy in adults. This study is intended…
Abstract Number: L23 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Humoral Immune Response to Pneumococcal Polysaccharide Vaccine in SLE Patients on Immunosuppressive Therapy: Assessment of Serotypes without Protective Antibody Levels
Rodrigo Poubel V. Rezende¹, Francinne M. Ribeiro¹, Luis Eduardo C. Andrade², Carlos Roberto M. Gayer³, Elisa M. N. Albuquerque¹ and Evandro Mendes Klumb¹, ¹Rheumatology, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ²Fleury Laboratories, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ³Department of Biochemistry, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Previous works assessing antibody response to pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPV) in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) relied exclusively on the quantitative increase in antibody titers…
Abstract Number: 197 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Discordance Of Patient-Physician Assessments Of General Health In a US Hispanic Population With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Leyda Díaz-Correa¹, Mariely Nieves-Plaza², Yesenia C. Santiago-Casas³, Tania González-Rivera⁴, Grissel Ríos³ and Luis M. Vilá³, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Puerto Rico Medical Sciences Campus, San Juan, PR, ⁴Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Instruments to measure rheumatoid arthritis (RA) activity such as the 28-Joint Disease Activity Score (DAS28) are used to assess response to treatment. One component…
Abstract Number: 198 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Accuracy Of International Classification Of Diseases (Ninth Revision) Coding For Rheumatoid Arthritis In The Primary Care Setting
Sheena Ogando¹, Karolina M. Weiss¹ and Harry D. Fischer², ¹Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY, ²Division of Rheumatology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Beth Israel Medical Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Current quality measures are diagnosis driven and focus on management. For rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the Physician Quality Reporting System requires that a disease modifying…

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