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Abstract Number: 1351 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Comparison Of The Clinical Effectiveness Of Treatment Strategies For Active RA Patients : Using a Prospective Biologic Registry (BIOPSY) and an RA Specific Cohort (KORONA)
Yoon-Kyoung Sung^1,2, Soo-Kyung Cho^1,2, Chan-Bum Choi^3,4, Soyoung Won⁵, So-Young Bang⁶, Hoon-Suk Cha⁷, Jung-Yoon Choe⁸, Won Tae Chung⁹, Seung-Jae Hong¹⁰, Jae-Bum Jun⁴, Hyoun Ah Kim¹¹, Jinseok Kim¹², Seong-Kyu Kim⁸, Tae-Hwan Kim⁴, Hye-Soon Lee¹³, Jaejoon Lee⁷, Jisoo Lee¹⁴, Shin-Seok Lee¹⁵, Sung Won Lee¹⁶, Yeon-Ah Lee¹⁰, Seong-Su Nah¹⁷, Chang-Hee Suh¹⁸, Dae-Hyun Yoo⁴, Bo Young Yoon¹⁹ and Sang-Cheol Bae^1,2, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea, ²Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center for Rheumatoid Arthritis (CRCRA), Seoul, South Korea, ³Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Clinical Research Center for Rheumatoid Arthritis (CRCRA), Seoul, South Korea, ⁴Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea, ⁵Clinical Research Center for Rheumatoid Arthritis (CRCRA), Seoul, South Korea, ⁶Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Guri, South Korea, ⁷Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ⁸Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University Hospital, Busan, South Korea, ¹⁰Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea, ¹¹Ajou University Hospital, Suwon, South Korea, ¹²Division of Rheumatology, Internal Medicine, Jeju National University Hospital, Jeju, Korea, South Korea, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Guri Hospital, Guri, South Korea, ¹⁴Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, ¹⁵Rheumatology, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea, ¹⁶Rheumatology, Dong-A University Hospital, Busan, South Korea, ¹⁷Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Soonchunhyang University Cheonan Hospital, Cheonan, South Korea, ¹⁸Department of Rheumatology, Ajou University Hospital, Suwon, South Korea, ¹⁹Inje University Ilsan Paik Hospital, Goyang, South Korea
Background/Purpose: The results from RCTs may not be generalizable to clinical practice because of their inclusion and exclusion criteria. Instead, observational cohorts and registries might…
Abstract Number: 1352 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
What Factors Lead To Achieve and Sustain Remission In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients With Moderate To High Disease Activity?
Soo-Kyung Cho^1,2, Yoon-Kyoung Sung^1,2, Jeeseon Shim³, Chan-Bum Choi^4,5, Jung-Yoon Choe⁶, Won Tae Chung⁷, Seung-Jae Hong⁸, Jae-Bum Jun⁵, Tae-Hwan Kim⁹, Tae-Jong Kim¹⁰, Eun-Mi Koh¹¹, Jisoo Lee¹², Shin-Seok Lee¹⁰, Sung Won Lee¹³, Dae-Hyun Yoo⁵ and Sang-Cheol Bae^1,2, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea, ²Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center for Rheumatoid Arthritis (CRCRA), Seoul, South Korea, ³Clinical Research Center for Rheumatoid Arthritis (CRCRA), Seoul, South Korea, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Clinical Research Center for Rheumatoid Arthritis (CRCRA), Seoul, South Korea, ⁵Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea, ⁶Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Dong-A University Hospital, Busan, South Korea, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, South Korea, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea, ¹¹Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ¹²Internal Medicine, Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, ¹³Rheumatology, Dong-A University Hospital, Busan, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Clinical remission has now become the treatment goal in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but it is not common in clinical practice. This study aimed to…
Abstract Number: 1353 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Remission After Twelve Month Of Treatment In The Prague Early Rheumatoid Arhritis Cohort
Herman F. Mann¹, Olga Ruzickova², Olga Sleglova¹, Marketa Fojtikova³, Dana Tegzova⁴, Sarka Forejtova² and Ladislav Senolt⁵, ¹Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, ²Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, ³Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁴Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁵Department of Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: Recent data have demonstrated that early treatment with disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) improves outcome in patients with Rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Early arthritis clinic…
Abstract Number: 1354 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Successful Self-Administration Of Methotrexate In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Using a Prefilled Autoinjector Pen
Jaime Pachon¹, Alan Kivitz², Kay-Uwe Heuer³ and Uwe Pichlmeier³, ¹Arthritis and Rheumatic Care Center, Miami Research Associates, South Miami, FL, ²Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, PA, ³medac GmbH, Wedel, Germany
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is the most commonly used and recommended DMARD for the treatment of RA. SC administered MTX is well absorbed and appears to…
Abstract Number: 1356 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disease Activity Of Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Influenced By Seasonal Change, As Analyzed Based On a Nationwide Japanese Cohort Database
Tetsuji Sawada¹, Hiroaki Mori², Kota Shimada³, Haeru Hayashi¹, Koichiro Tahara¹, Jinju Nishino⁴ and Shigeto Tohma⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ²Rheumatology, Tokyo Meidical University, Tokyo, Japan, ³Department of Rheumatic Diseases, Tokyo Metropolitan Tama Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Nishino Clinic, Orthopedics and Rheumatology, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology, Sagamihara Hospital, National Hospital Organization, Sagamihara, Japan
Background/Purpose: Previous studies have suggested that environmental factors, such as weather, humidity and seasonal change, may affect rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In the present study, we…
Abstract Number: 1330 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prednisone Use Associated With Worse Outcomes In Rheumatoid Arthritis Pregnancies
Prateek Chaudhary¹ and M. E. B. Clowse², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ²Rheumatology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Prior reports suggest that disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) improves in the setting of pregnancy. However, prior studies report half of patients having…
Abstract Number: 1316 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
MMP3 As a Predictor Identifying a Subgroup Of Rheumatoid Patients Who Are Successfully Treated With Methotrexate (MTX) Alone But Still Subject To Radiographic Progression
Shunichi Shiozawa¹, Yasushi Tanaka², Ryosuke Yoshihara², Miki Murata², Takashi Yamane³, Chihiro Tanaka², Noriaki Yo³ and Kazuko Shiozawa², ¹Department of Medicine, Kyushu University Beppu Hospital, Beppu, Japan, ²The Rheumatic Diseases Center, Kohnan Kakogawa Hospital, Kakogawa, Japan, ³Kohnan Kakogawa Hospital, Kakogawa, Japan
Background/Purpose: To discover the prognostic factor identifying a subgroup with clinical relevant radiographic progression (CRRP) and rapid radiographic progressoion (RRP) among rheumatoid patients successfully treated…
Abstract Number: 1317 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Methotrexate Optimization (ie introduction during the first 3 months and with dose escalation at 6 months at least at 20mg/w or 0.3mg/kg/w) Is Associated With Better Clinical Outcomes In Daily Practice: Results From The Espoir Cohort
Cécile Gaujoux-Viala¹, Simon Paternotte², Bernard Combe³, Maxime Dougados⁴ and Bruno Fautrel⁵, ¹EA 2415, Montpellier I University, Nîmes University Hospital, Rheumatology Department, Nîmes, France, ²Rheumatology Department, Paris- Descartes University, Cochin hospital, Paris, France, ³Rheumatology, Lapeyronie Hospital, Montpellier I university, Montpellier, France, ⁴Rheumatology B Department, Paris-Descartes University, APHP, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ⁵Paris 6 – Pierre et Marie Curie University; AP-HP, Rheumatology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, - GRC-UPMC 08 – EEMOIS, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is recommended as the first DMARD in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) at a weekly dose of 20-25mg in combination with folic acid supplementation.…
Abstract Number: 1318 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence and Impact Of Soft Tissue Manifestations In Early Inflammatory Arthritis: Results From The Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort
Mihaela Popescu¹, Edith Villeneuve², Boulos Haraoui³, Gilles Boire⁴, Carol A. Hitchon⁵, Edward C. Keystone⁶, Janet E. Pope⁷, J. Carter Thorne⁸, Diane Tin⁹ and Vivian P. Bykerk⁶, ¹Internal Medecine, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Rheumatology, Institut de Rhumatologie de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology Division, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁶Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital/University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷St Joseph Health Care, London, ON, Canada, ⁸Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁹The Arthritis Program, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: It is increasingly recognized that soft tissue inflammation in patients with inflammatory arthritis is frequent and might be of clinical importance. However, when therapeutic adjustments are made,…
Abstract Number: 1319 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnostic Value Of Anti-Citrullinated Proteins Antibodies In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Claudia L. Giraldo¹, Rafael Chaparro del Moral², Mercedes Ciancio^3,4, Oscar L. Rillo⁵, Emilia Saint Martin⁶, Emilce Schneeberger⁷, Gustavo Citera⁷, Federico Zazzetti⁸, Amalia Schiel⁹ and Juan C. Barreira¹⁰, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Gral. de Agudos Dr. E. Tornú, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²Rheumatology Section, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. E. Tornú, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ³Hospital General de Agudos "Dr. E. Tornú", Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁴Biochemestry, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁵Rheumatology, Hospital General de Agudos "Dr. E. Tornú", Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁶Rheumatology, Instituto de Rehabilitacion Psicofisica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁷Rheumatology, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁸Rheumatology, Buenos Aires Hospital Britanico, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁹Central Laboratory, British Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Buenos Aires British Hospital, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Background/Purpose: Citrulline and vimentin are some of the proteins used as antigens for anti-citrullinated proteins antibodies (ACPAs) detection for the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA).…
Abstract Number: 1320 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Categorization Of Rheumatoid Arthritis Subjects By Rheumatoid Factor and Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Autoantibody Status Identifies Rheumatoid Arthritis Subjects With Different Characteristics
Swati Modi¹, Mariely Nieves-Plaza², Donald M. Jones³, Erich R Wilkerson⁴, Christine L. Amity⁵, Kelly A. Reckley⁶, Ilinca D. Metes⁷, Jason Lyons⁸, Heather Eng⁹, Stephen R. Wisniewski⁹ and Marc C. Levesque¹⁰, ¹Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Rheumatology & Clinical Immun, Univ of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁷Department of Medicine, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁸School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁹Epidemiology Data Center, University of Pittsburgh, Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹⁰Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-citrullinated cyclic peptide (CCP) antibodies have been used to diagnose rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, although there is substantial heterogeneity among…
Abstract Number: 1321 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide Serum Levels As a Marker Of Prognosis In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rosario Garcia-Vicuña¹, Ana M. Ortiz², Iria Valino-Seoane³, Amalia Lamana¹, Javier Leceta³, Yasmina Juarranz³, Isidoro González-Alvaro², Rosa P Gomariz³ and Carmen Martinez-Mora⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa. IIS Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa. IIS La Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ³Cellular Biology, School of Biology. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Cellular Biology, School of Medicine. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: The current shift to earlier treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) has a major unmet need in the availability of biomarkers to identify patients requiring more…
Abstract Number: 1322 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Osteoprotegerin and TNF-Related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand Are Respectively Predictive Factors Of Remission and Erosion In Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Included In The French Cohort Espoir
Rachel Audo¹, Laura Papon¹, Claire I. Daien^1,2, Cédric Lukas³, Bernard Combe², Olivier Vittecoq⁴, Michael Hahne¹ and Jacques Morel⁵, ¹IGMM, CNRS UMR5535, Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ²Department of Rheumatology, Lapeyronie Hospital, Montpellier, France, ³Immuno-Rhumatologie, Hopital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ⁴Rheumatology, Rouen University Hospital & Inserm905, University of Rouen, Rouen Cedex, France, ⁵Dpartment of Rheumatology, Lapeyronie Hospital, Montpellier, France
Background/Purpose: TNF-Related Apoptosis Inducing Ligand (TRAIL) is a member of the TNF familly. Its soluble receptor Osteoprotegerin (OPG) also inhibits Receptor activator of nuclear factor…
Abstract Number: 1323 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Plasma Leucine-Rich Alpha-2 Glycoprotein Is a Useful Disease Activity Biomarker In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jung-Soo Song¹, You-Jung Ha², Eun-Jin Kang³, Kwang-Hoon Lee⁴, Sang-Won Lee⁵, Yong-Beom Park⁶, Soo-Kon Lee⁶ and Sang Tae Choi¹, ¹Rheumatology, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ³Rheumatology, Busan Medical Center, Busan, South Korea, ⁴Dongguk University Ilsan Hospital, Goyang, South Korea, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, NV, South Korea, ⁶Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Leucine-rich a2-glycoprotein (LRG) is a plasma protein which contains leucine-rich repeats (LRRs). Though physiological functions of LRG have not been clarified yet, it has…
Abstract Number: 1324 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation Of The Usefulness Of Interferon-Gamma Release Assays and Tuberculin Skin Test For Detection Of Latent Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection In Korean Rheumatic Patients With Biologic Agents
Jae-Hoon Kim¹, Soyoung Won², Chan-Bum Choi³, Yoon-Kyoung Sung⁴, Gwan Gyu Song¹ and Sang-Cheol Bae⁵, ¹Div of Rheum, Dept of Int Med, Korea Univ College of Med, Seoul, South Korea, ²Clinical Research Center for Rheumatoid Arthritis (CRCRA), Seoul, South Korea, ³Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Clinical Research Center for Rheumatoid Arthritis (CRCRA), Seoul, South Korea, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea, ⁵Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: The screening for and treatment of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) before starting biologic agents is crucial to prevent reactivation and resultant serious infection. Several…

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