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Abstract Number: 170 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relative Risk of Infusion Reactions with KRYSTEXXA® (pegloticase) From Post-Approval Safety Data: Results From Sept 2010 to June 2012
Raymond L. Malamet¹, Tina L. Howson², Anthony E. Yeo³, Kenneth M. Bahrt⁴ and Marsha Wolfson³, ¹Global Medical Affairs, Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bridgewater, NJ, ²Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bridgewater, NJ, ³Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc., East Brunswick, NJ, ⁴Medical Affairs, Savient Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Bridgewater, NJ
Background/Purpose: During randomized clinical trials (RCTs) with pegloticase, the incidence of infusion-related reactions (IRs) was 26% including 5 cases of anaphylaxis (determined post-hoc using published…
Abstract Number: 171 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disease Modifying Agents Combined with Isoniazid for Latent Tuberculosis in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
Josiane Bourré-Tessier¹, Mireia Ariño i Torregrosa² and Denis Choquette³, ¹Médecine, Institut de Rhumatologie de Montréal, Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²Universitat de Valencia, Massanassa, Spain, ³Osteoarthritis Research Unit, University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre (CRCHUM), Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Reactivation of latent tuberculosis (LTB) has been described with the use of anti-TNF for the treatment of rheumatic diseases. Combined treatment of isoniazid (INH)…
Abstract Number: 172 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Antibiotic Treatment for Reactive Arthritis
Claire E. Barber¹, Joseph Kim², Robert D. Inman³, John Esdaile⁴ and Matthew T. James⁵, ¹Rheumatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada, ³Dept of Medicine/Rheumatology, Toronto Western Research Institute, University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵Medicine, Univeristy of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Background/Purpose: Although bacterial infections are a common precipitant, it is unclear whether antibiotic treatment is effective for reactive arthritis. The purpose of this study was…
Abstract Number: 173 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Latent Tuberculosis Screening and Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Eligible for Anti-TNF Therapy in Endemic Areas: Does It Work?
Ieda Laurindo¹, Ana C. M. Ribeiro¹, Julio C. B. Moraes², Carla G.S. Saad¹, Karina Rossi Bonfiglioli³, Fernando H.C. Souza³, Ana L. G. Calich¹, Mariana G. Waisberg¹, Lissiane K. N. Guedes³ and Eloisa Bonfa¹, ¹Rheumatology, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Reumatologia, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ³Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Background: Current recommendations for latent tuberculosis infection (LTB) screening and treatment in patients eligible for anti-TNF agents are not well established in endemic regions.…
Abstract Number: 174 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Functional Impact of Arthralgias Among Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Samir Bhangle¹, Vincent Lo Re², W. Gina Pang¹, Kyong-Mi Chang³, Valerianna Amorosa⁴, Jay Kostman⁵, H. Ralph Schumacher⁶ and Alexis Ogdie⁷, ¹Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Dept of Medicine/Infection Diseases, Dept of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Division of Gastroenterology, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴Division of Infectious Diseases, Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania and VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, ⁷Rheumatology and Epidemiology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: The prevalence, risk factors and functional impact of joint pain are not well described in chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients, particularly in the…
Abstract Number: 175 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Impact of Hepatitis Screening On Diagnosis and Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Richard Conway¹, Michele Doran², Finbar (Barry) D. O'Shea³ and Gaye Cunnane², ¹Rheumatology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²Dept of Rheumatology, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ³Rheumatology Dept, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Hepatitis testing is an important pre-requisite to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with rheumatic disease. Joint symptoms may be a manifestation of acute…
Abstract Number: 176 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence and Associations of Hepatitis C Arthritis in Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Elizabeth D. Ferucci¹, Holly S. Ryan², Tammy L. Choromanski¹, Lisa J. Townshend-Bulson², Stephen E. Livingston², Brian J. McMahon² and Mark H. Wener³, ¹Division of Community Health Services, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK, ²Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, Anchorage, AK, ³Rheumatology & Lab Med, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) has been reported to cause inflammatory arthritis and/or fibromyalgia. Case series of patients with HCV-associated arthritis have…
Abstract Number: 177 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Antibodies to Citrullinated Peptides in Tuberculosis
Isabella Lima¹, Rodrigo Oliveira², Ajax Atta², Samyra Marchi³, Lúcio Barbosa³, Eliana Reis³, Mitermayer G. Reis³ and Mittermayer Santiago⁴, ¹Escola Bahiana de Medicina e Saúde Pública, Salvador, Brazil, ²Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, Brazil, ³Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Salvador, Brazil, ⁴Brazilian Registry of Spondyloarthritis, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease characterized by symmetric polyarthritis, rheumatoid factor positivity (RF) in the majority of patients, and bone erosions shown…
Abstract Number: 178 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Parvovirus B19 Mediated Pure Red Cell Aplasia: A Retrospective Study in 10 Patients and a Review of 123 Cases
Yoann Crabol, Internal Medicine, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France
Background/Purpose: The efficacy of intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) therapy in patients with pure red cell aplasia (PRCA) related to human parvovirus B19 (HPV-B19) infection is mainly…
Abstract Number: 179 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Anakinra Therapy in Seven Adults After Suboptimal Response to Etanercept Therapy for Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Periodic Fever Syndrome
Amanda K. Ombrello¹, Patrycja M. Hoffmann¹, Anne Jones¹, Karyl Barron² and Daniel L. Kastner¹, ¹Inflammatory Disease Section, National Human Genome Research Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ²Div Intramural Research, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Periodic Fever Syndrome (TRAPS) is an autoinflammatory disease inherited in an autosomal dominant fashion. TRAPS develops secondary to mutations in…
Abstract Number: 180 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Safety of Canakinumab in a Large Cohort of Patients with Cryopyrin-Associated Periodic Syndrome: Results From the ß-Confident Registry
H. Hoffman¹, J. B. Kuemmerle-Deschner², P. Hawkins³, T. van der Poll⁴, Ulrich A. Walker⁵, B. Rauer⁶, J. M. Nebesky⁶ and H. Tilson⁷, ¹University of California at San Diego, San Diego, CA, ²Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, University Hospital Tuebingen, Tuebingen, Germany, ³University College London Medical School, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology, Universitäts-Poliklinik, Felix-Platter Spital, Basel, Switzerland, ⁶Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁷The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Background/Purpose: Cryopyrin-associated periodic syndrome (CAPS) is an extremely rare autoinflammatory disorder associated with overproduction of interleukin-1β (IL-1β). Canakinumab, a fully human, selective, anti-IL-1β monoclonal antibody,…
Abstract Number: 181 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Thiopurine S-Methyltransferase Levels in Patients with Behçet’s Disease
Hakan Emmungil¹, Melike Kalfa², Raika Durusoy³, Figen Yargucu Zihni², Gokhan Keser⁴ and Kenan Aksu², ¹Rheumatology, Mersin State Hospital, Mersin, Turkey, ²Dept. of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ege University, Dept. of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey, ³Department of Public Health, Ege University, Department of Public Health, Ege University, Izmir, Turkey, ⁴Dept. of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Ege University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Azathioprine (AZA) is an immunosuppressive agent which is widely used not only for the treatment of Behcet’s disease (BD), but also for the treatment…
Abstract Number: 182 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comprehensive Analysis of Protein Expression in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells From Patients with Behcet’s Disease
Takuya Yoshioka¹, Manae Kurokawa², Yukiko Takakuwa¹, Hiromasa Nakano¹, Seido Ooka³, Nobuko Iizuka², Toshiyuki Sato², Mitsumi Arito², Kouhei Nagai⁴, Kazuki Okamoto², Naoya Suematsu², Noboru Suzuki⁵, Shoichi Ozaki⁶ and Tomohiro Kato², ¹Division of Rheumatology and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan, ²Dept of Biochemistry, St. Marianna Univ School Med, Kawasaki, Japan, ³St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan, ⁴Kinki Univ., Kinokawa, Japan, ⁵Department of Immunology and Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan, ⁶Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
Background/Purpose: To elucidate the pathophysiology of Behcet’s disease (BD) and to establish biomarkers for the disease, we comprehensively analyzed protein expression of peripheral blood mononuclear…
Abstract Number: 183 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Strong Association Between HLA-A*26 and Behçet’s Syndrome in Japanese Patients: From Two-Center Cohort Study of Behçet’s Syndrome
Tatsuo Kobayashi¹, Mitsumasa Kishimoto², Kazuki Yoshida¹, Yuri Ohara³, Hiroto Nakano¹, Masahiro Minoda¹, Hideto Oshikawa¹ and Kazuo Matsui¹, ¹Rheumatology, Kameda Medical Center, Kamogawa City, Chiba, Japan, ²Division of Allergy and Rheumatology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, ³Allergy and Rheumatology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: An association between Behçet’s Syndrome (BS) and HLA-B*51 is widely reported among many different ethnic groups. Recently, a few reports from Taiwan, Greece and…
Abstract Number: 184 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Retrospective Review of 39 Intestinal Behcet’s Disease Focusing On the Requirement for the Immunosuppresive Drugs Other Than Corticosteroid
Yoshitaka Kimura¹, Kurumi Asako², Hirotoshi Kikuchi², Akiteru Takeuchi³ and Hajime Kono², ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University school of medecine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ³6-7-8 Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: To examine the demography, clinical characteristics, features of intestinal lesions, treatment, and prognosis in patients with the intestinal Behcet’s disease currently followed at a…

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