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Abstract Number: 1678 • ACR Convergence 2021
Favorable Balance of Benefit and Harm of Long-Term, Low Dose Prednisolone Added to Standard Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Aged 65+: The Pragmatic, Multicenter, Placebo-Controlled GLORIA Trial
Maarten Boers¹, Linda Hartman¹, Daniela Opris-Belinski², Reinhard Bos³, Marc Kok⁴, Jose Pereira da Silva⁵, Ed Griep⁶, Ruth Klaasen⁷, Cornelia F. Allaart⁸, Paul Baudoin⁹, Hennie Raterman¹⁰, Zoltan Szekanecz¹¹, Frank Buttgereit¹², Pavol Masaryk¹³, L. Thomas Klausch¹, Sabrina Paolino¹⁴, Annemarie Schilder³, Willem Lems¹⁵ and Maurizio Cutolo¹⁴, ¹Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Carol Davila University, Bucharest, Romania, ³Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, Netherlands, ⁴Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁵University of Coimbra | UC · Clínica Universitária de Reumatologia. Faculty of Medicine, Columbia, Portugal, ⁶Antonius Hospital, Sneek, Netherlands, ⁷Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, Netherlands, ⁸Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁹Reumazorg Flevoland, Emmeloord, Netherlands, ¹⁰Northwest Clinics, Alkmaar, Netherlands, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Debrecen, Faculty of Medicine, Debrecen, Hungary, ¹²Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ¹³National Institute for the Rheumatic Diseases, Bratislava, Slovakia, ¹⁴Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Polyclinic San Martino Hospital, Genoa, Italy, ¹⁵VUmc, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Low-dose glucocorticoid (GC) therapy is widely used in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) but the balance of benefit and harm is still unclear. We studied the…
Abstract Number: 1671 • ACR Convergence 2021
COVID-19 in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Compared to Patients with Osteoarthritis During the Pandemic in New York City
Jonah Levine¹, Vivian Bykerk², Lindsay Lally¹, Lisa Mandl¹ and Medha Barbhaiya¹, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Division of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City, NY
Background/Purpose: COVID-19 in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is poorly understood. A recent study of mostly men with RA demonstrated increased COVID-19 risk in RA…
Abstract Number: 1691 • ACR Convergence 2021
Long-Term Safety Profile of Upadacitinib in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, or Ankylosing Spondylitis
Gerd Burmester¹, Stanley Cohen², Kevin Winthrop³, Peter Nash⁴, Andrea Rubbert-Roth⁵, Atul Deodhar³, Ori Elkayam⁶, Eduardo Mysler⁷, Yoshiya Tanaka⁸, Jianzhong Liu⁹, Ana Paula Lacerda⁹, Bosny Pierre-Louis⁹, Tim Shaw¹⁰ and Philip Mease¹¹, ¹Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Metroplex Clinical Research Center, Dallas, TX, ³Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ⁴Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia, ⁵Kantonspital St Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland, ⁶Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁷Organización Medica de Investigación, Rheumatology, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁸University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, ⁹AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ¹⁰AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, ¹¹Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health and University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: The efficacy and safety of the oral Janus kinase inhibitor, upadacitinib (UPA), has been evaluated for several rheumatic diseases. The objective of this analysis…
Abstract Number: 1690 • ACR Convergence 2021
Safety and Efficacy of Long-term Sarilumab Treatment in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis: EXTEND and MONARCH Open Label Extension Studies
Gerd Burmester¹, Vibeke Strand², Alan Kivitz³, Chih-Chi Hu⁴, Sheldon Wang⁴, Hubert van Hoogstraten⁵, Ray Tao⁶ and Roy Fleischmann⁷, ¹Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Stanford University School of Medicine, Portola Valley, CA, ³Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, PA, ⁴Sanofi Genzyme, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁵Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁶Sanofi China R&D, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), ⁷Metroplex Clinical Research Center and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: In patients who experience intolerance or fail to respond to methotrexate, IL-6 receptor inhibitors (e.g. sarilumab) are one of the recommended options. The aim…
Abstract Number: 1681 • ACR Convergence 2021
ATI-450, an Investigational MK2 Inhibitor, Is Well Tolerated and Demonstrated Clinical Activity in Patients with Mod/severe RA: A 12-week Phase 2a, Randomized, Investigator/patient-blind Study Investigating the Safety, Tolerability, PK and PD of ATI-450 + MTX vs PBO + MTX in MTX IR Patients
Alan Kivitz¹, Joe Monahan², David Burt³, Marco Cardillo³, Heidi Hope² and David Gordon³, ¹Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, PA, ²Aclaris Therapeutics, St Louis, MO, ³Aclaris Therapeutics, Wayne, PA
Background/Purpose: p38 inhibition has been a focus of research in RA but efficacy in clinical studies was underwhelming, possibly because a large number of pro…
Abstract Number: 1685 • ACR Convergence 2021
Efficacy and Safety of Olokizumab in a Phase III Trial of Patients with Moderately to Severely Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Inadequately Controlled by Methotrexate – Placebo and Active Controlled Study
Eugen Feist¹, Saeed Fatenejad², Sergey Grishin³, Elena Korneva³, Evgeniy Nasonov⁴, Anna Rowińska-Osuch⁵, Mikhail Samsonov⁶ and Roy Fleischmann⁷, ¹Helios Department of Rheumatology, Vogelsang-Gommern, Germany, ²SFC Medica, LLC, Charlotte, NC, ³R-Pharm, Moscow, Russia, ⁴V.A. Nasonova Reseach Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia, ⁵MCM Polimedica, Warsaw, Poland, ⁶RPharm, Moscow, Russia, ⁷Metroplex Clinical Research Center and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Olokizumab (OKZ) is a humanized monoclonal antibody targeting IL-6 [1]. Here we present the results of a global phase III, head-to-head, randomized placebo (PBO)…
Abstract Number: 1698 • ACR Convergence 2021
Integrated Safety Analysis Update for Filgotinib in Patients with Moderately to Severely Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Receiving Treatment over a Median of 2.2 Years
Kevin Winthrop¹, Yoshiya Tanaka², Tsutomu Takeuchi³, Alan Kivitz⁴, Mark Genovese⁵, Alena Pechonkina⁶, Franziska Matzkies⁶, Beatrix Bartok⁷, Kun Chen⁶, Deyuan Jiang⁶, Iyabode Tiamiyu⁶, Robin Besuyen⁸, Sander Strengholt⁹, Gerd Burmester¹⁰ and Jacques-Eric Gottenberg¹¹, ¹Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, ³Div. Rheumatology, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, PA, ⁵Gilead Sciences, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA, ⁶Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA, ⁷Gilead Sciences, Inc., La Jolla, CA, ⁸Galapagos BV, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁹Galapagos, BV, New York, NY, ¹⁰Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ¹¹National Reference Center for Rare East South-West Autoimmune Systemic Diseases RESO, Strasbourg University Hospitals, Strasbourg, France
Background/Purpose: The preferential Janus kinase (JAK)-1 inhibitor filgotinib (FIL) significantly improved signs and symptoms of RA in Phase 2 and 3 trials,1–5 and FIL is…
Abstract Number: 1693 • ACR Convergence 2021
Lower Adverse Event and Infection Rates During Tocilizumab Therapy Without Concomitant GC: An Analysis of the ICHIBAN Study
Christof Specker¹, Martin Aringer², Gerd Burmester³, Marvin A. Peters⁴, Michael W. Hofmann⁵, Herbert Kellner⁶, Frank Moosig⁷, Hans-Peter Tony⁸ and Gerhard Fliedner⁹, ¹Evangelisches Krankenhaus, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Essen, Germany, ²Rheumatology, Medicine III, University Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany, ³Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Roche Pharma AG, Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany, ⁵Chugai Pharma Germany GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, ⁶Hospital Neuwittelsbach, Center for Rheumatology and Gastroenterology, Munich, Germany, Munich, Germany, ⁷Rheumatology Center Schleswig-Holstein Middle, Neumünster, Germany, ⁸Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany, ⁹Rheumatology Practice, Osnabrueck, Germany
Background/Purpose: To limit the risk of serious infections, guidelines recommend short term (< 3 months) or low-dose (≤10 mg/day) adjunct glucocorticoids (GCs) to control rheumatoid…
Abstract Number: 1689 • ACR Convergence 2021
Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, Receptor Occupancy, and Suppression of T-cell-Dependent Antibody Response in a Phase 1 Study with KPL-404, an anti-CD40 Monoclonal Antibody
Manoj Samant¹, Alistair Wheeler², Guang-Liang Jiang¹, Moses Njenga¹, Madeline Spiers¹, Arian Pano¹ and John F Paolini¹, ¹Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals Corp., Lexington, MA, ²Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Ltd., Hamilton, Bermuda
Background/Purpose: T-cell priming and T-cell-dependent B-cell responses require an intact cluster of differentiation (CD)40/CD40L pathway. CD40 is expressed on the surface of B-cells, dendritic cells,…
Abstract Number: 1653 • ACR Convergence 2021
Positron Emission Tomography-Detected Uptake of 18F-Fluorodeoxyglucose in Visceral and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Is Associated with Articular Disease Activity and Arterial Inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jon Giles¹, Joan Bathon², Hadil Zureigat³ and Ahmed Tawakol⁴, ¹Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Division of Rheumatology, New York, NY, ²Columbia University, New York, NY, ³Harvard University, Boston, MA, ⁴Harvard University/Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) from people with RA contains more macrophages and expresses higher levels of cytokines, chemokines, and other inflammatory mediators compared with…
Abstract Number: 1662 • ACR Convergence 2021
Unrecognised, Subclinical, Structural or Functional Lung Changes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Associated with a Higher Risk of Developing Serious Respiratory Tract Infection
Benjamin Worcester¹, Dorothy Wang², Susan Morton³ and Michelle Leech⁴, ¹Monash Health, Melbourne, Australia, ²Melbourne Health, Clayton, Australia, ³Monash Health, Clayton, Australia, ⁴Monash Medical Centre, Australia, Australia
Background/Purpose: The incidence of lung disease within the rheumatoid arthritis is well described and likely underestimated. Additionally, RA patients are at higher risk for developing…
Abstract Number: 1684 • ACR Convergence 2021
Incidence of Infections in Patients Aged ≥ 50 Years with RA and ≥ 1 Additional Cardiovascular Risk Factor: Results from a Phase 3b/4 Randomized Safety Study of Tofacitinib vs TNF Inhibitors
Andra R Bălănescu¹, Gustavo Citera², Virginia Pascual-Ramos³, Carol A Connell⁴, David Gold⁵, All-shine Chen⁴, Harry Shi⁶, Andrea B Shapiro⁷, Janet Pope⁸ and Hendrik Schulze-Koops⁹, ¹“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology “Sf. Maria” Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, ²Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ³Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁴Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁶Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁷Pfizer Inc, Peapack, NJ, ⁸University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ⁹Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine IV, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Background/Purpose: Previous clinical trial and real-world data suggest that risk of serious infection events (SIEs) and opportunistic infections (OIs) is similar with tofacitinib 5 mg…
Abstract Number: 1696 • ACR Convergence 2021
Clinical Outcomes up to Week 48 of Ongoing Filgotinib RA Long-term Extension Trial of Biologic DMARD Inadequate Responders Initially on Filgotinib or Placebo in a Phase 3 Trial
Maya Buch¹, Tsutomu Takeuchi², Vijay Rajendran³, Jacques-Eric Gottenberg⁴, Alena Pechonkina⁵, YingMeei Tan⁶, Qi Gong⁵, Katrien Van Beneden⁷ and Roberto Caporali⁸, ¹University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Div. Rheumatology, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, ³Galapagos NV, Mechelen, Belgium, ⁴National Reference Center for Rare East South-West Autoimmune Systemic Diseases RESO, Strasbourg University Hospitals, Strasbourg, France, ⁵Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA, ⁶Gilead Sciences, Inc, San Diego, CA, ⁷Galapagos, NV, Mechelen, Belgium, ⁸Policlinico S. Matteo University, Pavia, Italy
Background/Purpose: The preferential Janus kinase-1 inhibitor filgotinib (FIL) is approved to treat RA in Europe and Japan. We assessed FIL efficacy and safety in patients…
Abstract Number: 1699 • ACR Convergence 2021
The “ITIS” Diet Improves Fatigue in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Is Associated with Changes in Metabolome and Fecal Microbiome
Roxana Coras¹, Cameron Martino¹, Julia Gauglitz¹, Alan Jarmusch¹, Anupriya Tripathi¹, Francesca Cedola², Marta Fernandez-Bustamante¹, Meritxall Agustín-Perez¹, Maram Alharthi¹, Susan Lee¹, Abha Singh¹, Soo In Choi¹, Tania Rivera¹, Katherine Nguyen³, Tatyana Shekhtman¹, Tiffany Holt¹, Shahrokh Golshan¹, Rob Knight¹, Pieter C Dorrestein¹ and Monica Guma¹, ¹University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²University of California San Diego, Rome, CA, Italy, ³University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: Fatigue is common symptom in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), associated with decreased quality of life and productivity. Fatigue mechanisms have not been well studied, hence,…
Abstract Number: 1666 • ACR Convergence 2021
Association of Objectively Measured Sleep Characteristics with Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity
Patricia Katz¹, Sarah Patterson², Mary Nakamura³, Aric Prather¹, Laura Trupin⁴, Stephanie Rush¹ and Katie Stone¹, ¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²University of California San Francisco, Pacifica, CA, ³UCSF/SFVAHCS, San Francisco, CA, ⁴UC San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: A large proportion of individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), between 45%-70%, report sleep problems. Despite frequent reports of sleep problems, however, studies using objective…

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