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Abstract Number: 0793 • ACR Convergence 2021
Contributing Factors of Good Outcome in Difficult-to-treat Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Multicenter RA Ultrasound Prospective Observational Cohort Study in Japan
Shin-ya Kawashiri¹, Tohru Michitsuji¹, Yushiro Endo¹, Ayako Nishino¹, Toshimasa Shimizu¹, Remi Sumiyoshi¹, Tomohiro Koga¹, Naoki Iwamoto¹, Kunihiro Ichinose² and Atsushi Kawakami¹, ¹Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan, ²Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Division of Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan
Background/Purpose: The concept of difficult-to-treat rheumatoid arthritis (D2T RA) has emerged as the greatest unmet need in recent years. We have investigated the clinical characteristics…
Abstract Number: 0794 • ACR Convergence 2021
Application of Treat to Target and Impact of Sustained Low Disease Activity or Remission on Function in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Louis Bessette¹, Edward Keystone², Proton Rahman³, Keltie Anderson⁴, Emmanouil Rampakakis⁵, Allen Lehman⁶, Meagan Rachich⁶, Francois Nantel⁷ and Odalis Asin-Milan⁶, ¹Centre de l'Ostoporose et de Rhumatologie de Qubec, Québec City, QC, Canada, ²Keystone Consulting Enterprises Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Department of Medicine, Eastern Health and Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, NL, Canada, ⁴University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada, ⁵JSS Medical Research, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁶Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷., Montréal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: The aim of this analysis was to compare between enrolment periods RA treatment outcomes and frequency of treating to target, and to assess the…
Abstract Number: 0795 • ACR Convergence 2021
Treatment Response and Several Patient-reported Outcomes Are Early Determinants of Future Self-efficacy in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Michal Doumen¹, Diederik De Cock¹, Sofia Pazmino¹, Delphine Bertrand¹, Rene Westhovens² and Patrick Verschueren³, ¹KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ²University Hospitals KU Leuven, Maaseik, Belgium, ³University Hospitals Leuven - KULeuven, Leuven, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Self-efficacy (SE), or patients’ confidence in their ability to control disease and its consequences, was recently prioritised in EULAR-recommendations for self-management strategies for inflammatory…
Abstract Number: 0796 • ACR Convergence 2021
Validation of the Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI) with a Quick Quantitative C-reactive Protein Assay (SDAI-Q) in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A National, Multicenter Study
Julia Schally¹, Henning Christian Brandt², Jan Brandt-Jrgens³, Gerd Burmester⁴, Hildrun Haibel⁵, Henriette Käding¹, Kirsten Karberg⁶, Susanne Lüders⁷, Burkhard Muche¹, Mikhail Protopopov⁴, Valeria Rios Rodriguez⁴, Murat Torgutalp⁴, Maryna Verba⁸, Silke Zinke⁹, Denis Poddubnyy¹⁰ and Fabian Proft⁴, ¹Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology (including Nutrition Medicine), Berlin, Germany, ²Praxis für Rheumatologie und Innere Medizin, Berlin, Germany, ³Rheumatologische Schwerpunktpraxis, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Department of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology (including Nutrition Medicine), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁶Praxis für Rheumatologie und Innere Medizin,, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Department of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology (including Nutrition Medicine), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ⁸Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Department of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology (including Nutrition Medicine), Berlin, Germany, ⁹Rheumapraxis Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Therapeutic decisions in RA patients should be based on regular disease activity assessment using scores like the Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI) or the…
Abstract Number: 0797 • ACR Convergence 2021
Psychosocial Wellbeing and Illness Perceptions During the Early Disease Phase Predict Sustained Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Michal Doumen¹, Diederik De Cock¹, Sofia Pazmino¹, Delphine Bertrand¹, Rene Westhovens² and Patrick Verschueren³, ¹KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ²University Hospitals KU Leuven, Maaseik, Belgium, ³University Hospitals Leuven - KULeuven, Leuven, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) relating to global psychosocial wellbeing are rarely assessed in clinical trials for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and specifically not to tailor additional…
Abstract Number: 0798 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Impact of Comorbidities on the Simple Disease Activity Index (SDAI) and Its Components over the First Year of Follow-up – an Analysis from the Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort (CATCH)
Lillian-Ruiheng Chen¹, Orit Schieir², Marie-France Valois³, Janet Pope⁴, Susan Bartlett³, Gilles Boire⁵, Glen Hazlewood⁶, Carol Hitchon⁷, Edward C. Keystone⁸, Diane Tin⁹, Carter Thorne¹⁰, Narcisse Singbo¹, Vivian Bykerk¹¹ and Louis Bessette¹², ¹Centre de recherche du CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec City, QC, Canada, ²Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort Study, Montréal, QC, Canada, ³McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁴University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ⁵Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁶University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁷University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁸Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁹The Arthritis Program Research Group, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ¹¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ¹²Centre de l'Ostoporose et de Rhumatologie de Qubec, Québec City, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Comorbid conditions have been shown to negatively influence the achievement of treatment targets in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. The comorbid conditions may bias the…
Abstract Number: 0799 • ACR Convergence 2021
Relationships of Rheumatology Care and Patient Experiences to Rheumatoid Arthritis Remission
Kelly O'Neill¹, Kathryne Marks², Pamela Sinicrope³, Cynthia Crowson⁴, Elena Myasoedova³ and John Davis³, ¹Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, Lutz, FL, ²Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, Boston, MA, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Eyota, MN
Background/Purpose: Remission is a well-established optimal outcome in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment, yet a minority of patients reach this goal. There is not one recognized…
Abstract Number: 0800 • ACR Convergence 2021
Digital Spatial Profiling Reveals Distinct Synovial Tissue Transcriptomic Signature of Sustained Disease Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients at Risk of Disease Flare After Treatment Tapering or Discontinuation
Stefano Alivernini¹, Simone Perniola², Marco Gessi³, Maria Rita Gigante⁴, Clara Di Mario⁵, Luca Petricca⁴, Dario Bruno⁵, Laura Bui¹, Annamaria Paglionico¹, Valentina Varriano¹, Maria Antonietta D'Agostino⁶, Barbara Tolusso¹ and Elisa Gremese⁷, ¹Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy, ²Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS - University of Verona, Santeramo in Colle, Italy, ³Fondazione PoliclinicoUniversitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Rome, Italy, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy, ⁶Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS, Roma, Italy
Background/Purpose: Sustained disease remission is the treatment goal for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) leading patients to be eligible to treatment tapering or discontinuation. However, disease flare…
Abstract Number: 0801 • ACR Convergence 2021
Early Remission at 6 Months as a Predictor of Longterm Remission in New Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis
Emilie SAPART¹, Tatiana SOKOLOVA², Aleksandra AVRAMOVSKA¹, Paschalis SIDIRAS³, Sandra KLEIMBERG³, Stéphanie DIERCKX⁴, Laurent MERIC de BELLEFON⁵, Clio RIBBENS⁶, Michel MALAISE⁶, Silvana DI ROMANA⁷, Valérie BADOT⁸ and Patrick DUREZ⁹, ¹Rhumatologie, cliniques universitaires saint-luc, Université catholique de Louvain - Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Brussels, Belgium, ²Pôle de pathologies rhumatismales systémiques et inflammatoires, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium, ³Rhumatologie, Hôpital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium, ⁴Rhumatologie, CHU UCL Mont-Godinne, Brussels, Belgium, ⁵Service de Rhumatologie, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium, ⁶Rhumatologie, CHU de Liège, Liège, Belgium, ⁷Rhumatologie, CHU Saint–Pierre, Brussels, Belgium, ⁸Rhumatologie, CHU Brugmann, Brussels, Belgium, ⁹Pôle de Recherche en Rhumatologie, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Brussels, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Early therapeutic intervention is crucial for patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (ERA). The goal of remission is achievable in a large proportion of ERA…
Abstract Number: 0802 • ACR Convergence 2021
Infection in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Golimumab
Louis Bessette¹, Proton Rahman², John Kelsall³, Jane Purvis⁴, Emmanouil Rampakakis⁵, Allen Lehman⁶, Meagan Rachich⁶, Francois Nantel⁷ and Odalis Asin-Milan⁶, ¹Laval University, Québec City, QC, Canada, ²Department of Medicine, Eastern Health and Memorial University of Newfoundland, St John's, NL, Canada, ³Providence Health Care, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Peterborough Education, Peterborough, ON, Canada, ⁵JSS Medical Research, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁶Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷., Montreal, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Biologic use in RA is a well-characterized risk factors for infections. The aim of this analysis was to characterize the incidence of infection in…
Abstract Number: 0803 • ACR Convergence 2021
Rheumatoid Arthritis Practice Performance (RAPP) Project at 6 Years: Population Medicine (POPMED) Principles and Treat to Target (T2T) Care Yield Dramatic Improvements in Both Outcomes and Access for RA Patients and Productivity for Rheumatologists
William Arnold¹, Erin Arnold¹, David Sikes², Gary Crump³, Kathleen Thomas⁴ and andrew johnson⁵, ¹Arnold Arthritis and Rheumatology, Wilmette, IL, ²Florida Medical Clinic, Wesley Chapel, FL, ³Rheumatology Associates, Louisville, KY, ⁴Community Health Network, Noblesville, IN, ⁵PopMed Solutions, Boyds, MD
Background/Purpose: The RAPP quality improvement project is a voluntary consortium of practicing rheumatologists founded in 2013 by Timothy Harrington MD, MACR. The primary focus is…
Abstract Number: 0804 • ACR Convergence 2021
Validation of the 2010 ACR/EULAR Classification Criteria of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) in a Nursing-led Triage Clinic
Ching Man Tsang¹, Chi Chiu Mok², Kar Li Chan³, Sau Mei TSE¹ and Ling Yin Ho¹, ¹Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ²Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, China, ³Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong
Background/Purpose: To shorten the waiting time to see rheumatologists, a nurse-led triage clinic was established in our hospital in September 2018 to triage new referrals…
Abstract Number: 0805 • ACR Convergence 2021
A Real-world Prospective Observational Study of the Effectiveness of Golimumab in Adult Greek Patients with RA, PsA and Axial SpA and Inadequate Response to Initial TNFα Inhibitor Therapy
Panagiotis Athanassiou¹, Dimitrios Psaltis², Athanasios Georgiadis³, Gkikas Katsifis⁴, Athina Theodoridou⁵, Souzana Gazi⁶, Prodromos Sidiropoulos⁷, Maria Tektonidou⁸, Andreas Bounas⁹, Anna Kandyli¹⁰, Periklis Vounotrypidis⁵, Grigorios Sakellariou⁵, Dimitrios Vassilopoulos¹¹, Zhiping Huang¹², Evangelia Petrikkou¹³ and Dimitrios Boumpas¹⁴, ¹Department of Rheumatology, St. Paul’s Hospital of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece, ²Private Practice, Serres, Greece, Athens, Greece, ³Private Practice, Ioannina, Greece, Athens, Greece, ⁴Rheumatology Clinic Naval Hospital of Athens, Athens, Greece, ⁵Private Practice, Thessaloniki, Greece, Athens, Greece, ⁶“KAT” Regional General Hospital, Rheumatology Unit, Athens, Greece, Athens, Greece, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergy, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece, ⁸Rheumatology Unit, First Department of Propaedeutic Internal Medicine, Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Joint Rheumatology Program, Laiko Hospital, Athens, Greece, ⁹General Clinic of Patras “Olympion”, Rheumatology, Patras, Greece, ¹⁰Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic, Iaso General Hospital, Athens, Greece, ¹¹2nd University Department of Internal Medicine, General Hospital of Athens "Ippokrateion", Athens, Greece, ¹²Merck & Co., Inc., Pharmacoepidemiology, Center for Observational and Real-world Evidence (CORE), Kenilworth, NJ, ¹³MSD Pharmaceutical, Industrial and Commercial S.A, Athens, Medical Affairs, Athens, Greece, ¹⁴Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, 4th Department of Internal Medicine, ‘‘Attikon’’ University Hospital, Athens, Greece
Background/Purpose: Patients (pts) with immune-mediated rheumatic diseases and an insufficient response to previous treatment with TNFα inhibitors (TNFαi) are frequently encountered in clinical practice. This…
Abstract Number: 0806 • ACR Convergence 2021
Coping with Recent-onset Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Validation of the Coping with Health Injuries and Problems (CHIP) Questionnaire in a Longitudinal Cohort
Zafer Alman¹, Gilles Boire², Nathalie Carrier³, Ariel Masetto², Artur deBrum Fernandes⁴, Patrick Liang², Patricia L Dobkin⁵, Allard-Chamard Hugues⁶ and Sophie Roux⁷, ¹Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istambul, Turkey, ²Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ³CIUSSS de l'Estrie - CHUS, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁴Universite De Sherbrooke, Fleurimont, QC, Canada, ⁵McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁶Universit de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁷Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Receiving a Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) diagnosis presents a significant health stressor. Given that little is known about how patients cope with it, we aimed…
Abstract Number: 0807 • ACR Convergence 2021
Baseline Coping Strategies as Predictors of Outcomes in Patients with Early-onset Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
Zafer Akman¹, Gilles Boire², Nathalie Carrier³, Sophie Roux⁴, Ariel Masetto², Artur deBrum Fernandes⁵, Patrick Liang², Patricia L Dobkin⁶ and Allard-Chamard Hugues⁷, ¹Istanbul University Cerrahpasa, İstanbul, Turkey, ²Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ³CIUSSS de l'Estrie - CHUS, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁴Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁵Universite De Sherbrooke, Fleurimont, QC, Canada, ⁶McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁷Universit de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patients recently diagnosed with RA employ various coping strategies. We aimed to describe these strategies over time and determine if specific strategies impacted patient…

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