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Session » Vasculitis Poster III: Immunosuppressive Therapy in Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica

Date: Tuesday, October 23, 2018

Time: 9:00AM-11:00AM

Meeting: 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2757
A Comparison of Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Outcomes of Tocilizumab Treatment in Giant Cell Arteritis after Subcutaneous and Intravenous Dosing
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2762
A Longer or Bilateral Temporal Artery Biopsy (TAB) Is More Likely to Yield a Positive Result for Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Database Cohort
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2756
A Multicenter Series of Giant Cell Arteritis Patients from Clinical Practice in Treatmet with Tocilizumab Compared with Giacta Trial
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2769
A Single Center Experience of Temporal Artery Biopsies Performed in 30 African American Patients
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2749
Clinical and Anatomical Correlation in Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica By 18F-FDG PET/TC. Study of 75 Patients from a Single Referral Center
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2745
Clinical and Serological Outcomes of Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis Treated with Tocilizumab or Abatacept As Steroid-Sparing Agents
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2760
Clinical Outcomes of Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis Treated with Tocilizumab in Real-World Clinical Practice
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2768
Comorbidity Accrual and Mortality in an Inception Cohort of Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis and Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Single-Center, Observational Long-Term Study
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2754
Comparison between Tocilizumab Prescribed As Monotherapy Versus Combined with Conventional Immunosuppressant Agents in Giant Cell Arteritis Patients
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2771
Current Practice of Cardiovascular Risk Assessment in Giant Cell Arteritis: A Single Center Study
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2773
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Management of a Suspected Case of GCA: An Opinion Survey
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2777
Dynamics in Peripheral Blood Cell Counts in Giant Cell Arteritis before Treatment, during Treatment and in Treatment-Free Remission
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2759
Effect of Specific Treatments on Clinical, Serologic, and Imaging Assessments of Disease Activity in Large-Vessel Vasculitis
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2751
Effects of Baseline Prednisone Dose on Remission and Disease Flare in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis Treated with Tocilizumab in a Phase 3 Randomized Controlled Trial
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2783
EULAR Task Force Recommendations for a Minimum Core Set of Parameters to be Collected in Giant Cell Arteritis Registries and Databases
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2753
Extension of Extracranial Vessel Involvement in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2748
Giant Cell Arteritis in Treatment with Tocilizumab. Evolution of Vascular FDG Uptake on PET/CT
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2744
Giant-Cell Arteritis: Is Glucocorticoid-Sparing Treatment Still Relevant? a Retrospective Study
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2767
Herpes Zoster As a Risk Factor for Polymyalgia Rheumatica: A Population-Based Study
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2778
High Prevalence of Vascular Surgery and Autoimmune Comorbidity in Takayasu Arteritis
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2761
High-Dose Prednisone Use up to 42 Days Prior to Temporal Artery Biopsy (TAB) Did Not Reduce Yield of Positive Biopsy in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) Database Cohort
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2772
Incidence of Cardiovascular Events in Giant Cell Arteritis: A Matched-Control Study
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2764
Incidence, Characteristics and Management of Giant Cell Arteritis in France: A Study Based on National Health Insurance Claims Data
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2780
Insufficient Use of Corticosteroids Results in Higher Relapse in Takayasu Arteritis
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2776
Interleukin-6 Expression in Inflamed and Non-Inflamed Temporal Arteries from Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2782
Is It Necessary to Hold Anticoagulation Prior to Temporal Artery Biopsy?
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2747
Leflunomide and Methotrexate in Treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis: Comparison of Efficacy, Safety and Drug Survival
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2781
Long Term Follow-up Results of Takayasu Arteritis Cohort: A Tertiary-Single Center Study
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2779
Long-Term Outcome and Prognostic Factors after Aortic Valve Surgery Due to Aortic Valve Regurgitation in Patients with Takayasu Arteritis
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2784
Multi Modal Imaging Algorithm to Improve the Accuracy for the Diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2775
Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts Glucocorticoid Resistance in Polymyalgia Rheumatica
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2766
Seasonal Variation in Incidence of Giant Cell Arteritis: A Population-Based Cohort Study
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2770
The Effect of Metabolic Syndrome on Giant Cell Arteritis Treatment
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2765
Thyroid Artery Involvement Detected By Colour-Doppler Ultrasonography in an Incipient, Single Centre Giant Cell Arteritis Cohort
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2752
Tocilizumab in Giant Cell Arteritis. National Multicenter Study of 134 Patients of Clinical Practice
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2758
Tocilizumab Interruption in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis Achieving the Clinical Remission: Interim Analysis of an Open-Label, 18-Month, Pilot Study
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2746
Tocilizumab Monotherapy for Large Vessel Vasculitis: Results of 104-Week Treatment of a Prospective, Single-Center, Open Study
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2774
Treatment with Methotrexate and Risk of Ischemic Relapses in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis in Clinical Practice
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2750
Utility of Methotrexate in Polymyalgia Rheumatica
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2763
Utility of Serum Free Light Chains, Antiphospholipid Antibodies, and Cytokines in Giant Cell Arteritis
9:00AM-11:00AM
Abstract Number: 2755
Utility of Tocilizumab in Visual Affection of Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis

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