Abstracts tagged "Activity score and rheumatoid arthritis (RA)"

Abstract Number: 2659 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Poor Correlation Between Vectra DA and DAS28 Scores in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Marcia S. Genta¹, Amnon Sonnenberg² and Robert M. Genta³, ¹Dallas Arthritis Center, Dallas, TX, ²Medicine - Gastroenterology, Portland VAMC - Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ³Laboratory, Dallas Arthritis Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Vectra DA, a blood test that integrates the blood levels of 12 biomarkers into a single score (1-100), is claimed to provide an objective…
Abstract Number: 2248 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Difference Between The Two Versions Of Disease Activity Score Based On C-Reactive Protein and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
Pinar Cetin¹, Dilek Solmaz¹, Hacer Gulluoglu², Ismail Sari¹, Merih Birlik¹, Servet Akar¹, Fatos Onen¹ and Nurullah Akkoc¹, ¹Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey, ²Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Ýzmir, Turkey
Background/Purpose: In some countries reimbursement criteria require a DAS28 score of >5.1 for initiating anti-TNF therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. DAS28 score can be…