Abstracts tagged "Ankylosing spondylitis (AS)"

Abstract Number: 0428 • ACR Convergence 2022
Difficult to Treat Spondyloarthritis: Patients with a High Biologic Switch Rate and the Factors Influencing It; A Real World as Clinic Experience
Devika dua and Tim Blake, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: To determine if there is a significant variation in biologic usage in axSpa patients and to identify factors associated with it.Methods: We collected retrospective…
Abstract Number: 1040 • ACR Convergence 2022
Impact of Weight and Sex on Long-term Persistence to Secukinumab Treatment in Patients with Active Psoriatic Arthritis or Ankylosing Spondylitis
Uta Kiltz¹, Petros P. Sfikakis², Nicola Gullick³, ATHINA THEODORIDOU⁴, Anna Kandyli⁵, Jan Brandt-Juergens⁶, Philippe Goupille⁷, Nicola Maiden⁸, Karl Gaffney⁹, Daniel Peterlik¹⁰, Barbara Schulz¹¹, Effie Pournara¹¹ and Piotr Jagiello¹¹, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ²Joint Academic Rheumatology Program, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, School of Medicine, Athens, Greece, ³University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire; Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry, United Kingdom, ⁴Euromedica Geniki Kliniki, General Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece, ⁵Rheumatology Outpatient Clinic, Iaso General Hospital, Athens, Greece, ⁶Rheumatologische Schwerpunktpraxis, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Rheumatology department, University Hospital of Tours, Tours, France, ⁸Craigavon Area Hospital, Southern Health & Social Care Trust, Craigavon, United Kingdom, ⁹Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust, Norfolk, United Kingdom, ¹⁰Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nürnberg, Germany, ¹¹Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Secukinumab (SEC) has demonstrated a high sustained response rate in patients (pts) with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) or ankylosing spondylitis (AS) across Phase III clinical…
Abstract Number: 1495 • ACR Convergence 2022
How Does Body Mass Index Affect Secukinumab Treatment Outcomes and Safety in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis? – Real World Data from a German Observational Study
Uta Kiltz¹, Jan Brandt-Juergens², Peter Kästner³, Elke Riechers⁴, Daniel Peterlik⁵, Christina Budden⁵ and Hans-Peter Tony⁶, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ²Rheumatologische Schwerpunktpraxis, Berlin, Germany, ³Ambulantes Rheumazentrum, Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum, Erfurt, Germany, ⁴Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany, ⁵Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nürnberg, Germany, ⁶Medizinische Klinik II - Rheumatologie/Immunologie, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Obesity is a risk factor for worse overall health in people with ankylosing spondylitis (AS)1. The German non-interventional study AQUILA provides real-world data in…
Abstract Number: 0230 • ACR Convergence 2022
Online Educational Module on Axial Spondyloarthritis Improves the Knowledge and Confidence of Non-rheumatology Providers
Sonam Kiwalkar¹, Sarah Drummond², Kristine Callender³, Elin Aslanyan³ and Abhijeet Danve⁴, ¹Washington State University, Portland, OR, ²Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ³Spondylitis Association of America, Encino, CA, ⁴Yale University, New Haven, CT
Background/Purpose: Lack of knowledge and awareness about axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) among non-rheumatology providers results in delayed and missed diagnosis. To educate a large number of…
Abstract Number: 0405 • ACR Convergence 2022
Efficacy and Safety of Tofacitinib in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis by Baseline BMI: A Post Hoc Analysis of Phase 2 and Phase 3 Trials
Hillary Norton¹, Paula Sliwinska-Stanczyk², Tomas Hala³, Bassel Elzorkany⁴, Lori Stockert⁵, Harry Shi⁵, Cunshan Wang⁶, Jerome Paulissen⁷ and Christopher Ritchlin⁸, ¹Sante Fe Rheumatology, Santa Fe, NM, ²Reumatika Centrum Reumatologii, Warsaw, Poland, ³Center for Clinical and Basic Research, Pardubice, Czech Republic, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, ⁵Pfizer, Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁶Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁷Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁸Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology Division, University of Rochester Medical School, Canandaigua, NY
Background/Purpose: Higher BMI is associated with reduced response to TNF inhibitors (TNFi) in patients (pts) with AS.1 Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for…
Abstract Number: 0429 • ACR Convergence 2022
No Change in Serum Levels of Bone Turnover Markers Corrected for Age and Gender During the First Year of Secukinumab Treatment in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Mark Siderius¹, Suzanne Arends², Freke Wink³ and Anneke Spoorenberg², ¹University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ³Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: In patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), TNF-α inhibitors influence the course of serum bone turnover markers (BTM), favoring an increase in mineralization during the…
Abstract Number: 1045 • ACR Convergence 2022
Quantification of the Enthesic Response to Biological Therapies in Patients with Spondyloarthritis by Computer Analysis of Ultrasound Images
Marina Tortosa Cabanas, CARLOS ANTONIO GUILLEN ASTETE and Africa Andreu Suarez, Ramon y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Enthesitis is the base of the pathophysiology of spondyloarthritis. Recently, our research group has shown that computer analysis of static images can be used…
Abstract Number: 1497 • ACR Convergence 2022
How Does Time to Diagnosis and Gender Affect Treatment Outcomes in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis or Psoriatic Arthritis? – Real World Data from a German Observational Study with Secukinumab
Karolina Benesova¹, Oliver Hansen², Uta Kiltz³, Jan Brandt-Juergens⁴, Peter Kästner⁵, Elke Riechers⁶, Daniel Peterlik⁷, Christina Budden⁷, Annika Boas⁷, Stefanie Welle⁷ and Hans-Peter Tony⁸, ¹University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, ²Medizinische Abteilung V - Rheumatologie, Universitätsklinikum, Heidelberg, Germany, ³Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ⁴Rheumatologische Schwerpunktpraxis, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Ambulantes Rheumazentrum, Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum, Erfurt, Germany, ⁶Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany, ⁷Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nürnberg, Germany, ⁸Medizinische Klinik II - Rheumatologie/Immunologie, Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: In both, ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA), women typically have a longer delay in diagnosis.1,2 There is scientific evidence that prognosis for…
Abstract Number: 0292 • ACR Convergence 2022
Malignancy in the Upadacitinib Clinical Trial Programs for Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, and Ankylosing Spondylitis
Andrea Rubbert-Roth¹, Adriana Kakehasi², Tsutomu Takeuchi³, Marc Schmalzing⁴, Hannah Palac⁵, Jianzhong Liu⁵, Samuel Anyanwu⁵, Ralph Lippe⁶ and Jeffrey Curtis⁷, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Cantonal Clinic St Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland, ²Federal University of Minas Gerais, Hospital das Clínicas, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, ³Keio University and Saitama Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴University Hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany, ⁵AbbVie, Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁶AbbVie, Inc, Wiesbaden, Germany, ⁷University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Increased risk of malignancies has been associated with chronic inflammation, as well as immunosuppressive and immunomodulatory therapies. The objective of this analysis is to…
Abstract Number: 0406 • ACR Convergence 2022
Are the BASDAI & BASFI Capturing the Full Impact of Disease Activity on Quality of Life in Women with Axial Spondyloarthritis?
Sinead Maguire¹, Fiona Wilson², Phil Gallagher³ and Finbar (Barry) O'Shea¹, ¹St James' Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ³St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: The tools to assess disease activity and quality of life in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) were developed in ankylosing spondylitis cohorts biased towards inclusion of…
Abstract Number: 0430 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Course of Bone Mineral Density During 8 Years of Treatment with TNF-α Inhibitors in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Mark Siderius¹, Anneke Spoorenberg², Freke Wink³ and Suzanne Arends², ¹University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ³Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Bone loss reflected by lower bone mineral density (BMD) compared to age and gender matched healthy controls is a common feature of ankylosing spondylitis…
Abstract Number: 1112 • ACR Convergence 2022
Biosimilar-to-Biosimilar Switching in Routine Care – Results on >1,600 Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis in the DANBIO Registry
Hafsah Nabi¹, Oliver Hendricks², Dorte Vendelbo Jensen³, Anne Gitte Loft⁴, Jens Pedersen⁵, Søren Just⁶, Kamilla Danebod⁷, Heidi Munk⁸, Salome Kristensen⁹, Natalia Manilo¹⁰, Ada Colic¹¹, Asta Linauskas¹², Pia Høger Thygesen¹³, Louise Christensen³, Maren Høgberget Kalisz³, Niels Lomborg¹⁴, Stavros Chrysidis¹⁵, Johnny Raun¹⁵, Marlene Andersen¹⁶, Frank Mehnert¹⁷, Niels Steen Krogh¹⁸, Merete L Hetland¹⁹ and Bente Glintborg²⁰, ¹DANBIO and Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (COPECARE), Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Centre of Head and Orthopedics, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²Danish Hospital For Rheumatic Diseases, Sønderborg, Denmark, ³Department of Rheumatology, Gentofte and Herlev Hospital, Copenhagen University Hospital, Gentofte, Denmark, ⁴Aarhus University, Horsens, Denmark, ⁵Svendborg Hospital, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark, ⁶Medicinsk Afdeling Svendborg Sygehus OUH, Odense, Denmark, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Centre of Head and Orthopedics, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark, Odense, Denmark, ⁹Center of Rheumatic Research Aalborg, Department of Rheumatology, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹¹Department of Rheumatology, Zealand University Hospital, Køge, Denmark, ¹²North Denmark Regional Hospital, Hjørring, Denmark, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse, Denmark, ¹⁴Department of Rheumatology, Vejle Hospital Lillebælt, Vejle, Denmark, Odense, Denmark, ¹⁵Department of Rheumatology, Esbjerg Hospital, Esbjerg, Denmark, ¹⁶Department of Rheumatology, North Denmark Regional Hospital, Hjørring, Denmark, ¹⁷Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ¹⁸ZiteLab ApS, Frederiksberg, Denmark, ¹⁹Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark, ²⁰Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Virum, Denmark
Background/Purpose: In routine care, biosimilar-to-biosimilar infliximab switching may occur to save costs (=non-medical switching). Previous studies have investigated the efficacy and safety of switches from…
Abstract Number: 1509 • ACR Convergence 2022
Patient Clusters Identified by Machine Learning from a Pooled Analysis of the Clinical Development Program of Secukinumab in Psoriatic Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis and Psoriatic Arthritis with Axial Manifestations
Xenofon Baraliakos¹, Effie Pournara², Dafna Gladman³, Philip J Mease⁴, Samad S Jahandideh² and Laura Coates⁵, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, ²Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ³Toronto Western Hospital, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health, Seattle, WA, ⁵Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Universally acceptable clinical and imaging criteria to define axial psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is lacking.1 Machine learning (ML) algorithms can detect patterns from large clinical…
Abstract Number: 0372 • ACR Convergence 2022
Incidence and Risk of Overall Infections in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis Receiving Biologic Therapies: A Real-world Prospective Observational Study Using KOBIO Registry
Kyung Min Ko¹ and Su-Jin Moon², ¹International St. Mary's Hospital, Incheon, Republic of Korea, ²Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Infection is a perpetual concern in patients treated with biological therapy. However, long-term real-world data on infectious profile of AS patients are lacking The…
Abstract Number: 0409 • ACR Convergence 2022
Bimekizumab Improves Key Patient Reported Symptoms of Axial Spondyloarthritis Including Spinal Pain and Fatigue: Results from Two Phase 3 Studies
Philip J Mease¹, Atul Deodhar², Maxime Dougados³, Maureen Dubreuil⁴, Marina Magrey⁵, Helena Marzo-Ortega⁶, Martin Rudwaleit⁷, Christine de la Loge⁸, Alicia Ellis⁹, Carmen Fleurinck¹⁰, Marga Oortgiesen¹¹, Vanessa Taieb¹² and Lianne Gensler¹³, ¹Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health, Seattle, WA, ²Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA, Portland, OR, ³Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, Paris, France, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁵Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals, Richfield, OH, ⁶Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁷University of Bielefeld, Klinikum Bielefeld, Bielefeld; Germany Klinikum Bielefeld and Charité Berlin, Germany, and Gent University, Gent, Belgium, ⁸UCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium, ⁹UCB Pharma, Raleigh, ¹⁰UCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium, Oosterzele, Belgium, ¹¹UCB Pharma, Raleigh, NC, ¹²UCB Pharma, Colombes, France, ¹³Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Bimekizumab (BKZ) is a monoclonal IgG1 antibody that selectively inhibits IL-17F in addition to IL-17A. BKZ improved signs and symptoms and reduced disease activity…

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