Abstracts tagged "Ankylosing spondylitis (AS)"

Abstract Number: 1010 • ACR Convergence 2022
Comparison of Established and New, Preliminarily Proposed ASAS Cut-Offs for Inflammatory MRI Lesions in the Sacroiliac Joints of Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients and Implications for Recruitment in Clinical Studies
Xenofon Baraliakos¹, Pedro Machado², Lars Bauer³, Bengt Hoepken³, Mindy Kim⁴, Thomas Kumke³, Rachel Tham⁵ and Martin Rudwaleit⁶, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, ²University College London, London, United Kingdom, ³UCB Pharma, Monheim am Rhein, Germany, ⁴UCB Pharma, Smyrna, GA, ⁵UCB Pharma, Slough, UK, Overland Park, KS, ⁶University of Bielefeld, Klinikum Bielefeld, Bielefeld; Germany Klinikum Bielefeld and Charité Berlin, Germany, and Gent University, Gent, Belgium
Background/Purpose: The Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS) recently proposed preliminary, more stringent, data-driven definitions for active and structural MRI lesions of the sacroiliac joint…
Abstract Number: 1163 • ACR Convergence 2022
Proteomic Investigation to Identify Urinary Biomarker for Ankylosing Spondylitis
Ji-Hyun Lee¹, Jeesoo Kim², Sang-Hyon kim¹, Jong‑Seo kim² and Chang-Nam son¹, ¹Keimyung University, Dalseo-gu, Daegu, Republic of Korea, ²seoul national university, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease that affects the spine and peripheral joints, and the exact etiology is still unknown. Diagnosis…
Abstract Number: 2254 • ACR Convergence 2022
Detection of Active Inflammatory and Structural Changes Indicative of Axial Spondyloarthritis on MRI of Sacroiliac Joint Using a Deep Learning Framework
Keno Kyrill Bressem¹, Lisa Adams¹, Fabian Proft², Kay-Geert Hermann³, Torsten Diekhoff¹, Laura Spiller¹, Stefan Niehues¹, Marcus Makowski⁴, Bernd Hamm¹, Mikhail Protopopov⁵, valeria Rios-Rodriguez⁶, Hildrun Haibel⁷, Judith Rademacher⁵, Murat Torgutalp⁷, Robert G Lambert⁸, Xenofon Baraliakos⁹, Walter P Maksymowych¹⁰, Janis Vahldiek¹ and Denis Poddubnyy², ¹Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany, ⁵Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁶Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁸University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, ¹⁰Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Magnetic resonance tomography (MRI) plays a key role in the early diagnosis of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). However, the detection of changes indicative of axSpA…
Abstract Number: 0386 • ACR Convergence 2022
Quantitative Proteomic Screening Uncovers Diagnostic and Monitoring Serum Biomarkers of Ankylosing Spondylitis
Mark Hwang¹, Jessica Castillo², kamala Vanarsa², Jim Zheng³, Shervin Assassi⁴, Chandra Mohan² and John Reveille⁵, ¹McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ²University of Houston, Houston, TX, ³UTHealth School of Bioinformatics, Houston, TX, ⁴McGovern Medical School, University of Texas, Houston, TX, ⁵University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: We sought to discover novel serum biomarkers of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) for diagnosis and monitoring disease activity. Methods: We used biologic-treatment naïve AS and…
Abstract Number: 0416 • ACR Convergence 2022
Efficacy and Safety of Biological DMARDs: A Systematic Literature Review Informing the 2022 Update of the ASAS-EULAR Recommendations for the Management of Axial Spondyloarthritis
Casper Webers¹, Augusta Ortolan², Alexandre Sepriano³, Louise Falzon⁴, Xenofon Baraliakos⁵, Robert Landewé⁶, Sofia Ramiro⁷, Désirée van der Heijde⁸ and Elena Nikiphorou⁹, ¹Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands, ²University of Padova/Leiden University Medical Center, Padova, Italy, ³Leiden University Medical Centre, Portela Loures, Portugal, ⁴Health Economics and Decision Science, School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom, ⁵Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, ⁶Amsterdam University Medical Center, Meerssen, Netherlands, ⁷Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁹Leiden University Medical Center & King's College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Since the 2016 update of the management recommendations for axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), new evidence has emerged on the efficacy and safety of biological disease-modifying…
Abstract Number: 1011 • ACR Convergence 2022
Trends in Fracture Rates Among Veterans with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Sali Merjanah¹, Jean Liew¹, John Bihn², Nathanael Fillmore², Nhan Do³ and Maureen Dubreuil⁴, ¹Boston University, Boston, MA, ²VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, ³VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: A meta-analysis demonstrated that the risk of vertebral fractures in Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is doubled compared to non-AS comparators. Increased fracture risk in AS…
Abstract Number: 1248 • ACR Convergence 2022
A Retrospective Chart Review Examining How a Change in MRI Protocol Could Affect the Diagnosis of Axial Spondyloarthritis
Alexa Kouroukis¹, Manisha Mulgund², Leilani Famorca³, Pauline Boulos¹ and Viktoria Pavlova⁴, ¹McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²Trillium Health Partners, Ancaster, ON, Canada, ³McMaster University, Milton, ON, Canada, ⁴McMaster University, Ancaster, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton (SJHH) recently changed their MRI-axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) protocol, used to diagnose patients with axSpA, from an MRI of the spine…
Abstract Number: 2255 • ACR Convergence 2022
Do Fatty Lesions Explain the Association Between Inflammation and New Syndesmophytes in Patients with Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis?
Rosalinde Stal¹, Alexandre Sepriano², Sofia Ramiro¹, floris van Gaalen¹, Pedro Machado³, Xenofon Baraliakos⁴, Manouk de Hooge⁵, Rosaline van den Berg¹, Monique Reijnierse¹, Juergen Braun⁶, Robert Landewé⁷ and Désirée van der Heijde⁸, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Centre, Portela Loures, Portugal, ³University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, ⁵Ghent University Hospital, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, ⁶Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ⁷Amsterdam University Medical Center, Meerssen, Netherlands, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Presence of vertebral corner inflammation (VCI) increases the likelihood of a new syndesmophyte in the same vertebral corner (VC) in patients with r-axSpA. It…
Abstract Number: 0388 • ACR Convergence 2022
Incidence Rate and Factors Associated with Fractures Among Older Adults with Ankylosing Spondylitis in the United States
Rachael Stovall¹, Emma Kersey¹, Jing Li², Rahaf Baker³, Christine Anastasiou², Gabriela Schmajuk⁴, Lianne Gensler⁵ and Jinoos Yazdany⁶, ¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³Alameda Highland Internal Medicine Residency, Oakland, CA, ⁴UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁶UCSF, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Adults with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are at a significantly increased risk of fracture relative to the general population. While some studies have evaluated the…
Abstract Number: 0418 • ACR Convergence 2022
Real World Evidence on Disease Activity in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis Treated with Tumour Necrosis Factor Inhibitors and/or Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs in Routine Care
Jan Brandt-Juergens¹, Judith Haschka², Richard Finsterwalder³, Aurélie Casier⁴, Angela Kill⁵ and Stéphanie Dierckx⁶, ¹Rheumatologische Schwerpunktpraxis, Berlin, Germany, ²Karl Landsteiner Institute for Gastroenterology and Rheumatology Rheuma-Zentrum Wien-Oberlaa, Vienna, Austria, ³Novartis Pharma GmbH, Vienna, Austria, ⁴N.V. Novartis Pharma S.A., Vilvoorde, Belgium, ⁵Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany, ⁶CHU UCL Namur- Site Godinne, Yvoir, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory rheumatic disease affecting the axial skeleton (1), with a prevalence of up to 0.5% in Europe (2; 3),…
Abstract Number: 1025 • ACR Convergence 2022
Entheseal Biopsy Approach: An Ultrasound-guided Method for Retrieval of Entheseal Tissue from Psoriatic Arthritis Patients
Maria Gabriella Raimondo¹, Milena Pachowsky¹, Cong Xu¹, Simon Rauber¹, Koray Tascilar¹, Hannah Labinsky², Mario Vogg¹, Mina Saad Aziz Saad¹, David Simon¹, Juergen Rech³, Alina Soare¹, Lars Braeuer⁴, Arnd Kleyer¹, Georg Schett⁵ and Andreas Ramming¹, ¹Department of Internal Medicine 3 – Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 91054 Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie, Friedrich-Alexander-UniversityErlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ²Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, 91054 Erlangen, Germany; Deutsches Zentrum Immuntherapie, Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ³University Clinic Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁴Institute of Anatomy, Chair II, Friedrich-Alexander-Universitat Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁵Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Enthesitis as hallmark feature of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) has been mostly addressed through clinical assessment and imaging evaluation, such as MRI or musculoskeletal ultrasound.…
Abstract Number: 1355 • ACR Convergence 2022
Relationships Between Work Productivity, Activity Impairment, and Select Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Post Hoc Analysis of Two Placebo-Controlled Trials
Marina Magrey¹, James Cheng-Chung WEI², Arne Yndestad³, Andrew Bushmakin⁴, Joseph Cappelleri⁴, Oluwaseyi Dina⁵ and Atul Deodhar⁶, ¹Case Western Reserve University, University Hospitals, Richfield, OH, ²Chung Shan Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ³Pfizer Inc, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁵Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁶Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Patients (pts) with AS often experience impaired work productivity.1 In pts with AS receiving tofacitinib (oral Janus kinase inhibitor), improvements were observed in work…
Abstract Number: 2257 • ACR Convergence 2022
MRI Spinal Lesions in Patients Without MRI or Radiographic Lesions in the Sacroiliac Joints Typical of Axial Spondyloarthritis
Walter P Maksymowych¹, Mikkel Østergaard², Xenofon Baraliakos³, Pedro Machado⁴, Susanne J. Pedersen⁵, Ulrich Weber⁶, Iris Eshed⁷, Manouk de Hooge⁸, Joachim Sieper⁹, Denis Poddubnyy¹⁰, Martin Rudwaleit¹¹, Désirée van der Heijde¹², Robert Landewé¹³ and Robert G Lambert¹⁴, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark, ³Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, ⁴University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁶Practice Buchsbaum Schaffhausen, Schaffhausen, Switzerland, ⁷Sheba Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁸Ghent University Hospital, Luxembourg, Luxembourg, ⁹Charité - Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ¹⁰Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ¹¹University of Bielefeld, Klinikum Bielefeld, Bielefeld; Germany Klinikum Bielefeld and Charité Berlin, Germany, and Gent University, Gent, Belgium, ¹²Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands, ¹³Amsterdam University Medical Center, Meerssen, Netherlands, ¹⁴University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: There is limited data as to the frequency of spinal lesions on MRI in patients without MRI or radiographic features typical of sacroiliac joint…
Abstract Number: 0394 • ACR Convergence 2022
In Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis Spinal Mobility Measures Correlate Well with the Whole Spine CT Syndesmophyte Score (CTSS)
Rosalinde Stal¹, Sofia Ramiro¹, Xenofon Baraliakos², Juergen Braun³, Monique Reijnierse¹, Rosaline van den Berg¹, Désirée van der Heijde⁴ and floris van Gaalen¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, ³Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The modified Stoke Ankylosing Spondylitis Spinal Score (mSASSS) is the best validated and widely used method for assessing radiographic progression in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA)…
Abstract Number: 0421 • ACR Convergence 2022
Efficacy and Safety of Tofacitinib in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis by Prior bDMARD Treatment: Analysis of a Phase 3 Trial
Atul Deodhar¹, Helena Marzo-Ortega², Joseph Wu³, Cunshan Wang³, Oluwaseyi Dina⁴, Keith S Kanik³, Lara Fallon⁵ and Lianne Gensler⁶, ¹Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA, Portland, OR, ²Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁴Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁶Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Prior exposure to biologic (b)DMARD therapy of patients (pts) with AS may influence treatment response.1-3 Tofacitinib is an oral JAK inhibitor for the treatment…

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