Abstracts tagged "Ankylosing spondylitis (AS)"

Abstract Number: 0489 • ACR Convergence 2021
CC-99677: A Novel, Oral, Selective MK2 Inhibitor with Sustainable Multi-Cytokine Inhibition for the Treatment of Ankylosing Spondylitis and Other Inflammatory Diseases
Kofi Mensah¹, Rajula Gaur¹, Jamie Connarn¹, Michael Thomas¹, Liangang Liu¹, Stuart Mair², Francisco Ramírez-Valle¹ and Maria Palmisano¹, ¹Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ²Quotient Sciences, Nottingham, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Inhibitors of p38 are associated with tachyphylaxis in patients with RA and other inflammatory diseases, where early reduction in ex vivo production of cytokines,…
Abstract Number: 0903 • ACR Convergence 2021
Scoring MRI Structural Lesions in Sacroiliac Joints of Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis: How Many Slices Are Optimal?
Walter Maksymowych¹, Ulrich Weber², Xenofon Baraliakos³, Pedro Machado⁴, Susanne Pedersen⁵, Joachim Sieper⁶, Stephanie Wichuk⁷, Denis Poddubnyy⁸, Martin Rudwaleit⁹, Désirée van der Heijde¹⁰, Robert Landewé¹¹, Joel Paschke¹², Mikkel Ostergaard¹³ and Robert Lambert⁷, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Practice Buchsbaum Schaffhausen, Schaffhausen, Switzerland, ³Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany, ⁴Centre for Rheumatology & Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Rigshospitalet, Center for Arthritis Research, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁶Department of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology (including Nutrition Medicine), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁷University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany, ⁹University of Bielefeld, Klinikum Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Meerssen, Netherlands, ¹¹Amsterdam Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Zuyderland MC, Heerlen, Netherlands, ¹²CARE Arthritis, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ¹³Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark
Background/Purpose: There is no international consensus on the optimal number of slices for evaluation of MRI structural lesions in the SIJ. An “all slice” method…
Abstract Number: 0930 • ACR Convergence 2021
Effect of Tofacitinib on Spinal Vertebral Body and Posterolateral Element Inflammation and Structural Lesions Using the Canada-Denmark MRI Scoring System in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: Results from a Phase 2 Study
Mikkel Ostergaard¹, Joseph Wu², Lara Fallon³, Sarah P Sherlock⁴, Cunshan Wang², Dona L Fleishaker², Keith S Kanik² and Walter Maksymowych⁵, ¹Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark, ²Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ³Pfizer Canada, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁴Pfizer Inc, Cambridge, MA, ⁵Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: The Canada-Denmark (CANDEN) MRI scoring system enables detailed anatomy-based evaluation of inflammatory and structural lesions in spinal vertebral bodies and posterior elements in patients…
Abstract Number: 1738 • ACR Convergence 2021
Uveitis Status in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis or Psoriatic Arthritis Under Secukinumab Treatment – Real World Data from a German Observational Study
Uta Kiltz¹, Jan Brandt-Jrgens², Peter Kästner³, Elke Riechers⁴, Daniel Peterlik⁵, Annika Boas⁶ and Hans-Peter Tony⁷, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany, ²Rheumatologische Schwerpunktpraxis, Berlin, Germany, ³Ambulantes Rheumazentrum Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany, ⁴Department for Rheumatology and Immunology, Hannover Medical University, Hannover, ⁵Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nürnberg, Germany, ⁶Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nuernberg, Germany, ⁷Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Uveitis is a well-known non-musculoskeletal manifestation of spondyloarthropathies. Patients typically suffer from blurred vision, pain, and photophobia and have an increased risk of ocular…
Abstract Number: L11 • ACR Convergence 2020
Tofacitinib for the Treatment of Adult Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: Primary Analysis of a Phase 3, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Study
Atul Deodhar¹, Paula Sliwinska-Stanczyk², Huji Xu³, Xenofon Baraliakos⁴, Lianne Gensler⁵, Dona Fleishaker⁶, Lisy Wang⁶, Joseph Wu⁶, Sujatha Menon⁶, Cunshan Wang⁶, Oluwaseyi Dina⁷, Lara Fallon⁸, Keith S Kanik⁶ and Désirée van der Heijde⁹, ¹Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²Reumatika Centrum Reumatologii, Warszawa, Poland, ³Shanghai Changzheng Hospital, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), ⁴Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany, ⁵University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁶Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁷Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁸Pfizer Inc, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral JAK inhibitor that is being investigated for the treatment of adult patients (pts) with AS.Methods: This Phase 3, randomized, double-blind…
Abstract Number: 0366 • ACR Convergence 2020
Symptoms of Peripheral Arthritis Are Significantly Improved in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis Treated with Secukinumab
Philip Mease¹, Atul Deodhar², Renato Calheiros³, Xiangyi Meng⁴, Todd Fox⁵ and Xenofon Baraliakos⁶, ¹Seattle Rheumatology Associates, P.L.L.C., Seattle, WA, ²Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ³Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Hoboken, NJ, ⁴Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ⁵Novartis Pharma AG, Aesch, Switzerland, ⁶Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet-Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the axial skeleton associated with pain, stiffness, and disability.1 Up to 66% of patients (pts)…
Abstract Number: 1226 • ACR Convergence 2020
Outcomes and Efficacy of Selective versus Automatic Switching from Etanercept to a Biosimilar in Inflammatory Arthritis Using Electronic Health Records from UK
Roxanne Cooksey¹, Sinead Brophy¹, Muhammad Azizur¹, Jonathan Kennedy¹ and Ernest Choy², ¹Swansea University, Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom, ²CREATE Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Biosimilars have been approved for the treatment of inflammatory arthritis and evidence from randomised controlled trials have demonstrated equivalent efficacy to biologics. Etanercept biosimilar,…
Abstract Number: 1338 • ACR Convergence 2020
Identification of Muscle Associated Key Genes to Support Axial Spondyloarthritis Diagnosis by Transcriptomic Approach, the MyoSpA Study
Atlas Mashayekhi Sardoo¹, Daniel Sobral², Lucia Domingues³, Santiago Rodrigues-Manica⁴, Rita Pinheiro Torres⁴, Agna Neto⁵, Ana Filipa Fernandes⁶, Patricia Alves⁷, Julia Costa⁶, Ana Rita Grosso², Celso Cunha⁸, Jaime Branco⁹ and Fernando M Pimentel-Santos⁴, ¹3. CEDOC, NOVA Medical School, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas da Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal, ²Faculty of Science and Technology, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Caparica, Portugal, ³NOVA Medical School, Universidade NOVA de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, ⁴CHLO, Hospital Egas Moniz, Lisbon, Portugal, ⁵1. Rheumatology Department, Hospital Central do Funchal, Madeira, Portugal. 2. Hospital de Egas Moniz, CHLO, Lisbon, Portugal. 3. CEDOC, NOVA Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal, ⁶ITQB-NOVA, Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica António Xavier, Oeiras, Portugal, ⁷IBET - Institute of Experimental Biology and Technology, Oeiras, Portugal, ⁸Instituto de Higiene e Medicina Tropical (IHMT), Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, ⁹2. Hospital de Egas Moniz, CHLO, Lisbon, Portugal. 3. CEDOC, NOVA Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal
Background/Purpose: Early diagnosis of axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) represents a major clinical challenge nowadays. Increasing evidence has determined that early diagnosis, prompt treatment initiation and early…
Abstract Number: 1849 • ACR Convergence 2020
Identification of New Associations Between Psoriatic Arthritis and the Gut Microbiota. the Mi-PART, a Phenomic Study
Jesus Miguens Blanco¹, Uma Selvarajah¹, Zhigang Lui¹, Benjamin Mullish¹, James Alexander¹, Julie McDonald², Sonya Abraham¹ and Julian Marchesi¹, ¹Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Imperial College London, London
Background/Purpose: Perturbations of the gut microbiota have been associated with Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA), a chronic inflammatory disease. We aim to test the microbiome-metabolic interface of…
Abstract Number: 1884 • ACR Convergence 2020
Disease Activity in an Axial Spondyloarthritis Cohort During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Jean Liew¹, Maria Castillo², Ethan Zaccagnino², Patricia Katz³, Nigil Haroon⁴ and Lianne Gensler⁵, ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ³University of California, San Francisco, Novato, CA, ⁴University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Response to the global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in shelter-in-place orders and major changes to how people go about their daily lives.…
Abstract Number: 2024 • ACR Convergence 2020
Effects of Filgotinib on Spinal Lesions in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Data from the Placebo-Controlled, Double‑Blind, Randomized TORTUGA Trial
Walter Maksymowych¹, Mikkel Østergaard², Robert Landewé³, William Barchuk⁴, Ke Liu⁴, Chantal Tasset⁵, Leen Gilles⁵, Thijs Hendrikx⁶, Robin Besuyen⁶ and Xenofon Baraliakos⁷, ¹University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Rigshospitalet, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, ³Amsterdam University Medical Center & Zuyderland Hospital, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA, ⁵Galapagos NV, Mechelen, Belgium, ⁶Galapagos BV, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁷Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet-Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: The oral, selective Janus kinase 1 inhibitor filgotinib (FIL) significantly improved Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium of Canada (SPARCC) MRI inflammation scores (bone marrow edema) in…
Abstract Number: 0369 • ACR Convergence 2020
Effect of Upadacitinib on Reducing Pain in Patients with Active Ankylosing Spondylitis and Inadequate Response to Nonsteroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs
Atul Deodhar¹, Xenofon Baraliakos², Iain McInnes³, Kurt de Vlam⁴, Louis Bessette⁵, Anna Maniccia⁶, Ralph Lippe⁷, Christopher Saffore⁶, Tianming Gao⁶, In-Ho Song⁶ and Andrew Östör⁸, ¹Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet-Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ³Institute of Infection, Immunity, and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, University of Leuven, Belgium, Leuven, Belgium, ⁵Laval University, Quebec, Canada, ⁶AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁷AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Wiesbaden, Germany, ⁸Cabrini Medical Center, Monash University, Malvern, Victoria, Australia
Background/Purpose: Pain is a debilitating symptom of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and negatively impacts patient (pt) lives. Upadacitinib (UPA), a Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor engineered for…
Abstract Number: 1303 • ACR Convergence 2020
Performance of Three Referral Algorithms for Diagnosing Axial Spondyloarthritis: Results from the Screening in Axial Spondyloarthritis for Psoriasis, Iritis, and Colitis Cohort
Ulrich Weber¹, Raj Carmona², James Yeung³, Jon Chan⁴, Liam Martin⁵, Ariel Masetto⁶, Stephanie Keeling⁷, Olga Ziouzina⁵, Sherry Rohekar⁸, Rana Dadashova⁹, Joel Paschke⁹, Amanda Carapellucci⁹, Robert G Lambert¹⁰, Walter Maksymowych⁷ and Sibel Aydin¹¹, ¹University of South Denmark, Odense, Denmark, ²St. Joseph's Healthcare, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³James Yeung Rheumatology, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Artus Health Clinic, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁶University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁷University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁸Lawson Health Research Institute, London, ON, Canada, ⁹CARE Arthritis, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ¹⁰University of Alberta and CARE Arthritis, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ¹¹University of Ottawa Faculty of Medicine, Rheumatology, Ottawa, ON, CANADA; The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, CANADA, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patients presenting with back pain and psoriasis, acute anterior uveitis (AAU), or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), represent a high-risk population for the presence of…
Abstract Number: 1346 • ACR Convergence 2020
Predicting Major Treatment Response to Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitorsin Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Runsheng Wang¹, Abhijit Dasgupta² and Michael Ward³, ¹Columbia University Irving Medical Center, Division of Rheumatology, New York, NY, ²NIAMS, Bethesda, ³National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: The treatment response to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) in patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is heterogeneous. In clinical practice, both patients and…
Abstract Number: 1858 • ACR Convergence 2020
Increased Proportion of TH17, TH22 and TC17 Cells and the Correlation to IL-22 and Clinical Parameters in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis from Northern Sweden
Kristina Lejon¹, Urban Hellman², Lan Do², Anjani Kumar² and Helena Forsblad-d'Elia³, ¹Department of Clinical microbiology, Infection and Immunology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden, ²Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Rheumatology, Umeå, Sweden, ³Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine/Rheumatology, Umeå University, Umeå, Vasterbottens Lan, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Increased levels of TH17 and TH22 as well as TC17 and TC22 cells have previously been associated with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). The correlation between…

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