Abstracts tagged "Ankylosing spondylitis (AS)"

Abstract Number: 0904 • ACR Convergence 2021
Data-driven Definitions Based on Inflammatory Lesions for a Positive MRI of the Spine Consistent with Axial Spondyloarthritis
Walter Maksymowych¹, Robert Lambert², Xenofon Baraliakos³, Susanne Pedersen⁴, Iris Eshed⁵, Ulrich Weber⁶, Pedro Machado⁷, Manouk de Hooge⁸, Joachim Sieper⁹, Stephanie Wichuk², Denis Poddubnyy¹⁰, Martin Rudwaleit¹¹, Robert Landewé¹², Désirée van der Heijde¹³ and Mikkel Ostergaard¹⁴, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Alberta, Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany, ⁴Rigshospitalet, Center for Arthritis Research, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁵Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel, ⁶Practice Buchsbaum Schaffhausen, Schaffhausen, Switzerland, ⁷Centre for Rheumatology & Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁸Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ⁹Department of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology (including Nutrition Medicine), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany, ¹¹University of Bielefeld, Klinikum Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany, ¹²Amsterdam Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Zuyderland MC, Heerlen, Netherlands, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Meerssen, Netherlands, ¹⁴Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Center for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, and Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark
Background/Purpose: The ASAS definition of a positive MRI for inflammation in the spine (ASAS-MRI+) is intended for classification of patients as having axSpA but is…
Abstract Number: 0931 • ACR Convergence 2021
Early Improvement in Disease Activity Indices Predicts Achievement of Long-term Clinical Remissions, ASDAS Inactive Disease and Low BASDAI with Normal CRP, During TNF-α-inhibitor Therapy in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Sang Jin Lee, Na Ri Kim and Eon Nam, Kyungpook National University Chilgok Hospital, Daegu, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: As biologic agents including tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α inhibitors (TNFi) have been proven to improve enormously clinical outcomes for patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS),…
Abstract Number: 1777 • ACR Convergence 2021
Association of Opioid Use and Opioid-Related Costs with Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis or Ankylosing Spondylitis
Alexis Ogdie-Beatty¹, Mark Hwang², Phani Veeranki³, Alexandria Portelli³, Jason Shafrin³, Sofia Pedro⁴, Esther Yi⁵, Steven Hass⁶ and Kaleb Michaud⁷, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ³PRECISIONheor, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Forward, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ⁵Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Weehawken, NJ, ⁶H.E. Outcomes, LLC, Los Angeles, CA, ⁷University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) or ankylosing spondylitis (AS) experience chronic pain due to inflammatory attributes of their disease. Nonsteroidal anti‑inflammatory drugs and biologics…
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: 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…
Abstract Number: 1885 • ACR Convergence 2020
Performance of SASDAS (Simplified Axial Spondyloarthritis Disease Activity Score) versus ASDAS in a Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial
Emilce Schneeberger¹, Gustavo Citera², Dario Ponce de Leon³, Annette Szumski⁴, Kenneth Kwok⁵, Mariel Cutri⁶ and Maxime Dougados⁷, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ³PFIZER, LIMA, Peru, ⁴Syneos Health, Princeton, ⁵Pfizer, New York, NY, ⁶Pfizer, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Hopital Cochin, Université de Paris, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: The Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) assesses axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) with good internal consistency and discriminative capacity. However, a scientific calculator or electronic…
Abstract Number: 0371 • ACR Convergence 2020
Identifying Inadequate Response Among Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients Prescribed Biologics in a Real-world Commercially Insured Adult Population in the United States
Theresa Hunter¹, Michael Grabner², Keith Isenberg³, Mingyang Shan⁴, Chia-Chen Teng², Jeffrey Lisse⁴ and Jeffrey R Curtis⁵, ¹Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, ²Healthcore, Inc, Wilmington, DE, ³Anthem, Inc, Indianapolis, IN, ⁴Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ⁵Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: The purpose of this analysis was to assess the frequency of inadequate response (IR) over 1 year from biologic initiation among ankylosing spondylitis (AS)…
Abstract Number: 1305 • ACR Convergence 2020
Is the Occurrence of Acute Anterior Uveitis Linked Primarily to Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) or to HLA-B27? Results of a 35-Year Follow-Up Family Study of a Swiss Cohort of Patients with AS
Sjef van der Linden¹, Peter Villiger², Zhixiu Li³, Matthew Brown⁴, Heinz Baumberger⁵, Hermine Zandwijk⁶ and Muhammad Khan⁷, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, University of Bern, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland, Mortroux, Belgium, ²Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, University of Bern, Inselspital, Switzerland, Bern, Switzerland, ³Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Translational Genomics Group, School of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, ⁴Guy's and St Thomas, NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Retired, Flims, Tajikistan, ⁶Retired, Mortroux, Belgium, ⁷Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH, Westlake, OH
Background/Purpose: Approximately 30% of HLA-B27(+) patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) have one or more episodes of acute anterior uveitis (AAU), a condition that is also…
Abstract Number: 1354 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Effect of 8 Years of TNF-α Blocking Therapy on Bone Mineral Density in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Mark Siderius¹, Freke Wink¹, Anneke Spoorenberg¹ and Suzanne Arends¹, ¹University Medical Centre Groningen and Medical centre Leeuwarden, Groningen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease that mainly affects the axial skeleton. Bone loss reflected by low bone mineral density (BMD) is…
Abstract Number: 1862 • ACR Convergence 2020
Genetic Influences on Occurrence of Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) in First-degree Relatives During a Prospective Study Lasting 35 Years
Muhammad Khan¹, Sjef van der Linden², Peter Villiger³, Zhixiu Li⁴, Mohammad Khan⁵, Heinz Baumberger⁶, Hermine Zandwijk⁷ and Matthew Brown⁸, ¹Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland OH, Westlake, OH, ²Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, University of Bern, Inselspital, Bern, Switzerland, Mortroux, Belgium, ³Department of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergology, University of Bern, Inselspital, Switzerland, Bern, Switzerland, ⁴Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Translational Genomics Group, School of Biomedical Sciences, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Translational Research Institute, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Qld, Australia, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, ⁵Kent State University, Kent, OH, ⁶Retired, Flims, Tajikistan, ⁷Retired, Mortroux, Belgium, ⁸Guy's and St Thomas, NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: To investigate the recurrence rate (RR) of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) over a lifespan, probands with clinically diagnosed AS and their first-degree relatives (FDRs) were…
Abstract Number: 1889 • ACR Convergence 2020
Reliability and Validity of the PROMIS-29 Health Profile in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients
Yvette Farran¹, Alexis Ogdie², John Reveille³ and Mark Hwang⁴, ¹McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center, Houston, TX, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas, Houston, TX, ⁴McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: The Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System 29-Item Profile Measure (PROMIS-29) is a generic measure of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) that has seven…
Abstract Number: 0373 • ACR Convergence 2020
Medical Cannabis in Ankylosing Spondylitis Following Recreational Legalization: A Prospective Cross-sectional Study
Emmanouil Rampakakis¹, Yoram Shir², John Sampalis¹, Martin Cohen², Michael Starr², Winfried Häuser³ and Mary-Ann Fitzcharles², ¹JSS Medical Research, St-Laurent, QC, Canada, ²McGill university, montreal, Canada, ³Technische Universität München, Munich, Germany
Background/Purpose: Recreational legalization of cannabis has influenced the medical use by patients. When only legal medical access was available in Canada, 4.3% of all rheumatology…

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