Abstracts tagged "Ankylosing spondylitis (AS)"

Abstract Number: 1384 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis in the United States
W. Benjamin Nowell¹, Regan Reynolds¹, Kelly Gavigan¹, Shilpa Venkatachalam¹, Marie de la Cruz², Emuella Flood², Ethan Schwartz², Beverly Romero², Yujin Park³ and Alexis Ogdie⁴, ¹Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ²ICON, Gaithersburg, MD, ³Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ⁴Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory disease that affects primarily the sacroiliac joints and spine and can cause irreversible damage. Measuring disease…
Abstract Number: 1864 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ixekizumab Significantly Improves Signs, Symptoms, and Spinal Inflammation of Active Ankylosing Spondylitis/Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis: 16-Week Results of a Phase 3 Randomized, Active and Placebo-Controlled Trial
Désirée van der Heijde¹, James Cheng-Chung Wei², Maxime Dougados³, Philip J. Mease⁴, Atul A. Deodhar⁵, Walter P. Maksymowych⁶, Filip van Den Bosch⁷, Joachim Sieper⁸, Tetsuya Tomita⁹, Robert B.M. Landewé¹⁰, Lotus Mallbris¹¹, Fangyi Zhao¹¹, David Adams¹¹, Beth Pangallo¹¹ and Hilde Carlier¹¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Allergy/Immunology/Rheumatology, Chung Shan Med Univ Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ³Rheumatology Department, Cochin Hospital, AP-HP, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France, Paris, France, ⁴Swedish Medical Center and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁵Oregon Health & Science U, Portland, OR, ⁶University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁷Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, Ghent, Belgium, ⁸Charité University Hospital, Berlin, Germany, ⁹Department of Orthopedics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita Osaka, Japan, ¹⁰Amsterdam Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology Center and Zuyderland Medical Center, Amsterdam; Heerlen, Netherlands, ¹¹Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN
Background/Purpose: COAST-V (NCT02696785) is the first phase 3 study of ixekizumab (IXE), a high-affinity anti-IL-17A monoclonal antibody, in patients (pts) with active radiographic axial SpA…
Abstract Number: 673 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Chronic Back Pain (CBP) in First Degree Relatives (FDRs) of Patient with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS): Comparison with the US Population, HLA-B27 Frequency and Persistence of Symptoms over Time
John D. Reveille¹, MinJae Lee², Laura A. Diekman³, Michael Ward⁴, Lianne S. Gensler⁵, Amirali Tahanan², Mohammad H. Rahbar⁶ and Michael Weisman⁷, ¹McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ²Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design (BERD) Core | Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences, University of Texas-McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, ³Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA, Houston, TX, ⁴National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA, Bethesda, MD, ⁵University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁶Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design (BERD) Core | Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA, Houston, TX, ⁷Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: We examined first degree relatives (FDRs) of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients with chronic inflammatory back pain (CIBP), non-inflammatory CBP (NICBP) and no…
Abstract Number: 1386 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Golimumab Improves Work Productivity and Activity As Well As Quality of Life in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Psoriasis Arthritis (PsA) and Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA): Interim Results from a Non-Interventional Study in Austria (Go Active)
Christian Dejaco¹, Thomas Mueller², Omid Zamani, MD³, Ulrike Kurtz, MD⁴, Stefan Egger, MD⁵, Johannes Resch Passini, MD⁶, Anna Totzauer, MD⁷, Wolfgang Eisterer⁸, Babak Yazdani-Biuki, MD, Univ.Doc.⁹, Thomas Schwingenschloegl, MD¹⁰, Peter Peichl, MD. Univ.Doc. Msc¹¹, Angelika Kraus¹², Gerhard Naerr, PhD¹³ and Verena Rickert, MD. MBA¹⁴, ¹Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University Graz, Graz, Austria, ²Private Office Dr. Thomas Mueller, Graz, Austria, ³Rheuma Zentrum Favoriten, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Rheuma Praxis Dr. Kurtz, Gleisdorf, Austria, ⁵Ordination Gesundheitsquadrat, Vienna, Austria, ⁶Rheumatology Department, Rheuma-Zentrum Wien-Oberlaa GmbH, Vienna, Austria, ⁷Private Office Dr. Anna Totzauer, Gmuend, Austria, ⁸Department of Hematology and Internal Oncology, KLINIKUM- KLAGENFURT am WÖRTHERSEE, Klagenfurt, Austria, ⁹Dr. Schrenk & Dr. Yazdani-Biuki OG - Gruppenpraxis, Fuerstenfeld, Austria, ¹⁰Private Office Dr. Thomas Schwingenschloegl, Wiener Neudorf, Austria, ¹¹Private Office Prim. Univ. Doz. Dr. Peter Peichl, MSc, Vienna, Austria, ¹²Private Office, Private Office Angelika Kraus, Melk, Austria, ¹³Medical Affairs, Merck Sharp & Dohme GmbH, Vienna, Austria, ¹⁴Medical Affairs, Merck Sharp&Dohme GmbH, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: Golimumab has shown clinical efficacy and tolerability within its clinical trial program. No systematic outcome data regarding patient‐reported outcomes and health economic parameters reflecting…
Abstract Number: 1869 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sustained Improvements in Signs and Symptoms of Active Ankylosing Spondylitis and Reassuring Safety with Secukinumab 300mg: 3-Year Results from a Phase 3 Study
Alan J. Kivitz¹, Karel Pavelka², Eva Dokoupilova³, Ricardo Blanco⁴, Marco Maradiaga⁵, Hasan Tahir⁶, Yi Wang⁷, Brian Porter⁸, Anna Stefanska⁹, Susanne Rohrer¹⁰ and Hanno Richards¹⁰, ¹Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, PA, ²1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, ³University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutics, MEDICAL PLUS s.r.o.,, Uherske Hradiste, Czech Republic, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ⁵Centro de Investigación de Tratamientos Innovadores de Sinaloa, Culiacán, Mexico, ⁶Rheumatology, Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, ⁷Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ⁸Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, USA, East Hanover, NJ, ⁹Novartis Ireland Limited, Dublin, Ireland, ¹⁰Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Secukinumab provided significant and sustained improvement in the signs and symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) over 2 years in the MEASURE 3 study, which…
Abstract Number: 677 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Structural Damage Characteristics of Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis in China
Weiping Kong¹, Caroline Jefferies², Thomas Learch³, Jinrui Cui⁴, Xiaowei Gan¹, Nan Zhang¹, Yingze Zhang¹, Jianming Wang¹, Qingwen Tao¹, Xiaoping Yan¹, Michael Weisman⁵ and Mariko Ishimori⁶, ¹China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, China, ²Division of Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ³Radiology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵Harbor UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁶Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Structural damage is a major cause of poor outcomes in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). In China, structural damage characteristics of AS are rarely…
Abstract Number: 1517 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Integrated Safety Analysis across Phase 3 Clinical Studies Including the Controlled and Uncontrolled Periods for Intravenous Golimumab in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, and Ankylosing Spondylitis
Arthur Kavanaugh¹, Atul A. Deodhar², Sergio Schwartzman³, Shelly Kafka⁴, Soumya D Chakravarty⁵, Elizabeth C Hsia⁶, Diane D. Harrison⁷, Jocelyn Leu⁷, Yiying Zhou⁷, Kim Hung Lo⁷ and M. Elaine Husni⁸, ¹University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ²Oregon Health & Science U, Portland, OR, ³Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, ⁴Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Horsham, PA, ⁵Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC/Drexel University School of Medicine, Horsham/Phila, PA, ⁶Janssen Reseach & Development, LLC/ U of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Spring House/Philadelphia, PA, ⁷Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, ⁸Orthopedic and Rheumatologic Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: The GO-FURTHER, GO-VIBRANT, and GO-ALIVE randomized controlled trials evaluated the efficacy and safety of intravenous (IV) golimumab (GLM) in patients (pts) with active rheumatoid…
Abstract Number: 2066 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum IL-37 Is an Efficient Biomarker of Disease Activity and Treatment Response in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Ga Young Ahn¹, Su Man Kang², Juyeon Kang¹, Bora Nam¹, Hyuk-Hee Kwon¹, Tae-Hwan Kim³ and Dae-Hyun Yoo¹, ¹Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ²Institute of Rheumatology, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ³Rheumatology, The Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South)
Background/Purpose: The measurement of disease activity is mainly dependent on the patient-reported outcome measures in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients. Current inflammatory biomarkers have insufficient sensitivity…
Abstract Number: 678 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasonographic Evaluation of Achilles Tendon in Early Axial Spondyloarthropathy: Is There Any Difference between Ankylosing Spondylitis and Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthropathy?
Shahla Vahidfar¹, Ismihan Sunar², Sebnem Ataman³, Gürkan Yılmaz⁴, Javid M. AZARABADI⁵ and Ayşe Bölükbaşı¹, ¹Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, ²Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology,, Ankara University, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, ³Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, ⁴Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Rheumatology Division, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, ⁵ORTHOPEDICS AND TRAUMATOLOGY, Başkent University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Along with emergence of the term of ‘non-radiographic axial SpA’ (nr-AxSpA), studies comparing AS and nr-AxSpA in terms of genetic, epidemiologic, and clinical issues…
Abstract Number: 1594 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Liver Enzyme Elevation in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis Treated with TNF Inhibitor: A Single-Center Historical Cohort Study
Su Jin Choi, Ji Seon Oh, Seokchan Hong, Yong-Gil Kim, Chang Keun Lee and Bin Yoo, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South)
Background/Purpose: TNF inhibitors have been known to cause liver enzyme elevation in rheumatologic disease. However, liver enzyme elevation could be affected easily by other causes…
Abstract Number: 2067 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dysbiosis-Dependent Inflammasomes Activation Drives Innate Immune Responses in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients
Francesco Ciccia¹, Giuliana Guggino¹, Aroldo Rizzo², Stefania Raimondo³, Simon Milling⁴ and Riccardo Alessandro³, ¹Rheumatology Unit, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy, ²Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti Villa Sofia Cervello, Palermo, Italy, ³University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy, ⁴University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: A growing body of evidences indicate that the aberrant activation of innate immune systems, occurring in genetically predisposed patients, drives inflammatory processes in Ankylosing…
Abstract Number: PP12 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Living a Full Life with A.S. Through Adaptations
Gail Wright, Spondylitis Association of America, Buffalo Grove, IL
Background/Diagnosis: After running a half marathon and 2 5’ks, I had unexplained back/ hip pain that wouldn’t resolve. I returned to my PT. After 3…
Abstract Number: 682 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug Use and Hypertension in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Jean Liew¹, John D. Reveille², Michael Ward³, MinJae Lee⁴, Matthew Brown⁵, Mohammad H. Rahbar⁶, Michael Weisman⁷ and Lianne S. Gensler⁸, ¹Internal Medicine; Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Rheumatology, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA, Houston, TX, ³National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, USA, Bethesda, MD, ⁴Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design (BERD) Core | Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences, University of Texas-McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, ⁵Translational Genomics Group, Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Translational Research Institute, Brisbane, Australia, Brisbane, Australia, ⁶Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design (BERD) Core | Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences, McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, USA, Houston, TX, ⁷Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁸University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality are increased in Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS). Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the first line pharmacological therapy in AS; however, their…
Abstract Number: 1597 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Bone Mineral Density and Serum Biomarkers of Bone Turnover in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients Treated with Secukinumab: 2-Year Data from the Pivotal Phase 3 Study
Jürgen Braun¹, Bjoern Buehring¹, Xenofon Baraliakos¹, Lianne S. Gensler², Brian Porter³, Abhijit Shete⁴, Erhard Quebe-Fehling⁵ and Sibylle Haemmerle⁵, ¹Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ²University of California, San Francisco, CA, ³Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, USA, East Hanover, NJ, ⁴Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, Basel, Switzerland, ⁵Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Low bone mass is common in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and patients (pts) with AS have an increased risk of bone fracture.1-3 Treatment of AS…
Abstract Number: 2215 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Left Ventricular Systolic and Diastolic Myocardial Function in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis By Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography
Hang Yang¹, Yi Zhao¹, Yujia Liang², Wenkai Yan³, Yi Liu⁴, Lingshu Zhang¹ and Tony Marion⁵, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China, ²Department of Cardiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, CHENGDU, China, ³Southern Medical University, GUANGZHOU, China, ⁴Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Chengdu, China, ⁵Immunology and Biochemistry University of Tennessee Health Science Center, Memphis, TN
Background/Purpose: Patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are at increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), although strategies to detect subclinical CVD are poorly characterized. The aim…

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