Abstracts tagged "anti-TNF therapy"

Abstract Number: 3198 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis with an Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Agent or Tocilizumab As First Biologic Therapy in a Global Comparative Observational Study
Ernest H. Choy¹, Corrado Bernasconi², Maher Aassi², Jose F. Molina³ and Oscar M. Epis⁴, ¹Cardiff University, Institute of Infection and Immunity, Tenovus Building, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom, ²F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Switzerland, ³Centro Integral de Reumatologia Reumalab, Medellin, Colombia, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, A.O. Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda, Milan, Italy
Background/Purpose: ACT-iON was a global, multicenter, observational, 52-wk, clinical practice study of the effectiveness of tocilizumab (TCZ) vs anti–tumor necrosis factor (aTNF) agents prescribed as…
Abstract Number: 555 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Outcomes Associated with Non-Medical Switching/Discontinuation of Anti-TNF Inhibitors Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Douglas C. Wolf¹, Martha Skup², Hongbo Yang³, Elizabeth Faust³, Jenny Griffith², Jingdong Chao² and Mark Lebwohl⁴, ¹Atlanta Gastroenterology Associates, Atlanta, GA, ²AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ³Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, ⁴Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Patients with RA are often treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents. However, patients with a stable response to anti-TNF therapy may discontinue or…
Abstract Number: 975 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effect of TNF Inhibition on Radiographic Progression in Ankylosing Spondylitis: An Observational Cohort Study of 374 Patients
Walter Maksymowych¹, Yufei Zheng², Stephanie Wichuk¹, Sasha Bernatsky³, Praveena Chiowchanwisawakit⁴ and Robert G Lambert⁵, ¹Medicine, Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Alberta Institute of Health Economics, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³Rheum/Clin. Epid., McGill MUHC/RVH, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology, Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand, ⁵Radiology, Radiology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: An analysis of radiographic progression in an observational cohort has suggested that anti-TNF therapy lessens radiographic progression, especially when treatment is introduced within 5…
Abstract Number: 1741 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Abdominal Fat Mass Assessment in Recent Onset Spondyloarthritis: Data from the DESIR Cohort
Hélène Che¹, Adrien Etcheto², Camille Souffir³, Sami Kolta⁴, Pascal Richette⁵, Anna Molto⁶, Maxime Dougados², Christian Roux⁴ and Karine Briot⁴, ¹Cochin Hospital, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France, ²Université Paris René Descartes and Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, ³Service de rhumatologie, Hopital Cochin, Paris, France, ⁴Rheumatology B Department, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, ⁵Université Paris Diderot, UFR médicale, Paris, France; APHP Hôpital Lariboisière, Fédération de Rhumatologie and Inserm U1132, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France, ⁶Hopital Cochin, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Studies have shown a strong prevalence of cardiovascular events among patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA). Recent studies indicate that visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is highly…
Abstract Number: 2851 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-TNF Therapy Is Associated with an Increase in Serious Infections in Patients with Spondyloarthritis (SpA), Especially during the First 12 Monts of Treatment: Results from the GISEA Registry
Fabiola Atzeni¹, Marco Sebastiani², Valentina Panetta³, Fausto Salaffi⁴, Antonio Marchesoni⁵, Roberta Ramonda⁶, Florenzo Iannone⁷, Roberto Gorla⁸, Elisa Gremese⁹, Marcello Govoni¹⁰, Pier Carlo Sarzi-Puttini¹¹, Gianfranco Ferraccioli¹², Giovanni Lapadula¹³ and on behalf of GISEA group, ¹Rheumatology Unit, L. Sacco University Hospital of Milan, Milan, Italy, ²SC Reumatologia, Dipartimento di Medicine, Medicina d’Urgenza e Specialità Mediche, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena, Modena, Italy, ³L'altrastatistica -Consultancy & Training- Biostatistics office., Rome, Italy, ⁴Rheumatology Department, Polytechnic University of Marche, C. Urbani Hospital, Jesi,, Ancona, Italy, ⁵Day Hospital of Rheumatology, G. Pini Orthopedic Institute, Chair of Rheumatology of Milan, Milan, Italy, ⁶Cattedra, Voc Rheumatology, University of Padua, Padova, Italy, ⁷Interdisciplinary Department of Medicine (DIM), Rheumatology Unit, University of Bari, Bari, Italy, ⁸Rheumatology and Immunology Unit, Spedali Civili di Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, Institute of Rheumatology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy, ¹⁰Department of Medical Sciences, UOC of Rheumatology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria S. Anna-Ferrara, University of Ferrara, Cona Ferrara, Italy, ¹¹Rheumatology Unit, University Hospital L Sacco, Milan, Italy, ¹²Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy, ¹³Bari University, Rheumatology, Bari, Italy
Background/Purpose: Infection is by far the most common and most important adverse effect of TNF inhibitors (TNFI) in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and…
Abstract Number: 556 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Induction-Maintenance in Early RA: A Meta-Analysis of Trials Using MTX Plus Adalimumab As Induction Therapy
Sharzad Emamikia¹, Elizabeth V. Arkema², Noémi Györi¹, Jacqueline Detert³, Katerina Chatzidionysiou¹, Maxime Dougados⁴, Gerd Burmester⁵ and Ronald F. van Vollenhoven¹, ¹Department of Medicine, Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Germany, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Paris-Descartes University, Paris, France, ⁵Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: The goal of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment is remission or, when not achievable, low-disease-activity (LDA). Initial combined therapy with MTX + anti-TNF achieves these…
Abstract Number: 1042 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pragmatic Multicenter Open-Label Randomized Controlled Trial of Stopping TNF-Inhibitors in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Remission or Stable Low Disease Activity in the Netherlands
Marjan Ghiti Moghadam¹, Harald E. Vonkeman², Peter M. ten Klooster³, Janneke Tekstra⁴, Dirkjan van Schaardenburg⁵, Mirian Starmans-kool^6,7, Elisabeth Brouwer⁸, Reinhard Bos⁹, Willem F. Lems¹⁰, Edgar Colin¹¹, Cornelia F. Allaart¹², Inger L. Meek¹³, Robert B.M. Landewé¹⁴, Hein J. Bernelot Moens¹⁵, Piet van Riel¹³, Mart A.F.J. van de Laar¹⁶, Tim Jansen¹⁷ and on behalf of the Dutch National POET Collaboration., ¹rheumatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente - Arthritis Center Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ²Ariensplein 1, Medisch Spectrum Twente - Arthritis Center Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ³Pcgr, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ⁴Dept. Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁵Jan van Breemen Research Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Rheumatology, Orbis Medical Center, Geleen-Sittard, Netherlands, ⁷Rheumatology, Atrium Medical center, Heerlen, Netherlands, ⁸Rheumatology, University Medical center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ⁹Rheumatology, Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, Netherlands, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, VU University medical center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹¹Rheumatology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ¹²Department of Rheumatology, Leiden Universitary Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ¹³Rheumatology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ¹⁴Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹⁵rheumatology, Ziekenhuisgroep Twente, Almelo, Netherlands, ¹⁶Rheumatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente - Arthritis Center Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ¹⁷VieCuri Medical Center, Venlo, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: TNF-inhibitors (TNFi) are effective treatments of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It is not clear if patients in remission or stable low disease activity need to…
Abstract Number: 1989 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treatment of Refractory Non-Infectious Aortitis: Tocilizumab Compared to Antitnf Alfa Agents. Multicenter Study of 44 Patients
Montserrat Santos-Gómez¹, Javier Loricera¹, Ricardo Blanco¹, Jose L. Hernández², Santos Castañeda³, Norberto Ortego-Centeno⁴, M. Enriqueta Peiró¹, Paz Collado⁵, Sheila Melchor⁶, Antonio Mera⁷, Eva Pérez-Pampin⁸, Esteban Rubio Romero⁹, Jaime Calvo-Alen¹⁰, Elena Aurrecoechea¹¹, Iñigo Rúa-Figueroa¹², Mauricio Minguez¹³, Gabriel Herrero-Beaumont¹⁴, Beatriz Bravo¹⁵, José Rosas¹⁶, Javier Narváez¹⁷, Javier Calvo¹⁸, Rafael Ariza-Ariza¹⁹, Mercedes Freire²⁰, Pablo Lluch Mesquida²¹, Cristina Mata²², Eva Galindez-Agirregoikoa²³, Juan María Blanco Madrigal²³, Amalia Sánchez²⁴, José Salvatierra²⁵, Vanesa Calvo-Río¹, Carmen Gonzalez-Vela²⁶, Natalia Palmou¹, Leyre Riancho-Zarrabeitia¹ and Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Gay¹, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ²Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ³Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Systemic Autoimmune Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology, Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Hospital Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña, Spain, ⁸Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, La coruña, Spain, ⁹Rheumatology Department,, Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain, ¹⁰Rheumatology Division, Hospital de Sierrallana, Torrelavega, Spain, ¹¹Rheumatology, Hospital de Sierrallana, Torrelavega, Spain, ¹²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Dr. Negrin, Las Palmas de Gran Canarias, Spain, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario San Juan, Alicante, Spain, ¹⁴Department of Osteoarticular Pathology, Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁵Pediatric rheumatology, Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain, ¹⁶Rheumatology, Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa, Spain, ¹⁷Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁸Rheumatology, Hospital General Consorcio de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, ¹⁹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Macarena, Sevilla, Spain, ²⁰Rheumatology, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña, La Coruna, Spain, ²¹Hospital Mateu Orfila, Mahón (Menorca), Spain, ²²Rheumatology, Hospital de Sierrallana, Laredo, Spain, ²³Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Basurto, Bilbao, Spain, ²⁴Hospital Lucus Augusti, Lugo, Spain, ²⁵Hospital Universitario de San Cecilio, Granada, Spain, ²⁶Pathology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Aortitis is often refractory to conventional immunosuppressive (IS) therapy. The use of biological therapy, such as tocilizumab (TCZ) and anti-TNFα agents have been…
Abstract Number: 2854 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long-Term Tolerability and Efficacy of Golimumab in Active Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis: Results from the Open-Label Extension of a Randomized, Double-Blind Study
Désirée van der Heijde¹, Maxime Dougados², Walter Maksymowych³, Gina Bergman⁴, Sean P. Curtis⁴, Anjela Tzontcheva⁴, George Philip⁴, Susan Huyck⁴ and Joachim Sieper⁵, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Paris-Descartes University, Paris, France, ³University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁴Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, ⁵University Clinic Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: The tolerability and efficacy of golimumab (GLM) as a treatment for nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) were recently investigated in a randomized, double-blind (DB), placebo…
Abstract Number: 557 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Early Intensification of Treatment Induces Superior Outcomes in Two Randomized Trials According to Predicted Vs. Observed Radiographic Progression in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Adrian Levitsky¹, Marius C. Wick², Timo Möttönen³, Marjatta Leirisalo-Repo⁴, Leena Laasonen⁵, Hannu Kautiainen^6,7, Markku Korpela⁸, Ronald F. van Vollenhoven¹ and Vappu Rantalaiho⁸, ¹Department of Medicine, Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Radiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Turku University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland, ⁴Rheumatology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ⁵Helsinki Medical Imaging Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ⁶Unit of Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ⁷Unit of Primary Health Care, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
Background/Purpose: Predicted vs. Observed Radiographic Progression in early Rheumatoid Arthritis (POPeRA) is a method that has previously confirmed the relative radiographic efficacy of synthetic disease-modifying…
Abstract Number: 1225 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long-Term Use of Biological Therapy and Discontinuation Rates in Rheumatoid Arthritis – Real World Patient Data
Laurent Chanroux, Joan Casellas and Fara Mboge, Therapy Watch, Research Partnership, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Biologics (bDMARDs) have been shown to control disease progression in RA however there is still no cure for the disease and in many cases…
Abstract Number: 2057 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Antibodies to Infliximab in Remicade-Treated Rheumatic Patients Show Identical Reactivity Towards Biosimilars
Begoña Ruiz-Argüello¹, Ainara Maguregui¹, Ainhoa Ruiz del Agua¹, Dora Pascual-Salcedo², Ana Martínez², Teresa Jurado³, Chamaida Plasencia⁴, Alejandro Balsa⁵, Francisca Llinares-Tello⁶, José Rosas⁷, Nerea Torres¹, Antonio Martínez¹ and Daniel Nagore¹, ¹R&D, Progenika-Grifols, Derio, Spain, ²Immunology Unit, La Paz University Hospital-Immunology, Madrid, Spain, ³Immunology, La Paz University Hospital-Idipaz, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, La Paz University Hospital-Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology, La Paz University Hospital-Rheumatology Department, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Clinical Analysis, Hospital Marina Baixa, Clinical Analysis, Villajoyosa, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology, Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa, Spain
Background/Purpose: Infliximab (IFX) is the most immunogenic of anti-TNFα drugs available to treat patients with rheumatic diseases. The recent approval of the first infliximab biosimilars in…
Abstract Number: 2859 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of Weight on Efficacy of Certolizumab Pegol in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis
Atul A. Deodhar¹, Joachim Sieper², Owen Davies³, Tommi Nurminen⁴ and Philip J. Mease⁵, ¹Division of Arthritis & Rheumatic Diseases, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²University Hospital Charité, Berlin, Germany, ³UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom, ⁴UCB Pharma, Monheim, Germany, ⁵Swedish Medical Center and University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Recent studies suggest that patients' (pts') body weight impacts response to anti-TNF treatment in pts with spondyloarthropathies1 including axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA).2 Here we investigate…
Abstract Number: 578 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Study of the Production of Antinuclear Antibodies and Anti-Ds DNA Antibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with TNF Inhibitors
Ran Matsudaira^1,2, Naoto Tamura³, Yoshichika Sugisaki², Tomoko Ito⁴, Kentaro Minowa², Michihiro Ogasawara², Ken Yamaji², Yoshinori Kanai¹, Kenjiro Yamanaka¹ and Yoshinari Takasaki², ¹Division of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Sasaki institute Kyoundo Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ²Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ³Department of Internal Medicien and Rheumatology, Juntendo University, School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Juntendo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: The production of autoantibodies, such as anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA) and anti-ds DNA antibodies (anti-DNA), is commonly observed in patients who have been treated with…
Abstract Number: 1276 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improvement in Work and Household Productivity for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis Treated with Anti-TNFs in Routine Clinical Practice in Turkey
Sebnem Ataman¹, Mehmet Kirnap², Buminhan Seferoglu³, Zuhal Altay⁴, Aylin Rezvani⁵, Omer Kuru^6,7, Erhan Capkin⁸, Nazli Derya Bugdayci⁹, Ilhan Sezer¹⁰, Hasan Fatih CAY¹¹ and Akinci Tan¹², ¹Rheumatology Department, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, ²Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Erciyes University, Kayseri, Turkey, ³Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ataturk University Medical School, Erzurum, Turkey, ⁴ELAZIG KARAYOLU UZERI, Inonu University, Turgut Ozal Medical Center, Malatya, Turkey, ⁵Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Bezmialem Foundation University, İstanbul, Turkey, ⁶Kurupelit Mevkii Kurupelit 552, Ondokuz Mayis Univ.Tip Fak.Has.-Fizik Tedavi, Samsun, Turkey, ⁷Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey, ⁸PM&R AND RHEUMATOLOGY, Karadeniz Tecnical University, Faculty of Medicine, TRABZON, Turkey, ⁹Physical Treatment and Rehabilitation, Istanbul Physical Treatment and Rehabilitation Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Physical Medicine and Rheabilitation, Antalya Education and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey, ¹¹Rheumatology, Physical Medicine&Rehabilitation, Antalya Education and Research Hospital, Antalya, Turkey, ¹²Physical Med & Rehab, Hacettepe Univ, Ankara, Turkey
Background/Purpose: The impact of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) on paid work is measured on the basis of employed people missing time from…

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