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Abstracts tagged "Biologic agents and rheumatoid arthritis"

  • Abstract Number: 551 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017

    Comparison of Drug Tolerability and Discontinuation Reasons between 7 Biologics in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis -Results from Kansai Consortium for Well-Being of Rheumatic Disease Patients (ANSWER cohort)-

    Kosuke Ebina1, Makoto Hirao2, Motomu Hashimoto3, Moritoshi Furu4, Wataru Yamamoto5, Ryota Hara6, Takanori Fujimura6, Toru Hirano7, Shuzo Yoshida8, Koji Nagai8, Hideki Amuro9, Yonsu Son9, Akira Onishi10, Kengo Akashi11, Masaki Katayama12, Keiichi Yamamoto13 and Hideki Yoshikawa14, 1Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan, 2Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan, 3Department of Advanced Medicine for Rheumatic Diseases, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, 4Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan, 5Kurashiki Sweet Hospital, Okayama, Japan, 6The Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Nara Medical University, Kashihara, Japan, 7Respiratory Medicine, Allergy and Rheumatic Diseases, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan, 8Osaka Medical College, Osaka, Japan, 9Kansai Medical University, Osaka, Japan, 10Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan, 11Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immnology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan, 12Osaka Red Cross Hospital, Osaka, Japan, 13Osaka City University, Osaka, Japan, 14Department of Orthopedics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita Osaka, Japan

    Background/Purpose:  More than 4 years have passed since 7 biologics became available for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Japan, still lack reliable evidence in…
  • Abstract Number: 1660 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015

    Two-Year Prospective Study of Patients with Rheumatic Disease on Dose Reduction of Biological Therapy

    M. Victoria Hernández1, Jose Inciarte-Mundo2, Sonia Cabrera-Villalba3, Virginia Ruiz-Esquide4, Julio Ramirez2, Andrea Cuervo4, Juan D. Cañete4,5 and Raimon Sanmarti2, 1Arthritis Unit, Rheumatology, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, 2Arthritis Unit. Rheumatology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, 3Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clinic i Provincial, Barcelona, Spain, 4Arthritis Unit. Rheumatology, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain, 5Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Arthritis Unit, Rheumatology Department, Barcelona, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Dose reduction of biological therapy in patients with chronic arthritis (CA) with good clinical response is a common pattern in clinical practice. However, most…
  • Abstract Number: 2340 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013

    Persistent Use Of Biologic Therapies At Lower Than Recommended Dosing Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Enrolled In The US Medicare Program

    Jie Zhang1, Fenglong Xie2, Elizabeth S. Delzell3, Huifeng Yun3, James Lewis4, Kevin Haynes5, Lang Chen6, Kenneth G. Saag7 and Jeffrey R. Curtis8, 1Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2Rheumatology & Immunology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 3Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 4Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 5Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania., Philadelphia, PA, 6Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 7Immunology & Rheumatology, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 8University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

    Title: Persistent Use of Biologic Therapies at Lower Than Recommended Dosing among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Enrolled in the US Medicare ProgramBackground/Purpose: Biologic therapy is associated…

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