Abstracts tagged "Biologic agents"

Abstract Number: 876 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long Term Efficacy of Ustekinumab for the Treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis
Richard Conway¹, Lorraine O'Neill², Phil Gallagher³, Eileen O'Flynn⁴, Geraldine M. McCarthy⁵, Conor Murphy⁶, Douglas J. Veale⁷, Ursula Fearon⁸ and Eamonn S. Molloy⁹, ¹CARD Newman Research Fellow, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ²Rheumatology, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ³St. Vincent's University Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Dublin, Ireland, ⁴Rheumatology, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ⁵Div of Rheumatology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ⁶Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ⁷Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland, ⁸Trinity College Dublin, Department of Molecular Rheumatology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ⁹Rheumatology, Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) requires treatment with high dose corticosteroids with attendant significant adverse events. There is a critical need for alternative therapies. Interleukins…
Abstract Number: 1725 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Combination Therapy of Apremilast and Biologic Agent As a Safe Option of Psoriatic Arthritis and Psoriasis
Samy Metyas¹, Ramy Messiah², Tina Gettas², Lisa Asfahani³ and Anne Quismorio⁴, ¹University of Southern California, Keck School of Medicine, Assistant Clinical Professor Of Rheumatology, USC, Covina, CA, ²Research Associate, Covina Arthritis Clinic, covina, CA, ³Physcian Assistant, Covina Arthritis Clinic, Covina, CA, ⁴Rheumatology, Covina Arthritis, Covina, CA
Background/Purpose: Psoriasis is a chronic immune-medicated inflammatory condition that affects 2-3% of the population , which is characterized by rash, silver scaling of the skin…
Abstract Number: 2505 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Thresholds of Benefit-Risk Trade-Offs from the Patient Perspective for Treatment Decisions in Moderate-to-Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis
M. Elaine Husni¹, Jenny Griffith², Keith Betts³, Yan Song⁴ and Arijit Ganguli², ¹Rheumatology Dept A50, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ³Analysis Group, Inc., Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Given the increasing number of available treatments for RA with varying efficacy and safety profiles, it is critical to understand the level of trade-offs…
Abstract Number: 2758 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Minimal Disease Activity Among Psoriatic Arthritis Patients in Canada: Which Unmet Criteria Are More Prevalent Among Responders?
J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta¹, Andrew Chow², Philip Baer³, John Kelsall⁴, Proton Rahman⁵, Jacqueline Stewart⁶, Boulos Haraoui⁷, Michel Zummer⁸, Emmanouil Rampakakis⁹, Eliofotisti Psaradellis¹⁰, Francois Nantel¹¹, Karina Maslova¹², Cathy Tkaczyk¹³, Brendan Osborne¹³ and Allen J Lehman¹², ¹Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ²Credit Valley Rheumatology, Mississauga, ON, Canada, ³Independent Rheumatology Practice, Scarborough, ON, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology, St Claires Mercy Hospital, St Johns, NF, Canada, ⁶Penticton Regional Hospital, Penticton, BC, Canada, ⁷University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁸Rheumatology, Ch Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁹JSS Medical Research, St-Laurent, QC, Canada, ¹⁰JSS Medical Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹¹19 Green belt Dr, Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹²Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹³Medical Affairs, Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Minimal disease activity (MDA) is now considered an objective target which is more attainable in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) compared to remission (DAS28 <2.6) which…
Abstract Number: 3L • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Randomised Controlled Trial of the Clinical Effectiveness, Safety and Cost-Effectiveness of Adalimumab in Combination with Methotrexate for the Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Associated Uveitis
Athimalaipet V Ramanan¹, Andrew D. Dick², Andrew McKay³, Ashley Jones⁴, Paula Williamson⁴, Sandrine Compeyrot-Lacassagne⁵, Ben Hardwick⁴, Helen Hickey⁴, Dyfrig Hughes⁶, Patricia Woo⁵, Diana Benton¹, Clive Edelsten⁵ and Michael W. Beresford⁷, ¹University Hospitals Bristol NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom, ²University of Bristol, Bristol Eye Hospital, Bristol, United Kingdom, ³Biostatistics, Clinical Trials Research Centre, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ⁴Clinical Trials Research Centre, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ⁵Great Ormond Street Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ⁶Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom, ⁷University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Uveitis associated with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is a major cause of morbidity with potentially sight-threatening complications. Despite current screening and (pre-biologic) therapeutic options,…
Abstract Number: 4L • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of Epratuzumab in Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Results from Two Phase 3 Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trials
Megan E. B. Clowse¹, Daniel J Wallace², Richard Furie³, Michelle Petri⁴, Marilyn Pike⁵, Piotr Leszczynski⁶, C Michael Neuwelt⁷, Kathryn Hobbs⁸, Mauro Keiserman⁹, Liliana Duca¹⁰, Kenneth Kalunian¹¹, Sabine Bongardt¹², Christian Stach¹², Carolyn Beaudot¹³, Brian Kilgallen¹³, Catrinel Galateanu¹⁴ and Caroline Gordon^15,16, ¹Rheumatology, Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Division of Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ³North Shore LIJ Health System, Manhasset, NY, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Med Pharm Consulting Inc, Cambridge, MA, ⁶Dept. of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, J. Strus Poznan Municipal Hospital, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Alameda County Medical Center, Oakland, CA, ⁸Denver Arthritis Clinic, Denver, CO, ⁹School of Medicine, Pontifical Catholic University, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ¹⁰Clinica Neomed, Brasov, Romania, ¹¹UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ¹²UCB Pharma, Monheim, Germany, ¹³UCB Pharma, Raleigh, NC, ¹⁴UCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium, ¹⁵Rheumatology Research Group, School of Immunity and Infection, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ¹⁶NIHR/Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: In phase 2b trials, epratuzumab, a humanized anti-CD22 mAb that modulates B cell signaling without total B cell depletion, significantly improved disease activity in…
Abstract Number: 426 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Risk of Hospitalized Infection Following Initiation of Biologic Agents Versus Methotrexate in the Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Timothy Beukelman¹, Fenglong Xie², John Baddley³, Lang Chen⁴, Melissa L. Mannion⁵, Kenneth G. Saag⁴, Jie Zhang⁶ and Jeffrey R. Curtis⁴, ¹Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Rheumatology & Immunology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Pediatrics, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁶Epidemilogy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Biologic agents are highly effective for the treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) but have the potential risk of increased serious infections. Using observational…
Abstract Number: 969 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Namilumab, an Anti-Granulocyte Macrophage-Colony Stimulating Factor (GM-CSF) Monoclonal Antibody: Results of the First Study in Patients with Mild-to-Moderate Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
T. W. J. Huizinga¹, Anastas Batalov², Rumen Stoilov³, Eric Lloyd⁴, Thomas Wagner⁵, Didier Saurigny⁶, Bernard Souberbielle⁶ and Ehsanollah Esfandiari⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²UMHAT Kaspela, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, ³University Hospital (MHAT) St Ivan Rilski, Sofia, Bulgaria, ⁴Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Deerfield, IL, ⁵Takeda Pharmaceuticals, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁶Takeda Pharmaceuticals, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: GM-CSF mediates a range of immunological processes, such as stimulating the production of inflammatory mediators and differentiation of proinflammatory T-helper 17 cells, and may…
Abstract Number: 1630 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Progressive Destruction of Large Joints in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Biologic Agents
Arata Nakajima¹, Masato Sonobe² and Koichi Nakagawa², ¹Orthopaedics, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Sakura, Japan, ²Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Sakura, Japan
Background/Purpose: Many clinical trials have revealed that biologic agents inhibit destruction of small joints, however, there have been a few reports demonstrating their inhibitory effects…
Abstract Number: 2555 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
14-3-3η As a Novel RA Drug Target: Anti-14-3-3η Monoclonal Antibody Delays the Onset and Mitigates the Severity of Arthritis in CIA Mice
Abedelnasser Abulrob¹, Mario Mercier¹, Slavisa Corluka¹, Roger MacKenzie¹, Shalini Raphael¹, Sara Michienzi², Jane Savill², Yuan Gui², Walter Maksymowych³ and Anthony Marotta², ¹National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²Augurex Life Sciences Corp., Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: As an extracellular ligand, 14-3-3η potently and concentration-dependently upregulates the expression of multiple factors including TNFα, IL-6, and RANKL and its clinical detection is…
Abstract Number: 3197 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Practice Experience in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Triple Therapy and Methotrexate-Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibition Differs from That of Randomized Controlled Trials
Daniel Erhardt¹, Brian Sauer², Chia-Chen Teng³, Ted R. Mikuls⁴, Jeffrey R. Curtis⁵, Derek Tang⁶, Bradley S. Stolshek⁶ and Grant W. Cannon¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ³HSR&D SLC VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁴University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁶Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA
Background/Purpose: Recently published randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have demonstrated similar outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated with triple therapy [methotrexate (MTX), sulfasalazine (SUL) and…
Abstract Number: 437 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is Mode of Action Important When Switching Biologic Monotherapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis? Drug Adherence Results from the Swedish Ssatg Registry
Tanja Schjødt Jørgensen¹, Carl Turesson², Meliha C. Kapetanovic³, Martin Englund^4,5, Aleksandra Turkiewicz⁴, Robin Christensen¹, Henning Bliddal¹, Pierre Geborek³ and Lars Erik Kristensen¹, ¹The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²Lund University, Rheumatology, Dept. of Clinical Sciences,, Malmö, Sweden, ³Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology Lund University and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, ⁴Orthopedics, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden, ⁵Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Orthopedics, Dept of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose: About 30% of patients receiving biologic therapy do not have concomitant conventional synthetic DMARDs (csDMARDs). Little is known about the role of different mode…
Abstract Number: 970 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of Sarilumab in Combination with Csdmards in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Were Inadequate Responders or Intolerant of Anti–TNF-Î± Therapy: Results from a Phase 3 Study
Roy Fleischmann¹, Geraldo Castelar-Pinheiro², Jan Brzezicki³, Pawel Hrycaj⁴, Yong Lin⁵, Janet van Adelsberg⁶, Neil Graham⁷, Hubert van Hoogstraten⁵, Deborah Bauer⁵ and Gerd Burmester⁸, ¹University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Discipline of Rheumatology, Rio de Janeiro State University, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, ³Centrum Kliniczno-Badawcze, Elblag, Poland, ⁴Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland, ⁵Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁶Clinical Science, Regeneron Pharmaceutials, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ⁷Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ⁸Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: The investigational agent sarilumab is a human mAb directed against the IL-6 receptor. The phase 3 MOBILITY study (NCT01061736) evaluated the efficacy and safety…
Abstract Number: 1631 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adverse Events to Biologic Agents in Elderly Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Cohort with 13 Years of Follow-up
Zulema Rosales^1,2, Leticia Leon¹, Alejandro Gomez-Gomez², Lucía Arietti², Esperanza Pato Cour², José Luis Fernández Rueda¹, Juan A Jover² and Lydia Abasolo¹, ¹Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: After more than a decade using biological agents (BA), is widely known their efficacy in the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and their relationship…
Abstract Number: 2728 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Baseline Characteristics and Changes in Disease Activity at 12 Months in Patients Treated with Abatacept Versus Other Biologic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Clinical Practice Setting
E Alemao¹, S Joo², M Frits³, C Iannaccone³, N Shadick³ and Michael Weinblatt³, ¹Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ²Bristol-Myers Squibb, Hopewell, NJ, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Biologic (b)DMARDs have advanced the standard of care in RA, reducing unmet needs and increasing remission rates. Abatacept (ABA) is approved for the management…

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