Abstracts tagged "Biologic agents"

Abstract Number: 1526 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sustained Clinical Efficacy after Multiple Courses of Rituximab in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Inadequate Response to Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors: 3-Year DataÂ
Catalin Codreanu¹, Ruxandra Ionescu², Ioan Ancuta³, Corina Mogosan⁴, Simona Rednic⁵, Paulina Ciurea⁶, Maria Suta⁷, Magda Parvu⁸, Andra Balanescu², Mihai Bojinca³, Dan Nemes⁹, Codrina Ancuta¹⁰ and Elena Rezus¹¹, ¹5 Thomas Masaryk Street, 'Dr. Ion Stoia' Clinical Center of Rheumatic Diseases, Bucharest, Romania, ²Rheumatology, Sfanta Maria Clinical Hospital, UMF Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania, ³Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy & Cantacuzino Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, ⁴'Dr. Ion Stoia' Clinical Center of Rheumatic Diseases, Bucharest, Romania, ⁵Rheumatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, ⁶Clinical County Hospital,Craiova, Craiova, Romania, ⁷317 Tomis Str. , Bl. 4A, ap. 3, Constanta Municipal Hospital, Constanta, Romania, ⁸Rheumatology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, Bucuresti, Romania, ⁹Rehabilitation and Rheumatology, ”Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania, ¹⁰G.T.Popa Center for Biomedical Research, Iasi, Romania, ¹¹Rheumatology, Recovering Clinical Hospital, Iasi, Romania
Background/Purpose Efficacy and safety of multiple courses of biologics used over extended periods of time in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is still a medical debate. The…
Abstract Number: 470 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Safety Profile of Biologic Agents for Rheumatoid Arhtisitis Treatment after the Complication with Methotrexate-Related Lymphoproliferative Disorder
Shuntaro Saito¹, Yuko Kaneko¹, Katsuya Suzuki¹, Michihide Tokuhira² and Tsutomu Takeuchi¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Department of Hematology., Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University., Saitama, Japan
Background/Purpose Lymphoproliferative disorder (LPD) is a rare complication in patients with rheumatoid arthritis(RA) treated with methotrexate(MTX). Although not a few patients experience exacerbation of RA…
Abstract Number: 2371 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy of First Line Biological Monotherapy in RA: Data from the Czech Registry Attra
Herman F. Mann^1,2, Sarka Forejtova³, Katerina Jarosova⁴, Ladislav Senolt⁵, Jakub Zavada⁶, Michal Uher⁷, Karel Hejduk⁷ and Karel Pavelka⁸, ¹Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, ²1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, ³Rheumatology, Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁴Na Slupi 4, Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁵Na Slupi 4, Revmatologicky ustav, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁶Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁷Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, ⁸Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: The biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) should be used for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in combination with conventional synthetic DMARDs (csDMARDs). However…
Abstract Number: 1540 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treatment Patterns of Biologics Used in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis in the US Veterans Population
Brian Sauer¹, Chia-Chen Teng¹, Tao He¹, Jianwei Leng², Chao-Chin Lu¹, Neel Shah³, David J. Harrison⁴, Derek Tang⁴ and Grant W. Cannon⁵, ¹Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake Citty, UT, ³1 Amgen Center Dr, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁴Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Biologics used for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS), including tumor necrosis factor blockers, are a key area of focus for Veterans Affairs…
Abstract Number: 280 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Biologic Treatment of Adult Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Followed in the National Registry
Katerina Jarosova¹, Karel Hejduk², Michal Uher² and Jiri Vencovsky, MD, DSc³, ¹clinical, Institution of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, ²Institute of Biostatistics and Analyses, Masaryk University, Brno, Czech Republic, ³Rheumatology, Charles University Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose To analyze the efficacy and safety of biologic agents in adult patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).Methods ATTRA is the Czech national registry of…
Abstract Number: 2372 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fatigue and Related Factors in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Tocilizumab in Daily Clinical Setting
H Corominas¹, C Alegre de Miguel², M Rodríguez-Gómez³, C Marras Fernández-Cid⁴, F Maceiras Pan⁵ and ACT-AXIS Study Group, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital de Sant Joan Despí Moisès Broggi, Barcelona, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, ³Rheumatology, Complejo Hospitalario Cristal Piñor, Ourense, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology, Complejo Hospitalario Arquitecto Marcide-Profesor Novoa Santos, A Coruña, Spain
Background/Purpose: Fatigue in RA possibly resulting from alterations in the HPA axis like occurs with others RA symptoms as morning stiffness, and mood and sleep…
Abstract Number: 1357 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improving Compliance for Tuberculosis Screening for Patients on Biologics in Rheumatology Clinics
Shraddha Jatwani¹, Rajani Rudrangi¹, Karan Jatwani², Vijaya Murthy¹, Rashmi Maganti¹, Rex McCallum¹ and Emilio Gonzalez¹, ¹Rheumatology, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ²University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX
Background/Purpose: Biologics are used commonly for patient with autoimmune diseases. These agents have ensured important efficacy advantages in the treatment of inflammatory rheumatic diseases. All…
Abstract Number: 293 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long Term Functional Outcome and Quality of Life of Patients with Refractory Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Treated with Etanercept: Results of the Dutch Arthritis and Biologicals in Children Register
Janneke Anink¹, Femke Prince¹, Maryanne Dijkstra¹, Marieke H. Otten¹, Marinka Twilt², Rebecca ten Cate³, Simone Gorter⁴, Yvonne Koopman-Keemink⁵, Marion A.J. Van Rossum^6,7, Esther P.A. Hoppenreijs^8,9 and Lisette W.A. van Suijlekom-Smit¹, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, Erasmus MC Sophia Children's Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Pediatric Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ³Pediatric Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁵Pediatric Rheumatology, Hagaziekenhuis Juliana Children's Hospital, The Hague, Netherlands, ⁶Pediatric Rheumatology, Reade, location Jan van Breemen, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Pediatric Rheumatology, Emma Kinderziekenhuis Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁸Pediatric Rheumatology, Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁹Pediatric Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis patients refractory to methotrexate are eligible for treatment with biologic agents. A longitudinal sub-analysis (n=53) of the Dutch Arthritis and Biologicals…
Abstract Number: 2341 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Combination Therapy of Cell Cycle Regulation Therapy Combined and TNF Blockade Ameliorated the Established Arthritis
Tadashi Hosoya^1,2, Kimito Kawahata¹, Hideyuki Iwai¹ and Hitoshi Kohsaka^2,3, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan, ²Japan Science and Technology Agency–CREST Program, Tokyo, Japan, ³Department of Rheumatology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences,, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose The pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by infiltration of inflammatory cells to the synovial tissues and their hyperplasia. Activated synovial fibroblasts become…
Abstract Number: 1359 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Care of Women with Rheumatological Conditions during Family Planning and Pregnancy
Megan E. B. Clowse¹, Munther Khamashta², Daphnee S. Pushparajah³ and Eliza Chakravarty⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ²Graham Hughes Lupus Research Laboratory, The Rayne Institute, London, United Kingdom, ³UCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium, ⁴OMRF, Oklahoma City, OK
Background/Purpose Rheumatological diseases often affect women of reproductive age and can impact pregnancy outcomes. There is a need to understand how patients (pts) are managed…
Abstract Number: 135 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of the Ultrasonography Images and Synovial Pathology of the Joints in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Biological Agents
Asami Abe¹, Hajime Ishikawa¹ and Akira Murasawa², ¹Rheumatology, Niigata Rheumatic Center, Shibata, Japan, ²Niigata Rheumatic Center, Shibata, Japan
Background/Purpose: An early diagnosis and tight disease control have increased in importance in the era of biological therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Ultrasonography (US) of…
Abstract Number: 2926 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Calprotectin Serum Levels Reflect Residual Inflammatory Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis on Clinical Remission or Low Disease Activity Undergoing TNF-Antagonists Therapy
Jose Inciarte-Mundo¹, M. Victoria Hernández¹, Sonia Cabrera-Villalba¹, Julio Ramirez¹, Andrea Cuervo¹, Virginia Ruiz-Esquide¹, Azucena González Navarro², Jordi Yagüe³, Juan D. Cañete¹ and Raimon Sanmarti¹, ¹Arthritis Unit. Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ²Immunology Department, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ³Immunology Department, Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Calprotectin is a major S100 leucocyte protein, is associated to disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) patients. Calprotectin is a potentially…
Abstract Number: 2204 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
New Onset Vitiligo Under Biological Agents: A Case Series
Laure Mery-Bossard¹, Emmanuelle Mahé², Guillaume Charby³, François Maccari⁴, Nathalie Quilès⁵, Ziad Reguiai⁶, Abdallah Khemis⁷, Anne Grasland⁸, Morgane Guerin⁹, Denis Jullien¹⁰, Kelly Bagny¹¹, Jean Sibilia¹², Eric Toussirot^13,14 and Resopso Le CRI¹⁵, ¹Dermatology, Centre hospitalier, Mantes la Jolie, France, ²Dermatology, Centre hospitalier, Argenteuil, France, ³Dermatology, University hospital, Amiens, France, ⁴Dermatology, Centre hospitalier, Saint Mandé, France, ⁵Dermatology, University hospital, Marseille, France, ⁶Dermatology, Uniersity hospital, Reims, France, ⁷Dermatology, University hospital, Nice, France, ⁸Internal medicine, University hospital, Colombe, France, ⁹Dermatology, University hospital, Lyon, France, ¹⁰Pavillon r dermatologie, Hopital Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France, ¹¹Rheumatology, University hospital, La Réunion, France, ¹²Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, ¹³Clinical Investigation Centre Biotheraoy CIC 1431, Rheumatology Department, Univesity Hospital, besancon, France, ¹⁴Rheumatology, University hospital, Besançon, France, ¹⁵University Hospital, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: biological agents are now widely used in clinical practice for the treatment of chronic cutaneous, rheumatic and gastro-intestinal inflammatory diseases. Various cutaneous lesions have…
Abstract Number: 1159 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long-Term Quality of Life, Productivity Impairment, Disease Severity and Health Care Costs in Relation to Functional Impairment in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients in the Czech Republic
Liliana Sedova^1,2, Monika Urbanova³, Jiri Stolfa^2,3, David Suchy⁴, Andrea Smrzova⁵, Tomas Mlcoch⁶, Jiri Klimes⁷ and Tomas Dolezal⁷, ¹rheumatology, Institute of Rheumatology, Prague, Czech Republic, ²Clinic of Rheumatology, Charles University Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, ³Inpatients´ Clinic, Institute of Rheumatology Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁴Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Rheumatology, University hospital Plzen, Plzen, Czech Republic, ⁵3rd internal clinic, University hospital Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic, ⁶Institute of Health Economics and Technology Assessment, Prague, Dominica, ⁷Institute of Health Economics and Technology Assessment, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose To describe the quality-of-life (QoL), productivity impairment, clinical indicators and health care costs in relationship to functional status described by Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional…
Abstract Number: 114 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treat-to-Target (T2T) and Measuring Outcomes in RA Care: a 2014 Longitudinal Survey of US Rheumatologists
John J. Cush¹ and Jeffrey R. Curtis², ¹Baylor Research Institute and Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Changes in US rheumatologic practice for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in the past decade have been influenced by novel therapies, increasing disease metric use…

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