Abstracts tagged "Biologic agents"

Abstract Number: 611 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Influence of Dose Titration of Concomitant Steroid and Methotrexate during Biologic Therapy in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Daily Practice Based on the IORRA Cohort
Yoko Shimizu¹, Eiichi Tanaka¹, Eisuke Inoue^1,2, Kumiko Saka¹, Eri Sugano¹, Naohiro Sugitani^1,3, Moeko Ochiai¹, Rei Yamaguchi¹, Naoki Sugimoto¹, Ayako Nakajima^1,3, Katsunori Ikari¹, Atsuo Taniguchi¹ and Hisashi Yamanaka⁴, ¹Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ²Division of Medical Informatics, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan, ³Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Mie University Hospital, Tsu city, Japan, ⁴Institute of Rheumatology, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: After the introduction of Biological Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic-Drugs (bDMARDs) for the treatment of patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA), clinical remission has become an achievable…
Abstract Number: 2311 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of TNF Inhibitors on Bone Mineral Density in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Receiving Bisphosphonate
Jung Sun Lee¹, Seokchan Hong², Doo-Ho Lim³, Jebum Won¹, Oh Chan Kwon², Ji Seon Oh², Yong-Gil Kim², Chang Keun Lee² and Bin Yoo², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine,, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, Korea, Republic of (South)
Background/Purpose: . This study aimed to investigate whether tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) have beneficial effects on bone mineral density (BMD) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA)…
Abstract Number: 2876 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Torque Teno Virus Quantification for Functional Monitoring of Immunomodulation with Biological Compounds in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Paul Studenic¹, Gregor Bond², Andreas Kerschbaumer³, Manuel Bécède³, Karel Pavelka⁴, Dmitry Karateev⁵, Jutta Stieger⁶, Rudolf Puchner⁷, Ruediger Mueller⁸, Elisabeth Puchhammer-Stöckl⁹, Martina Durechova¹⁰, Michaela Loiskandl¹⁰, Thomas Perkmann¹¹, Marta Olejarova⁴, Elena Luchikhina¹², Carl-Walter Steiner¹³, Michael Bonelli¹⁰, Josef S. Smolen¹⁴ and Daniel Aletaha¹⁰, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Internal Medicine 3, Division of Nephrology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ³Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Department of Experimental Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Rheumatology, Charles University in Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute (MONIKI), Moscow, Russian Federation, ⁶2nd Deparment of Medicine, 2nd Deparment of Medicine, Hitzing Hospital, Vienna, Austria, ⁷Private Office, Wels, Austria, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Rehabilitation, Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Rehabilitation, Kantonsspital St Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland, ⁹Institute for Virology, Institute for Virology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ¹⁰Department of Internal Medicine 3, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ¹¹Department of Laboratory Medicine, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ¹²Department of rheumatology, Moscow Regional Research and Clinical Institute (MONIKI), Moscow, Russian Federation, ¹³Internal Medicine 3, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ¹⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine 3, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who fail to respond to methotrexate (MTX) can be subjected to an addition of biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (bDMARD). Currently…
Abstract Number: 619 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patterns of Change of a Second Biological Dmard in a Cohort of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Roger Rolon Campuzano¹, Andrea Lujan Coronel Ale², Osvaldo Cerda^3,4,5, Fernando Dal Pra⁶, Emilce E Schneeberger⁷, María de los Angeles Correa³, Marcos G. Rosemffet⁸, Emilio Buschiazzo⁹, Rodrigo García Salinas¹⁰, Silvia Beatriz Papasidero¹¹, Belén Barrios¹², Hernán Maldonado Ficco¹³ and Gustavo Citera², ¹Section of Rheumatology, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²Rheumatology Section, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, CABA, Argentina, ³Rheumatology Section, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁴Staff, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁵Sociedad Argentina de Reumatologia, CABA, Argentina, ⁶Section of Rheumatology, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁷Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁸Rheumatology, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁹Rheumatology Section, Hospital Señor del Milagro, Salta, Argentina, ¹⁰Rheumatology Section, Hospital Italiano de La Plata, La Plata, Argentina, ¹¹Rheumatology Section, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Enrique Tornú, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹²Rheumatology section, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. Enrique Tornú, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹³Rheumatology Section, Hospital San Antonio de Padua, Río Cuarto- Córdoba, Argentina
Background/Purpose: Evaluate the survival of the 2nd biological disease modifying drug (bDMARD)and to determine the causes of suspension of the 2nd bDMARD. Methods: Patients ≥…
Abstract Number: 2394 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-Adalimumab Antibodies Kinetics: An Early Guide for Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) Switching
Juliana Brunelli¹, Clovis A Silva¹, Sandra G Pasoto², Carla GS Saad², Katia T. Kozu¹, Elaine P Leon², Margarete B Vendramini², Nicole Fontoura², Eloisa Bonfa³ and Nadia E Aikawa², ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Rheumatology, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ³Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Anti-adalimumab antibody (AAA) production may lead to reduced adalimumab (ADA) serum levels and therapy failure. There are, however, scarce and conflicting data regarding ADA…
Abstract Number: 2907 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of the Joints Ultrasonography in the Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated By Biological Agents and the Corresponding Synovial Histological Findings
Asami Abe¹, Hajime Ishikawa² and Kunihiko Wakaki³, ¹Rheumatology, Niigata Rheumatic Center, Shibata, Japan, ²Department of Rheumatology, Niigata Rheumatic Center, Shibata, Japan, ³Pathology, Niigata Prefectural Shibata Hospital, Shibata, Japan
Comparison of the joints ultrasonography in the patients with rheumatoid arthritis treated by biological agents and the corresponding synovial histological findings Background/Purpose: In the treatment…
Abstract Number: 688 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Real Life Analysis of a Latin America Tertiary Spondyloarthritis Single-Center: High Frequency of Peripheral Involvement and Use of Synthetic Dmard
Andrea Shimabuco¹, Julio CB Moraes¹, Percival Sampaio-Barros², Cláudia Goldenstein-Schainberg¹, Celio R. Gonçalves¹, Ana CM Ribeiro¹ and Carla GS Saad¹, ¹Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Rheumatology, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, BR., São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: The use of synthetic DMARDS (sDMARDs) in spondyloarthritis (SpA) has been increasingly questioned and restricted to peripheral disease, on the other hand, the use…
Abstract Number: 2449 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence and Risk Factors of Serious Infections in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Receiving the Biologic/Targeted Synthetic Dmards: A Propensity Score Analysis from the Hong Kong Biologics Registry
Chi Chiu Mok, Ting Hung Wan and Lai Shan Fong, Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Background/Purpose: To study the prevalence and risk factors for serious infections (SIs) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients receiving the biologic / target synthetic (b/ts) DMARDs.…
Abstract Number: 827 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rituximab Therapy for Systemic Rheumatoid Vasculitis: Indications, Outcomes and Adverse Events
Caitrin Coffey¹, Michael Richter¹, Cynthia S. Crowson², Matthew J. Koster³, Kenneth J. Warrington⁴ and Ashima Makol³, ¹Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science, Rochester, MN, ³Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid vasculitis (RV) is a rare systemic inflammatory process affecting small to medium sized blood vessels in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). RV confers…
Abstract Number: 2456 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Truven Marketscan Data (Jan 2010–Sept 2015) Treated with Biologic or Conventional Dmards
Claudia A. Salinas¹, Lucy Mitchell², Jon T. Giles³, Thomas Dörner⁴ and Stephen P. Motsko¹, ¹Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ²Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapols, IN, ³Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, ⁴Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin and Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum (DRFZ), Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Patients with RA have an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), including pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) compared to non-RA populations1. …
Abstract Number: 1226 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of New Method for Pre-Administration Assessment of Intravenous Biologics on Infections in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sho Fukui¹, Masei Suda², Haruki Sawada³, Yukihiko Ikeda¹, Mitsuru Watanabe⁴, Ayako Koido⁴, Rui Kawato⁵, Yasuhiro Suyama⁶, Hisanori Shimizu⁷, Haruyuki Yanaoka⁷, Ryo Rokutanda¹, Hiromichi Tamaki¹, Tokutaro Tsuda¹, Ken-ichi Yamaguchi⁸, Mitsumasa Kishimoto¹ and Masato Okada⁹, ¹Immuno-Rheumatology Center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ²Immuno-Rheumatology Center, St luke's International hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ³Immuno-rheumatology Center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Immune-Rheumatology Center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Immuno rheumatology center, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, JR Tokyo General Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ⁷St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ⁸Allergy and Rheumatology, St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ⁹Immuno-Rheumatology Center, St. Luke’s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Biologics are widely used and effective treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but generally biologics are avoided when patients have active infections on the day…
Abstract Number: 2461 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Analysis of Severe Adverse Drug Reactions to Disease Modifying Drugs in an Inception Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort
Zulema Rosales Rosado^1,2, Judit Font Urgelles¹, Pia Mercedes Lois¹, Cristina Vadillo Font¹, Dalifer Freites Núñez², Isabel Hernández-Rodríguez¹, Juan A Jover Jover¹ and Lydia A Alcazar², ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain, ²Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: There is a well-known risk of developing adverse drug reactions (ADR) in rheumatic patients due, mainly, to the Disease Modifying Drugs (DMARD) widely used.…
Abstract Number: 1227 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Indicator Opportunistic Infections after Biological Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis, 10 Years Follow up in Clinical Practice
Leticia Leon^1,2, Marina Peñuelas³, Francisco Javier Candel³, Dalifer Freites Núñez⁴, Luis Rodriguez-Rodriguez⁵, Zulema Rosales Rosado⁶ and Lydia A Alcazar⁷, ¹Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clínical San Carlos, and IdISSC, Madrid, Spain, ²Health Sciences, Universidad Camilo Jose Cela, Madrid, Spain, ³Microbiology, Microbiology Department. Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain., Madrid, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology Department and Heath Research Institute (IdISSC), Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) may be associated with opportunistic infections. Our purposes were to describe their incidence in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) taking bDMARDs,…
Abstract Number: 2489 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
In Clinical Practice a Substantial Group of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients on Biologic Therapy (bDMARDs) Has Persistent Moderate Disease Activity Despite Treatment Switches That Correlates with Unfavourable Long-Term Outcome
Irini Genitsaridi^1,2, Irini Flouri³, Argyro Repa², Nestor Avgoustidis², Nikolaos Kougkas², Ioannis Papalopoulos², Styliani Polia², Konstantinos Marias¹, Dimitris Plexousakis⁴, George Bertsias² and Prodromos Sidiropoulos², ¹Computational BioMedicine Laboratory, Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Heraklio, Greece, ²Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergy, University of Crete, School of Medicine, Heraklion, Greece, ³Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergy, University of Crete, School of Medicine, Heraklio, Greece, ⁴Information Systems Laboratory, Institute of Computer Science, Foundation for Research and Technology-Hellas, Heraklio, Greece
Background/Purpose: Registry data have shown that treatment with bDMARDs induces remission or LDA (RLDA) in up-to 50% of RA patients. Approximately 30-50% of patients have…
Abstract Number: 1251 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Guideline Adherence for Perioperative Use of Immunosuppressive Medications in Patients with Rheumatologic Disease
Grace Berlin, Carolyn Casey, Susan Kim and James Ross, Rheumatology, Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA
Background/Purpose: In response to the lack of clear data to dictate recommendations for use of DMARDs and biologic therapy in the perioperative period, The American…

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