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  • Abstract Number: 2557 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Comparable Therapeutic Potential of Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Collagen Induced Arthritis with Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor or Anti-CD20

    Yue Sun, Wei Kong, Weiwei Chen, Genhong Yao, Xuebing Feng and Lingyun Sun, Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, The Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China

    Background/Purpose: Tremendous progress has been made in the development of non-conventional therapies for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Mesenchymal stem cells (MSC) present multiple immunosuppressive capacities and…
  • Abstract Number: 517 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Investigating Psychological Predictors of Biologic Treatment Response in Patients with Severe Active Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Bethan England1, Lis Cordingley2, Darren Plant3, Ann Morgan4, Anthony Wilson5, Kimme L. Hyrich6, Anne Barton7 and BRAGGSS Syndicate, 1University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, 2School of Community Based Medicine, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, 3arc Epidemiology Unit, Manchester, United Kingdom, 4Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine and NIHR-Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, 5Genomic Medicine, The University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom, 6Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, 7NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: Biologic therapy is now a cornerstone of RA management, but treatment response is variable, failing in up to 40% of patients. To direct appropriate…
  • Abstract Number: 2640 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Factors Influencing Treatment Adjustments in RA Patients – Biologic DMARD Treatment Start and Options

    Peter C. Taylor1, Emma Sullivan2, Robert Wood3, James Piercy3, Rieke Alten4, Juan J Gomez-Reino5, Philippe Bertin6, Roberto Caporali7, Radu Vasilescu8, Dean Spurden9 and Jose Alvir10, 1Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford Botnar Research Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom, 2Adelphi Real World, Manchester, United Kingdom, 3Adelphi Real World, Macclesfield, United Kingdom, 4Internal Medicine, Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Schlosspark-Klinik, University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 5Desarmen of Rheumatology, Unit Hospital Clinico Universitario, Santiago, Spain, 6Rheumatology, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France, 7University of Pavia and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy, 8Medical Affairs, Pfizer Inc, Brussels, Belgium, 9Pfizer Inc, Tadworth, United Kingdom, 10Global Health and Value, Pfizer Inc, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: Current recommendations for pharmacologic management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) advise dose titration or switching treatment if goals of remission or low disease activity are…
  • Abstract Number: 549 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Calprotectin (MRP8/MRP14), a Major Leukocyte Protein, Is Highly Associated to Ultrasound Detected Synovitis and Is Responsive to Biologic Treatment

    Hilde Berner Hammer1, Hilde Haugedal Nordal2,3 and Tore K. Kvien4, 1Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 2Dept of Rheumatology, Haukeland Univerity Hospital, Bergen, Norway, 3Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Broegelmann Research Laboratory, Bergen, Norway, 4Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway

    Background/Purpose: Calprotectin (MRP8/MRP14, S100A8/A9) is a protein abundant in cytosol of granulocytes and monocytes/macrophages and released during cell activation. It reflects clinical disease activity in…
  • Abstract Number: 2641 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Correlation of Rheumatologists’ Perceptions of RA Severity with Observed Disease Activity, Patient Impact and Treatment Patterns

    Peter C. Taylor1, Juan J Gomez-Reino2, Roberto Caporali3, Rieke Alten4, Philippe Bertin5, Emma Sullivan6, Robert Wood7, James Piercy7, Radu Vasilescu8, Dean Spurden9 and Jose Alvir10, 1Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford Botnar Research Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom, 2Desarmen of Rheumatology, Unit Hospital Clinico Universitario, Santiago, Spain, 3University of Pavia and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy, 4Internal Medicine, Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Schlosspark-Klinik, University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 5Rheumatology, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France, 6Adelphi Real World, Manchester, United Kingdom, 7Adelphi Real World, Macclesfield, United Kingdom, 8Medical Affairs, Pfizer Inc, Brussels, Belgium, 9Pfizer Inc, Tadworth, United Kingdom, 10Global Health and Value, Pfizer Inc, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: Efforts have been made in recent years to standardize the clinical assessment of RA patients with increased focus on objective measures, such as the…
  • Abstract Number: 582 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Biological Drugs Dose Tapering in Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: 2 Year Results at Basurto University Hospital

    Juan María Blanco-Madrigal1, Maria Luz Garcia Vivar1, Catalina Gomez Arango1, Olaia Fernández Berrizbeitia1, Clara Perez Velasquez1, Ignacio Torre Salaberri2, Jose Francisco Garcia Llorente3, Eva Galindez-Agirregoikoa4, Esther Ruiz Lucea1 and Iñigo Gorostiza5, 1Rheumatology, Basurto University Hospital, Bilbao, Spain, 2Rheumaytology, Basurto University Hospital, Bilbao, Spain, 3Rheumatology, Basurto University Hospital., Bilbao, Spain, 4Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Basurto, Bilbao, Spain, 5Research Department, BASURTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, BILBAO, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Last years, biological dose tapering in patients with inflammatory diseases has become a routine clinical practice. Since 2011 we are applying a dose reduction…
  • Abstract Number: 2667 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Clinical Characteristics and Health Outcomes of RA Patients Not Adequately Controlled By Current Treatment

    Peter C. Taylor1, Rieke Alten2, Philippe Bertin3, Roberto Caporali4, Juan J Gomez-Reino5, Emma Sullivan6, Robert Wood7, James Piercy7, Radu Vasilescu8, Dean Spurden9 and Jose Alvir10, 1Kennedy Institute of Rheumatology, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford Botnar Research Centre, Oxford, United Kingdom, 2Internal Medicine, Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Schlosspark-Klinik, University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 3Rheumatology, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France, 4University of Pavia and IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy, 5Desarmen of Rheumatology, Unit Hospital Clinico Universitario, Santiago, Spain, 6Adelphi Real World, Manchester, United Kingdom, 7Adelphi Real World, Macclesfield, United Kingdom, 8Medical Affairs, Pfizer Inc, Brussels, Belgium, 9Pfizer Inc, Tadworth, United Kingdom, 10Global Health and Value, Pfizer Inc, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: Despite an increasing armamentarium of efficacious treatments for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), sustained remission remains an unrealistic expectation for many patients, with most experiencing ongoing…
  • Abstract Number: 590 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Expression Levels of Selected Genes May Predict Response to TNF Alpha Blockers or Rituximab in the Individual Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient

    Daphna Paran1, Shlomo Pundak2, Yaniv Kotler2, Yoav Smith3, Uri Arad4, David Levartovsky5, Ilana Kaufman4, Victoria Furer4, Ofir Elalouf4, Adi Broyde1, Sara Pel4, Dan Caspi4 and Ori Elkayam4, 1Rheumatology, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, 2Genefron Ltd. Jerusalem Israel, Jerusalem, Israel, 3Genomic Data analysis Hadassah Medical School Hebrew University, Jerusalem Israel, Jerusalem, Israel, 4Rheumatology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center and the Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel, 5Rheumatology, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel

    Background/Purpose: Patients with Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a variety of therapeutic options however tools to predict individual patients' response are limited. The purpose of this…
  • Abstract Number: 2746 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Comparison Study of Tests Available to Monitor Tocilizumab Therapy in Rheumatic Patients

    Sergio Martín1,2, Ainhoa Ruiz del Agua2, Nerea Torres2, Dora Pascual-Salcedo3, Chamaida Plasencia4, Teresa Jurado5, Alejandro Balsa6, Begoña Ruiz-Argüello2, Antonio Martínez2, Rosaura Navarro7 and Daniel Nagore2, 1Department of Physiology, Medicine and Dentistry School, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU (Convocatoria ZabaldUZ, UPV/EHU; Departamento de Educación, Universidades e Investigación del Gobierno Vasco, Ref. IT687-13), Leioa, Spain, 2R&D, Progenika-Grifols, Derio, Spain, 3Immunology Unit, La Paz University Hospital-Immunology, Madrid, Spain, 4Rheumatology Unit, La Paz University Hospital-Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain, 5Immunology, La Paz University Hospital-Idipaz, Madrid, Spain, 6Rheumatology, La Paz University Hospital-Rheumatology Department, Madrid, Spain, 7Department of Physiology, Medicine and Dentistry School, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Leioa, Spain

    Background/Purpose: The options for treatment of rheumatic diseases is constantly growing. Tocilizumab (TCZ) is an anti-interleukin 6 receptor monoclonal antibody indicated for the treatment of severe…
  • Abstract Number: 689 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Are Individual or Country Level Socio-Economic Determinants Related to Disease Activity and Self-Reported Physical Function in Patients with Spondyloarthritis – Results from Multi-National Cross-Sectional Study Comospa

    Polina Putrik1, Sofia Ramiro2, Andras Keszei3, Maxime Dougados4, Anna Moltó5, Désirée van der Heijde2, Robert B.M. Landewé6 and Annelies Boonen7, 1Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, 2Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 3Epidemiology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands, 4Université Paris René Descartes and Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, 5Paris Descartes University, Rheumatology Department, Cochin Hospital, AP-HP. INSERM (U1153): Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, PRES Sorbonne Paris-Cité,, Paris, France, 6Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 7Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: In RA, previous studies observed inequalities across countries as well as individual level socio-economic factors, and unequal uptake of biologic DMARDs (bDMARDs) played an…
  • Abstract Number: 3110 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    In the Multicenter Randomized Controlled Rotation or Change Trial, a Non-TNF Targeted Therapy Has a Higher Efficacy Than a Second Anti-TNF at 3, 6 and 12 Months

    Jacques Gottenberg1, Olivier Brocq2, Aleth Perdriger3, Slim Lassoued4, Jean-Marie Berthelot5, Daniel Wendling6, Liana Euller-Ziegler7, Martin Soubrier8, Christophe Richez9, Bruno Fautrel10, Arnaud Constantin11, Xavier Mariette12, Jacques Morel13, Mélanie Gilson14, Gregoire Cormier15, Jean Hugues Salmon16, Stephanie Rist Bouillon17, Frederic Lioté18, Hubert Marotte19, Christine Bonnet20, Christian Marcelli21, Jeremie Sellam22, Olivier Meyer23, Elisabeth Solau-Gervais24, Sandrine Guis25, Jean Marc Ziza26, Charles Zarnitsky27, Isabelle Chary-Valckenaere28, O Vittecoq29, Alain Saraux30, Yves-Marie Pers31, Martine Gayraud32, Gilles Bolla33, Pascal Claudepierre34, Marc Ardizzone35, Emmanuelle Dernis Labous36, Maxime A. Breban37, Olivier Fain38, Jean Charles Balblanc39, Ouafaa Aberkane40, Marion Vazel40, Christelle Back40, Elodie Perrodeau41, Jean Sibilia42 and Philippe Ravaud32, 1Hautepierre, Strasbourg, France, 2Hospital Center Princesse Grâce, Monaco, Monaco, 3Service de Rhumatologie, CHU de Rennes, Rennes, France, 4Rheumatology, Cahors, France, 5Rheumatology, University Hospital, Nantes, France, 6Université de Franche-Comté, Besançon, France, 7Rheumatology, Nice, France, 8Rheumatology department CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France, 9Rheumatology, Bordeaux, France, 10Rheumatology, AP-HP Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital / Pierre and Marie Curie University Paris 6 GRC-08 (EEMOIS), Paris, France, 11Rheumatology, CHU Purpan - Hopital Pierre-Paul Riquet, Toulouse, France, 12Université Paris-Sud, AP-HP, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Sud, Paris, France, 13Department of rheumatology, Lapeyronie Hospital and Montpellier University, Montpellier, France, 14Hospital Center, Grenoble, France, 15Rheumatology, La Roche Sur Yon, France, 16Hôpital Maison Blanche, Rheumatology, REIMS, France, 17Rhumatologie, Hopital La Source, La Source, France, 18Rheumatology, Lariboisière, France, 19INSERM 1059 / LBTO, Université de Lyon, Saint-Etienne; Rheumatology Department, Saint-Etienne, France, 20Rheumatology, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France, 21Rheumatology, Caen, France, 22Rheumatology, PARIS, France, 23Rheumatology, Hopital Bichat, Paris, France, 24Rhumatologie, University Hospital, Poitiers, France, 25Rheumatology, Marseille, France, 26Hopital Croix-Saint-Simon, Paris Cedex 20, France, 27Rheumatology, Le Havre, France, 28Rheumatology, Nancy, France, 29University Hospital, Rouen, France, 30Rheumatology, Brest, France, 31Rheumatology, Montpellier, France, 32Rheumatology, Paris, France, 33Rheumatology, Cannes, France, 34Rheumatology, Université Paris Est Créteil, Créteil, France, 35Rheumatology, Centre Hospitalier de Mulhouse, Mulhouse, France, 36Réseau Hôpital et Ville en Rhumatologie (RHEVER) Network, Paris, France, 37Rheumatology, A. Paré University Hospital, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, 38Internal Medicine Department, Saint Antoine Hospital, Paris, France, 39Rheumatology, Belffort, France, 40Rheumatology, Strasbourg, France, 41Epidemiologist, Paris, France, 42Department of Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France

    Background/Purpose: As many as one third of patients show insufficient response to their first TNF inhibitor (TNF-insufficient response, TNF-IR). The lack of efficacy of one…
  • Abstract Number: 977 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    A Randomized, Double-Blind, Active- and Placebo-Controlled Phase 3 Study of Efficacy and Safety of Ixekizumab, Adalimumab, and Placebo Therapy in Patients Naïve to Biologic Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs with Active Psoriatic Arthritis

    Philip J. Mease1, Désirée van der Heijde2, Christopher T. Ritchlin3, Raquel Cuchacovich4,5, Catherine L. Shuler5, Chin H. Lee5, Suvajit Samanta5, Chen-Yen Lin5, Dafna D. Gladman6 and Harald Vangerow5, 1Department of Rheumatology, Swedish Medical Center and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 2Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands, 3Allergy Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, 4School of Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, 5Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, 6Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic immune-mediated inflammatory disease associated with psoriasis which includes peripheral arthritis, enthesitis, dactylitis, and spondylitis manifestations. Ixekizumab, under investigation…
  • Abstract Number: 3115 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Autoantibodies of the IgA Type a Link Between the Gut and the Anti-TNF Therapy Response in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Analysed in Two Clinical Trials

    Zoltan Konthur1, Ute Nonhof2, Melvin Michael Wiemkes3, Jacqueline Detert3, Tanja Braun4, Jörg Hollidt2, Gerd Burmester5 and Karl Skriner5, 1Department of Vertebrate Genomics, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin, Germany, 2Drug Response DX GmbH, Berlin, Germany, 3Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Germany, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 4Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 5Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Background/Purpose: So far no mechanism for non response to biologicals targeting TNFα  has been described  despite one third of rheumatoid arthritis patients treated are  non-responders.…
  • Abstract Number: 1513 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Reactivation of Hepatitis B-Infection in German Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases Treated with Biologics – a Monocentric Analysis Involving 1107 Patients

    Eva Christina Scharbatke1, Sonja Kreissl-Kemmer2, Hans-Peter Tony3, Marc Schmalzing4 and Andreas Geier2, 1Rheumatology/Immunology, University hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany, 2Hepatology, University hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany, 3University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany, 4Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany

    Background/Purpose:  Hepatitis B virus (HBV) reactivation is a common complication of immunosuppressive treatment in countries with a high prevalence of HBV infection. Biologics – and…
  • Abstract Number: 1520 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Safety, Clinical and Immunologic Effectiveness of the Live Zoster Vaccine Administered to Patients Receiving Anti-TNF Biologics

    Jeffrey R. Curtis1,2, Anita Turner3, Corretta Thomas4, Stacey Cofield4, Randall Parks5, Jennifer H. Ku6, Ilhem Messaoudi- Powers7, Keith Wanzeck1 and Kevin L. Winthrop8, 1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2Rheumatology & Immunology, University of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 3Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 4School of Public Health, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 5Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 6Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health & Science Univ, Portland, OR, 7Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR, 8Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR

    Background/Purpose: The live herpes zoster vaccine (ZV) has been shown to be safe and effective in large randomized controlled trials of older adults. It is…
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