Abstracts tagged "biologic response modifiers"

Abstract Number: 0505 • ACR Convergence 2024
UseofaMolecularSignatureResponseClassifiertoPredictInadequateResponsetoTNFiResultsinFewer Patients Prescribed TNFi
George Karpouzas¹, Lixia Zhang², Mark Zielinski², Brian Cheng² and Sherry Guardiano³, ¹Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, ²Scipher Medicine Corporation, Waltham, MA, ³Scipher Medicine Corporation, Keene, NH
Background/Purpose: Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) are generally the first class of biologic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with…
Abstract Number: 0572 • ACR Convergence 2024
Synergistic Impact of the Non-radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis Subtype and Female Sex on First-Line Biologic Discontinuation : A Study of Interaction Effects
Patricia Remalante-Rayco¹, Emmanuel Baja², Zeynep Baskurt³, Tina Chim⁴, Robert Inman⁵, Leonila Dans⁶ and Nigil Haroon⁷, ¹Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Institute of Clinical Epidemiology, National Institutes of Health, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines, ³Department of Biostatistics, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada, ⁴Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada, ⁵University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Department of Clinical Epidemiology, College of Medicine, University of the Philippines Manila, Manila, Philippines, ⁷Department of Medicine/Rheumatology, University Health Network, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Recent evidence suggests lower response rates to tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) among women with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA). However, there is a paucity…
Abstract Number: 0580 • ACR Convergence 2024
Cellular Immune Activation Signatures at Baseline Predict Response to TNF Inhibitors in Axial Spondyloarthritis
Ayantika Talukdar¹, Neke Ibeh², Rohan Machhar², Mansi Aparnathi³, Sareh Keshavarazi⁴, Archita Srinath⁵, Akihiro Nakamura⁶, Robert Inman⁷, Proton Rahman⁸, Igor Jurisica⁹ and Nigil Haroon¹⁰, ¹Krembil Research Institute, UHN, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²UHN, Toronto, Canada, ³University Health Network, Toronto, Canada, ⁴UHN, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Queen's Univesity, Kingston, ON, Canada, ⁷University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸Memorial University of Newfoundland, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, St. John's, Canada, ⁹Departments of Medical Biophysics and Computer Science and Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto and Institute of Neuroimmunology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Bratislava, Slovakia, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Department of Medicine/Rheumatology, University Health Network, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) substantially improve symptoms in Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), although 40% patients are unresponsive. Identifying biomarkers predictive of TNFi treatment response…
Abstract Number: 0595 • ACR Convergence 2024
bDMARD Drug Survival in Combination Therapy with Methotrexate in Psoriatic Arthritis: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis
Sélina HANNA ABDELMASSIH¹, Tiphaine DUJARDIN², Athan BAILLET¹, Philippe GAUDIN¹ and Xavier ROMAND¹, ¹Centre hospitalier universitaire Grenoble-Alpes, Grenoble, France, ²Hôpital Reine Hortense, Aix-les-Bains, France
Background/Purpose: During the last two decades we’ve witnessed the rising use of biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) in the treatment of psoriatic arthritis (PsA), leaving…
Abstract Number: 0665 • ACR Convergence 2024
Belimumab Induces Early and Sustained Resolution of Lupus Thrombocytopenia and Lupus Arthritis
Nicolai Leuchten¹, Ioannis Parodis², Ralph Brinks³ and Martin Aringer¹, ¹University Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany, ²Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital; Örebro University, Solna, Sweden, ³University Witten/Herdecke, Witten, Germany
Background/Purpose: Belimumab has well-established efficacy in improving overall SLE disease activity and in preventing flares and organ damage. In clinical routine, however, the primary goal…
Abstract Number: 1446 • ACR Convergence 2024
Is the Remission Achieved with Asdas, Basdaı a Real Remission? Should Ultrasound Be Added to the Parameters?
Emrah Koç¹, Burak Okyar², Sibel Bakırcı³, suade Özlem Badak², Ali Nail Demir⁴, İsmail Uçar⁴, Gökhan Sargın⁵, Servet Yüce⁶ and Emine Duygu Ersözlü¹, ¹Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey, ²Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Adana, ³Antalya training and research hospital, Antalya, Turkey, ⁴Mersin City Hospital, Mersin, Turkey, ⁵Aydin Adnan Menderes University, Aydın, Turkey, ⁶Şırnak Provincial Health Directorate Public Health Department, Şırnak, Turkey
Background/Purpose: The study aimed to evaluate changes in enthesis areas in ankylosing spondylitis patients in remission for at least six months, using either NSAIDs or…
Abstract Number: 2268 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Discontinuation and Effectiveness of Sequential Advanced Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis, a Real-World Data
Mohammad Movahedi¹, Angela Cesta², Xiuying Li², Bindee Kuriya³, Sibel Aydin⁴, Claire Bombardier⁵ and Pooneh Seyed-Akhavan⁶, and OBRI investigators, ¹Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²UHN, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto - Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Sinai Health System, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who fail conventional synthetic treatment with disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (csDMARDs) are eligible for biological DMARDs (bDMARDs) or targeted…
Abstract Number: 2594 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Novel Therapeutically Active CSF-1R Agonist Promotes Tissue Macrophages Inflammation Resolution and Induces Tissue Repair Pathways
Saul Kivimae¹, Sandip Mukherjee², Phi Quach³, Rhoneil Pena⁴, Olga Zemska³, Michal Olszewski⁵, Jicai Huang³, Michael Labson⁶, Donald Walker¹, Mekhala Maiti⁷, Chakrapani Tripathi⁸, Thomas Chang³, Suresh Adapala⁹, Damon Hamel³, Katherine Brendza³, Takahiro Miyazaki³ and Jonathan Zalevsky¹, ¹Nektar Therapeutics, San Francisco, CA, ²Nurix Therapeutics, San Francisco, ³Nektar Therapeutics, San Francisco, ⁴Sutro Biopharma, South San Francisco, ⁵Vaxcyte, San Francisco, ⁶Guardant Health, Palo Alto, ⁷Alumis, Inc, South San Francisco, ⁸Theragent Inc, Arcadia, CA, ⁹Inotiv, Rockville, MD
Background/Purpose: Current standard of care chronic inflammatory disease therapies are designed to suppress inflammation and are not optimized for inflammation resolution and restoration of tissue…
Abstract Number: 2133 • ACR Convergence 2023
Cardiovascular Risk Factors Are Associated with Discontinuation of Advanced Therapies Due to Treatment Failure in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from the OBRI
Samar Aboulenain¹, Xiuying Li², Mohammad Movahedi³, Claire Bombardier¹ and Bindee Kuriya¹, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular (CVD) comorbidity can impact overall RA care. We demonstrated that CVD risk factors were associated with higher disease activity and disability. Here, we…
Abstract Number: 0382 • ACR Convergence 2023
Heterogeneity Within a “difficult to Treat” Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Cohort: 36% May Have a More Benign Course and Have Distinct Characteristics at bDMARD or tsDMARD Initiation
Irini Flouri¹, Antonios Bertsias², Argyro Repa², Nestor Avgoustidis², Eleni Kalogiannaki², Sofia Pitsigavdaki³, George Bertsias⁴ and Prodromos Sidiropoulos⁴, ¹University of Crete Medical School, Heraklion, Greece, ²Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergy Department, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece, ³Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergy Department, Medical School, University of Crete, Crete, Greece, ⁴Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergy Department, Medical School, University of Crete, Greece; Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), Heraklion, Greece
Background/Purpose: Early detection of difficult to treat (D2T) RA patients as well as better characterization of their long-term course represent unresolved issues. Herein we aimed…
Abstract Number: 0542 • ACR Convergence 2023
Two-Year Treatment Adherence and Clinical Response to Secukinumab Compared to TNF Inhibitors in Axial and Peripheral Spondyloarthritis Patients: A Single-Center Prospective Observational Study
Irini Flouri¹, Argyro Repa², Nestor Avgoustidis², Sofia Pitsigavdaki³, Katerina Pateromichelaki², Maria Terizaki², George Bertsias⁴ and Prodromos Sidiropoulos⁴, ¹University of Crete Medical School, Heraklion, Greece, ²Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergy Department, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece, ³Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergy Department, Medical School, University of Crete, Crete, Greece, ⁴Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergy Department, Medical School, University of Crete, Greece; Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), Heraklion, Greece
Background/Purpose: Anti-IL17 agent secukinumab (SEC) has been proven effective and is widely used in the treatment of spondyloarthritis (SpA) patients alternatively to tumor necrosis factor…
Abstract Number: 0831 • ACR Convergence 2023
Two- and Three-Year Outcomes from the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Start Time Optimization of Biologic Therapy in Polyarticular JIA (STOP-JIA) Study
Sarah Ringold¹, George Tomlinson², Laura Schanberg³, vincent del gaizo⁴, Katherine Murphy⁵, Brian Feldman⁶, Mei-Sing Ong⁷, Marc Natter⁸, Yukiko Kimura⁹ and For The CARRA Registry Investgators⁴, ¹Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, ²University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁴CARRA, Inc, Washington, DC, ⁵Non-clinical, New Orleans, LA, ⁶The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Harvard Medical School & Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Institute, Boston, MA, ⁸Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁹Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: The STOP-JIA study was designed to compare the effectiveness of the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) Consensus Treatment Plans (CTPs) for untreated…
Abstract Number: 1823 • ACR Convergence 2023
Higher Body Mass Index and Older Age, Both of Which Are Linked to Immunothrombosis Are Associated with Improved Survival with Baricitinib Therapy in COVID-19 Pneumonia
Paula David¹, Niv Ben-Shabbat², Or Hen¹, Howard Amital³, Abdulla watad⁴ and Dennis McGonagle⁵, ¹University of Leeds, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine (LIRMM), Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Department of Medicine 'B'. Zabludowicz Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel, ³Sheba Medical Center - Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan, Israel, ⁴Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel, ⁵Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Immunothrombosis is a critical pathological feature of fulminant COVID-19 pneumonia in which immunosuppression with common immunomodulatory agents such as corticosteroids, IL-6 receptor blockers, and…
Abstract Number: 1858 • ACR Convergence 2023
How Did a Mandatory Switch Policy Influence the Uptake of Adalimumab Biosimilar and Other TNF Inhibitors?
Nick Bansback¹, Michael law¹, Fiona Clemont², Mina Tadrous³, Sandra Blitz¹ and Mark Harrison¹, ¹University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ³University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: In response to the low uptake of biosimilars, British Columbia (BC) in Canada became the first jurisdiction in North America to require patients with…
Abstract Number: 2045 • ACR Convergence 2023
Treatment Response in a Cohort of Pediatric Patients with Autosomal Dominant Neovascular Inflammatory Vitreoretinopathy (ADNIV)
Ilaria Maccora¹, Arjun Sood², Grant Schulert³, Alexandra Duell³, Preston Land⁴, Cameron C Sapp², Jennifer Huggins³, Tiffany Nguyen², Megan Quilan-Waters³, Sumit Sharma⁵, Sunil Srivastava² and Sheila Angeles-Han⁶, ¹PhD student, in the Area of Drugs and Innovative Treatments, NeuroFARBA Department, University of Florence. Meyer Children's Hospital, Firenze, Italy, ²Cincinnati Eye Institute, Cincinnati, OH, ³Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁴Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁵Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁶Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Pediatric uveitis often requires systemic immunomodulatory therapy (IMT) to prevent sight-threatening complications. Autosomal dominant neovascular inflammatory vitreoretinopathy (ADNIV) is a rare autoimmune condition caused…

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