Abstracts tagged "biologic response modifiers"

Abstract Number: 206 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Real World IGRA Testing in Rheumatology Practice
Paul DeMarco^1,2, Megan Bishop³, Ashling Smith⁴, Herbert S. B. Baraf^1,5, Andrew Gregory DeMarco⁶, Temitope Ademola⁷, Deborah Contreras⁸, Adalisa Enriquez RMA¹, Lisa Klein¹, Kayra Perez¹, Sandra Ventura¹, Janice Whyte-Whitworth¹, Vince Calhoun¹, Theresa Bass Goldman¹ and Alan K Matsumoto^1,9, ¹The Center for Rheumatology and Bone Research, Wheaton, MD, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, ³Clinical Trials, The Center for Rheumatology and Bone Research, Wheaton, MD, ⁴2730 University Blvd West, Suite 306, The Center for Rheumatology and Bone Research, Wheaton, MD, ⁵Department of Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, ⁶Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cellular Biology, Georgetown University Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Cellular Biology, Washington, DC, ⁷The Center for Rheumatology and Bone Research, Washington, DC, ⁸2730 University Boulevard West, Suite 306, The Center for Rheumatology and Bone Research, Wheaton, MD, ⁹Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTb) screening is routine for clinical trial protocols, & authorization for immunomodulators use by health insurances. Real world data is needed to…
Abstract Number: 636 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of Adding MTX to TNF Inhibitors on Joint Severity Indices and Skin Scores in Psoriatic Arthritis: A Post-Hoc Meta-Analysis of Randomized, Controlled Trials
Rochelle Castillo¹, Khushboo Sheth² and Santhanam Lakshminarayanan³, ¹University of Connecticut, Farmington, CT, ²Rheumatology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ³Division of Rheumatology, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT
Background/Purpose: Co-medication of MTX with TNF inhibitors (TNFi) has proven superior to TNFi monotherapy in improving clinical outcomes in patients with RA. Whether this holds…
Abstract Number: 649 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Evaluation Usefulness of Standardized Protocol Strategies of Dose Reduction in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Clinical Remission Treated with Biologic Therapies. the Optibio Study
Carmen Bejerano¹, Natividad Oreiro¹, Carlos Fernandez-Lopez², Jose A Pinto-Tasende¹, Antonio Atanes¹, Bruno De Aspe¹, Genaro Graña Gil¹, Mercedes Freire¹, Manuel Acasuso³, Sonia Pertega⁴, Francisco J. de Toro¹ and Francisco J Blanco¹, ¹Rheumatology Division, INIBIC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), A Coruna, Spain, ²Rheumatology Division, INIBIC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), La Coruña, Spain, ³Centro de Salud San Jose, XAP Coruna, A Coruna, Spain, ⁴Epidemiology Unit, INIBIC - Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain
Background/Purpose: The OPTIBIO study is a clinical trial whose primary endpoint is to evaluate the proportion of patients that after one year are maintained in…
Abstract Number: 1350 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Asymptomatic Coccidioidomycosis in Patients with Rheumatic Disease: 8 Years of Experience
Usman Ajaz¹, Jeffrey R. Lisse², Neil M. Ampel³ and Dominick Sudano⁴, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, ²Arizona Arthritis Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, ³Department of Infectious Disease, Southern AZ VA Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Background/Purpose: Coccidioidomycosis (valley fever) is an endemic fungal infection that typically causes a self-limited pulmonary illness in the Southwestern United States,. Immunosuppressed patients are at…
Abstract Number: 2482 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long Term Drug Survival of Adalimumab and Etanercept Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis with and without Methotrexate
I.M Visman¹, MJ l'Ami², Gertjan Wolbink³ and Mike T. Nurmohamed^4,5, ¹Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, location Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, Reade, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, VU University medical center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) inhibitors are effective, safe and widely used treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The therapy is often started in combination…
Abstract Number: 2641 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Safety of Synthetic and Biological Dmards: Slr Informing the Update of the EULAR Recommendations for the Management of RA
Sofia Ramiro¹, Alexandre Sepriano¹, Katerina Chatzidionysiou², Jackie L. Nam³, Josef Smolen⁴, Désirée van der Heijde⁵, Maxime Dougados⁶, Ronald van Vollenhoven⁷, Johannes WJ Bijlsma⁸, GR Burmester⁹, Marieke Scholte-Voshaar¹⁰ and RBM Landewé¹¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Department of Medicine, Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴Internal Medicine III, Div. of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁵Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁶Paris Descartes University, Paris, France, ⁷Amsterdam Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁸Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁹Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ¹⁰EULAR Standing Committee of People with Arthritis/Rheumatism in Europe, Zurich, Switzerland, ¹¹Amsterdam Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: As part of the update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of RA, we performed a systematic literature review to assess the safety…
Abstract Number: 548 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Dose Escalation and Co-Therapy Intensification Between Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Initiating Biologic Treatment with Etanercept, Adalimumab and Infliximab
J Carter Thorne¹, Gilles Boire², Andrew Chow³, Kirsten Garces⁴, Fang Liu⁵, Melanie Poulin-Costello⁶, Valery Walker⁵ and Boulos Haraoui⁷, ¹Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ²Department of Medicine/Division of Rheumatology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ³Credit Valley Rheumatology, Mississauga, ON, Canada, ⁴Amgen Canada Inc, Mississauga, ON, Canada, ⁵Optum, Burlington, ON, Canada, ⁶Amgen Canada Inc., Mississauga, ON, Canada, ⁷Institut de rhumatologie de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: The individual response to anti-TNFs etanercept (ETA), infliximab (INF) and adalimumab (ADA) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may vary. Options for managing inadequate response include…
Abstract Number: 601 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Step-Down Strategy of Spacing TNF-Blockers Injections for Established Rheumatoid Arthritis in Remission: A within Randomized Control Trial Based Cost-Utility Analysis
Antoine Vanier¹, Florence Tubach², Toni Alfaiate³, Xavier Mariette⁴ and Bruno Fautrel⁵, ¹Biostatistics, Public Health and Medical Informatics, AP-HP Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital / Pierre and Marie Curie University Paris 6, Paris, France, ²Epidemiology and Clinical Research, AP-HP Bichat Hospital / University of Paris-Diderot / INSERM CIC-EC 1425, Paris, France, ³Epidemiology and Clinical Research, AP-HP Bichat Hospital / INSERM CIC-EC 1425, Paris, France, ⁴Université Paris-Sud, AP-HP, Hôpitaux Universitaires Paris-Sud, Paris, France, ⁵Rheumatology, AP-HP Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital / Pierre and Marie Curie University Paris 6 GRC-08 (EEMOIS), Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Once remission is achieved for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), treatment down-titration should be attempted, for safety issues or economic reasons. One of the…
Abstract Number: 2205 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Management of Asymptomatic Coccidioidomycosis in Patients with Rheumatic Disease
Dominick Sudano¹, Varun Bhalla², Neil M. Ampel^3,4 and Jeffrey R. Lisse⁵, ¹Rheumatology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, ²University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, ³Infectious Disease, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, ⁴Infectious Disease, Southern Arizona Veteran's Affairs Medical Center, Tucson, AZ, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Background/Purpose: In the Southwestern United States, coccidioidomycosis (valley fever) is an endemic fungal infection which typically causes a self-limited pulmonary illness. Immunosuppressed patients, including those…
Abstract Number: 2387 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Change of serum Amyloid a predict The Effect Of Biological Treatment In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient
Chisa Okura¹, Yukio Yonemoto², Koichi Okamura¹, Tetsuya Kaneko³, Tsutomu Kobayashi¹ and Kenji Takagishi¹, ¹Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma, Japan, ²Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Japan, ³Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Inoue Hospital, Takasaki, Gunma, Japan
Background/Purpose: The C-reactive protein (CRP) level and the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) are common markers of inflammation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The serum…
Abstract Number: 382 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect Of Biologic Disease Modifiers On Cardiovascular Risk Of Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis – 2 Years Prospective Cohort Study
Majed M. Khraishi¹ and Rana Aslanov², ¹Nexus Clinical Research, St John's, NF, Canada, ²Clinical Epidemiology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St.John's, NF, Canada
Background/Purpose: People with RA have a higher risk for developing cardiovascular diseases than the general population. The pathogenic mechanisms in RA appear to be complex…
Abstract Number: 1698 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors of Discontinuation of Biologics in 2,281 US Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sofia Ramiro¹, Frederick Wolfe², David J. Harrison³, George Joseph³, David H. Collier³, Désirée van der Heijde⁴, Robert Landewé⁵ and Kaleb Michaud⁶, ¹Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal, ²National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ³Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁴Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁵Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam and Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, Netherlands, ⁶Rheumatology, National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases & University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Identifying predictors of discontinuation of biologic treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) has clinical and research importance given the chronicity of RA and high costs…
Abstract Number: 500 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Tolerability Between Tumor Necrosis Factor-Inhibitors and Tocilizumab for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yoshihiro Hishitani¹, Yoshihito Shima¹, Toru Hirano¹, Keisuke Hagihara², Kosuke Ebina³, Yasuo Kunugiza⁴, Kenrin Shi³, Masashi Narazaki¹, Atsushi Ogata¹, Tetsuya Tomita⁵, Toshio Tanaka¹ and Atsushi Kumanogoh¹, ¹Respiratory Medicine, Allergy and Rheumatic Diseases, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan, ²Department of Kampo Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan, ³Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan, ⁴Orthopedics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan, ⁵Dept of Orthopaedics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
Background/Purpose: Some patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) receiving tumor necrosis factor-inhibitors (TNF-Is) show inadequate response to TNF-Is. But it has not been clarified what is…
Abstract Number: 1684 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increased Risk of Major Cardiovascular Events in a Nationwide Cohort of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Biological Agents
Signe Abitz Winther¹, Peter Riis Hansen¹, Søren Lund Kristensen¹, Lene Dreyer², Ole Ahlehoff¹, Louise Linde³, Christian Torp-Pedersen¹ and Jesper Lindhardsen¹, ¹Department of Cardiology, Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte, Hellerup, Denmark, ²Internal Medicine - Rheumatology Section, Copenhagen University Hospital at Gentofte, Copenhagen, Denmark, ³Internal Medicine - Rheumatology Section, Copenhagen University Hospital Gentofte, Hellerup, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease, but in contrast to the well-established risk of myocardial infarction (MI), the…
Abstract Number: 457 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Biologic Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs and the Risk of Non-Vertebral Osteoporotic Fractures in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Aged 50 Years and Over
Jean-Pascal Roussy¹, Louis Bessette², Sasha Bernatsky³, Elham Rahme⁴ and Jean Lachaine¹, ¹Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Québec, pavillon CHUL, Sainte-Foy, QC, Canada, ³Clinical Epidemiology, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Chronic inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may interfere with bone remodelling. Inflammation mediators such as TNF-α stimulate osteoclast formation which favors bone destruction. Small…

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