Abstracts tagged "biologic response modifiers"

Abstract Number: 0719 • ACR Convergence 2020
Anti-adalimumab Antibodies Detection Using a Novel Peptide-based Assay in a Cohort of Pediatric Patients with Chronic Rheumatic Disorders: A Pilot Study
Edoardo Marrani¹, Hendrik Rusche², Francesco Terzani³, Elisa Peroni⁴, Feliciana Real-Fernandez⁵, Olivier Monasson⁴, Roberta Ponti⁶, Gabriele Simonini⁷, Anna Maria Papini³ and Paolo Rovero⁵, ¹University of Florence, Firenze, Italy, ²Peptlab@CY and Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Cergy-Paris University, Cergy-Pontoise,, France, ³PeptLab, Dep. Chemistry, University of Florence, Sesto FIorentino, Italy, ⁴Peptlab@CY and Laboratory of Chemical Biology, Cergy-Paris University, cergy-pontoise, France, ⁵PeptLab, Dep. NEUROFARBA, University of Florence, Firenze, Italy, ⁶Pediatric Department, University of Udine, udine, Italy, ⁷Rheumatology Unit, Meyer Children's University Hospital, Florence; NEUROFARBA Department, University of Florence, Italy, Florence, Italy
Background/Purpose: Immunogenicity and development of anti-drug antibodies have been associated with treatment failure and adverse events during biologic treatment. Anti-drug antibodies (ADAs) have been reported…
Abstract Number: 0833 • ACR Convergence 2020
Optimized Treatment of Biological Disease Modifying Drugs in Routine Clinical Practice: Survival Study and Analysis of Patient Characteristics
Andrea De Diego Sola¹, César Antonio Egües Dubuc², Nerea Alcorta Lorenzo¹, Jesús Alejandro Valero Jaimes², Olga Maíz Alonso³, Luis Maria Lopez Dominguez¹, Esther Uriarte Isacelaya⁴, Jorge Cancio Fanlo⁵, María Asunción Aranguren Redondo⁶, María Belén Irastorza Larburu⁷ and Joaquín María Belzunegui Otano³, ¹Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Donostia. San Sebastián, Spain, San Sebastian, Pais Vasco, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Donostia, San Sebastián, Spain, ³Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Donostia. San Sebastián, Spain, San Sebastian, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario Donostia, San Sebastian, Pais Vasco, Spain, ⁶Pharmacology Service, Hospital Universitario Donostia. San Sebastián, Spain, San Sebastian, Spain, ⁷Pharmacology Service, Hospital Universitario Donostia. San Sebastián, Spain, San Sebastián, Spain
Background/Purpose: The emergence of biological disease modifying drugs (bDMARD) has allowed a targeted approach to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) ("treat-to-treat" strategy). Once sustained remission is achieved,…
Abstract Number: 0901 • ACR Convergence 2020
Proinflammatory Neutrophil Function Is Modulated During Secukinumab Therapy in Psoriatic Arthritis Without Compromising Host Defence
Robert Moots¹, Andy Cross², Helen Wright², Steven Edwards², Nicola Goodson³, Jenny Hawkes³, Ayren Mediana¹ and Helen Frankland¹, ¹Liverpool University Hospitals, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ²University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ³University of Liverpool, Liverpool
Background/Purpose: Secukinumab is a monoclonal antibody that neutralises IL-17A, which plays a key role in the IL-23/17A axis underlying the pathophysiology of psoriatic arthritis (PsA). …
Abstract Number: 1014 • ACR Convergence 2020
Disease Modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs, Biologics and Corticosteroid Use in Older Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis over 20 Years
John Hanly¹ and Lynn Lethbridge², ¹Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, ²Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Background/Purpose: The objective of the current study was to examine the change in prescribing patterns for older adults with RA over a 20 year period…
Abstract Number: 1240 • ACR Convergence 2020
An Increase in Red Cell Mean Corpuscular Volume by Methotrexate Is Potentiated by Hydroxychloroquine and Predicts Clinical Response in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Muhammad Shipa¹, Su-Ann Yeoh¹, Dev Mukerjee² and Michael Ehrenstein¹, ¹University College London, LONDON, United Kingdom, ²North Middlesex University hospital NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) can result in an increase in mean corpuscular volume (MCV) of red blood cells. The range of MCV change varies between patients…
Abstract Number: 1376 • ACR Convergence 2020
Impact of Body Composition Measures on the Response to Biological Disease-modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Valeria Rios Rodriguez¹, Mikhail Protopopov¹, Fabian Proft¹, Judith Rademacher¹, Burkhard Muche¹, Anne-Katrin Weber¹, Susanne Lüders¹, Hildrun Haibel¹, Maryna Verba¹, Joachim Sieper¹ and Denis Poddubnyy², ¹Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Data on the impact of body weight and body mass index (BMI) on the response to biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) in axial spondyloarthritis…
Abstract Number: 1898 • ACR Convergence 2020
Comparative Effectiveness of Secukinumab, Adalimumab and Other Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in the Treatment of Axial Spondyloarthritis
Loïc Choquette Sauvageau¹, Denis Choquette², Louis Bessette³, Isabelle Ferdinand¹, Boulos Haraoui⁴, Frédéric Massicotte¹, Jean-Pierre Pelletier², Jean-Pierre Raynauld², Marie-Anaïs Rémillard¹, Diane Sauvageau¹, Édith Villeneuve¹ and Louis Coupal¹, ¹Institut de Rhumatologie de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²Institut de Rhumatologie de Montréal, Montreal, Canada, ³Centre de l'Ostéoporose et de Rhumatologie de Québec, Quebec, QC, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology Institute of Montréal, Montreal, Canada
Background/Purpose: Studies comparing the effectiveness of biologics in the treatment of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) are sparse [1]. One study comparing secukinumab and adalimumab biosimilar is ongoing.…
Abstract Number: 2005 • ACR Convergence 2020
Histo-pathological Cellular Markers of Treatment Response to Rituximab and Tocilizumab in Matched Pre- and Post-treatment Synovial Biopsies from the R4RA Randomised Clinical Trial in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Felice Rivellese¹, Frances Humby², Giovanni Giorli², Alessandra Nerviani¹, Rebecca Hands², Liliane Fossati-Jimack², Georgina Thorborn², Myles Lewis¹ and Costantino Pitzalis², ¹Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom, ²Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The results of the R4RA trial, the first biopsy-based RCT in TNF-i inadequate responders patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), showed that molecular stratification of…
Abstract Number: 050 • 2020 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Long Term Safety of Biologics and Biosimilars in Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases: An Experience from a Single North Indian Centre
MANJARI AGARWAL ¹, Sujata Sawhney² and Anju Singh ³, ¹Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, NEW DELHI, Delhi, India, ²Sir ganga ram hospital, Sector 37 noida, Uttar Pradesh, India, ³Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, delhi, India
Background/Purpose: The use of biologic response modifiers(BRMs) is associated with an increased risk of infections.We also use biosimilars for two reasons:1. originator not available, like…
Abstract Number: 1221 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serologic Screening for Coccidioidomycosis Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Rheumatic Diseases on Biologic Response Modifiers, Corticosteroids, and Dmards
Shubha Kollampare¹, C. Kent Kwoh^1,2, Wei-Hsuan Lo-Ciganic³, Lili Zhou^2,4, Erin L. Ashbeck² and Dominick Sudano¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, ²University of Arizona Arthritis Center, Tucson, AZ, ³Department of Pharmacy, Practice and Science, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, TUCSON, AZ, ⁴College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Background/Purpose: The 2016 Infectious Disease Society of America (IDSA) guidelines recommend serologic screening for coccidioidomycosis (Cocci) prior to initiation of biologic response modifiers (BRMs). Current…
Abstract Number: 2906 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Use of Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs, Biologic Response Modifiers and Corticosteroids, and Subsequent Risk of Coccidioidomycosis Infection Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Dominick Sudano¹, C. Kent Kwoh², Lili Zhou³, Erin L. Ashbeck⁴ and Wei-Hsuan Lo-Ciganic⁵, ¹University of Arizona Arthritis Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, ²University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, ³Department of Pharmacy, Practice and Science, University of Arizona, College of Pharmacy, Tucson, AZ, ⁴The University of Arizona Arthritis Center, Tucson, AZ, ⁵Department of Pharmacy, Practice and Science, College of Pharmacy, University of Arizona, Associate professor, TUCSON, AZ
Background/Purpose: Coccidioidomycosis (Cocci) is a fungal infection endemic to seven states in the US. Biologic response modifiers (BRMs) have been shown to increase the risk…
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…

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