Abstracts tagged "Biologicals"

Abstract Number: 0453 • ACR Convergence 2024
Risk of Active Disease Determines the Expert Opinion Use of Biologics in Pregnancy, but Less in Breastfeeding, and in Men Planning a Family
Andrea Pluma¹, Linda Rüegg², Sabrina Hamroun³, Axel Finckh⁴, Yvette Meissner⁵ and Frauke Foerger⁶, ¹Vall d'Hebron University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain, ²Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, Bern, Switzerland, ³Cochin University Hospital, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ⁴Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland, ⁵Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum, Berlin, Germany, ⁶University hospital Bern /Inselspital Bern, Bern, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Counselling patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMD) in the phase of reproduction, pregnancy and breastfeeding is a challenging task. The potential risk of…
Abstract Number: 0535 • ACR Convergence 2024
Oral Glucocorticoid Premedication Is at Least as Effective as Intravenous Glucocorticoid Premedication for Prevention of Infusion-related Reactions to Rituximab in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Pauline Bovens¹, Luuk Van Esveld², Maike Wientjes¹, Noortje van Herwaarden³, David Ten Cate⁴, Eward Melis³, Nienke Lesuis⁵, Bart van den Bemt⁶ and Alfons den Broeder¹, ¹Sint Maartenskliniek, Ubbergen, Netherlands, ²Sint Maartenskliniek, Utrecht, Netherlands, ³Sint Maartenskliniek, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁴Sint Maartenskliniek, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Hospital Group Twente, Almelo, Netherlands, ⁶Sint Maartenskliniek / Radboudumc, Ubbergen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: It has been demonstrated that pretreatment with intravenous glucocorticoids can prevent infusion-related reactions (IRR) that may occur in RA patients receiving rituximab infusions [1].…
Abstract Number: 0708 • ACR Convergence 2024
Outcomes of Intermittent Intravenous Steroid Use During Infusion Therapy in Systemic Sclerosis
Vangala Adarsh¹, dihowm Fatma¹, Eyerusalem Akpan², Meredith Keller², Maheswari Muruganandam², N. Suzanne Emil², Frank O'Sullivan³, Roderick Fields² and wilmer sibbitt¹, ¹UNM, Albuquerque, NM, ²University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM, ³University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM
Background/Purpose: Use of high dose corticosteroids in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is considered a significant risk factor for development of scleroderma renal crisis (SRC). Intravenous (IV)…
Abstract Number: 1025 • ACR Convergence 2024
Gender Disparities in Disease Impact and Treatment Access for Spondyloarthropathies in Latin America: Insights from a Web Survey
Sebastián Ibáñez¹, María Dominga García¹ and Natalia González², ¹Clínica Alemana de Santiago, Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile, ²Fundación Espondilitis Chile, Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile
Background/Purpose: Previous studies have shown that female patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA) tend to experience a greater impact on their functionality, especially among women in Latin…
Abstract Number: 1386 • ACR Convergence 2024
Olokizumab in Real Clinical Practice: Efficacy and Safety
Sofia Kuzkina¹, Alena Zagrebneva², Galym Togizbayev³, Elvira Aitova⁴, Nataliya Belozerova⁵, Irina Patrikeeva⁶, Ruzana Samigullina⁷, Mikhail Sostak⁷, Evgeniya Jakovleva⁸, Anton Chudinov⁹, Antonina Dolgorukova¹⁰, Evgeniy Alekseev¹¹ and EVGENY NASONOV¹², ¹R-Pharm, Moscow, Russia, ²Clinical hospital #52, Moscow, Russia, ³Kazakh National Medical University named after Asfendiyarov S, Almaty, Kazakhstan, ⁴Clinic of Bashkir State Medical University, Ufa, Russia, ⁵SBIHC «Region clinic hospital Nr 2»; SBEA HE «Kuban state medical university»,, Krasnodar, Russia, ⁶GBUZ Tyumen Regional Clinical Hospital N 1, Tyumen, Russia, ⁷North-Western State Medical University named after I.I. Mechnikov, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, ⁸Scientific Research Institute - Ochapovsky Regional Clinical Hospital no. 1, Krasnodar, Russia, ⁹Clinical Rheumatology Hospital No.25; North-West State Medical University named after I.I.Mechnikov, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, ¹⁰R-Pharm, JSC, Moscow, Russia, ¹¹R-Pharm, JSC, Saint-Petersburg, Russia, ¹²V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology; I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia
Background/Purpose: Olokizumab (OKZ) is a direct inhibitor of interleukin 6, which has shown significant symptom reduction in RA patients, however there is a lack of…
Abstract Number: 1492 • ACR Convergence 2024
Timing of SLEDAI-2K Item Improvements During the First Year of Intravenous Anifrolumab Treatment of Moderate to Severe SLE
Edward Vital¹, Richard Furie², Eric Morand³, Ian Bruce⁴, Jacob Knagenhjelm⁵ and Catharina Lindholm⁶, ¹Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, Leeds, England, United Kingdom, ²Northwell Health, Manhasset, NY, ³School of Clinical Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ⁴Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁵BioPharmaceuticals Medical, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden, ⁶BioPharmaceuticals Medical, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden, Gothenburg, Sweden
Background/Purpose: SLE is a chronic disease in which irreversible organ damage can accumulate over time; treatments associated with rapid responses in patients are therefore desirable.1…
Abstract Number: 1860 • ACR Convergence 2024
Targeting Th1 Effector Cytokines, TNF-α and IFN-γ, Attenuates Experimental Autoimmune Myeloperoxidase ANCA Associated Vasculitis
Kei Nagai¹, Daniel Koo Yuk Cheong², Anh Cao-Le², Joshua Ooi³ and Poh Yi Gan², ¹Department of Nephrology, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan, ²Department of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ³Monash University-T Cell Therapies Research Group, Clayton, Victoria, Australia
Background/Purpose: Anti-cytokine monoclonal antibody (mAb) therapies have shown efficacy in numerous autoimmune diseases but have yet to succeed in myeloperoxidase anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody associated vasculitis…
Abstract Number: 2084 • ACR Convergence 2024
Efficacy and Safety of a Step-down Regimen of Low Dosage of Glucocorticoids Combined with Early Administration of Synthetic or Biologic Immunosuppressants in Anti-synthetase Syndrome: A Pilot Study
Edoardo Conticini¹, Paolo Cameli¹, Silvia Grazzini¹, Miriana d'Alessandro¹, Laura Bergantini¹, Brunetta Porcelli¹, Maria Antonietta Mazzei¹, Luca Cantarini¹, Elena Bargagli¹ and Bruno Frediani², ¹Università di Siena, Siena, Italy, ²Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
Background/Purpose: Anti-synthetase syndrome (ASS) is a rare autoimmune disease characterized by the presence of anti-aminoacyl-transfer-RNA synthetase antibodies (ARS) and the involvement of muscles, skin, joints,…
Abstract Number: 2359 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Real-World Study on the Clinical Characteristics and Patient Reported Outcomes of Patients with Active AxSpA Prescribed CT-P13 SC in Five European Countries
Xenofon Baraliakos¹, Ye Eun Lee², Soyeon Park², Young Nam Lee², Megan Hughes³, Molly Edwards³, Emily Quiñones⁴ and Raj Sengupta⁵, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ²Celltrion, Inc., Incheon, Republic of Korea, ³Adelphi Real World, Bollington, United Kingdom, ⁴Adelphi Real World, Macclesfield, United Kingdom, ⁵Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: CT-P13 SC, a new formulation of infliximab administered subcutaneously, has been approved by European Medicine Agency for the treatment of radiographic axial spondylarthritis (axSpA)…
Abstract Number: 2586 • ACR Convergence 2024
Results from the Biopsy Driven Ebio Study: Entheseal Tissue Signature in Response to IL-17 Blockade in Psoriatic Arthritis
Maria Gabriella Raimondo¹, Hashem Mohammadian², Stefano Alivernini³, Simon Rauber¹, Filippo Fagni⁴, Giulia Corte⁵, Koray Tascilar², Maria Antonietta D´Agostino⁶, Georg Schett⁷, Arnd Kleyer⁸ and Andreas Ramming¹, ¹Department of Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany, ²Department of Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology & Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-University (FAU) Erlangen-Nurnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ³Division of Rheumatology - Fondazione Policlinico Universitario A. Gemelli IRCCS - Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie (DZI), Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine 3 - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander University (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, Deutsches Zentrum für Immuntherapie (DZI), Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg and Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Bayern, Germany, ⁶Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy, Rome, Italy, ⁷Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁸Charité - Universittsmedizin Berlin, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Enthesitis is considered to be an early event in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) course, representing a hallmark feature of the disease. So far, most of…
Abstract Number: 0237 • ACR Convergence 2024
Tofacitinib: A Retrospective Study on Safety and Adverse Effects
Vrushal Kale¹, Sandeep yadav², Canchi Balakrishnan³, Rohini Samant⁴, Bishakha Swain⁴, Shaurav Khanna⁵, Aashish Agrawal⁵ and Aditi Patankar⁴, ¹P D Hinduja national Hospital and medical Research centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, ²Pd Hinduja hospital, Thane, Maharashtra, India, ³P D Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mahim, Mumbai, Mahin, Maharashtra, India, ⁴P D Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, mumbai, Maharashtra, India, ⁵P D Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mahim, Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib, an oral Janus kinase inhibitor, is widely used in India to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other autoimmune diseases. Although its efficacy is…
Abstract Number: 0468 • ACR Convergence 2024
Plasma Calprotectin Assessed in Multiple Biological Treatment Strategies for Early Rheumatoid Arthritis over 48 Weeks
David Stevens¹, Lene Sundbakk², Amirhossein Kazemi², Marte Heiberg³, Tuulikki Sokka-Isler⁴, Bjorn Gudbjornsson⁵, Kristina Lend⁶, Anna Rudin⁷, Michael Nurmohamed⁸, Jon Lampa⁹, Merete Hetland¹⁰, Mikkel Ostergaard¹¹, Ronald Van Vollenhoven¹², Tillmann Uhlig², Espen Haavardsholm² and Hilde Hammer³, ¹St. Olavs hospital, Trondheim, Norway, ²Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Oslo, Norway, ⁴University of Eastern Finland, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jyvaskyla, Finland, ⁵Landspitali University Hospital and University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland, ⁶Amsterdam UMC, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁷Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, ⁸Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁹Karolinska University Hospital, Hässelby, Sweden, ¹⁰Rigshospitalet Glostrup and University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark, ¹¹Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen and Center for Rheumatology, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Glostrup, Denmark, ¹²Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Plasma calprotectin is a sensitive biomarker of inflammation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and reflects activation of granulocytes and macrophages. Calprotectin has not…
Abstract Number: 0561 • ACR Convergence 2024
Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients with Comorbid Fibromyalgia Feel Worse, Work Less and More Often Try Multiple Biological DMARDs − Results from a Population-Based Cohort
Annie Brink¹, Elisabeth Mogard², Elisabet Lindqvist², Jonas Sagard², Johan Karlsson Wallman¹ and Tor Olofsson², ¹Lund University, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, Lund, Skane Lan, Sweden, ²Lund University, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Section of Rheumatology and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose: A growing arsenal of biologic/targeted synthetic DMARDs often makes inflammation control an attainable target in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). Yet, many patients keep suffering from…
Abstract Number: 0745 • ACR Convergence 2024
Tocilizumab in Monotherapy vs. Combined in Aortitis Associated with Giant Cell Arteritis. Multicenter Open-label Study of 196 Patients
Adrián Martín-Gutiérrez¹, Javier Loricera², Carmen Secada Gómez³, Javier Narvaez-García⁴, Olga Maíz Alonso⁵, Iñigo Hernández-Rodríguez⁶, Susana Romero Yuste⁷, Eugenio De Miguel⁸, Eva Galindez-Agirregoikoa⁹, ivan Ferraz-Amaro¹⁰, Julio Sánchez-Martín¹¹, Patricia Moya Albarado¹², Cristina Campos Fernández¹³, Fernando Lopez-Gutierrez¹⁴, Santos Castañeda¹⁵ and Ricardo Blanco-Alonso¹⁶, and the Tocilizumab in Giant Cell Arteritis Spanish Collaborative Group, ¹Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Renedo de Piélagos, Cantabria, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ³Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵3Hospital Universitario de Donosti, San Sebastian, Spain, San Sebastian, Pais Vasco, Spain, ⁶Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Complex of Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁹BASURTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, BILBAO, Spain, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canarias, Spain, ¹¹Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ¹²Hospital de San Pau, Barcelona, Spain, ¹³Escuela de Doctorado, Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir, Valencia, Spain, ¹⁴Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁶Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Aortitis related to Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA-aortitis) is a frequent and potential severe complication. Tocilizumab (TCZ) was approved in GCA, but the efficacy in…
Abstract Number: 1035 • ACR Convergence 2024
Impact in Clinical Practice of the European Medicines Agency Health Alert About the Restriction of the Use of JAK Inhibitors
Elisabet Castañeda Estévez¹, Cristina Vergara Dangond¹, Martina Steiner¹, Maria Beatriz Paredes Romero¹, Ana Esteban Vázquez¹, Tatiana Cobo Ibañez¹, Laura Trives Folguera¹, Maria Liz Romero Bogado¹, Isabel De La Cámara Fernandez¹, Patricia Richi Alberti¹, Ana Valeria Acosta Alfaro², Iria De La Osa Subtil³ and Santiago Muñoz Fernández⁴, ¹Department of Rheumatology. Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía., Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía., Madrid, Spain, ³Department of Medicine, Faculty of Biomedical and Health Sciences, European University of Madrid., Madrid, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario Infanta Sofía. Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Recently, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) published a health alert that extended to all JAK inhibitors (JAKi) due to a possible class effect, recommending…

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