Abstracts tagged "Biologicals"

Abstract Number: 1379 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association Between Body Mass Index and the Persistence of Non-TNF-Targeted Biologics in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Dong-Jin Park¹, Hyemin Jeong², Sung-Eun Choi³, Ji-Hyoun Kang² and Shin-Seok Lee⁴, ¹Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea, ²Chonnam National University Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea, ³Chonnam National University Medical School & Hospital, Gwangju, South Korea, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chonnam National University Medical School and Hospital, Gwangju, KR, Gwangju, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Recent studies have shown the impact of obesity on achieving low disease activity (LDA) or remission in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated with TNF…
Abstract Number: 1482 • ACR Convergence 2024
Predictors of Clinical Response to Intravenous Secukinumab Among Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Phase 3 Trial
Atul Deodhar¹, Eva Dokoupilova², Cynthia Vizcaya³, Reema Sutariya⁴, Weibin Bao⁴, Karen Kapur³, Susanne Rohrer³ and Alan Kivitz⁵, ¹Division of Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²Medical Plus, s.r.o., Uherske Hradiste, and Masaryk University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutical Technology, Prague, Czech Republic, ³Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁴Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ⁵Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, PA

Background/Purpose: This post hoc analysis of the INVIGORATE-1 study evaluated potential predictors of Ankylosing Spondylitis international Society (ASAS) 40 response in patients with axial spondyloarthritis…
Abstract Number: 1759 • ACR Convergence 2024
Predictors of Radiographic Spinal Progression in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis Receiving IL-17A Inhibitor or TNF Inhibitor Therapy over 2 Years: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Phase IIIb Study
Denis Poddubnyy¹, Juergen Braun², Pedro M Machado³, Victoria Navarro Compán⁴, Lianne S Gensler⁵, Kay Geert Hermann⁶, Erhard Quebe-Fehling⁷, Christelle C Pieterse⁸, Aimee Readie⁹, Corine Gaillez⁷ and Xenofon Baraliakos¹⁰, ¹Charite-Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Rheuma Praxis, Ruhr-University Bochum, Berlin, Germany, ³Department of Neuromuscular Diseases and Centre for Rheumatology, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴La Paz University Hospital, Hospital La Paz Institute for Health Research (IdiPAZ), Madrid, Spain, ⁵Department of Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁶Charite Medical School, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁸Syneos Health, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁹Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ¹⁰Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, and Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
Background/Purpose: Previous studies have identified predictors of radiographic spinal progression in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). In this post hoc analysis of the SURPASS study…
Abstract Number: 2076 • ACR Convergence 2024
Comparing the Efficacy of Conventional Immunosuppression and Rituximab in Anti-SRP Myositis: Insights from a Tertiary Care Centre Experience
ABHILASHA ARVIND MANWATKAR¹, Ajith Sivadasan², adinair Vijakrishnan², John Antony Jude Prakash³, chandhu aS⁴, JOHN KUMAR DAS⁵, Meera S N², illiasul Ibad k² and JOHN MATHEW¹, ¹christian medical college, vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, ²Christian Medical College, vellore, ³Chritian Medical College, Vellore, ⁴CMC Vellore, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, ⁵Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
Background/Purpose: There is a relative scarcity of studies on the effective management of Anti-signal recognition particle (anti-SRP) myositis. Recent consensus on anti-SRP myositis shows that…
Abstract Number: 2357 • ACR Convergence 2024
Longitudinal Evaluation of Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Guselkumab-Treated Patients with Psoriatic Disease and Levels of Systemic Inflammation Associated with Elevated Cardiovascular Risk: Post-hoc Analysis of 4 Phase 3, Randomized, Controlled Studies
Joseph Merola¹, Alexis Ogdie², Arthur Kavanaugh³, Evan Leibowitz⁴, Emmanouil Rampakakis⁵, Ryan Funk⁶, Francois Nantel⁷, Frederic Lavie⁸, Katelyn Rowland⁹ and Enrique R. Soriano¹⁰, ¹UT Southwestern Medical Center, Newton, MA, ²Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ⁴Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Fair Lawn, NJ, ⁵McGill University, Department of Pediatrics / Scientific Affairs, JSS Medical Research Inc., Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Long Grove, IL, ⁷Nantel MedSci Consult, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁸Janssen Cilag Global Medical Affairs, Immunology Global Medical Affairs, Issy les Moulineaux, France, ⁹Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Horsham, PA, ¹⁰Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic disease (PsD) is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) disease. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a biomarker of systemic inflammation; NLR ≥2.5…
Abstract Number: 2585 • ACR Convergence 2024
Guselkumab and IL-17 Inhibitors Improve Patient-perceived Impact of Psoriatic Arthritis Similarly: 6-month Interim Results of the PsABIOnd Observational Cohort Study
Stefan Siebert¹, Mohamed Sharaf², Carlo Selmi³, Proton Rahman⁴, Mitsumasa Kishimoto⁵, Enrique R. Soriano⁶, Emmanouil Rampakakis⁷, László Köleséri⁸, Minni Koivunen⁹, Frederic Lavie¹⁰, Ruben Queiro Silva¹¹, Frank Behrens¹², Ennio Lubrano¹³ and Laure Gossec¹⁴, ¹School of Infection and Immunity, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ²Johnson & Johnson, Middle East FZ LLC, Dubai, UAE, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, ³Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Rozzano, Italy, ⁴Memorial University of Newfoundland, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, St. John's, Canada, ⁵Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁶Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁷McGill University, Department of Pediatrics / Scientific Affairs, JSS Medical Research Inc., Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁸Data Sciences Staffing Solutions, IQVIA, Inc, Budapest, Hungary, ⁹Janssen Cilag Oy, Espoo, Finland, Espoo, Finland, ¹⁰Janssen Cilag Global Medical Affairs, Immunology Global Medical Affairs, Issy les Moulineaux, France, ¹¹Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo University School of Medicine, Oviedo, Spain, ¹²University Hospital Goethe University Frankfurt and Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Frankfurt, Germany, ¹³Vincenzo Tiberio Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy, ¹⁴Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: PsA leads to significant patient-perceived burden of disease. Targeted drugs have demonstrated efficacy in randomised controlled trials including in aspects of patient-reported impact. However,…
Abstract Number: 0232 • ACR Convergence 2024
Subjective and Objective Measures of Disease Activity in Difficult-to-Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients at Baseline and Follow-up After an Advanced Therapy: An Ultrasound Study
Seyyid Bilal Acikgoz¹, Ricardo Sabido-Sauri², Ozun Bayindir Tsechelidis³, Ummugulsum Gazel², Sylvia Sangwa⁴, Elliot Hepworth² and Sibel Aydin⁵, ¹University of Ottawa, Rheumatology, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³Ottawa University, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁴The Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, Canada, ⁵University of Ottawa - Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: In the era of several advanced therapies and an increasing number of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have been failed by multiple therapies,…
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,…

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