Abstracts tagged "Biologicals"

Abstract Number: 0146 • ACR Convergence 2022
Intravenous versus Subcutaneous Tocilizumab in a Series of 471 Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis
Lara Sánchez-Bilbao¹, Javier Loricera², Santos Castañeda³, Clara Moriano⁴, F. Javier Narváez⁵, Vicente Aldasoro⁶, Olga Maiz⁷, Rafael Melero⁸, Juan Ignacio Villa⁹, Paloma Vela-Casampere¹⁰, Susana Romero Yuste¹¹, José Luis Callejas¹², Eugenio De Miguel¹³, Eva Galíndez-Agirregoikoa¹⁴, Francisca Sivera¹⁵, Jesús Carlos Fernández-López¹⁶, Carles Galisteo¹⁷, Ivan Ferraz Amaro¹⁸, Julio Sánchez-Martín¹, Mónica Calderón-Goercke¹, José Luis Hernández¹, Miguel Ángel González-Gay¹⁹ and Ricardo Blanco², ¹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ³Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León, León, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, ⁷Hospital Universitario de Donostia, San Sebastián, Spain, ⁸Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain, ⁹Hospital Sierrallana, Torrelavega, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital General Universitario Alicante, Alicante, Spain, ¹¹Complexo Hospitalario Universitario, Pontevedra, Spain, ¹²Hospital San Cecilio, Granada, Spain, ¹³Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁴Basurto University Hospital, Bilbao, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital Universitario de Elda, San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain, ¹⁶Complejo H. Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, ¹⁷Hospital Parc Tauli,, Sabadel, Spain, ¹⁸Division of Rheumatology. Hospital Universitario de Canarias. Spain., Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ¹⁹Department of Medicine and Psychiatry, Universidad de Cantabria; Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla; Research group on genetic epidemiology and atherosclerosis in systemic diseases and in metabolic diseases of the musculoskeletal system, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain. Cardiovascular Pathophysiology and Genomics Research Unit, School of Physiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ) has shown efficacy in large-vessel vasculitis, including Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). Clinical trials with TCZ in GCA were performed with intravenous (iv)…
Abstract Number: 0315 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Impact of Comorbidities on the Efficacy of IL-6 Inhibitor Olokizumab Compared to Adalimumab
Evgeny Nasonov¹, Eugen Feist², Michael Luggen³, Sergey Yakushin⁴, Daria Bukhanova⁵, Alina Egorova⁶, Sergey Grishin⁶, Mikhail Samsonov⁵ and Josef Smolen⁷, ¹V.A. Nasonova Research Institute of Rheumatology, Moscow, Russia, ²Helios Clinic Vogelsang-Gommern, cooperation partner of the Otto von Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany, ³University Hospital/University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, ⁴Ryazan State Medical University named after academician I.P. Pavlov, Ryazan, Russia, ⁵R-Pharm JSC, Moscow, Russia, ⁶R-Pharm, Moscow, Russia, ⁷Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: Comorbid conditions may affect efficacy of treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of this analysis was to evaluate the impact of…
Abstract Number: 0426 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Relative Efficacy of Biologic and Targeted Synthetic DMARDs in Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Network Meta-Analysis
Jesus Diaz¹, Guillermo Quiceno², Cathy Lee Ching³ and Adela Castro⁴, ¹Hamilton Medical Center, Chattanooga, TN, ²UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ³University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, ⁴Hamilton Physician Group-Specialty Care, Dalton, GA
Background/Purpose: There is an unmet medical need for the treatment of patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS) who have an inadequate response to NSAIDs. Prior…
Abstract Number: 0763 • ACR Convergence 2022
Immunogenicity Analysis from the VOLTAIRE Trials in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Crohn’s Disease, and Chronic Plaque Psoriasis
Vibeke Strand¹, Shaun Bender² and Dorothy McCabe³, ¹Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ²Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, CT, ³Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Ridgefield, CT
Background/Purpose: The VOLTAIRE trials program compared the safety, efficacy, and immunogenicity of biosimilar BI 695501 with adalimumab reference product (RP) for indications including moderate-severely active…
Abstract Number: 0864 • ACR Convergence 2022
Baseline Clinical and Laboratory Features of the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-Associated Lung Disease (SJIA-LD) Cohort
Esraa Eloseily¹, Min-Lee Chang², MaryEllen Riordan³, Alan Russell⁴, Marc Natter², Yukiko Kimura⁵ and Grant Schulert⁶, ¹Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Hackensack Meridian Health, Hackensack, NJ, ⁴Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke, NC, ⁵Hackensack Meridian Health, New York, NY, ⁶Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA) associated lung disease (SJIA-LD) is an emerging and life threatening clinical problem, and currently affects as many as 1…
Abstract Number: 1035 • ACR Convergence 2022
Efficacy of Guselkumab in Three Cohorts of Biologic-Naïve PsA Patients with Axial Involvement Defined Based on Imaging and Machine-Learning Criteria: Pooled Analysis of Two Phase 3 Studies
Philip J Mease¹, William Tillett², Sarah Ohrndorf³, Michelle Perate⁴, Mary Medysky⁵, Miriam Zimmermann⁶, May Shawi⁷, Emmanouil Rampakakis⁸, Paul Bird⁹, Alen Zabotti¹⁰, Atul Deodhar¹¹ and Dafna Gladman¹², ¹Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health, Seattle, WA, ²Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, United Kingdom, ³Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Horsham, PA, ⁵Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Seattle, WA, ⁶Immunology, Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Zug, Switzerland, ⁷Immunology Global Medical Affairs, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, Horsham, PA, ⁸McGill University, Department of Pediatrics and JSS Medical Research, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁹University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia, ¹⁰Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, Rheumatology Unit, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, ¹¹Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA, Portland, OR, ¹²Toronto Western Hospital, Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Evidence on the efficacy of advanced therapies for axial involvement in PsA (axPsA) is scarce, largely due to the lack of a widely accepted…
Abstract Number: 1370 • ACR Convergence 2022
Abatacept in the Treatment of Refractory Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Gulnara Mamyrova¹, William Nguyen², Hassan Awal¹, Derek Jones¹, Alison Ehrlich³, Kathleen Brindle⁴, Shahriar Haji-Momenian⁴, Robert Sheets⁵, Adeline Y. Chin⁶, Shajia Lu⁷, Massimo Gadina⁷, Hanna Kim⁸, Olcay Y. Jones⁹, Lisa G Rider¹⁰ and Rodolfo V Curiel¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, George Washington University, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, ³Department of Dermatology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, ⁴Department of Radiology, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC, ⁵Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, Rady Children's Hospital, San Diego, CA, ⁶Juvenile Myositis Therapeutic and Translation Studies Unit, PTRB, NIAMS, NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁷Translational Immunology Section, NIAMS, NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences; Juvenile Myositis Therapeutic and Translation Studies Unit, PTRB, NIAMS, NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences; Pediatric Rheumatology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, ¹⁰Environmental Autoimmunity Group, Clinical Research Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: This open-label 24-week study was conducted to evaluate the safety and efficacy of abatacept in patients with refractory juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM).Methods: Ten patients of…
Abstract Number: 1520 • ACR Convergence 2022
Rituximab and Tocilizumab and Their Effect on Lung Disease Progression in Scleroderma. a Retrospective Cohort Study at a Single Centre
Nina Goldman¹, Aoife Tynan², Shivani Shah², Claire Beesley¹, Rizgar Mageed³, Chris Denton¹ and Voon Ong⁴, ¹University College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Division of Medicine, Department of Rheumatology, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ³Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University, London, United Kingdom, ⁴UCL Medical School Royal Free Campus, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is one of the leading causes of mortality in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Emerging evidence suggests a beneficial effect of tocilizumab…
Abstract Number: 1929 • ACR Convergence 2022
Outcomes and Safety of Anakinra for the Treatment of Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children
Dizon Brian¹, Christopher Redmond², Emily Gotschlich³, Sangeeta Sule⁴, Tova Ronis⁴, Kathleen Vazzana⁵, Matthew Sherman⁶, Rachael Connor⁷, Abigail Bosk⁴, Niti Dham⁴, Ashraf Harahsheh⁴, Elizabeth Wells⁴, Roberta DeBiasi⁴ and Hemalatha Srinivasalu⁴, ¹National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ²National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, ³FDA, Washington, DC, ⁴Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, ⁵Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children, Orlando, FL, ⁶Muscle Disease Unit, Laboratory of Muscle Stem Cells and Gene Regulation, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH); Children’s National Hospital, Washington, DC, ⁷Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a clinical entity distinct from primary COVID-19 infection that resembles Kawasaki disease (KD) and toxic shock syndrome.…
Abstract Number: 2115 • ACR Convergence 2022
Early Skin and Early Enthesitis Responses in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients Treated with Guselkumab Associate with Long-term Response: Post Hoc Analysis Through 2 Years of a Phase 3 Study
Laura Coates¹, Julio Ramírez², Dennis McGonagle³, Sibel Aydin⁴, Miriam Zimmermann⁵, Francois Nantel⁶, May Shawi⁷, Emmanouil Rampakakis⁸, Peter Nash⁹ and Philip J Mease¹⁰, ¹Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, Oxford, England, United Kingdom, ²Arthritis Unit, Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, ³University of Leeds, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴University of Ottawa, Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁵Immunology, Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Zug, Switzerland, ⁶Nantel MedSci Consult, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁷Immunology Global Medical Affairs, Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, Horsham, PA, ⁸McGill University, Department of Pediatrics and JSS Medical Research, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁹School of Medicine, Griffith University, Sunshine Coast, Australia, ¹⁰Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Guselkumab (GUS), an IL-23p19 inhibitor, has demonstrated efficacy in PsA across key Group for Research and Assessment of Psoriasis (PsO) and Psoriatic Arthritis (GRAPPA)-recommended…
Abstract Number: 2217 • ACR Convergence 2022
Disease Response in Rheumatoid Arthritis Across 4 Biologic Therapies Associates with Improvement in Paraoxonase-1 Activity
Amir Razmjou¹, Jennifer Wang¹, Ani Shahbazian¹, Jeffrey Curtis², Dimitrios Pappas³, Joel Kremer⁴ and Christina Charles-Schoeman⁵, ¹UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hoover, AL, ³CorEvitas, LLC, Waltham, MA, ⁴The Corrona Research Foundation, Delray Beach, FL, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, University of California, Los Angeles, Santa Monica, CA
Background/Purpose: Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) is a high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-associated enzyme with paraoxonase, lactonase, and arylesterase activities (1). PON1 is integral to the anti-inflammatory, anti-atherogenic functions of…
Abstract Number: 0159 • ACR Convergence 2022
B Cell Phenotype in Adult Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis (IIM) Before and After Belimumab
Tam Quach¹, Anne Davidson² and Galina Marder³, ¹Feinstein Institute for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ²Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ³Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, NY
Background/Purpose: Recent observations suggest the importance of the BAFF pathway in the pathogenesis of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis (IIM). Elevated serum levels of circulating BAFF in…
Abstract Number: 0316 • ACR Convergence 2022
Targeting Oxidized Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (oxMIF) – a Novel Treatment Approach for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Christine Landlinger¹, Maroua Ferhat¹, ferdinando Nicoletti² and Michael Thiele¹, ¹OncoOne R&D, Vienna, Austria, ²University of Catania, Catania, Italy
Background/Purpose: Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is a primary mediator of adaptive and innate immune responses, as well as a primary counter-regulator of glucocorticoids (GCs),…
Abstract Number: 0428 • ACR Convergence 2022
Difficult to Treat Spondyloarthritis: Patients with a High Biologic Switch Rate and the Factors Influencing It; A Real World as Clinic Experience
Devika dua and Tim Blake, University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire, Coventry, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: To determine if there is a significant variation in biologic usage in axSpa patients and to identify factors associated with it.Methods: We collected retrospective…
Abstract Number: 0765 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Impact of Immunomodulating Treatment on the Immunogenicity of COVID-19 Vaccines in Patients with Immune-mediated Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases Compared to Healthy Controls. a Swedish Nationwide Study (COVID19-REUMA)
Martina Frodlund¹, Katerina Chatzidionysiou², Anna Södergren³, Eva Klingberg⁴, Anders A Bengtsson⁵, Monika Hansson², Sophie Ohlsson⁶, Elisa Pin⁷, Lars Klareskog⁸ and Meliha Kapetanovic⁹, ¹Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Division of Inflammation and Infection/Rheumatology, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden, ²Department of Medicine, Solna, Division of Rheumatology, Karolinska University Hospital at Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine/Rheumatology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden and Wallenberg Centre for Molecular Medicine (WCMM), Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden, ⁴Dept of Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, Institute of Medicine, Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, ⁵Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund, Section for Rheumatology, Lund University, Lund and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, ⁶Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund, Section for Nephrology, Lund University, Lund and Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden, ⁷Department of Protein Science, SciLifeLab, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁸Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁹Lund University, Department for clinical sciences Lund, section of rheumatology and Lund University Hospital Lund and Malmö, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose: The aim of the study was to elucidate antibody responses after vaccination with two doses of COVID-19 vaccines in patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases…

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