Abstracts tagged "Biologicals"

Abstract Number: 0291 • ACR Convergence 2020
SLAMF7 and CD38 on NK Cells Represent Potential New Therapeutic Targets for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Morgane Humbel¹, Florence Bellanger², Craig Fenwick², Alice Horisberger², Camillo Ribi² and Denis Comte², ¹CHUV, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland, ²CHUV, Lausanne, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystem autoimmune disease characterized by the production of autoantibodies. For this reason, anti-B cell therapy seems to be…
Abstract Number: 0396 • ACR Convergence 2020
Safety and Efficacy of Subcutaneous Tocilizumab in Systemic Sclerosis: Results from the Open-Label Period of a Phase 3 Trial
Dinesh Khanna¹, Celia J. F. Lin², Helen Spotswood³, Jeffrey Siegel², Daniel Furst*⁴ and Christopher Denton⁵, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, ³Roche Products Ltd, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom, ⁴Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁵University College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The anti–interleukin-6 (IL-6) receptor-α antibody tocilizumab (TCZ) demonstrated skin score improvement and forced vital capacity (FVC) preservation in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) in…
Abstract Number: 0601 • ACR Convergence 2020
The “Why” of Drug Discontinuation; Clinical Review of EMR Notes for 2,545 Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
Kent Kwas Huston¹, Simon Helfgott², Scott Milligan³, Jasvinder Singh⁴, Nehad Soloman⁵, Brandon Weil³ and Colin Edgerton⁶, ¹Kansas City Physician Partners, Kansas City, MO, ²BWH- HMS, Boston, MA, ³Trio Health, Louisville, CO, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates, P.C., Peoria, AZ, ⁶Articularis Healthcare, Summerville, SC
Background/Purpose: Persistence on therapy is an important consideration in rheumatic diseases. There are multiple treatment options that influence long term disease management and a better…
Abstract Number: 0808 • ACR Convergence 2020
Time to Discontinuation of Tofacitinib and TNF Inhibitors in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with and Without Methotrexate: Real World Results from a Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort
Mohammad Movahedi¹, Angela Cesta², Xiuying Li³, Edward C Keystone⁴ and Claire Bombardier⁵, ¹Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, Toronto, Canada, ⁴Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Institute for Work and Health, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib (TOFA) is an oral, small molecule drug used for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment and is prescribed alone or with methotrexate (MTX). TOFA can…
Abstract Number: 0883 • ACR Convergence 2020
Network Meta-Analysis of Long-Term Efficacy (ASAS40) of Biologic Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (bDMARDs) in bDMARD-Naïve Patients with Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
Sandeep Kiri¹, Mindy Kim², Marissa Betts³, Madhura Chitnis³, Kyle Fahrbach³, Jialu Tarpey³ and Monica Turner³, ¹UCB Pharma, Slough, England, United Kingdom, ²UCB Pharma, Smyrna, GA, ³Evidera, Waltham
Background/Purpose: Biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) have demonstrated large clinical improvements in patients with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA), with patients naïve to bDMARDs experiencing substantial…
Abstract Number: 1045 • ACR Convergence 2020
Biological therapy in atypical optic neuritis refractory to conventional treatment. A multicenter study with 19 patients.
Inigo Gonzalez-Mazon¹, Alba Herrero Morant², Lara Sanchez-Bilbao², David Martinez-Lopez³, Vanesa Calvo-Río⁴, Carmen Alvarez-Reguera², Santos Castañeda⁵, Esther Francisca Vicente-Rabaneda⁶, Rosalia Demetrio-Pablo², Ana Urruticoechea-Arana⁷, J. L. García-Serrano⁸, J. L. Callejas-Rubio⁸, Norberto Ortego⁸, José Luis Martín-Varillas⁹, Olga Maiz Alonso¹⁰, Ana Blanco¹¹, Francisco Javier Narváez¹², Susana Romero-Yuste¹³, Iñigo Rúa-Figueroa¹⁴, Paula Estrada¹⁵, Julio Sanchez¹⁶, Miguel Ángel González-Gay¹⁷ and Ricardo Blanco², ¹Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Bezana, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander (SPAIN), Spain, ⁴H.U. Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ⁵Princesa University Hospital, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, IIS-Princesa, UAM, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁷HOSPITAL CAN MISSES EIVISSA, Ibiza, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Spain, ⁹Hospital Sierrallana, Torrelavega, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital Universitario Donostia, San Sebastian, Pais Vasco, Spain, ¹¹Hospital Universitario Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain, ¹²Hospital Bellvitge, BARCELONA, Spain, ¹³H Pontevedra, Coruna, Spain, ¹⁴Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁶Hospital 12 Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁷Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Background/Purpose: Optic Neuritis (ON) is an inflammation of the optic nerve. Its most common presentation is demyelinating typical ON. Atypical ON is rare, severe, non-demyelinating…
Abstract Number: 1353 • ACR Convergence 2020
Achievement of Remission Is Associated with Improvement in Functionality in Certolizumab Pegol-Treated Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis, Irrespective of Pre-Existing Radiographic Structural Damage
Laura Coates¹, Désirée van der Heijde², Lars Erik Kristensen³, William Tillett⁴, Jason Eells⁵, Tommi Nurminen⁶ and Atul Deodhar⁷, ¹University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ²Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³The Parker Institute Copenhagen Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Denmark, ⁴Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, UK; Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, UK, Bath, United Kingdom, ⁵UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom, ⁶UCB Pharma, Monheim am Rhein, Germany, ⁷Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Pre-existing structural damage in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) has been suggested to impact therapeutic improvements in disease activity and functional outcomes.1,2 Here we…
Abstract Number: 1575 • ACR Convergence 2020
CD6 Is a Target for Cancer Immunotherapy
Jeffrey Ruth¹, Mikel Gurrea Rubio², Kalana Athukorala³, Stephanie Rasmussen¹, Weber Daniel¹, Peggy Randon¹, M Asif Amin¹, Phillip Campbell¹, Pei-suen Tsou¹, Yang Mao-Draayer¹, Qi Wu⁴, Matthew Lind¹, Rosemary Gedert¹, Thomas Lanigan¹, Venkateshwar Keshamouni¹, Nora Singer⁵, Feng Lin⁶ and David Fox⁷, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Canton, MI, ³University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MN, ⁴University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, ⁵The MetroHealth System, Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, ⁶Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Limitations of checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy include induction of autoimmune syndromes and resistance of many cancers. Definition of additional molecular targets is required. CD6, expressed…
Abstract Number: 1991 • ACR Convergence 2020
Abatacept Treatment Reduces Cutaneous and Joint Activity in Juvenile Localized Scleroderma
Suzanne Li¹, Sarah Ishaq², Mary Buckley³, Kathryn Torok⁴, Barbara Edelheit⁵, Kaleo Ede⁶, Christopher Liu⁷ and C. Egla Rabinovich⁸, ¹Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, ²Montclair State University, Montclair, ³Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁴University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Conneticut Children's Medical Center, Hartford, ⁶Phoenix Children's Hospital, Phoenix, AZ, ⁷U Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, ⁸Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Juvenile localized scleroderma (jLS) is an autoimmune disease commonly associated with damage. Damage includes dyspigmentation, tissue atrophy, arthropathy, hemiatrophy, vision loss, and seizures. To…
Abstract Number: 0204 • ACR Convergence 2020
Pharmacokinetics and Safety of CT-P17, a Proposed High Concentration (100 mg/mL) Adalimumab Biosimilar, in Comparison with EU-Approved Adalimumab and US-Licensed Adalimumab; Results of a Phase 1, Randomized, Double-blind, Three-arm, Single-dose Study in Healthy Subjects
KyungSang Yu¹, InJin Jang¹, HyeongSeok Lim², JangHee Hong³, MinGul Kim⁴, MinKyu Park⁵, Anhye Kim⁶, MinSoo Park⁷, JaeYong Chung⁸, JongLyul Ghim⁹, SeungHwan Lee¹, SeokKyu Yoon², InSun Kwon³, Daniel Furst*¹⁰, Edward C Keystone¹¹, SangJoon Lee¹², SungHyun Kim¹², YunJu Bae¹², JungBin Cha¹³, HyeJin Kang¹³ and Jonathan Kay¹⁴, ¹Seoul National University College of Medicine and Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ²College of Medicine, University of Ulsan, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ³Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, Republic of Korea, ⁴College of Medicine, Jeonbuk National University, Jeonbuk, Republic of Korea, ⁵Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Republic of Korea, ⁶CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Republic of Korea, ⁷Severance Hospital, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ⁸Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Republic of Korea, ⁹Inje University Busan Paik Hospital, Busan, Republic of Korea, ¹⁰Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA, Los Angeles, CA, ¹¹Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹²Celltrion, Inc., Incheon, Republic of Korea, ¹³Celltion, Inc., Incheon, Republic of Korea, ¹⁴University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
Background/Purpose: CT-P17 was developed as the first biosimilar of the high concentration (100 mg/mL), citrate-free formulation of reference adalimumab. The purpose of this study was…
Abstract Number: 0347 • ACR Convergence 2020
In Two Phase-3 Trials, Guselkumab Reduced Fatigue over 52 Weeks in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis and Demonstrated Independent Treatment Effects on Fatigue After Adjustment for Clinical Response (ACR20)
Proton Rahman¹, Philip Helliwell², Atul Deodhar³, Alexa Kollmeier⁴, Elizabeth Hsia⁵, Bei Zhou⁶, Xiwu Lin⁶, Chenglong Han⁶ and Philip Mease⁷, ¹Memorial University of Newfoundland, Department of Medicine, St John's, Canada, ²Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ⁴Janssen Research & Development, LLC, La Jolla, CA, ⁵Janssen Research & Development, LLC and University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Spring House, PA, ⁶Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, ⁷Seattle Rheumatology Associates, P.L.L.C., Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: DISCOVER 1 & 2 are phase-3 trials of guselkumab (GUS, an IL-23 inhibitor) in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). In both trials, treatment with…
Abstract Number: 0447 • ACR Convergence 2020
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Characteristics in Patients with Spondyloarthritis and Clinical Diagnosis of Heel Enthesitis: Screening Data from a Phase 3 Trial
Xenofon Baraliakos¹, Philipp Sewerin², Eugenio De Miguel³, Christine Kleinmond⁴, Ankita Shekhawat⁵, Claudia Jentzsch⁶, Annette Wiedon⁷ and Frank Behrens⁸, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany, ²Department of Rheumatology & Hiller Research Unit, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany, ³Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁴ClinProject GmbH, Eurasburg, Germany, ⁵Novartis Healthcare Private Limited, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, ⁶Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany, ⁷Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nurnberg, Germany, ⁸CIRI/Rheumatology & Fraunhofer TMP, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany
Background/Purpose: Inflammation and pain at entheseal sites are the key clinical signs in patients (pts) with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA).1 Magnetic resonance…
Abstract Number: 0607 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Evolution of Rheumatologist’s Practice in Response to the COVID19 Pandemic
Maria Bacalao¹, Kathryn Dao² and John Cush², ¹UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ²University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: The COVID19 pandemic was a turning point for Rheumatology. This survey of rheumatologists (rheums) assessed its impact on care delivery, patient counseling and drug…
Abstract Number: 0810 • ACR Convergence 2020
Long Term Remission Rates from a Biologic Clinic: 12 Year Real World Data
Kieran Murray¹, Matthew Turk², Yousef Alammari², Francis Young³, Phil Gallagher⁴, Tajvur Saber⁵, Sinead Maguire⁶, Finbar O'Shea⁶, Ursula Fearon⁷ and Douglas Veale⁸, ¹Saint Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin 4, Dublin, Ireland, ²Saint Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland, ³Saint Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin 4, ⁴St Vincents University Hospital, UCD, Dublin, Ireland, ⁵Peshawar Rheumatology Clinic, Dabgari Garden, Northern Areas, Pakistan, ⁶St James' Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ⁷Molecular Rheumatology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ⁸EULAR Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, St Vincents University Hospital, UCD, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Biologic therapies are widely used and greatly improve outcomes in RA and PsA. Yet, our ability to predict long-term remission and persistence remains limited.…
Abstract Number: 0885 • ACR Convergence 2020
Impact of HLA-B27 Status on Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis Treated with Secukinumab
Atul Deodhar¹, Philip Mease², Denis Poddubnyy³, Vibeke Strand⁴, Paula Machado⁵, Abhijit Shete⁶, Xiangyi Meng⁵ and Marina Magrey⁷, ¹Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²Seattle Rheumatology Associates, P.L.L.C., Seattle, WA, ³Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Division of Immunology/Rheumatology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁵Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ⁶Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁷Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is strongly associated with the genetic marker HLA-B27. In patients with AS, negative HLA-B27 status is a predictor of worse response…

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