Abstracts tagged "Biologicals"

Abstract Number: 0240 • ACR Convergence 2020
Long-term Safety and Efficacy of Sarilumab over 5 Years in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis with 1 or >1 Prior Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Failures
Roy Fleischmann¹, Karina Maslova², Henry Leher³, Amy Praestgaard² and Gerd Burmester⁴, ¹Southwestern Medical Center, Metroplex Clinical Research Center, Dallas, TX, ²Sanofi, Cambridge, MA, ³Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc, Tarrytown, NY, ⁴Charité University Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: A proportion of adult patients with RA are refractory to TNF inhibitors (TNFi), and treatment with subsequent biologics may be associated with reduced response.…
Abstract Number: 0371 • ACR Convergence 2020
Identifying Inadequate Response Among Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients Prescribed Biologics in a Real-world Commercially Insured Adult Population in the United States
Theresa Hunter¹, Michael Grabner², Keith Isenberg³, Mingyang Shan⁴, Chia-Chen Teng², Jeffrey Lisse⁴ and Jeffrey R Curtis⁵, ¹Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, ²Healthcore, Inc, Wilmington, DE, ³Anthem, Inc, Indianapolis, IN, ⁴Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ⁵Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: The purpose of this analysis was to assess the frequency of inadequate response (IR) over 1 year from biologic initiation among ankylosing spondylitis (AS)…
Abstract Number: 0594 • ACR Convergence 2020
Mechanical and Temperature Stress During Biologic Shipments to Rheumatology Patients
Sarah Dill¹, Elizabeth Cheng², Kyle Brees², John Carpenter³ and Liron Caplan², ¹University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ²Rocky Mountain Regional Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Aurora, CO, ³University of Colorado Skaggs School of Pharmacy, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: Biologic medications are expensive, and unfortunately their immunogenicity contributes to loss of efficacy over time. Protein particles may form as a result of medication…
Abstract Number: 0807 • ACR Convergence 2020
Safety of Biologic & Targeted Therapies Among Elderly Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Akhil Sood¹, Soham Al Snih¹, Vijaya Murthy², Emilio Gonzalez¹ and Mukaila Raji¹, ¹University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ²University of Texas Medical Branch, League City, TX
Background/Purpose: Recent developments in biologic and targeted therapy have led to better control of disease activity and improved quality of life in patients with rheumatoid…
Abstract Number: 0882 • ACR Convergence 2020
Efficacy and Safety of Secukinumab in Patients with Spondyloarthritis and Enthesitis at the Achilles Tendon: 52-weeks Results from a Randomized, Placebo-controlled Phase 3b Trial
Frank Behrens¹, Philipp Sewerin², Eugenio De Miguel³, Yusuf Patel⁴, Anastas Batalov⁵, Eva Dokoupilova⁶, Christine Kleinmond⁷, Effie Pournara⁸, Ankita Shekhawat⁹, Claudia Jentzsch¹⁰, Annette Wiedon¹¹ and Xenofon Baraliakos¹², ¹CIRI/Rheumatology & Fraunhofer TMP, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany, ²Department of Rheumatology & Hiller Research Unit, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany, ³Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Hull University Teaching Hospitals, Hull East Yorkshire, United Kingdom, ⁵Medical University of Plovdiv, University Hospital Kaspela, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, ⁶MEDICAL PLUS s.r.o., Uherske Hradiste, University of Veterinary and Pharmaceutical sciences, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Pharmaceutics, Uherské Hradiště, Czech Republic, ⁷ClinProject GmbH, Eurasburg, Germany, ⁸Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁹Novartis Healthcare Private Limited, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, ¹⁰Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nuremberg, Germany, ¹¹Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nurnberg, Germany, ¹²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet-Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Enthesitis is a key feature of all types of spondyloarthritis (SpA) that substantially contributes to the overall burden of disease. Inhibition of the key…
Abstract Number: 1039 • ACR Convergence 2020
Tofacitinib as a Steroid-sparing Therapy in Pulmonary Sarcoidosis: Two Prospective Cases and Molecular Analysis
Marcia Friedman¹, Stevens Janelle², Julianna Desmarais³, Daniel Seifer³, Brian Le³, Kimberly Ogle³, Christina Harrington³, Peter Jackson⁴, Dongseok Choi³ and James Rosenbaum³, ¹Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, ²Tuality Healthcare, Hillsboro, OR, ³Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ⁴Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Patients with pulmonary sarcoidosis often require prolonged corticosteroids to treat their disease. There are currently no FDA approved steroid-sparing therapies for sarcoidosis. We report…
Abstract Number: 1352 • ACR Convergence 2020
Bimekizumab Maintenance of Response in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: 2-Year Results from a Phase 2b Dose-Ranging Study and Its Open-Label Extension
Joseph Merola¹, Frank Behrens², Alan Kivitz³, Philip Mease⁴, Iain McInnes⁵, Barbara Ink⁶, Deepak Assudani⁷, Paulatsya Joshi⁷, Jason Coarse⁸ and Christopher Ritchlin⁹, ¹Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²CIRI/Rheumatology & Fraunhofer IME, Research Division Translational Medicine and Pharmacology, Goethe University Hospital, Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany, ³Altoona Center for Clinical Research/Altoona Arthritis and Osteoporosis Center, Duncansville, PA, ⁴Seattle Rheumatology Associates, P.L.L.C., Seattle, WA, ⁵Institute of Infection, Immunity, and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ⁶UCB Pharma, Slough, ⁷UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom, ⁸UCB Pharma, Raleigh, NC, ⁹Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Bimekizumab (BKZ), a humanized monoclonal IgG1 antibody that selectively neutralizes interleukin (IL)-17A and IL-17F, has shown clinical improvements in joint and skin outcomes over…
Abstract Number: 1536 • ACR Convergence 2020
Ultrasound as an Imaging Biomarker of Early Response to Tocilizumab and Methotrexate in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis, TOVERA – a Longitudinal Study
Maria S. Stoenoiu¹, Mihaela Maruseac², Mouna Messaoudi², Adrien Nzeusseu Toukap³ and Esperanza Naredo⁴, ¹1Department of Rheumatology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, 2Institut de recherche expérimentale et cliniques (IREC), Brussels, Belgium, ²1Department of Rheumatology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium, ³1Department of Rheumatology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, 2Institut de recherche expérimentale et clinique (IREC), Brussels, Belgium, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Joint and Bone Research Unit. Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, IIS Fundación Jiménez Díaz and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: The combination of methotrexate (MTX) and tocilizumab (TCZ) has been proven to be superior to MTX alone in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA)1 and was…
Abstract Number: 1926 • ACR Convergence 2020
Efficacy of Adjunctive Methotrexate in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis Treated with Tocilizumab Plus Prednisone Tapering: Subanalysis of a Phase 3 Trial
John H. Stone¹, Jian Han² and Shalini V. Mohan², ¹Massachusetts General Hospital Rheumatology Unit, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Genentech, South San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: There is conflicting evidence for methotrexate (MTX) efficacy in giant cell arteritis (GCA).1,2 Subanalysis of data from the 52-week, double-blind, randomized controlled GiACTA trial…
Abstract Number: 0199 • ACR Convergence 2020
A Phase 1, Randomized, Open-label, Parallel Group, Single-dose Study to Compare the Pharmacokinetics and Safety of the Auto-injector and Pre-filled Syringe of CT-P17, a Proposed, Higher Concentration Biosimilar (100 mg/mL) Adalimumab, in Healthy Subjects
Edward C Keystone¹, Daniel Furst*², Jonathan Kay³, EunJin Choi⁴, Antonia Davidson⁵, YunJu Bae⁴, Darin Brimhall⁶, SangJoon Lee⁴, SungHyun Kim⁴ and DaHye Kwak⁴, ¹Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA, Los Angeles, CA, ³University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ⁴Celltrion, Inc., Incheon, Republic of Korea, ⁵PPD Development, Austin, TX, ⁶PPD Development, Las Vegas, NV
Background/Purpose: CT-P17 is a recombinant human monoclonal antibody that was developed as the first biosimilar adalimumab with high concentration (100 mg/mL) and citrate-free formulation. The…
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…

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