Abstracts tagged "Biologicals"

Abstract Number: 1427 • ACR Convergence 2020
Anti-IL5 Therapy for Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA) – An 18 Month Follow-up Study as a Steroid Sparing Therapeutic Approach
Allyson Egan¹, Pasupathy Sivasothy², Robin Gore³, Caroline Owen³, Marcos Del Martinez Pero⁴, Rachel Jones⁴, Lisa Willcocks⁴, Rona Smith⁴, Stella Burns⁴ and David Jayne⁵, ¹Vasculitis and Lupus Clinic, Department of Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge., London, United Kingdom, ²Vasculitis and Lupus Clinic, Department of Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge., Cambridge, England, United Kingdom, ³Department of Respiratory medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁴Vasculitis and Lupus Clinic, Department of Medicine, Addenbrooke's Hospital, Cambridge., Cambridge, ⁵Department of Medicine, Vasculitis and Lupus Research Group, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: EGPA is a small vessel vasculitis characterized by the presence of tissue eosinophilia, necrotizing vasculitis and granulomatous inflammation1. In the randomized, placebo-controlled MIRRA trial…
Abstract Number: 1826 • ACR Convergence 2020
Maintenance of Efficacy and Safety and Reduction of BILAG Flares with Ustekinumab, an Interleukin-12/23 Inhibitor, in Patients with Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: 2-Year Results of a Phase 2, Randomized Placebo-Controlled, Crossover Study
Ronald van Vollenhoven¹, Bevra Hahn², George Tsokos³, Peter Lipsky⁴, Robert Gordon⁵, Kaiyin Fei⁶, Kim Hung Lo⁷, Marc Chevrier⁸, Qing Zuraw⁹, Pamela Berry¹⁰, Chetan Karyekar¹⁰ and Shawn Rose¹¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²University of California Los Angeles, Encino, CA, ³Division of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology/Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴RILITE Foundation, Charlottesville, VA, ⁵Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Chester Springs, PA, ⁶Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, ⁷Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, ⁸Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Collegeville, PA, ⁹Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Wayne, PA, ¹⁰Janssen Global Services, LLC, Horsham, PA, ¹¹Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Princeton Junction, NJ
Background/Purpose: Both IL-12 and IL-23 have been implicated in the pathogenesis of SLE. In a phase 2 study, treatment with the anti-IL-12/23 p40 monoclonal antibody…
Abstract Number: 0008 • ACR Convergence 2020
COVID-19 Infection Among Patients with Rheumatic Disease on Biologic & Targeted Therapies: A Systematic Review
Akhil Sood¹, Arbi Galestanian¹, Vijaya Murthy², Emilio Gonzalez¹ and Mukaila Raji¹, ¹University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ²University of Texas Medical Branch, League City, TX
Background/Purpose: Information about the outcomes of patients with rheumatic disease with SARS-CoV-2 infection is scarce. Patients with rheumatic disease on immunosuppressive medications might represent a…
Abstract Number: 0231 • ACR Convergence 2020
Treatment Patterns of Biologic/Targeted Synthetic DMARDs for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Australia: An Analysis of the OPAL Dataset
Helen Cooley¹, Tegan Smith², Peter Youssef³, Kathleen Tymms⁴, David Mathers⁵, Sabina Ciciriello⁶, Hedley Griffiths⁷, Catherine OSullivan² and Geoffrey Littlejohn⁸, ¹Hobart Private Hospital, Hobart, TAS, Taroona, Australia, ²OPAL Rheumatology Ltd, Sydney, NSW, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia, ³University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia, ⁴Canberra Rheumatology, Canberra, ACT, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, ⁵Georgetown Rheumatology, Georgetown, NSW, Georgetown, New South Wales, Australia, ⁶Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ⁷Barwon Rheumatology Service, Geelong, VIC, Geelong, Victoria, Australia, ⁸Monash Rheumatology, Clayton, VIC; OPAL Rheumatology Ltd, Sydney, NSW, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Background/Purpose: In Australia the cost of biological/targeted synthetic DMARDs (b/tsDMARDs) for treatment of RA is subsidized if the patient has documented high levels of clinical/laboratory…
Abstract Number: 0358 • ACR Convergence 2020
Does Smoking Affect Secukinumab Treatment Outcomes and Safety in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis? – Real World Data from German Observational Study
Elke Riechers¹, Uta Kiltz², Jan Brandt-Jürgens³, Peter Kästner⁴, Daniel Peterlik⁵ and Hans-Peter Tony⁶, ¹Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ³Rheumatologische Schwerpunktpraxis Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Ambulantes Rheumazentrum, Erfurt, Germany, ⁵Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nürnberg, Germany, ⁶Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Würzburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: There is growing body of evidence that smoking is associated with more active and severe disease in patients (pts) with ankylosing spondylitis (AS)1,2. The…
Abstract Number: 0555 • ACR Convergence 2020
Utilization and Adherence Among Infliximab Biosimilar Initiators in a U.S. National Commercial Insurance Database
Sujith Sarvesh¹, Joseph Alanaeme¹, Jeffrey R Curtis² and Huifeng Yun², ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, BIrmingham, AL, ²Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Infliximab Biosimilar, the first biosimilar to infliximab, was approved for multiple indications in the U.S. in 2016. Since the utilization of biosimilar in the…
Abstract Number: 0798 • ACR Convergence 2020
A Randomized, Double-blind Phase 3 Study Comparing the Efficacy, Safety and Immunogenicity of PF-06410293 (Abrilada™), an Adalimumab (ADL) Biosimilar, and Reference ADL (Humira®) in Patients with Moderate to Severe Active RA: Results from Weeks 52-92
Roy Fleischmann¹, Daniel Alvarez², Amy Bock³, Carol Cronenberger⁴, Ivana Vranic⁵, Wuyan Zhang⁶ and Rieke Alten⁷, ¹Southwestern Medical Center, Metroplex Clinical Research Center, Dallas, TX, ²Pfizer, Collegeville, PA, ³Pfizer, Cambridge, MA, ⁴Pfizer, Collegeville, ⁵Pfizer, Tadworth, United Kingdom, ⁶Pfizer, New York, ⁷Schlosspark-Klinik, Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the long-term safety, immunogenicity (IG), and efficacy of the adalimumab (ADL) biosimilar, PF-06410293 (ADL-PF), in patients (pts) with moderate to severe active…
Abstract Number: 0830 • ACR Convergence 2020
Discontinuation Rate of Tofacitinib Is Similar When Compared to TNF Inhibitors in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: 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: 0908 • ACR Convergence 2020
Guselkumab Efficacy in Adult Patients with Active Psoriatic Arthritis by Baseline Demographic and Disease Characteristics: Pooled Results of Two Phase 3, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Studies
Atul Deodhar¹, Philip Mease², Wolf-Henning Boehncke³, John Tesser⁴, Elena Schiopu⁵, Soumya Chakravarty⁶, Alexa Kollmeier⁷, Elizabeth Hsia⁸, Xie Xu⁹, May Shawi¹⁰, Yusang Jiang¹¹, Shihong Sheng¹¹, Prasheen Agarwal¹¹, Joseph Merola¹², Iain McInnes¹³ and Christopher Ritchlin¹⁴, ¹Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²Seattle Rheumatology Associates, P.L.L.C., Seattle, WA, ³Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland, ⁴Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates, Phoenix, AZ, ⁵Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁶Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Horsham, PA, USA and Drexel University College of Medicine, Horsham, PA, ⁷Janssen Research & Development, LLC, La Jolla, CA, ⁸Janssen Research & Development, LLC and University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Spring House, PA, ⁹Janssen Research & Development, LLC, San Marcos, CA, ¹⁰Janssen Global Services, LLC, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹¹Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, ¹²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Newton, MA, ¹³Institute of Infection, Immunity, and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ¹⁴Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: Guselkumab (GUS), a human monoclonal antibody targeting the IL-23p19-subunit, has shown consistent efficacy in psoriasis pts regardless of body weight/body mass index (BMI).1 GUS…
Abstract Number: 1237 • ACR Convergence 2020
Pain and Other Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Did or Did Not Achieve Treatment Response Based on Improvement in Swollen Joints in Tocilizumab Clinical Trials
Anthony Sebba¹, Jian Han² and Shalini V. Mohan², ¹Arthritis Associates, Palm Harbor, Tampa, FL, ²Genentech, South San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Recent data suggest that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pain may be noninflammatory and inflammatory, and improvement in pain scores and other patient-reported outcomes (PROs) may…
Abstract Number: 1428 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Efficacy and Safety of Tocilizumab in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Matthew J. Koster¹, Kenneth Warrington¹, Jian Han² and Shalini V. Mohan², ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Genentech, South San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ) has been proven to be safe and effective for the treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA) in 2 randomized controlled trials; however,…
Abstract Number: 1827 • ACR Convergence 2020
Flare Reduction and Oral Corticosteroid Taper in Patients with Active SLE Treated with Anifrolumab in 2 Phase 3 Trials
Richard Furie¹, Eric Morand², Anca Askanase³, Ed Vital⁴, Joan Merrill⁵, Rubana Kalyani⁶, Gabriel Abreu⁷, Lilia Pineda⁶ and Raj Tummala⁶, ¹Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, ²Medicine, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ³Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, ⁴University of Leeds; NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, ⁶BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, ⁷BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Objectives of long-term SLE management are not only to reduce disease activity, but also to prevent flares and minimize exposure to oral corticosteroids (OCS),…
Abstract Number: 0058 • ACR Convergence 2020
Drug Retention and Discontinuation of Biological DMARDs and Novel Small Molecules: Data from the Singapore National Biologics Registry
Li Wearn Koh¹, Man Hua Aw², Preeti Dhanasekaran³, Rosa Lim Mui San¹, Stephanie Wong⁴, Xanthe Chua⁵, Wei Joo Choy¹, Manjari Lahiri⁶ and Siaw Ing Yeo², ¹Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ²Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, ³National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, ⁴Clinical Research and Innovation Office, Tan Tock Seng Hospital Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, ⁵Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, ⁶National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
Background/Purpose: To describe drug retention rate and reasons for discontinuation of biological disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs ( bDMARD) and novel small molecules in patients from…
Abstract Number: 0232 • ACR Convergence 2020
Safety and Effectiveness of Tocilizumab in Patients with Renal Insufficiency in the Non-interventional Study ICHIBAN
Christof Specker¹, Martin Aringer², Gerd Burmester³, Johannes Gerlach⁴, Michael Hofmann⁵, Herbert Kellner⁶, Frank Moosig⁷, Hans-Peter Tony⁸ and Gerhard Fliedner⁹, ¹Clinic Essen-Mitte, Essen, Germany, ²Rheumatology, Medicine III, University Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany, Dresden, Germany, ³Charité University Hospital Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Roche Pharma AG, Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany, ⁵Chugai, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, ⁶Rheumatology and Gastroenterology Specialty Practice, Munich, Germany, ⁷Rheumatology Center Schleswig-Holstein Middle, Neumünster, Germany, ⁸Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Würzburg, Germany, ⁹Rheumatology Practice, Onsabrück, Germany
Background/Purpose: RA increases a patient’s systemic inflammatory burden, which has been associated with development of chronic kidney disease (CKD), especially in patients with comorbid hypertension,…
Abstract Number: 0359 • ACR Convergence 2020
Clinical Characteristics of Psoriatic Arthritis Patients with Physician-Identified Spondylitis, According to HLA-B27 Status: An Analysis from the Corrona Psoriatic Arthritis/Spondyloarthritis Registry
Philip Mease¹, Soumya Chakravarty², Robert McLean³, Taylor Blachley³, Toana Kawashima⁴, Iris Lin⁵, Jonathan Uy⁶, Arthur Kavanaugh⁷ and Alexis Ogdie⁸, ¹Seattle Rheumatology Associates, P.L.L.C., Seattle, WA, ²Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Horsham, PA, USA and Drexel University College of Medicine, Horsham, PA, ³Corrona, LLC, Waltham, MA, ⁴Corrona, LLC, Waltham, ⁵Janssen Immunology Global Commercial Strategy Organization, Horsham, ⁶Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Horsham, ⁷UC San Diego Health System, San Diego, CA, ⁸Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Axial disease in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) has been reported to occur in anywhere from 25% to 75% of PsA patients (pts). It can be…

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