Abstracts tagged "Biologicals"

Abstract Number: 0221 • ACR Convergence 2020
Should We Use BioDMARDS in First Intention in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis? : Results at 5 Years from the ERA Louvain Brussels Cohort
Emilie Sapart¹, Tatiana Sokolova¹, Stéphanie de Montjoye¹, Stéphanie Dierckx², Adrien Nzeusseu Toukap³, Aleksandra Avramovska¹, Laurent Meric de Bellefon¹ and Patrick Durez⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc – Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) – Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Brussels, Belgium, ²Rheumatology, CHU Mont-Godinne, Mont Godinne, Belgium, ³1Department of Rheumatology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, 2Institut de recherche expérimentale et clinique (IREC), Brussels, Belgium, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Early effective treatment has led to major improvements in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (ERA). Low disease activity and remission are achieved earlier and in…
Abstract Number: 0351 • ACR Convergence 2020
Ustekinumab-Treated Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis in a Real-world Study: Similar Clinical Responses and Treatment Persistence over One Year in Elderly and Younger Patients
Laure Gossec¹, Elke Theander², Soumya Chakravarty³, Paul Bergmans⁴, Iris Lin⁵, Wim Noël⁶, Stefan Siebert⁷ and Josef Smolen⁸, ¹Sorbonne Université and Hôpital Universitaire Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France, ²Janssen Cilag, Lund, Sweden, ³Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Horsham, PA, USA and Drexel University College of Medicine, Horsham, PA, ⁴Janssen Biostatistics and Medical Affairs, Tilburg, Netherlands, ⁵Janssen Immunology Global Commercial Strategy Organization, Horsham, ⁶Janssen Medical Affairs, LLC, Beerse, Belgium, ⁷University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: In the PsABio study (NCT02627768), real-world data from patients with PsA showed comparable clinical results after treatment with ustekinumab (UST, an anti-p40 IL-12/23 inhibitor)…
Abstract Number: 0478 • ACR Convergence 2020
Increasing Awareness of Advocacy During Early Career – a Web-Based Educational Program
Sirisha Gokaraju¹, Angus Worthing², Katherine Maher³, Grace Wright⁴ and Gail Kerr⁵, ¹Georgetown University hospital, Bethesda, MD, ²Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates, PC, Washington, DC, ³Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates, PC, Alexandria, VA, ⁴Association of Women in Rheumatology, New York, NY, ⁵Washington DC VA Medical Center, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: In 2015, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) began Advocacy 101 in person-education for Fellows in Training (FIT) and physicians to encourage participation in…
Abstract Number: 0643 • ACR Convergence 2020
Use of Biologic Treatment and Risk to Be Admitted for COVID-19 Infection
Carlos González¹, Luis Menchén¹, Indalecio Monteagudo¹, Ofelia Baniandrés², Juan Carlos Nieto Gonzalez¹, Ignacio Marín-Jiménez¹, Ana Herranz-Alonso¹, Carmen Lobo-Rodríguez¹, Amparo López-Esteban¹, Ana López¹, Arantza Ais-Larisgoitia¹, Esther Chamorro de Vega¹, Paloma Morales de los Ríos¹, Maria Jesús Lizcano¹, Jose Maria Alvaro-Gracia¹ and Sonia García de San-José¹, ¹CEIMI, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ²CEIMI, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: To analyze the risk of admission for COVID19 infection and outcome of patients treated with b/tsDMARD from our center, to compare with all patients…
Abstract Number: 0819 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Adherence Patterns Among Patients Using Infliximab Bio-originator and Biosimilar
Joseph Alanaeme¹, Sujith Sarvesh¹, 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 (INF) biosimilar was approved for multiple indications in U.S. in 2016. Although clinical trials have demonstrated that switching from infliximab bio-originator to its…
Abstract Number: 0898 • ACR Convergence 2020
Inadequate Response Among Psoriatic Arthritis Patients Prescribed Advanced Therapy in a Real-world US Commercially Insured Population
Julie Birt¹, Michael Grabner², Keith Isenberg³, Theresa Hunter⁴, Chia-Chen Teng², Mingyang Shan¹, Jeffrey Lisse¹, Jianmin Wu¹, Kirstin Griffing¹ and Jeffrey R Curtis⁵, ¹Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ²Healthcore, Inc, Wilmington, DE, ³Anthem, Inc, Indianapolis, IN, ⁴Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, 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 associated with advanced therapy (AT) initiation among…
Abstract Number: 1210 • ACR Convergence 2020
Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Assessment of Response to Treatment with Golimumab IV or Infliximab in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Results from a Phase 4 Study
Clifton Bingham III¹, Shelly Kafka², Shawn Black², Stephen Xu³, Wayne Langholff⁴ and Jeffrey R Curtis⁵, ¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Horsham, PA, ³Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, ⁴Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, ⁵Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: AWARE (Comparative & Pragmatic Study of Golimumab [GLM] Intravenous [IV] vs Infliximab [IFX] in RA) is a Phase 4 study designed to provide a…
Abstract Number: 1374 • ACR Convergence 2020
Secukinumab in the Treatment of Dactylitis in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: Post Hoc Analysis Results from a Randomized Phase 3 Trial
Bruce Kirkham¹, Peter Nash², Sandra Navarra³, Erhard Quebe-Fehling⁴, Corine Gaillez⁴, Carlos Sastre⁴ and Philip Mease⁵, ¹Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, ²School of Medicine Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, ³University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, ⁴Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁵Seattle Rheumatology Associates, P.L.L.C., Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Dactylitis is a key and frequent clinical manifestation of psoriatic arthritis (PsA)1 associated with significant disease burden and impaired function.2–3 Randomized controlled trials designed…
Abstract Number: 1746 • ACR Convergence 2020
Association of Obesity with Treatment Response to Methotrexate or Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Dilli Poudel¹, Ted Mikuls², Michael George¹, Bryant England², Grant Cannon³, Brian Sauer⁴ and Joshua Baker¹, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, ⁴University of Utah, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Obesity affects 30-40% of RA patients and is associated with higher clinical disease activity measures and progressive disability. Studies suggest that obesity may be…
Abstract Number: 2052 • ACR Convergence 2020
Extended Follow-Up of Patients Recruited to a Randomized, Controlled Trial of Rituximab versus Azathioprine After Induction of Remission with Rituximab for Patients with ANCA-Associated Vasculitis and Relapsing Disease
Rona Smith¹, David Jayne² and Peter A. Merkel³, ¹University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ²Department of Medicine, Vasculitis and Lupus Research Group, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ³Division of Rheumatology University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Rituximab is an effective therapy for induction of remission in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). However, the effect of rituximab is not sustained, and subsequent relapse…
Abstract Number: 0222 • ACR Convergence 2020
tsDMARD Therapy Is Associated with More Initial Therapy Prolongations Compared to bDMARDs Both in Bionaive and Bioexperienced Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Diederik De Cock¹, Patrick Durez², Dirk Elewaut³, Bernard Lauwerys⁴, Rene Westhovens⁵ and Patrick Verschueren⁶, ¹KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ²Division of Rheumatology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, Belgium, ³Ghent University and VIB, Heusden, Belgium, ⁴Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO), Genoa, Italy, ⁵University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium, Leuven, Belgium, ⁶University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Background/Purpose: The Tool for Administrative Reimbursement Drug Information Sharing (TARDIS) is an electronic platform combining the collection of data from all Belgian patients with Rheumatoid…
Abstract Number: 0354 • ACR Convergence 2020
How Do TNF-alpha-Inhibitors in Medical History Affect Patient Reported Outcomes and Retention in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients Treated with Secukinumab in Real World? – German Observational Study
Uta Kiltz¹, Jan Brandt-Jürgens², Peter Kästner³, Elke Riechers⁴, Daniel Peterlik⁵ and Hans-Peter Tony⁶, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ²Rheumatologische Schwerpunktpraxis Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Ambulantes Rheumazentrum, Erfurt, Germany, ⁴Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany, ⁵Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nürnberg, Germany, ⁶Rheumatology/Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine II, Würzburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Secukinumab (SEC), a fully human monoclonal antibody that selectively inhibits interleukin 17A, is approved for treatment of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). However, there…
Abstract Number: 0505 • ACR Convergence 2020
Secukinumab Provides Sustained Improvements in Clinical and Imaging Outcomes in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis and Axial Manifestations: Results from the MAXIMISE Trial
Xenofon Baraliakos¹, Laure Gossec², Effie Pournara³, Slawomir Jeka⁴, Ricardo Blanco⁵, Salvatore D'Angelo⁶, Georg Schett⁷, Barbara Schulz³, Michael Rissler³, Dermot Whyms⁸, Chiara Perella³ and Laura Coates⁹, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany, ²Sorbonne Université and Hôpital Universitaire Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France, ³Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁴2nd Univ Hospital, CM UMK, Bydgoszcz, Poland, ⁵Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology Department of Lucania and Rheumatology Institute of Lucania (IRel), San Carlo Hospital of Potenza, Potenza, Italy, ⁷Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen- Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁸Novartis Ireland Limited, Dublin, Ireland, ⁹University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Axial disease may affect up to 25–70% of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients, depending on the definition used. Current evidence on efficacy of biologics in…
Abstract Number: 0713 • ACR Convergence 2020
Longitudinal Effectiveness of Abatacept in JIA: Results from an Ongoing JIA Registry
Daniel J Lovell¹, Hermine Brunner², Nikolay Tzaribachev³, Esi Morgan², Gabriele Simonini⁴, Thomas Griffin⁵, Ekaterina Alexeeva⁶, John Bohnsack⁷, Andrew Zeft⁸, Gerd Horneff⁹, Richard Vehe¹⁰, Valda Stanevicha¹¹, Stacey Tarvin¹², Maria Trachana¹³, Adam Huber¹⁴, Ilonka Orban¹⁵, Jason Dare¹⁶, Ivan Foeldvari¹⁷, Pierre Quartier¹⁸, Alyssa Dominique¹⁹, Tzuyung Douglas Kou¹⁹, Robert Wong¹⁹, Alberto Martini²⁰ and Nicolino Ruperto²⁰, ¹PRCSG, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ³Pediatric Rheumatology Research Institute, Bad Bramstedt, Germany, ⁴Anna Meyer Children's Hospital, Firenze, Italy, ⁵Levine Children's Hospital, Charlotte, NC, ⁶Scientific Center of Children’s Health of RAMS, Moscow, Russia, ⁷University of Utah and Primary Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, ⁸Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁹Asklepios Clinic Sankt Augustin, Sankt Augustin, Germany, ¹⁰University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ¹¹Riga Stradins University, Riga, Latvia, ¹²Riley Children’s Health, Indianapolis, IN, ¹³Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Thessaloníki, Greece, ¹⁴Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, ¹⁵National Institute of Rheumatology and Physiotherapy, Budapest, Hungary, ¹⁶University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, ¹⁷Hamburg Centre for Pediatric and Adolescent Rheumatology, Hamburg, Germany, ¹⁸Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France, ¹⁹Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ, ²⁰PRINTO, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
Background/Purpose: Abatacept is a selective T-cell co-stimulation modulator approved for use in JIA. Efficacy and safety of abatacept in patients with JIA has been demonstrated…
Abstract Number: 0821 • ACR Convergence 2020
Gender and Discontinuation of Biologic DMARDs in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Data from the Mexican Biologics Registry
Vijaya Rivera¹, Sandra Sicsik Ayala¹, David Vega Morales², Fedra Irazoque-Palazuelos³, Dafhne Miranda Hernández¹, Julio Casasola Vargas¹, Sandra Carrillo Vázquez¹, Angélica Peña Ayala¹, Angel Castillo Ortiz¹, Omar Muñoz Monroy¹, Sergio Durán Barragán¹, Aleni Paz Viscarra¹, Estefanía Torres Valdez¹, Daniel Xibille Friedmann¹, Erick A Zamora Tehozol⁴, Luis Valdés Corona¹, Azucena Ramos Sánchez¹, Natalia Santana Portillo¹, Francisco Guerrero Díaz¹, Miguel Vazquez Zaragoza¹, Claudia Zepeda Moreno¹, Kitzia Alvarado Sánchez¹, Melanea Rivera Valencia¹, Cesar Pacheco Tena⁵ and Deshire Alpizar-Rodriguez⁶, ¹Colegio Mexicano de Reumatología, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Garcia, Mexico, ³Centro de Investigación y Tratamiento Reumatológico S.C, Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico, ⁴Centro Médico Pensiones, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, ⁵Universidad Autonoma de Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Chihuahua, Mexico, ⁶Colegio Mexicano de Reumatología, Mexico City, Distrito Federal, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the most common autoimmune disease and is more frequent and severe in women than in men. Symptom severity, disease progression,…

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