Abstracts tagged "Biologicals"

Abstract Number: 0366 • ACR Convergence 2020
Symptoms of Peripheral Arthritis Are Significantly Improved in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis Treated with Secukinumab
Philip Mease¹, Atul Deodhar², Renato Calheiros³, Xiangyi Meng⁴, Todd Fox⁵ and Xenofon Baraliakos⁶, ¹Seattle Rheumatology Associates, P.L.L.C., Seattle, WA, ²Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ³Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Hoboken, NJ, ⁴Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ⁵Novartis Pharma AG, Aesch, Switzerland, ⁶Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet-Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the axial skeleton associated with pain, stiffness, and disability.1 Up to 66% of patients (pts)…
Abstract Number: 0584 • ACR Convergence 2020
Total Cost of Care for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Kjel Johnson¹, Rebecca Karos², Elisea Avalos-Reyes³, Fabio Casadio⁴, Michele Hamburger⁵ and Chiara Leprai⁴, ¹CVS Health, Lincoln, RI, ²CVS Health, Wellesley, MA, ³CVS Health, Irving, TX, ⁴CVS Health, New York, NY, ⁵Frances Hamburger Institute, Hauppauge, NY
Background/Purpose: The range of medical costs associated with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is, in part, related to the various treatment options. Treatment for RA focuses on…
Abstract Number: 0806 • ACR Convergence 2020
Identification and Adjustment for Factors Associated with Clinical Response in Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials to Improve Comparisons of Treatment Efficacy
Anthony Cordisco¹ and Joshua Baker¹, ¹Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Numerous clinical trials have been published in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but comparing efficacies of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) is complicated by a lack of…
Abstract Number: 0881 • ACR Convergence 2020
Reduction of Anterior Uveitis Flares in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis During Certolizumab Pegol Treatment: 96-Week Results from the C-VIEW Study
Irene van der Horst-Bruinsma¹, Rianne van Bentum¹, Frank Verbraak², Thomas Rath³, James Rosenbaum⁴, Bengt Hoepken⁵, Oscar Irvin-Sellers⁶, Thomas Kumke⁵, Lars Bauer⁵ and Martin Rudwaleit⁷, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam UMC, location VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam UMC, location VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³St Franziskus-Hospital, Münster, Germany, ⁴Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ⁵UCB Pharma, Monheim am Rhein, Germany, ⁶UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom, ⁷Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Klinikum Bielefeld, Germany
Background/Purpose: Acute anterior uveitis (AAU) is the most common extra-articular manifestation in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), affecting up to 40% of patients and causing significant burden.1…
Abstract Number: 1038 • ACR Convergence 2020
STAT1 and JAK2 Are the Most Appropriate Targets of JAK-inhibitor Therapy for Sarcoidosis: An In-silico Meta-nalysis
Marcia Friedman¹, Brian Le², Dongseok Choi² and James Rosenbaum², ¹Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, ²Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Our group was the first to contend that STAT1 mediated genes were expressed in sarcoidosis. Since that time, several other groups have found similar…
Abstract Number: 1349 • ACR Convergence 2020
Guselkumab Provides Domain-Specific and Comprehensive Efficacy as Assessed Using Composite Endpoints in Patients with Active Psoriatic Arthritis
Laura Coates¹, Christopher Ritchlin², Laure Gossec³, Philip Helliwell⁴, Proton Rahman⁵, Elizabeth Hsia⁶, Alexa Kollmeier⁷, Xie Xu⁸, Chetan Karyekar⁹, May Shawi¹⁰, Wim Noël¹¹, Yusang Jiang¹², Shihong Sheng¹², Prasheen Agarwal¹² and Philip Mease¹³, ¹University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ²Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ³Sorbonne Université and Hôpital Universitaire Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France, ⁴Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵Memorial University of Newfoundland, Department of Medicine, St John's, Canada, ⁶Janssen Research & Development, LLC and University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, Spring House, PA, ⁷Janssen Research & Development, LLC, La Jolla, CA, ⁸Janssen Research & Development, LLC, San Marcos, CA, ⁹Janssen Global Services, LLC, Horsham, PA, ¹⁰Janssen Global Services, LLC, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹¹Janssen Medical Affairs, LLC, Beerse, Belgium, ¹²Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, ¹³Seattle Rheumatology Associates, P.L.L.C., Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Guselkumab (GUS) is a human monoclonal antibody that specifically binds to the p19-subunit of IL-23. GUS has demonstrated efficacy across the various manifestations of…
Abstract Number: 1485 • ACR Convergence 2020
LNA043, a Novel Cartilage Regenerative Treatment for Osteoarthritis: Results from a First-In-Human Trial in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis
Celeste Scotti¹, Joseph Gimbel², Didier Laurent¹, Aviv Madar³, Thomas Peters¹, Yunyu Zhang³, Florine Polus¹, Michael Beste³, Igor Vostiar¹, Subhajit Choudhury⁴, Nicole Gerwin¹, Jörg Goldhahn⁵, Matthias Schieker¹ and Ronenn Roubenoff¹, ¹Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Basel, Switzerland, ²Arizona Research Center, Phoenix, ³Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Cambridge, ⁴Biostatistics & Pharmacometrics, Novartis Healthcare Pvt. Ltd., Hyderabad, India, ⁵Department of Health Sciences and Technology, ETH Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose:LNA043 is a modified human angiopoietin-like 3 (ANGPTL3) protein identified in a phenotypic screen for inducers of chondrogenesis and cartilage repair. The primary objective of…
Abstract Number: 1924 • ACR Convergence 2020
Low Immunogenicity in Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis Treated with Tocilizumab: 3-Year Results from the Randomized Controlled Portion and the Open-Label Follow-Up of a Phase 3 Trial
John H. Stone¹, Navita L. Mallalieu² and Min Bao³, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital Rheumatology Unit, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Roche Innovation Center, New York, NY, ³Genentech, South San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ) has low immunogenicity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).1 The risk for TCZ immunogenicity remains to be determined in patients with giant…
Abstract Number: 0189 • ACR Convergence 2020
Determining the Relationship Between Mycobacterium Avium Subspecies Paratuberculosis Serostatus, Dietary Habits, Medication Regimen, and Joint Pain in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Chelsea Guan¹, Shazia Majid², Sweta Chalise², Saleh Naser², Robert Sharp² and Shazia Beg³, ¹University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, ²University of Central Florida, Orlando, ³University of Central Florida College of Medicine, Orlando
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory disease that primarily affects synovial tissues. While the exact etiology is unknown, it is hypothesized that…
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…

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