Abstracts tagged "Biologics"

Abstract Number: 433 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Biologic Switching and Cycling in a Large US Managed Care Population
Machaon Bonafede¹, Jeffrey R. Curtis², Donna McMorrow¹, Chieh-I Chen³ and George J. Joseph⁴, ¹Truven Health Analytics, Cambridge, MA, ²Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ⁴Global Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR), Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ
Background/Purpose: A majority of RA patients who switch from a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi) to another biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) are TNFi cyclers…
Abstract Number: 1204 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Measuring the Effectiveness of Patient Education of Patients Receiving Injectable Biologic Medications
Victoria Ruffing¹, Ana-Maria Orbai² and Clifton O. Bingham III³, ¹Medicine JHAAC, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Injectable biologic medications have become part of the routine treatment rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and other inflammatory arthritides. These medications are associated with potentially serious…
Abstract Number: 2521 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pregnancies in Patients with Long-Standing Rheumatoid Arthritis and Biologic DMARD Treatment: Course of Disease during Pregnancy and Pregnancy Outcomes
Anja Strangfeld¹, Dagmar Pattloch¹, Madlen Spilka², Bernhard Manger³, Brigitte Krummel-Lorenz⁴, Annett Gräßler⁵, Joachim Listing⁶ and Angela Zink^1,7, ¹Epidemiology, German Rheumatism Research Center, Berlin, Germany, ²German Rheumatism Research Center, Berlin, Germany, ³Rheumatologist, Scientific Advisory Board, Erlangen, Germany, ⁴Rheumatologist, Frankfurt, Germany, ⁵Rheumatologist, Pirna, Germany, ⁶Epidemiologiy, German Rheumatism Research Center, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: The assumption of spontaneous remission among pregnant women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is common. Nevertheless, prospectively collected data describing the course of disease activity…
Abstract Number: 450 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Use of Tofacitinib in a Real World Setting: Clinical Features in a Cohort of Patients Using the Database Jointman Compared to a Published Clinical Trial
Sergio Schwartzman¹, Keith Knapp², Gary Craig³, Karen Ferguson⁴ and Howard Kenney⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Arthritis Northwest, Spokane, WA, ³Discus Analytics, Inc., Spokane, WA, ⁴Arthritis Northwest PLLC., Spokane, WA, ⁵Rheumatology, Arthritis Northwest, Spokane, WA
Background/Purpose: It is well accepted that patients studied in pharmaceutically sponsored clinical trials do not always represent the types of patients seen in clinical practice. …
Abstract Number: 1225 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long-Term Use of Biological Therapy and Discontinuation Rates in Rheumatoid Arthritis – Real World Patient Data
Laurent Chanroux, Joan Casellas and Fara Mboge, Therapy Watch, Research Partnership, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Biologics (bDMARDs) have been shown to control disease progression in RA however there is still no cure for the disease and in many cases…
Abstract Number: 2642 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient Reported Outcome Assessment of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Experience with IV Administered Biologic Therapy
Norman B. Gaylis¹, Joanne Sagliani¹, Danny Tuccitto², Shawn Black³, Kehzen Tang⁴, Raphael Dehoratius^3,5 and Dennis Parenti³, ¹Arthritis & Rheumatic Disease Specialties, Aventura, FL, ²AARDS Research, Inc, Aventura, FL, ³Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Horsham, PA, ⁴Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, ⁵Kimmel School of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Patient-reported outcomes (PRO) are used to assess patient related benefit in clinical trials. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients are equally receptive to intravenous (IV) or…
Abstract Number: 455 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors of Real-World Treatment Sustainability in RA Patients Treated with Abatacept in Canada: Implications for Routine Care
Janet E. Pope¹, Emmanouil Rampakakis² and John S. Sampalis³, ¹University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ²JSS Medical Research, St-Laurent, QC, Canada, ³Clinical Research, JSS Medical Research, Westmount, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Treatment sustainability can measure drug effectiveness and encompasses drug effectiveness, safety, and compliance. Recent data suggest that differences in retention may exist between biologic…
Abstract Number: 1408 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cogan Syndrome: Differential Response to Biologic Agents and Role of PET-CT in the Increased Diagnosis of Aortitis
Bahtiyar Toz¹, Burak Erer², Sevil Kamali², Ilknur Tugal-tutkun³, Lale Ocal² and Ahmet Gul⁴, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine,, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Cogan syndrome (CS) is a rare inflammatory disorder typically characterized by interstitial keratitis and audiovestibular symptoms, and patients may also develop other inflammatory ocular…
Abstract Number: 2739 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Survival of Etanercept (ETN) Responders after Methotrexate (MTX) Failure When ETN Is Initiated As Mono or Combination Therapy or after MTX Withdrawal from ETN/MTX Combination in Long Standing Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). a Single Center Retrospective Study
Edward C. Keystone¹, Abdulaziz ALKhalaf^2,3, Sabri ALSaeedi^4,5, Mosaab Makkawy^4,6, Deborah Weber⁷ and Daming Lin⁸, ¹Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Rheumatology Division, Medicine Department, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO/Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Rheumatology Division, Medicine Department, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁴Rheumatology Division, Medicine Department, UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO/ Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology Division, Medicine Department, King Fahd Hospital, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ⁶Rheumatology Division, Medicine Department, Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Hospital, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ⁷Advanced Therapeutics, Mt Sinai Hosp 2nd Floor 02-205, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The long term sustainability of ETN as monotherapy (mono) or in combination (combo) with methotrexate (MTX) is uncertain in patients with longstanding RA responding…
Abstract Number: 486 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Persistence Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Initiating Intravenous or Subcutaneous Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Therapy in a Large US Registry Cohort
Dennis Parenti¹, Shelly Kafka¹, George W. Reed², Jeffrey D. Greenberg^2,3 and Raphael DeHoratius^1,4, ¹Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Horsham, PA, ²Corrona, LLC, Southborough, MA, ³NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴Kimmel School of Medicine, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: The objective of this analysis was to examine persistence with intravenous (IV) and subcutaneous (SC) anti-TNF therapies among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients (pts) within…
Abstract Number: 1653 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Trends over Time in Achievement of Low Disease Activity Among Biologic Initiators with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Leslie Harrold^1,2, J. Lynn Palmer³, Jeffrey R. Curtis⁴, Jeffrey D. Greenberg^2,5 and Joel M. Kremer⁶, ¹University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ²Corrona, LLC, Southborough, MA, ³Corrona Research Foundation, Albany, NY, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶Albany Medical College and The Center for Rheumatology, Albany, NY
Background/Purpose: There is a growing emphasis on treating patients to a target level of low disease activity (LDA) or remission to order to improve outcomes…
Abstract Number: 2756 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Tocilizumab Monotherapy on Patient-Reported Quality of Life Outcomes in the US Corrona Registry
Leslie Harrold^1,2, Ani John³, George W. Reed^2,4, Chitra Karki², YouFu Li⁴, Joel M. Kremer⁵, Tmirah Haselkorn⁶ and Jeffrey D. Greenberg^2,7, ¹Department of Orthopedics and Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ²Corrona, LLC, Southborough, MA, ³Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ⁴University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ⁵Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, ⁶Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, CA, ⁷NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: The objective of this real-world analysis was to examine the impact of the interleukin-6 receptor α inhibitor tocilizumab (TCZ) on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in…
Abstract Number: 535 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Taurine As a Biomarker for Prediction of Response to Biologic Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Soshi Takahashi¹, Jun Saegusa², Ikuko Naka¹, Kosaku Tsuda¹, Takaichi Okano¹, Kengo Akashi¹, Miwa Nishida¹, Keisuke Nishimura², Sho Sendo², Yo Ueda¹, Akira Onishi³, Yoshinori Kogata², Goichi Kageyama² and Akio Morinobu², ¹Department of Rheumatology, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan, ²Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan, ³Rheumaology and Clinical Immunology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
Background/Purpose: To identify a serum biomarker for prediction of the response to biologics (Bio) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), we performed serum metabolomics analysis…
Abstract Number: 1655 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effectiveness of Monotherapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients Initiating a Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor (TNFi) Vs a Non-TNFi in a Large US Commercial and Medicare Advantage Plan
Benjamin Chastek¹, Jeffrey R. Curtis², Laura K. Becker³, George J. Joseph⁴ and Chieh-I Chen⁵, ¹Optum Insight, Eden Prairie, MN, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Optum, Eden Prairie, MN, ⁴Global Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR), Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁵Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY
Background/Purpose: Monotherapy accounts for approximately 30% of biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) use in RA (Emery P et al. Ann Rheum Dis 2013;72:1897-904). A validated…
Abstract Number: 2768 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Trend and Factors Associated with Switching Treatment after Initial Anti-TNF Therapy Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Wenhui Wei¹, Emma Sullivan², Chieh-I Chen³, James Piercy² and Stuart Blackburn², ¹Sanofi-Aventis, Bridgewater, NJ, ²Adelphi Real World, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY
Background/Purpose: Among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who progress beyond their first biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (bDMARD), in-class cycling between different tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi)…

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