Abstracts tagged "Biologics"

Abstract Number: 1943 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
In Vivo Effects of Epratuzumab, a Monoclonal Antibody Targeting Human CD22, on B Cell Function in Human CD22 Knock-in (Huki) Mice
Carolin Brandl*¹, Lamia Özgör*¹, Miriam Wöhner^1,2, Anthony Shock³ and Lars Nitschke¹, ¹Division of Genetics, University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ²Research Institute of Molecular Pathology, Vienna, Austria, ³UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose Epratuzumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody that targets the B cell-specific protein CD22 currently in Phase 3 clinical trials in patients (pts) with systemic…
Abstract Number: 1358 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Systematic Analysis of the Safety of Prescribing Anti-Rheumatic Immunosuppressive and Biologic Drugs in Pregnant Women
Sonia Panchal¹, Julia Flint², Maud van de Venne³, Madeline Piper⁴, Alice Hurrel⁵, Joel Cunningham⁵, Mary Gayed⁶, Karen Schreiber⁷, Subha Anthanari⁸, Mohamed Nisar⁸, David Williams⁹, Munther Khamashta¹⁰, Caroline Gordon¹¹ and Ian Giles², ¹Rheumatology, University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust, Leicester, United Kingdom, ²UCL Division of Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ³Obstetrics and Gynaecology, North Bristol NHS Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom, ⁴Ysbyty Ystrad Fawr, Aneurin Bevan Health Board Wales, Wales, United Kingdom, ⁵Institute for Women's Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁶Rheumatology Division of Infection and Immunity, The Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁷Lupus Research Unit, Division of Infection and Immunity, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, ⁸Rheumatology, Burton Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Burton-upon-Trent, United Kingdom, ⁹University College London, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁰Lupus Research Unit, Division of Women's Health, Guy's and St Thomas' NSH Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, ¹¹Rheumatology, Division of Infection and Immunity, The Medical School, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose The use of anti-rheumatic drugs in pregnancy is often complicated by concerns over their potential for adverse effects. Given that rheumatic diseases often affect…
Abstract Number: 518 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk of Infection Associated with Subsequent Biologic Use Following Rituximab—Results from a National RA Patient Registry
Leslie R. Harrold¹, George W. Reed^1,2, Chitra Karki³, Robert Magner¹, Ashwini Shewade⁴, Ani John⁴, Joel M. Kremer⁵ and Jeffrey D. Greenberg^3,6, ¹University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ²Corrona, LLC., Southborough, MA, ³Corrona, LLC, Southborough, MA, ⁴Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, CA, ⁵Albany Medical College and The Center for Rheumatology, Albany, NY, ⁶NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Rituximab is a chimeric monoclonal antibody for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Prolonged B-cell depletion from repeated doses of rituximab may be associated…
Abstract Number: 2938 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, 16-Week Study of Subcutaneous Golimumab in Patients with Active Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
J Sieper¹, D van der Heijde², M Dougados³, Walter P. Maksymowych⁴, J Boice⁵, G Bergman⁵, S Curtis⁵, A Tzontcheva⁵, S Huyck⁵ and HH Weng⁵, ¹University Clinic Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany, ²Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Paris-Descartes University, Paris, France, ⁴Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Alberta, AK, ⁵Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ
Background/Purpose Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), including ankylosing spondylitis and nonradiographic axial SpA (nr-axSpA), is a chronic inflammatory disease marked by back pain and progressive spinal stiffness.…
Abstract Number: 1853 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Persistence and Predictors of Biologic TNFi Therapy Among Biologic naïve Psoriatic Arthritis Patients in a US Registry
Philip J. Mease¹, David Collier², Chitra Karki³, Guo Li⁴, Bojena Bitman⁵ and Jeffrey D. Greenberg^3,6, ¹Director, Rheumatology Research, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA, ²Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ³Corrona, LLC., Southborough, MA, ⁴Axio Research LLC, Seattle, WA, ⁵Amgen, Inc., San Francisco, CA, ⁶Rheumatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Registry data regarding biologic DMARD therapy as a mono or combo (combined with a traditional oral DMARD) in subjects with Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) are…
Abstract Number: 1153 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Area of Residence and Socio-Economic Factors Significantly Affect Access to Biological Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Romania
Catalin Codreanu¹, Corina Mogosan², Ruxandra Ionescu³, Ioan Ancuta⁴, Magda Parvu⁵ and Simona Rednic⁶, ¹5 Thomas Masaryk Street, 'Dr. Ion Stoia' Clinical Center of Rheumatic Diseases, Bucharest, Romania, ²'Dr. Ion Stoia' Clinical Center of Rheumatic Diseases, Bucharest, Romania, ³Rheumatology, Sfanta Maria Clinical Hospital, UMF Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania, ⁴“Dr. I. Cantacuzino” Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, ⁵Rheumatology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, Bucuresti, Romania, ⁶Rheumatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Background/Purpose Clinical trials have proven the efficacy of biological therapy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) worldwide. However, high costs have set boundaries to their use, especially…
Abstract Number: 515 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dosing of Intravenous Tocilizumab in a Real-World Setting—Analyses from a US RA Registry
Dimitrios A. Pappas¹, Ani John², Jeffrey R. Curtis³, George W. Reed^4,5, Chitra Karki⁶, Robert Magner⁵, Joel M. Kremer⁷, Ashwini Shewade² and Jeffrey D. Greenberg^6,8, ¹Columbia University, New York, NY, ²Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, CA, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Corrona, LLC., Southborough, MA, ⁵University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ⁶Corrona, LLC, Southborough, MA, ⁷Albany Medical College and The Center for Rheumatology, Albany, NY, ⁸NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: In the US, the recommended starting dose of intravenous tocilizumab (TCZ) in combination with DMARDs or as monotherapy is 4 mg/kg every 4 weeks…
Abstract Number: 2873 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Epratuzumab Induces Broad Inhibition of B Cell Receptor Proximal Signaling but Has Opposing Effects on Distal Signaling in B Cell Subsets: A Profile of Effects on Functional Immune Signaling By Single Cell Network Profiling
Alison Maloney¹, Drew Hotson², Stephen Rapecki¹, Gianluca Fossati¹, Simon Lumb¹, David Rosen², Santosh Putta², Nikil Wale², David Spellmeyer², Alessandra Cesano², Rachael Hawtin² and Anthony Shock¹, ¹UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom, ²Nodality Inc., South San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose Epratuzumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody targeting the B cell-specific protein CD22 and is in Phase 3 clinical trials in patients with systemic lupus…
Abstract Number: 1836 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Safety of Zoster Vaccination Administration in Rheumatic Patients on Current Biologic Therapy
Stephen Lindsey¹, Brandi Oufnac² and Holly Walker², ¹Chief Div of Rheumatology, Ochsner Clinic Baton Rouge, Baton Rouge, LA, ²Rheumatology, Ochsner Health Systems, Baton Rouge, LA
Background/Purpose Herpes Zoster (HZ) occurs in 1 in 3 people in the U.S. during their lifetime. The greatest risk factor is age. Immune suppression from…
Abstract Number: 1146 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cost-Effectiveness of Adalimumab for Rheumatoid Arthritis in Germany
Christian Gissel¹, Georg Götz², Holger Repp³ and Uwe Lange⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany, ²Department of Economics and Business, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany, ³Department of Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany, ⁴Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Kerckhoff-Clinic, Bad Nauheim, Germany
Background/Purpose: In Germany, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) can be treated with TNF-α inhibitors after the failure of conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs like Methotrexate. The clinical use…
Abstract Number: 505 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Structured Approach for Comparative Benefit-Risk Assessment of Rituximab for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ani John¹, George Quartey¹, Patricia B. Lehane², Nicole Mairon³, Michael Schulte³, Ashwini Shewade¹, Carol Chung¹ and Dominic Borie¹, ¹Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, CA, ²Roche Products Ltd, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom, ³F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Rituximab in combination with methotrexate (MTX) is indicated for the treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have…
Abstract Number: 2519 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Are Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Initiating a TNF Biologic Comparable to Patients Initiating a Non TNF?
Kaleb Michaud^1,2, Kunal Gandhi³, Teresa Simon⁴ and Sofia Pedro¹, ¹National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ²Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ⁴Bristol-Myers Squibb, Hopewell, NJ
Background/Purpose: Comparative research has gained attention in the field of Rheumatology. Evaluations of baseline characteristics in patients receiving similar treatments are critical in the…
Abstract Number: 1589 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk of Opportunistic Infection and Herpes Zoster Infection in a Psoriasis/Psoriatic Arthritis Cohort
Kevin L. Winthrop¹, Lang Chen², John Baddley², Allison Taylor³, Benjamin Chan⁴, Huifeng Yun⁵, Sarah Siegel⁶ and Jeffrey R. Curtis⁷, ¹Dept of Infectious Disease, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Clinical Immunology/Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, ⁵Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health, Birmingham, AL, ⁶Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ⁷The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Psoriasis/Psoriatic arthritis (PsO/PsA) often requires treatment with systemic agents. Some of these agents are associated with infectious adverse events. Few studies have described the…
Abstract Number: 1145 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Biologic Treatment Patterns, Clinical Outcomes, and Healthcare Resource Utilization Post-Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Discontinuation in Rheumatoid Arthritis
J. Harnett¹, D. Wiederkehr¹, R. Gerber², D. Gruben², A. Koenig³ and J. Bourret³, ¹Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ²Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ³Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA
Background/Purpose: For rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients (pts) with inadequate response to a TNF inhibitor (TNFi), limited evidence exists from observational studies and indirect comparisons of…
Abstract Number: 495 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Discontinuation of Biologics in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis after Achieving Low-Activity Disease Status
Moeko Ochiai¹, Eri Sato¹, Eiichi Tanaka¹, Eisuke Inoue¹, Ayako Nakajima¹, Shigeki Momohara², Atsuo Taniguchi² and Hisashi Yamanaka², ¹Rheumatology, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ²Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Several clinical trials have reported bio-free remission or discontinuation of biologic DMARDs; however, these findings have not been confirmed in a real-world setting. The…

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