Abstracts tagged "BLyS"

Abstract Number: 1624 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Role of B Lymphocyte Stimulator in Monocyte Subpopulation Differentiation in SLE
Eoghan M. McCarthy¹, Joan Ní Gabhann², Siobhán Smith², Michele Doran³, Gaye Cunnane⁴, S. Donnelly⁵, Donough Howard¹, Paul G. O'Connell¹, Caroline Jefferies² and Grainne M. Kearns⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²Molecular and Cellular Therapeutics, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, ³Rheumatology, St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ⁴Dept of Rheumatology, St James's Hospital and Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ⁵Rheumatology, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Dublin 7, Ireland, ⁶Rheumatology Department, Beaumont Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose Monocytes are increasingly recognised to play a key role in the pathogenesis of SLE. Different subpopulations of monocytes contribute to the disease through dysregulated pro…
Abstract Number: 666 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Approach to Discriminate Treatment Impact in Both Moderate and Severe SLE: The Atacicept Phase IIb Trial Design
Joan T. Merrill¹, Yong Li², Stephen D. Wax³ and Christopher Tehlirian⁴, ¹Clinical Pharmacology, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²R&D Global BioStatistics, EMD Serono, Billerica, MA, ³Global Clinical Development Center - Immunology, EMD Serono Inc, Rockland, MA, ⁴EMD Serono, Rockland, MA
Background/Purpose Increases in background treatment in SLE trials lead to high placebo group responses in patients with moderate but not those with high disease activity…
Abstract Number: 2797 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
B-Lymphocyte Stimulator and A Proliferation Inducing Ligand In Lupus Nephritis: Low Serum Levels Of BLyS Predict Treatment Response
Ioannis Parodis¹, Agneta Zickert¹, Elisabet Svenungsson², Vivianne Malmström² and Iva Gunnarsson¹, ¹Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: B-lymphocytes have a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). B-Lymphocyte Stimulator (BLyS) has an important role in the activation, differentiation…
Abstract Number: 2551 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pharmacodynamics and Predictive Biomarkers In Patients Treated With Atacicept: Data From The APRIL-SLE Trial
David A. Isenberg¹, David Wofsy², Yong Li³, Daiana Licu⁴, Stephen D. Wax⁵, Caroline Gordon⁶ and Claudia Pena Rossi⁴, ¹Centre for Rheumatology Research, Rayne Building, 4th Floor, Centre for Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology/Immunology, University of California San Francisco and NIAID Autoimmunity Centers of Excellence, San Francisco, CA, ³EMD Serono, Rockland, MA, ⁴Merck Serono S.A., Geneva, Switzerland, ⁵Global Clinical Development Center - Immunology, EMD Serono Inc, Rockland, MA, ⁶Rheumatology Research Group (East Wing), School of Immunity and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Atacicept is a fusion protein that inhibits B cell stimulating factors BLyS and APRIL. We examined the pharmacodynamic (PD) effects of atacicept in patients…
Abstract Number: 1591 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety Of Atacicept For Prevention Of Flares In Subjects With Moderate To Severe Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
David Wofsy¹, David A. Isenberg², Daiana Licu³, Yong Li⁴, Claudia Pena Rossi³ and Caroline Gordon⁵, ¹Rheumatology/Immunology, University of California San Francisco and NIAID Autoimmunity Centers of Excellence, San Francisco, CA, ²Centre for Rheumatology Research, Rayne Building, 4th Floor, Centre for Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ³Merck Serono S.A., Geneva, Switzerland, ⁴EMD Serono, Rockland, MA, ⁵Rheumatology Research Group (East Wing), School of Immunity and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Atacicept is a fusion protein that inhibits B-cell stimulation factors BLyS and APRIL. Levels of BLyS and APRIL are elevated in patients with SLE.…