Abstracts tagged "C-reactive protein (CRP)"

Abstract Number: 0522 • ACR Convergence 2023
Effect of Secukinumab versus Adalimumab Biosimilar on Radiographic Progression in Patients with Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis: Results from Subgroup Analyses by Baseline Syndesmophytes and C-reactive Protein Status
Xenofon Baraliakos¹, Désirée van der Heijde², Pedro Machado³, Victoria Navarro-Compán⁴, Lianne Gensler⁵, Patricia Pertel⁶, Erhard Quebe-Fehling⁶, Aimee Readie⁷, Hanno Richards⁶ and Denis Poddubnyy⁸, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ²Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Centre for Rheumatology & Department of Neuromuscular Diseases, University College London, London, UK. Department of Rheumatology, Northwick Park Hospital, London North West University Healthcare NHS trust, London, UK., London, United Kingdom, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, La Paz University Hospital, IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain, ⁵University of California San Francisco, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, San Francisco, CA, ⁶Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁷Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Immunology, East Hanover, NJ, ⁸Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: SURPASS, a phase 3b randomized controlled study in patients with radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (r-axSpA), found low spinal radiographic progression over 2 years with no…
Abstract Number: 1842 • ACR Convergence 2023
Reduction in the Concomitant Ordering of Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate and C-Reactive Protein Within the Rheumatology Clinics at an Academic Medical Center
Ruchi Desai¹, Nainesh Shah¹, Ray Zhang¹, Maria Bacalao², Haidy Galous³, David Karp¹ and Puneet Bajaj¹, ¹UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ³UT Southwestern, Southlake, TX
Background/Purpose: ESR and CRP are two laboratory values usedto assess inflammation. There is data to support that CRPis superior to ESR to detect/monitor inflammation or…
Abstract Number: 2100 • ACR Convergence 2023
Paradoxical Antagonistic Association of Visceral and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue with Circulating C-Reactive Protein in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jon Giles and Joan Bathon, Columbia University, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: C-reactive protein (CRP) is used as an indicator of disease activity in people with RA.However, adipose tissue also expresses inflammatory cytokines that induce hepatic…
Abstract Number: 1957 • ACR Convergence 2022
Detangling Heterogeneity in Contemporary Undifferentiated Arthritis – a Large Cohort Study Using Latent Class Analysis
Nikolet den Hollander¹, Marloes Verstappen², Bastiaan van Dijk³, Annette van der Helm-van Mil⁴ and Hanna van Steenbergen³, ¹Leids Universitair Medisch Centrum, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Leiden University Medical Center, Erasmus Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Undifferentiated arthritis (UA) is considered to be heterogenous and consists of subgroups, this notion is affirmed by differences in disease course, varying from spontaneous…
Abstract Number: 0134 • ACR Convergence 2022
Combination Treatment with Baricitinib and Pulse Steroids in Severe COVID19: A
Francesco Ferro¹, Elena Elefante², Italiano Nazzareno², Gaetano La Rocca³, Davide Schilirò², Michele Moretti², Roberto Mozzo⁴, De Simone Luigi⁴, Chiara Baldini⁵ and Marta Mosca², ¹Clinical and Experimental Medicine Department, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ²University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ³University of Pisa, Rheumatology Unit, Palermo, Palermo, Italy, ⁴Anesthesiology & Intensive Care Unit/Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy, ⁵University of Pisa, Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Background/Purpose: Growing evidence from RCTs and real-life experiences has highlighted important similarities between severe COVID19 and rapidly progressive interstitial lung diseases (RP-ILD) occurring in connective…
Abstract Number: 0308 • ACR Convergence 2022
Risankizumab (RZB) Demonstrates Long-Term Efficacy Across Subgroups in Patients with Active Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA): A Post Hoc, Integrated Analysis from the Phase 3 (KEEPsAKE 1 and KEEPsAKE 2) Studies
Joseph Merola¹, Kristina Callis-Duffin², Byron Padilla³, Cuiyong Yue⁴, Huzefa Photowala⁴, Blair Kaplan⁴ and Iain B McInnes⁵, ¹Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ³AbbVie, Inc., Waukegan, IL, ⁴AbbVie, Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁵Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Risankizumab (RZB), a fully humanized IgG1 monoclonal antibody inhibitor of IL-23, is a therapeutic agent approved for the treatment of active psoriatic arthritis (PsA)…
Abstract Number: 0407 • ACR Convergence 2022
Effect of Biologics in MRI/CRP Subgroups of Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Paras Karmacharya¹, Sonia Gupta², Ravi Shahukhal³, Raju Khanal⁴, Hassan Murad⁵ and Lianne Gensler⁶, ¹Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ²Creighton University, Salt lake city, UT, ³University of Central Florida, Orlando, ⁴Winchester Medical Center, Winchester, VA, ⁵Mayo Clinic, Rochester, ⁶Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: While the use of biologics over the last decade has revolutionized treatment for some patients with axial SpA, only up to 40% reach remission…
Abstract Number: 0408 • ACR Convergence 2022
Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Certolizumab Pegol Treatment in Patients with Active Non‑Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis Stratified by Baseline MRI and C-Reactive Protein Status
Philip C. Robinson¹, Walter P Maksymowych², Lianne Gensler³, Martin Rudwaleit⁴, Bengt Hoepken⁵, Lars Bauer⁵, Thomas Kumke⁵, Mindy Kim⁶ and Atul Deodhar⁷, ¹University of Queensland School of Clinical Medicine, Brisbane, Australia, ²Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴University of Bielefeld, Klinikum Bielefeld, Bielefeld; Germany Klinikum Bielefeld and Charité Berlin, Germany, and Gent University, Gent, Belgium, ⁵UCB Pharma, Monheim am Rhein, Germany, ⁶UCB Pharma, Smyrna, GA, ⁷Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Certolizumab pegol (CZP) has demonstrated clinical efficacy in patients (pts) with active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) and objective signs of inflammation (OSI) during the…
Abstract Number: 0414 • ACR Convergence 2022
Efficacy and Safety of Upadacitinib in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis with Intolerance to And/or Lack of Efficacy of Prior Biologic Therapy: A Subgroup Analysis
Xenofon Baraliakos¹, Fabiana Ganz², Hideto Kameda³, Jessica Walsh⁴, Manish Jain⁵, Kristin D’Silva⁶, Peter Wung⁶, Xianwei Bu⁶, Jayne Stigler⁶ and Désirée van der Heijde⁷, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, ²AbbVie, Inc., Luzern, Switzerland, ³Toho University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵Great Lakes Clinical Trials, Chicago, IL, ⁶AbbVie, Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Upadacitinib (UPA), an oral Janus kinase inhibitor, has been evaluated in the treatment of AS both in patients (pts) naïve to biologic DMARDs (bDMARDs)1…
Abstract Number: 0419 • ACR Convergence 2022
Efficacy of Upadacitinib in Patients with Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis Stratified by Objective Signs of Inflammation at Baseline
Walter P Maksymowych¹, Xenofon Baraliakos², Atul Deodhar³, Denis Poddubnyy⁴, Fabiana Ganz⁵, Tianming Gao⁶, Jayne Stigler⁶, Anna K Shmagel⁶, Peter Wung⁶ and Filip Van den bosch⁷, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Herne, Germany, ³Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, USA, Portland, OR, ⁴Department of Gastroenterology, Infectious Diseases and Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁵AbbVie, Inc., Luzern, Switzerland, ⁶AbbVie, Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁷Department of Internal Medicine and Paediatrics, Ghent University and VIB Centre for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium
Background/Purpose: The Phase 3 SELECT-AXIS 2 trial (NCT04169373) assessed the efficacy and safety of upadacitinib (UPA) in patients with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA). Here, we…
Abstract Number: 0543 • ACR Convergence 2022
An Exploratory Analysis of the Potential Disconnect Between Objective Inflammatory Response and Clinical Response Following Certolizumab Pegol Treatment in Patients with Active Axial Spondyloarthritis
Martin Rudwaleit¹, Filip Van den bosch², Helena Marzo-Ortega³, Victoria Navarro-Compán⁴, Rachel Tham⁵, Thomas Kumke⁶, Lars Bauer⁶, Mindy Kim⁷ and Lianne Gensler⁸, ¹University of Bielefeld, Klinikum Bielefeld, Bielefeld; Germany Klinikum Bielefeld and Charité Berlin, Germany, and Gent University, Gent, Belgium, ²Department of Internal Medicine and Paediatrics, Ghent University and VIB Centre for Inflammation Research, Ghent, Belgium, ³Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, La Paz University Hospital, IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain, ⁵UCB Pharma, Slough, UK, Overland Park, KS, ⁶UCB Pharma, Monheim am Rhein, Germany, ⁷UCB Pharma, Smyrna, GA, ⁸Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: In clinical trials of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), composite measures such as Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) response criteria, Assessment of Spondyloarthritis international…
Abstract Number: 0811 • ACR Convergence 2022
Reliability of CRP as an Inflammatory Marker in Patients with Immune Mediated Inflammatory Diseases (IMIDs) and Liver Dysfunction
Yael Ross¹ and Stanley Ballou², ¹Case Western Reserve University at MetroHealth Medical Center, Atlanta, GA, ²Case Western Reserve University - Metro Health, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: C-reactive protein (CRP) is an acute-phase reactant widely employed clinically as a marker of inflammation. Serum CRP level is generally elevated with any type…
Abstract Number: 0825 • ACR Convergence 2022
Predicting Outcomes in Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS): A Retrospective Study on 43 Consecutive Patients with MAS
Sumanth Madan¹, Suma Balan¹, MITHUN CHALAKKARAYIL BHAGAVALDAS², Spoorthy DR¹, Sudeep Rath¹, Joslyn Thattil¹, Amisha Shahul¹ and Niveditha Kartha¹, ¹Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, India, ²Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Muvattupuzha, India
Background/Purpose: Macrophage activation syndrome is a diagnosis along the spectrum of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) spectrum disorders. It is a rare, yet potentially fatal disease characterized…
Abstract Number: 0885 • ACR Convergence 2022
Association Between Changes in Inflammatory Pathways Associated with a Reduction in CV Risk: Results from the LiiRA Study
brittany weber¹, Dana Weisenfeld¹, Thany Seyok¹, Elena Massarotti¹, Selena Huang¹, Derrick Todd¹, Jonathan Coblyn¹, michael weinblatt¹, Tianrun Cai¹, Kumar Dahal¹, leanne BArrett¹, Daniel Solomon¹, Jorge Plutzky¹, Marcy Bolster², marcelo Dicarli¹ and Katherine Liao¹, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased cardiovascular (CV) risk. Coronary flow reserve (CFR) is a quantitative imaging biomarker of CV risk that…
Abstract Number: 1107 • ACR Convergence 2022
Efficacy and Safety of Tofacitinib in Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica (EAST PMR): A Prospective Study
Xinlei Ma, Fan Yang, Jin Lin and Weiqian Chen, Division of Rheumatology, the First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, HangZhou, China
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) is a common inflammatory disease in elderly persons whose pathogenesis is unclear. Glucocorticoids are the first-line drugs for patients with PMR,…

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