Abstracts tagged "C-reactive protein (CRP)"

Abstract Number: 0097 • ACR Convergence 2020
Does Testing for SAA Is More Beneficial Than CRP for the Follow-up of Patients with FMF?
Mert Oztas¹, Serdal Ugurlu¹, Oguzhan Selvi², Bilgesu Ergezen¹ and Huri Ozdogan¹, ¹Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Okmeydani Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: In order to follow subclinical inflammation and adjust the therapy for an optimal disease control, clinicians seek for readily accessible, affordable and reproducible markers.…
Abstract Number: 0404 • ACR Convergence 2020
Isolated Aortitis: Single Centre Experience of Clinical Spectrum and Management
Nadia Ahmad¹, Ayna Verdiyeva², Raashid Luqmani² and Shirish Dubey², ¹Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Reading, United Kingdom, ²Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Aortitis was previously regarded as a rare form of large vessel vasculitis (LVV), but is now increasingly being recognised. It may occur in the…
Abstract Number: 0626 • ACR Convergence 2020
Early Rise in CRP Is Associated with Progression to Respiratory Failure and Intubation in COVID-19 Patients
Alisa Mueller¹, Tomoyoshi Tamura², Julia Jezmir³, Erin Penn¹, Gregory Keras⁴, Anthony Massaro⁵ and Edy Kim⁵, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Department of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Boston, MA, ⁵Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: During the course of hospitalization, it is often unclear which COVID-19 patients will progress from non-critical to critical illness. Timely identification of these patients…
Abstract Number: 0827 • ACR Convergence 2020
Comparative Clinical Efficacy of Sarilumab versus Upadacitinib over 12 Weeks: Matching-Adjusted Indirect Comparison Analysis
Thomas Huizinga¹, Ernest Choy², Amy Praestgaard³, Hubert van Hoogstraten⁴, Patrick R LaFontaine³, Patricia Guyot⁵, Daniel Aletaha⁶, Ulf Müller-Ladner⁷, Yoshiya Tanaka⁸, Jeffrey R Curtis⁹ and Roy Fleischmann¹⁰, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²CREATE Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, ³Sanofi, Cambridge, MA, ⁴Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁵Sanofi, Chilly-Mazarin, France, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna,, Vienna, Austria, ⁷Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Justus-Liebig University, Campus Kerckhoff, Bad Nauheim, Germany, ⁸The First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, ⁹Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ¹⁰Southwestern Medical Center, Metroplex Clinical Research Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Sarilumab, an IL-6 receptor inhibitor, and upadacitinib, a Janus kinase (JAK) 1 inhibitor, are both approved for the treatment of patients with moderately to…
Abstract Number: 0828 • ACR Convergence 2020
Clinical and Functional Response to Tofacitinib in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Probability Plot Analysis of Results from a Phase 3b/4 Methotrexate Withdrawal Study
Stanley B Cohen¹, Yi-Hsing Chen², Naonobu Sugiyama³, Jose L Rivas⁴, Annette Diehl⁵, Tatjana Lukic⁶, Jerome Paulissen⁷, Haiyun Fan⁵, Tomohiro Hirose³ and Edward C Keystone⁸, ¹Metroplex Clinical Research Center, Dallas, TX, ²Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (Republic of China), ³Pfizer Japan Inc, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Pfizer SLU, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁶Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁷Syneos Health, Morrisville, NC, ⁸Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: ORAL Shift (NCT02831855) was a 48-week Phase 3b/4 study, which demonstrated sustained efficacy/safety of tofacitinib modified release 11 mg once daily (QD) following MTX…
Abstract Number: 1214 • ACR Convergence 2020
Association Between Changes in C-reactive Protein at Week 12 and Patient-Reported Outcomes at Week 24 with Sarilumab Therapy Across Three Pivotal Phase 3 Studies
John Tesser¹, Grace Wright², Vibeke Strand³, Jeffrey Kaine⁴, Karina Maslova⁵, Gregory St John⁶, Kerri Ford⁵, Amy Praestgaard⁵ and Ernest Choy⁷, ¹Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates, Phoenix, AZ, ²Association of Women in Rheumatology, New York, NY, ³Division of Immunology/Rheumatology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁴Independent Rheumatology Consultant, Sapphire, NC, ⁵Sanofi, Cambridge, MA, ⁶Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Tarrytown, NY, ⁷CREATE Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Evaluation of response to RA therapy at 12 weeks after initiation is recommended in treatment guidelines. CRP response after 12 weeks of therapy may…
Abstract Number: 1232 • ACR Convergence 2020
Association of Low Hemoglobin with Efficacy and Patient-reported Outcomes in Three Phase III Studies of Sarilumab (TARGET, MOBILITY and MONARCH)
Andrea Rubbert Roth¹, Daniel Furst*², Stefano Fiore³, Amy Praestgaard⁴, Vivian Bykerk⁵, Clifton Bingham III⁶ and Christina Charles-Schoeman⁷, ¹Klinik für Rheumatologie, Kantonsspital St Gallen, St Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA, Los Angeles, CA, ³Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁴Sanofi, Cambridge, MA, ⁵Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁶Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁷University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Anemia is a common comorbidity in patients (pts) with RA, and changes in hemoglobin (Hb) levels are associated with changes in inflammatory disease activity. Since…
Abstract Number: 1358 • ACR Convergence 2020
Certolizumab Pegol Efficacy in Patients with Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis Stratified by Baseline MRI and C-Reactive Protein Status
Atul Deodhar¹, Lianne Gensler², Stephen Hall³, Philip Robinson⁴, Bengt Hoepken⁵, Lars Bauer⁵, Thomas Kumke⁵ and Walter Maksymowych⁶, ¹Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³Cabrini Medical Centre, Monash University and Emeritus Research, Malvern, Victoria, Australia, ⁴University of Queensland, Herston, Queensland, Australia, ⁵UCB Pharma, Monheim am Rhein, Germany, ⁶University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: This post-hoc analysis from the phase 3 C-axSpAnd study aimed to evaluate whether the response to certolizumab pegol (CZP) in non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA)…
Abstract Number: 1366 • ACR Convergence 2020
Secukinumab Improved Signs and Symptoms in Patients with Non-radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis: Results from a Randomized Controlled Phase III Study Stratified by Baseline Objective Signs of Inflammation
Juergen Braun¹, Ricardo Blanco², Helena Marzo-Ortega³, Lianne Gensler⁴, Filip Van den Bosch⁵, Hideto Kameda⁶, Denis Poddubnyy⁷, Marleen van de Sande⁸, Anna Wiksten⁹, Brian Porter¹⁰, Santiago Moreno⁹, Abhijit Shete⁹, Hanno Richards⁹, Sibylle Haemmerle⁹ and Atul Deodhar¹¹, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, and Ruhr-University Bochum, 44649 Herne, Germany, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ³The University of Leeds, Leeds Institute for Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ⁶Toho University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁷Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁸Amsterdam UMC, AMC/University of Amsterdam, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Amsterdam Infection & Immunity Institute and Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center (ARC), Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁹Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ¹⁰Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ¹¹Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Active non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) is often determined on the basis of objective signs of inflammation (elevated C-reactive protein [CRP] and/or evidence of sacroiliitis…
Abstract Number: 1891 • ACR Convergence 2020
Impact of Utilising Smart Phone Application in Ankylosing Spondylitis: SMART- as Study
Ashit Syngle¹, Nidhi Garg² and Kanchan Chauhan¹, ¹Healing Touch City Clinic, Chandigarh, Chandigarh, India, ²Chitkara University, Rajpura, Punjab, India
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease that primarily affects the axial skeleton and characterized by inflammatory back pain, leading to decreased mobility,…
Abstract Number: 1904 • ACR Convergence 2020
Clinical Features of Patients with Active Ankylosing Spondylitis Who Did Not Respond to Adalimumab but Responded to Ixekizumab: A Post-hoc Analysis
Xenofon Baraliakos¹, Rebecca Bolce², David Sandoval², Soyi Liu-Leage³, Vladimir Geneus³, David Adams³, Atul Deodhar⁴, Jessica Walsh⁵ and Joachim Sieper⁶, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany, ²Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, ³Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ⁴Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ⁵University of Utah School of Medicine, George E. Wahlen Veteran Affairs Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Biologic therapy is recommended in patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS) despite adequate trial of NSAIDs. Biologic treatment in AS are currently limited to…
Abstract Number: 2006 • ACR Convergence 2020
Identification of a Rule to Predict Response to Sarilumab in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Using Machine Learning and Clinical Trial Data
Markus Rehberg¹, Clemens Giegerich¹, Amy Praestgaard², Hubert van Hoogstraten³, Melitza Iglesias-Rodriguez², Jeffrey R Curtis⁴, Jacques-Eric Gottenberg⁵, Andreas Schwarting⁶, Santos Castañeda⁷, Andrea Rubbert Roth⁸ and Ernest Choy⁹, ¹Sanofi, Frankfurt, Germany, ²Sanofi, Cambridge, MA, ³Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁴Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France, ⁶Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany, ⁷Princesa University Hospital, Universidad Autónoma, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁸Klinik für Rheumatologie, Kantonsspital St Gallen, St Gallen, Sankt Gallen, Switzerland, ⁹CREATE Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Despite the existence of guidelines for DMARD treatment of RA, a more individualized approach to treatment is needed to maximize efficacy while minimizing risk…
Abstract Number: 1509 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Impact of Age and Disease Duration on the Response to IL-17A Inhibitor (Secukinumab) Treatment in Ankylosing Spondylitis: Pooled Results from the Phase 3 MEASURE Studies
Atul Deodhar¹, Philip Mease ², Paula Machado ³, Xiangyi Meng ³, Vibeke Strand ⁴ and Marina Magrey ⁵, ¹Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²Swedish Medical Center/Providence St Joseph Health, and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ⁴Division of Immunology/Rheumatology, Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, The MetroHealth System and School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS), a chronic inflammatory disease involving the sacroiliac joints and spine, is associated with pain, stiffness, disability, and reduced quality of life.1,2…
Abstract Number: 2458 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Predictors of Structural Progression in Psoriatic Arthritis: Clinical versus Systemic Inflammation
Carina Borst¹, Farideh Alasti ² and Daniel Aletaha ³, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Medical University of Vienna, Department of Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Vienna, Austria, ³Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) belongs to the group of the spondylarthropathies. It is associated with psoriasis and typically seronegative for autoantibodies. PsA disease activity can…
Abstract Number: 340 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Increased Physical Activity in Gout Patients Correlates with Better Prognosis, Decreased Pain, and Suppressed C-Reactive Protein Levels
Naomi Schlesinger¹, Kyle Jablonski ², Peter Harb ³, Caitlin Henry ³, Emily Schwarz ³, Ifeoma Okafor ³, Wael Jarjour ⁴ and Nicholas Young ⁵, ¹Rutgers Health- RWJ Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, ²The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Columbus, ³Ohio State College of Medicine, Columbus, ⁴Ohio State College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, ⁵The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: Regular exercise programs were previously thought to be inappropriate in patients with rheumatic diseases because of the potential to exacerbate inflammation. However, while recent paradigm-shifting…

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