Abstracts tagged "Clinical practice"

Abstract Number: 1555 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treatment Changes By Joint Activity and Skin Severity in Patients with Comorbid Psa and Pso
Philip J Mease¹, Carol J. Etzel², Jeffrey Lisse³, April W Armstrong⁴, William J Huster³, Sabrina Rebello², Rhiannon Dodge², Talia M Muram³, Sarah Al Sawah³, Mwangi J Murage³, Jeffrey D Greenberg² and William Malatestinic³, ¹Swedish Medical Center and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Corrona, LLC, Southborough, MA, ³Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ⁴Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Treatment of both joint and skin symptoms is important for overall disease management of patients with psoriatic arthritis and comorbid psoriasis1,2. The objective of…
Abstract Number: 607 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Secukinumab Treatment of Psoriatic Arthritis and Moderate to Severe Psoriasis Relieves Anxiety/Depression up to 52 Weeks: An Overview from Secukinumab Phase 3 Clinical Trials
Philip J Mease¹, Mark Lebwohl², Isabelle Gilloteau³, Todd Fox³, Jaime Oliver³, Steffen Jugl³ and Alice B Gottlieb⁴, ¹University of Washington School of Medicine and Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA, ²Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ³Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁴Department of Dermatology, New York Medical College, Vallhalla, NY
Background/Purpose: Secukinumab (SEC), a fully human monoclonal antibody selectively neutralizing interleukin-17A, exhibits significant efficacy, with a favorable safety profile, in the treatment of psoriatic arthritis…
Abstract Number: 1559 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Residual Disease Activity in Psoriatic Arthritis Triggers Treatment Adjustment in Only a Quarter of Patients in Daily Clinical Practice
Leonieke van Mens¹, Sadaf Atiqi², Inka Fluri², Marleen van de Sande³, Arno van Kuijk⁴ and Dominique Baeten¹, ¹AMC, Amsterdam Immunology and Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam Immunology and Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Reade, Amsterdam Immunology and Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: With expanding therapeutic possibilities for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) it will be increasingly important to determine residual disease and define when to…
Abstract Number: 743 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Detect on Right Heart Catheterization Referral and Results; Data from a Prospective, Unselected, Systemic Sclerosis Cohort
Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold¹, Håvard Fretheim², Anders Heiervang Tennøe², Oyvind Midtvedt², Torhild Garen², Einar Gude², Arne K Andreassen² and Øyvind Molberg², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: The DETECT calculator has been freely available as a tool for earlier detection and diagnosis of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) in systemic sclerosis (SSc)…
Abstract Number: 1690 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Nailfold Capillary Counts Are Associated with Clinical Manifestations in Connective Tissue Disease Japanese Patitents
Atsushi Kondo¹, Tomohiro Kameda¹, Miharu Izumikawa¹, Hiromi Shimada², Shusaku Nakashima¹, Risa Wakiya¹, Mikiya Kato¹, Norimitsu Kadowaki¹ and Hiroaki Dobashi¹, ¹Internal Medicine Division of Hematology, Rheumatology, and Respiratory Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan, ²Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology, Rheumatology and Respiratory Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Kagawa University, Kagawa, Japan
Background/Purpose: Connective tissue diseases (CTD) patients have various clinical manifestation including pulmonary hypertension (PH) and digital ulcer (DU). Especially, Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) is one of…
Abstract Number: 816 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison between Giacta Trial and a Multicenter Series of Giant Cell Arteritis Patients from Clinical Practice with Tocilizumab
Nuria Vegas-Revenga¹, Javier Loricera¹, Antonio Mera², Eva Pérez- Pampín², Santos Castañeda³, Lucia C. Domínguez-Casas¹, José Luis Martín-Varillas⁴, Belén Atienza-Mateo⁴, MC Gonzalez-Vela¹, Jose L. Hernández⁵, Miguel Angel González-Gay⁴ and Ricardo Blanco⁴, ¹Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Santiago. Galicia. Spain, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid. Spain, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain, ⁵Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: GiACTA study is a randomized, phase III controlled clinical trial of tocilizumab (TCZ) in giant cell arteritis (GCA) (1,2). Our aim was to compare…
Abstract Number: 2059 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Allopurinol Dose-Titration Patterns Relative to Serum Uric Acid Levels in Gout Patients: US Electronic Health Record Data
An-Chen Fu, Douglas C.A. Taylor and David S. Reasner, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Cambridge, MA
Background/Purpose: Gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis and is caused by elevated serum uric acid (sUA). Allopurinol is a first-line urate-lowering therapy…
Abstract Number: 1046 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Biological and Targeted Synthetic Dmards’ Prior Authorization Time Is Significantly Reduced with Pharmacy Presence in the Rheumatology Clinic
Wendy Ramey¹, Kristine M. Lohr², Matt Zeltner¹, Haley Herrell Postonl¹, Andrew Johannemann¹, Aric D. Schadler¹ and Aleksander Lenert³, ¹University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, ²Rheumatology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, ³Internal Medicine, Div. of Rheumatology, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
Background/Purpose: Treatment with biological DMARDs (bDMARD) and targeted synthetic DMARDs (tsDMARD) has led to improved outcomes for chronic rheumatic diseases. Current treat-to-target (T2T) strategy relies…
Abstract Number: 2452 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
In Real-World Clinical Practice, Patients Switching from IV to SC Abatacept Maintain Clinical Efficacy after Switch
Rieke Alten¹, HM Lorenz², X Mariette³, H Nüßlein⁴, M Galeazzi⁵, F Navarro⁶, M Chartier⁷, J Heitzmann⁸, C Rauch⁹ and M Le Bars⁷, ¹Schlosspark-Klinik University Medicine, Berlin, Germany, ²University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany, ³Université Paris-Sud, Paris, France, ⁴University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Germany, ⁵University of Siena, Siena, Italy, ⁶Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain, ⁷Bristol-Myers Squibb, Rueil-Malmaison, France, ⁸Excelya, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, ⁹Bristol-Myers Squibb, Munich, Germany
Background/Purpose: Patients (pts) with RA may be able to switch from IV to SC abatacept with no loss of efficacy or safety concerns, but data…
Abstract Number: 114 • 2017 Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium
Clinical Features and Treatment Outcomes in Down’s Arthropathy
Jordan T. Jones¹ and Leena Danawala², ¹Rheumatology Division, Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, ²University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, MO
Background/Purpose: Crude prevalence estimates indicate Down’s Arthropathy (DA) is 3-8 times more common than juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), however, DA is still largely under recognized…
Abstract Number: 2213 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Four Stages of Fibromyalgia: Potential for More Precise Treatment Approaches
Mark Gostine¹, Fred Davis¹, Bradley Roberts², Rebecca Risko², Joseph C Cappelleri³, Andrew Clair⁴ and Alesia Sadosky⁵, ¹Michigan Pain Consultants, PC, Grand Rapids, MI, ²ProCare Systems, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI, ³Statistics, Pfizer Inc, New London, CT, ⁴Pfizer, New York, NY, ⁵Pfizer Inc,, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by chronic widespread pain and tenderness making it difficult to manage. Accounting for FM heterogeneity might elicit an improvement in…
Abstract Number: 2318 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Real World Use of the Myositis Autoantibody Panel
Jason Weiner¹, Ryan Jessee², Robert T. Keenan³, Michael Datto⁴ and Lisa Criscione-Schreiber⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Duke University, Durham, NC, ²Division of Internal Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC, ³Rheumatology, Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁴Division of Pathology, Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: The identification of myositis specific and associated autoantibodies occurring in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) has improved classification and prognosis determinations. With commercial availability, these…
Abstract Number: 2658 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adverse Drug Reactions Due to Disease Modifying Drugs in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Zulema Rosales Rosado^1,2, Judit Font Urgelles¹, Dalifer Freites Núñez¹, Cynthia Milagros León Cárdenas¹, Cristina Lajas Petisco¹, Leticia Leon², Luis Rodriguez Rodriguez², Juan A Jover Jover¹ and Lydia Abásolo Alcázar², ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain, ²Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria San Carlos (IdISSC), Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: There is a high risk of developing adverse drug reactions (ADR) in rheumatology due, mainly, to the Disease Modifying Drugs (DMARD) used. After more…
Abstract Number: 2686 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Objective Improvement in Fatigue Scores for Primary Sjögren’s Patients Receiving a Tailored Multidisciplinary Fatigue Intervention in a Generic Fatigue Clinic
Katie Hackett^1,2, Robert Forder³, Dennis W Lendrem⁴, Ben Hargreaves⁵, Victoria Strassheim^1,3, Zoe Gotts³, Vincent Deary^1,6, Wan-Fai Ng^7,8 and Julia Newton^1,3, ¹CRESTA Fatigue Clinic, Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ²Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ³Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ⁴Musculoskeletal Research Group, Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ⁵Musculoskeletal Directorate, Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, United Kingdom, ⁶School of Health Psychology, Northumbia University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ⁷Musculoskeletal Research Group Institute of Cellular Medicine, Newcastle University, Newcastle University, Newcastle, England, ⁸Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren’s syndrome (PSS) is an autoimmune disease which targets secretary glands resulting in dry eyes and mouth. Approximately 70% of PSS patients experience…
Abstract Number: 81 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Understanding the Importance of a Patient’s Role in the Management of RA: Physician- and Patient-Based Survey
Ara Dikranian¹, James Galloway², Joern Kekow³, Cristiano A.F Zerbini⁴, Maria de la Vega⁵, Gavin Lee⁶, Anna Maniccia⁷, Eustratios Bananis⁸, Dario Ponce de Leon⁹ and Allan Gibofsky¹⁰, ¹San Diego Arthritis Medical Clinic, San Diego, CA, ²King's College, and King´s College Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ³University of Magdeburg, Clinic of Rheumatology, Magdeburg, Germany, ⁴Centro Paulista de Investigação Clinica, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁵CEIM Investigaciones Médicas, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁶Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China, ⁷Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁸Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁹Pfizer Inc, Lima, Peru, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Weill Cornell Medicine, and Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: RA is a chronic, debilitating condition for which there is no cure. To identify and better understand the perspectives of both healthcare providers (HCPs)…

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