Abstracts tagged "Clinical Response"

Abstract Number: 727 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Repository Corticotropin Injection (H.P. Acthar® Gel) Attenuates Disease Activity in Patients with Persistently Active Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Requiring Corticosteroids
Richard Furie¹, Maya Das², Daner Li², Shanique Smythe², Ericka Mathura² and Patrice Becker², ¹Division of Rheumatology, North Shore LIJ Health System, Lake Success, NY, ²Research & Development, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Ellicott City, MD
Background/Purpose: Melanocortins such as corticotropin and alpha-MSH may modulate steroid-independent immune responses relevant to SLE pathophysiology. We previously reported that repository corticotropin injection (RCI), an…
Abstract Number: 1632 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Do RA Susceptibility Loci Predict Response to Methotrexate As First DMARD in Early RA?
Thomas Frisell¹, Saedis Saevarsdottir^2,3 and Johan Askling^1,4, ¹Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Improved means to predict which RA patients will respond to methotrexate monotherapy, the preferred first line therapy in early RA, would allow patients to…
Abstract Number: 1664 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Switch from Tocilizumab + Methotrexate to Tocilizumab Monotherapy. Maintenance of Response in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis at Low Disease Activity.
Jose L. Pablos¹, Navarro Sarabia F², Francisco J. Blanco³, Jose Andres Roman Ivorra⁴, Alberto Alonso⁵, Emilio Martin-Mola⁶ and Miguel Cantalejo-Moreira⁷, ¹Servicio de Reumatología, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ²Rheumatologist Service, Hospital. Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain, ³Cartilage Biology Group. Rheumatology Division, INIBIC-Hospital Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, H.U. P. La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ⁵H Cruces, Baracaldo, Spain, ⁶H La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology Unit, Hospital de Fuenlabrada, Fuenlabrada, Spain
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ) represents an efficacious alternative for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with an inadequate clinical response to biological or non-biological disease-modifying anrirheumatic drugs…
Abstract Number: 2671 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Male Gender and Higher Hemoglobin Predict Response to Methotrexate in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Abhijeet Danve¹, Harlan Sayles², Ted R. Mikuls³ and James R. O'Dell², ¹Internal Medicine - Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³Internal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is routinely used as the first-line drug for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). About 1 in 3 RA patients achieve excellent RA control with…
Abstract Number: 2741 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
An Analysis of the Efficacy of Tofacitinib Monotherapy in MTX-Naïve Patients with Early RA Compared with Patients with Established RA
Roy Fleischmann¹, T. W. J. Huizinga², Arthur Kavanaugh³, Bethanie Wilkinson⁴, Kenneth Kwok⁵, Ryan DeMasi⁵ and Ronald F. van Vollenhoven⁶, ¹Metroplex Clinical Research Center, Dallas, TX, ²Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, LaJolla, CA, ⁴Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁵Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁶The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of RA. In a Phase 3 study (ORAL Start; NCT01039688), tofacitinib monotherapy in MTX-naïve…
Abstract Number: 3196 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictive Biomarkers for Response or Non-Response to MTX Monotherapy in Early RA
Karen Hambardzumyan¹, Rebecca J. Bolce², Saedis Saevarsdottir³, Kristina Forslind^4,5, Johan A Karlsson⁶ and Ronald F. van Vollenhoven¹, ¹Department of Medicine, Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Crescendo Bioscience Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ³Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, The Karolinska Institute and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Departments of Rheumatology, Helsingborgs Hospital and University of Lund, Helsingborg and Lund, Sweden, ⁵Department of Medicine, Helsingborgs Lasarett, Section of Rheumatology, Helsingborg, Sweden, ⁶Section of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose: In early rheumatoid arthritis (eRA), a clinically significant proportion of patients may respond to first-line treatment with methotrexate (MTX). A priori identification of patients…
Abstract Number: 2890 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Does a Family History of RA Influence the Clinical Presentation and Treatment Response in RA?
Thomas Frisell¹, Saedis Saevarsdottir^2,3 and Johan Askling^1,4, ¹Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Dept of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Rheumatology Unit, Dept. of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Since family history of RA is among the strongest risk factors for developing the disease, individuals suspected to have RA are routinely asked about…
Abstract Number: 2838 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Exploratory Analysis of Pharmacokinetic Effects of Atacicept in Patients with Moderate to Severe Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
David Wofsy¹, Caroline Gordon², Yong Li³, Stephen D. Wax⁴ and David Isenberg⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, ²Rheumatology Research Group, School of Immunity and Infection, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ³R&D Global BioStatistics, EMD Serono, Billerica, MA, ⁴Global Clinical Development Center - Immunology, EMD Serono Inc, Rockland, MA, ⁵Centre for Rheumatology Research, University College Hospital London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Atacicept is a fusion protein that inhibits B-cell stimulating factors BLyS and APRIL. We previously reported the clinical effects of atacicept in lupus patients…
Abstract Number: 2522 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of Infliximab Dose Increase in Rheumatoid Arthritis at Different Trough Concentrations
Alejandro Balsa¹, Chamaida Plasencia-Rodriguez², Maria Gema Bonilla³, Alejandro Villalba², Diana Peiteado², Sara Garcia-Carazo⁴, Laura Nuño⁵, Teresa Jurado⁶, Emilio Martín-Mola⁷ and Dora Pascual-Salcedo⁸, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital La Paz-IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital La Paz - IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain, ³Rheumatology Unit, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital La Paz-Idipaz, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Hospital La Paz-IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Immunology, La Paz University Hospital-Idipaz, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁸Immunology, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose To evaluate the effects of infliximab (Ifx) dose increase in active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, presenting different serum infliximab concentrations.Methods Retrospective study including 42…
Abstract Number: 2515 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum Survivin in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Adrian Levitsky¹, Malin Erlandsson², Maria Bokarewa² and Ronald F. van Vollenhoven³, ¹The Karolinska Institute,Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), Stockholm, Sweden, ²Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, ³Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: The proto-oncogene survivin regulates cell division and inhibits apoptosis. Elevated levels may be found in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and their presence has…
Abstract Number: 2502 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ten Year Follow-up Results of Four Dynamic Treat to Target Strategies in Patients with ACPA Negative Rheumatoid Arthritis
I.M. Markusse¹, G. Akdemir², L. Dirven², M. van den Broek², K.H. Han³, H.K Ronday⁴, P.J.S.M. Kerstens⁵, W.F. Lems^6,7, T.W.J. Huizinga² and C.F. Allaart², ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, MCRZ hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, Haga Hospital, The Hague, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology, Jan van Breemen Research Institute | Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Rheumatology, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Jan van Breemen Research Institute | Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: To determine the optimal treatment strategy in patients with anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) negative (‒) rheumatoid arthritis (RA), as it has been suggested that…
Abstract Number: 2513 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Monitoring of Infliximab Levels at Early Stages Can Predict the Development of Anti-Infliximab Antibodies in a Cohort of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Infliximab
Chamaida Plasencia-Rodriguez¹, Dora Pascual-Salcedo², Maria Gema Bonilla³, Alejandro Villalba¹, Diana Peiteado¹, Laura Nuño⁴, Pilar Aguado⁵, Teresa Jurado⁶, Emilio Martín-Mola⁷ and Alejandro Balsa⁸, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital La Paz - IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain, ²Immunology, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ³Rheumatology Unit, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Hospital La Paz-IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology, La Paz University Hospital-Idipaz, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Immunology, La Paz University Hospital-Idipaz, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁸Rheumatology, Hospital La Paz-IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose : There is a close association between serum Infliximab (Ifx) levels and the Antibodies To Infliximab (ATI) with the clinical activity in rheumatoid arthritis…
Abstract Number: 2478 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Analysis of the Clinical Sustained Response after Retreatment with a Lower Dose of Rituximab in Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Arthropathies
M. Victoria Hernández¹, Andrea Cuervo¹, Sonia Cabrera¹, Jose Inciarte-Mundo¹, Julio Ramirez¹, Virginia Ruiz-Esquide¹, Juan D. Cañete² and Raimon Sanmarti¹, ¹Arthritis Unit. Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: The dosage of rituximab (RTX) approved for the treatment of active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is two intravenous (iv.) 1 g infusions, separated by two…
Abstract Number: 2489 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Analysis of Early Neutropenia, Clinical Response, and Serious Infection Events in Patients Receiving Tofacitinib for Rheumatoid Arthritis
V. Strand¹, A. Dikranian², J. Beal³, K. Kwok³, S. Krishnaswami⁴, S. Wood⁴ and C. Nduaka⁴, ¹Biopharmaceutical Consultant, Portola Valley, CA, ²San Diego Arthritis Medical Clinic, San Diego, CA, ³Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁴Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Post-baseline (BL) decreases in mean peripheral neutrophil count were…
Abstract Number: 2417 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is Remission Really Achievable in EARLY Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Olga Addimanda¹, Pierluigi Macchioni², Andrea Caruso¹, Niccolò Possemato¹, Mariagrazia Catanoso¹ and Carlo Salvarani², ¹S.C. Reumatologia, Arcispedale Santa Maria Nuova, I.R.C.C.S., Reggio Emilia, Italy, ²Rheumatology Unit, Arcispedale S Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy
Background/Purpose: : to stress the need of routine use of US imaging in treat to target strategies aiming to achieve remission in early rheumatoid arthritis.…

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