Abstracts tagged "Clinical Response"

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: 475 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Benefits of Achieving Comprehensive Disease Control (CDC) in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Evidence from the Corrona Registry
Arthur Kavanaugh¹, Carol J. Etzel^2,3, Wendi Malley³, Chitra Karki³, Jeffrey D. Greenberg^3,4, Yanjun Bao⁵, Naijun Chen⁵ and Vishvas Garg⁶, ¹University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, LaJolla, CA, ²The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ³Corrona, LLC, Southborough, MA, ⁴NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁶AbbVie, North Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Based on international task force recommendations, the primary goal of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment is to: achieve control of symptoms to greatest extent possible,…
Abstract Number: 609 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Reduction in Serum Uric Acid Levels May be Related to Methotrexate Efficacy in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Data from a Canadian Arthritis Cohort
Jason Lee¹, VP Bykerk², George Dresser³, Gilles Boire⁴, Boulos Haraoui⁵, Carol Hitchon⁶, J Carter Thorne², Diane Tin⁷, Shahin Jamal⁸, Edward C. Keystone⁹, Janet E. Pope¹⁰ and CATCH Investigators, ¹Rheumatology, Western University, St. Joseph's Hospital, London, ON, Canada, ²University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, Western University, London, ON, Canada, ⁴Department of Medicine/Division of Rheumatology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁵Institut de Rhumatologie, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁷The Arthritis Program, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁸Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁹Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Monsignor Roney Bldg/Rheum, University of Western Ontario, St Joseph Health Care, London, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The mechanism of methotrexate in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is complex. It may increase adenosine levels by blocking conversion to of xanthine to uric acid…
Abstract Number: 618 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Multi-Biomarker Disease Activity Score in Methotrexate Incomplete Responders Predicts Clinical Responses to Non-Biological Versus Biological Therapy 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, ⁴Department of Medicine, Helsingborgs Lasarett, Section of Rheumatology, Helsingborg, Sweden, ⁵Departments of Rheumatology, Helsingborgs Hospital and University of Lund, Helsingborg and Lund, Sweden, ⁶Section of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose: The Swedish Farmacotherapy (SWEFOT) trial and other trials in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) demonstrated that in MTX incomplete responder patients (MTX-IR) the addition of anti-TNF…
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: 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.…
Abstract Number: 2400 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparing a Tapering Strategy to the Standard Dosing Regimen of TNF Inhibitors in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Remission or with Low Disease Activity
Chamaida Plasencia-Rodriguez¹, G. J. Wolbink², Charlotte L. M. Krieckaert², Eva L. Kneepkens³, Samina Turk⁴, Maria Gema Bonilla⁵, Alejandro Villalba¹, Diana Peiteado¹, Laura Nuño⁶, Mike T. Nurmohamed², Theo Rispens⁷, Desiree van der Kleij⁸, Teresa Jurado⁹, Emilio Martín-Mola¹⁰, Dora Pascual-Salcedo¹¹ and Alejandro Balsa¹², ¹Rheumatology, Hospital La Paz - IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Jan van Breemen Research Institute | Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Reade, centre for Rehabilitation and Rheumatology, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology Unit, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Hospital La Paz-IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁸Sanquin Diagnostic Services, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁹Immunology, La Paz University Hospital-Idipaz, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ¹¹Immunology, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ¹²Rheumatology, Hospital La Paz-IdiPaz, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: There is a growing interest about optimization of biological therapies but for now no strong evidence is available to support a tapering strategy in…
Abstract Number: 1539 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relation Between Number of Previous Anti TNF Agents and Clinical Response in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Rituximab
Daniela Opris¹, Diana Mazilu², Violeta Bojinca³, Andreea Borangiu², Andra Balanescu⁴, Denisa Predeteanu⁵ and Ruxandra Ionescu⁴, ¹53 Tineretului Blvd, Bl. 65, s, Sfanta Maria Clinical Hospital, UMF Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania, ²Sfanta Maria Clinical Hospital, UMF Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania, ³Intr. Carol Knappe Nr. 9A, Sec, Sfanta Maria Clinical Hospital, UMF Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania, ⁴Rheumatology, Sfanta Maria Clinical Hospital, UMF Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania, ⁵Bld.Mircea Voda Nr 36., Bl M6,, Sfanta Maria Clinical Hospital, UMF Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania
Background/Purpose Debate is still ongoing regarding rituximab (RTX) as a first or second line biologic therapy. The objective of present study is to assess correlations between…
Abstract Number: 1508 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Anti-Drug Antibody on Efficacy and Safety over Week 24 in Both CT-P10 and Innovator Rituximab Treatment Groups
Dae-Hyun Yoo¹, Won Park², Slawomir Jeka³, Fidencio Cons Molina⁴, Pawel Hrycaj⁵, Piotr Wiland⁶, Wolfgang Spieler⁷, Eun Young Lee⁸, Francisco G. Medina-Rodriguez⁹, Pavel Shesternya¹⁰, Sebastiao Radominski¹¹, Dong Hyuk Sheen¹², Mie Jin Lim¹³, Jung-Yoon Choe¹⁴, Leysan Myasoutova¹⁵, Taek Kwon¹⁶, Sang Joon Lee¹⁶, Seung-Cheol Shim¹⁷ and Chang-Hee Suh¹⁸, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, South Korea, ³University Hospital Nr 2 Dr. Jan Biziel, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun, Clinic of Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, Bydgoszcz, Poland, ⁴Centro de Investigacion en Artritis y Osteoporosis, Mexicali, Mexico, ⁵Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland, ⁷Osteologie und Rheumatologie, ZeFOR GmbH Zentrum für Forschung, Zerbst, Germany, ⁸Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ⁹Centro de Investigación Farmacológica y Biotecnológica, Mexico City, Mexico, ¹⁰Rheumatology Department, Krasnoyarsk State Medical University, Krasnoyarsk, Russia, ¹¹CETI-Centro de estudos em Terapias Inovadoras, Universidade Federal do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil, ¹²Rheumatology, Eulji University Hospital, DaeJeon, South Korea, ¹³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine,, Inha University Hospital, Incheon, South Korea, ¹⁴Division of Rheumatology, Catholic University of Daegu School of Medicine, Daegu, South Korea, ¹⁵City Reumatology Center, Research Medical Complex Vashe Zdorovie, Kazan, Russia, ¹⁶CELLTRION, Inc., Incheon, South Korea, ¹⁷Department of Internal Medicine, Chungnam National University Hospital, Daejeon, South Korea, ¹⁸Allergy-Rheumatology, Ajou University Hospital, Suwon, South Korea
Background/Purpose CT-P10 is a biosimilar candidate for rituximab. Pharmacokinetic equivalence and similarity of clinical efficacy, safety and immunogenicity had been demonstrated between CT-P10 and Innovator…
Abstract Number: 1058 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Levels of Fatigue Are Dependent on Country of Residence in Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Analysis Among 3920 Patients from 17 Countries
Monika Hifinger^1,2, Polina Putrik^3,4, Sofia Ramiro^5,6, Maxime Dougados⁷, Laure Gossec⁸, Andras Keszei⁹, Ihsane Hmamouchi¹⁰ and Annelies Boonen¹¹, ¹Rheumatology, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, MUMC, University Hospital Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁴Health Promotion, Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁵Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Rheumatology, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal, ⁷Cochin Hospital, Paris Descartes University, Paris, France, ⁸Rheumatology, Pierre et Marie Curie University, Paris, France, ⁹Medical Informatics, Uniklinik RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany, ¹⁰Biostatistics, Epidemiology LBRCE, Mohamed V Souissi University, Rabat, Morocco, ¹¹Internal Medicine-Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), fatigue is an important aspect of disease which impacts quality of life. However the complex relationship between fatigue…

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