Abstracts tagged "combination therapies"

Abstract Number: L11 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Etanercept and Methotrexate As Monotherapy or in Combination in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: A Phase 3, Double-Blind, Randomized Controlled Study
Philip J. Mease¹, Dafna D. Gladman², David H. Collier³, Christopher T. Ritchlin⁴, Philip S. Helliwell⁵, Lyrica Liu⁶, Gregory J. Kricorian³ and James B. Chung³, ¹Swedish Medical Center and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁴University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ⁵University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁶Amgen Inc., South San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) and tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) such as etanercept (ETN) are often prescribed for psoriatic arthritis (PsA) either alone or in combination,…
Abstract Number: 60 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Combined Inhibition of Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin and Glutamine Metabolism Inhibits CD4 T Cell Proliferation and Th17 Differentiation, Facilitates the Expansion of Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells, and Synergistically Ameliorates Arthritis in SKG Mice
Yo Ueda¹, Jun Saegusa¹, Tadashi Okano², Sho Sendo¹, Hirotaka Yamada², Kengo Akashi¹, Akira Onishi¹ and Akio Morinobu¹, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan, ²Rheumatology and Clinical immunology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan
Background/Purpose: The mechanistic target of rapamycin (mTOR) pathway and glutamine metabolism are activated cooperatively in the differentiation and the activation of inflammatory immune cells such…
Abstract Number: 597 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Characteristics of Patients and Predictors of Composite Disease Activity Scores for Switching to Monotherapy Vs Continuing TNF Inhibitor and Methotrexate Combination Therapy in RA: A Retrospective Analysis of the Brigham and Women’s Rheumatoid Arthritis Sequential Study Registry
Nancy A. Shadick¹, Michael E Weinblatt¹, Christine K Iannaccone², Michelle Frits³, Tigwa Davis⁴, Christopher Young⁴, David H. Collier⁵, Mahdi Gharaibeh⁵ and Bradley S. Stolshek⁶, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Health Analytics, LLC, Columbia, MD, ⁵Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁶Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA
Background/Purpose: Biologics in combination with methotrexate (MTX) are being incorporated earlier in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) therapy to prevent long-term damage and maintain patient function. While…
Abstract Number: 693 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Combining Adalimumab with Methotrexate Does Not Improve Long Term Sustainability in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis. Real World Evidence Report from the Quebec Database Rhumadata®
Omar Benryane¹, Louis Coupal² and Denis Choquette², ¹Médecine, Faculté de Médecine de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²Rheumatology, Institut de Recherche en Rhumatologie de Montréal (IRRM), Montréal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) in a musculoskeletal inflammatory condition associated with psoriasis. It has a heterogeneous set of clinical manifestations which include peripheral arthritis, axial…
Abstract Number: 694 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Combining Etanercept with Methotrexate Does Not Improve Long Term Sustainability in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis. Real World Evidence Report from the Quebec Database Rhumadata®
Omar Benryane¹, Louis Coupal² and Denis Choquette², ¹Médecine, Faculté de Médecine de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²Rheumatology, Institut de Recherche en Rhumatologie de Montréal (IRRM), Montréal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) in a musculoskeletal inflammatory condition associated with psoriasis. It has a heterogeneous set of clinical manifestations which include peripheral arthritis, axial…
Abstract Number: 2241 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
What Can Variation in Clinical Practice Teach Us about Treatment Strategies for Patients with Gout?
Ritch te Kampe¹, Caroline van Durme¹, Matthijs Janssen², Annelies Boonen¹ and Tim Jansen², ¹Department of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, The Netherlands, Maastricht, Netherlands, ²Department of Rheumatology, VieCuri Medical Center, Venlo, The Netherlands, Venlo, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: To improve quality of care for patients with gout, two hospitals in the Netherlands initiated a protocolized gout clinic. One clinic adopted a patient-centred…
Abstract Number: 2486 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Real-World Outcomes Associated with Triple Therapy Vs. TNFi Combo Therapy: Results from the Corrona Registry
Jeffrey R. Curtis¹, J. Lynn Palmer², George W. Reed³, Jeffrey Greenberg⁴, Dimitrios A. Pappas⁵, Leslie R Harrold⁶ and Joel Kremer⁴, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Corrona Research Foundation, Albany, NY, ³UMass Medical School, Worcester, MA, ⁴Corrona LLC, Waltham, MA, ⁵Columbia University, New York, NY, ⁶University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
Background/Purpose: Despite several randomized controlled trials showing comparable clinical outcomes with triple therapy (Triple; MTX, SSZ, HCQ) versus combination therapy with MTX+TNFi (TNFi Combo), the…
Abstract Number: 1674 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Combining Medications That Lower Systemic Oxidative Stress Is Associated with Less Atherosclerosis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Jim C. Oates, Medical Service, Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC; Division of Rheumatology & Immunology, Department of Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Background/Purpose: No single medication has been demonstrated as effective in reducing atherosclerosis or cardiovascular events in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), possibly due to the…
Abstract Number: 1906 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tofacitinib with and without Methotrexate Versus Adalimumab with Methotrexate for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Patient-Reported Outcomes from a Phase 3b/4 Randomized Trial
Vibeke Strand¹, Eduardo Mysler², Robert J Moots³, Gene Wallenstein⁴, Ryan DeMasi⁵, Zhen Luo⁶, Koshika Soma⁴, Noriko Iikuni⁷ and Roy Fleischmann⁸, ¹Division of Immunology/Rheumatology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ²Organización Médica de Investigación, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ³Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ⁴Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁶Pfizer Inc, Shanghai, China, ⁷Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁸Metroplex Clinical Research Center and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We compared patient-reported outcomes (PROs) among patients receiving tofacitinib monotherapy,…
Abstract Number: 2393 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Live Zoster Vaccine in a Subset of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Tofacitinib with or without Methotrexate, and Adalimumab with Methotrexate: Results from a Phase 3b/4 Randomized Trial
Leonard H. Calabrese¹, Carlos Abud-Mendoza², Stephen Lindsey³, Sang Heon Lee⁴, Liza Takiya⁵, Noriko Iikuni⁶, Koshika Soma⁷, Zhen Luo⁸ and Roy Fleischmann⁹, ¹Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ²Hospital Central, San Luis Potosí, Mexico, ³Ochsner Medical Center, Baton Rouge, LA, ⁴Konkuk University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), ⁵Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁶Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁷Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁸Pfizer Inc, Shanghai, China, ⁹Metroplex Clinical Research Center and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Patients (pts) with RA are at increased risk for herpes…
Abstract Number: 1425 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treatment Patterns in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Newly Initiated on Biologic and Non-Biologic Therapy Enrolled in a North American Clinical Registry
Philip J Mease¹, Neil Accortt², Mei Liu³, Sabrina Rebello³, Mahdi Gharaibeh² and David Collier², ¹Swedish Medical Center and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ³Corrona, LLC, Southborough, MA
Background/Purpose: Many treatment options are currently available to patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), including tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi’s). While combination therapy of TNFi’s or…
Abstract Number: 140 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relationship Between the Prevalence of Subclinical Tenosynovitis and Therapy in Patients with RA in Clinical Remission: Results from Italian Society of Rheumatology Study Group
Simone Parisi¹, Greta Carrara², Carlo Alberto Scirè^3,4, Alberto Batticciotto⁵, Emanuela Bellis⁶, Marco Canzoni⁷, Orazio De Lucia⁸, Ilaria Farina⁹, Carlo Venditti¹⁰, Annamaria Iagnocco^11,12 and Georgios Filippou¹³, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Città Della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy, ²Epidemiology Unit, Italian Society for Rheumatology, Milano, Italy, ³Epidemiology Unit -Italian Society for Rheumatology, Milano, Italy, ⁴Epidemiology Unit – Italian Society for Rheumatology (SIR), Milano, Italy, ⁵Rheumatology, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milano, Italy, ⁶Rheumatology, Ospedale Mauriziano, Turin, Italy, ⁷A.O. Sant'Andrea, Rome, Italy, ⁸Rheumatology, Orthopedic Institute Gaetano Pini, Milano, Italy, ⁹Rheumatology Unit AOU S.Anna, Ferrara, Italy, ¹⁰A.O. Rummo, Benevento, Italy, ¹¹Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, ¹²Sapienza University of Rome, Italy, Roma, Italy, ¹³University of Siena, Siena, Italy
Background/Purpose: This study is a sub-analysis of the data from the patient cohort of STARTER (The Sonographic Tenosynovitis Assessment in RheumaToid arthritis patiEnts in Remission)…
Abstract Number: 652 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Reasons for Discontinuation of Combination Therapy with Methotrexate and Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors Versus Triple Therapy Differ Significantly Because of Higher Adverse Events with Triple Therapy
Daniel Erhardt¹, Brian C Sauer², Chia-Chen Teng², Ted R. Mikuls³, Jeffrey R. Curtis⁴ and Grant W. Cannon², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ³Omaha VA Medical Center and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: We recently reported that real-world persistence in Veteran’s Affairs (VA) patients was lower in Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients receiving triple therapy [methotrexate (MTX), sulfasalazine…
Abstract Number: 845 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Current Use of Off-Label Therapies in Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Elise Siegert¹, Dörte Huscher², Ulf Müller-Ladner³, Veronika K. Jaeger⁴, Ulrich A. Walker⁴, Marc Frerix⁵, László Czirják⁶, Francesco Del Galdo⁷, Gabriele Valentini⁸, Marco Matucci-Cerinic⁹, Yannick Allanore¹⁰, Oliver Distler¹¹, Christopher Denton¹², Gabriela Riemekasten¹³ and EUSTAR co-authors, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Epidemiology, German Rheumatism Research Centre, Berlin, Germany, ³Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Kerckhoff-Klinik, Bad Nauheim, Germany, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, ⁵Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Kerckhoff-Klinik, Bad Nauheim, Germany, ⁶Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Pécs, Faculty of Medicine, Pécs, Hungary, ⁷Musculoskeletal Diseases, Scleroderma Research Program, Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine, Division of Musculoskeletal Diseases, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁸Internal and Experimental Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy, ⁹Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Florence, Florence, Italy, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Paris Descartes University, Rheumatology A department, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ¹¹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ¹²Division of Medicine, Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Disease, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, Universitatsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Lubeck, Germany
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disease that is often complicated by secondary interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD). Due to its high morbidity and…
Abstract Number: 953 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of 10-Years Disease Outcomes of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Continued Low Disease Activity on Methotrexate with or without Initial Combination Therapy with Infliximab or Prednisone and Sulfasalazine
SA Bergstra¹, RBM Landewé^2,3, TWJ Huizinga¹ and CF Allaart¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam Rheumatology & Immunology Center, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, Netherlands, Heerlen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Low disease activity and remission in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients is achieved earlier and in higher frequency when the initial treatment includes a combination…

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