Abstracts tagged "corticosteroids"

Abstract Number: 1651 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Oral Glucocorticoid (OGC)-Sparing Effects in Tocilizumab and Other Biologic Dmards Using Multilevel Models in an Administrative Health Care Claims Database
Brandon Arnieri¹, Khaled Sarsour¹, David Oliveri¹, Attila Pethö-Schramm², Avani Shah¹ and George Quartey¹, ¹Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, ²F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Switzerland
Background/Purpose : The current treatment paradigm in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is to attempt to decrease, when clinically feasible, concomitant use of OGCs after their use…
Abstract Number: 1833 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Musculoskeletal Complications of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Risk Factors for and Prevalence of Avascular Necrosis and Osteoporosis
Maeve Gamble¹ and Janet E. Pope², ¹Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ²University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Osteoporosis (OP) and avascular necrosis (AVN) are well-recognized musculoskeletal complications of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and cause morbidity. Steroid therapy and the underlying disease…
Abstract Number: 1979 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Baseline Data on Patients Enrolled in a Randomized, Double-Blind Trial of Tocilizumab in Giant Cell Arteritis
Katie Tuckwell¹, Neil Collinson¹, Micki Klearman², Sophie Dimonaco¹, John H. Stone³ and on behalf of the GiACTA Investigators, ¹Roche Products Ltd., Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom, ²Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital Rheumatology Unit, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: GiACTA, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the interleukin-6 receptor alpha inhibitor tocilizumab (TCZ) in patients (pts) with giant cell arteritis (GCA), is the…
Abstract Number: 1990 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Corticosteroid Use in Idiopathic Aortitis: A Systematic Review
Nancy Maltez¹ and Nataliya Milman², ¹Internal Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic aortitis (IA) is a poorly defined entity with no specific pathological or clinical criteria for its classification or diagnosis, except for the presence…
Abstract Number: 2537 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prescription Medication Use in Sweden Among Pregnant Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and General Population Comparators
Kristin Palmsten¹, Julia F Simard^2,3, Christina D Chambers^1,4 and Elizabeth V Arkema⁵, ¹Department of Pediatrics, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²Division of Epidemiology, Health Research and Policy Department, and Division of Immunology & Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ³Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Dept of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ⁵Department of Medicine, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: There is limited information regarding medication use patterns among pregnant women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We aimed to characterize trends of medications used…
Abstract Number: 3142 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tocilizumab Enhances Regulatory T-Cell Activation and Proliferation in Giant Cell Arteritis
Chie Miyabe¹, Klemen Strle², Yoshishige Miyabe¹, John H. Stone^1,3, Andrew D. Luster^1,4 and Sebastian Unizony^1,5, ¹Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Rheumatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Charlestown, MA, ⁵Rheumatology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose : CD4+ T helper (Th) 17 cells, Th1 cells, and regulatory T-cells (Treg) contribute to the pathogenesis of giant cell arteritis (GCA). Interleukin (IL)-6,…
Abstract Number: 3144 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of Tocilizumab for Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Lindsay Lally¹, Lindsy J. Forbess², Chris Hatzis¹ and Robert F. Spiera³, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ³Rheumatology, HSS, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: IL-6 is a pivotal cytokine in PMR pathogenesis, yet the efficacy of IL-6 blockade with tocilizumab (TCZ) for treatment of PMR is unknown. The…
Abstract Number: 897 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Intra-Articular Corticosteroids Are Safe and Have No Major Effect on Structural Progression of Synovitic Knee OA: A 2-Year Randomized Controlled Trial of 3-Monthly Triamcinolone Hexacetonide
Jeffrey Driban¹, Michael P. Lavalley², Lori Lyn Price³, William F. Harvey⁴ and Timothy E. McAlindon⁴, ¹Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²Biostatistics, Boston University, Boston, MA, ³Clinical Care Research, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ⁴Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Synovitis is common in knees with OA, and is associated with structural progression. Intra-articular corticosteroids are widely used and could reduce knee OA cartilage…
Abstract Number: 2778 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Non-Systemic Vasculitic Neuropathy: Presentation, Therapeutic Management and Outcome
Benjamin Terrier¹, Fleur Cohen², Aude Rigolet³, Jean-Emmanuel Kahn⁴, Alice Berezne⁵, Olivier Benveniste⁶, Alain Créange⁷, Thierry Maisonobe⁸, Zahir Amoura⁹, Luc Mouthon¹⁰ and Loïc Guillevin for the French Vasculitis Study Group¹⁰, ¹National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ²Internal Medicine, Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France, ³Department: inflammation, immunopathology and biotherapy (DHU i2B), Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Paris, France, ⁴Internal Medicine, Foch Hospital, Suresnes, France, ⁵Paris Descartes University, Internal Medicine department, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ⁶UMR 974, Sorbonne Universités, University Pierre et Marie-Curie-Paris 6, INSERM, Paris, France, ⁷Neurology, Henri Mondor, Créteil, France, ⁸Neuropathology, Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France, ⁹Internal medicine 2, French National Reference Center for Systemic Lupus and Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (AP-HP), Paris, France, ¹⁰National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Hôpital Cochin, AP–HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, Paris, France
Background/Purpose Non-systemic vasculitic neuropathy (NSVN) is a small-to-medium–sized vessel vasculitis limited to the peripheral nervous system. It can be considered a single-organ vasculitis, as recently…
Abstract Number: 1857 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Determinants of Annual Healthcare Utilization and Overall Cost of Care in Individuals with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Large Insurance Claims Database: Glucocorticoid Use
Shih-Yin Chen¹, Chan-Bum Choi^2,3,4, Qian Li⁵, Wei-Shi Yeh¹, Yuan-Chi Lee⁶, Amy H Kao¹ and Matthew H. Liang⁷, ¹Biogen Idec, Cambridge, MA, ²Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea, ³Section of Rheumatology, VA Healthcare System, Boston, MA, ⁴Department of Aging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Evidera, Lexington, MA, ⁶Formerly of Evidera, Lexington, MA, ⁷Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Newer therapeutic agents in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) may increase cost of care but their effect on limiting the duration and the dosage of…
Abstract Number: 1397 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Corticosteroid Use on Remission Sustainability and Infection Rates Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Remission While on Infliximab: Treatment Implications Based on a Real-World Canadian Population
Boulos Haraoui¹, Algis Jovaisas², William G. Bensen³, Rafat Faraawi⁴, John Kelsall⁵, Sanjay Dixit⁴, Jude Rodrigues⁶, Maqbool Sheriff⁷, Emmanouil Rampakakis⁸, John S. Sampalis⁸, Allen J Lehman⁹, Susan Otawa⁹, Francois Nantel¹⁰ and May Shawi¹⁰, ¹Department of Medicine, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, St. Joseph's Hospital and McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁴McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁵The Mary Pack Arthritis Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁶Clinical Research and Arthritis Centre, Windsor, ON, Canada, ⁷Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Nanaimo, BC, Canada, ⁸JSS Medical Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁹Medical Affairs, Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose The Canadian Rheumatology Association1 recommends that addition of corticosteroids (CS) should be considered only for the shortest period possible in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients…
Abstract Number: 1252 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Intravenous Methylprednisolone Pulse Therapy in Severe Inflammatory Eye Disease. a Multicenter Study
Montserrat Santos-Gómez¹, Emma Beltrán², Vanesa Calvo-Río¹, Ricardo Blanco¹, Norberto Ortego³, Jose L. García Serrano⁴, Lucía Martínez Costa⁴, Alejandro Fonollosa⁵, Marisa Hernández⁶, Elia Valls⁷, Félix Francisco⁸, Miguel A. Reyes⁹, Ignacio Torre Salaberri¹⁰, Olga Maíz¹¹, Ana Blanco¹², Santiago Muñoz-Fernández¹³, M. Mar Esteban¹⁴, Esperanza Pato¹⁵, Manuel Díaz-Llopis¹⁶, Roberto Gallego¹⁶, Miguel Cordero¹⁷, Francisco Ortiz-Sanjuán¹, Joaquín Cañal Villanueva¹⁸, Leyre Riancho-Zarrabeitia¹ and Miguel A González-Gay¹, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Spain, Santander, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia. Spain, Valencia, Spain, ³Autoimmune Disease Unit, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio. Granada. Spain, Granada, Spain, ⁴Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio. Granada. Spain, Granada, Spain, ⁵Ophthalmology, Hospital de Cruces. Bilbao. Spain, Bilbao, Spain, ⁶Ophthalmology, Hospital General Universitario de Valencia. Spain, Valencia, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology, Hospital Dr. Peset. Valencia. Spain, Valencia, Spain, ⁸Rheumatology, Hospital Doctor Negrín. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Spain, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, ⁹Ophthalmology, Hospital Doctor Negrín. Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. Spain, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Basurto. Bilbao. Spain, Bilbao, Spain, ¹¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Donostia. San Sebastián. Spain, San Sebastián, Spain, ¹²Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitario de Donostia. San Sebastián. Spain, San Sebastián, Spain, ¹³Rheumatology, Hospital Infanta Sofía. San Sebastián de los Reyes. Spain, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁴Ophthalmology, Hospital Infanta Sofía. San Sebastián de los Reyes. Spain, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁵Rheumatology, Hospital Clínico San Carlos. Madrid. Spain, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁶Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitario La Fe. Valencia. Spain, Valencia, Spain, ¹⁷Ophthalmology, Hospital de León. Spain, León, Spain, ¹⁸Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Spain, Santander, Spain
Intravenous methylprednisolone pulse therapy in severe inflammatory eye disease. A Multicenter Study.Background/Purpose Treatment with high-dose intravenous methylprednisolone (IVMP) pulse therapy has proved to be effective…
Abstract Number: 1235 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Recovery of Renal Function after Corticosteroid Therapy for IgG4-Related Kidney Disease
Takako Saeki¹, Mitsuhiro Kawano², Ichiro Mizushima², Motohisa Yamamoto³, Yoshifumi Ubara⁴, Hitoshi Nakashima⁵, Yoko Wada⁶, Tomoyuki Ito⁷, Hajime Yamazaki⁷, Ichiei Narita⁶ and Takao Saito^5,8, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Nagaoka Red Cross Hospital, Nagaoka, Japan, ²Kanazawa University Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan, ³Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo, Japan, ⁴Toranomon Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Div of Nephrol & Rheumatol, Dept of Int Med, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan, ⁶Division of Clinical Nephrology and Rheumatology, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan, ⁷Nagaoka Red Cross Hospital, Nagaoka, Japan, ⁸General Medical Research Center, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
Background/Purpose: In our earlier study of IgG4-related kidney disease (IgG4-RKD), we found that renal dysfunction, which was mostly attributable to IgG4-related tubulointerstitial nephritis, was significantly…
Abstract Number: 1114 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Effectiveness of Exercise and Corticosteroid Injection for Subacromial Impingement Syndrome: A Randomised Controlled Trial
Edward Roddy¹, Reuben Ogollah¹, Irena Zwierska¹, Praveen Datta², Alison Hall¹, Elaine Hay¹, Sue Jackson², Martyn Lewis¹, Julie Shufflebotham³, Kay Stevenson², Danielle van der Windt¹, Julie Young¹ and Nadine Foster¹, ¹Research Institute for Primary Care and Health Sciences, Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom, ²University Hospital of North Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom, ³Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent Partnership Trust, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Subacromial impingement syndrome (SIS) is the most common cause of shoulder pain. It is commonly managed by exercise and corticosteroid injection yet how these…
Abstract Number: 1025 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Leptin Production By Osteoarthritis Synovial Fibroblasts: Stimulation By Glucocorticoids and Mineralocorticoids through the Glucocorticoid Receptor and GILZ (Glucocorticoid-Induced Leucine Zipper) Protein
Olivier Malaise¹, Biserka Relic¹, Sophie Neuville², Edith Charlier¹, Dominique de Seny¹ and Michel G. Malaise¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, GIGA Research - University of Liège - CHU of Liège, Liège, Belgium, ²GIGA Research - University of Liège - CHU of Liège, Liège, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a metabolic disorder for which leptin is playing a catabolic role on cartilage. In mice, obesity due to impaired leptin did…

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