Abstracts tagged "Disease Activity"

Abstract Number: 0909 • ACR Convergence 2021
How Does Gender Affect Secukinumab Treatment Outcomes and Retention Rates in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis? – Real World Data from a German Observational Study
Uta Kiltz¹, Jan Brandt-Jrgens², Peter Kästner³, Elke Riechers⁴, Daniel Peterlik⁵ and Hans-Peter Tony⁶, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany, ²Rheumatologische Schwerpunktpraxis, Berlin, Germany, ³Ambulantes Rheumazentrum Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany, ⁴Department for Rheumatology and Immunology, Hannover Medical University, Hannover, ⁵Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nürnberg, Germany, ⁶Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: Current studies suggest that the phenotype of spondyloarthritis differs between genders and that this may influence the subsequent diagnostic approach and therapeutic decisions1. The…
Abstract Number: 1237 • ACR Convergence 2021
Predictors of Response: Baseline Characteristics and Early Treatment Responses Associated with Achievement of Remission and Low Disease Activity Among Upadacitinib-Treated Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Arthur Kavanaugh¹, Zoltan Szekanecz², Edward Keystone³, Andrea Rubbert-Roth⁴, Stephen Hall⁵, Ricardo Xavier⁶, Joaquim Pereira⁷, In-Ho Song⁸, Naomi Martin⁹, Yanna Song⁸, Samuel Anyanwu⁸ and Peter Nash¹⁰, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Department of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary, ³Keystone Consulting Enterprises Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Kantonspital St Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland, ⁵Emeritus Research and Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, Melbourne, Australia, ⁶Departamento de Reumatologia, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ⁷Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte and Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon Academic Medical Centre, Lisbon, Portugal, ⁸AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁹AbbVie Inc., Saint-Laurent, QC, Canada, ¹⁰Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia
Background/Purpose: Early prediction of response to treatment with upadacitinib (UPA) 15 mg once daily (QD) could help optimize therapy in patients (pts) with RA.1-4 The…
Abstract Number: 1350 • ACR Convergence 2021
Sustained Improvement in Physical Function, Disease Impact and Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis Treated with Bimekizumab: 3-Year Results from a Phase 2b Open-Label Extension Study
Laure Gossec¹, Akihiko Asahina², Alice Gottlieb³, Laura Coates⁴, Barbara Ink⁵, Deepak Assudani⁶, Jason Coarse⁷, Scarlett Hellot⁸, Jason Eells⁶ and Philip Mease⁹, ¹Sorbonne Université and Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France, ²Department of Dermatology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ³Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ⁴Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁵UCB Celltech, Slough, UK, Slough, United Kingdom, ⁶UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom, ⁷UCB Pharma, Raleigh, NC, ⁸UCB Pharma, Colombes, France, ⁹Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health and University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Bimekizumab (BKZ) is a monoclonal IgG1 antibody that selectively inhibits both interleukin (IL)-17F and IL-17A, and has demonstrated clinical improvements in joint and skin…
Abstract Number: 1722 • ACR Convergence 2021
Risk of Pre-eclampsia and Impact of Disease Activity and Anti-rheumatic Treatment in Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Axial Spondylarthritis, and Psoriatic Arthritis – A Collaborative Matched Cohort Study from Sweden and Denmark
Anne Emilie Secher¹, Karin Hellgren², Bente Glintborg³, Ane Rom⁴, Merete Hetland⁵ and Fredrik Granath², ¹COPECARE, Centre for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark, Frederiksberg, Denmark, ²Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ³COPECARE, Centre for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁴The Juliane Marie Centre, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁵DANBIO and COPECARE, Centre for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Pre-eclampsia is a pregnancy-related syndrome with potentially fatal outcomes. In RA, high disease activity has been associated to adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm…
Abstract Number: 1912 • ACR Convergence 2021
Meteorological Variables Have Different Effect on Core Measures of Disease Activity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Peter Mandl¹, Paul Studenic², Farideh Alasti¹, Rainer Kaltenberger³, Andreas Kerschbaumer¹, Thomas Krennert³, Josef Smolen¹ and Daniel Aletaha⁴, ¹Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Karolinska Institute; & Medical University of Vienna, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: The notion that weather conditions may influence the symptoms and course of rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases goes back to ancient times. We aimed to…
Abstract Number: 0130 • ACR Convergence 2021
Clinical and Economic Characterization of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients: Real World Observation Across Disease Severity and Payer Channels in the U.S
Joseph Tkacz¹, Allison Perry¹, Helen Varker¹, Richard Bizier¹, Robert Ortmann² and Sandra Sze-jung Wu³, ¹IBM Watson Health, Bethesda, MD, ²AstraZeneca, Greenwood, IN, ³AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE
Background/Purpose: Current literature characterizing the economic and clinical burden of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is outdated and often does not consider SLE disease severity, which…
Abstract Number: 0376 • ACR Convergence 2021
Impact of Patient and Disease Characteristics on Global Functioning and Health in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Bayesian Network Analysis of Data from an Early axSpA Cohort
Imke Redeker¹, Robert Landewé², Désirée van der Heijde³, Sofia Ramiro⁴, Annelies Boonen⁵, Maxime Dougados⁶, Juergen Braun⁷ and Uta Kiltz⁷, ¹German Rheumatism Research Centre (DRFZ), Berlin, Germany, ²Amsterdam Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Zuyderland MC, Heerlen, Netherlands, ³Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Meerssen, Netherlands, ⁴Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Centre+ (MUMC+), Maastricht, Limburg, Netherlands, ⁶Université de Paris . Department of Rheumatology - Hôpital Cochin. Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris . INSERM (U1153): Clinical epidemiology and biostatistics, PRES Sorbonne Paris-Cité. Paris, France., Paris, France, ⁷Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Current knowledge on the health status of patients (pts.) with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) mainly focusses on physical function and disease activity. Using a generic…
Abstract Number: 0796 • ACR Convergence 2021
Validation of the Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI) with a Quick Quantitative C-reactive Protein Assay (SDAI-Q) in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A National, Multicenter Study
Julia Schally¹, Henning Christian Brandt², Jan Brandt-Jrgens³, Gerd Burmester⁴, Hildrun Haibel⁵, Henriette Käding¹, Kirsten Karberg⁶, Susanne Lüders⁷, Burkhard Muche¹, Mikhail Protopopov⁴, Valeria Rios Rodriguez⁴, Murat Torgutalp⁴, Maryna Verba⁸, Silke Zinke⁹, Denis Poddubnyy¹⁰ and Fabian Proft⁴, ¹Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology (including Nutrition Medicine), Berlin, Germany, ²Praxis für Rheumatologie und Innere Medizin, Berlin, Germany, ³Rheumatologische Schwerpunktpraxis, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Department of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology (including Nutrition Medicine), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁶Praxis für Rheumatologie und Innere Medizin,, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Department of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology (including Nutrition Medicine), Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ⁸Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Department of Gastroenterology, Infectiology and Rheumatology (including Nutrition Medicine), Berlin, Germany, ⁹Rheumapraxis Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Therapeutic decisions in RA patients should be based on regular disease activity assessment using scores like the Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI) or the…
Abstract Number: 0916 • ACR Convergence 2021
Disease Activity and Inflammation in Axial Spondyloarthritis Patients Who Did Not Experience Flares Following Certolizumab Pegol Withdrawal, Dose Reduction or Dose Continuation
Lianne Gensler¹, Xenofon Baraliakos², Lars Bauer³, Bengt Hoepken³, Thomas Kumke³, Mindy Kim⁴ and Robert Landewé⁵, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany, ³UCB Pharma, Monheim am Rhein, Germany, ⁴UCB Pharma, Smyrna, GA, ⁵Amsterdam Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Zuyderland MC, Heerlen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: C-OPTIMISE was a phase 3b study investigating certolizumab pegol (CZP) maintenance dose continuation, reduction or withdrawal following achievement of sustained remission in patients with…
Abstract Number: 1240 • ACR Convergence 2021
Biomarker Driven Dissection of Inflammation Modulatory Effects of Upadacitinib versus Abatacept in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Refractory to Biologic DMARDs
Fang Cai¹, Thierry Sornasse², Feng Hong³, Heidi Camp⁴, Koji Kato⁵ and Iain McInnes⁶, ¹AbbVie, Redwood City, CA, ²AbbVie Inc, Redwood City, CA, ³AbbVie, Worcester, MA, ⁴AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁵AbbVie Inc, Shinagawa- Ku, Japan, ⁶University of Glasgow, School of Medicine, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: In patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) refractory to biologic DMARDs (bDMARD-IR), a phase 3, double-blind and active-controlled study (SELECT-CHOICE) demonstrated that upadacitinib (UPA)…
Abstract Number: 1362 • ACR Convergence 2021
No Change in Bone Marrow Edema of the Sacroiliac Joints and Spine After High Intensity Interval Training in PsA
Ruth Stoklund Thomsen¹, Tom Nilsen², Mari Hoff¹, Glenn Haugeberg³ and Arthur Kavanaugh⁴, ¹Dept. of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Trondheim, Norway ; Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, Trondheim, Norway, ²Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, Trondheim, Norway, ³Dept. of Rheumatology, Hospital of Southern Norway Trust, Kristiansand, Norway; Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway, ⁴University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Physical activity is recommended for patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) especially due to the high prevalence of overweight/obesity, and the risk of comorbidities such…
Abstract Number: 1723 • ACR Convergence 2021
Factors Associated with Postpartum Flare in Women with Lupus
Anitha Ramu¹, Maedeh Veyseh¹, Brianna Lally², Shudan Wang³ and Anna Broder⁴, ¹Jacobi Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ³Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁴Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY
Background/Purpose: Several prior studies have assessed disease activity in the setting of pregnancy and have shown that certain factors such as thrombocytopenia, systemic lupus erythematosus…
Abstract Number: 1918 • ACR Convergence 2021
Don’t Forget About the Arthritis in RA-ILD! Impact of Pulmonary and RA Disease Severity on Survival
Rebecca Brooks¹, Joshua Baker², Yangyuna Yang¹, Punyasha Roul¹, Gail Kerr³, Andreas Reimold⁴, Gary Kunkel⁵, Katherine Wysham⁶, Namrata Singh⁷, Deana Lazaro⁸, Paul Monach⁹, Jill Poole¹, Dana Ascherman¹⁰, Ted Mikuls¹ and Bryant England¹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Washington D.C., Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC)/Georgetown and Howard Universities, Washington, DC, ⁴University of Texas – Southwestern Medical Center/Dallas Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), Dallas, TX, ⁵University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶VA Puget Sound/University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁷University of Washington, Bellevue, WA, ⁸VA New York Harbor Healthcare system, Brooklyn, NY, ⁹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ¹⁰University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Long-term outcomes following a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) are poor, with a median survival estimated between 3 to 8…
Abstract Number: 0138 • ACR Convergence 2021
Treatment with Adalimumab in Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: A Study of Treatment Trajectories on a Patient Level in Clinical Practice
Imke Redeker¹, Stefan Moustakis², Styliani Tsiami², Xenofon Baraliakos², Ioana Andreica², Bjoern Buehring², Juergen Braun² and Uta Kiltz², ¹German Rheumatism Research Centre (DRFZ), Berlin, Germany, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Adalimumab (ADA) retention rates are impaired in patients (pts.) with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (CIRD) due to loss of efficacy and adverse events, causing…
Abstract Number: 0386 • ACR Convergence 2021
Delay to Diagnosis in Axial Spondyloarthritis: The Gap Is Closing, but Persistent Association with Severe Disease
Maria McWalter¹, Conall MacGearailt¹, Sinead Maguire², Finbar (Barry) O'Shea² and Gillian Fitzgerald³, ¹Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland, ²St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ³Galway University Hospital, Galway, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Diagnostic delay in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) presents a challenge in the management of the condition, despite increased awareness. Reducing the gap between symptom onset…

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