Abstracts tagged "Disease Activity"

Abstract Number: 1354 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Association of Genetic Variation in PTPN22 and Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity
Thomas Riley¹, Austin Wheeler², Bryant England², grant Cannon³, Sauer brian⁴, Gary Kunkel⁵, Katherine Wysham⁶, Beth Wallace⁷, Rachel Elam⁸, Paul Monach⁹, Andreas Reimold¹⁰, Gail Kerr¹¹, Isaac Smith¹², John Richards¹³, Iris Lee¹⁴, Rui Xiao¹⁵, Scott Damrauer¹⁵, Michael George¹⁵, Ted Mikuls² and Joshua Baker¹⁵, ¹Hopsital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁴Salt Lake City VA/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵University of Utah and George E Wahlen VAMC, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶VA PUGET SOUND/UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, WA, ⁷Michigan Medicine, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁸Augusta University, Evans, GA, ⁹VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, ¹⁰Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ¹¹Washington DC VAMC/Georgetown and Howard Universities, Washington, DC, ¹²Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ¹³Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹⁴Washington University in St Louis, Saint Louis, MO, ¹⁵University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: PTPN22 R620W is a common genetic variation that is a known risk factor for the development of autoimmune disease, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This…
Abstract Number: 1472 • ACR Convergence 2024
Achievement of Low Disease Activity/Remission in Guselkumab-Treated Patients with Moderately-Highly Active Psoriatic Arthritis Regardless of Baseline Characteristics: Pooled Post-Hoc Analysis of Two Phase 3/Randomized Studies
Philip Mease¹, Alice Gottlieb², Iain McInnes³, Natalie J. Shiff⁴, Anthony Todd⁵, Emmanouil Rampakakis⁶, Francois Nantel⁷, Jenna Parrett⁵, Frederic Lavie⁸ and Proton Rahman⁹, ¹Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health; University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, ²Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, Department of Dermatology, Seattle, WA, ³University of Glasgow, College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ⁴Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC / University of Saskatchewan, Adjunct, Community Health and Epidemiology, Horsham, PA, ⁵Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Horsham, PA, ⁶McGill University, Department of Pediatrics / Scientific Affairs, JSS Medical Research Inc., Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁷Nantel Medsci Consult, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁸Janssen Cilag Global Medical Affairs, Immunology Global Medical Affairs, Issy les Moulineaux, France, ⁹Memorial University of Newfoundland, Faculty of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, St. John's, Canada
Background/Purpose: Guselkumab (GUS), a fully human IL-23p19-subunit inhibitor, has demonstrated multidomain efficacy (swollen/tender joints, psoriasis, enthesitis and dactylitis) in patients (pts) with active PsA in…
Abstract Number: 1748 • ACR Convergence 2024
Fracture Incidence Rates in Persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Disease Activity Level
Rachel Elam¹, Emma Kersey², Jing Li³, Gabriela Schmajuk⁴ and Laura Carbone⁵, ¹Augusta University, Evans, GA, ²University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Augusta University, Augusta, GA
Background/Purpose: Fracture incidence rates (IRs) are higher in men and women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) than those without RA, especially for those with higher RA…
Abstract Number: 2170 • ACR Convergence 2024
Preliminary Evaluation of a Patient-Reported Version for the Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index (SLEDAI): The Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Questionnaire (SLEDAQ)
Patti Katz¹, Amanda Eudy², Sarah Patterson³, Jennifer Rogers⁴, David Pisetsky⁵, Megan Clowse⁶ and Maria Dall'Era⁷, ¹UCSF, San Rafael, CA, ²Duke University, Raleigh, NC, ³University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Duke University, Durham, ⁵Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ⁶Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁷UCSF, Corte Madera, CA
Background/Purpose: Much of the evidence demonstrating the impact of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) on patients’ lives, functioning, and quality of life has come from observational…
Abstract Number: 2365 • ACR Convergence 2024
Benefits of Achieving Early versus Late Clinical Response After Treatment with Biologic and Targeted Synthetic DMARDs Among Patients with PsA in the CorEvitas PsA/Spondyloarthritis Registry
Philip Mease¹, Xiaolan Ye², Christopher Saffore³, Thomas Iyile⁴, Priscila Magalhaes Reis Nakasato⁵, Taylor Blachley⁶, Paul R. Lakin⁶, Nicole Middaugh⁶ and Alexis Ogdie⁷, ¹Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health; University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, ²AbbVie Inc., Mettawa, IL, ³AbbVie Inc., waukegan, IL, ⁴AbbVie Inc., hyattsville, MD, ⁵AbbVie Inc., Randolph, NJ, ⁶CorEvitas, LLC, Waltham, MA, ⁷Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Treatment for psoriatic arthritis (PsA) often involves biologic and targeted synthetic DMARDs (b/tsDMARDs). Existing research suggests that starting treatment with b/tsDMARDs early may lead…
Abstract Number: 2674 • ACR Convergence 2024
Real-World Analysis of Initial Clinical Response and Future Outcomes Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Initiating and Remaining on a 1st-Line Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor in the United States
christina Charles-Schoeman¹, Patrick Zueger², Erin Blondell², Siran Fang², Yi Peng², Manish Jain³ and John Tesser⁴, ¹UCLA Medical Center, Santa Monica, CA, ²AbbVie Inc, North Chicago, IL, ³Endeavor Health Swedish Hospital and Captain James A, Chicago, IL, ⁴Arizona Arthritis and Rheumatology Associates, P.C., Phoenix, AZ
Background/Purpose: For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), current ACR guidelines recommend evaluating treatment response within 3 months of initiating a new therapy. In patients who…
Abstract Number: 0481 • ACR Convergence 2024
Differential Effect of Comorbidities on the Clinical Evolution of Early Arthritis by Sex
Marina Dueñas¹, Juan Carlos Sáez¹, María Paula Álvarez², Patricia Quiroga¹, Maryia Nikitsina³, Rosario García-Vicuña², Ana Ortiz⁴, Isidoro González-Álvaro³ and Irene Llorente-Cubas⁴, ¹Servicio de Reumatología Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ³University Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: The prevalence of comorbidities is increased in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared to the general population1, but their impact in the earlier stages…
Abstract Number: 0581 • ACR Convergence 2024
Unmet Criteria for Achieving Minimal and Very Low Disease Activity Among Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis Initiating Biologic or Targeted Synthetic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in the CorEvitas PsA/SpA Registry
Alexis Ogdie¹, Chao Song², Nicole Middaugh³, Maya Marchese³, Melissa Eliot³, Robert Low² and Philip Mease⁴, ¹Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²UCB Pharma, Smyrna, GA, ³CorEvitas, LLC, Waltham, MA, ⁴Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health; University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Minimal disease activity (MDA) is associated with reduced radiographic progression and improved quality of life among patients (pts) with PsA.1 Clinical advances made MDA…
Abstract Number: 0741 • ACR Convergence 2024
Serum Markers of Disease Activity in Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Patricia Harkins¹, Sharon Cowley², seoidin McKittrick³, Robert Harrington⁴, David Kane⁵ and Richard Conway⁶, ¹Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 8, Dublin, Ireland, ²Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ³University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland, ⁴St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ⁵Tallaght University Hospital & Trinity College Dublin, D24, Ireland, ⁶Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: A significant unmet need in Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) is the lack of a disease specific serum biomarker for diagnosis, and monitoring of disease activity.…
Abstract Number: 1247 • ACR Convergence 2024
Pre- and Post-Diagnosis Comparison of the Patient Experience of Sjögren’s Syndrome (SS): A Linguistic Analysis of Global Social Media Conversations
Sarah N. Ali¹, Dorothee Oberdhan¹, Michelle M. Richardson¹, Jordan Amorelli², Amanda Martini² and Jennifer Dandy², ¹Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development and Commercialization, Inc., Princeton, NJ, ²Real Chemistry, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Patients with Sjögren’s Syndrome (SS) often undergo a prolonged and complex path to diagnosis and experience symptom, disease and treatment burdens with multiple co-morbid…
Abstract Number: 1355 • ACR Convergence 2024
Genetically-determined Variation in C-reactive Protein Impacts Disease Activity Assessment in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Thomas Riley¹, Austin Wheeler², grant Cannon³, Sauer brian⁴, Gary Kunkel⁵, Katherine Wysham⁶, Bryant England², Kristin Wipfler⁷, Kaleb Michaud², Beth Wallace⁸, Rachel Elam⁹, Paul Monach¹⁰, Andreas Reimold¹¹, Gail Kerr¹², Isaac Smith¹³, John Richards¹⁴, Iris Lee¹⁵, Michael March¹⁶, Scott Damrauer¹⁷, Anurag Verma¹⁷, Michael George¹⁷, Ted Mikuls² and Joshua Baker¹⁷, ¹Hopsital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁴Salt Lake City VA/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵University of Utah and George E Wahlen VAMC, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶VA PUGET SOUND/UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON, Seattle, WA, ⁷FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, ⁸Michigan Medicine, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁹Augusta University, Evans, GA, ¹⁰VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, ¹¹Dallas VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ¹²Washington DC VAMC/Georgetown and Howard Universities, Washington, DC, ¹³Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ¹⁴Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹⁵Washington University in St Louis, Saint Louis, MO, ¹⁶Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, ¹⁷University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: C-reactive protein (CRP) is often used as a biomarker for disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We evaluated whether rs1205, a common…
Abstract Number: 1474 • ACR Convergence 2024
Efficacy of Guselkumab in Bionaive Psoriatic Arthritis Patients with Severe Disease Activity: Post-hoc Analysis of a Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study
Christopher Ritchlin¹, Ennio Lubrano², Maria Sole Chimenti³, Evan Leibowitz⁴, Mohamed Sharaf⁵, Oyediran Adelakun⁶, Emmanouil Rampakakis⁷, Francois Nantel⁸, Frederic Lavie⁹ and Atul Deodhar¹⁰, ¹Department of Medicine, Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology Division, University of Rochester Medical School, Canandaigua, NY, ²Vincenzo Tiberio Department of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Molise, Campobasso, Italy, ³Rheumatology, Allergology and Clinical Immunology, System Medicine Department, University of Rome Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy, ⁴Immunology, Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Horsham, PA, ⁵Johnson & Johnson, Middle East FZ LLC, Dubai, UAE, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, ⁶Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Titusville, NJ, ⁷McGill University, Department of Pediatrics / Scientific Affairs, JSS Medical Research Inc., Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁸Nantel Medsci Consult, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁹Janssen Cilag Global Medical Affairs, Immunology Global Medical Affairs, Issy les Moulineaux, France, ¹⁰Division of Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: In previous DISCOVER (D)1 and 2 analyses, the fully human IL-23p19-subunit inhibitor guselkumab (GUS) was associated with robust and sustained improvement in PsA signs/symptoms…
Abstract Number: 1764 • ACR Convergence 2024
Reduction in Circulating Neutrophil Extracellular Traps and Restored Degradation Post-treatment in Pediatric Lupus
Tatiana Borja¹, Bharati Matta², Lydia Thomas³, Jenna Battaglia⁴, Amanda Huang⁵, Kim Simpfendorfer⁶, Hongxiu Wen⁵, Joyce Hui-Yuen⁷, Boris Reizis⁸, Sohei Makita⁸ and Betsy Barnes⁵, ¹Northwell- Cohen Children's Medical Center, Elmhurst, NY, ²The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ³Northwell Health - Cohen Children's Medical Center, Lake Success, NY, ⁴Feinstein Institutes for Medical Science, Manhasset, ⁵Feinstein Institutes for Medical Science, Manhasset, NY, ⁶Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ⁷Northwell Health, Cohen Children's Medical Center, Great Neck, NY, ⁸New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Pediatric lupus (pSLE) is a multisystemic, chronic, autoimmune disease in which over 50% of pSLE patients develop lupus nephritis (pLN). Neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs)…
Abstract Number: 2209 • ACR Convergence 2024
Impact of Common Infections on Medication Interruptions, Quality of Life, and Disease Flares in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Michael George¹, Kelly Gavigan², Shilpa Venkatachalam³, David Curtis², Laura Stradford⁴, William Benjamin Nowell⁵, Joshua Baker¹, Fenglong Xie⁶ and Jeffrey Curtis⁷, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ³Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY, ⁴Global Healthy Living Foundation, Nyack, NY, ⁵Regeneron, New York, NY, ⁶University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁷University of Alabama at Birmingham, Hoover, AL
Background/Purpose: Serious infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with RA, but less is known about more common, non-serious infections. We…
Abstract Number: 2370 • ACR Convergence 2024
Redefining Clinical Trial Inclusion Criteria Using Quality of Life in Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus
Daniella Faden¹, lillian Xie², Caroline Stone¹, Lais Lopes Almeida Gomes¹, Ahmed Eldaboush¹, Cristina Ricco², Rui Feng² and Victoria Werth³, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ³University of Pennsylvania, Wynnewood, PA
Background/Purpose: Regulatory guidance on endpoint measures for disease activity in cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) patients is essential to improve therapies. CLE profoundly impacts quality of…

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