Abstracts tagged "Disease Activity"

Abstract Number: 0377 • ACR Convergence 2020
Evaluation of Sex Differences in the Efficacy and Safety of Tofacitinib in Patients with Active Psoriatic Arthritis: A Post Hoc Analysis of Two Phase 3 Randomized Controlled Trials
Lihi Eder¹, Dafna Gladman², Sibel Zehra Aydin³, Alexis Ogdie⁴, Harry Shi⁵, Pierre-Alexandre Landry⁶ and Rayana Luna⁶, ¹Women’s College Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁶Pfizer Canada ULC, Kirkland, Canada
Background/Purpose: Studies indicate that sex (male vs female) is predictive of outcomes with PsA treatments, such as TNF inhibitors (TNFi).1 Tofacitinib is an oral JAK…
Abstract Number: 0752 • ACR Convergence 2020
Serum Proteomics Implicates Neutrophil Degranulation in Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity
Liam O'Neil¹, Vidyanand Anaparti¹, Dana Wiens¹, Irene Smolik¹, Xiaobo Meng¹ and Hani El-Gabalawy¹, ¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Though targeted therapeutics have improved outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) treatment, the understanding of the underlying biological mechanisms that mediate inflammatory arthritis in RA…
Abstract Number: 0881 • ACR Convergence 2020
Reduction of Anterior Uveitis Flares in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis During Certolizumab Pegol Treatment: 96-Week Results from the C-VIEW Study
Irene van der Horst-Bruinsma¹, Rianne van Bentum¹, Frank Verbraak², Thomas Rath³, James Rosenbaum⁴, Bengt Hoepken⁵, Oscar Irvin-Sellers⁶, Thomas Kumke⁵, Lars Bauer⁵ and Martin Rudwaleit⁷, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Amsterdam UMC, location VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam UMC, location VU University Medical Centre, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³St Franziskus-Hospital, Münster, Germany, ⁴Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ⁵UCB Pharma, Monheim am Rhein, Germany, ⁶UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom, ⁷Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Klinikum Bielefeld, Germany
Background/Purpose: Acute anterior uveitis (AAU) is the most common extra-articular manifestation in axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), affecting up to 40% of patients and causing significant burden.1…
Abstract Number: 1157 • ACR Convergence 2020
Health and Socioeconomic Outcomes in a Neonatal-Onset Multisystem Inflammatory Disease (NOMID) Cohort Followed for a Median of Fifteen Years
Sara Alehashemi¹, Megha Garg², Kim Johnson³, Kelly King⁴, Chris Zalewski⁴, Debbie Payne⁵, Adriana de Jesus⁶, Joseph Snow⁷, Wadih Zein⁵, M. Teresa Magone⁵, Rachel Bishop⁸, Carmen Brewer⁴, Jeff Kim⁴, Scott Paul⁹, John Butman¹⁰ and Raphaela Goldbach-Mansky¹¹, ¹Translational Autoinflammatory Disease Section (TADS)/NIAID/NIH, Clarksville, MD, ²NIH/NIAID, Rochester, NY, ³NIH, NIAID, Bethesda, ⁴NIH, NIDCD, Bethesda, MD, ⁵NIH/NEI, Bethesda, MD, ⁶Translational Autoinflammatory Disease Section (TADS)/NIAID/NIH, Silver Spring, MD, ⁷NIH, NIMH, Bethesda, MD, ⁸NIH, NEI, Bethesda, MD, ⁹NIH, CC/RMD, Bethesda, MD, ¹⁰NIH, CC/DRD, Bethesa, MD, ¹¹Translational Autoinflammatory Disease Section (TADS)/NIAID/NIH, Potomac, MD
Background/Purpose: Patients (pts) with NOMID have systemic inflammation and organ damage such as sensorineural hearing loss, hydrocephalus, optic nerve atrophy and growth plate defects. IL-1 blocking…
Abstract Number: 1295 • ACR Convergence 2020
Disease Activity and Mental Health in SLE Patients: A Cross-section Study with Self-Assessments Based on Smart System of Disease Management (SSDM) Mobile Tools
Yongfu Wang¹, Hua Wei², Rui Wu³, Jianhong Wu⁴, Shengtao Zhang⁵, Qin Li⁶, Yang Li⁷, You Sun⁷, Yanping Zhao⁸, Qiang Shu⁹, Lirong Kang¹, Bin Wu¹⁰, Li Qin¹¹, Feng Jiang¹¹, Huiqin Yang¹², Junli Zhang¹³, Hui Xiao¹⁴, Bing Wu¹⁵, Yuhua Jia¹⁵, Fei Xiao¹⁵ and Lingyun Sun¹⁶, ¹The First Affiliated Hospital of BaoTou Medical College, Inner Mongolia University of Science and Technology, Baotou, China (People's Republic), ²Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital, Yangzhou, China (People's Republic), ³The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China (People's Republic), ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Dazhou Central Hospital, Dazhou, China (People's Republic), ⁵Tongji Hospital Affiliated Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China (People's Republic), ⁶The First People's Hospital of Yunnan Province, Kunming, China (People's Republic), ⁷The Second Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China (People's Republic), ⁸First Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China (People's Republic), ⁹Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China (People's Republic), ¹⁰The First People's Hospital of Jingzhou, Jingzhou, China (People's Republic), ¹¹The No.3 People’s Hospital of HuZhou City, Huzhou, China (People's Republic), ¹²Wuhan No. 1 Hospital, Wuhan, China (People's Republic), ¹³Xi'an No. 5 Hospital, Xi'an, China (People's Republic), ¹⁴Shanghai Gothic Internet Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), ¹⁵Shanghai Gothic Internet Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China (People's Republic), ¹⁶Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: WHO survey showed that the prevalence of anxiety and depression in Chinese population and Chinese patients with chronic diseases were between 3.1% - 4.2%…
Abstract Number: 1595 • ACR Convergence 2020
Using Rheumatoid Arthritis Communication Tool Developed by the RISE Learning Collaborative to Promote Shared Decision-Making
Joad Eseddi¹, Puneet Bajaj², Gabriela Schmajuk³, Jinoos Yazdany⁴ and Salahuddin Kazi⁵, ¹UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ³University of California, San Francisco, Atherton, CA, ⁴University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Veterans Affairs North Texas Healthcare System / UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Patient care is moving from physician directed treatment to a co-design framework that focuses on creating a partnership between patients and physicians. This new…
Abstract Number: 1746 • ACR Convergence 2020
Association of Obesity with Treatment Response to Methotrexate or Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Dilli Poudel¹, Ted Mikuls², Michael George¹, Bryant England², Grant Cannon³, Brian Sauer⁴ and Joshua Baker¹, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, ⁴University of Utah, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Obesity affects 30-40% of RA patients and is associated with higher clinical disease activity measures and progressive disability. Studies suggest that obesity may be…
Abstract Number: 1872 • ACR Convergence 2020
Relative Associations of Sociodemographic, Clinical and HLA-B Alleles with Enthesitis and Peripheral Arthritis in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Benjamin Naovarat¹, Lianne Gensler², Michael Ward³, Mark Hwang⁴, Matthew Brown⁵, Amirali Tahanan⁶, Mohammad Rahbar⁶, Mariko Ishimori⁷, Michael Weisman⁸ and John Reveille⁹, ¹The University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, ²University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁴McGovern Medical School at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁵Guy's and St Thomas, NHS Foundation Trust and King's College London NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, London, United Kingdom, ⁶McGovern Medical School at UTHealth, Houston, ⁷Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ⁸Cedars Sinai Medical Center, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁹Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Previous studies from Latin America have shown an association with peripheral arthritis in patients with spondyloarthritis with HLA-B*15 (as opposed to HLA-B27). We aimed…
Abstract Number: 0025 • ACR Convergence 2020
Clinical and Psychological Assessment of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Fibromyalgia: A Real World Study
Tian Liu¹, Chao Gao¹ and Lihong Chen¹, ¹hospital, Beijing, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: To assess the clinical features and psychological status of the rheumatoid arthritis(RA) patients with fibromyalgia(FM) in a real-world observational setting.Methods: Between December 2018 to…
Abstract Number: 0265 • ACR Convergence 2020
Evaluation of the Lupus Foundation of America-Rapid Evaluation of Activity in Lupus as a Measure of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Disease Activity from the Clinician and the Patient Perspective: Experience from an Italian Cohort
Elena Elefante¹, Chiara Tani², Viola Signorini², Virginia Poli², Chiara Stagnaro², Alice Parma², Dina Zucchi², Linda Carli², Francesco Ferro², Anca Askanase³ and Marta Mosca², ¹Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa; Department of Medical Biotechnology, University of Siena, Pisa, Italy, ²Rheumatology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ³Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Multiple indices are available to measure disease activity in SLE patients, but are often considered too complex and time consuming for use in routine…
Abstract Number: 0427 • ACR Convergence 2020
Validation of Physician Global Assessment as an Outcome Measure in Relapsing Polychondritis
Emily Rose¹, Marcela Ferrada¹, Kaitlin Quinn², Wendy Goodspeed¹, Laurent Arnaud³ and Peter C. Grayson⁴, ¹Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, Vasculitis Translational Research Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, BETHESDA, MD, ²Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, National Institutes of Health, NIAMS, Washington, DC, ³Department of rheumatology, University Hospitals of Strasbourg and French National Reference Center for Rare Auto-immune diseases, Strasbourg, Alsace, France, ⁴Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, National Institutes of Health, NIAMS, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Relapsing polychondritis (RP) is a rare systemic inflammatory disorder of cartilage that lacks validated disease activity measures. Physician global assessment (PhGA) is a measure…
Abstract Number: 0766 • ACR Convergence 2020
ACPA and Cholesterol Titers as Predictors of Good Clinical Response at One Year in an Argentine Cohort
Rodrigo Garcia Salinas¹, Alvaro Ruta¹, Santiago Ruta¹, Einer Sanchez Prado¹, Jessica Torres Chichande¹ and Sebastian Magri¹, ¹Hospital Italiano La Plata, La Plata, Argentina
Background/Purpose: Autoantibody positivity, erosions, activity level, and functional capacity were classically defined as poor prognosis. Paradoxically, many of them also predict a good response to…
Abstract Number: 0893 • ACR Convergence 2020
Is It Feasible to Achieve Recommended Therapeutic Target Objective in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis in Clinical Practice? Data from the SpA-paz Cohort
Karen Franco Gomez¹, Chaimada Plasencia-Rodriguez¹, Marta Novella Navarro¹, Diego Benavent Nunez¹, Patricia Bogas¹, Romina Nieto², Irene Monjo³, Laura Nuño¹, Alejandro Villalba⁴, Diana Peiteado¹, Alejandro Balsa-Criado¹ and Victoria Navarro-Compán⁵, ¹HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ, MADRID, Spain, ²hospital intendente carrasco, Rosario, Argentina, ³Rheumatology, La Paz University Hospital- IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Hospital La Paz - IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario La Paz IdiPaz, Madrid, Pais Vasco, Spain
Background/Purpose: to analyze the frequency of patients with axSpA achieving maintained remission (R) or low disease activity (LDA) after receiving biological therapy. Secondary objectives included:…
Abstract Number: 1168 • ACR Convergence 2020
Reliability and Validity of a New Skin Activity Measure for Localized Scleroderma
Suzanne Li¹, Mara Becker², Sandy Hong³, Polly Ferguson⁴, Themba Nyrienda¹, Tracy Andrews⁵, Katie Stewart⁶, C. Egla Rabinovich⁷, Robert Fuhlbrigge⁸, Thomas Mason⁹, Elena Pope¹⁰, Maria Ibarra¹¹, Fatma Dedeoglu¹², Gloria Higgins¹³, Ronald Laxer¹⁴, Marilynn Punaro⁶, Kathryn Torok¹⁵ and CARRA Investigators¹⁶, ¹Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, ²Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ³University of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital, Iowa City, IA, ⁴University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, ⁵Rutgers, Newark, ⁶UT Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ⁷Duke University Hospital, Durham, NC, ⁸University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ⁹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ¹⁰Hospital For Sick Kids, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹¹Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, ¹²Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ¹³Nationwide Childrens Hospital/ The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ¹⁴The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁵University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹⁶CARRA, Durham
Background/Purpose: Juvenile localized scleroderma (jLS) is a chronic inflammatory and fibrosing disease. Treatment is directed towards controlling disease activity to minimize risk for functional impairment…
Abstract Number: 1299 • ACR Convergence 2020
Longitudinal Patterns of Anxiety Symptomology Among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Remain Stable over Time and Do Not Associate with SLE Disease Activity
Daphne Lew¹, Xinliang Huang², Sara Kellahan², Hong Xian³, Seth Eisen⁴ and Alfred Kim⁵, ¹Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, Saint Louis, MO, ²Division of Rheumatology, Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine, St. Louis, ³Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College for Public Health and Social Justice, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, ⁴Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, ⁵Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
Background/Purpose: Almost 40% of patients with SLE have comorbid mental health conditions.1 Though depression is most commonly reported (24% to 30%), many SLE patients also…

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