Abstracts tagged "Disease Activity"

Abstract Number: 1321 • ACR Convergence 2020
Central Sensitization, Disease Perception and Obesity Should Be Taken into Account When Interpreting Disease Activity in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis
Stan Kieskamp¹, Davy Paap², Marllies Carbo¹, Freke Wink³, Reinhard Bos⁴, Hendrika Bootsma¹, Suzanne Arends⁵ and Anneke Spoorenberg⁵, ¹University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ², Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ³Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, Netherlands, ⁴Medical Centre Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, ⁵University Medical Centre Groningen and Medical centre Leeuwarden, Groningen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Up to 40% of ankylosing spondylitis patients report persistently high pain scores of >4 (scale of 0-10) even after responding to long-term TNF-α blocking…
Abstract Number: 1665 • ACR Convergence 2020
Sociodemographic and Clinical Predictors of Childhood-Onset SLE Disease Activity in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Registry
Emily Smitherman¹, Rouba Chahine¹, Timothy Beukelman¹, Andrea Knight², AKM Rahman¹, Mary Beth Son³, Jeffrey R Curtis⁴ and Aimee Hersh⁵, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵University of Utah and Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City
Background/Purpose: Patients with childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (cSLE) are at high risk for early morbidity and mortality, but predictors of moderate/high cSLE disease activity have…
Abstract Number: 1794 • ACR Convergence 2020
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Geomagnetic Disturbances: A Time Series Analysis
George Stojan¹, Flavia Giammarino² and Michelle Petri³, ¹Johns Hopkins University, BALTIMORE, MD, ²Deutsche Bank, London, United Kingdom, ³Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore
Background/Purpose: To examine the influence of solar cycle and geomagnetic effects on SLE disease activity.Methods: The data used for the analysis consisted of 327 observations…
Abstract Number: 1892 • ACR Convergence 2020
Pattern and Influential Factors in Promoting Treat-to-Target (T2T) for F Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) Patients with the App of Smart System of Disease Management (SSDM): A Cohort Study from China
Jing Xue¹, Hongzhi Wang², Hongbin Li³, Hui Song⁴, Yasong Li⁵, Xiaofei Shi⁶, Hongjun Zhao⁷, Feng Wei⁸, Bing Wu⁹, Hui Xiao¹⁰, Yuhua Jia⁹, Fei Xiao⁹ and Huaxiang Wu¹, ¹The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University school of Medicine, Hangzhou, China (People's Republic), ²The First Hospital of Jiaxing, Jiaxing, China (People's Republic), ³The Affiliated Hospital of Inner Mongolia Medical University, Hohhot, China (People's Republic), ⁴Beijing Jishuitan Hospital, Beijing, China (People's Republic), ⁵Zhejiang Provincial People's Hospital, Hangzhou, China (People's Republic), ⁶The First Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of science and technology, Luoyang, China (People's Republic), ⁷Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha, China (People's Republic), ⁸Jiangmen Central Hospital Affiliated Jiangmen Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Jiangmen, China (People's Republic), ⁹Shanghai Gothic Internet Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai, China (People's Republic), ¹⁰Shanghai Gothic Internet Technology Co., Ltd., Shanghai, Shanghai, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Score (ASDAS) is adopted to evaluate the degree of disease activity and the inflammatory response in AS patients. ASDAS score…
Abstract Number: 0157 • ACR Convergence 2020
Early Arthritis Global Assesment: What Differences Exist Between Patients and Physicians?
Cristina Valero¹, Noelia Garcia¹, Juan Pablo Baldivieso², Ana Ortiz³, Sebastian Rodriguez² and Isidoro González-Álvaro³, ¹Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, IIS-Princesa, UAM, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital de La Princesa, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: In recent years there is increasing evidence of the relevance of including the assessment of the different aspects of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) from the…
Abstract Number: 0302 • ACR Convergence 2020
Longitudinal Study of Acute SLE Flare Reveals Dynamic Changes in Multiple Immune Cell Subsets
Kieran Manion¹, Dennisse Bonilla², Dafna Gladman¹, Murray Urowitz³, Zahi Touma⁴ and Joan Wither², ¹Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Toronto Lupus Clinic, Centre for Prognosis Studies in Rheumatic Diseases, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: In SLE, periods of relative quiescence are punctuated by flares in disease activity that can lead to extensive tissue damage and morbidity. Existing studies…
Abstract Number: 0479 • ACR Convergence 2020
Early DAS Response After DMARD-start Increases Probability of Achieving Sustained DMARD-free Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Marloes Verstappen¹, Ellis Niemantsverdriet², Xanthe Matthijssen², Saskia le Cessie² and Annette van der Helm - van Mil³, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Leiden University Medical Center, Erasmus Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Sustained DMARD-free remission (SDFR) is increasingly achievable. The pathogenesis underlying SDFR-development is unknown and patient-characteristics at diagnosis poorly explain whether SDFR will be achieved.…
Abstract Number: 0802 • ACR Convergence 2020
Real-World DMARD Experience and Outcomes for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Japan: Effectiveness
Yoshiya Tanaka¹, Hisashi Yamanaka², Leslie Harrold³, Tin-chi Lin³, Ekta Agarwal⁴, Jose L Rivas⁵, Naonobu Sugiyama⁶, Jeffrey Greenberg⁷ and Mitsumasa Kishimoto⁸, ¹The First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, ²Sanno Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo, Japan, ³Corrona, LLC, Waltham, MA, ⁴Pfizer, Inc., Princeton Jct, NJ, ⁵Pfizer SLU, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Pfizer Japan Inc, Tokyo, Japan, ⁷Corrona, LLC and NYU School of Medicine, Waltham, MA, ⁸Department Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: There are several conventional synthetic, targeted synthetic and biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic medications (DMARDs) approved for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Japan. Little…
Abstract Number: 0910 • ACR Convergence 2020
Effect of Filgotinib on the Complete Resolution of Enthesitis in Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) Patients: 52-week Results from EQUATOR2
Philip Mease¹, Laura Coates², Filip Van den Bosch³, Philip Helliwell⁴, Dafna Gladman⁵, Leen Gilles⁶, Lien Gheyle⁶, Mona Trivedi⁷, Muhsen Alani⁸ and Robin Besuyen⁹, ¹Seattle Rheumatology Associates, P.L.L.C., Seattle, WA, ²University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ³Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ⁴Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Galapagos NV, Mechelen, Belgium, ⁷Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA, ⁸Gilead Sciences, Inc. and University of Washington, Foster City, CA, ⁹Galapagos BV, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: EQUATOR (NCT03101670) was a 16-week, Phase 2, double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial of filgotinib for PsA. At Week 16, placebo-treated patients could switch to filgotinib…
Abstract Number: 1211 • ACR Convergence 2020
Relationship Between Changes in Lipid Levels and Improvement in Disease Activity Outcomes in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Receiving Upadacitinib Treatment: Pooled Analysis of Data from Two Phase 3 Studies
Christina Charles-Schoeman¹, Jon Giles², Nancy Lane³, Ernest Choy⁴, Heidi Camp⁵, Yanna Song⁶, Samuel Anyanwu⁵ and Iain McInnes⁷, ¹University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Columbia University, New York, NY, ³University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, ⁴CREATE Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, ⁵AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁶AbbVie Inc., North Chicago,, IL, ⁷Institute of Infection, Immunity, and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Upadacitinib (UPA) is an oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor engineered to have greater selectivity for JAK1 vs JAK2, JAK3, and tyrosine kinase 2, and…
Abstract Number: 1351 • ACR Convergence 2020
Efficacy of Ixekizumab versus Adalimumab in Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) Patients with and Without Moderate-to-severe Psoriasis: 52-week Results from a Multicentre, Randomised Open-label Study
Lars Erik Kristensen¹, Masato Okada², William Tillett³, Soyi Liu-Leage⁴, Celine El Baou⁵, Andrew Bradley⁵, Gabriella Meszaros⁴ and Kurt de Vlam⁶, ¹The Parker Institute Copenhagen Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Denmark, ²St. Luke's International University, Tokyo, Japan, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, ³Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, UK; Department of Pharmacy and Pharmacology, University of Bath, Bath, UK, Bath, United Kingdom, ⁴Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ⁵Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, USA, Indianapolis, IN, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, University of Leuven, Belgium, Leuven, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Ixekizumab (IXE), a selective interleukin-17A antagonist, is approved for the treatment of active PsA, moderate-to-severe psoriasis (PsO), and radiographic/non-radiographic axial SpA in adults. The…
Abstract Number: 1670 • ACR Convergence 2020
Low Copy Number of Long C4 Genes Is a Genetic Risk Factor for Childhood Onset SLE (cSLE) but Is Associated with Higher Age of Disease Onset
Fatima Barbar-Smiley¹, Danlei Zhou², Joanne Drew², Bi Zhou², Cagri Yildirim-Toruner², Vidya Sivaraman³, Wael Jarjour⁴, Stacy Ardoin² and Chack-Yung Yu⁵, ¹Nationwide Children's Hospital/The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ²Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, ³Nationwide Children's Hospital, Bexley, OH, ⁴The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ⁵Abigail Wexner Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH
Background/Purpose: Hypocomplementemia is a marked feature of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), which may be a result of consumption initiated by immune complexes between self-nuclear antigens…
Abstract Number: 1800 • ACR Convergence 2020
Association of Air Pollution with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity in the Central Valley of California
Mosaab Mohameden¹, Ali H.Ali², Zi Ying Li², Yabsira Abejie³, Ratnali Jain² and Candice Reyes Yuvienco⁴, ¹University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, ²University of California San Francisco Fresno, Fresno, CA, ³Floyd B. Buchanan High School, Fresno, CA, ⁴University of California San Francisco Fresno, Clovis, CA
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex multisystem autoimmune disease that affects at least 300,000 people in the United States creating a substantial socioeconomic…
Abstract Number: 1976 • ACR Convergence 2020
High Disease Activity Is Associated with Incident Osteoporotic Fractures Among Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Katherine Wysham¹, Ted Mikuls², Bryant England², Dolores Shoback³, Patricia Katz⁴, Jose Garcia¹, Brian Sauer⁵, Beth Wallace⁶, John Richards⁷, Paul Monach⁸, Grant Cannon⁹ and Joshua Baker¹⁰, ¹VA Puget Sound/University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³San Francisco VA/University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴University of California, San Francisco, Novato, CA, ⁵University of Utah, Omaha, NE, ⁶Michigan Medicine, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁷Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁸Brigham and Women's, Boston, ⁹Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, ¹⁰University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a risk factor for osteoporosis and fractures yet the disease specific contributions to osteoporotic fractures (OFX) are not well understood.…
Abstract Number: 0158 • ACR Convergence 2020
Relationships Between Disease Patterns in RA and Rheumatology Treatment
Kelly O'Neill¹, Kathryne Marks², John Davis³ and Cynthia Crowson⁴, ¹Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, Orlando, FL, ²Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, North Chicago, IL, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: We previously showed rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients report diversity in disease activity (DA) patterns that may be associated with treatment response. Patients who describe…

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