Abstracts tagged "Disease Activity"

Abstract Number: 382 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tumor Necrosis Factor-α -308 a/G Gene Polymorphism in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Relation to Disease Activity, Damage and Disability
Tamer Gheita¹, Iman El Gazzar², Hanan Fathy³, Abeer Nour El-Din⁴, Enas Abdel Rasheed⁵, Rasha Bassyouni⁶ and Sanaa Kenawy⁷, ¹Rheumatology, Rheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, ²Rheumatology, Rheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, ³Rheumatology, Rheumatology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt, ⁴Pediatric Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Egypt, Giza, Egypt, ⁵Clinical Pathology Department, National Research Centre, Dokki, Egypt, Giza, Egypt, ⁶Medical Microbiology and Immunology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Fayoum University, Fayoum, Egypt, ⁷Pharmacology, Pharmacology Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt
Background/Purpose: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common chronic rheumatic disease of childhood and an important cause of disability. Its cause remains unknown, but…
Abstract Number: 578 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Do Specific Anti-Citrullinated Antibodies Predict Different Phenotype of Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Mikael Brink¹, Monika Hansson², Linda Mathsson-Alm^3,4, Johan Rönnelid⁵, Karl Skriner⁶, Guy Serre⁷, Lars Klareskog² and Solbritt Rantapää-Dahlqvist¹, ¹Rheumatology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden, ²Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ³ThermoFisher Scientific, Uppsala, Sweden, Uppsala, Sweden, ⁴Thermo Fisher Scientific, Uppsala, Sweden, ⁵Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, ⁶Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Unité Différenciation Épidermique et Autoimmunité Rhumatoïde, Unité Mixte de Recherche, INSERM, Toulouse, France
Background/Purpose: Antibodies against cyclic citrullinated peptides (anti-CCP) have been suggested to identify a more severe phenotype of rheumatoid arthritis. In this study we have analysed…
Abstract Number: 945 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
When and Where Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Might Replace Magnetic Resonance in the Assessment of Patients with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis?
Stefano Lanni¹, Francesca Magnaguagno², Erica Ricci³, Angela Pistorio⁴, Cecilia Bava¹, Alberto Martini⁵ and Clara Malattia⁶, ¹Pediatria 2 Reumatologia, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy, ²UO Radiologia, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy, ³Istituto G. Gaslini, Pediatria 2 -Reumatologia, genova, Italy, ⁴Pediatria II, Reumatologia, PRINTO, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy, ⁵PRINTO-IRCCS, Genova, Italy, ⁶Pediatria2 Reumatologia, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
Background/Purpose: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the most attractive imaging modality for the investigation of patients with juvenile arthritis (JIA). Musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) has intuitive…
Abstract Number: 1387 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Mild to Moderate SLE Flare in Patients with Childhood-Onset Disease
Malki Peskin¹, Dawn Wahezi^2,3, Chaim Putterman⁴, Tamar Rubinstein^5,6 and Nicole Jordan^4,7, ¹Pediatrics, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ²Pediatric Rheumatology, The Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY, ³Pediatric Rheumatology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ⁵Pediatric Rheumatology, Children's Hospital at Montefiore, Bronx, NY, ⁶Rheumatology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ⁷Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: One aspect of childhood SLE lacking understanding is the prediction of disease flares. The objective of this study is to identify predictors of mild…
Abstract Number: 1608 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Lack of Early Change in Disease Activity Score Predicts the Likelihood of Achieving Low Disease Activity at Month 6: Tofacitinib Monotherapy Versus Methotrexate in Methotrexate-Naive Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Edward Keystone¹, Ronald F van Vollenhoven², Bethanie Wilkinson³, Lara Fallon⁴, Lie-Ju Hwang⁵, Douglass Chapman⁵, Ryan DeMasi⁵ and Eun Bong Lee⁶, ¹Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁴Pfizer Canada, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁶Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral JAK inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Treatment guidelines recommend targeting remission or low disease activity (LDA), herein…
Abstract Number: 1948 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Body Composition Parameters in Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis: Association of Fat Mass Parameters with Disease Activity and Inflammatory Markers
Mariana O Perez¹, Valeria F Caparbo², Mauricio Levy-Neto² and Rosa M R Pereira², ¹Rheumatology Divison, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA, Wegener´s) patients are more exposed to traditional cardiovascular risk factor, including obesity. In rheumatic diseases, inflammation has been associated with…
Abstract Number: 2486 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of a Dynamic Exercise Program in Combination with a Mediterranean Diet in Strength, Joint Mobility and Disease Activity in Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Juan Antonio Pineda-Juárez¹, Midori Ogata-Medel¹, Mariel Lozada-Mellado¹, Lilia Castillo-Martínez¹, Andrea Hinojosa-Azaola², Marco González-Contreras², Rocío Cervantes-Gaytán³, José Manuel García-Morales⁴, Jorge Alcocer-Varela⁵, Arturo Orea-Tejeda⁶ and Luis Llorente², ¹Clinical Nutrition Service, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ²Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ³Inmunology and Rheumatology Department-Physioterapy Service, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁴Inmunology and Rheumatology Department-Physiotherapy Service, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁵Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁶Cardiology Service, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias "Ismael Cosío Villegas", Mexico City, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation, joint pain, destruction of the synovial membranes and metabolic alterations due mainly by…
Abstract Number: 2721 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Nail Psoriasis on Clinical Presentation of Psoriatic Arthritis—Descriptive Analysis from the Corrona Psoriatic Arthritis/Spondyloarthritis (PsA/SpA) Registry
Philip J Mease¹, Jacqueline B. Palmer², Heather J. Litman³, Chitra Karki³ and Jeffrey D. Greenberg^3,4, ¹Swedish Medical Center and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ³Corrona, LLC, Southborough, MA, ⁴New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Studies have shown that psoriasis of the skin, scalp and/or nails precedes the appearance of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) by up to 12 years1,2; however,…
Abstract Number: 2916 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Number of Micro-Haemorrhages and Micro-Thrombosis Detected By Nailfold Videocapillaroscopy Is a Good Predictor of Disease Activity in Systemic Sclerosis: The Validation Study of NEMO Score
Nicoletta Del Papa¹, Romina Andracco¹, Rosaria Irace², Serena Vettori³, Francesca Pignataro¹, Wanda Maglione¹, Eleonora Zaccara⁴, Domenico Sambataro⁵, Gabriele Valentini⁶ and Claudio Vitali⁷, ¹Dept. Rheumatology, G. Pini Hospital, Milano, Italy, ²Internal and Experimental Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy, ³Department of Internal and Experimental Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Second University of Naples, Naples, Italy, ⁴Gaetano Pini, Savona, Italy, ⁵Rheumatology Unit, Istituto G.Pini, Milan, Italy, ⁶Rheumatology Unit, Dept Internal Experimental Medicine, II University Naples, Napoli, Italy, ⁷Rheumatology Section, Istituto San Giuseppe, Como, Italy
Background/Purpose: In a previous study it was demonstrated that, in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) the cumulative number of micro-haemorrhages (MH) and micro-thrombosis (MT) (the…
Abstract Number: 383 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Potential Biomarkers of Disease Activity in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis – Data from the Portuguese Register, Reuma.Pt
Ana Filipa Mourão^1,2,3, MJ Santos⁴, Mónica Eusébio⁵, Ana Lopes⁶, Filipa Ramos⁷, Manuel Salgado⁸, Paula Estanqueiro⁹, Jose Antonio Melo Gomes¹⁰, Fernando Magalhaes Martins¹¹, José Antonio Costa¹², Ana Carolina Furtado¹³, Ricardo Figueira¹⁴, Iva Brito^15,16,17, Jaime Branco^18,19, João E. Fonseca²⁰ and Helena Canhão²¹, ¹NOVA Medical School - Faculdade Ciências Médicas da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, ²Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental (CHLO- E.P.E.), Lisbon, Portugal, ³Rheumatology, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisbon, Portugal, ⁴Rheumatology Research Unit Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculty of Medicine, University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, ⁵Sociedade Portuguesa de Reumatologia, LIsboa, Portugal, ⁶Rheumatology Research Unit, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, ⁷Rheumatology and Metabolic Bone Diseases Department, Santa Maria Hospital,CHLN, Lisbon, Portugal, ⁸Pediatrics, Centro Hospitalar de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, ⁹Pediatrics, Centro Hospitalar da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, ¹⁰Instituto Português de Reumatologia, Lisbon, Portugal, ¹¹Portuguese Society of Rheumatology, Lisbon, Portugal, ¹²Rheumatology, Centro Hospitalar do Alto Minho, Hospital de Ponte de Lima, Ponte de Lima, Portugal, ¹³Rheumatology, Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo, Ponta Delgada, São Miguel, Portugal, ¹⁴Rheumatology, Hospital Dr. Nélio Mendonça, Funchal, Portugal, ¹⁵Rheumatology, Centro Hospitalar do Pirto, Hospital de São João, Porto, Portugal, ¹⁶Rua Raul Caldevilla 126-2 Dto, Hospital Sao Joao, Porto, Portugal, ¹⁷Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade do Porto, Porto, Portugal, ¹⁸Rheumatology, CHLO, Hospital Egas Moniz, Lisbon, Portugal, ¹⁹CEDOC, Nova Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal, ²⁰Rheumatology Research Unit, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, Lisboa, Portugal, ²¹Rheumatology Research Unit, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Lisbon, Portugal
, IL6, IL10, IL17 and TNF in patients with JIA, and detect their relation to disease activity. Results: 281 patients, 66% female, mean age 17.3±10…
Abstract Number: 596 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Between Plasma Certolizumab Pegol Concentration and Improvement in Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Crohn’s Disease
Gerrit Wolbink^1,2, Philippe Goupille³, William Sandborn⁴, Hubert Marotte⁵, Denis Mulleman³, David Ternant³, Stéphane Paul⁵, Marc de Longueville⁶, Niels Vande Casteele^4,7, Miren Zamacona⁶, Cathy O'Brien⁶, Tore K. Kvien⁸ and Arthur F. Kavanaugh⁹, ¹Amsterdam Rheumatology Immunology Center (ARC), Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Department of Immunopathology, Sanquin, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Université François-Rabelais, Tours, France, ⁴Division of Gastroenterology, UC San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ⁵Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint-Étienne, Saint-Étienne, France, ⁶UCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium, ⁷KU Leuven Department of Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences, Leuven, Belgium, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, Allergy & Immunology, UC San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Anti-TNFs neutralize the TNF-mediated component of inflammatory diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and Crohn’s disease (CD) to reduce disease activity. In this study,…
Abstract Number: 953 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of 10-Years Disease Outcomes of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Continued Low Disease Activity on Methotrexate with or without Initial Combination Therapy with Infliximab or Prednisone and Sulfasalazine
SA Bergstra¹, RBM Landewé^2,3, TWJ Huizinga¹ and CF Allaart¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam Rheumatology & Immunology Center, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, Netherlands, Heerlen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Low disease activity and remission in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients is achieved earlier and in higher frequency when the initial treatment includes a combination…
Abstract Number: 1409 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increase in the Use of Validated Disease Activity Scores in Current Daily Clinical Practice Compared to 2007
Marieke J. de Jonge¹, Laura W.M. Boerboom¹, Anita M.P. Huis¹, Julia M. Weijers¹, Mart A.F.J. van de Laar², Marlies E.J.L. Hulscher¹ and Piet L.C.M. van Riel^1,3, ¹Radboud university medical center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, IQ healthcare, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ²University of Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, Enschede, Netherlands, ³Bernhoven, Department of Rheumatology, Uden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: International guidelines and studies recommend rheumatologists to use validated measures to monitor disease activity, such as the Disease Activity Score of 28 joints (DAS28).…
Abstract Number: 1677 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum Complement C3 Component As a Potential Disease Activity Marker in Psoriatic Arthritis
Andreas Kerschbaumer^1,2, Karl Fenzl², Michael Weber³, Johannes Resch⁴, Martin Kasper⁴, Daniel Aletaha⁵ and Ludwig Erlacher^4,6, ¹Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Institute for Autoimmune Diseases and Rheumatology, Karl Landsteiner Institute, Vienna, Austria, ³Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁴2nd Medical Department, Department for Rheumatology, Osteology and Geriatric medicine, Sozialmedizinisches Zentrum Sued, Vienna, Austria, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine 3, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁶Karl Landsteiner Institute, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory arthritis that occurs in a subgroup of patients suffering from psoriasis. Assessment of PsA disease activity currently mainly…
Abstract Number: 1992 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Arthritis Is an Independent Risk Factor for Increased Insulin Resistance and Impaired Beta-Cell Function: Impact of Disease Activity
Gorica Ristic¹, Vesna Subota², Dejana Stanisavljevic³, Branislava Glisic¹, Milan Petronijevic¹ and Dusan Stefanovic¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia, ²Institute of Medical Biochemistry, Military Medical Academy, Belgrade, Serbia, ³Institute of Medical Statistics, Belgrade University School of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia
Background/Purpose: Increased insulin resistance and impaired β-cell function have been demonstrated in pts with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The aim of our study was to investigate…

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