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Abstracts tagged "Disease Activity"

  • Abstract Number: 350 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Rho-Associated Protein Kinase (ROCK) Activity Is Elevated in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients and May be Responsive to RA Therapies

    Reena Khianey1, Cristina Rozo2, Sanjay Gupta3, Vivian P. Bykerk1, Susan M. Goodman1 and Alessandra B. Pernis4, 1Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 2535 East 70th Street, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 3Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 4Research, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY

     Background/Purpose: Rho-associated protein kinases (ROCKs) regulate cytoskeletal reorganization and gene expression through protein phosphorylation, and are implicated in the pathogenesis of a wide range of…
  • Abstract Number: 2890 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Does a Family History of RA Influence the Clinical Presentation and Treatment Response in RA?

    Thomas Frisell1, Saedis Saevarsdottir2,3 and Johan Askling1,4, 1Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Dept of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, 2Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, 3Rheumatology Unit, Dept. of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital and Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, 4Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden

    Background/Purpose: Since family history of RA is among the strongest risk factors for developing the disease, individuals suspected to have RA are routinely asked about…
  • Abstract Number: 2517 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Long-Term Clinical, Structural, and Functional Consequences of Not Adopting Treatment in MTX Suboptimal Responders

    Josef Smolen1, Ronald F. van Vollenhoven2, Stefan Florentinus3, Yijie Zhou4, Benoit Guerette4 and Arthur Kavanaugh5, 1Medical University of Vienna and Hietzing Hospital, Vienna, Austria, 2The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 3AbbVie, Rungis, France, 4AbbVie, Inc., North Chicago, IL, 5University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA

    Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is used as first line therapy for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Current recommendations state that therapy should be adjusted if patients…
  • Abstract Number: 2126 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    The Utility of Digital Activity Fluorescence Optical Imaging in Quantifying Hand and Wrist Inflammation in Rheumatic Diseases

    Yogan Kisten1, Noémi Györi1, Hamed Rezaei2,3, Adrian Levitsky4, Anna Karlsson1, Erik af Klint3 and Ronald van Vollenhoven3,5, 1Department of Medicine, Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The Karolinska Institute,Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), Stockholm, Sweden, 2Department of Medicine, Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 3Department of Medicine, Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The rheumatology clinic of the Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, 4The Karolinska Institute,Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), Stockholm, Sweden, 5Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden

    Background/Purpose The objective detection and quantification of disease activity in its earliest pathophysiological stage is critical for achieving optimal therapy results. Fluorescence optical imaging (FOI)…
  • Abstract Number: 1577 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Value and Prediction of Minimal Disease Activity in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis

    Arthur Kavanaugh1, Philip J. Mease2, Laura C. Coates3, Iain B. McInnes4, Maja Hojnik5, Alex Dorr6, Ying Zhang6, Benoit Guerette6, Alan Friedman6 and Dafna D. Gladman7, 1University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 2Swedish Medical Center and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, 3NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, United Kingdom, 4Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, 5AbbVie, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 6AbbVie, Inc., North Chicago, IL, 7University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose The prediction of treatment outcomes based on early response could be useful in guiding decisions to adjust therapy. The objective was to determine if…
  • Abstract Number: 1147 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Economic Implications of Flares Among Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

    James Signorovitch1, Keith Betts1, Vishvas Garg2 and Yanjun Bao2, 1Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, 2AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL

    Background/Purpose: Government mandated dose tapering and withdrawal of biologic treatments for RA after achievement of sustained disease control is currently observed in Taiwan, the Netherlands,…
  • Abstract Number: 701 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    How Important Is Physical Activity for Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematodes? -Results of Lula-Study

    Isabelle Kloubert1, Gamal Chehab1, Jutta Richter2, Rebecca Fischer-Betz3, Ralph Brinks2 and Matthias Schneider1, 1Department of Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany, 2Rheumatology, Heinrich-Heine-University, Düsseldorf, Germany, 3Department of Rheumatology, University of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany

    Background/Purpose Physical activity (PA) plays a decisive role in primary and secondary prevention in various domains of medicine. Our examination aimed to determine association PA…
  • Abstract Number: 422 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Correlation of RAPID3, DAS28 and CDAI in Disease Activity and Effects of Education Level and Co-Morbid Diseases on This Assesment in RA

    Kubilay Sahin1, Yasar Karaaslan2,3, Zeynep Ozbalkan1, Ahmet Omma1 and Nesibe Yesil1, 1Rheumatology, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, 2Rheumatology, Hitit University, Corum, Turkey, 3Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey

    Background/Purpose RAPID3 is an activity index based on only the patient's report in RA. It doesn’t require joint counts and it isn’t time consuming. Therefore…
  • Abstract Number: 348 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Smoking Status Is Associated with Inflammatory Cytokine Profile and Disease Activity: Decreased Inflammation and Disease Improvement with Smoking Cessation?

    Jeremy Sokolove1, Harlan Sayles2, Catriona Wagner3, Lauren J. Lahey1, Geoffrey M. Thiele4, William H. Robinson1, Andreas Reimold5, Gail S. Kerr6, Grant W. Cannon7 and Ted R. Mikuls2, 1VA Palo Alto Healthcare System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 2Omaha VA Medical Center and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 3VA Palo Alto Heatlh Care System and Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 4Internal Medicine, Omaha VA Medical Center and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 5Rheumatology, Dallas VA and Univ of TX Southwestern Med Ct, Dallas, TX, 6Rheumatology, Washington DC VAMC, Georgetown and Howard University, Washington, DC, 7Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT

    Background/Purpose: Cigarette smoking is a risk factor for RA and has been associated with increased disease severity and lower rates of disease remission.  We examined…
  • Abstract Number: 2815 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Better Functional Ability with Less Biologicals 2 years after Induction with Combination DMARD Therapy versus methotrexate Monotherapy

    T. Martijn Kuijper1, J.J. Luime1, P.H.P. de Jong2, A. H. Gerards3, D. van Zeben4, I. Tchetverikov5, P.B.J. de Sonnaville6, M. van Krugten7, B. Grillet8, J.M.W. Hazes9 and A.E.a.M. Weel10,11, 1Rheumatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 2Department of Rheumatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 3Rheumatology, Vlietland Hospital, Schiedam, Netherlands, 4Rheumatology, Sint Franciscus Gasthuis, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 5Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht, Netherlands, 6Rheumatology, Admiraal de Ruyter Ziekenhuis, Goes, Netherlands, 7Rheumatology, Admiraal de Ruyter Hospital, Vlissingen, Netherlands, 8Rheumatology, ZorgSaam Hospital, Terneuzen, Netherlands, 9Rheumatology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 10Rheumatology, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands, 11Rheumatology, MD, PhD, Rotterdam, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: To assess differences in frequency of biological therapy use and functional ability in early RA patients two years after starting induction therapy according to…
  • Abstract Number: 2498 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Characteristics of Responding Versus Non-Responding Moderate Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Etanercept Plus Methotrexate

    Josef Smolen1, David Collier2, Annette Szumski3, Heather Jones4 and Lisa Marshall5, 1PsAID taskforce, EULAR, Zurich, Switzerland, 2Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, 3Specialty Care, Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA, 4Inflammation & Immunology, Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA, 5Inflammation Immunology Disease Group, Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA

    Background/Purpose While synthetic or biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) are often effective, treatment with such agents does not adequately control disease activity in all patients.…
  • Abstract Number: 2028 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Effect of Age at Rheumatoid Arthritis Onset on Clinical, Radiographic, and Functional Outcomes: The Espoir Cohort

    Thomas Krams1, Adeline Ruyssen-Witrand2, Delphine Nigon1, Bruno Fautrel3,4,5, Francis Berenbaum6,7, Alain G. Cantagrel8 and Arnaud Constantin9, 1Rhumatologie, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France, 2Rheumatology, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France, 3Rheumatology / GRC08-EEMOIS, APHP-Pitie Salpetriere Hospital / UPMC, Paris, France, 4Rheumatology, UPMC GRC08, Paris 06 University, Pitié Salpétrière Hospital, Paris, France, 5Rheumatology, Pitie Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France, 6Service de Rhumatologie, Saint-Antoine Hospital, Paris, France, 7INSERM - UMR S 938, Paris, France, 8Rheumatology, CHU Purpan - Hôpital Pierre-Paul Riquet, Toulouse, France, 9Rheumatology, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse Cedex 9, France

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic disease with peak incidence in the fourth and fifth decades of age. To investigate whether age at disease…
  • Abstract Number: 1549 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    The Swedish Early Psoriatic Arhtritis (SWEPSA) Registry 5-Yeear Follow-up: Slow Radiographic Progression with Highest Scores in Male Feet and in Patients with Baseline X-Ray Abnormalities

    Elke Theander1, Tomas Husmark2, Ulla Lindqvist3, Per T Larsson4, Annika Teleman5, Gerd-Marie Alenius6 and Mats Geijer7, 1Skane University Hospital Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, 2Rheumatology, Falu Hospital, Falun, Sweden, 3Rheumatology, Department of Medical Sciences, Rheumatology, University Hospital, Uppsala university, Uppsala, Sweden, 4Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, 5Rheumatology, Spenshult Rheumatological Hospital, Oskarström, Sweden, 6Rheumatology, Department of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Rheumatology, Umeå University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden, 7Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Center for Medical Imaging and Physiology, Lund, Sweden

    Background/Purpose: The aim of this study is to describe early X-ray findings in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) patients from the SwePsA registry using the Wassenberg score,…
  • Abstract Number: 1062 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Impact of Obesity on 1 Year Outcomes: Results from the Meteor Foundation International Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort

    Christopher Sparks1, Robert Moots1, Eftychia Psarelli2, Tom Huizinga3 and Nicola Goodson1, 1Musculoskeletal Biology1, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 2Cancer Research UK Liverpool Cancer Trials Unit, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, 3Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose Increased adiposity is associated with increased production of pro-inflammatory adipokines and raised inflammatory markers. As a result, standard disease activity scores (DAS) may be…
  • Abstract Number: 713 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Lupuspro Is Responsive to Changes in Disease Activity over Time

    David Giangreco1, Hervé Devilliers2, Narender Annapureddy1, Joel A. Block3 and Meenakshi Jolly1, 1Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, 2Dijon University Hospital, Department of internal medicine and systemic diseases, Dijon, France, 3Section of Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL

    Background/Purpose: Patient reported outcome (PRO) tools are important to understand, educate, manage, and follow patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Disease targeted PRO for SLE…
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