Abstracts tagged "Disease Activity"

Abstract Number: 556 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Defining Flare in Spondyloarthritis : Thresholds of Disease Activity Variations
Marie Godfrin-Valnet¹, Marc Puyraveau² and Daniel Wendling³, ¹Rheumatology, CHRU, Besançon, France, ²Investigation Center, CHRU, Besançon, France, ³Service de Rhumatologie, CHU J Minjoz, Besancon, France
Background/Purpose: Spondyloarthritis (SpA) activity varies with time and treatment, but to date no clear definition of a flare of the disease is available. The aim…
Abstract Number: 376 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Using the Multi-Biomarker Disease Activity Score As a Complementary Inclusion Criterion for Clinical Trials in Rheumatoid Arthritis May Enhance Recruitment
Ronald F. van Vollenhoven¹, Rebecca J. Bolce², Karen Hambardzumyan³, Saedis Saevarsdottir⁴, Kristina Forslind⁴, Ingemar Petersson⁵, Eric H. Sasso², CC Hwang⁶, Oscar Segurado² and Pierre Geborek⁷, ¹Unit for clinical therapy research (ClinTrid), Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Crescendo Bioscience Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ³ClinTRID, the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Lund University, Department of Orthopedics, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund, Sweden, ⁶Biostatistics, Crescendo Bioscience Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ⁷Section of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose Clinical trials in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often require elevated C-reactive protein (CRP) as an inclusion criterion, which may limit recruitment by excluding some patients…
Abstract Number: 2911 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Outcomes of Early RA after 7 Years – Does T2T Approach Overcome Delay of Therapy?
Tuulikki Sokka¹, Hannu Kautiainen², Tuomas Rannio³, Juha Asikainen¹ and Pekka Hannonen¹, ¹Jyvaskyla Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland, ²Medcare Oy, Äänekoski, Finland, ³Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland
Background/Purpose: Early vs. delayed referral/start of therapy within 3-4 months has been shown beneficial for outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (Lard et al. AM J…
Abstract Number: 2547 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Impact of Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome on Female Sexual Function
Jolien F. van Nimwegen¹, Suzanne Arends¹, Greetje S. van Zuiden¹, Arjan Vissink², Frans G.M. Kroese¹ and Hendrika Bootsma¹, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose . Primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) is a chronic and disabling disease, characterized by sicca symptoms of the eyes and mouth as well as fatigue.…
Abstract Number: 2135 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patients with Moderate Disease Activity in the First 5 Years of Rheumatoid Arthritis Still Progress Radiographically Despite Conventional Disease Modifying Therapy
Lewis Carpenter¹, Elena Nikiphorou², Sam Norton³, Keeranur Jayakumar⁴, Josh Dixey⁵ and Adam Young⁶, ¹Centre for Lifespan & Chronic Illness Research, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom, ²School of Life & Medical Sciences, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, United Kingdom, ³Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Rheumatology, Heart of England NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁵Rheumatology, New Cross Hospital, Wolverhampton, United Kingdom, ⁶Rheumatology, ERAS, St Albans City Hospital, St Albans, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Patients with moderate disease are an important, and often poorly studied, patient subgroup. The extent to which traditional DMARD therapies adequately control the disease…
Abstract Number: 1593 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio As a Marker of Disease Activity in Psoriatic Arthritis
Vinod Chandran¹, Arane Thavaneswaran² and Dafna D. Gladman¹, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory arthritis associated with psoriasis. There are few biomarkers for disease activity in PsA. Traditional acute phase reactants are…
Abstract Number: 1314 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of the Utility and Validity of Three Scoring Tools to Detect Skin Disease in Patients with Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Raquel Campanilho-Marques¹, Beverley Almeida², Katie Arnold¹, Kiran Nistala³, Clarissa A Pilkington⁴ and Lucy R Wedderburn¹, ¹Infection, Inflammation and Rheumatology Section, UCL Institute for Child Health, London, United Kingdom, ²Department of Rheumatology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, ³Centre for Rheumatology, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Rheumatology, Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a rare condition affecting 3 children/million/year. Muscle and skin involvement are key features. The muscle symptoms are frequently the main…
Abstract Number: 838 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Impact of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity on Cardiovascular Disease Risk: What Is the Role of the Flare?
Elena Myasoedova¹, Arun K. Chandran², Birkan İlhan³, Brittny T. Major⁴, C. John Michet III², Eric L. Matteson² and Cynthia S. Crowson⁴, ¹Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Longitudinal studies assessing the effect of changes of RA activity on…
Abstract Number: 488 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Increases in Serum Cholesterol with Baricitinib Treatment Are Associated with Favorable Changes in Apolipoprotein Content and with Improvement in DAS28-CRP in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Joel M. Kremer¹, Mark C Genovese², Edward C. Keystone³, Peter C. Taylor⁴, Steven H. Zuckerman⁵, Douglas E. Schlichting⁵, Eric P. Nantz⁵, Scott D. Beattie⁵ and William L. Macias⁶, ¹Medicine, Albany Medical College and the Center for Rheumatology, Albany, NY, ²Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, ³University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴NDORMS, Botnar Research Centre, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁵Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ⁶Lilly Corporate Center, Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN
Background/Purpose: Treatment with baricitinib (bari), an oral inhibitor of JAK1/JAK2, demonstrated improvements in signs and symptoms of RA through 52 wks in a Phase 2b…
Abstract Number: 356 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Rheumatoid Arthritis Impact of Disease Score Is Associated with Disease Activity By Clinical, Laboratory and Ultrasonographic Measures: Validation in an inception Cohort of DMARD naïve Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lena Bugge Nordberg¹, Elisabeth Lie², Anna-Birgitte Aga¹, Marthe Thoresen Maehlen³, Inge Olsen C⁴, Till Uhlig⁴, Tore K. Kvien⁴, Espen A. Haavardsholm⁵ and the Arctic study Group⁵, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³Department of rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: The Rheumatoid arthritis impact of disease (RAID) score is a relatively new patient-derived composite score assessing the seven most important domains of the impact…
Abstract Number: 2569 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum S100A4 Levels Correlate With Skin Fibrosis and Lung Involvement In Systemic Sclerosis
Michal Tomcik¹, Lucie Andres Cerezo¹, Simona Skacelova², Martin Komarc³, Radim Becvar¹, Mariam Grigorian⁴, Joerg HW Distler⁵ and Ladislav Senolt¹, ¹Institute of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ²Institute of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Prague, Czech Republic, ³Institute of Biophysics and Informatics of the First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁴Institute of Cancer Biology, Danish Cancer Society, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine III and Institute for Clinical Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Our previous study demonstrated that S100A4 is overexpressed in scleroderma (SSc) skin, fibroblasts and preclinical models of SSc in a TGF-β dependent manner. Furthermore,…
Abstract Number: 2251 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Variability in the Classification of Remission Among Disease Activity Indices and Their Correlation: An Analysis From a Prospective, Observational Registry
William G. Bensen¹, Algis V Jovaisas², J. Carter Thorne³, Philip Baer⁴, Majed M. Khraishi⁵, Sanjay Dixit⁶, Denis Choquette⁷, Michael Starr⁸, Isabelle Fortin⁹, Dalton E. Sholter¹⁰, Emmanouil Rampakakis^11,12, John S. Sampalis^11,12, Francois Nantel¹³, Allen J. Lehman¹⁴, May Shawi¹⁵ and Susan M. Otawa¹⁴, ¹Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Clinical Professor, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁴Private Practice, Scarborough, ON, Canada, ⁵Nexus Clinical Research, St John's, NF, Canada, ⁶McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁷Rheumatology, Institut de rhumatologie de Montréal (IRM), Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁸Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁹Centre de rhumatologie de l'est du Québec (CREQ), Rimouski, QC, Canada, ¹⁰Rheumatology Associates, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ¹¹JSS Medical Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹²Jewish General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹³Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁴Medical Affairs, Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁵Medical Affairs, Janssen Canada Inc, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: In recent years, disease remission in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been assessed using various disease activity indices such as the DAS28-CRP, SDAI, CDAI, ACR/EULAR-recommended…
Abstract Number: 1779 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Randomized Controlled, Clinical, Histological and mRNA Profiling Pilot Study Of Endurance Exercise In Myositis
Li Alemo Munters^1,2, Ingela M. Loell³, Joan Raouf⁴, Maryam Dastmalchi³, Eva Lindroos⁵, Christina Ottosson⁶, Yi-Wen Chen⁷, Annemarie F van Delden⁸, Mona Esbjörnsson⁹, Marina Korotkova¹⁰, Helene Alexanderson¹¹, Kanneboyina Nagaraju¹² and Ingrid E. Lundberg¹³, ¹Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, , Karolinska University Hospital in Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Department of Physiotherapy, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital in Solna, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital in Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital in Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital in Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden., Stockholm, Sweden, ⁶Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden., Stockholm, Sweden, ⁷Research Center for Genetic Medicine, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington DC, USA., Washington DC, DC, ⁸Department of Medicine,, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden., Stockholm, Sweden, ⁹Department of Physiology, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Sweden, ¹⁰Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital in Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden, ¹¹Department of Neurobiology, Care Science and Society, Division of Physiotherapy, Division of Physiotherapy, Karolinska Institutet, Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden, ¹²Research Center for Genetic Medicine, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington DC, DC, ¹³Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: This pilot study is a hypothesis-driven exploratory part of a larger randomized controlled trial evaluating effects of a supervised 12-week endurance exercise program (EG)…
Abstract Number: 1359 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Does Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity Correlate With Weather Conditions?
Eimear Savage¹, David McCormick¹, Stephen McDonald¹, Michael Stevenson², Owen Moore³ and Andrew Cairns⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Belfast Hospitals Trust, Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast BT9 7JB, Northern Ireland, ²Medical Statistics, Centre for Public Health., Queens University, Belfast. School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences., Belfast BT12 6BJ, Northern Ireland, ³Rheumatology, St. Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, ⁴Rheumatology, Belfast Hospitals Trust, Musgrave Park Hospital, Belfast, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis is a common inflammatory joint condition affecting up to 1% of the Northern Ireland population. Patients often report increasing joint pain with…
Abstract Number: 942 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
CXCL13 Is a Marker Of Joint Involvement In Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Stinne Greisen¹, Tue Rasmussen¹, Karen Schelde¹, Kristian Stengaard-Pedersen², Merete Lund Hetland³, Kim Hørslev-Petersen⁴, Bent Deleuran⁵ and Malene Hvid⁶, ¹Dept of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ²Arhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ³Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, The Danish Rheumatologic Database (DANBIO), Glostrup Hospital., Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁴Institute of Regional Health Services Research, University of Southern Denmark, Graasten, Denmark, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁶Dept. of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
Background/Purpose: CXCL13 is central in the formation of lymphoid follicles in secondary and tertiary lymphoid tissue. It attracts CXCR5-expressing B cells and follicular helper T…

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