Abstracts tagged "Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs (Dmards)"

Abstract Number: 1698 • ACR Convergence 2024
Assessment of the Remission Maintenance After Tocilizumab Withdrawal in Polymyalgia Rheumatica Patients Receiving a 6-month Treatment
Baptiste Chevet¹, Aghiles Souki², nowak emmanuel², Guillermo CARVAJAL ALEGRIA³, Emmanuelle Dernis⁴, Christophe Richez⁵, Marie-Elise Truchetet⁶, DANIEL WENDLING⁷, ERIC TOUSSIROT⁸, aleth Perdriger⁹, Jacques-Eric Gottenberg¹⁰, Renaud FELTEN¹¹, Bruno Fautrel¹², laurent chiche¹³, Anne Walliser-Lohse¹⁴, Pascal Hilliquin¹⁵, Catherine Le Henaff¹⁶, Benjamin Dervieux¹⁷, Guillaume Direz¹⁸, Isabelle Valckenaere¹⁹, Divi Cornec²⁰, Dewi Guellec²¹, Thierry Marhadou²², Alain SARAUX²³ and Valerie Devauchelle²⁴, ¹University Hospital of Brest, Brest, France, ²Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire (CHU) de Brest, Brest, France, ³CHRU de Tours, Tours, France, ⁴CH LE MANS, LE MANS, Pays de la Loire, France, ⁵Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France, ⁶Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France, ⁷University Hospital, Besançon, France, ⁸university hospital of BESANCON, besancon, France, ⁹Rennes University, Rennes, France, ¹⁰Rheumatology Department, Strasbourg University Hospital,, Strasbourg, France, ¹¹Hopitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, STRASBOURG, France, ¹²INSERM, UMRS 1136, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, and Sorbonne University – Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Département de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ¹³hopital europeen, marseille, France, ¹⁴Hopital Nord Franche-Comté, BELFORT, France, ¹⁵Centre Hospitalier Sud Francilien, Corbeil-Essonnes, France, ¹⁶Hopital de Morlaix, Morlaix, France, ¹⁷CH de Mulhouse - Competence center for autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine, Mulhouse, France, ¹⁸Hôpital du Mans, Le Mans, France, ¹⁹CHU de Nancy, Nancy, France, ²⁰Service de Rhumatologie, CHU de Brest, Brest, France, ²¹CHU de Brest, Brest, France, ²²CHU Cavale Blanche, Brest, France, ²³CHU Brest, Brest, France, ²⁴UBO, Brest, France
Background/Purpose: The SEMAPHORE trial1 was a randomized controlled prospective study to assess the safety and efficacy (success defined by PMR-AS≤10 and GC≤5mg or GC decrease…
Abstract Number: 2130 • ACR Convergence 2024
Post-fracture Survival for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Is Not Improving
Owen Taylor-Williams¹, Johannes Nossent² and Charles Inderjeeth³, ¹University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, ²University of Western Australia, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, ³SCGH and OPH Group & University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Background/Purpose: Improved disease control for articular manifestations of Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), has resulted in more attention being directed to extra-articular (ExRA) manifestations (cardiovascular events, osteoporosis,…
Abstract Number: 2501 • ACR Convergence 2024
Long-term Remission off Therapy (LTROT) Is Possible in Non-infectious Aortitis with DMARDs with Low Risk of Secondary Adrenal Insufficiency
Rohit Vijjhalwar¹, Vithushanan Ketheeswaranathan², Aman More², Rajinder Andev³ and Shirish Dubey⁴, ¹University of Oxford, Staines, United Kingdom, ²Medical Sciences Division, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ³Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁴Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Non-infectious Aortitis is a rare form of large vessel vasculitis which has a high risk of complications1. There is limited data on the management…
Abstract Number: 0131 • ACR Convergence 2024
Methotrexate and Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors Independently Decrease Neutralizing Antibodies After SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination: Updated Results from the SUCCEED Study
Carol Hitchon¹, Dawn Bowdish², Gilles Boire³, Paul Fortin⁴, Louis Flamand⁵, Vinod Chandran⁶, Roya M Dayam⁷, Anne-Claude Gingras⁸, Catherine Card⁹, Ines Colmegna¹⁰, Maggie Larche², Gil Kaplan¹¹, Luck Lukusa¹², Jennifer Lee¹² and Sasha Bernatsky¹³, and SUCCEED investigative team, ¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³Retired, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁴Centre ARThrite - CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada, ⁵Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU) de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Quebec City, ⁶University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute at Mount Sinai Hospital, Sinai Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁹National Microbiology Laboratory, Public Health Agency of Canada, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ¹⁰The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ¹¹University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ¹²The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹³Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Given ongoing SARS-CoV-2 circulation, COVID-19 vaccination response in immune-mediated inflammatory disease (IMID) remains a key issue, particularly regarding effects of common immunosuppressives like methotrexate…
Abstract Number: 0434 • ACR Convergence 2024
Pregnancy Outcomes of Biosimilars and Non-TNF Inhibitor Biologic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs: A Scoping Review
Vienna Cheng¹, Neda Amiri², Vicki Cheng¹, Ursula Ellis³, Jacquelyn J. Cragg¹, Mark Harrison¹ and Mary A. De Vera¹, ¹University of British Columbia, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³University of British Columbia, Woodward Library, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Biosimilar and biologic (b) DMARDs have revolutionized rheumatic disease management in the recent decades. As these drugs become introduced, it is important to understand…
Abstract Number: 0595 • ACR Convergence 2024
bDMARD Drug Survival in Combination Therapy with Methotrexate in Psoriatic Arthritis: A Systematic Literature Review and Meta-analysis
Sélina HANNA ABDELMASSIH¹, Tiphaine DUJARDIN², Athan BAILLET¹, Philippe GAUDIN¹ and Xavier ROMAND¹, ¹Centre hospitalier universitaire Grenoble-Alpes, Grenoble, France, ²Hôpital Reine Hortense, Aix-les-Bains, France
Background/Purpose: During the last two decades we’ve witnessed the rising use of biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) in the treatment of psoriatic arthritis (PsA), leaving…
Abstract Number: 1164 • ACR Convergence 2024
IVIG Treatment Duration in Immune-mediated Necrotizing Myopathy and a Possible Association of Vacuolar Changes with Black/African American Female Patients
Asim Mohamed¹, Liron Caplan² and Melissa Griffith³, ¹PGY5, Aurora, CO, ²Rocky Mountain Regional VAMC, Aurora, CO, ³University of Colorado, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: Immune Mediated Necrotizing Myopathy (IMNM) is a debilitating but understudied entity. Correlations of demographic and clinical features with pathological findings remain underexplored. In addition,…
Abstract Number: 1397 • ACR Convergence 2024
Temporal Trends in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis (ERA) Patients with Moderate to Severe Disease Activity: A Multicenter Cohort Study of Treatment Strategies and Outcomes in Chinese Patients in the Modern Era
Yafang Deng¹, Chen Yu², Lin Qiao¹, Nan Jiang¹, Yanhong Wang³, Xinping Tian¹, Qian Wang¹, Mengtao Li⁴ and Xiaofeng Zeng¹, ¹Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ²Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Dong Cheng Qu, China (People's Republic), ³Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China, ⁴Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China 2National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Ministry of Science & Technology, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose: In the contemporary era, the continuous update of international rheumatoid arthritis (RA) guidelines has significantly impacted the diagnosis and management of RA patients in…
Abstract Number: 1716 • ACR Convergence 2024
Comparing the Risk of Severe Infections Associated with Different Classes of Biologic or Targeted Synthetic Agents for Inflammatory Arthritis: A Population-based Study
Kasra Moolooghy¹, Hui Xie², Yufei Zheng³, J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta¹ and Diane Lacaille¹, ¹Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Arthritis Research Canada, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Various classes of biologic and targeted synthetic DMARDs (b/tsDMARDs) are now available for treatment of inflammatory arthritis (IA), but little information on their relative…
Abstract Number: 2164 • ACR Convergence 2024
Boosting Adherence to “Sick Day Rules”: A Quality Improvement Study in Rheumatology Outpatients on Immunosuppressive Medications, Results of Post-intervention Phase
Merve Aksoy*, Pamela Gonzalez Manrique, Heinrich-Karl Greenblatt and Katarzyna Gilek-Seibert, Roger Williams Medical Center, Providence, RI
Background/Purpose: Acute infections are common among rheumatology outpatients receiving immunosuppressive medications (IS). Expert guidance advises pausing IS during acute infection, resuming only when clinically improved,…
Abstract Number: 2568 • ACR Convergence 2024
Incidence of First Fracture in RA Is Increasing Faster Than the General Population
Owen Taylor-Williams¹, Charles Inderjeeth² and Johannes Nossent³, ¹University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, ²SCGH and OPH Group & University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia, ³University of Western Australia, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Background/Purpose: We aim to better understand osteoporotic fracture epidemiology in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in a West Australian (WA) RA population. We hypothesized increased availability of…
Abstract Number: 0155 • ACR Convergence 2024
Comparative Analysis and Outcomes of COVID 19: Unveiling Trends in Rheumatological vs. Non-Rheumatological Disease Patients
Fizza Zulfiqar¹, Morgan Steele², Sharanya Shre Ezhilarasan Santhi³, Bryanna Singh², Jaisal Brar³, Sumit Raut³, Prami Nakarmi³, Samhitha Bitla Reddy³, Ojo Ayomide³, Bashar Roumia³, Fariha Tareen³, Nathan Crook³, Vanessa Drust³, Ahmed Fawzy Mohamed³, Asad Mohammad Jani³, Jennifer Orejuela³, Siena Captain³, Nikhil Vojalla³, Muhammad Bilal⁴, Rida Fatima⁴, Sanjana Kesireddy³, Paige Misner³, Rishab Prabhu³, Camelia Arsene³, Jawad Bilal⁵ and Jacky Duong³, ¹Trinity Health Oakland/Wayne State University, Pontiac, MI, ²Trinity Health Oakland, Pontiac, MI, ³Trinity Health Oakland, Pontiac, ⁴Bassett Medical Center, Cooperstown, NY, ⁵Southeast Tucson, Clinician Rheumatologist, Tuscon
Background/Purpose: COVID-19 has brought challenges for people with rheumatic diseases as well as those faced by the general population, such as increased risk of SARS-CoV-2…
Abstract Number: 0468 • ACR Convergence 2024
Plasma Calprotectin Assessed in Multiple Biological Treatment Strategies for Early Rheumatoid Arthritis over 48 Weeks
David Stevens¹, Lene Sundbakk², Amirhossein Kazemi², Marte Heiberg³, Tuulikki Sokka-Isler⁴, Bjorn Gudbjornsson⁵, Kristina Lend⁶, Anna Rudin⁷, Michael Nurmohamed⁸, Jon Lampa⁹, Merete Hetland¹⁰, Mikkel Ostergaard¹¹, Ronald Van Vollenhoven¹², Tillmann Uhlig², Espen Haavardsholm² and Hilde Hammer³, ¹St. Olavs hospital, Trondheim, Norway, ²Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Oslo, Norway, ⁴University of Eastern Finland, Faculty of Health Sciences, Jyvaskyla, Finland, ⁵Landspitali University Hospital and University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland, ⁶Amsterdam UMC, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁷Institute of Medicine, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden, ⁸Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁹Karolinska University Hospital, Hässelby, Sweden, ¹⁰Rigshospitalet Glostrup and University of Copenhagen, Glostrup, Denmark, ¹¹Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen and Center for Rheumatology, Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Glostrup, Denmark, ¹²Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Plasma calprotectin is a sensitive biomarker of inflammation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and reflects activation of granulocytes and macrophages. Calprotectin has not…
Abstract Number: 0598 • ACR Convergence 2024
Cardio-metabolic Effects of Apremilast in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: A Prospective Cohort Study
Eva van Geel¹, Romy Hansildaar², Fatih Çoban¹, Bas Dijkshoorn¹, Maaike Heslinga¹, Reinhard Bos³, Mies Korteweg¹, Arno Van Kuijk¹ and Michael Nurmohamed⁴, ¹Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center location Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Medical Center Leeuwarden, Leeuwarden, Netherlands, ⁴Reade and Amsterdam UMC, Kortenhoef, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is associated with metabolic and cardiovascular disease. Studies have suggested that treatment with apremilast is associated with weight loss and other…
Abstract Number: 1265 • ACR Convergence 2024
Approach to Janus Kinase Inhibition for Juvenile Dermatomyositis Among Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA) and Paediatric Rheumatology European Society (PReS) Providers
Emily Datyner¹, Rebecca Nicolai², Silvia Rosina³, Angela Hamilton⁴, Kaveh Ardalan⁵, Brigitte Bader-Meunier⁶, Amanda Brown⁷, Raquel Campanilho-Marques⁸, Marc Jansen⁹, Susan Kim¹⁰, Bianca Lang¹¹, Liza McCann¹², Helga Sanner¹³, Meredyth Wilkinson¹⁴, Belina Yi¹⁵, Hanna Kim¹⁶, Matthew Sherman¹⁷, Stacey Tarvin⁴ and Charalampia Papadopoulou¹⁸, and the CARRA and PReS investigators, ¹Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN, ²Division of Rheumatology, IRCCS Ospedale Pediatrico Bambino Gesù, Rome, Italy, ³IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy, ⁴Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ⁵Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁶Necker Hospital, Assistance Publique Hopitaux de Paris, Paris, France, ⁷University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, AR, ⁸Lisbon Academic Medical Centre, Lisboa, Portugal, ⁹University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ¹⁰University of California, San Francisco, CA, ¹¹Dalhousie University and IWK Health, Halifax, NS, Canada, ¹²Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, ¹³Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ¹⁴Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁵Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ¹⁶National Institute of Arthritis Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ¹⁷DAIT/NIAID/NIH, Washington, DC, ¹⁸Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children, NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi) have been proposed as a treatment for idiopathic inflammatory myopathies to target increased interferon signaling. Predominantly retrospective reports have demonstrated…

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