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

Abstract Number: 2022 • ACR Convergence 2025
Clinical Predictors of Macrophage Activation Syndrome and Treatment Outcomes in Adult-Onset Still’s Disease: A 24-Year Single-Center Experience
Oguzhan Omer Kizilkaya¹, Beste Acar¹, Berkay Aktas¹, Ozgur Can Kilinc¹ and serdal Ugurlu², ¹Cerrahpasa Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Adult-onset Still’s disease (AOSD) is a rare autoinflammatory disorder with heterogeneous manifestations. Its most severe complication, macrophage activation syndrome (MAS), occurs in up to…
Abstract Number: 1448 • ACR Convergence 2025
Influence of Sex on the Therapeutic Persistence of Guselkumab in Psoriatic Disease: a Retrospective National Cohort Study
Laure Gossec¹, Pascal Claudepierre², Arnaud Constantin³, Denis Jullien⁴, Samira Chaalal⁵, Julie Baraut⁵, Laure Cipiere⁵, Laurène Gautier⁶, Pierre Lemire⁷ and Thierry Passeron⁸, ¹Sorbonne Universite and Pitie-Salpetriere Hospital, Paris, France, ²Department of Rheumatology, CHU Henri Mondor, AP-HP, Créteil, France, Creteil, France, ³Department of Rheumatology, Toulouse University Hospital, Toulouse University and INSERM U¹²⁹¹, France, Toulouse, France, ⁴Hospices Civils de Lyon, Hôpital E. Herriot Department of Dermatologie, Lyon F-⁶⁹⁰⁰³ ; CIRI, Centre International de Recherche en Infectiologie, Team EIA : Epidermal immunity & Allergy, INSERM, U¹¹¹¹; Univ Lyon; Université de Lyon ¹; Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon; CNRS, UMR ⁵³⁰⁸, Lyon, France., Lyon, France, ⁵Johnson & Johnson, Issy les moulineaux, France, ⁶Johnson & Johson, Issy les Moulineaux, France, ⁷IQVIA, Real World Solutions, Paris, France, Paris, France, ⁸Johnson & Johnson, Nice, France
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic disease, including psoriasis (Pso) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA), seems to affect male and female patients differently in clinical presentation, disease progression and advanced…
Abstract Number: 1178 • ACR Convergence 2025
An International modified Delphi Study on the evolving role of Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi) in rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs)
Anna Barkaway¹, Philip J. Mease², Zoe Rutter-Locher³, Robert Moots⁴, Mwidimi Ndosi⁵ and Michael McLean⁶, ¹Pfizer UK, Tadworth, United Kingdom, ²Department of Rheumatology, Providence-Swedish Medical Center and University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³Guys and St Thomas NHS trust, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Liverpool University Hospitals, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ⁵University of the West of England, Bristol, Filton, United Kingdom, ⁶Pfizer, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: The development of advanced therapies such as JAK inhibitors (JAKi) has expanded treatment options available for patients with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs). Case…
Abstract Number: 0589 • ACR Convergence 2025
Comparing Efficacy of Upadacitinib in Male and Female Patients with axSpA: Results from the SELECT-AXIS 1 and 2 Trials
Sofia Ramiro¹, Anna Molto², Elena Nikiphorou³, Marcelo Pinheiro⁴, Jamie Urbanik⁵, Tianming Gao⁶, Shirley Chen⁷, Jayne Stigler⁸, Jessica A. Walsh⁹ and Lihi Eder¹⁰, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Bunde, Netherlands, ²Assistance Publique Hôpitauxde Paris, Paris, France, ³King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴UNIFESP/ EPM, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁵AbbVie, Grayslake, IL, ⁶AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, ⁷AbbVie, Somerset, NJ, ⁸AbbVie, Round Lake, IL, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs Health and University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹⁰University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Evidence suggests that the treatment effectiveness of TNFis and IL-17is is higher in male (M) vs female (F) patients (pts) with axSpA.1,2 Data comparing…
Abstract Number: 0505 • ACR Convergence 2025
Use of Upadacitinib in Real-World Clinical Practice: Patient Characteristics and Glucocorticoid-Sparing Effect
Virginia Ruiz-Esquide¹, Lourdes Mateo², Carolina Pérez García³, Hye Sang-Park⁴, Susana Holgado⁵, María Aparicio⁶, Beatriz Frade⁷, Juan Camilo Sarmiento-Monroy⁸, Annika Nack⁹, Felipe Julio Ramirez Garcia¹⁰, José Gomez-Puerta¹¹ and Raimon Sanmartí¹, ¹Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, ²Hospital Trías i Pujol, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, ³Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Hospital Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, ⁵Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, ⁶Hospital Germans Trías i Pujol, Badalona, Catalonia, Spain, ⁷Hospotal Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, ⁸Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁹Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁰Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clinic and IDIBAPS of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ¹¹Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: While clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy of upadacitinib (UPA), real-world data are essential to understand patient characteristics and assess its effectiveness in routine…
Abstract Number: 0444 • ACR Convergence 2025
Low Disease Activity: Good Enough?
Emily Thoman¹, Sebastiano Porcu¹ and Martin Bergman², ¹Lankenau Medical Center, Wynnewood, PA, ²Drexel University College of Medicine, Philadelphia
Background/Purpose: Treat-to-target is the guiding principle and therapeutic strategy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment. Escalation of treatment is based on the regular assessment of disease…
Abstract Number: 2348 • ACR Convergence 2025
Efficacy and safety of dual biological therapy in the treatment of rheumatic diseases: experience from a single highly specialized center.
Francesco Fulvio Bizzarri¹, Luis Alberto Menchén Viso², Esther Chamorro De Vega³, Ofelia Baniandrés Rodríguez⁴ and Juan Carlos Nieto², ¹Hospital Universitario Clinico San Cecilio, Granada, Spain, ²Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ³Pharmacy department, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón.Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón (IiSGM), Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Immune‐mediated rheumatic diseases (IMRDs) are chronic inflammatory disorders driven by multiple overlapping immunological pathways. Although biologic DMARD monotherapy has substantially improved outcomes, a subset…
Abstract Number: 1985 • ACR Convergence 2025
Identifying Gaps in Documented Contraception Counseling and Gynecology Referrals for Women on Teratogenic DMARDs: A Foundation for EMR-Based Quality Improvement
Rachel Galvao, Anokhi Saklecha, Julia Stevenson, Ritche Hao, Eugenia Chock and Abhijeet Danve, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Background/Purpose: Teratogenic medications are commonly prescribed to women of reproductive age who have rheumatic conditions. Counseling on teratogenicity and contraception is critical to reducing patients’…
Abstract Number: 1442 • ACR Convergence 2025
Modulation of Soluble Biomarkers of Cartilage and Bone Turnover and Inflammation by Zasocitinib (TAK-279), an Oral, Allosteric, Highly Selective and Potent TYK2 Inhibitor, is Associated with Clinical Response in Patients with Active Psoriatic Arthritis
Amit Choudhury¹, Jie Cheng², Feng Hong¹, Sachin Kumar¹, Ayumu Sugiura³, Jay Tang¹, Banishree Saha¹, Vinayagam Arunachalam³, Ting Hong³, Elena Tomaselli Muensterman¹, Haakan Wennbo³, Paresh Thakker¹ and Iain McInnes⁴, ¹Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.,, Cambridge, MA, ²Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc., Cambridge, MA, ³Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc, Cambridge, MA, ⁴University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: As a chronic inflammatory disease, PsA is marked by cartilage and bone turnover and articular inflammation. Accordingly, elevated levels of inflammation and bone metabolism…
Abstract Number: 1155 • ACR Convergence 2025
Zasocitinib (TAK-279), an Investigational, Oral, Allosteric, Selective TYK2 Inhibitor, in Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis: Efficacy Analysis by Baseline Characteristics from a Randomized Phase 2b Trial
Nada Elbuluk¹, Melinda J. Gooderham², Jessamyn Blau³, Wenwen Zhang³, Ejim Mark³, Warren Winkelman³ and Mark Lebwohl⁴, ¹Department of Dermatology, USC Keck School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ²SKiN Centre for Dermatology, Queen's University, & Probity Medical Research, Peterborough, ON, ON, Canada, ³Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc., Cambridge, MA, ⁴Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Zasocitinib (TAK-279) is an investigational, highly selective and potent, oral, allosteric tyrosine kinase 2 (TYK2) inhibitor. In a phase 2b trial of moderate-to-severe plaque…
Abstract Number: 0588 • ACR Convergence 2025
The effect of biological and targeted synthetic DMARDs on peripheral manifestations in axial spondyloarthritis: a systematic literature review
Casper Webers¹, AUGUSTA ORTOLAN², Elena Nikiphorou³, Alexandre Sepriano⁴, Louise Falzon⁵, Clementina López Medina⁶, Dafne capelusnik⁷, Désirée Van Der Heijde⁸, Anna Molto⁹ and Sofia Ramiro¹⁰, ¹Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands, ²Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Rome, Italy, ³King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Portela Loures, Portugal, ⁵Sheffield Centre for Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom, ⁶Department of Medicine, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia, University of Cordoba, IMIBIC, Cordoba, Spain, ⁷Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁹Assistance Publique Hôpitauxde Paris, Paris, France, ¹⁰Leiden University Medical Center, Bunde, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: In axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA), peripheral musculoskeletal manifestations (peripheral arthritis, enthesitis, dactylitis) are common and contribute to the burden of disease. Our objective was to…
Abstract Number: 0502 • ACR Convergence 2025
Real-World Comparative Safety of Tocilizumab and Sarilumab in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Multi-Center Observational Study
Satani Sharkas¹, Saeed Abughazaleh² and Dariush Jahandideh³, ¹Boston Medical Center - Brighton, Brighton, MA, ²Boston Medical Center - Brighton, Brighton, ³Boston Medical Center - Brighton, Boston
Background/Purpose: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) inhibitors, including tocilizumab and sarilumab, are approved treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, comparative safety data on cardiovascular outcomes and all-cause mortality…
Abstract Number: 0400 • ACR Convergence 2025
Recent Antibiotic Exposure and Response to Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Daniel Horton¹, Charu Verma², Sanika Rege², Alicia Iizuka², Matthew Iozzio³, Dawn Koffman³, Stephen Crystal⁴, Amy Davidow⁵, Tobias Gerhard², Lauren Parlett⁶, Carlos Rose⁷ and Brian Strom⁸, ¹Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, ²Rutgers Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Treatment Science, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA, New Brunswick, NJ, ³Rutgers Center for Pharmacoepidemiology and Treatment Science, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, USA, New Brunswick, ⁴Rutgers Center for Health Services Research, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, New Brunswick, NJ, ⁵New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, ⁶Carelon Research, Inc, Wilmington, DE, ⁷Thomas Jefferson University, Wilmington, DE, ⁸Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, New Brunswick
Background/Purpose: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), the most common pediatric rheumatic disease, has been tied to microbiome disruption (dysbiosis). Dysbiosis in adults with arthritis affects response…
Abstract Number: 2346 • ACR Convergence 2025
Back in Action: Six Months of Biological Therapy Improve Sexual Function in Men with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Daniel Zavada¹, Barbora Vala², Adela Navratilova², Veronika Losterova², Lenka Moravcova², Jiri Vencovsky³, Ladislav Šenolt⁴, Karel Pavelka⁵ and Michal Tomcik⁵, ¹Institute of Rheumatology, Prague; Charles University, Third Faculty of Medicine, Hlavné mesto Praha, Czech Republic, ²Institute of Rheumatology, Praha, Czech Republic, ³Institute of Rheumatology, Praha ⁸, Czech Republic, ⁴Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁵Institute of Rheumatology and Department of Rheumatology, ¹st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, Prague, Czech Republic
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) significantly impacts quality of life across multiple domains. To date, no studies have evaluated the impact of initial biological therapy on…
Abstract Number: 1979 • ACR Convergence 2025
Utility of ALT/AST and Fibrosis-4 Index (FIB-4) Score in Monitoring Methotrexate Hepatotoxicity in Rheumatologic Disease: A Retrospective Analysis
Julia Wajsberg¹, Dana Nachawati², Lenche Kostadinova³, Donald Anthony⁴ and Maya Mattar³, ¹University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ²University Hospitals, Cleveland, ³Louis Stolkes Cleveland VA, Cleveland, ⁴The MetroHealth System at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is widely used in rheumatologic disease but carries hepatotoxic risk. Standard monitoring relies on measurement of alanine and aspartate aminotransferase (ALT and…

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