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

Abstract Number: 0930 • ACR Convergence 2022
Delayed Response to Methotrexate Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Receiving Folic Acid Supplementation
Alberto Sulli, Tamara Vojinovic, Lercara Adriano, Emanuele Gotelli, sabrina Paolino, Alessandri Elisa and Maurizio Cutolo, Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genova, Italy
Background/Purpose: MTX is the first line conventional synthetic DMARD (csDMARD) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and folic acid (FA) supplementation is frequently co-prescribed…
Abstract Number: 1289 • ACR Convergence 2022
Evaluating Peri–operative Preferences of Bariatric Surgeons in the Management of Immunosuppressive Therapy During Bariatric Surgery
Suguni Aushadhi Loku Galappaththy¹ and Nicole Fearing², ¹University of Missouri Kansas City, Kansas City, MO, ²HCA Menorah Medical Center, Overland Park, KS
Background/Purpose: As the number of bariatric procedures increases, surgeons will encounter more patients on long-term immunosuppressive medications that may increase post-operative complications. Currently, there are…
Abstract Number: 1613 • ACR Convergence 2022
Diagnostic Delay and Less Intensive Therapy for People with Psoriatic Arthritis Compared with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Nested Matched Cohort Study from Within the UK National Early Inflammatory Arthritis Audit
Rachel Charlton¹, Laura Coates², James Galloway³, Neil McHugh¹, Anita McGrogan¹, Simon Hackett⁴, Melanie Brooke⁵ and William Tillett⁶, ¹University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom, ²Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK, Oxford, England, United Kingdom, ³King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁵Bath Institute for Rheumatic Disease, Bath, United Kingdom, ⁶Royal National Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Bath, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: To compare the time from symptom onset and General Practitioner (GP) presentation to referral and diagnosis for patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) to those…
Abstract Number: 1983 • ACR Convergence 2022
Anti-S1 Antibody Levels Two Weeks After the Second Dose of an mRNA anti-SARS-CoV2 Vaccine Predict Maintenance of a Potent Neutralizing Activity over 24 Weeks in RA Patients
Kristin Schmiedeberg¹, Irene Abela², Nicolas Vuilleumier³, Johannes von Kempis⁴ and Andrea Rubbert-Roth⁵, ¹Cantonal Hospital St Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland, ²Institute of Medical Virology, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, ³Laboratory Medicine Division, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Cantonal Hospital St.Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Cantonal Clinic St Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Patients with inflammatory rheumatic diseases (IRD) on immunomodulatory therapies have a higher likelihood of an impaired vaccine-induced immune response following an mRNA anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.…
Abstract Number: 2193 • ACR Convergence 2022
Invasive Fungal Diseases in Patients with Autoimmune Diseases: Prospective Data from a Nationwide French Registry
Simon Galmiche¹, Benjamin Thoreau², Stéphane Bretagne³, Alexandre Alanio³, André Paugam⁴, Valérie Bru⁵, Sophie Cassaing⁶, Jean-Pierre Gangneux⁷, Hélène Guégan⁷, Loïc Favennec⁸, Alida Minoza⁹, Florent Morio¹⁰, Julie Bonhomme¹¹, Guillaume Desoubeaux¹², Odile Eloy¹³, Lilia Hasseine¹⁴, Milène Sasso¹⁵, Laurence Millon¹⁶, Anne-Pauline Bellanger¹⁶, Philippe Poirier¹⁷, Maxime Moniot¹⁷, Taieb Chouaki¹⁸, Antoine Huguenin¹⁹, Frédéric Dalle²⁰, Bernard Bouteille²¹, Muriel Nicolas²², Nicole Desbois-Nogard²³, Marie-Elisabeth Bougnoux²⁴, François Danion²⁵, Vincent Poindron²⁶, Antoine Néel²⁷, Karine Boukris-Sitbon²⁸, Fanny Lanternier²⁹ and Benjamin Terrier³⁰, ¹Institut Pasteur, Paris, France, ²AP-HP, Université Paris Cité, INSERM U1016, CNR UMR 8104, Paris, France, ³Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Centre National de Référence Mycoses Invasives et Antifongiques, UMR 2000, AP-HP, Paris, France, ⁴Parasitologie – Mycologie, Université Paris Cité, Cochin Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France, ⁵Institut de parasitologie et de pathologie tropicale, Hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, ⁶Parasitologie - Mycologie, Université de Toulouse, CHU de Toulouse, Toulouse, France, ⁷Université de Rennes, CHU, INSERM, Irset: Institut de Recherche en Santé, Environnement et Travail, UMR_S 1085, Rennes, France, ⁸French National Cryptosporidiosis Reference Center, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France, ⁹Département des agents infectieux, Service de Mycologie-Parasitologie, CHU de Poitiers, Poitiers, France, ¹⁰Parasitologe – Mycologie, CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France, ¹¹Microbiologie, CHU de Caen, Caen, France, ¹²Parasitologie - Mycologie - Médecine tropicale, CHU de Tours, Tours, France, ¹³Microbiologie, Hôpital de Versailles, Le Chesnay, France, ¹⁴Parasitologie – Mycologie, hôpital de l'Archet, CHU Nice, Nice, France, ¹⁵Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, CHU Nîmes, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, MiVEGEC, Nîmes, France, ¹⁶Laboratoire de Parasitologie – Mycologie, CHU Besançon, Besançon, France, ¹⁷Parasitologie – Mycologie, CHU de Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ¹⁸Mycologie – parasitologie, CHU d’Amiens, Amiens, France, ¹⁹Parasitologie – Mycologie, hôpital Maison-Blanche, CHU de Reims, Reims, France, ²⁰Parasitologie – Mycologie, Plateforme de Biologie Hospitalo-Universitaire Gérard Mack, Dijon, France, ²¹Parasitologie – Mycologie, Centre de Biologie et de Recherche en Santé, CHU Dupuytren, Limoges, France, ²²Mycologie – Parasitologie, CHU de Pointe-à-pitre/Abymes, Pointe-à-Pitre, France, ²³Parasitologie – Mycologie, CHU de la Martinique, Fort-de-France, France, ²⁴Institut Pasteur, Unité Biologie et Pathogénicité Fongiques, Département Mycologie, Laboratoire de Parasitologie – Mycologie, Service de Microbiologie, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, AP-HP, Paris, France, ²⁵Maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, ²⁶Immunologie clinique et médecine interne, Hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, ²⁷CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France, ²⁸Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, CNRS, Mycologie Moléculaire, Centre National de Référence Mycoses Invasives et Antifongiques, UMR 2000, Paris, France, ²⁹Infectious Diseases Unit, Necker-Enfants Malades University Hospital, AP-HP, Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Centre National de Référence Mycoses Invasives et Antifongiques, CNRS UMR 2000, Paris, France, ³⁰National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Patients with autoimmune diseases (AIDs) display a risk of invasive fungal diseases (IFDs), because of the underlying disease or treatments used. Our objective was…
Abstract Number: 0245 • ACR Convergence 2022
Influence of Forced Vital Capacity Impairment on Treatment Selection and Outcomes in RA-ILD Patients Initiating a Biologic or Targeted-Synthetic DMARD
Bryant England¹, Michael George², Yangyuna Yang¹, Punyasha Roul³, Jorge Rojas⁴, Brian Sauer⁵, Grant Cannon⁶, Joshua Baker⁷, Jeffrey Curtis⁸ and Ted Mikuls⁹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³UNMC, Omaha, NE, ⁴George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵Salt Lake City VA/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake city, ⁷University of Pennsylvania and Corporal Michael J. Crescenz VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, ⁸Division of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Patients with RA-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) suffer from substantial morbidity and premature mortality. The optimal use of biologic/tsDMARDs in this population is poorly…
Abstract Number: 0312 • ACR Convergence 2022
Dose-dependent Suppression of T Cell-Dependent Antibody Response in Healthy Volunteers by KPL-404, an Anti-CD40 Monoclonal Antibody, Supports Phase 2 Study in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Lara Pupim¹, Gerd Burmester², Fang Fang¹, Alan Kivitz³, Moses Njenga¹, Costantino Pitzalis⁴, Jay Chatfield¹, Anastassia Papandrikopoulou¹, Manoj Samant¹, Steve Schmitz¹, Madeline Spiers¹, Eben Tessari¹, John Ziemniak¹ and John F. Paolini⁵, ¹Kiniksa, Lexington, MA, ²Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Department of Rheumatology, Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, PA, ⁴Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Kiniksa Pharmaceuticals, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: An unmet need remains in patients with failure and/or inadequate response (IR) to biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARD-IR) and/or Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi-IR). The…
Abstract Number: 0705 • ACR Convergence 2022
Severity of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Breakthrough Infections in Patients with Rheumatic Immune-mediated Inflammatory Diseases and Healthy Controls: Data from a Prospective Cohort Study
Laura Boekel¹, Yaëlle Besten¹, Femke Hooijberg¹, Rosa Wartena¹, Maurice Steenhuis², Erik Vogelzang³, Maureen Leeuw¹, Sadaf Atiqi¹, Sander Tas⁴, Willem Lems⁵, Marieke van Ham², Filip Eftimov³, Eileen Stalman³, Luuk Wieske³, Taco Kuijpers³, Alexandre Voskuyl⁶, Ronald van Vollenhoven⁷, Martijn Gerritsen¹, Charlotte Krieckaert¹, Theo Rispens², Maarten Boers⁸, Michael Nurmohamed⁹ and Gertjan Wolbink¹, ¹Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, location Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Amsterdam UMC, location AMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, location AMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, location VUMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁸Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁹Amsterdam University Medical Center, Kortenhoef, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The Omicron (B.1.1.529) variant of SARS-CoV-2 is associated with substantially lower hospitalization rates compared with previous variants of SARS-CoV-2 (i.e., Wildtype, Alpha [B.1.1.7] and…
Abstract Number: 0837 • ACR Convergence 2022
Providers’ Adoption of 2017 Guidelines on DMARD Use Perioperatively for Elective Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty at a Single Academic Center
Chris Ching¹, Erica Mulcaire-Jones², Andrew Shaffer¹, Jeremy Gililland¹, Michael Battistone³ and Dorota Lebiedz-Odrobina¹, ¹University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²Intermountain Healthcare, Salt Lake City, UT, ³Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Rate of prosthetic joint infection (PJI) after total joint arthroplasty (TJA) is higher in patients with rheumatic conditions than in patients with OA. Our…
Abstract Number: 0934 • ACR Convergence 2022
Impact of Tapering Targeted Therapy on Disease Activity Is Different Based on Concomitant Methotrexate Use in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Jun Won Park¹, Min Jung Kim², Hyoun-Ah Kim³, Jinhyun Kim⁴, Eun Bong Lee¹ and Kichul Shin⁵, ¹Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ²Seoul Metropolitan Government Boramae Medical center, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ³Ajou University School of Medicine, Suwon, Republic of Korea, ⁴Chungnam National University Hospital, Jung-gu, Daejeon, South Korea, ⁵Seoul Metropolitan Government- Seoul National University Boramae Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: The American College of Rheumatology and the European League Against Rheumatism recommend using methotrexate (MTX) with targeted therapy. Previous studies have shown that tapering…
Abstract Number: 1339 • ACR Convergence 2022
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Data from the Ontario Best Practices Research Initiative (OBRI)
Matthew Wong-Pack¹, Elliot Hepworth², Mohammad Movahedi³, Bindee Kuriya¹, Janet Pope⁴, Edward Keystone⁵, Carter Thorne⁶, VANDANA AHLUWALIA⁷, Angela Cesta⁸, Carol Mously⁸, Claire Bombardier¹, Arthur Lau⁹ and Sibel Aydin¹⁰, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ⁵Keystone Consulting Enterprises Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁷William Osler Health System, Brampton, ON, Canada, ⁸University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁹McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ¹⁰University of Ottawa, Rheumatology, Ottawa, Canada, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 Pandemic created challenges for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), including accessing the health care system, transition to unplanned virtual care, reduction in…
Abstract Number: 1654 • ACR Convergence 2022
Hydroxychloroquine Dosing Less Than 5 Mg/kg/day Leads to Increased Hospitalizations for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Flares
Jacquelyn Nestor¹, Christian Mancini¹, Baijun Zhou¹, Yuqing Zhang², Karen Costenbader³, Hyon Choi⁴ and April Jorge¹, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Quincy, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is the backbone of SLE therapy, due to its benefits on increasing survival and decreasing lupus flares. In 2011, ophthalmology guidelines recommended…
Abstract Number: 1984 • ACR Convergence 2022
Malignancies Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Tofacitinib or TNF Inhibitors, a National Study: RELATION Study
jacques-eric gottenberg¹, Nadir Mammar², Meriem Kessouri², Jeremie RUDANT², nada Assi³, Fanny raguideau³ and julien kirchgesner⁴, ¹Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France, ²Pfizer, Paris, France, ³HEVA, Lyon, France, ⁴AP-HP, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Patients with IMID, and notably patients with rheumatoid arthritis RA, are at increased risk of cancer compared with the general population. It is hence…
Abstract Number: 2194 • ACR Convergence 2022
Is Vaccination Against Covid-19 Associated with Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease Flare? Self-controlled Case Series Analysis Using Data from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (Aurum)
Georgina Nakafero¹, Matthew J. Grainge¹, Tim Card¹, Christian Mallen², Jonathan S. Nguyen van Tam¹, Hywel C. Williams¹ and Abhishek Abhishek¹, ¹University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, ²Keele University, Keele, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: It is unclear whether autoimmune rheumatic disease (AIRD) flares are associated with the recent prior Covid-19 vaccination, and whether the association was influenced by…
Abstract Number: 0264 • ACR Convergence 2022
Reasons for Early Discontinuation of Targeted Synthetic (ts) or Biologic (b) DMARDs; Chart Review of 20,343 Drug Episodes Given to Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Kent Kwas Huston¹, Christopher Adams², Simon Helfgott³, Jasvinder singh⁴, Nehad Soloman⁵, Dan Persons⁶, Scott Milligan⁶ and Colin Edgerton², ¹Kansas City Physician Partners Center for Rheumatic Disease, Kansas City, MO, ²Articularis Healthcare, Sullivans Island, SC, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates, P.C., Peoria, AZ, ⁶Trio Health, Louisville, CO
Background/Purpose: The development, exacerbation, or unimprovement of clinical conditions during DMARD treatment may lead patients to abandon treatment before the necessary time has elapsed for…

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