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

Abstract Number: 1660 • ACR Convergence 2021
Relationship Between Risk of New Onset Diabetes Mellitus and Exposure to Individual Antirheumatic Drugs in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Nationwide Population Study
So Hye Nam¹, Min-Ju Kim², Ye-Jee kim², Soo Min Ahn², Seokchan Hong³, Chang-Keun Lee², Bin Yoo³, Ji Seon Oh⁴ and Yong-Gil Kim², ¹Uijeongbu Eulji Medical Center, Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea, ²Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ³Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea, ⁴Asan Medical Center, Ulsan, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory disease that affects glucose metabolism, mainly insulin resistance, which can lead to diabetes mellitus (DM). Although there…
Abstract Number: 1833 • ACR Convergence 2021
Risk of Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events (MACE) with Biologic and Targeted Synthetic Antirheumatic Agents in Psoriatic Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis
Muhammad Ajmal¹, Jawad Bilal¹, Syed Arsalan Ahmed Naqvi², Irbaz Bin Riaz³, Zaina Shahid⁴, Kaneez Zahra Rubab Khakwani¹, Yi-Shao Liu⁵, Sandipan Bhattacharjee⁵, Roxanne Bogucka⁵, Noureen Asghar⁶ and Kent Kwoh¹, ¹University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, ²Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, Pakistan, ³Mayo Clinic, Phoenix, AZ, ⁴Lehigh Valley Health Network, Allentown, PA, ⁵University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, ⁶Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi
Background/Purpose: The efficacy of biologics and targeted synthetic disease modifying antirheumatic agents approved for treatment of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is well documented, but cardiovascular safety…
Abstract Number: 0103 • ACR Convergence 2021
Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases Are at Increased Risk of COVID-19 Related Hospitalization: Data from a Prospective Controlled Cohort Study
Laura Boekel¹, Femke Hooijberg¹, Erik Vogelzang², Maureen Leeuw¹, Sadaf Atiqi¹, Ronald van Vollenhoven³, Alexandre Voskuyl², Irene van der Horst-Bruinsma², Willem Lems¹, Taco Kuijpers², Marieke van Ham⁴, Luuk Wieske², Filip Eftimov², Maurice Steenhuis⁴, Sofie Keijzer⁴, Olvi Christianawati⁴, Floris Loeff⁴, Sander Tas⁵, Mike Nurmohamed⁶, Theo Rispens⁴ and Gertjan Wolbink¹, ¹Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Sanquin, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Amsterdam UMC, locatie AMC, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁶Reade; Amsterdam Rheumatology & Immunology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Retrospective studies have suggested that patients with rheumatic diseases may be at increased risk of severe COVID-19 related disease, and that this risk may…
Abstract Number: 0638 • ACR Convergence 2021
Improving Safety in Rheumatology Patients by Closing Pre-screening Laboratory Care Gaps
P. Daniel Nicholas¹, Jonida Cote², Dante Grassi¹, Swana Thomas³, Joseph Chronowski¹, David Pugliese⁴ and Eric Newman¹, ¹Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, ²Geisinger Medical Center, Orefield, PA, ³Geisinger Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA, ⁴Geisinger Medical Center, Wilkes Barre, PA
Background/Purpose: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and expert rheumatologists recommend screening for HBV and HCV prior to DMARD initiation and the ACR recommends…
Abstract Number: 0856 • ACR Convergence 2021
Identifying COVID-19 Infection Rates and Outcomes in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Alexander Hall¹, Michael Trevisonno¹, Elizabeth Murray¹, Omoakhe Tisor¹, Emily Stanford¹, Jacob Gaines¹, Noor Anvery¹ and Ellen Ginzler², ¹SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University College of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY, ²SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY
Background/Purpose: The risk of COVID-19 infection among patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is poorly understood. Patients with SLE often take medications which modulate the…
Abstract Number: 1228 • ACR Convergence 2021
Predicting RA Remission with Subcutaneous Abatacept Treatment in the Real-world Setting
Rieke Alten¹, Christiane Rauch², Bettina Bannert³, Sara Marsal⁴, Maya Buch⁵, Roberto Caporali⁶, Melanie Chartier⁷, Sean Connolly⁸, Hedley Griffiths⁹, Xavier Mariette¹⁰, Michael Nurmohamed¹¹, Yusuf Patel¹², Peter Peichl¹³, Raimon Sanmarti¹⁴, Yedid Elbez¹⁵ and Karissa Lozenski⁸, ¹Schlosspark-Klinik University, Berlin, Germany, ²Bristol Myers Squibb, Munich, Germany, ³Universitätsspital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, ⁴Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁶Policlinico S. Matteo University, Pavia, Italy, ⁷Bristol Myers Squibb, Rueil-Malmaison, France, ⁸Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ⁹Barwon Rheumatology Service, Geelong, Australia, ¹⁰Université Paris-Saclay, AP-HP, Hospital Bicêtre, Paris, France, ¹¹ARC Amsterdam University Hospitals – VU University Medical & Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹²Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, United Kingdom, ¹³Evangelical Hospital, Vienna, Austria, ¹⁴Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁵Deepscover, Puteaux, France
Background/Purpose: A treat-to-target approach for RA management is recommended, with the aim of achieving remission.1,2 The Abatacept SubCutaneOus in Routine clinical practicE (ASCORE; NCT02090556) study…
Abstract Number: 1674 • ACR Convergence 2021
Effectiveness and Safety of Tofacitinib in Canadian Patients with RA: Primary Results from a Multicenter, Observational Study
Boulos Haraoui¹, Majed Khraishi², Denis Choquette¹, Larissa Lisnevskaia³, Michelle Teo⁴, Cassandra Kinch⁵, Corina Galos⁶, Patrice Roy⁵, David Gruben⁷, John C Woolcott⁸, Julie Vaillancourt⁹, John Sampalis¹⁰ and Edward Keystone¹¹, ¹Institut de Rhumatologie de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²Faculty of Medicine, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL, Canada, ³Oshawa Clinic, Oshawa, ON, Canada, ⁴Penticton Regional Hospital, Penticton, BC, Canada, ⁵Pfizer Canada ULC, Kirkland, QC, Canada, ⁶Pfizer Canada ULC, Kirkland, SK, Canada, ⁷Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁸Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁹JSS Medical Research, Montréal, QC, Canada, ¹⁰McGill University and JSS Medical Research, Montréal, QC, Canada, ¹¹Keystone Consulting Enterprises Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor (JAKi) for the treatment of RA. CANTORAL is the first large-scale, national, observational study assessing effectiveness and…
Abstract Number: 1896 • ACR Convergence 2021
Initial Results from the Implementation of a National Hydroxychloroquine Safe Prescribing Dashboard Within the Veterans Health Administration
Anna Montgomery¹, Gary Tarasovsky², Iziegbe Ehiorobo³, Mary Whooley², Jennifer Barton⁴, Khushboo Sheth⁵, Kimberly Reiter⁶, Meredith Keller⁷, Lorinda Chung⁸, Lori Bennett⁹, Jo Dana², Elizabeth Wahl¹⁰ and Gabriela Schmajuk³, ¹Department of Veterans Affairs, Tiburon, CA, ²San Francisco VA Healthcare System, San Francisco, CA, ³University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Portland VA Healthcare System, Portland, OR, ⁵Stanford University/VA Palo Alto, Atherton, CA, ⁶Raymond G Murphy VA Medical Center, Albuquerque, NM, ⁷New Mexico VA Health Care System, Albuquerque, NM, ⁸Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁹Charleston VAHCS, Charleston, SC, ¹⁰VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a commonly used medication for patients with lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, and other autoimmune conditions. However, HCQ daily doses of ≥…
Abstract Number: 0108 • ACR Convergence 2021
Efficacy of SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Akhil Sood¹, Vijaya Murthy¹ and Emilio Gonzalez², ¹University of Texas Medical Branch, League City, TX, ²University of Texas Medical Branch (utmb Health), Galveston, TX
Background/Purpose: The mRNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine has shown efficacy in large vaccine trials. However, patients on immunosuppressive therapies including those with rheumatic disease (RD) were excluded.…
Abstract Number: 0645 • ACR Convergence 2021
Time Burden of QTc Screening for HCQ Users at a Single VA Rheumatology Clinic
Iziegbe Ehiorobo¹, Anna Montgomery² and Gabriela Schmajuk¹, ¹University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ²Department of Veterans Affairs, Tiburon, CA
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a commonly used medication in the treatment of rheumatic diseases. New guidance from the ACR supports routine monitoring of the QT…
Abstract Number: 0911 • ACR Convergence 2021
Drug Retention of Tumor Necrosis Factors and IL-17 Inhibitors in Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Multi-Center Comparative Analysis
Thibaut Delépine¹, Peggy PHILIPPE², Emeline CAILLIAU³, Eric HOUVENAGEL⁴, Tristan Pascart⁵, Xavier DEPREZ⁶, Rene-Marc FLIPO⁷ and Jean-Guillaume LETAROUILLY², ¹Lille University Hospital, Lille, France, ²Rheumatology Department, University Hospital of Lille, Lille, France, ³Assessment of Health Technologies and Medical Practices Department, University Hospital of Lille, Lille, France, ⁴Rheumatology Department, Lille Catholic Hospitals, Lomme, France, ⁵Groupement Hospitalier de l'Institut Catholique de Lille, Lomme, France, ⁶Rheumatology Department, Hospital Center of Valenciennes, Valenciennes, France, ⁷Rheumatology Department, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France
Background/Purpose: Biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) should be considered in patients with active axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) despite treatment with nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. The objective of…
Abstract Number: 1245 • ACR Convergence 2021
Characteristics of RA Patients Treated with JAK Inhibitors Before versus After VTE Warnings: Results of a Real-World Multicentric Study
Cecile PHILIPPOTEAUX¹, Valentine DEPREZ², Jean-Guillaume LETAROUILLY¹, Emeline CAILLIAU³, Eric HOUVENAGEL⁴, Xavier DEPREZ⁵, Aurore NOTTEZ⁶, Peggy PHILIPPE¹, Tristan PASCART⁷, Vincent GOEB² and Rene-Marc FLIPO⁸, ¹Rheumatology Department, University Hospital of Lille, Lille, France, ²Rheumatology Department, University Hospital of Amiens, Amiens, France, ³Assessment of Health Technologies and Medical Practices Department, University Hospital of Lille, Lille, France, ⁴Rheumatology Department, Lille Catholic Hospitals, Lomme, France, ⁵Rheumatology Department, Hospital Center of Valenciennes, Valenciennes, France, ⁶Rheumatology Department, University Hospital of Dunkerque, Dunkerque, France, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Lille Catholic Hospitals, Lomme, France, ⁸Rheumatology Department, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France
Background/Purpose: In recent decades, the therapeutic arsenal in RA has dramatically expanded. Baricitinib (BARI) and Tofacitinib (TOFA) were the first JAK inhibitors (JAKi) to be…
Abstract Number: 1675 • ACR Convergence 2021
Risk of Malignancy in Patients Treated with Tofacitinib: Results from the Safety of TofAcitinib in Routine Care Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (STAR-RA) Study
Farzin Khosrow-Khavar, Rishi Desai, Hemin Lee, Su Been Lee and Seoyoung Kim, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Initial reports from “ORAL Surveillance” post-marketing safety trial have suggested that tofacitinib, in comparison with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFI), may be associated with…
Abstract Number: 1914 • ACR Convergence 2021
Immunomodulatory and Immunosuppressive Medication Modification Among Rheumatology Patients at the Time of COVID-19 Vaccination
Jonah Levine¹, Deanna Jannat-Khah¹, Vivian Bykerk², Lisa Mandl¹ and Medha Barbhaiya¹, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Division of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City, NY
Background/Purpose: Due to concerns about underlying immune dysregulation and immunosuppression, patients with systemic rheumatic diseases (SRD) may have modified their medications at the time of…
Abstract Number: 0138 • ACR Convergence 2021
Treatment with Adalimumab in Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: A Study of Treatment Trajectories on a Patient Level in Clinical Practice
Imke Redeker¹, Stefan Moustakis², Styliani Tsiami², Xenofon Baraliakos², Ioana Andreica², Bjoern Buehring², Juergen Braun² and Uta Kiltz², ¹German Rheumatism Research Centre (DRFZ), Berlin, Germany, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: Adalimumab (ADA) retention rates are impaired in patients (pts.) with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (CIRD) due to loss of efficacy and adverse events, causing…

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