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

Abstract Number: 1352 • ACR Convergence 2021
Deucravacitinib Efficacy in Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) by Baseline DMARD Use: Exploratory Analysis from a Phase 2 Study
Atul Deodhar¹, Miroslawa Nowak², June Ye², Tom Lehman², Lan Wei², Subhashis Banerjee² and Philip Mease³, ¹Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ³Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health and University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: PsA presents with heterogeneous clinical manifestations including joint pain, enthesitis, dactylitis, and skin and nail lesions. Treatment guidelines recommend that PsA patients (pts) who…
Abstract Number: 1693 • ACR Convergence 2021
Lower Adverse Event and Infection Rates During Tocilizumab Therapy Without Concomitant GC: An Analysis of the ICHIBAN Study
Christof Specker¹, Martin Aringer², Gerd Burmester³, Marvin A. Peters⁴, Michael W. Hofmann⁵, Herbert Kellner⁶, Frank Moosig⁷, Hans-Peter Tony⁸ and Gerhard Fliedner⁹, ¹Evangelisches Krankenhaus, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Essen, Germany, ²Rheumatology, Medicine III, University Medical Center & Faculty of Medicine, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany, ³Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Roche Pharma AG, Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany, ⁵Chugai Pharma Germany GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, ⁶Hospital Neuwittelsbach, Center for Rheumatology and Gastroenterology, Munich, Germany, Munich, Germany, ⁷Rheumatology Center Schleswig-Holstein Middle, Neumünster, Germany, ⁸Universitätsklinikum Würzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany, ⁹Rheumatology Practice, Osnabrueck, Germany
Background/Purpose: To limit the risk of serious infections, guidelines recommend short term (< 3 months) or low-dose (≤10 mg/day) adjunct glucocorticoids (GCs) to control rheumatoid…
Abstract Number: 1942 • ACR Convergence 2021
Occurrence of Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Skin Under Different DMARD Therapies
Imke Redeker¹, Peter Herzer², Cornelia Kühne³, Ilka Schwarze⁴, Martin Schaefer⁵ and Anja Strangfeld⁶, ¹German Rheumatism Research Centre (DRFZ), Berlin, Germany, ²Scientific Advisory Board, Munich, Germany, ³Rheumatologist, Haldensleben, Germany, ⁴Rheumatologist, Leipzig, Germany, ⁵German Rheumatism Research Center, Berlin, Germany, ⁶Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Squamous and basal cell carcinomas are the most common malignancies of the skin; they are subsumed under non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC). The risk of…
Abstract Number: 0261 • ACR Convergence 2021
Methotrexate Withdrawal and Outcomes in Participants with Well-controlled Non-systemic JIA Within the CARRA Registry
Marinka Twilt¹, Kevin Baszis², Sarah Ringold³, Timothy Beukelman⁴, Anne Dennos⁵, Peter Shrader⁶ and Daniel Horton⁷, ¹Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO, ³Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁶Duke Clinical Research Institute, Durham, NC, ⁷Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is currently the recommended first-line conventional DMARD for the treatment of JIA with oligo- or polyarthritis. There are limited data on how…
Abstract Number: 0814 • ACR Convergence 2021
Patient Characteristics, Efficacy, and Treatment Patterns of Tofacitinib Monotherapy in Patients with RA: Contextualization of Randomized Controlled Trial Results with Real-world Data
Janet Pope¹, Axel Finckh², Lucia Silva-Fernández³, Peter Mandl⁴, Haiyun Fan⁵, Jose L Rivas⁶, Monica Valderrama⁶ and María Montoro⁶, ¹University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ²University Hospital of Geneva, Geneve - Vesenaz, Switzerland, ³Hospital Universitari Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁶Pfizer SLU, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have long been considered the gold standard for clinical research, but can be complemented with real-world data (RWD) to further…
Abstract Number: 0980 • ACR Convergence 2021
Relationship Between Paraoxonase-1 Genotype, Activity, and Malignancies in Patients with RA Receiving Tofacitinib
Christina Charles-Schoeman¹, Craig Hyde², Shunjie Guan³, Neil Parikh¹, Jennifer Wang¹, Ani Shahbazian¹, Lori Stockert⁴ and John Andrews⁴, ¹Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ³Pfizer Inc, Cambridge, MA, ⁴Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA
Background/Purpose: Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) is a high-density lipoprotein-associated enzyme with paraoxonase, lactonase, and arylesterase activities.1 PON1 gene polymorphisms at the Q192R allele (rs662) have been associated…
Abstract Number: 1442 • ACR Convergence 2021
Effectiveness of Cycling JAKi Compared to Switching to bDMARD in Patients Who Failed a First JAKi in an International Collaboration of Registries of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients (the JAK-pot Study)
Manuel Pombo-Suarez¹, Carlos Sanchez-Piedra², Juan J Gomez-Reino³, Kim Lauper⁴, Nevsun Inanc⁵, Anja Strangfeld⁶, Doreen Huschek⁷, Karel Pavelka⁸, Eirik Kristianslund⁹, Tore Kvien¹⁰, Ziga Rotar¹¹, Dan Nordström¹², Denis Choquette¹³, Ori Elkayam¹⁴, Burkhard Leeb¹⁵, Maria José Santos¹⁶, Kimme Hyrich¹⁷, Lianne Kearsley-Fleet¹⁸, Catalin Codreanu¹⁹, Denis Monguin²⁰, Delphine Courvoisier²⁰ and Axel Finckh²¹, ¹Rheumatology Service, Hospital Clinico Universitario, Santiago De Compostela, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, ²Research Unit, Spanish Society of Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain, ³Hospital Clínico Universitario, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, ⁴Geneva University Hospitals, Geneve, Switzerland, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁶Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Epidemiology and Health Services Research, German Rheumatism Research Center, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ⁸Institute of Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁹Division of Rheumatology and Research, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, ¹⁰Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ¹¹Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia and Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, ¹²Division of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ¹³Institut de Rhumatologie de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, ¹⁴Tel Aviv Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ¹⁵Karl Landsteiner University for Health Sciences, Krems/Donau, Karl Landsteiner Institute for Clinical Rheumatology, Hollabrunn, Austria, ¹⁶Rheumatology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal, ¹⁷University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ¹⁸Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ¹⁹Center of Rheumatic Diseases, University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Carol Davila", Bucharest, Romania, ²⁰Division of Rheumatology, Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland, ²¹University Hospital of Geneva, Geneve - Vesenaz, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: With the arrival of new Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi), with different JAK inhibition profiles, there is the possibility of using a second JAKi in…
Abstract Number: 1694 • ACR Convergence 2021
Sustainability of Response to Upadacitinib Among Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Refractory to Biological Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs
Ronald van Vollenhoven¹, Stephen Hall², Alvin Wells³, Sebastian Meerwein⁴, Yanna Song⁵, Jessica Suboticki⁵ and Roy Fleischmann⁶, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Amsterdam Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Emeritus Research and Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, Melbourne, Australia, ³Rheumatology and Immunotherapy Center, Franklin, WI, ⁴AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Ludwigshafen, Germany, ⁵AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁶Metroplex Clinical Research Center and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Sustained clinical remission (REM) is the primary treatment goal for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), with low disease activity (LDA) being an appropriate target…
Abstract Number: 0263 • ACR Convergence 2021
Patterns of Medication Switching in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Retrospective Analysis of a National Administrative Claims Database
Mei-Sing Ong¹, Sarah Ringold², Melissa Mannion³, Marc Natter⁴, Laura Schanberg⁵ and Yukiko Kimura⁶, ¹Harvard Medical School & Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Institute, Boston, MA, ²Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ⁶Hackensack University Medical Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Although the increasing availability of biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) and targeted synthetic DMARDs (tsDMARDs) has significantly improved outcomes for patients with Juvenile Idiopathic…
Abstract Number: 0816 • ACR Convergence 2021
Analysis of Abatacept Treatment Retention and Efficacy According to Disease Duration and Treatment Line in a Real-World Setting
Rieke Alten¹, Xavier Mariette², Rene-Marc Flipo³, Roberto Caporali⁴, Maya Buch⁵, Yusuf Patel⁶, Raimon Sanmarti⁷, Sara Marsal⁸, Michael Nurmohamed⁹, Hedley Griffiths¹⁰, Peter Peichl¹¹, Bettina Bannert¹², Adrian Forster¹³, Melanie Chartier¹⁴, Yedid Elbez¹⁵, Christiane Rauch¹⁶, Vadim Khaychuk¹⁷ and Karissa Lozenski¹⁷, ¹Schlosspark-Klinik University, Berlin, Germany, ²Université Paris-Saclay, AP-HP, Hospital Bicêtre, Paris, France, ³Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de France, Lille, France, ⁴Policlinico S. Matteo University, Pavia, Italy, ⁵University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁶Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, United Kingdom, ⁷Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, ⁹ARC Amsterdam University Hospitals – VU University Medical & Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹⁰Barwon Rheumatology Service, Geelong, Australia, ¹¹Evangelical Hospital, Vienna, Austria, ¹²Universitätsspital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, ¹³Schulthess Klinik, Zürich, Switzerland, ¹⁴Bristol Myers Squibb, Rueil-Malmaison, France, ¹⁵Deepscover, Puteaux, France, ¹⁶Bristol Myers Squibb, Munich, Germany, ¹⁷Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ
Background/Purpose: Longer disease duration and greater number of prior DMARDs have been associated with lower treatment efficacy in patients with RA.1 Abatacept is a biologic…
Abstract Number: 1038 • ACR Convergence 2021
Outcomes of Hydroxychloroquine Screening for Retinopathy in a Cohort of Patients with Rheumatological Conditions
Ghazala Tehseen¹, Alexandra Chadwick², Sarah Wills² and Audrey Low², ¹Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health. The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology Department, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA), connective tissue disease (CTD) and other inflammatory conditions. In 2018, the United Kingdom Royal College…
Abstract Number: 1444 • ACR Convergence 2021
Baseline Factors Associated with the Development of Nausea and Alopecia over One Year in Patients Starting Methotrexate for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ahmad Sherbini¹, James Gwinnutt¹, Kimme Hyrich¹ and Suzanne Verstappen², ¹University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²School of Social Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is the first-line treatment in the management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) due to its good efficacy. However, certain adverse events,…
Abstract Number: 1695 • ACR Convergence 2021
Erythrocyte Methotrexate Polyglutamates Are Substantially Higher After Subcutaneous Methotrexate Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in the First Months of Treatment
Renske Hebing¹, Sohaila Mahmoud¹, Marry Lin², Ittai Muller², Sandra Heil³, Willem Lems⁴, Mike Nurmohamed⁵, Robert de Jonge² and Gerrit Jansen², ¹Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²AmsterdamUMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³ErasmusMC, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁴VUmc, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Reade; Amsterdam Rheumatology & Immunology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Optimal dosing of methotrexate (MTX) for individual rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients to achieve adequate disease control remains challenging. Assessment of erythrocyte MTX-polyglutamates (PGs) levels…
Abstract Number: 0268 • ACR Convergence 2021
Effect of Biologic Agents on Lipids and Cardiovascular Risk in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Dimitrios Pappas¹, George Reed², Kevin Kane², Jeffrey Curtis³ and Joel Kremer⁴, ¹Columbia University, New York, NY, ²University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, ³Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Albany Medical College, Latham, NY
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk scores incorporating measures of inflammation such as the Reynolds risk score (RRS) may be appropriate to predict CVD risk in…
Abstract Number: 0819 • ACR Convergence 2021
A Real-World 2-Year Prospective Study of Medication Tapering in Patients with RA in Sustained Remission in the RHEUmatoid Arthritis Medication TAPering (RHEUMTAP) Cohort
Mohamed Tageldin¹, Malavikalakshmi Attur², Nicole Wilson¹, Rebecca Schorr³ and Tarun Sharma¹, ¹Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Drexel University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ³Highmark Health, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Long term use of conventional synthetic DMARDs (csDMARDs) and biologics in RA has clinical risks including infection and malignancy. Patients with chronic RA remain…

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