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

Abstract Number: 1222 • ACR Convergence 2021
Drug Response Is Associated with Changes in Specific MicroRNAs in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Qiong Wu¹, Sheau-Chiann Chen¹, Fei Ye¹, Joseph Solus¹, S. Louis Bridges, Jr.², Jeffrey Curtis³, C. Michael Stein¹ and Michelle Ormseth¹, ¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: MicroRNAs are markers and mediators of disease and drug response. Prior studies have proposed several miRNAs for prediction of drug response or monitoring drug…
Abstract Number: 1561 • ACR Convergence 2021
Prevalence of SARS-CoV2 Infection in Diseases Inflammatory Rheumatology in the Rheumatology Service of the Hospital Docente Padre Billini, Dominican Republic
Jennifer Santana Peralta de Heyaime, Teresandris Polanco Mora, Angelo Cornelio Vasquez, Yamilet Cruz, Edral Rodriguez, Tirso Valdez Lorie, Roberto Munoz and Rafael Alba Feriz, Hospital Docente Padre Billini, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Background/Purpose: SARS-CoV-2 infection is caused by a new coronavirus. The World Health Organization (WHO) had information about the existence of this new virus on December…
Abstract Number: 1782 • ACR Convergence 2021
Disease Activity in Psoriatic Arthritis Patients with Enthesitis Across Different Therapies
Robert Chao¹, George Reed², Joel Kremer³ and Arthur Kavanaugh⁴, ¹Inova Health System, Fairfax, VA, ²University of Massachusetts, Worcester, MA, ³Department of Medicine, Center for Rheumatology, Albany Medical College, Albany, FL, ⁴University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Evidence on the treatment of enthesitis, a common feature of psoriatic arthritis (PsA), is limited. This post-hoc, cross-sectional study examined if prevalent treatment choices…
Abstract Number: 0102 • ACR Convergence 2021
Differential Impact of TNFi, JAKi and Rituximab on the Outcome of SARS-CoV-2 Infection in RMD Patients
Anne Regierer¹, Rebecca Hasseli², Martin Schaefer¹, Bimba Franziska Hoyer³, Andreas Krause⁴, Hanns-Martin Lorenz⁵, Alexander Pfeil⁶, Jutta Richter⁷, Tim Schmeiser⁸, Anja Strangfeld⁹, Hendrik Schulze-Koops¹⁰, Reinhard Voll¹¹, Christof Specker¹² and Ulf Müller-Ladner¹³, ¹German Rheumatism Research Center, Berlin, Germany, ²Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Bad Nauheim, Germany, ³Universittsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany, ⁴Immanuel Hospital, Berlin, Germany, ⁵University Hospital Heidelberg Germany, Heidelberg, Germany, ⁶Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany, ⁷Rheumatology and Hiller Research Unit, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Duesseldorf, Germany, ⁸Private Practice, Cologne, Germany, ⁹Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ¹⁰Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine IV, University of Munich, Munich, Germany, ¹¹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center, Faculty of Medicine, Albert-Ludwigs-University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, ¹²Evangelisches Krankenhaus, Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Essen, Germany, ¹³JLU Giessen, Campus Kerckhoff, Dept. Rheum & Clin Immunol, Bad Nauheim, Germany
Background/Purpose: Due to the impressive efforts of the global scientific rheumatology community, increasing evidence about inflammatory rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMD) specific risk factors in…
Abstract Number: 0611 • ACR Convergence 2021
Association of Area Deprivation Index and Practice Patterns of Medicare Part D Rheumatologists
Shannon Tai¹, Ikechukwu Mbonu² and Michael Putman³, ¹Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ²Medical College of Wisconsin, West Allis, WI, ³Medical College of Wisconsin, Brookfield, WI
Background/Purpose: Geographic disparities in the distribution and practice patterns of rheumatology providers may negatively impact patients with rheumatic diseases. The objective of this study was…
Abstract Number: 0837 • ACR Convergence 2021
Sustainability of Response Between Upadacitinib and Adalimumab in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results Through 3 Years from the SELECT-COMPARE Trial
Peter Nash¹, Arthur Kavanaugh², Maya Buch³, Bernard Combe⁴, Louis Bessette⁵, In-Ho Song⁶, Tim Shaw⁷, Yanna Song⁶, Jessica Suboticki⁶ and Roy Fleischmann⁸, ¹Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia, ²University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ³University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴CHU Montpellier Montpellier University, Montpellier, France, ⁵Laval University, Québec City, QC, Canada, ⁶AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁷AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, ⁸Metroplex Clinical Research Center and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: The primary treatment target for patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is sustained clinical remission (REM) or low disease activity (LDA).1,2 A greater proportion…
Abstract Number: 1225 • ACR Convergence 2021
Baseline Extracellular Matrix Biomarkers Predict Abatacept Treatment Response in MTX-Naive, ACPA+ Patients with Early RA
Paul Emery¹, Yoshiya Tanaka², Vivian Bykerk³, Clifton Bingham⁴, Tom WJ Huizinga⁵, Gustavo Citera⁶, Chun Wu⁷, Sarah Hu⁷, Peter Schafer⁷, Jinqi Liu⁷, Sean Connolly⁷, Robert Wong⁸ and Roy Fleischmann⁹, ¹Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds and Leeds NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, ³Division of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City, NY, ⁴Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁶Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁷Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ⁸Bristol Myers Squibb, Basking Ridge, NJ, ⁹Metroplex Clinical Research Center and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Predictive biomarkers reflecting RA processes and treatment (tmt) efficacy are urgently needed to inform medical options. Markers of bone remodeling and extracellular matrix (ECM)…
Abstract Number: 1598 • ACR Convergence 2021
Trends in Medication Interruptions and Associations with Disease Flares During a Public Health Crisis: Longitudinal Data from Patients with Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Tiffany Dharia¹, Michael George², SHILPA VENKATACHALAM³, Shubhasree Banerjee², Joshua Baker², David Curtis⁴, Maria I. Danila⁵, Kelly Gavigan⁴, Peter Merkel², Dianne Shaw⁶, Jeffrey Curtis⁷ and William Nowell⁴, ¹Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY, ⁴Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ⁵University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁶Vasculitis Foundation, Kansas City, MO, ⁷Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has had substantial impact on the care of patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs), resulting in frequent medication interruptions early in…
Abstract Number: 1810 • ACR Convergence 2021
Current Medication Practices and Preferences Among Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA)
Monica Schwartzman¹, Zafir Abutalib² and Lisa Mandl¹, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²The Hospital For Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: The advent of targeted synthetics and biologics has greatly broadened the options for effective treatment in PsA. Guidelines published in 2018 by the American…
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: 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…

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