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

Abstract Number: 0200 • ACR Convergence 2021
In Undifferentiated Arthritis, DMARD-treatment Intensified During the Last Decennia but Did Not Result in Improved Outcomes
Marloes Verstappen, Xanthe Matthijssen and Annette H.M van der Helm-van Mil, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: International guidelines stress timely DMARD-initiation in early arthritis, also when classification-criteria are not yet fulfilled. Consequently, undifferentiated arthritis (UA)-patients are increasingly treated despite placebo-controlled…
Abstract Number: 0790 • ACR Convergence 2021
Unraveling Heterogeneity Within ACPA-negative Rheumatoid Arthritis; The Subgroup of Patients with a Strong Clinical and Serological Response to Initiation of DMARD-treatment Favor Disease Resolution
Marloes Verstappen¹, Hanna van Steenbergen², Pascal de Jong³ and Annette H.M van der Helm-van Mil¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Leiden Univeristy Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Erasmus MC, Hendrik Ido Ambacht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a heterogeneous disease, especially ACPA-negative-RA. This is reflected by differences in long-term outcomes, ranging from refractory RA to sustained-DMARD-free-remission(SDFR; sustained…
Abstract Number: 0963 • ACR Convergence 2021
Immunogenicity of COVID-19 Vaccines in Patients with Autoimmune and Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases (AIIRDs)
Gordon Lam¹, Andrew Laster², Sarah McCarter², Heather Gladue³, Ahmad Kashif², Erin Siceloff², Victoria Lackey³, Cheryl Robertson³, Ashley Toci² and Leonard Calabrese⁴, ¹Arthritis and Osteoporosis Consultants of the Carolinas, Cornelius, NC, ²Arthritis and Osteoporosis Consultants of the Carolinas, Charlotte, NC, ³Arthritis & Osteoporosis Consultants of the Carolinas, Charlotte, NC, ⁴Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: AIIRD patients may have a blunted immune response to the COVID-19 vaccines, but this is largely uncharacterized as these individuals were not included in…
Abstract Number: 1349 • ACR Convergence 2021
Joint-specific Responses to Tofacitinib and Adalimumab in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: Post Hoc Analysis of a Phase 3 Study
Adrian Ciurea¹, Tim Killeen², Raphael Micheroli¹, Norina N Gassman², Hyejin Jo³, Kenneth Kwok⁴, Elizabeth Kudlacz⁴, Oliver Distler¹, Caroline Ospelt⁵ and Mojca Frank-Bertoncelj¹, ¹Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich/University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Pfizer AG, Zurich, Switzerland, ³Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁴Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁵Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Peripheral joint involvement in PsA varies. In RA, varied joint involvement may reflect site-specific differences in stromal cell transcriptome, including Janus kinase-signal transducer and…
Abstract Number: 1684 • ACR Convergence 2021
Incidence of Infections in Patients Aged ≥ 50 Years with RA and ≥ 1 Additional Cardiovascular Risk Factor: Results from a Phase 3b/4 Randomized Safety Study of Tofacitinib vs TNF Inhibitors
Andra R Bălănescu¹, Gustavo Citera², Virginia Pascual-Ramos³, Carol A Connell⁴, David Gold⁵, All-shine Chen⁴, Harry Shi⁶, Andrea B Shapiro⁷, Janet Pope⁸ and Hendrik Schulze-Koops⁹, ¹“Carol Davila” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology “Sf. Maria” Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, ²Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ³Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁴Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁶Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁷Pfizer Inc, Peapack, NJ, ⁸University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ⁹Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine IV, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Background/Purpose: Previous clinical trial and real-world data suggest that risk of serious infection events (SIEs) and opportunistic infections (OIs) is similar with tofacitinib 5 mg…
Abstract Number: 1941 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Risk of Venous Thromboembolic Events in Patients with RA Aged ≥ 50 Years with ≥ 1 Cardiovascular Risk Factor: Results from a Phase 3b/4 Randomized Safety Study of Tofacitinib vs TNF Inhibitors
Christina Charles-Schoeman¹, Roy Fleischmann², Eduardo Mysler³, Maria Greenwald⁴, Cunshan Wang⁵, All-shine Chen⁵, Carol A Connell⁵, John C Woolcott⁶, Sujatha Menon⁵, Yan Chen⁷, Kristen Lee⁷ and Zoltan Szekanecz⁸, ¹Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Metroplex Clinical Research Center and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ³Organización Médica de Investigación, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁴Desert Medical Advances, Palm Desert, CA, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁶Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁷Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, University of Debrecen, Faculty of Medicine, Debrecen, Hungary
Background/Purpose: ORAL Surveillance (NCT02092467) was a randomized, open-label, non-inferiority, Phase 3b/4 study that assessed the relative risk of major adverse cardiovascular (CV) events (MACE) and…
Abstract Number: L04 • ACR Convergence 2020
Influenza Adverse Events in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Tofacitinib Clinical Program
Kevin L Winthrop¹, Arne Yndestad², Dan Henrohn³, Hyejin Jo⁴, Sara Marsal⁵, Maria Galindo⁶, Annette Diehl⁷, Andrea B Shapiro⁸ and Stanley B Cohen⁹, ¹Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²Pfizer Inc, Oslo, Norway, ³Pfizer Inc, Sollentuna, Sweden, ⁴Syneos Health, Raleigh, NC, ⁵Vall d’Hebron Hospital, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology Unit, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁸Pfizer Inc, Peapack, NJ, ⁹Metroplex Clinical Research Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Patients (pts) with RA have increased susceptibility to seasonal influenza and its complications.1 The COVID-19 pandemic highlights the need to understand acute respiratory RNA…
Abstract Number: L05 • ACR Convergence 2020
DMARD Changes for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in the US During the First Three Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Kaleb Michaud¹, Sofia Pedro², Kristin Wipfler³, Ekta Agarwal⁴ and Patricia Katz⁵, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center and Forward, the National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, ²Forward, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ³FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, ⁴Pfizer inc, Princeton Jct, NJ, ⁵UCSF, Mill Valley, CA
Background/Purpose: To understand medication and clinical care changes by patients with RA during the first 3 months (March through May 2020) of the COVID-19 pandemic…
Abstract Number: 0211 • ACR Convergence 2020
Efficacy and Safety of Upadacitinib in Patients from China, Brazil, and South Korea with Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Have Had Inadequate Response to Conventional Synthetic Disease-modifying Antirheumatic Drugs
Xiaofeng Zeng¹, Dongbao Zhao², Sebastiao Radominski³, Mauro Keiserman⁴, Chang Keun Lee⁵, Sebastian Meerwein⁶, Jeffrey Enejosa⁷, Yunxia Sui⁷, Mohamed-Eslam Mohamed⁷ and Won Park⁸, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences National Clinical Research Center for Dermatologic and Immunologic Diseases (NCRC-DID), Beijing, China (People's Republic), ²Shanghai Changhai Hospital, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), ³Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil, ⁴Pontificial Catholic University, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ⁵Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ⁶Pharmaceutical Development, AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co KG, Ludwigshafen, Germany, ⁷AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁸Inha University, Incheon, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: This Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, placebo (PBO)-controlled study assessed the efficacy and safety of upadacitinib (UPA) in combination with csDMARDs in patients with rheumatoid…
Abstract Number: 0450 • ACR Convergence 2020
In Vitro Characterization of Inflammatory Arthritis Associated with Immune Check Point Inhibition
Anne Sofie Sørensen¹, Morten Nørgaard Andersen¹, Kristian Juul-Madsen², Cæcilie Deisting Skejø¹, Henrik Schmidt¹, Thomas Vorup-Jensen¹ and Tue Wenzel Kragstrup¹, ¹Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ²Aarhus University, Aarhus, Midtjylland, Denmark
Background/Purpose: During treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) such as the anti-PD-1 antibody pembrolizumab, 2-4% of cancer patients develop inflammatory arthritis as an immune-related adverse…
Abstract Number: 0803 • ACR Convergence 2020
Real-World DMARD Experience and Outcomes for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Japan: Safety
Mitsumasa Kishimoto¹, Yoshiya Tanaka², Leslie Harrold³, Alina Onofrei³, Christine Barr⁴, Ekta Agarwal⁵, Jose L Rivas⁶, Naonobu Sugiyama⁷, Jeffrey Greenberg⁸ and Hisashi Yamanaka⁹, ¹Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Yokohama, Japan, ²The First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, ³Corrona, LLC, Waltham, MA, ⁴Corrona, LLC, Albany, NY, ⁵Pfizer, Inc., Princeton Jct, NJ, ⁶Pfizer SLU, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Pfizer Japan Inc, Tokyo, Japan, ⁸Corrona, LLC and NYU School of Medicine, Waltham, MA, ⁹Sanno Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: There is limited information on the real-world safety of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) approved for treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Japan. Using a Japanese…
Abstract Number: 0983 • ACR Convergence 2020
Outcomes Following Antimalarial Withdrawal in Patients with Quiescent Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Danae Papachristos¹, Dafna Gladman², Jiandong Su³ and Murray Urowitz⁴, ¹University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto Lupus Clinic, Centre for Prognosis Studies in Rheumatic Diseases, Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Antimalarial medications (AMs) are central to the management of SLE, affording numerous clinical benefits including the reduction of disease flare. However, little is known…
Abstract Number: 1228 • ACR Convergence 2020
Baricitinib 2-mg Provides Greater Improvements in Patient-Reported Outcomes Across All Disease Activity Levels Compared to Placebo: Post-hoc Analyses of RA-BEACON and RA-BUILD Trials
Clifton Bingham III¹, Bochao Jia², Jianmin Wu², Amanda Quebe², Carol Kannowski², Susan Otawa², Yun-Fei Chen², Kirstin Griffing², Dongyi He³ and Dalton Sholter⁴, ¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ³Shanghai Guanghua Hospital, Shanghai, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), ⁴University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Baricitinib (BARI) improved patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in patients with insufficient response or intolerance to ≥1 tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) or other biological disease-modifying…
Abstract Number: 1718 • ACR Convergence 2020
Impact of Treatments on Radiographic Progression over the First 10 Years of Disease in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from the ESPOIR Cohort
Joanna Kedra¹, David Hajage¹, Alexandre Lafourcade¹, Bernard Combe², Maxime Dougados³ and Bruno Fautrel⁴, ¹Sorbonne Université, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, UMR S1136, Paris, France, Paris, France, ²University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ³Department of Rheumatology, Hopital Cochin, Université de Paris, Paris, France, ⁴Sorbonne University, INSERM, IPLES; Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Background/Purpose: Long-term observational studies on the prediction of structural damage progression (SDP) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have mostly considered patients baseline characteristics and have rarely…
Abstract Number: 2001 • ACR Convergence 2020
Adverse Effects of Low Dose Methotrexate: Adjudicated Hematologic Outcomes in a Large Randomized Double-blind Placebo-controlled Trial
Kathleen Vanni¹, Nancy Berliner¹, Nina Paynter², Robert Glynn², Jean MacFadyen¹, Joshua Colls¹, Fengxin Lu¹, Chang Xu², Paul Ridker¹ and Daniel H Solomon¹, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston
Background/Purpose: Low dose methotrexate (LD-MTX), a cornerstone in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, is associated with a moderately increased risk of anemia and leukopenia, but…

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