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

Abstract Number: 1669 • ACR Convergence 2022
Comparing the Safety and Effectiveness of Methotrexate, TNF and IL6 Inhibitors for the Treatment of Checkpoint Inhibitor Arthritis
Anne Bass¹, Noha Abdel-Wahab², Pankti Reid³, Jeffrey Sparks⁴, Cassandra Calabrese⁵, Deanna Jannat-Khah, DrPH, MSPH⁶, Diviya Rajesh⁶, Nilasha Ghosh⁶, Komal Mushtaq⁷, Farah Al Haj⁸, Adewunmi Falohun⁹, Lydia Gedmintas¹⁰, Lindsey MacFarlane¹¹, Senada Arabelovic¹¹, Adi Diab², Ami Shah¹², Clifton O. Bingham III¹³, Karmela Kim Chan⁶ and Laura C. Cappelli¹⁴, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ²UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ³University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Heights, OH, ⁶Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁷Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁸Sinai Grace Hospital/ Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, ⁹MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ¹⁰Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ¹¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ¹²Johns Hopkins Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, ¹³Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ¹⁴Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitor associated arthritis (ICI-A) affects ∼4% of ICI-treated cancer patients and often persists. Given its long duration, it is important to identify…
Abstract Number: 1985 • ACR Convergence 2022
The BEGIN Study: A Double-blind, Multi-center, Two-part, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Study of the Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of 4 Weeks of Treatment with AP1189 in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients with Active Joint Disease
Thomas Jonassen¹, Irene Sandholdt², Birgitte Telmer² and Ellen-Margrethe Hauge³, ¹SynAct Pharma, Holte, Denmark, ²CroxxMed, Hørsholm, Denmark, ³Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Melanocortin (MC) type 1 and type 3 receptor stimulation is associated with anti-inflammatory activity and the promotion of inflammatory resolution. AP1189 is novel biased…
Abstract Number: 2251 • ACR Convergence 2022
Reduction in Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease Risk in Patients Treated with Tofacitinib
Matthew Baker¹, Yuhan Liu¹, Rong Lu¹, Janice Lin¹, Jason Melehani¹ and William Robinson², ¹Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ²Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA
Background/Purpose: Clinically significant interstitial lung disease (ILD) occurs in roughly 10% of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). There are limited data on the pathogenesis of…
Abstract Number: 0270 • ACR Convergence 2022
Lower mRNA-anti SARS-Cov2 Induced IgG Antibody Responses to S1, S2 and RBD May Result from a Delayed IgA and IgM Class Switch in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
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, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Cantonal Hospital St.Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Cantonal Clinic St Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Anti-SARS-CoV2 mRNA vaccination may result in blunted humoral immune responses with lower peak titers and a different kinetic in patients with rheumatic diseases receiving…
Abstract Number: 0349 • ACR Convergence 2022
Comparative Risks of Infection with Belimumab versus Oral Immunosuppressants in Patients with Non-Renal Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Emma Materne¹, Hyon Choi², Baijun Zhou¹, Karen Costenbader³, Yuqing Zhang⁴ and April Jorge¹, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Lexington, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Quincy, MA
Background/Purpose: Belimumab, a biologic B-Lymphocyte stimulator (BLyS) inhibitor, was FDA-approved in 2011 for the treatment of active SLE. Initial phase 3 placebo-controlled trials found no…
Abstract Number: 0714 • ACR Convergence 2022
Real-World Treatment Effectiveness of Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs by Serostatus Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yinzhu Jin, Jun Liu, Rishi Desai and Seoyoung Kim, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Serostatus may be associated with different responses to treatment with biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARD) or Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi) in patients with rheumatoid…
Abstract Number: 0908 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Association of Cardiovascular Comorbidities with Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Undergoing Treatment with Baricitinib and Conventional Synthetic DMARDs: A Post-Hoc Analysis
Arkady Manning-Bennett¹, Ashley Hopkins², Michael Sorich², Susanna Proudman³, David Foster¹, Ahmad Abuhelwa² and Michael Wiese¹, ¹University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia, ²Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia, ³Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, and Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune disease that is characterised by inflammation in the synovium of diarthrodial joints and low-level inflammation in multiple…
Abstract Number: 0981 • ACR Convergence 2022
QTc Prolongation in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients Treated with Hydroxychloroquine – Preliminary Results from a Single Center Study
Tanmayee Bichile¹, Susan Manzi² and Tarun Sharma³, ¹Allegheny Health Network, Gibsonia, PA, ²Allegheny Health Network, Lupus Center of Excellence, Wexford, PA, ³Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: The effect of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) on QTc interval in patients with rheumatic diseases is under scrutiny since the COVID-19 pandemic, however studies have shown…
Abstract Number: 1399 • ACR Convergence 2022
Inflammatory Arthritis Genetic Risk Factors to Predict Treatment Patterns in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Gregory McDermott¹, Jing Cui¹, Rachel Knevel², Kumar Dahal¹, Dana Weisenfeld¹, Priyam Das³, Elizabeth Karlson¹, Su-Chun Cheng⁴, Soumya Raychaudhuri¹, Tianxi Cai⁴ and Katherine Liao¹, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: In a prior study, we described an alternative method for subphenotyping RA patients by the sequence of biologic DMARDs (bDMARDs) they receive over time.…
Abstract Number: 1679 • ACR Convergence 2022
The Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Start Time Optimization of Biologic Therapy in Polyarticular JIA (STOP-JIA) Study: Three-Year Outcomes
Yukiko Kimura¹, Sarah Ringold², George Tomlinson³, Laura Schanberg⁴, Anne Dennos⁵, MaryEllen Riordan⁶, Vincent Del Gaizo⁷, Katherine Murphy⁸, Pamela Weiss⁹, Brian Feldman¹⁰, Mei Sing Ong¹¹ and Marc Natter¹², ¹Hackensack Meridian Health, New York, NY, ²Janssen, Seattle, WA, ³University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ⁵Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁶Hackensack Meridian Health, Hackensack, NJ, ⁷CARRA, Inc, Washington, DC, ⁸CARRA, Inc, New Orleans, LA, ⁹Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Glen Mills, PA, ¹⁰Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children; Child Health Evaluative Services, SickKids Research Institute; Department of Paediatrics, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹¹Harvard Pilgrim Institute, Boston, MA, ¹²Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: The CARRA STOP-JIA study compared the effectiveness of the CARRA Consensus Treatment Plans (CTPs) in achieving clinically inactive disease (CID) in untreated polyarticular JIA…
Abstract Number: 1989 • ACR Convergence 2022
Predictors of Flare in the RHEUmatoid Arthritis Medication TAPering (RHEUMTAP) Cohort
Nada Alrifai¹, Mohamed Tageldin², Malavikalakshmi Attur², Nicholas Wilson², Rebecca schorr² and Tarun Sharma², ¹Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, ²Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Long term use of conventional synthetic DMARDs (csDMARDs) and biologics in RA has clinical risks including infection and malignancy. Few RCTs and real-world studies…
Abstract Number: 2262 • ACR Convergence 2022
Albumin-hitchhiking MMP13 siRNA Conjugate (siMMP13< (EG18L)2) for the Treatment of Rheumatic Disease
Juan Colazo¹, Ella Hoogenboezem¹, Fang Yu¹, Veeraj Shah¹, Justin Lo¹, Hongsik Cho², Karen Hasty², Leslie Crofford³ and Craig Duvall¹, ¹Department of Biomedical Engineering, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Nashville, TN, ²Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Biomedical Engineering, Memphis VA Medical Center, Memphis, TN, ³Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) decrease quality of life due to joint destruction, pain, and decreased function. Multiple joint osteoarthritis (MJOA) can occur…
Abstract Number: L18 • ACR Convergence 2021
Humoral and Cellular Immune Responses to a Second Dose of COVID-19 Vaccine BNT162b2 in People Receiving Methotrexate or Targeted Immunosuppression: A Cohort Study
Satveer K Mahil¹, Katie Bechman², Antony Raharja¹, Clara Domingo-Vila³, David Baudry¹, Matt Brown², Andrew Cope², Tejus Dasandi¹, Hataf Khan⁴, Thomas Lechmere⁴, Michael Malim⁴, Freya Meynell¹, Emily Pollock³, Kamila Sychowska³, Jonathan Barker¹, Sam Norton⁵, James Galloway², Katie Doores⁴, Timothy Tree³ and Catherine Smith¹, ¹St John’s Institute of Dermatology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College London, London, ²Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, King's College London, London, ³Department of Immunobiology, Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Department of Infectious Diseases, School of Immunology & Microbial Sciences, King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Psychology Department, Institute for Psychiatry Psychology & Neuroscience, King’s College London, London
Background/Purpose: COVID-19 vaccines have robust immunogenicity in the general population. Data on individuals with immune-mediated inflammatory diseases who are taking immunosuppressants remains limited. Our cohort…
Abstract Number: L01 • ACR Convergence 2021
Immunogenicity of mRNA COVID-19 Vaccines at 4 and 12 Weeks Post Full Vaccination in Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases
Catherine Raptis¹, Diego Andrey², Christoph Berger³, Axel Finckh², Pierre Lescuyer², Adrian Ciurea⁴, Tanja Maletic¹, Christos Polysopoulos¹, Myriam Riek¹, Almut Scherer¹, Kim Lauper², Burkhard Moeller⁵, Judith Safford⁶, Sandra Schweizer⁷, Isabell von Loga¹, Nicolas Vuilleumier⁸ and Andrea Rubbert-Roth⁹, ¹SCQM Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Geneva University Hospital, Geneva, Switzerland, ³University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, ⁴University Hospital Zurich, Zrich, Switzerland, ⁵Inselspital - University Hospital Bern, Bern, Switzerland, ⁶RheumaCura Foundation, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁷Swiss League Against Rheumatism, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁸University Hospital of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, ⁹Kantonspital St Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Emerging evidence indicates that immunosuppressive therapies may result in reduced immunogenicity –and presumably reduced efficacy- following vaccination with mRNA COVID-19 vaccines but long-term data…
Abstract Number: L11 • ACR Convergence 2021
Cardiovascular Risk of Hydroxychloroquine in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Retrospective Cohort Study
ELVIRA D'ANDREA¹, Rishi Desai², Mengdong He³, Robert Glynn⁴, Hemin Lee², Michael Weinblatt², Daniel Solomon⁵ and Seoyoung Kim², ¹Brigham & Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Brigham & Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, Newton, MA
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a commonly used 1st-line disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in the U.S., while methotrexate (MTX) is…

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