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

Abstract Number: 0377 • ACR Convergence 2020
Evaluation of Sex Differences in the Efficacy and Safety of Tofacitinib in Patients with Active Psoriatic Arthritis: A Post Hoc Analysis of Two Phase 3 Randomized Controlled Trials
Lihi Eder¹, Dafna Gladman², Sibel Zehra Aydin³, Alexis Ogdie⁴, Harry Shi⁵, Pierre-Alexandre Landry⁶ and Rayana Luna⁶, ¹Women’s College Research Institute, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁶Pfizer Canada ULC, Kirkland, Canada
Background/Purpose: Studies indicate that sex (male vs female) is predictive of outcomes with PsA treatments, such as TNF inhibitors (TNFi).1 Tofacitinib is an oral JAK…
Abstract Number: 0715 • ACR Convergence 2020
JIA-ACR50 Response as a Predictor of Minimal Disease Activity in Patients Aged 2–17 Years with Polyarticular-Course JIA Treated with SC Abatacept
Nicolino Ruperto¹, Hermine I Brunner², Alberto Berman³, Francisco Ávila-Zapata⁴, Gerd Horneff⁵, Maria Alessio⁶, Mara Becker⁷, Alexandre Belot⁸, Ruben Burgos-Vargas⁹, Alina Boteanu¹⁰, Claudia Goldenstein-Schainberg¹¹, Iloite Scheibel¹², Maria Teresa Terreri¹³, Lawrence Zemel¹⁴, Robert Wong¹⁵, Margarita Askelson¹⁵, Marleen Nys¹⁶, Alberto Martini¹⁷ and Daniel J Lovell², ¹Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy, ²PRCSG, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ³Universidad Nacional de Tucumán and Centro Médico Privado de Reumatología, Tucumán, Argentina, ⁴Star Medica Hospital, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, ⁵Asklepios Clinic Sankt Augustin, Sankt Augustin, Germany, ⁶Università di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy, ⁷Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁸Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lyon, Lyon, France, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, General Hospital of Mexico, Ciudad de Mexico, Mexico, ¹⁰Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain, ¹¹University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ¹²Hospital Criança Conceição, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ¹³Federal University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ¹⁴Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, Hartford, CT, ¹⁵Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ, ¹⁶Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Braine-L’Alleud, Belgium, ¹⁷PRINTO, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy
Background/Purpose: Effectiveness of SC abatacept in patients with polyarticular-course JIA (pJIA) was shown in a 2-year, open-label Phase III international study (NCT01844518). Here we assess…
Abstract Number: 0871 • ACR Convergence 2020
Hydroxychloroquine Dose Reduction and SLE Flares
April Jorge¹, Gary Ho², Michael Wu², Karen Costenbader³ and Hyon Choi⁴, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: 2016 ophthalmology guidelines recommend using hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) dosages < 5mg/kg/day, which is lower than the traditional 400mg/day for the majority of SLE patients. However,…
Abstract Number: 1201 • ACR Convergence 2020
Effect of Filgotinib on Pain in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from Phase 3 Clinical Trials
Peter Taylor¹, Arthur Kavanaugh², Peter Nash³, Janet Pope⁴, Beatrix Bartok⁵, Ken Hasegawa⁵, Shangbang Rao⁵, Sander Strengholt⁶ and Rene Westhovens⁷, ¹Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ²Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, & Immunology, University of California San Diego Medical School, San Diego, CA, ³School of Medicine Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, ⁴Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, St. Joseph's Health Centre, London, ON, Canada, ⁵Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA, ⁶Galapagos BV, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁷University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium, Leuven, Belgium
Background/Purpose: RA patients (pts) often suffer substantial pain despite ongoing treatment (tx) and regard pain control as a top tx goal. Filgotinib (FIL)—a potent, oral…
Abstract Number: 1594 • ACR Convergence 2020
Hydroxychloroquine Prescribing Habits and Provider Opinion on Dosing Guidelines in the Rheumatology and Dermatology Practices of an Academic Institution
Rebecca Overbury¹, Jakrapun Pupaibool², Christopher Hansen² and Dorota Lebiedz-Odrobina², ¹University of Utah and Primary Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT, ²University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: One rare but devastating adverse event related to the use of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is retinal toxicity. Retinal toxicity rates from HCQ can be as…
Abstract Number: 1844 • ACR Convergence 2020
Hydroxychloroquine and QTc Prolongation in a Cohort of SLE Patients
Mayce Haj-Ali¹ and H. Michael Belmont², ¹NYU Langone Health, new york, ²NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is an antimalarial drug used in the treatment of systemic lupus erythematous (SLE). Cardiac toxicity is very rare in SLE, but has…
Abstract Number: 0178 • ACR Convergence 2020
Associations of Multimorbidity with DMARD Initiation and Achieving Target Disease Activity Thresholds in Active Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cohort Study Using the Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) Registry
Bryant England¹, Huifeng Yun², Lang Chen³, Kaleb Michaud¹, Ted Mikuls¹ and Jeffrey R Curtis², ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Although a treat-to-target strategy is endorsed in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment guidelines, its routine implementation in real-world settings, particularly in the context of multimorbidity,…
Abstract Number: 0378 • ACR Convergence 2020
Itch as the Major Mediator of the Effect of Tofacitinib on Health-Related Quality of Life in Psoriatic Arthritis: A Mediation Analysis
Joseph Merola¹, Peter Taylor², Andrew Bushmakin³, Joseph Cappelleri³, Pamela Young⁴, Rebecca Germino⁵ and Gil Yosipovitch⁶, ¹Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Botnar Research Centre, Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ³Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁴Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁵Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁶University of Miami, Miami, FL
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is a chronic, systemic inflammatory disease with signs and symptoms across multiple domains, including cutaneous manifestations, which can impact health-related quality…
Abstract Number: 0754 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Association Between Continuous Decreases in Serum RF Titers and Radiographic Remission of Joint Damage in RA Patients Treated with Biological or Targeted Synthetic DMARDs
Takayoshi Owada¹, Ayae Tanaka², Hirokuni Hirata¹, Masafumi Arima³, Yasutsugu Fukushima¹ and Kazuhiro Kurasawa³, ¹Dokkyo Medical University Saitama Medical Center, Koshigaya, Saitama, Japan, ²Dokkyo Medical University, Shimotsuga-Gun, Japan, ³Dokkyo Medical University, Mibu, Shimotsugagun, Tochigi, Japan
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid factors (RFs) are RA-related autoantibodies like anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies, and are used for classifying and diagnosing RA. In addition, positivity and high…
Abstract Number: 0880 • ACR Convergence 2020
Ixekizumab Improves Signs and Symptoms of Patients with Radiographic and Non-radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis and Extra-articular Manifestation of Enthesitis Through 16 Weeks
Georg Schett¹, Filip Van den Bosch², Xenofon Baraliakos³, David Sandoval⁴, Vladimir Geneus⁴, Rebecca Bolce⁴, Soyi Liu-Leage⁵, Andris Kronbergs⁴ and Philip Mease⁶, ¹Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen- Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, ²Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ³Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Bochum, Germany, ⁴Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, ⁵Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ⁶Seattle Rheumatology Associates, P.L.L.C., Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Axial SpA (axSpA) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting the spine and sacroiliac (SI) joints and has two subtypes that represent the spectrum of…
Abstract Number: 1211 • ACR Convergence 2020
Relationship Between Changes in Lipid Levels and Improvement in Disease Activity Outcomes in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Receiving Upadacitinib Treatment: Pooled Analysis of Data from Two Phase 3 Studies
Christina Charles-Schoeman¹, Jon Giles², Nancy Lane³, Ernest Choy⁴, Heidi Camp⁵, Yanna Song⁶, Samuel Anyanwu⁵ and Iain McInnes⁷, ¹University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Columbia University, New York, NY, ³University of California, Davis, Sacramento, CA, ⁴CREATE Centre, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, ⁵AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁶AbbVie Inc., North Chicago,, IL, ⁷Institute of Infection, Immunity, and Inflammation, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Upadacitinib (UPA) is an oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor engineered to have greater selectivity for JAK1 vs JAK2, JAK3, and tyrosine kinase 2, and…
Abstract Number: 1610 • ACR Convergence 2020
Cutaneous Side Effects of Hydroxychloroquine in Rheumatic Diseases –Combination of “Traditional” Multivariate Analysis for Risk Factors AndClassification Model Development Using Supervised Machine Learning –Single Centre Retrospective Cohort Study in India
Sandeep Surendran¹, Mithun CB¹, Arun Tiwari², Vishal Marwaha¹ and Sekhar Easwar¹, ¹Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India., Kochi, Kerala, India, ²Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India., Kochi, India
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is associated with varied cutaneous side effects but only few studies in literature characterizing the risk factors for this. Recently machine learning…
Abstract Number: 1918 • ACR Convergence 2020
Efficacy and Safety of Methotrexate in Giant Cell Arteritis: Results from a Bicentric Portuguese Cohort Study
Sofia Barreira¹, Ana Rita Cruz-Machado², Eduardo Dourado³, Joana Martinho², Diana Raimundo⁴, Luísa Brites⁵, Helena Assunção⁵, Vítor Teixeira⁶, Nikita Khmelinskii², Carla Macieira², José A. P. da Silva⁷, João Eurico Fonseca⁸ and Cristina Ponte², ¹Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisbon, Portugal, ²Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Portugal, ³Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, ⁴Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal, ⁵Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, ⁶Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal, ⁷9.Centro Hospitalar e Universitário Coimbra (Rheumatology Department), Coimbra, Portugal, Coimbra, Portugal, ⁸Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade Medicina Universidade de Lisboa and Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte., Lisboa, Portugal
Background/Purpose: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA) is a large- and medium-sized vessel vasculitis affecting patients >50 years-old. High-doses of glucocorticoids (GCs) should be initiated promptly to…
Abstract Number: 0183 • ACR Convergence 2020
Incidence of Malignancies in Japanese Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Data from a Large Japanese National Registry
Toshihiro Matsui¹, Naonobu Sugiyama², Tsutomu Kawaguchi², Aosa Kamezaki², Shigeyuki Toyoizumi³, Fujio Matsuyama⁴, Tatsunori Murata⁴, Yukitomo Urata⁵, Kimito Kawahata⁶ and Shigeto Tohma⁷, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Clinical Research Center for Allergy and Rheumatology, National Hospital Organization Sagamihara National Hospital, Sagamihara, Japan, ²Pfizer Japan Inc, Tokyo, Japan, ³Pfizer R&D Japan G.K., Tokyo, Japan, ⁴CRECON Medical Assessment Inc, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Tsugaru General Hospital, Aomori, Japan, ⁶Division of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan, ⁷National Hospital Organization Tokyo National Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Patients (pts) with RA have an increased risk of some malignancies compared with the general population, and this can vary by region/race.1,2 Epidemiologic data…
Abstract Number: 0404 • ACR Convergence 2020
Isolated Aortitis: Single Centre Experience of Clinical Spectrum and Management
Nadia Ahmad¹, Ayna Verdiyeva², Raashid Luqmani² and Shirish Dubey², ¹Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Reading, United Kingdom, ²Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Aortitis was previously regarded as a rare form of large vessel vasculitis (LVV), but is now increasingly being recognised. It may occur in the…

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