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

Abstract Number: 0973 • ACR Convergence 2020
Novel Network Tool Highlights Key Features Associated with Disease Pathotypes and Response to Treatment in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Elisabetta Sciacca¹, Anna Surace², Myles Lewis¹, Salvatore Alaimo³, Vito Latora⁴, Felice Rivellese¹, Alfredo Pulvirenti³, Alfredo Ferro³ and Costantino Pitzalis⁵, ¹Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom, ²Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, Queen Mary University of London, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ³Bioinformatics Unit, Dept of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, Catania, Sicilia, Italy, ⁴School of Mathematical Sciences Queen Mary, University of London, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Biomedical research uses many statistical/bioinformatics tools to find genes or proteins differentially expressed between patient group of interest. However, biological elements are related to…
Abstract Number: 1225 • ACR Convergence 2020
Targeting to IL-6 or Specific JAKs for RA Treatment: Seeking a Rationale for Switching Each Other If One of These Treatments Resulted in Lack of Efficacy
Yoshinobu Koyama¹, Yoshiharu Sato², Hiroshi Iijima², Moe Sakamoto³ and Toshie Higuchi³, ¹Okayama Red Cross Hospital, Japanese Red Cross Society, Okayama, Japan, ²DNA Chip Research Inc, Tokyo, Japan, ³Division of Rheumatology, Okayama Red Cross Hospital, Japanese Red Cross Society, Okayama, Japan
Background/Purpose: Inhibition of IL-6 signaling is one of the most established strategies for RA treatment. Tocilizumab (TCZ) is the pioneer which blocks IL-6 signaling by…
Abstract Number: 1717 • ACR Convergence 2020
Impact of Treatments on Favorable Outcome over the First 10 Years of Disease in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from a WCE Model in 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 favorable outcome (FO) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have mostly considered patients baseline characteristics and have rarely evaluated…
Abstract Number: 2000 • ACR Convergence 2020
Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Methotrexate versus Hydroxychloroquine
Mengdong He¹, Ajinkya Pawar¹, Rishi Desai¹, Robert Glynn¹, Hemin Lee¹, Michael Weinblatt¹, Daniel H Solomon¹ and Seoyoung Kim¹, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Prior studies suggest an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) among patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, little is known about the comparative risk…
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…
Abstract Number: 0213 • ACR Convergence 2020
Sustainability of Response to Upadacitinib as Monotherapy or in Combination Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Prior Inadequate Response to Conventional Synthetic DMARDs
Arthur Kavanaugh¹, Maya Buch², Bernard Combe³, Louis Bessette⁴, In-Ho Song⁵, Yanna Song⁶, Jessica Suboticki⁵ and Peter Nash⁷, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, & Immunology, University of California San Diego Medical School, San Diego, CA, ²Centre of Musculoskeletal Research, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ⁴Laval University, Quebec, Canada, ⁵AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁶AbbVie Inc., North Chicago,, IL, ⁷School of Medicine Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
Background/Purpose: To assess long-term sustainability of responses to upadacitinib (UPA), a JAK inhibitor, with or without background csDMARD(s) in patients (pts) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA).Methods:…
Abstract Number: 0466 • ACR Convergence 2020
Dosage Modification of Immunomodulatory Medications by Rheumatology Patients in New York City During the Peak of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Marianna Frey¹, Gregory Vitone², Candace Feldman³, Lindsay Lally¹, Anne Bass⁴, Jane Salmon¹, Mary Crow¹, Michael Lockshin⁵, Vivian Bykerk¹, Lisa Mandl¹ and Medha Barbhaiya⁵, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵Hospital for Special Surgery, Barbara Volcker Center for Women and Rheumatic Diseases, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Due to concerns about underlying immune dysregulation and immunosuppression, patients with systemic rheumatic diseases living in COVID-19 “hot spots” may have modified their immunomodulatory…
Abstract Number: 0806 • ACR Convergence 2020
Identification and Adjustment for Factors Associated with Clinical Response in Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials to Improve Comparisons of Treatment Efficacy
Anthony Cordisco¹ and Joshua Baker¹, ¹Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Numerous clinical trials have been published in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but comparing efficacies of disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) is complicated by a lack of…
Abstract Number: 1001 • ACR Convergence 2020
Risk of Malignant Melanoma and Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Initiating Methotrexate versus Hydroxychloroquine
Hemin Lee¹, Sarah Chen², Nileesa Gautam², Seanna Vine¹, Mengdong He², Rishi Desai², Michael Weinblatt¹, Robert Glynn² and Seoyoung Kim², ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston
Background/Purpose: Previous randomized clinical trials and observational studies have signaled an increased risk of skin cancer in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated with immunosuppressants such…

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