Abstracts tagged "DMARDs and rheumatoid arthritis (RA)"

Abstract Number: 848 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Risk of Serious Infection with Long-Term Use of Low-Dose Glucocorticoids in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Michael George¹, Joshua Baker ², Kevin Winthrop ³, Qufei Wu ², Lang Chen ⁴, Fenglong Xie ⁵, Huifeng Yun ⁴ and Jeffrey Curtis ⁴, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham
Background/Purpose: As many as 30-40% of patients with RA remain on long term glucocorticoids. Infection risk with higher dose glucocorticoids is well known, but evidence…
Abstract Number: 2240 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Mining Social Media Data to Investigate Patient Perceptions Regarding DMARD Pharmacotherapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Chanakya Sharma¹, Samuel Whittle ², Pari Delir Haghighi ³, Frada Burstein ³, Roee Sa'adon ⁴ and Helen Keen ¹, ¹Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Australia, ²The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, Australia, ³Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ⁴Treato, Or Yehuda, Israel
Background/Purpose: Our hypothesis is that patients have a positive opinion regarding the newer, biologic DMARDs and a negative sentiment towards the conventional synthetic agents. We…
Abstract Number: 551 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Leflunomide As a Concomitant DMARD Choice for the Biological Treatment Era of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Gezmis Kimyon¹, Sedat Kiraz², Ihsan Ertenli², Orhan Kucuksahin³, Ediz Dalkiliç⁴, Cemal Bes⁵, Nilufer Alpay Kanitez⁶, Timucin Kasifoglu⁷, Hakan Emmungil⁸, Belkıs Nihan Coşkun⁴, Burcu Yagız⁴, Suleyman Serdar Koca⁹, Muhammet Cinar¹⁰, Aşkın Ateş¹¹, Servet Akar¹², Duygu Ersozlu Bakirli¹³, Veli Yazisiz¹⁴, Nazife Sule Yasar Bilge⁷, Muge Aydin Tufan¹⁵, Ridvan Mercan¹⁶, Omer Karadag², Ayse Bahar Kelesoglu¹¹, Onay Gercik¹⁷, Burak Oz⁹, Zeynel Abidin Akar⁹, Sedat Yılmaz¹⁸, Sezin Turan⁸, Yavuz Pehlivan⁴, Ender Terzioglu¹⁴, Levent Kilic², Sukran Erten¹⁹, Emre Tekgöz¹⁰, Koray Tascilar²⁰ and Umut Kalyoncu², ¹Rheumatology, Hatay Mustafa Kemal University Faculty of Medicine, Hatay, Turkey, ²Rheumatology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, ³Rheumatology, Liv Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, ⁴Rheumatology, Uludag University Faculty of Medicine, Bursa, Turkey, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Health Sciences University Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁶Rheumatology, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, İstanbul, Turkey, ⁷Rheumatology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, Eskisehir, Turkey, ⁸Rheumatology, Trakya University Faculty of Medicine, Edirne, Turkey, ⁹Rheumatology, Firat University Faculty of Medicine, Elazığ, Turkey, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, ¹¹Rheumatology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, ¹²Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology,, Izmir Katip Çelebi University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, Adana Numune Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey, ¹⁴Rheumatology, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Antalya, Turkey, ¹⁵Rheumatology, Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey, ¹⁶Rheumatology, Namik Kemal University Faculty of Medicine, Tekirdağ, Turkey, ¹⁷Rheumatology, Izmir Katip Çelebi University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey, ¹⁸Division of Rheumatology, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, ¹⁹Rheumatology, Yildirim Beyazit University Faculty Of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, ²⁰Rheumatology, Okmeydani Research and Training Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate and leflunomide are anchor conventional synthetic DMARDs (csDMARDs) for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment. Although methotrexate is the usual recommended concomitant csDMARD along with…
Abstract Number: 556 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treatment Initiation and Duration in DMARD Naïve Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Analysis of US Health Plan Claims
Robin K. Dore¹, Jenya Antonova² and Jerrold Hill³, ¹Univ of California, Los Angeles, CA, ²Gilead Sciences, Foster City, CA, ³Health Economics Outcomes Research, Real World Evidence, IQVIA, Plymouth Meeting, PA
Background/Purpose: The ACR treat-to-target approach for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) recommends regular assessments of disease activity and adjustment of medication regimen until efficacy goals are met.…
Abstract Number: 1887 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Practice Variation in Prescriptions of Non-TNFi Biologics and Tofacitinib: Data from the Rheumatology Informatics System for Effectiveness (RISE) Registry
Gabriela Schmajuk^1,2, Michael Evans³, Julia Kay², Megan E. B. Clowse⁴, Esi Morgan⁵, Andreas Reimold⁶, Tracy Johansson⁷, Lindsay Lewis⁸ and Jinoos Yazdany⁹, ¹San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, ²Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³University of California - San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁵University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, ⁶Rheumatology, University of TX Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ⁷Practice, Advocacy & Quality, American College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, ⁸American College of Rheumatology, Atlanta, GA, ⁹University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Biologic DMARDs and tofacitinib account for a large proportion of drug spending in the U.S. Although TNFi drugs have dominated sales, use of…
Abstract Number: 2455 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Biologic and Non-Biologic Dmards
Judith Maro¹, Talia Menzin², Kenneth Hornbuckle³, Jon T. Giles⁴, Arthur Kavanaugh⁵, Thomas Dörner⁶, David Martin⁷, Jane Huang¹ and Claudia A. Salinas³, ¹Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Harvard Pilgrim Health Center, Boston, MA, ³Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ⁴Columbia University, New York, NY, ⁵University of California, San Diego, School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ⁶Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁷Food and Drug Administration, Indianapolis, IN
Background/Purpose: Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have an increased risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), including pulmonary embolism (PE) and deep vein thrombosis (DVT), compared with…
Abstract Number: 542 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is There Any Difference in RA Patients for Methotrexate Use Vs. Leflunomide Use As a Concomitant Treatment with Biological and Targeted Synthetic Dmards in Turkbio Registry?
Nevsun Inanc¹, Gulsen Ozen², Yasemin Yalçınkaya¹, Ediz Dalkilic³, Suleyman Serdar Koca⁴, Gerçek Can⁵, Ahmet Karatas⁶, Yavuz Pehlivan⁷, Ayten Yazici⁸, Ayse Cefle⁹, Abdurrahman Tufan¹⁰, Servet Akar¹¹, Soner Senel¹², Burak Oz¹³, Nurullah Akkoc¹⁴ and Fatos Onen¹⁵, ¹Departement of İnternal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Marmara University, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Uludag University, School of Medicine, Rheumatology, Bursa, Turkey, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Firat University School of Medicine, Elazig, Turkey, ⁵Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Firat University, School of Medicine, Rheumatology, Elazig, Turkey, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Uludag University, Bursa, Turkey, ⁸Rheumatology, Kocaeli University, Kocaeli, Turkey, ⁹Rheumatology, Kocaeli University, School of Medicine, Rheumatology, Kocaeli, Turkey, ¹⁰Internal Medicine-Rheumatology, Gazi University Medical School, Rheumatology, Ankara, Turkey, ¹¹Rheumatology, Izmir Katip Celebi University, School of Medicine, Rheumatology, Izmir, Turkey, ¹²Rheumatology, Kayseri Erciyes University, School of Medicine, Rheumatology, Kayseri, Turkey, ¹³Rheumatology, Firat University, School of Medicine, Rheumatology, Elazig, Turkey, ¹⁴Rheumatology, Private Practice, Rheumatology, İzmir, Turkey, ¹⁵Rheumatology, Dokuz Eylul University Faculty of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
Background/Purpose: TURKBIO registry is the Turkish version of Danish DANBIO rheumatologic database which has been established in 2011. Demographic and clinical data including age, sex,…
Abstract Number: 1058 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Variation in DMARD Therapy Following Methotrexate Failure for Newly-Identified Rheumatoid Arthritis in a National Veterans Health Administration Cohort
John McDougall Jr.^1,2, Cynthia Brandt^3,4, Melissa Skanderson³, Joseph Goulet³ and Liana Fraenkel⁵, ¹National Clinican Scholars Program, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ²Dep't. of Rheumatology, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ³Veterans Affairs Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, ⁴Emergency Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ⁵Rheumatology, Rheumatology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, New Haven, CT
Background/Purpose: Absent contraindications to conventional DMARD (cDMARD) use, the Veterans Administration (VA) requires a 3-month trial of 2 cDMARDs prior to the use of biologic…
Abstract Number: 2489 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Survival of Biologic DMARD Therapies As Monotherapy: Real World Data
Jose A Gómez-Puerta^1,2, Natalia Duque Zapata¹, Luis Alonso Gonzalez^1,3, Carmen Cerón¹, Monica Vásquez¹ and Oscar Jair Felipe Diaz^1,4, ¹Medicarte IPS, Medellín, Colombia, ²Grupo de Reumatología, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia, ³Grupo de Reumatología, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellin, Colombia, ⁴Clinica Las Vegas, Medellín, Colombia
Background/Purpose: According different international registries, around one third of patients under biologic DMARD (bDMARD) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are receiving bDMARD as monotherapy (1-4). In…
Abstract Number: 1626 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
In Real Life Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients, Leflunomide Has Limited Impact As a Second Line DMARD after Methotrexate
Gundula Weigt, Anne Erler and Martin Aringer, Medicine III, University Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine at the TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Background/Purpose: In patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), in whom methotrexate (MTX) is not inducing remission or at least low disease activity, or is not tolerated,…
Abstract Number: 2237 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Biologic DMARD Use Among U.S. Patients in an Online Rheumatoid Arthritis Community
Lawrence Chang¹, Yoko Tanaka², Cynthia J Larmore¹, Leilei Qian¹, Baojin Zhu¹ and Andre B. Araujo¹, ¹Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ²Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, KS
Background/Purpose: Multiple biologic DMARDs (bDMARDs) are approved in the US for the treatment of RA. Previous studies have indicated significant clinical inertia in moving patients…
Abstract Number: 2631 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Trends and Factors Associated with Use of Biologic Agents As Monotherapy Among US Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Chieh-I Chen¹, Wenhui Wei², Stuart Blackburn³, Emma Sullivan³ and James Piercy³, ¹Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ²Sanofi US, Inc., Bridgewater, NJ, ³Adelphi Real World, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) receiving a biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (bDMARD), the current standard of care is to use the bDMARD concurrently…
Abstract Number: 3194 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Factors Related to Physicians’ Prescriptions for Rheumatoid Arthritis Drugs Never Filled or Subsequently Discontinued By Patients
Hong J. Kan¹, Kirill Dyagilev¹, Peter Schulam², Suchi Saria¹, Charles Molta³ and Jeffrey Curtis⁴, ¹John Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Sun Pharmaceutical, Cranbury, NJ, ⁴Division Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Rheumatologists have many choices of medications to use for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but patients may not fill a prescription (primary non-adherence or…
Abstract Number: 2649 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Test-Retest Reliability of the 5-Item Compliance Questionnaire Rheumatology and Factors Influencing Its Assessment of Adherence in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Raquel Sweezie¹, Mary J. Bell², Charles Goldsmith³, Imy Chiu¹, Anna Gutlin¹ and Sharron Sandhu¹, ¹Rheumatology, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Rheum Div/Univ of Toronto, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Faculty of Health Sciences, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Adherence to disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) therapy is suboptimal in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Efficient, low-cost measures are required for optimal monitoring…
Abstract Number: 2399 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Non-Adherence to Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Italian Survey
Gerolamo Bianchi¹, Antonio Carletto², Oscar Massimiliano Epis³, Crescenzio Scioscia⁴, Angelo Semeraro⁵, Laura Bianchino⁶, Laura Bazzichi⁷, Giovanni Lapadula⁸, Luigi Sinigaglia⁹ and Andrea Lo Monaco¹⁰, ¹Div Reumatologia, ASL3 Genovese, Genoa, Italy, ²Dipartimento di Medicina,U.O. Complessa di Reumatologia ,Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria di Verona, Verona, Italy, ³Rheumatology Unit, Niguarda Ca' Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy, ⁴University of Bari, Bari, Italy, ⁵P.O. “Valle d'Itria, Martina Franca, Italy, ⁶Roche Spa., Monza, Italy, ⁷University of Pisa, Rheumatology Unit, Pisa, Italy, ⁸DIM, Rheumatology Unit, Bari, Italy, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, Gaetano Pini Institute, Milan, Italy, ¹⁰Department of Medical Sciences-Rheumatology Unit, Azienda ospedaliero-universitaria Sant'Anna, Ferrara, Italy
Background/Purpose Approximately 50% of patients (pts) with chronic diseases are non-adherent to the therapeutic regimen assigned. In pts with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the non-adherence to…

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