Abstracts tagged "DMARDs"

Abstract Number: 557 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Early Intensification of Treatment Induces Superior Outcomes in Two Randomized Trials According to Predicted Vs. Observed Radiographic Progression in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Adrian Levitsky¹, Marius C. Wick², Timo Möttönen³, Marjatta Leirisalo-Repo⁴, Leena Laasonen⁵, Hannu Kautiainen^6,7, Markku Korpela⁸, Ronald F. van Vollenhoven¹ and Vappu Rantalaiho⁸, ¹Department of Medicine, Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Radiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Turku University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland, ⁴Rheumatology, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ⁵Helsinki Medical Imaging Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ⁶Unit of Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, ⁷Unit of Primary Health Care, Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio, Finland, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine, Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
Background/Purpose: Predicted vs. Observed Radiographic Progression in early Rheumatoid Arthritis (POPeRA) is a method that has previously confirmed the relative radiographic efficacy of synthetic disease-modifying…
Abstract Number: 1639 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Outcomes for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Receiving Tofacitinib Monotherapy in the Open-Label Long-Term Extension over 6 Years
Roy Fleischmann¹, Yusuf Yazici², Jürgen Wollenhaupt³, Lisy Wang⁴, Anna Maniccia⁵, Kenneth Kwok⁴, Liza Takiya⁵ and Ronald van Vollenhoven⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Metroplex Clinical Research Center, Dallas, TX, ²New York University Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, ³Teaching Hospital of the University of Hamburg, Schoen-Klinik Hamburg-Eilbek, Hamburg, Germany, ⁴Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁵Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁶The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Treatment options delivering sustained efficacy when given as monotherapy in RA are limited.1 Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of…
Abstract Number: 2768 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Trend and Factors Associated with Switching Treatment after Initial Anti-TNF Therapy Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Wenhui Wei¹, Emma Sullivan², Chieh-I Chen³, James Piercy² and Stuart Blackburn², ¹Sanofi-Aventis, Bridgewater, NJ, ²Adelphi Real World, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY
Background/Purpose: Among rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients who progress beyond their first biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (bDMARD), in-class cycling between different tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi)…
Abstract Number: 602 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy of Very Low Dose (100mg) Rituximab in Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Despite Combination DMARD-Single Center, Prospective, Observational Study
Padmanabha Shenoy¹ and Manish Bavaliya², ¹Dept. of rheumatology and clinical immunology, Amrita Institute of medical science and research institute, Kochi, India, ²Department of rheumatology and clinical immunology, Amrita institute of medical sciences and research institute, Kochi, India
Background/Purpose: Rituximab is an anti-CD20 antibody that represents a therapeutic alternative for the patients with rheumatoid arthritis. It has been proven that rituximab at a…
Abstract Number: 1640 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of Methotrexate Dose on the Efficacy of Tofacitinib: Treatment Outcomes from a Phase 3 Clinical Trial of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Roy Fleischmann¹, Philip J. Mease², Sergio Schwartzman³, Lie-Ju Hwang⁴, Aditya Patel⁵, Koshika Soma⁴, Carol A. Connell⁶, Liza Takiya⁴ and Eustratios Bananis⁷, ¹Rheumatology, Metroplex Clinical Research Center, Dallas, TX, ²Rheumatology Research, Swedish Medical Center, Seattle, WA, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁴Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁵Inventiv Health Inc, South Plainfield, NJ, ⁶Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁷Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). ORAL Scan was a 2-year, randomized, Phase 3, clinical trial…
Abstract Number: 2769 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Factors Associated with TNF Switching: a Retrospective Real-World Study of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Wenhui Wei¹, Keith Knapp², Li Wang³, Chieh-I Chen⁴, Gary Craig², Karen Ferguson² and Sergio Schwartzman⁵, ¹Sanofi-Aventis, Bridgewater, NJ, ²Discus Analytics, Inc., Spokane, WA, ³Director, Analytic Research, STATinMED Research, Plano, TX, ⁴Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ⁵Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Switching of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patient treatment is common in real-world clinical practice. The context for why patients switch…
Abstract Number: 618 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Multi-Biomarker Disease Activity Score in Methotrexate Incomplete Responders Predicts Clinical Responses to Non-Biological Versus Biological Therapy in Early RA
Karen Hambardzumyan¹, Rebecca J. Bolce², Saedis Saevarsdottir³, Kristina Forslind^4,5, Johan A Karlsson⁶ and Ronald F. van Vollenhoven¹, ¹Department of Medicine, Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Crescendo Bioscience Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ³Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, The Karolinska Institute and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Department of Medicine, Helsingborgs Lasarett, Section of Rheumatology, Helsingborg, Sweden, ⁵Departments of Rheumatology, Helsingborgs Hospital and University of Lund, Helsingborg and Lund, Sweden, ⁶Section of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose: The Swedish Farmacotherapy (SWEFOT) trial and other trials in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) demonstrated that in MTX incomplete responder patients (MTX-IR) the addition of anti-TNF…
Abstract Number: 1669 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum Survivin Predicts Responses to Treatment in Active Rheumatoid Arthritis
Adrian Levitsky¹, Malin C. Erlandsson², Ronald F. van Vollenhoven¹ and Maria I. Bokarewa², ¹Department of Medicine, Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Rheumatology and Inflammation Research, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Survivin is an oncological biomarker. In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), elevated serum survivin is common and has been used to predict disease onset and progressive…
Abstract Number: 2783 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
What Is the Rate of Primary and Secondary Failure of Anti-TNF in RA Patients? Data from a Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort
Edward C. Keystone¹, Mohammad Movahedi^2,3, Angela Cesta², Xiuying Li², Sandra Couto², Emmanouil Rampakakis³, John S. Sampalis^3,4, Claire Bombardier^2,5,6 and OBRI Investigators, ¹The Rebecca MacDonald Centre For Arthritis, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³JSS Medical Research, St-Laurent, QC, Canada, ⁴McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto, Department of Medicine (DOM) and Institute of Health Policy Management, and Evaluation (IHPME), Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Although the majority of RA patients respond to treatment with anti-TNF agents, some patients present with refractory disease (1ry failure) while others show some…
Abstract Number: 705 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sex Differences in Psoriatic Arthritis: Evaluation of a Real-Life Cohort of 2,118 Italian Patients Treated with Methotrexate
Carlo Selmi^1,2, Elena Generali³, Greta Carrara⁴, Carlo Alberto Scirè⁴ and RECORD Study Group of the Italian Society for Rheumatology, ¹BIOMETRA Department, University of Milan, Milan, Italy, ²Internal Medicine- Unit of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano, Italy, ³Internal Medicine- Unit of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Humanitas Clinical and Research Center, Rozzano (MI), Italy, ⁴Epidemiology Unit – Italian Society for Rheumatology (SIR), Milano, Italy
Background/Purpose: The influence of sex in psoriatic arthritis (PsA) features and treatment outcomes has not been fully elucidated. We investigated the differences between sexes in…
Abstract Number: 1676 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis of Combination Treatments in Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug Experienced Patients with Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis: Analysis of American College of Rheumatology Criteria Scores 20, 50, and 70: An Update
Michelle E. Orme¹, Charles Hawes² and Stephen A. Mitchell³, ¹ICERA consulting UK, Swindon, United Kingdom, ²Pfizer UK, Surrey, United Kingdom, ³Abacus International UK, Bicester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) in combination with conventional DMARDs provide patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and an inadequate response to conventional DMARDs…
Abstract Number: 2790 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Leflunomide/Hydroxychoroquine Combination Treatment Additively Inhibits T Cell Receptor/Toll-like Receptor 9-Triggered Th1 and Th17 Cytokine Secretion
E.H.M. van der Heijden^1,2, S.A.Y. Hartgring¹, S. Hiddingh¹, A.A. Kruize², T.R.D.J. Radstake^1,3 and J.A.G. van Roon¹, ¹Laboratory for Translational Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ³Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome (pSS) is a systemic auto-immune disease, leading to an exocrinopathy of mainly salivary and lachrymal glands. T- and B-cell-driven immunity is…
Abstract Number: 707 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Change of Enthesial Involvement Under Treatment Was Independent from the Therapeutic Strategy in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis within the Scqm Cohort
Ruediger Mueller¹, Toni Kaegi², Nicole Graf³, Johannes von Kempis⁴ and J.J. Luime⁵, ¹Rheumatology, MD, St. Gallen, Switzerland, ²Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland, ³graf biostatistics, Winterthur, Switzerland, ⁴Rheumatology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Erasmus Medical Centre, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Enthesitis is one of the potential extra-axial manifestations found in patients with spondyloarthritis (SpA). Enthesitis can be quantified using the MASES (Maastrich Ankylosing Spondylitis…
Abstract Number: 1932 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
IL-17A-Low CCR6+ Th Cell Populations of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Are Pathogenic, Multidrug Resistant and Associated with DMARD and Glucocorticoid Treatment Response
Jan Piet van Hamburg¹, Sandra M.J. Paulissen², Nadine Davelaar¹, Mieke Hazes³ and Erik Lubberts¹, ¹Rheumatology and Immunology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Room Nb-84, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: CCR6+ T-helper (Th) cells and their pro-inflammatory cytokines including IL-17A are implicated in the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, within the CCR6+ Th…
Abstract Number: 2837 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sulfasalazine Comedication: A Predictor of Reduced Long-Term Anti-TNF Switch in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Andrea Y. Shimabuco, Celio R. Gonçalves, Julio C. B. Moraes, Mariana G Waisberg, Percival D Sampaio-Barros, Cláudia Goldenstein-Schainberg, Eloisa Bonfá and Carla G.S. Saad, Rheumatology Division, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Anti-TNF agents are efficacious in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis (AS). The switch to another TNF blockage can be an alternative in cases of…

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