Abstracts tagged "DMARDs"

Abstract Number: 1553 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of Drug Therapy on Net Cholesterol Efflux Capacity of HDL-Enriched Serum in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Michelle J. Ormseth¹, S. Louis Bridges Jr.², Jeffrey R. Curtis³, Joseph F. Solus⁴, Patricia Yancey⁵, MacRae F. Linton⁶, Sean Davies⁶, L Jackson Roberts II⁷, Kasey C. Vickers⁶, Valentina Kon⁶, Sergio Fazio⁸, C Michael Stein⁶ and TETRAD Investigators, ¹Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ²Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Clinical Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ⁵Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ⁶Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ⁷Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, ⁸Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have increased coronary heart disease risk. Some RA therapies may modify this risk, but underlying mechanisms are unclear. The…
Abstract Number: 2742 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of Tofacitinib Monotherapy Versus Combination Therapy in a Latin American Subpopulation of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Pooled Phase 3 Analysis
Cristiano Zerbini¹, Sebastiao Radominski², Mario H. Cardiel³, Oswaldo Castañeda⁴, Ferope Romero⁵, Gustavo Citera⁶, Oscar Neira⁷, Dario Ponce de Leon⁸, Elaine Hoffman⁹ and Ricardo Rojo¹⁰, ¹Centro Paulista de Investigação Clinica, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil, ³Centro de Investigacion Clinica de Morelia, Morelia, Mexico, ⁴Clínica Angloamericana, Lima, Peru, ⁵Hospital Arzobispo Loayza, Lima, Peru, ⁶Rheumatology, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁷Hospital del Salvador, Clínica Alemana, Santiago, Chile, ⁸Pfizer Inc, Lima, PA, Peru, ⁹Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ¹⁰Pfizer Inc, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of RA. This post-hoc pooled analysis was designed to assess the efficacy and safety…
Abstract Number: 546 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adipokines and Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 As Predictors of Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Adrian Levitsky¹, Kerstin Brismar², Saedis Saevarsdottir³, Karen Hambardzumyan¹, Anna Andersson¹ and Ronald F. van Vollenhoven¹, ¹Department of Medicine, Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Unit of Growth and Metabolism, The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, The Karolinska Institute and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Adipokines are cytokines/hormones primarily synthesized in white adipose tissue. In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), some adipokines have been associated with worse outcomes (1-3). The aim…
Abstract Number: 1634 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effects of Glucocorticoids on the Efficacy of Tofacitinib As Monotherapy and in Combination Therapy with Nonbiologic Dmards: An Analysis of Data from Six Phase 3 Studies
Roy Fleischmann¹, Christina Charles-Schoeman², Gerd Burmester³, Cristiano Zerbini⁴, Peter Nash⁵, Kenneth Kwok⁶, Koshika Soma⁷, Alan Mendelsohn⁸ and Eustratios Bananis⁸, ¹Metroplex Clinical Research Center, Dallas, TX, ²University of California, Los Angeles, CA, ³Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Centro Paulista de Investigação Clinica, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Nambour Hospital, Sunshine Coast and Department of Medicine, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia, ⁶Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁷Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁸Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of RA. Patients with RA often receive concomitant treatment with glucocorticoids (GCs) to control…
Abstract Number: 2749 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Phase 1 Study of FPA008, an Anti-Colony Stimulating Factor 1 Receptor (anti-CSF1R) Antibody in Patients (pts) with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Preliminary Results
Lei Zhou¹, Robert Sikorski¹, Seema Rogers¹, Stefan Costin², Mariusz Korkosz³, Maria Jaraczewska-Baumann⁴, Péterfai Éva⁵, Bernadette Rojkovich⁶, Janos Bartalos⁷, Emma Masteller¹, Hong Xiang¹, Brian Wong¹ and Julie Hambleton¹, ¹Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ²PRA Heath Sciences, Berlin, Germany, ³Malopolskie Centrum Medyczne, The University Hospital in Krakow, Krakow, Poland, ⁴MedPolonia Sp. z o.o, Poznan, Poland, ⁵Drug Research Center, Balatonfüred, Hungary, ⁶Hospitaller Brothers of St. John of God, Budapest, Hungary, ⁷PRA Hungary Ltd, Budapest, Hungary
Background/Purpose: FPA008 is a humanized IgG4 anti-CSF1R antibody that blocks the binding of CSF1 and IL34 ligands to CSF1R, resulting in inhibition of the activation…
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…

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