Abstracts tagged "DMARDs"

Abstract Number: 1669 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Infection Risk After Orthopaedic Surgery in Patients with Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases, with Focus On Discontinuation of TNF-Alpha-Inhibitors
Catrina B. Scherrer¹, Anne AF Mannion², Diego Kyburz³, Markus Vogt⁴ and Ines A. Kramers-de Quervain¹, ¹Rheumatology, Schulthess Clinic, Zürich, Switzerland, ²Research Department, Schulthess Clinic, Zürich, Switzerland, ³Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁴Infectious Diseases Service, Cantonal Hospital Zug, Baar, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Infections after orthopaedic surgeries are feared complications, leading to costly treatments and successive interventions. A higher postoperative infection risk is discussed in patients with…
Abstract Number: 833 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Phase 1, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Multiple-Dose Study of Intravenous Staphylococcal Protein A in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis On Methotrexate: Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy
Edward Bernton¹, Eduard Krantz² and William Gannon Jr.³, ¹Protalex Inc., Summit, NJ, ²Parexel Clinical Pharmacology, Bloemfontein, South Africa, ³Capital City Technical Consulting, Inc., Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: PRTX-100 is highly-purified GMP staphylococcal protein A (SpA) that binds with extremely high affinity to the Vh antibody framework region of Clade Vh3 immunoglobulins. …
Abstract Number: 2545 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel Group Study of the Safety and Efficacy of Tocilizumab SC Versus Tocilizumab IV, in Combination with Traditional Dmards in Patients with Moderate to Severe RA
G. R. Burmester¹, Andrea Rubbert-Roth², Alain G. Cantagrel³, Stephen Hall⁴, Piotr Leszczynski⁵, Daniel Feldman⁶, Madura J. Rangaraj⁷, Georgia Roane⁸, Charles L. Ludivico⁹, Francesco Ramirez¹⁰ and Min Bao¹¹, ¹Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Klinikum der Universität zu Köln, Köln, Germany, ³Dept of Rheumatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Toulouse, France, ⁴Cabrini Medical Centre, Malvern, Australia, ⁵Dept. of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, J. Strus Poznan Municipal Hospital, Poznan University of Medical Sciences, Poznan, Poland, ⁶Rheumatology, Universidade Federal de de São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁷Arthritis & Diabetes Clinic, Inc., Monroe, LA, ⁸Rheumatology Associates of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁹East Penn Rheumatology Assoc, Bethlehem, PA, ¹⁰Roche Products Limited, Welwyn, United Kingdom, ¹¹Genentech, South San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy and safety of tocilizumab (TCZ) subcutaneous (SC) and TCZ intravenous (IV) regimen in patients…
Abstract Number: 1560 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
What Will Determine Adherence to Pharmaceutical Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis? A Systematic Review
Annelieke Pasma¹, Adriaan van 't Spijker², Jan van Busschbach³, Johanna M.W. Hazes⁴ and Jolanda J. Luime⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Psychiatry, section Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Erasmus MC University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³Medical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, Erasmus MC, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: In the early stages of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), adherence to the prescribed treatment is important to prevent irreversible joint damage. However, medication adherence rates…
Abstract Number: 773 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Remission Rates with Tofacitinib Treatment in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Comparison of Various Remission Criteria
Josef S. Smolen¹, D. Aletaha², D. Gruben³, J. D. Bradley⁴, S. H. Zwillich³, S. Krishnaswami³, B. Benda⁵ and C. Mebus⁶, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III,, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Department of Internal Medicine 3, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ³Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, ⁴Worldwide Pharmaceutical Development, Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, ⁵Clinical Development & Medical Affairs, Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA, ⁶Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is a novel, oral Janus kinase inhibitor being investigated as a targeted immunomodulator and disease-modifying therapy for RA. This analysis evaluated the rates…
Abstract Number: 2486 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Radiographic, Clinical and Functional Comparison of Tofacitinib Monotherapy Versus Methotrexate in Methotrexate-Naïve Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Eun Bong Lee¹, Roy Fleischmann², Stephen Hall³, Ronald F. van Vollenhoven⁴, John Bradley⁵, David Gruben⁶, Tamas Koncz⁷, Sriram Krishnaswami⁵, Gene Wallenstein⁶, Samuel H. Zwillich⁵, Bethanie E. Wilkinson⁶ and the ORAL Start Investigators⁸, ¹Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, ²Metroplex Clinical Research Center, Dallas, TX, ³Cabrini Medical Centre, Melbourne, Australia, ⁴Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁶Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, ⁷Pfizer Inc., New York, NY, ⁸Groton, CT
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is a novel, oral Janus kinase inhibitor being investigated as a targeted immunomodulator and disease-modifying therapy for RA. This Phase 3, 24-mo study (ORAL…
Abstract Number: 1573 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Baseline Screening Recommendations for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs: Does an Educational Intervention Change Practice in an Outpatient Clinic?
Debra C. Lloyd¹, John N. Mecchella² and Daniel Albert³, ¹Rheumatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Med Ctr, Lebanon, NH, ²Rheumatology, Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, ³Rheumatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, NH
Background/Purpose: In 2008, the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) developed recommendations for use of non-biologic and biologic DMARDs in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). …
Abstract Number: 566 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of TNF Antagonists On Radiographic Progression in Psoriatic Arthritis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Radjiv Goulabchand¹, Gael Mouterde¹, Cédric Lukas², Thomas Barnetche³, Jacques Morel¹ and Bernard Combe¹, ¹Rheumatology, Montpellier 1 University, Lapeyronie Hospital, Montpellier, France, ²Immuno-Rhumatologie, Hopital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ³Rheumatology, CHU Bordeaux Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) can cause important structural damages which can lead to disability. TNF antagonists have shown their clinical efficacy in PsA, but only…
Abstract Number: 2490 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Herpes Zoster and Tofacitinib Therapy in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
K. L. Winthrop¹, H. Valdez², E. Mortensen³, R. Chew⁴, S. Krishnaswami⁵, T. Kawabata⁵ and R. Riese⁴, ¹Division of Infectious Diseases, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, ²Pfizer Inc., New York, NY, ³Global Medical Affairs, Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA, ⁴Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT
Background/Purpose: Patients (pts) with RA are at increased risk for herpes zoster (HZ) i.e. ‘shingles'. Tofacitinib, a novel oral Janus kinase inhibitor investigated as a…
Abstract Number: 1297 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tofacitinib and Adalimumab Achieve Similar Rates of Low Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis — Lack of Improvement in Disease Activity Score by 3 Months Predicts Low Likelihood of Low Disease Activity At 1 Year
Ronald F. van Vollenhoven¹, Sriram Krishnaswami², Birgitta Benda³, David Gruben⁴, Bethanie Wilkinson⁴, Charles A. Mebus⁴, Samuel H. Zwillich² and John Bradley², ¹Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ³Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA, ⁴Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is a novel oral Janus kinase inhibitor being investigated as a targeted immunomodulator and disease-modifying therapy for RA. This post-hoc analysis of the…
Abstract Number: 491 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors of Initiating Biologic Monotherapy in Biologic Naïve Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) in a US Registry Population
Dimitrios A. Pappas¹, George W. Reed², Ani John³, Ashwini Shewade³, Katherine C. Saunders⁴, Jenny Devenport⁵, Jeffrey D. Greenberg⁶ and Joel M. Kremer⁷, ¹Columbia University, New York, NY, ²University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ³Genentech Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ⁴Corrona, LLC., Southborough, MA, ⁵Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, ⁶Rheumatology, NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases, New York, NY, ⁷Albany Medical College and The Center for Rheumatology, Albany, NY
Background/Purpose: Published data have shown that approximately one-third of patients with RA are treated with biologic (Bio) monotherapy (MT) (without concomitant DMARD) and a considerable…
Abstract Number: 2480 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug Use and Toxicities Among Elderly Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rebecca L. Manno¹, Dimitrios A. Pappas², Katherine C. Saunders³, George Reed⁴, Shannon Grant⁵ and Clifton O. Bingham III⁶, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²New York Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surge, New York, NY, ³Corrona, LLC., Southborough, MA, ⁴Division of Behavioral and Preventive Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ⁵Axio Research LLC, Seattle, WA, ⁶Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: The aging population has resulted in large numbers of older individuals requiring treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We sought to describe the clinical characteristics…
Abstract Number: 1298 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improvement of Treatment Outcome of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Salazosulfapyridine by Pharmacogenetic Approach
Shunichi Kumagai¹, Yoshiaki Hagiwara², Yoshihide Ichise¹, Sho Sendo³, Nobuhiko Okada¹, Jun Saegusa⁴ and Goh Tsuji⁵, ¹Center of rheumatic diseases, Shinko hospital, Kobe, Japan, ²Department of Evidence-Based Laboratory Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan, ³Center of rheumatic diseases, Shinko Hospital, Kobe, Japan, ⁴Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan, ⁵Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Shinko Hospital, Kobe, Japan
Background/Purpose: Salazosulfapyridine (SASP) is acetylated in liver by N-acetyltransferase2 (NAT2) in the track of metabolism. Previous studies have shown that genotyping of NAT2 is adequate…
Abstract Number: 473 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Addition of Another Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug to Methotrexate in Place of Infliximab Reduces the Flare Rate During 2 Years After Infliximab Discontinuation in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Hideto Kameda¹, Takahiko Kurasawa¹, Hayato Nagasawa², Koichi Amano³ and Tsutomu Takeuchi⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Saitama Medical Ctr, Kawagoe, Japan, ³Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan, ⁴Rheumatology, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: The treatment strategy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) should be divided into remission-induction phase and its maintenance phase. To date, the usefulness of the combination…
Abstract Number: 2485 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tofacitinib, an Oral Janus Kinase Inhibitor: Analyses of Efficacy and Safety of 10 versus 5mg Twice Daily in a Pooled Phase 3 and Long-Term Extension Rheumatoid Arthritis Population
S. Cohen¹, S. Krishnaswami², B. Benda³, R. Riese², M.G. Boy⁴, D. Gruben⁴, G. Wallenstein⁵, C. A. Mebus⁴, S. H. Zwillich² and J. D. Bradley⁶, ¹Metroplex Clinical Research Centre, Dallas, TX, ²Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, ³Clinical Development & Medical Affairs, Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA, ⁴Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁵Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁶Worldwide Pharmaceutical Development, Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is a novel, oral Janus kinase inhibitor being investigated as a targeted immunomodulator and disease-modifying therapy for RA. Phase (P) 3 studies demonstrated…

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