Abstracts tagged "Early Rheumatoid Arthritis"

Abstract Number: 568 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Superiority of Initial Combination- over Step up Therapy in Treatment to the Target of Remission in Daily Clinical Practice in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Results from the DREAM Registry
Laura M.M. Steunebrink¹, G.A. Versteeg¹, Harald E. Vonkeman², Peter M. ten Klooster³, Ina H. Kuper¹, Arie E. van der Bijl⁴, Piet L.C.M. van Riel⁵ and Mart A.F.J. van de Laar¹, ¹Rheumatology, Medisch Spectrum Twente - Arthritis Center Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ²Ariensplein 1, Medisch Spectrum Twente - Arthritis Center Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ³Pcgr, University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ⁴Isala Klinieken, Zwolle, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology, Bernhoven, Uden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Treat-to-target (T2T) of remission strategies has been widely accepted as the standard of care for patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). In early RA, implementation…
Abstract Number: 2595 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Autoantibodies to Citrullinated Fibrinogen, Anti-CCP2 and Anti-MCV Antibodies in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Rapid Radiographic Progression at 1-Year
Yannick Degboé¹, Arnaud Constantin², Delphine Nigon³, Gabriel Tobon⁴, Martin Cornillet⁵, Thierry Schaeverbeke⁶, Gilles Chiocchia⁷, Pascale Nicaise-Roland⁸, Leonor Nogueira⁹, Guy Serre^5,10,11, Alain G. Cantagrel¹² and Adeline Ruyssen Witrand^13,14, ¹Rheumatology, Rheumatology Center, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France, ²Inserm U558, Rheumatology Center, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France, ³CHU Purpan, Toulouse, France, ⁴Rheumatology Department, la Cavale Blanche Hospital, Brest, France, ⁵Service de Biologie Cellulaire, C.H.U. Purpan, Toulouse, France, ⁶CHU Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France, ⁷Immunology-Rheumatology, INSERM U1173, paris, France, ⁸Immunology Department, Bichat Claude-bernard, Universitary Hospital, APHP, Paris, France, ⁹Immunology, UMR CNRS 5165, INSERM 1056, Toulouse, France, ¹⁰Cell Biology, Purpan University Hospital, Toulouse, France, ¹¹Unité Différenciation Épidermique et Autoimmunité Rhumatoïde, Unité Mixte de Recherche, INSERM,Toulouse, France, Toulouse, France, ¹²Rheumatology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Toulouse Purpan, Toulouse, France, ¹³Rheumatolgy, CHU Purpan - Hôpital Pierre-Paul Riquet, Toulouse, France, ¹⁴UMR 1027, Inserm, Toulouse, France
Background/Purpose: We compared the ability of anti-CCP2, anti-mutated citrullinated vimentin (anti-MCV) and anti-citrullinated fibrinogen (AhFibA) antibodies to predict 1-year rapid radiographic progression (RRP; total Sharp…
Abstract Number: 454 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
No Sex Bias in the Escalation of Therapy in the Treatment of Early Inflammatory Arthritis
Stephanie Garner¹, Cheryl Barnabe², Gilles Boire³, Carol Hitchon⁴, Edward C. Keystone⁵, Boulos Haraoui⁶, J Carter Thorne⁷, Diane Tin⁸, Janet E. Pope⁹, VP Bykerk¹⁰ and CATCH Investigators, ¹University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ³Department of Medicine/Division of Rheumatology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁵Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Institut de Rhumatologie, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁷University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸The Arthritis Program, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁹University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Several studies have shown that females with early inflammatory arthritis have higher disease activity, worse functional impairment and worse patient-reported outcomes but do not…
Abstract Number: 571 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Malignancy Data in Tofacitinib-Treated Japanese Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yoshiya Tanaka¹, Tsutomu Takeuchi², Hisashi Yamanaka³, Naonobu Sugiyama M.D., Ph.D⁴, Takunari Yoshinaga⁴, Kanae Togo⁴, Jamie Geier⁵, Mary Boy⁵ and Carol Connell⁵, ¹The First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, ²Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ³Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Pfizer Japan Inc, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In the global tofacitinib RA clinical program, rates and types…
Abstract Number: 2620 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictive Value of Anti-Carbamylated Protein Antibodies in Patients with Early Arthritis
Cristina Regueiro¹, Diana Peiteado², Laura Nuño³, Alejandro Villalba⁴, Dora Pascual-Salcedo⁵, Ana Martínez⁶, Alejandro Balsa⁴ and Antonio Gonzalez⁷, ¹Instituto Investigacion Sanitaria - Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, ²Instituto de Investigación Hospital Universitario La Paz (IDIPAZ), Madrid, Spain, ³Servicio de Reumatologia, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, La Paz University Hospital-Rheumatology Department, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Immunology Unit, La Paz University Hospital-Immunology, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Immunology Unit, La Paz University Hospital-IdiPaz, MADRID, Spain, ⁷Instituto Investigacion Sanitaria-Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Background/Purpose: Anti-carbamylated protein (anti-CarP) antibodies have been described as a new type of autoantibodies specific of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). They seem useful as…
Abstract Number: 2138 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Radiological Outcomes after Two Years of Remission Steered Treatment in Early Arthritis Patients
G. Akdemir¹, L. Heimans¹, K.V.C. Wevers-de Boer¹, M.K. Verheul², A.a. Schouffoer³, M. van Oosterhout⁴, J.B. Harbers⁵, C. Bijkerk⁶, G.M. Steup-Beekman⁷, L.R. Lard⁸, T. W. J. Huizinga¹, L.a. Trouw¹ and C.F. Allaart¹, ¹Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, Haga Hospital, The Hague, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, GHZ Hospital, Gouda, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology, Franciscus Hospital, Roosendaal, Netherlands, ⁶Rheumatology, Reinier de Graaf Gasthuis, Delft, Netherlands, ⁷Rheumatology, Bronovo Hospital, The Hague, Netherlands, ⁸Rheumatology, MCH Antoniushove Hospital, Leidschendam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: We investigated whether early, remission steered treatment can prevent damage progression in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or undifferentiated arthritis (UA), and aimed…
Abstract Number: 904 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound Synovitis Reflects Synovial Inflammation at a Histopathological Level
Nora Ng, Stephen Kelly, Frances Humby, Maria DiCicco, Vidalba Rocher, Rebecca Hands, Michele Bombardieri and Costantino Pitzalis, Centre for Experimental Medicine and Rheumatology, William Harvey Research Institute, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Ultrasound (US) is widely used by rheumatologists to assess inflammatory burden on patients with inflammatory arthritis. Some studies have shown that US measures of…
Abstract Number: 2144 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cuantification of Hand Bone Mineral Density By Radiogrammetry and Dual X-Ray Absorptiometry in Early Arthritis Patients
Irene Llorente Cubas*¹, Leticia Merino-Meléndez*¹, Saturnino González Ortega², Ana M. Ortiz-García¹, Eugenio Escolano², Esther Vicente-Rabaneda¹, Rosario Garcia-Vicuña³, Isidoro González-Alvaro³ and Santos Castañeda-Sanz⁴, ¹Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ²Radiology Department, Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ³Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa. IIS La Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa. Madrid. Spain, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: The evaluation of cortical bone mineral density (BMD) on metacarpal bones by digital radiogrammetry (DXR) has been proven to be a simple, reliable and…
Abstract Number: 423 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Circulating Anti-Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies and Cytokines As Biomarkers of Response to Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs Therapy in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Mahmood MTM Ally¹, Pieter Meyer², Bridget Hodkinson³, Eustasius Musenge⁴, Gregory Tintinger², Mohammed Tikly⁵ and Ronald Anderson¹, ¹University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa, ²university of pretoria, pretoria, South Africa, ³Rheumatology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, ⁴University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, ⁵Rheumatology Wits University, C H Baragwanath Hospital, Johannesburg, South Africa
Background/Purpose Serial measurement of circulating anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPA) and cytokines is of potential importance in the management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However,…
Abstract Number: 3016 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Measuring the Impact of an Early RA Support and Education Program Using a Program Evaluation with Patient Identified Outcomes
Adena Batterman¹, Kathryn Klingenstein¹, Roberta Horton¹, Linda Leff², Theodore R. Fields³ and Vivian P. Bykerk⁴, ¹Social Work Programs, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Nursing, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose The Early RA Support and Education Program addresses the unique psycho-educational needs of people recently diagnosed (
Abstract Number: 1960 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
NF-κB-Inducing Kinase (NIK) Is Expressed in Synovial Endothelial Cells in Early Arthritis Patients and Correlates with Local Disease Activity and Systemic Markers of Inflammation
Karen I. Maijer¹, Ae-Ri Noort², Maria J. H. de Hair¹, Christiaan van der Leij³, Katinka P.M. van Zoest⁴, Danielle M. Gerlag^5,6, Mario Maas³, Paul-Peter Tak^1,7,8 and Sander W. Tas², ¹Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Department of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology and Department of Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Department of Radiology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Department of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology and Laboratory for Experimental Immunology, Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center/University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶GlaxoSmithKline, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁷University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁸GlaxoSmithKline, Stevenage, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose The NF-κB family of transcription factors is strongly involved in synovial inflammation. We have previously shown that NF-κB-inducing kinase (NIK) is a key regulator…
Abstract Number: 408 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
14-3-3η Auto-Antibody Positivity Informs Better Clinical Outcomes in RA
D. van Schaardenburg¹, Mairead Murphy², Samina Turk³, Walter P. Maksymowych⁴ and Anthony Marotta⁵, ¹Jan van Breemen Research Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Augurex Life Sciences Corp., North Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁵1423 Dempsey Road, Augurex Life Sciences Corp., North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose We have previously reported pilot data that patients who are only positive for 14-3-3η auto-antibodies (AAb) and negative for the 14-3-3η protein have a…
Abstract Number: 2914 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Clinical and Radiographic Course of Early Undifferentiated Arthritis Under Treatment Is Not Dependent on the Amount of Erosions at Diagnosis. Results from the Swiss Prospective Observational Cohort
Ruediger Mueller¹, Toni Kaegi², Sarah Haile³ and Johannes von Kempis⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland, ²Division of Rheumatology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland, ³Division of Biostatistics, Institute for Social and Preventive Medicine,, University of Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁴Rheumatology, St. Gallen Hospital, CH- 9007 St.Gallen, Switzerland
Background/Purpose To analyse whether early arthritis patients who do not fulfil the ACR/EULAR 2010 classification criteria for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a different course of…
Abstract Number: 1847 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of Disease Duration on Clinical Outcomes in Moderate Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Etanercept Plus Methotrexate in the Preserve Study
Josef Smolen¹, David Collier², Annette Szumski³, Heather Jones⁴ and Lisa Marshall⁵, ¹PsAID taskforce, EULAR, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ³Specialty Care, Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA, ⁴Inflammation & Immunology, Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA, ⁵Inflammation Immunology Disease Group, Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA
Background/Purpose Previous studies evaluating various treatment strategies indicate that disease duration is a key determinant of outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). While data suggest that…
Abstract Number: 406 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Utility of HLA-DR Genotypification As a Complementary Tool to Discriminate Undifferentiated and Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Early Arthritis
Fernando Dal Pra¹, Gustavo Citera², Margarita Landi³, Christian A. Waimann⁴, Luis Alejandro Cayetti², Sergio Paira⁵, Federico Ceccatto⁶, Teresita Alvarellos⁷, Luciana Mas⁷, Josefina Marcos⁸, Mercedes García⁸, A Salas⁸, Alejandro Martinez⁹, Rafael Chaparro¹⁰, Oscar Luis Rillo¹¹, Edson Veloso¹², Ricardo V. Juárez¹³, Maria Elena Crespo¹⁴, Antonio Catalán Pellet¹⁵, Anastasia Secco¹⁵, Lucila Marino¹⁶ and V Martire¹⁵, ¹Instituto de Rehabilitacion Psicofisica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ³Rheumatology, Instituto Rehabilitacion Psicofisica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital Olavarria, Olavarria, Argentina, ⁵Section of Rheumatology, Hospital Jose Maria Cullen, Santa Fe, Argentina, ⁶Rheumatology, Hospital Jose María Cullen, Santa Fé, Argentina, ⁷Laboratorio de Histocompatibilidad, Hospital Privado Centro Medico De Córdoba, Cordoba, Argentina, ⁸HIGA San Martín, La Plata, Argentina, ⁹Rheumatology Unit, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. E. Tornú, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Hospital Gral. de Agudos Dr. E. Tornú, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹¹Rheumatology Section, Hospital General de Agudos Dr. E. Tornú, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹²Sanatorio y Universidad Adventista Del Plata, Entre Rios, Argentina, ¹³Rheumatology Section, Hospital Señor del Milagro, Salta, Argentina, ¹⁴Hospital Señor Del Milagro, Salta, Argentina, ¹⁵Rheumatology, Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ¹⁶Rheumathology, Hospital Bernardino Rivadavia, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Background/Purpose: Only half of patients with undifferentiated arthritis (UA) will progress to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) after two years of follow-up. Particular human leukocyte antigens class…

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