Abstracts tagged "Early Rheumatoid Arthritis"

Abstract Number: 451 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Persistent and Non-Articular Regional and Widespread Pain Are Common in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis, Impacting Remission Rates and Reflected in Patient Global Scores
Vivian P. Bykerk¹, Orit Schieir ², Marie-France Valois ³, Gilles Boire ⁴, Glen Hazlewood ⁵, Louis Bessette ⁶, Carol Hitchon ⁷, Diane Tin ⁸, Carter Thorne ⁹, Edward Keystone ¹⁰, Janet Pope ¹¹, Susan J. Bartlett ¹² and Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort (CATCH) Investigators ¹³, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²University of Toronto Dalla Lana School of Public Health, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³McGill University, Montreal, Canada, ⁴Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁵University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁶Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada, ⁷University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, ⁸Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, Canada, ⁹Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Mount Sinai Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹¹Western University, London, ON, Canada, ¹²McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹³Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort (CATCH) Study, Toronto, Canada
Background/Purpose: Persisting pain (NRS ≥4,) (PP) and non-articular pain (NAP), reduces quality of life for patients with RA. NAP is often attributed to fibromyalgia (FM),…
Abstract Number: 1406 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Impact on Costs and Quality of Life over 5 Years of Treat-to-target Treatment Strategies Initiating Tocilizumab, Methotrexate or Their Combination in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Economic Evaluation of the U-Act-Early Trial
Maxime Verhoeven¹, Janneke Tekstra ¹, Attila Pethö-Schramm ², Michelle Borm ³, Jacob van Laar ¹, Floris Lafeber ¹, Johannes Bijlsma ¹, Johannes Jacobs ¹ and Paco Welsing ¹, ¹UMC Utrecht, Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, Utrecht, The Netherlands, Utrecht, Netherlands, ²Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Basel, Switzerland, ³Roche Nederland BV, Woerden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: U-Act-Early was a 2-year multicentre, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial in early (DMARD-naïve) RA patients treated to the target of remission. Patients were assigned to…
Abstract Number: 2851 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Limiting Factors of Reaching ACR/EULAR Boolean Remission in Early RA Patients Treated According to Current Recommendations
Nina Sundlisater¹, Anna-Birgitte Aga ², Ulf Sundin ³, Hilde Hammer ¹, Till Uhlig ⁴, Tore Kvien ⁴, Espen Haavardsholm ⁴ and Siri Lillegraven ⁵, ¹Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Oslo, Norway, ²Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Oslo, Oslo, Norway, ³Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Oslo, Norway. University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Dept. of Rheumatology / University of Oslo, Faculty of Medicine, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Dept. of Rheumatology, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: Abrogation of inflammation is important to prevent irreversible joint damage and maximize health-related quality of life in early RA patients. The ACR/EULAR Boolean remission…
Abstract Number: 460 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Fertility of Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Disease Activity Negatively Correlates with Serum AMH Levels
Camille Valdeyron¹, Martin SOUBRIER ², Bruno Pereira ¹, Arnaud Constantin ³, Jacques Morel ⁴, Philippe Gaudin ⁵, Bernard Combe ⁶ and Florence Brugnon ¹, ¹CHU CLERMONT-FERRAND, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ²CHU Gabriel Montpied, Clermont Ferrand, Auvergne, France, ³CHU TOUOUSE, TOULOUSE, France, ⁴CHU MONTPELLIER, MONTPELLIER, France, ⁵Rheumatology Department, CHU Grenoble Alpes Hôpital Sud and GREPI - Université Grenoble Alpes, EA7408, Grenoble - Echirolles, France, ⁶CHU Montpellier, Montpellier University, Montpellier, France
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) display a higher infertility prevalence compared with the general population. Disease-related inflammation and RA treatments are likely to be…
Abstract Number: 1413 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Efficacy of Tofacitinib Monotherapy, Tofacitinib with Methotrexate and Adalimumab with Methotrexate in Patients with Early ( ≤ 2 Years) vs Established ( > 2 Years) Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Post Hoc Analysis of Data from ORAL Strategy
Tsutomu Takeuchi¹, Yoshiya Tanaka ², Naonobu Sugiyama ³, Noriko Iikuni ⁴, Koshika Soma ⁵, Harry Shi ⁶, Eduardo Mysler ⁷, Robert J. Moots ⁸, Josef Smolen ⁹ and Roy Fleischmann ¹⁰, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan, ²University of Occupational and Environmental Health Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, ³Pfizer Japan Inc, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁶Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁷Organización Médica de Investigación, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁸Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ⁹Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ¹⁰Metroplex Clinical Research Center and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral JAK inhibitor for the treatment of RA. Greater improvements in efficacy outcomes have been reported with tofacitinib 5 mg BID ±…
Abstract Number: 2870 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Persistence of B Cell-rich Synovitis Following Conventional Synthetic Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug Treatment in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Associated with Radiographic Progression Independently of Clinical Response
Felice Rivellese¹, Gloria Lliso-Ribera ², Alessandra Nerviani ¹, Frances humby ³ and Costantino Pitzalis ¹, ¹Centre for Experimental Medicine & Rheumatology, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom, ²Centre for Experimental Medicine & Rheumatology, Queen Mary University of London, London, ³Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Synovial B cell aggregates in patients with early Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) have been associated with disease severity and radiographic progression. Here, we analysed the…
Abstract Number: 470 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Obesity Is a Robust Predictor of Persistent High Fatigue at 1 Year in Women and Men with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Susan J. Bartlett¹, Orit Schieir ², Marie-France Valois ³, Janet Pope ⁴, Louis Bessette ⁵, Carol Hitchon ⁶, Carter Thorne ⁷, Diane Tin ⁸, Glen Hazlewood ⁹, Gilles Boire ¹⁰, Edward Keystone ¹¹, Vivian Bykerk ¹² and Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort (CATCH) Investigators ¹³, ¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²University of Toronto, Montreal, Canada, ³McGill University, Montreal, Canada, ⁴Western University, London, ON, Canada, ⁵Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada, ⁶University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, ⁷Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁸Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, Canada, ⁹University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada, ¹⁰Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ¹¹Mount Sinai Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹²Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City, NY, ¹³Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort (CATCH) Study, Toronto, Canada
Background/Purpose: While treat-to-target strategies can dramatically reduce inflammation in RA, persistently high levels of fatigue are present in many patients and represent an important unmet need.…
Abstract Number: 1859 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Joint Tenderness and Ultrasound Inflammation in DMARD-naïve Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Nina Sundlisater¹, Anna-Birgitte Aga ², Hilde Hammer ¹, Till Uhlig ³, Tore Kvien ³, Espen Haavardsholm ³ and Siri Lillegraven ⁴, ¹Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Oslo, Norway, ²Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Oslo, Oslo, Norway, ³Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Dept. of Rheumatology / University of Oslo, Faculty of Medicine, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Dept. of Rheumatology, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: A tender joint count is part of most disease activity scores and remission criteria in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A recent study in established RA…
Abstract Number: 2871 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Advances in Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: ACPA-positive Patients Benefited More Than ACPA-negative Patients; 25 Year Results of a Longitudinal Cohort Study
Xanthe ME Matthijssen¹, Ellis Niemantsverdriet ², Thomas Huizinga ² and Annette van der Helm-van Mil ³, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³LUMC, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The last 25 years, treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has changed considerably. Although clinically relevant joint damage has become infrequent, it is less established…
Abstract Number: 471 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
When Will I Get past This Exhaustion? Predictors of Improved Fatigue in the First Year of RA
Susan J. Bartlett¹, Orit Schieir ², Marie-France Valois ³, Carol Hitchon ⁴, Louis Bessette ⁵, Glen Hazlewood ⁶, Carter Thorne ⁷, Janet Pope ⁸, Gilles Boire ⁹, Diane Tin ¹⁰, Edward Keystone ¹¹, Vivian Bykerk ¹² and Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort (CATCH) Investigators ¹³, ¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²University of Toronto, Montreal, Canada, ³McGill University, Montreal, Canada, ⁴University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, ⁵Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada, ⁶University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada, ⁷Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁸Western University, London, ON, Canada, ⁹Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ¹⁰Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, Canada, ¹¹Mount Sinai Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹²Hospital for Special Surgery, New York City, NY, ¹³Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort (CATCH) Study, Toronto, Canada
Background/Purpose: Although overwhelming fatigue is common at the onset of RA, some patients continue to experience debilitating high levels of fatigue that impact mood, interfere with work…
Abstract Number: 1885 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
A Search to the Target Tissue in Which RA-specific Inflammation Starts: A Detailed MRI Study to Improve Identification of RA-specific Features in the Phase of Clinically Suspect Arthralgia
Xanthe ME Matthijssen¹, Fenne Wouters ², Debbie Boeters ², Aleid Boer ², Yousra Dakkak ², Ellis Niemantsverdriet ² and Annette van der Helm-van Mil ³, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³LUMC, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Based on a unique cohort of clinically suspect arthralgia (CSA) patients, we analysed which combinations of MRI-features at onset were predictive for Rheumatoid Arthritis…
Abstract Number: 72 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Altered Serologic Responses to Epstein Barr Virus Precede Clinical Disease Development in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Heather M. Berens¹, Elizabeth A. Bemis², M. Kristen Demoruelle¹, John B. Harley³, Judith A. James⁴, Jess Edison⁵, Kevin D. Deane¹, Jill M. Norris⁶ and V. Michael Holers¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ²Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO, ³Center for Autoimmune Genomics and Etiology (CAGE), Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁴University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, ⁶Department of Epidemiology, Colorado School of Public Health, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: EBV infects B cells and is associated with several autoimmune diseases, including RA. Prior studies have shown that patients with active classified RA…
Abstract Number: 1492 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Methotrexate Response in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Predicted Using a Somamer Proteomic Assay
Carol Hitchon¹, Victor Spicer¹, Nathalie Carrier², Ang Gao¹, Hani El-Gabalawy¹, John Wilkins¹ and Gilles Boire³, ¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie -Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ³Rheumatology Division, Centre intégré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l'Estrie - Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke and Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Available clinical tools do not adequately identify treatment non-responders in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) leading to delayed disease control. Tools informed by molecular phenotype…
Abstract Number: 310 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Trajectory of Grade 1 Erosions in the Feet of Patients with Early RA
Mary-Clair Yelovich¹, Hanyan Zou¹, Siobhan Deshauer¹, Saara Totterman², Karen A. Beattie³ and Maggie Larche⁴, ¹McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²Qmetrics Technologies, Pittsford, NY, ³Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁴St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The identification of erosions plays a critical role in the management of RA, as the presence of erosions denotes more aggressive disease requiring more…
Abstract Number: 1493 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Predictor Factors Associated with Sustained Disease Activity Among Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Gabriela Gonzalez and Juan Molina, Rheumatology, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients the disease outcome has an unpredictable course and may differ even with an early diagnosis and treatment. Low disease…

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