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Abstracts tagged "Early Rheumatoid Arthritis"

  • Abstract Number: 918 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Development and Validation of a Clinical Rule to Facilitate Recognition of Clinical Arthritis By General Practitioners

    Robin M ten Brinck1, Bastiaan T van Dijk2, Hanna W van Steenbergen1, Saskia le Cessie3, Mattijs E Numans4 and Annette H.M. van der Helm-van Mil1, 1Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 2Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 3Medical statistics and Epidemiology, Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 4Public Health and Primary Care, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: Early treatment of rheumatoid arthritis requires the early detection of arthritis. This is generally done by joint examination and difficult for general practitioners (GPs).…
  • Abstract Number: 1997 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Detection of Progression of Radiographic Damage Despite Early and Targeted Therapy in Inflammatory Arthritis Using High-Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography

    Sarah Manske1,2, Stephanie Finzel3, Steven K. Boyd4 and Cheryl Barnabe5, 1Department of Radiology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, 2McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, 3Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Center University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, 4Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, 5Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Early initiation of DMARDs and targeted therapy to achieve remission are said to offer the best opportunity to prevent radiographic damage in early inflammatory…
  • Abstract Number: 922 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Biologic DMARD Prescribing Patterns in Elderly Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Britney Jones1, Imran Hassan2, Walter P. Maksymowych3 and Elaine Yacyshyn4, 1University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 2EPICORE Centre, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 3Department of Rheumatology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 4Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory process involving progressive destruction of joints. Currently, 30% of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients are over the age of…
  • Abstract Number: 2015 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Ultrasonographyc Evaluation of Metacarpophalangeal Joints Can be Useful in the Differential Diagnosis of Early Rheumatoid Arthritis and  Early Spondyloarthritis. Α Monocentric Preliminary Study

    Alberto Batticciotto1, Giada Prato2, Marco Antivalle2, Maria Chiara Ditto1, Maria Chiara Gerardi2, Rossella Talotta2, Federica Rigamonti2, Fabiola Atzeni1 and Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini2, 1Rheumatology Unit, ASST Fatebenefratelli - Sacco, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milano, Italy, 2Rheumatology Unit, ASST Fatebenefratelli - Sacco, L. Sacco University Hospital, Milan, Italy

    Background/Purpose: A number of studies have demonstrated that musculoskeletal ultrasonography (MSUS) is more sensitive in diagnosing arthritis than clinical examination although, as underlined in a…
  • Abstract Number: 955 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    In Vitro Effects of CR6086, a Potent ProstaglandinE2 Subtype 4 Receptor Antagonist, on Bone Erosive Pathways

    Tiziana Piepoli1, Mario Montagna1, Daniele Maggioni1, Silvia Zerbi1, Laura Mennuni1, Marco Lanza1, Gianfranco Caselli1 and Lucio C. Rovati2, 1Rottapharm Biotech, Monza, Italy, 2Clinical Research Department, Rottapharm Biotech, Monza, Italy

    Background/Purpose: CR6086 is a selective EP4 receptor antagonist immunomodulator in clinical development for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In animal models of RA, it demonstrated a superior…
  • Abstract Number: 2042 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Referral Criteria to an Early Arthritis Clinic: Poor Agreement between Referring Physicians and Rheumatologists

    Filipa Farinha1,2, Gisela Eugénio2, Mary Marques2, Francisco Freitas3, José António P. da Silva2,4 and Cátia Duarte2,4, 1Rheumatology, Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, E.P.E., Aveiro, Portugal, 2Rheumatology, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, 3Centre for Social Studies, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, 4Faculty of Medicine, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal

    Background/Purpose: Prompt identification and referral of patients with suspected inflammatory arthritis to a rheumatology clinic are crucial for early diagnosis and treatment. In the referral…
  • Abstract Number: 115 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Early Inflammatory Arthritis Presentation, Management and Outcomes in Canadian Aboriginal Patients

    Sujay Nagaraj1, Cheryl Barnabe2, Orit Schieir3, Vivian P. Bykerk4, Janet Pope5, Shahin Jamal6, Gilles Boire7, Edward Keystone8, Diane Tin9, Boulos Haraoui10, J Carter Thorne11, Carol Hitchon12 and Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort (CATCH) Investigators, 1McCaig Institute for Bone and Joint Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, 2Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, 3Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 4Divison of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 5University of Western Ontario, St Joseph's Health Care, London, ON, Canada, 6University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 7Rheumatology Division, CHUS - Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, 8Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 9The Arthritis Program, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, 10Institute de Rheumatologie, Montreal, QC, Canada, 11Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, 12University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Differences in access to care that influence the timing and quality of treatment interventions may create outcome inequities for Aboriginal patients with inflammatory arthritis.…
  • Abstract Number: 1266 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Predictors of Radiographic Progression in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated By an Aggressive Treat-to-Target Regimen

    Nina P. Sundlisater1, Siri Lillegraven1, Inge C Olsen1, Anna-Birgitte Aga1, Till Uhlig1, Hilde B. Hammer2, D van der Heijde1,3, Tore K. Kvien1, Espen Haavardsholm1 and ARCTIC study group, 1Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 2Dept. of Rheumtology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 3Dept of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Ctr, Leiden, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: With implementation of tight control strategies and defined treatment targets in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) care, a majority of early RA patients may reach remission…
  • Abstract Number: 2987 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Comparison of Certolizumab Pegol Versus Adalimumab: 2 Year Efficacy and Safety Results from a Superiority, Investigator-Blind, Head-to-Head Study

    Roy Fleischmann1, Gerd-Rüdiger Burmester2, Bernard Combe3, Jeffrey R. Curtis4, Stephen Hall5, Boulos Haraoui6, Ronald van Vollenhoven7, Christopher Cioffi8, Cécile Ecoffet9, Lucian Ionescu9, Leon Gervitz10, Luke Peterson8 and Josef Smolen11, 1University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas Metroplex Clinical Research Center, Dallas, TX, 2Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 3Montpellier University Hospital, Montpellier, France, 4Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 5Cabrini Medical Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 6Department of Medicine, Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, 7Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center (ARC), Amsterdam, Netherlands, 8UCB Pharma, Raleigh, NC, 9UCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium, 10RA Patient Value Mission, UCB Pharma, Brussels, Belgium, 11Medical University of Vienna and Hietzing Hospital, Vienna, Austria

    Background/Purpose: Head-to-head comparisons of biological (b)DMARDs in the treatment of RA should provide rigorous evidence on the comparative efficacy of different treatments. Although there are…
  • Abstract Number: 153 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Synovial Immunophenotype and Ultrasonography: A Contemporaneous Study of Different Compartments of the Knee Joint

    Aurélie Najm1,2, Carl Orr3, Benoît Le Goff MD PhD1, Ursula Fearon4 and Douglas J. Veale5, 1Rheumatology, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France, 2Rheumatology, Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 3Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases, Dublin Academic Medical Centre, University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland, 4Trinity College Dublin, Department of Molecular Rheumatology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 5Consultant Rheumatologist, Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatic Disease, St. Vincent’s University Hospital and University College Dublin, Dublin 4, Ireland

    Background/Purpose: Histological analysis of synovial tissue, despite being a reliable and accurate assessment for synovitis, is not routinely performed. Ultrasonography (US) is a fast, available…
  • Abstract Number: 1271 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Plasma Concentration of S100A8/A9 Proteins Is an Independent Biomarker for Radiological Progression in in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Maxime Chevreau1, Marie Helène Paclet2, Jean-Louis Quesada3, Marine Clay4, Philippe Dieudé5,6, Olivier Vittecoq7, Philippe Gaudin8 and Athan Baillet9, 1Rheumatology, CHU Sud Hospital, Grenoble, France, 2IPB _ Grenoble teaching hospital, Grenoble, France, 3Grenoble University Hospital, France, Grenoble, France, Grenoble, France, 4Rheumatology Grenoble, Grenoble, France, 5Rheumatology, Bichat hospital APHP, Paris, France, 6Rheumatology, Hôpital Bichat, Paris, France, 7Rheumatology, Rouen University Hospital &INSERM U905, Rouen, France, 8Grenoble University Hospital, France, Grenoble, France, 9Rheumatology, Grenoble University Hospital, France, Echirolles, France

    Background/Purpose: Increasing body of evidence suggest that alarmins such as S100A8/A9 proteins play a critical role in Rheumatoid Arthritis pathogenesis (RA). We aimed to analyze…
  • Abstract Number: 3150 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    The Initial Dose of Methotrexate per Weight Is Determinant of Disease Activity and Early DAS28 Remission in DMARD-Naive Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Receiving Usual Care

    Tuomas Rannio1, Juha Asikainen2, Pekka Hannonen2, Timo Yli-Kerttula3, Päivi Ekman4, Laura Kuusalo5, Laura Pirilä6, Markku Mali7, Marja Puurtinen-Vilkki7, Satu Kortelainen7, Johanna Paltta6, Kirsi Taimen7, Markku J. Kauppi8, Kari Laiho9, Satu Nyrhinen9, Heidi Mäkinen10, Pia Isomäki10, Terhi Uotila10, Kalle Aaltonen11, Hannu Kautiainen12 and Tuulikki Sokka-Isler1, 1Rheumatology, Jyvaskyla Central Hospital, Jyvaskyla, Finland, 2Jyvaskyla Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland, 3Sairaalantie 3, Satakunta Central Hospital, Rauma, Finland, 4Satakunta Central Hospital, Rauma, Finland, 5Rheumatology, Turku University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland, 6Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland, 7Turku University Central Hospital, Turku, Finland, 8Department of Rheumatology, Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, Lahti, Finland, 9Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, Lahti, Finland, 10Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland, 11Helsinki University, Helsinki, Finland, 12Unit of Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland

      Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is considered as the anchor disease modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) in treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, there is no advice…
  • Abstract Number: 163 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Fluorescence Optical Imaging Reveals Distinct Patterns of Hand Joint Inflammation in Seropositive and Seronegative Early Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Yogan Kisten1, Erik af Klint2, Hamed Rezaei2,3, Adrian Levitsky4, Per T Larsson2, Anna Karlsson2,3, Noémi Györi1, Ronald F. van Vollenhoven1,5 and Laurent Arnaud3, 1Department of Medicine, Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 2Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, 3Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 4Medicine, Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, 5Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center (ARC), Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: Detection of abnormal Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) related autoantibodies, Rheumatoid Factor (RF) and Anti- Citrullinated Peptide Antibody (ACPA), along with musculoskeletal ultrasound (MSUS) plays a…
  • Abstract Number: 1274 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    The Reproducibility of a Semi-Automatic Algorithm in the Detection of Cortical Breaks and Adjacent Trabecular Bone Loss in Scan-Rescan Data from Patients with Early Arthritis

    M. Peters1, J. de Jong2, A. Scharmga1, A. van Tubergen1, D. Loeffen3, R. Weijers3, B. van Rietbergen4, Steven K. Boyd5, Cheryl Barnabe6, Kathryn S. Stok7, Piet Geusens8 and J. van den Bergh9, 1Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, 2Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands, 3Department of Radiology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands, 4Biomedical Engineering, Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, Netherlands, 5Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, 6Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, 7Institute for Biomechanics, ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, 8Maastricht University Hospital, Maastricht, Netherlands, 9Internal Medicine, Viecuri Medical Center, Venlo, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: In RA bone erosions are defined as cortical breaks with adjacent trabecular bone loss. High resolution peripheral quantitative CT (HR-pQCT) is more sensitive than…
  • Abstract Number: 3153 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting

    Automated Cell Phone Monitoring of Disease Activity and Medication Adherence in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Laura Kuusalo1,2, Hannu Kautiainen3, Tuulikki Sokka-Isler4, Toini Uutela5, Laura Pirilä2, Timo Yli-Kerttula6, Markku J Kauppi7,8, Tuomas Rannio9, Kirsi Paalanen10, Arto Kokko9, Juha Asikainen9, Jelena Borodina10, Johanna Paltta2, Kari Laiho11, Andrus Mullanmaa12, Kari Puolakka12 and SandRA Study Group, 1University of Turku, Turku, Finland, 2Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland, 3Unit of Primary Health Care, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland, 4Rheumatology, Jyvaskyla Central Hospital, Jyvaskyla, Finland, 5Lapland Central Hospital, Rovaniemi, Finland, 6Sairaalantie 3, Satakunta Central Hospital, Rauma, Finland, 7School of Medicine, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland, 8Department of Rheumatology, Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, Lahti, Finland, 9Jyvaskyla Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland, 10Jyvaskyla Central Hospital, Jyvaskyla, Finland, 11Päijät-Häme Central Hospital, Lahti, Finland, 12South Karelia Central Hospital, Lappeenranta, Finland

    Background/Purpose: Remission targeted treatment of early RA requires frequent monitoring. However, in clinical practice monitoring frequency is not always optimal due to factors like limited…
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