Abstracts tagged "economics and rheumatoid arthritis (RA)"

Abstract Number: 2185 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Direct Medical Costs for Medicare Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Andrew Hresko¹, Zhi Zhang², Joshua Colls², Michael E Weinblatt², Nancy A. Shadick² and Daniel Solomon², ¹Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects over 1 million Medicare enrollees. Despite the size of this population, costs for RA within Medicare remain poorly understood, especially…
Abstract Number: 1044 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Medical Care Costs Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis in the US: A Meta-Analysis
Andrew Hresko¹, Tzu-Chieh Lin² and Daniel H. Solomon³, ¹Tufts Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Health Outcomes, Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a morbid, mortal, and costly condition without a cure. Treatments for RA have expanded over the last two decades…
Abstract Number: 1078 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Initial Combination Therapy Versus Step-up Therapy Is More Effective and Less Costly As a Treat to Target Strategy for RA: A Markov Model Based upon the Dutch Rheumatoid Arthritis Monitoring Registry Cohorts
Celine J. van de Laar¹, Laura M.M. Steunebrink², Martijn A.H. Oude Voshaar³ and Harald E. Vonkeman⁴, ¹Transparency in Healthcare B.V., Hengelo, Netherlands, ²Medisch Spectrum Twente - Arthritis Center Twente, Enschede, Netherlands, ³University of Twente, Department of Psychology, Health and Technology, Enschede, Netherlands, ⁴koningsplein, Medisch Spectrum Twente - Arthritis Center Twente, Enschede, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Adjusting medication of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) until predefined disease activity targets are met, i.e. Treat to Target (T2T), is the currently recommended…
Abstract Number: 2617 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Economic Burden of Non-Responders to Biologic DMARD Treatments in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Vibeke Strand¹, Namita Tundia², Yan Song³, Dendy Macaulay⁴ and Mahesh Fuldeore⁵, ¹School of Medicine, Division of Immunology/Rheumatology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ²AbbVie, Inc., North Chicago, IL, ³Analysis Group, Inc., Boston, MA, ⁴Analysis Group, Inc., New York, NY, ⁵AbbVie, Inc, North Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Biologic agents are effective in treating patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA); however, some patients either fail to respond or lose response over time. This…
Abstract Number: 1146 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cost-Effectiveness of Adalimumab for Rheumatoid Arthritis in Germany
Christian Gissel¹, Georg Götz², Holger Repp³ and Uwe Lange⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany, ²Department of Economics and Business, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany, ³Department of Medicine, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Giessen, Germany, ⁴Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Kerckhoff-Clinic, Bad Nauheim, Germany
Background/Purpose: In Germany, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) can be treated with TNF-α inhibitors after the failure of conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs like Methotrexate. The clinical use…
Abstract Number: 494 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Estimation of Cost per Effectively Treated Patients with Biologic Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs in US Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Grant W. Cannon¹, Chia-Chen Teng², Tao He², Jianwei Leng³, Chao-Chin Lu², Derek Tang⁴, Neel Shah⁵, David J. Harrison⁴ and Brian Sauer², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ³Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake Citty, UT, ⁴Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁵1 Amgen Center Dr, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA
Background/Purpose: An algorithm based on administrative claims data (in lieu of clinical measures) was validated using data from the Veteran’s Affairs (VA) Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)…
Abstract Number: 2366 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Economic Impact Of Adalimumab Treatment In Japanese Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Analysis Of 24 Weeks Data From The Anouveau Study
Yoshiya Tanaka¹, Yasuhiko Shinmura², Ryo Nakajima², Takahiro Muramatsu², Shuichi Komatsu³, Tadamichi Kubo², Aki Kuroki⁴, Ataru Igarashi⁵, Toshiro Tango⁶ and Tsutomu Takeuchi⁷, ¹The First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, ²Post Marketing Study Group, Medical, AbbVie GK, Tokyo, Japan, ³Scientific Project Manager Group, Medical, AbbVie GK, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Medical Affairs, AbbVie GK, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Department of Drug Policy & Management, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ⁶Center for Medical Statistics, Tokyo, Japan, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) incur higher costs owing to missed work days and short-time disability. Although methotrexate combined with adalimumab (ADA) provides comprehensive…
Abstract Number: 1458 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rates Of Switching and Healthcare Costs Associated With Switching Biologic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs In a Commercial Population: Evidence From Real-World Observational Studies
A Nadkarni, F Lobo and T Juday, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Plainsboro, NJ
Background/Purpose: Several biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) are approved for the treatment of moderate-to-severe RA. Switching between bDMARD therapies is common in real-world settings, and…
Abstract Number: 1013 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Estimating the Monetary Value of annual Productivity Gained in Early Active RA Patients Receiving Etanercept Plus Methotrexate: Results From the Prize Study
Wei Zhang¹, Nick Bansback², Huiying Sun¹, Ronald Pedersen³, Sameer Kotak⁴ and Aslam H. Anis^1,2, ¹St. Paul's Hospital, Centre for Health Evaluation and Outcome Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Specialty Care, Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁴Specialty Care, Pfizer Inc., New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Determining the effect of treatment on work productivity of subjects with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an important topic given that most sufferers develop the…
Abstract Number: 187 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Health and Economic Consequences Of Delay In Starting Disease-Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs In Australian Patients With Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Danny Liew, Mark Tacey and Sharon Van Doornum, Melbourne EpiCentre, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Background/Purpose: Several international studies suggest that the time between symptom onset and DMARD initiation in RA patients is longer than is considered optimal. We sought…
Abstract Number: 1836 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Early Versus Delayed Initiation of Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sharon Van Doornum¹, Lynden Roberts², Mark D. Reed³ and Danny Liew⁴, ¹Department of Medicine (RMH/WH), The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, ²School of Medicine, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia, ³Rheumatology, Sir Charles Gairdiner Hospital, Nedlands, Australia, ⁴Melbourne EpiCentre, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Background/Purpose: Studies from a number of countries suggest that the time between symptom onset and initiation of DMARD therapy in RA patients is still longer…

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