Abstracts tagged "giant cell arteritis"

Abstract Number: 9L • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Randomized Double-Blind Trial of Abatacept and Glucocorticoids for the Treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis
Carol A. Langford¹, David Cuthbertson², Steven R. Ytterberg³, Nader A. Khalidi⁴, Paul A. Monach⁵, Simon Carette⁶, Philip Seo⁷, Larry W. Moreland⁸, Michael Weisman⁹, Curry L. Koening¹⁰, Antoine G. Sreih¹¹, Robert F. Spiera¹², Carol McAlear¹³, Kenneth J. Warrington¹⁴, Christian Pagnoux⁶, Kathleen Maksimowicz-McKinnon¹⁵, Lindsy J. Forbess¹⁶, Gary S. Hoffman¹, Renee Borchin¹⁷, Jeffrey Krischer¹⁷ and Peter A. Merkel¹⁸, ¹Rheumatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ²Biostatistics and Informatics, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ³Rheumatology Division, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴McMaster University, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ⁸Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁹Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ¹⁰Division of rheumatology, George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Salt Lake City and University of Utah, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, ¹¹Department of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ¹²Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ¹³Penn Vasculitis Center, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ¹⁴Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ¹⁵Rheumatology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹⁶Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ¹⁷University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ¹⁸Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a large-vessel primary systemic vasculitis. Although glucocorticoids are effective in treating GCA, they are associated with substantial toxicity and…
Abstract Number: 1965 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
T Cell Activation, Proliferation and Differentiation Markers Lack Diagnostic Accuracy for Detecting Active GCA and PMR
Kornelis S.M. van der Geest¹, Wayel H. Abdulahad², Qi Wang², Mirjam Roffel², Gerda Horst², Abraham Rutgers², Annemieke M.H. Boots² and Elisabeth Brouwer², ¹Dept. of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The most important biomarker in GCA and PMR patients is increased erythrocytes sedimentation rate (ESR) and/ or increased serum level of C-reactive protein (CRP).…
Abstract Number: 1966 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Active PMR and GCA Is Associated with Changes in Monocyte Subset Composition
Qi Wang¹, Kornelis S.M. van der Geest², Wayel H. Abdulahad¹, Johanna Westra³, Annemieke M.H. Boots¹ and Elisabeth Brouwer¹, ¹Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²Hanzeplein 1, Hpc: Aa21, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) and polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) are two closely related syndromes affecting older people. Proinflammatory cytokine IL-6 is found increased in both…
Abstract Number: 1969 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Can We Predict the Relapse of Giant Cell Arteritis?
Alojzija Hocevar, Rok Ješe, Ziga Rotar, Sonja Praprotnik, Matija Tomšič and Saša Čučnik, Department of Rheumatology, University Medical Centre Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Background/Purpose: Relapses during glucocorticoid (GC) tapering are frequent in giant cell arteritis (GCA). Anemia at the time of GCA diagnosis was a predictor of flare…
Abstract Number: 1970 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incidence and Predictors of Thoracic Aortic Damage in Biopsy-Proven Giant Cell Arteritis: A Single-Institution Cohort Study
Matthew J. Koster¹, Cristian Labarca², Cynthia S. Crowson³, Eric L. Matteson¹ and Kenneth J. Warrington¹, ¹Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Rheumatology, Clinica Alemana Universidad del Desarrollo, Santiago, Chile, ³Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) are at an increased risk for aortic structural damage; however, the timing and predisposing characteristics for development of…
Abstract Number: 1971 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Healthcare Utilization and Direct Medical Costs of Giant Cell Arteritis
Matthew J. Koster¹, Sara J. Achenbach², Cynthia S. Crowson², Eric L. Matteson¹, Hilal Maradit Kremers² and Kenneth J. Warrington¹, ¹Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Department of Health Sciences Research, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Title: Healthcare Utilization and Direct Medical Costs of Giant Cell Arteritis Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common systemic vasculitis in patients aged…
Abstract Number: 1974 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Do Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis Meet the 2011 United Kingdom Department of Health Guidance on Physical Activity?
Joanna Robson¹, Karolina Lada², Anne Miller³, Wilby Williamson¹, Julia Newton² and Raashid Luqmani⁴, ¹Rheumatology, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ²University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ³Nuffield Orthopaedic Center, Oxford., Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁴Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Physical inactivity is the fourth leading risk factor for global mortality accounting for 6% of deaths. Patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) are at…
Abstract Number: 1975 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk of Mortality of Patients with Giant Cell Arteritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Catherine Hill¹, Rachel Black², Johannes Nossent³, Carlee Ruediger⁴, Jem Ninan⁵ and Susan Lester⁶, ¹Rheumatology Unit, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, Australia, ²Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, ³Medicine, University of Western Australia, WA, Australia, ⁴Rheumatology, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woodville, Australia, ⁵Rheumatology, Modbury Hospital, Modbury, Australia, ⁶Rheumatology, Basil Hetzel Institute, QEH, Woodville South, Australia
Background/Purpose: Previous studies of mortality associated with GCA have shown conflicting results.We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies to compare the mortality…
Abstract Number: 113 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Longitudinal, Incremental Direct Medical Costs of Giant Cell Arteritis for the First Five Years Following Diagnosis: A General Population-Based Cohort Study
Natalie McCormick¹, Carlo Marra² and J Antonio Avina-Zubieta³, ¹Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Pharm Sciences, Univ of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Arthritis Research Canada / University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common form of adult vasculitis, but estimates of the healthcare costs of GCA are extremely scarce. We…
Abstract Number: 1979 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Baseline Data on Patients Enrolled in a Randomized, Double-Blind Trial of Tocilizumab in Giant Cell Arteritis
Katie Tuckwell¹, Neil Collinson¹, Micki Klearman², Sophie Dimonaco¹, John H. Stone³ and on behalf of the GiACTA Investigators, ¹Roche Products Ltd., Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom, ²Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital Rheumatology Unit, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: GiACTA, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of the interleukin-6 receptor alpha inhibitor tocilizumab (TCZ) in patients (pts) with giant cell arteritis (GCA), is the…
Abstract Number: 200 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mast Cell Regulation of Aortic IL-6 Expression Involves Histamine-1 Receptor, Suppressor of Cyotkine Signaling-1 and IL-10
Vineesh Raveendran¹, Jason Springer², Donald Smith³, Mehrdad Maz⁴ and Kottarappat Dileepan¹, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ²Division of Allergy, Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ³University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS
Background/Purpose: IL-6 plays an important role in the pathogenesis of large vessel vasculitis. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), acting through toll-like receptor 4, enhances both the aortic expression…
Abstract Number: 1980 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tocilizumab in Giant Cell Arteritis: A Multicentre Open-Label Study in France
Alexis Regent¹, Serge Redeker², Alban Deroux³, Pierre Kieffer⁴, Kim Heang Ly⁵, Maxime Dougados⁶, Claire Larroche⁷, Loïc Guillevin¹, Laurence Bouillet⁸, Olivier Espitia⁹, Nathalie Costedoat-Chalumeau¹⁰, Martin Soubrier¹¹, Benoit Brihaye¹², François Lifermann¹³, Guillaume Lefèvre¹⁴, Xavier Puéchal¹, Luc Mouthon¹, Eric Toussirot¹⁵ and GFEV and CRI, ¹Internal Medicine, National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, ²43 rue de l'isle, Ch Abbeville, Abbeville, France, ³Internal Medicine, CHU Grenoble, Grenoble, France, ⁴Hopital Emile Muller, Mulhouse Cedex 1, France, ⁵CHU de Limoges, Service de médecine interne, Limoges, France, ⁶Medicine Faculty, Paris-Descartes University, Paris, UPRES-EA 4058, Cochin Hospital, Rheumatology B, Paris, France, ⁷Internal Medicine, Paris, France, ⁸CHU, Grenoble, France, ⁹Internal Medicine, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France, ¹⁰Internal Medicine Department, Cochin Hospital, “René-Descartes Paris V” University, Paris, France, ¹¹Rheumatology department CHU Clermont-Ferrand, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ¹²Service de médecine interne et médecine polyvalente, Saint Quentin, France, ¹³CH Dax, Dax, France, ¹⁴Service de médecine interne, Centre National de Référence de la Sclérodermie Systémique, Hôpital Claude Huriez, CHRU Lille, Lille, France, ¹⁵Service de Rhumatologie, CHU J Minjoz, Besancon, France
Background/Purpose: To report the French experience on the efficacy and safety of tocilizumab (TCZ) in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) and outcome after treatment…
Abstract Number: 1233 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Epidemiology of GCA in Bergen (Western Norway) 1972-2012
Lene K Brekke¹, Andreas P Diamantopoulos², Elisabet L Esperø¹, Bjørg-Tilde Fevang^3,4, Johan G Brun^3,4 and Clara G Gjesdal^3,4, ¹Haugesund Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Haugesund, Norway, ²Rheumatology, Haugesund Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Haugesund, Norway, ³Department of Rheumatology, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Norway, ⁴Department of Clinical Science, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common systemic vasculitis in persons older than 50 years. The highest incidence rates of the disease have…
Abstract Number: 2156 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Damage Assessment in Giant Cell Arteritis
Tanaz A. Kermani¹, Antoine G. Sreih², David Cuthbertson³, Simon Carette⁴, Gary S. Hoffman⁵, Nader A. Khalidi⁶, Curry L. Koening⁷, Carol A. Langford⁵, Carol A. McAlear⁸, Paul A. Monach⁹, Larry W. Moreland¹⁰, Christian Pagnoux⁴, Philip Seo¹¹, Kenneth J. Warrington¹², Steven R. Ytterberg¹² and Peter A. Merkel¹³, ¹Rheumatology, University of California Los Angeles, Santa Monica, CA, ²Department of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Biostatistics and Informatics, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁶McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁷Rheumatology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁹Rheumatology, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ¹⁰Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ¹²Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ¹³Penn Vasculitis Center, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: This study aimed to 1) catalogue damage in a longitudinal cohort of patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) and 2) evaluate predictors of…
Abstract Number: 1340 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Value of 18F-FDG PET for Therapeutic Assessment in Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica Treated in First Line By Tocilizumab
Xavier Palard¹, Solene Querellou², Maelenn Gouillou³, Alain Saraux^4,5, Thierry Marhadour⁶, Florent Garrigues⁷, Ronan Abgral⁸, Pierre-Yves Salaun⁸ and Valerie Devauchelle^9,10, ¹Department of nuclear medicine, University hospital of Brest, Brest, France, ²Department of nuclear medicine, Université Européenne de Bretagne; Université de Brest; EA3878 (GETBO) IFR148, Brest, French Polynesia, ³Clinical Investigation Centre (CIC) 1412, CHU Cavale Blanche- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Brest, France, ⁴Department of rheumatology and unit of immunology (EA 2216), Université Brest Occidentale, Brest, France, ⁵Rheumatology Department, CHU de la Cavale Blanche, Brest Cedex, France, ⁶CHU La Cavale Blanche, Brest, France, ⁷Radiology department, Cavale Blanche Hospital and Brest Occidentale University, Brest, France, ⁸Department of nuclear medicine, Université Européenne de Bretagne; Université de Brest; EA3878 (GETBO) IFR148, Brest, France, ⁹Service de Rhumatologie, CHU Brest, Brest, France, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Brest university medical school, EA 2216, UBO and CHU de la Cavale Blanche,, Brest, France
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the interest of 18F-FDG positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) for therapeutic assessment in polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) patients undergoing tocilizumab (TCZ) therapy at first…

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