Abstracts tagged "glucocorticoids"

Abstract Number: 2679 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Glucocorticoids Withdrawal in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Are Remission and Low Disease Activity Reliable Starting Points for Stopping Therapy? a Real-Life Experience
Viola Signorini, Chiara Tani, Elena Elefante, Chiara Stagnaro, Linda Carli and Marta Mosca, Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids (GC) are a cornerstone of the treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE); however, a significant organ damage is associated with long-term GC use…
Abstract Number: 212 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treatment Patterns in Large Vessel Arteritis (Giant Cell Arteritis and Temporal Arteritis): Findings from a Large Contemporaneous Real-World Cohort in the US
Zhaohui Su¹, Vandana Menon¹, Richard Gliklich² and Tom Brecht¹, ¹Research, OM1, Inc, Cambridge, MA, ²OM1, Inc, Cambridge, MA
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is the most common form of primary systemic vasculitis with annual incidence as high as 27 per 100,000 in persons…
Abstract Number: 793 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Metotrexate in the Treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis: To be or Not to be
Ignacio Castaño¹, Irene Monjo², Alejandro Balsa³, Diana Peiteado², Sara García-Carazo⁴ and Eugenio De Miguel¹, ¹Medicine, Universidad Autonoma Madrid, MADRID, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, MADRID, Spain, ³Rheumatology, Hospital La Paz-IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: The high-dose glucocorticoids (GCs) are the mainstay of treatment in Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). Patients treated with greater GC dosages are at the greatest…
Abstract Number: 804 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Efficacy and Safety of the Anti-IL-6 Receptor Antibody Tocilizumab for Polymyalgia Rheumatica Patients with Resistance or Intolerance to Glucocorticoids and Methotrexate
Manami Hirata¹, Akiko Ueno², kazuyuki fujita², Nobuyuki Shibutou² and Masahiro Yamamura³, ¹Center for Rheumatology, Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital, Okayama, Japan, ²Centor for Rheumatology, Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital, Okayama, Japan, ³Okayama Saiseikai General Hospital, Okayama, Japan
Background/Purpose: Some patients show inadequate responses to initial glucocorticoids (GC) doses or relapses during GC tapering and develop side effects of GCs. The 2015 EULAR/ACR…
Abstract Number: 896 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Steroid Tapering in ANCA Vasculitis Evaluation Study (STAVE) 2: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Jennifer Rodrigues¹, David Collister¹, Amy Archer², Kim Cheema³, Paul Alexander⁴, Christian Pagnoux⁵, Lehana Thabane⁴, Peter A. Merkel⁶, David Jayne⁷ and Michael Walsh¹, ¹Nephrology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²Rheumatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³Nephrology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁴Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ⁷Vasculitis and Lupus Clinic, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Relapses of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) are associated with death, decreased renal function, and end-stage renal disease. Whether longer-term treatment with glucocorticoids (GC) reduces the…
Abstract Number: 1600 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Lupus Nephritis Is Associated with Increased Rates of Hospitalization for Adverse Events on a Glucocorticoid Toxicity Index and in-Hospital Mortality Compared with Non-Renal Lupus and Matched Controls: An Analysis of Insurance Claims Data
Katherine Belendiuk¹, Huong Trinh², Matthew Cascino¹, Leonard Dragone¹, Daniel Keebler¹, Jay Garg¹ and Paul Brunetta¹, ¹Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ²Genentech, South San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is heterogeneous in its clinical prognosis and lupus nephritis (LN) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality among children…
Abstract Number: 1624 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
SLE Disease Activity Index Glucocorticosteroid Index (SLEDAI-2KG) Identifies More Responders Than Sledai-2K
Zahi Touma¹, Dafna D Gladman², Jiandong Su³, Nicole Anderson⁴ and Murray Urowitz⁴, ¹Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Division of Rheumatology, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Rheumatology, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Disease Activity Index-2000 (SLEDAI-2K) is one of the most commonly used disease activity indices in clinical practice and research but this…
Abstract Number: 2043 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adherence to American College of Rheumatology Guidelines for Prevention of Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis in Patients with Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Brittany Frankel¹, Angela Christensen² and Monica Guma³, ¹Internal Medicine, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, ²Rheumatology, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, ³University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 2010 guidelines recommend that any patient initiating glucocorticoid therapy with an anticipated duration of ≥3 months should receive a…
Abstract Number: 2279 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dynamics of Concomitant Therapy in Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Treated with Etanercept
Ekaterina Alexeeva^1,2, Tatiana Dvoryakovskaya^1,2, Victor Gladkikh^3,4, Andrei Moskalev^4,5, Rina Denisova², Ksenia Isaeva², Olga Lomakina², Margarita Soloshenko² and Anna Karaseva², ¹Pediatrics, The Federal State Autonomous Educational Institution of Higher Education The First Moscow State Medical University named after I.M. Sechenov Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Sechenov University), Moscow, Russian Federation, ²Reumatology department, Federal State Autonomous Institution"National Scientific and Practical Center of Children's Health"Of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, Moscow, Russian Federation, ³Department of Biostatistics, EOL Labs ltd, Novosibirsk, Rwanda, ⁴Laboratory of Computational Physics, Institute of Computational Mathematics and Mathematical Geophysics SB RAS, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation, ⁵Department of Biostatistics, EOL Labs ltd, Novosibirsk, Russian Federation
Background/Purpose: The effectiveness of target use of biological medications depends on how personalized they are to fit patient’s individual parameters with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).…
Abstract Number: 2367 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effect of Glucocorticoids on Bone Mineral Density in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Anne-Birgitte Blavnsfeldt^1,2, Malissa Dawn Thomsen³, Simon Tarp⁴, Bente Langdahl^2,5, Ellen-Margrethe Hauge^2,6 and Annette de Thurah^7,8, ¹Rheumatology, Aarhus Universityhospital, Aarhus C, Denmark, ²Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark, ³Diagnostic Centre, Silkeborg Regional Hospital, Silkeborg, Denmark, ⁴The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg & Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁵Endocrinology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁶Aarhus Universityhospital, Aarhus C, Denmark, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, DK, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁸Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
Background/Purpose: The role of glucocorticoids (GCs) in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is widely debated. GCs stimulate bone resorption and impair bone formation. Inflammatory…
Abstract Number: 2654 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treatment-Associated DNA Methylation Patterns in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Juliana Imgenberg-Kreuz^1,2, Jonas Carlsson Almlöf¹, Dag Leonard³, Gunnel Nordmark², Maija-Leena Eloranta³, Leonid Padyukov⁴, Iva Gunnarsson⁴, Elisabet Svenungsson⁴, Christopher Sjöwall⁵, Lars Rönnblom², Ann-Christine Syvänen¹ and Johanna K Sandling^1,2, ¹Department of Medical Sciences, Molecular Medicine and Science for Life Laboratory, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, Uppsala, Sweden, ²Department of Medical Sciences, Section of Rheumatology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, Uppsala, Sweden, ³Rheumatology and Science for Life Laboratory, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Sweden, Uppsala, Sweden, ⁴Department of Medicine Solna, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Rheumatology/AIR, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden, Linköping, Sweden
Background/Purpose: DNA methylation has emerged as an important contributing factor in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). SLE typically requires continuous treatment to control…
Abstract Number: 2555 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of Conventional and Targeted Synthetic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs As Well As Glucocorticoids: A Systematic Literature Review Informing the 2016 Update of the Eular Recommendations for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Katerina Chatzidionysiou¹, Sharzad Emamikia², Jackie L. Nam³, Sofia Ramiro⁴, Josef Smolen⁵, Désirée van der Heijde⁶, Maxime Dougados⁷, Johannes WJ Bijlsma⁸, Gerd Burmester⁹, Marieke Scholte-Voshaar¹⁰, Ronald van Vollenhoven^11,12 and Robert Landewé¹³, ¹Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁵Medical University of Vienna and Hietzing Hospital, Vienna, Austria, ⁶Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁷Paris Descartes University, Paris, France, ⁸Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁹Charité University Hospital, Berlin, Germany, ¹⁰EULAR Standing Committee of People with Arthritis/Rheumatism in Europe, Zurich, Switzerland, ¹¹Amsterdam Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹²Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ¹³Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: To inform the task force for the 2016 update of the EULAR recommendations for the management of RA on the evidence regarding the efficacy…
Abstract Number: 2597 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Time to Initiation of Biologic Agents Is Associated with Glucocorticoid Use: Results from the Corrona Registry
Dimitrios A. Pappas^1,2, Jenny Griffith³, Heather J. Litman², Casey A. Schlacher³, Bob A. Salim⁴, Chitra Karki² and Joel M. Kremer⁵, ¹Columbia University, New York, NY, ²Corrona, LLC, Southborough, MA, ³AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁴Axio Research LLC, Seattle, WA, ⁵Albany Medical College and the Center for Rheumatology, Albany, NY
Background/Purpose: Despite new effective therapies for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), glucocorticoids (GC) are widely prescribed. It is possible that dose and duration of GC therapy may…
Abstract Number: 2606 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of Glucocorticoids on Clinical and Radiographic Efficacy Outcomes in Methotrexate-Naive Patients with RA Receiving Tofacitinib or Methotrexate Monotherapy: Analysis of Data from a Phase 3 Trial
Christina Charles-Schoeman¹, Désirée van der Heijde², Gerd Burmester³, Peter Nash⁴, Cristiano A.F Zerbini⁵, Carol A Connell⁶, Haiyun Fan⁷, Kenneth Kwok⁸, Eustratios Bananis⁷ and Roy Fleischmann⁹, ¹University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Nambour Hospital, Sunshine Coast and Department of Medicine, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia, ⁵Centro Paulista de Investigação Clinica, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁶Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁷Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁸Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁹Metroplex Clinical Research Center and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of RA. Patients (pts) with RA often receive concomitant treatment with glucocorticoids (GCs) to…
Abstract Number: 350 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Change in Bone Mineral Density with High-Dose Prednisone in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Linda Rasch¹, Lilian van Tuyl¹, Martijn Kremer², Irene E.M. Bultink², Maarten Boers^3,4 and Willem F. Lems^1,4, ¹Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center | VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center | VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Epidemiology & Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center | Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Recently, we showed that treatment with COBRA-light therapy including prednisone with initially 30 mg/day, was as effective as the original COBRA scheme, with initially…

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