Abstracts tagged "glucocorticoids"

Abstract Number: 2172 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Overuse of Glucocorticoids in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A National Survey of Primary Care Physicians
Beth Wallace^1,2, Akbar Waljee^2,3,4, Arlene Weissman⁵, Tanner Caverly^2,6,7 and Sameer Saini^2,6,8, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ²University of Michigan Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Research Center at American College of Physicians, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶Center for Clinical Management Research, VA Ann Arbor Health Care System, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁷Michigan Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁸Michigan Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Most patients with RA receive oral glucocorticoids (GC) such as prednisone, despite concerns about safety. We sought to evaluate how primary care physicians (PCPs)…
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: 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: 794 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Development and Initial Validation of a Novel Lupus Disease Activity Index to Account for Glucocorticoids: Sledai-2K Glucocorticoids Index (SGI)
Zahi Touma¹, Dafna D Gladman², Jiandong Su³ and Murray Urowitz¹, ¹Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Rheumatology, Toronto Western Hospital and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: It is challenging to describe disease activity in SLE in the context of multiple levels of glucocorticoids (GC) treatment. We aim to develop and…
Abstract Number: 977 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tocilizumab As an Add-on Therapy to Glucocorticoids during the First 3 Months of Treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis: Results of a French Multicenter Prospective Open-Label Study
Maxime Samson¹, Hervé Devilliers², Kim Heang Ly³, Francois Maurier⁴, Boris Bienvenu⁵, Benjamin Terrier⁶, Pierre Charles⁷, Jean-François Besancenot², Anne-Laure Fauchais⁸, Christine Binquet⁹, Sylvain Audia¹⁰ and Bernard Bonnotte¹, ¹Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Hôpital François Mitterrand, CHU de Dijon, Dijon, France, ²Department of Internal Medicine and Systemic Diseases, Hôpital François Mitterrand, CHU de Dijon, Dijon, France, ³Internal Medicine, University Hospital of Limoges, Limoges, France, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, HP Metz Belle Isle Hospital, Metz, France, ⁵Caen University Hospital, Caen, France, ⁶Internal Medicine, Cochin University Hospital, Paris, France, ⁷Department of Internal Medicine, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine, CHU de Limoges, Limoges, France, ⁹INSERM, CIC 1432, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Hôpital François Mitterrand, CHU de Dijon, Dijon, France, ¹⁰Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Hôpital François Mitterrand, CHU de Dijon; INSERM, UMR1098, University of Bourgogne Franche-Comté, FHU INCREASE, Dijon, France
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a large-vessel vasculitis usually treated with glucocorticoids (GC). GC are effective but responsible for substantial morbidity and mortality. Tocilizumab…
Abstract Number: 1123 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Targeted Mutations Identify the Active Site of Glucocorticoid-Induced Leucine Zipper (GILZ)
Huapeng Fan¹, Die Wang², Qiang Cheng³, James Harris³, Sarah Jones³, Yuan Hang Yang⁴ and Eric Morand⁴, ¹Lupus Research Group, Center for Inflammatory Diseases, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Calyton, Australia, ²Hudson Institute of Medical Research, Clayton, Australia, ³Lupus Research Group, Center for Inflammatory Diseases, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Australia, ⁴Lupus Research Group, Center for Inflammatory Diseases, School of Clinical Sciences at Monash Health, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids (GC) have been used to treat inflammatory disease for more than six decades, but the broad spectrum of therapeutic effects is accompanied by…
Abstract Number: 1646 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Discontinuation of Methotrexate or Glucocorticoids in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Tofacitinib: Clinical Efficacy Data from Long-Term Extension Studies
Roy Fleischmann¹, Jürgen Wollenhaupt², Stanley Cohen¹, Michael Weinblatt³, Lisy Wang⁴, Haiyun Fan⁵, John Andrews⁶, Liza Takiya⁵ and Eustratios Bananis⁵, ¹Metroplex Clinical Research Center and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Schoen-Klinik Hamburg-Eilbek Teaching Hospital of the University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, ³Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁶Pfizer Inc, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of RA. In a post-hoc analysis of the tofacitinib RA long-term extension (LTE) studies,…

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