Abstracts tagged "glucocorticoids"

Abstract Number: 1651 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Oral Glucocorticoid (OGC)-Sparing Effects in Tocilizumab and Other Biologic Dmards Using Multilevel Models in an Administrative Health Care Claims Database
Brandon Arnieri¹, Khaled Sarsour¹, David Oliveri¹, Attila Pethö-Schramm², Avani Shah¹ and George Quartey¹, ¹Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, ²F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Switzerland
Background/Purpose : The current treatment paradigm in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is to attempt to decrease, when clinically feasible, concomitant use of OGCs after their use…
Abstract Number: 1987 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dramatic Efficacy of Tocilizumab As First Line Therapy in Patients with Recent Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR): Results of the First Longitudinal Prospective Study
Valerie Devauchelle¹, Alain Saraux², Jean-Marie Berthelot³, Divi Cornec⁴, Yves Renaudineau⁵, Sandrine Jousse-Joulin¹, Thierry Marhadour⁶, Solene Querellou⁷, Florent Garrigues⁸, Michel De Bandt⁹ and Maelenn Gouillou¹⁰, ¹Rheumatology, Brest university medical school, EA 2216, UBO and CHU de la Cavale Blanche,, Brest, France, ²Rheumatology Department, CHU de la Cavale Blanche, Brest Cedex, France, ³Rheumatology, University Hospital, Nantes, France, ⁴Department of rheumatology, Brest Occidentale University, Brest, France, ⁵Immunology, Brest University Medical School Hospital, Brest, France, ⁶CHU La Cavale Blanche, Brest, France, ⁷Nuclear Medicine Department, Morvan University Hospital, Brest, France, ⁸Radiology department, Cavale Blanche Hospital and Brest Occidentale University, Brest, France, ⁹Rheumatology department, CHU Fort de France, Fort de France, France, ¹⁰Clinical Investigation Centre (CIC) 1412, CHU Cavale Blanche- Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Brest, France
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids (GCs) are the cornerstone treatment of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) but induce several adverse events. Methods: Objectives: To evaluate efficacy and safety of tocilizumab…
Abstract Number: 2235 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Shocking? a Systematic Review of Adrenal Insufficiency in Adults on Oral Steroids
Rebecca M Joseph¹, Louise Hunter², David W. Ray² and William G Dixon³, ¹NIHR Manchester Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Institute of Human Development, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: One percent of the adult population are, at any one time, prescribed oral glucocorticoids (GC). GCs are known to be associated with hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis…
Abstract Number: 2653 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Diagnostic Value of the Prednisolone Test in Patients with Possible Rheumatoid Arthritis
Uta Kiltz¹, Christine von Zabern¹, Xenofon Baraliakos¹, Frank Heldmann¹, Bernhard Mintrop¹, Michael Sarholz¹, Martin van Werde¹, Claudia Klink², Dietmar Krause², Friedrich Dybowski³, Ludwig Kalthoff³, Liane Hein³ and Juergen Braun¹, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, Germany, ²Private rheumatology office, Gladbeck, Germany, ³Private rheumatology office, Herne, Germany
Background/Purpose: In patients with tender and swollen finger joints, the differential diagnosis between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA) of the hands can be initially…
Abstract Number: 51 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Oral Glucocorticoid Use Is Associated with Osteonecrosis in Adults with Chronic Inflammatory Diseases but Not in Children: A Population-Based Cohort Study
Daniel B. Horton^1,2,3, Kevin Haynes^1,4, Michelle R. Denburg^1,5, Mihir Thacker⁶, Carlos D. Rose², Mary E. Putt¹, Mary B. Leonard⁷ and Brian L. Strom^1,3, ¹Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Pediatrics, Nemours A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, Division of Pediatric Rheumatology, Thomas Jefferson University, Wilmington, DE, ³Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, New Brunswick, NJ, ⁴Clinical Epidemiology, HealthCore, Wilmington, DE, ⁵Pediatrics, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Division of Nephrology, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶Orthopedics, Nemours A.I. duPont Hospital for Children, Thomas Jefferson University, Wilmington, DE, ⁷Pediatrics, Division of Nephrology, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids have long been linked to the development of osteonecrosis, mostly in heavily exposed patients from specialty clinics. We tested the hypothesis that oral…
Abstract Number: 283 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Altered Serum Fatty Acid Profiles in Patients with Polymyositis or Dermatomyositis Compared to Healthy Individuals and in Relation to Immunosuppressive Treatment
Joan Raouf¹, Helena Idborg¹, Petter Olsson², Per Johan Jakobsson¹, Ingrid E. Lundberg¹ and Marina Korotkova¹, ¹Medicine, Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet S-171 76, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Analytical Chemistry, Department of Analytical Chemistry, Stockholm University, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM) are chronic autoimmune diseases, characterized by muscle fatigue. Despite conventional immunosuppressive treatment including high doses of glucocorticoids, only a…
Abstract Number: 349 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison Between the American Recommendations and the Japanese Guidelines for Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis in Japanese Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Takefumi Furuya, Shigeki Momohara, Atsuo Taniguchi and Hisashi Yamanaka, Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: In 2014, the Japanese Society for Bone and Mineral Research (JSBMR) updated their guidelines for the management and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis (GIO) and…
Abstract Number: 353 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Longitudinal Cohort Study of Weekly Teriparatide, Denosmab, and Bisphosphonates for Prevention of Vertebral Fractures in Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis
Hisaji Oshima¹, Mari Ushikubo¹, Kumiko Akiya¹, Ikuko Tanaka², Shigenori Tamaki² and Keisuke Izumi³, ¹Department of Connective Tissue Diseases, National Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, ²NAGOYA Rheumatology Clinic, Nagoya, Japan, ³National Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Although weekly teriparatide (56.5ug, wTPTD) and denosmab (DMAB) have been developed as potent anti-osteoporotic agents, effects of these agents on prevention of osteoporotic fractures…
Abstract Number: 356 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of the Effect of 12 Months Administration of Denosumab in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
Kosuke Ebina¹, Makoto Hirao², Jun Hashimoto³, Keisuke Hagihara⁴, Hideki Yoshikawa⁵ and Takaaki Noguchi⁶, ¹Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan, ²Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan, ³Dept of Rheumatology, Osaka-Minami Medical Center, Kawachinagano City, Japan, ⁴Kampo Medicine, Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan, ⁵Department of Orthopedics, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita Osaka, Japan, ⁶Orthopaedic Surgery, Osaka University, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan
Background/Purpose: In patients with rheumatic diseases (RD), pro-inflammatory cytokines induce receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B ligand (RANKL), which plays a crucial role in inducing…
Abstract Number: 380 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Osteoporosis Screening and Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients at a Teaching Institution
Sheena Ogando¹, Calie Santana², Irene Blanco³ and Barbara Mendez¹, ¹Rheumatology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ²Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, ³Rheumatology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids are effective at treating rheumatologic diseases but are known to increase fracture risk. In 2010, the ACR developed recommendations for the prevention…
Abstract Number: 538 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Multidrug Resistant Lymphocytes of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Are Predictive for DMARD and Glucocorticoid Treatment Response
Jan Piet van Hamburg¹, Sandra M.J. Paulissen², Nadine Davelaar¹, Mieke Hazes³ and Erik Lubberts¹, ¹Rheumatology and Immunology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ²Room Nb-84, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: A large fraction of patients with RA does not respond to treatment with glucocorticoids (GCs) and disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs), or becomes resistant in…
Abstract Number: 2093 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improvement of Rituximab Response Prediction in Rheumatoid Arthritis Via Correction for Prednisone-Related Suppression of Type I Interferon Response Gene Expression
Tamarah D. de Jong¹, Saskia Vosslamber¹, Marjolein Blits¹, Gertjan Wolbink², Michael T. Nurmohamed^2,3, Connie J. van der Laken⁴, Gerrit Jansen⁵, Alexandre E. Voskuyl⁵ and Cornelis L. Verweij⁶, ¹Pathology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Jan van Breemen Research Institute | Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Pathology and Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose Elevated type I IFN response gene (IRG) expression has been described to be clinically relevant in predicting the non-response to rituximab in rheumatoid arthritis…
Abstract Number: 1857 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Determinants of Annual Healthcare Utilization and Overall Cost of Care in Individuals with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Large Insurance Claims Database: Glucocorticoid Use
Shih-Yin Chen¹, Chan-Bum Choi^2,3,4, Qian Li⁵, Wei-Shi Yeh¹, Yuan-Chi Lee⁶, Amy H Kao¹ and Matthew H. Liang⁷, ¹Biogen Idec, Cambridge, MA, ²Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea, ³Section of Rheumatology, VA Healthcare System, Boston, MA, ⁴Department of Aging, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Evidera, Lexington, MA, ⁶Formerly of Evidera, Lexington, MA, ⁷Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Newer therapeutic agents in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) may increase cost of care but their effect on limiting the duration and the dosage of…
Abstract Number: 1420 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Non-Use of Glucocorticoid and Osteoarthritis Absence As Predictors of Clinical Remission in AR
Salvador Loredo-Alanís¹, David Vega-Morales², Mario Garza-Elizondo¹, Mario Garcia-Pompermayer³, Roberto Negrete-López¹, Daniel Treviño-Montes¹ and Diana Flores-Alvarado², ¹Departamento de Medicina Interna del Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Servicio de Reumatología, Departamento de Medicina Interna del Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, ³Departamento de Medicina Interna del Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Servicio de Reumatología, Departamento de Medicina Interna del Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterey, Mexico
Background/Purpose The clinical evaluation of Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is accomplished with compound indexes allowing better clinical decision. Clinical remission nowadays is an attainable target in…
Abstract Number: 1211 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Gene Expression Profile in Muscle Tissue before and after Immunosuppressive Treatment in Patients with Myositis
Joan Raouf¹, Ingela M. Loell², Yi-Wen Chen³, Rongye Shi⁴, Inger Nennesmo⁵, Helene Alexanderson⁶, Maryam Dastmalchi², Marina Korotkova⁷, Kanneboyina Nagaraju^8,9 and Ingrid E. Lundberg^10,11, ¹Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital in Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital in Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Research Center for Genetic Medicine, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington DC, USA., Washington DC, DC, ⁴Research Center for Genetic Medicine, Childrens National Medical Center, Research Center for Genetic Medicine, Washington DC, USA, Washington DC, WA, ⁵Institution for Laboratory Medicine (LABMED), Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset Huddinge, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁶Karolinska Institutet, Department of medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset Solna, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁷Department of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital in Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁸Genetic Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, Washinton D C, DC, ⁹Research Center for Genetic Medicine, Children’s National Medical Center, Washington DC, DC, ¹⁰Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ¹¹Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska University Hospital, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose Autoimmune muscle diseases such as polymyositis (PM) and dermatomyositis (DM) are characterized by infiltration of inflammatory cells, production of cytokines and chemokines, as well…

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