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Abstracts tagged "Gout and interleukins (IL)"

  • Abstract Number: 2248 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018

    Genetic Variants Identify Interleukin 37 As an Important Anti-Inflammatory Cytokine in Gout in Humans

    Viola Klück1, Rosanne C. van Deuren1, Amara Shaukat2, Maartje Cleophas1, Tania O. Crisan3, Nicola Dalbeth4, Lisa K. Stamp5, Tim Jansen6, Matthijs Janssen6, Alexander Hoischen1, Frank van de Veerdonk7, Mihai Netea1, Charles Dinarello8, Elan Z. Eisenmesser9, Vassili Kalabokis10, Soohyun Kim11, Tony R. Merriman12 and Leo .A.B. Joosten1, 1Experimental Internal Medicine, Radboud Institute of Molecular Life Sciences, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 2University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 3Medical Genetics, Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, 4Bone Rsch Grp/Dept of Med, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, 5Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand, 6VieCuri Medical Center, Venlo, Netherlands, 7Department of General Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 8Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, 9Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO, 10R&D Systems, BioTechne, Inc., Minneapolis, MN, 11Laboratory of Cytokine Immunology, Konkuk University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of (South), 12Department of Biochemistry, School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

    Background/Purpose: During a gout flare monosodium urate (MSU) crystals induce, in the presence of a secondary stimulus, acute joint inflammation characterized by the recruitment of…
  • Abstract Number: 2344 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015

    A 3-Year Follow-up Study of Canakinumab in Frequently Flaring Gouty Arthritis Patients, Contraindicated, Intolerant, or Unresponsive to Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs and/or Colchicine

    Naomi Schlesinger1, Thomas Bardin2,3, Mark Bloch4, Karine Lheritier5, Uwe Machein5, Guido Junge5, Alexander So6 and Rieke Alten7, 1Medicine, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, 2Hopital Lariboisière, Paris, France, 3Rhumatology Departement, Hôpital Lariboisière, Paris, France, 4Holdsworth House Medical Practice, Sydney, Australia, 5Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, 6CHU Vaudois, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, 7Charité Univ Medicine, Berlin, Germany

    Background/Purpose: Although anti-inflammatory drugs such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and colchicine are the recommended treatment options for pain and inflammation management in patients (pts) with…
  • Abstract Number: 2345 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015

    Canakinumab Liquid Formulation in Acute Gouty Arthritis Patients: Long-Term Safety and Efficacy Results from a 36-Week Extension Study

    Prashanth Sunkureddi1, Rüdiger Moericke2, Edith Tóth3, Jacques P Brown4, Uwe Machein5, Karine Lheritier5, Guido Junge5 and Alan J Kivitz6, 1Clear Lake Rheumatology, Nassau Bay, TX, 2Institut für Präventive Medizin & Klinische Forschung GbR, Magdeburg, Germany, 3Flór Francis Hospital Rheumatology Department, Kistarcsa, Hungary, 4Centre Hospitalier de l'Université Laval (CHUL), Quebec City, QC, Canada, 5Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, 6Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, PA

    Background/Purpose: Patients with gouty arthritis (GA) experience frequent flares with pain and inflammation. The limited available treatment options and typical comorbidities warrant effective alternative treatments1.…
  • Abstract Number: 174 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014

    Long Term Safety and Efficacy of Canakinumab Liquid Formulation in Acute Gouty Arthritis Patients: Results from a 36 Week Extension Study

    P Sunkureddi1, E Tóth2, J. P Brown3, R Moericke4, D. Richard5, K Lheritier5, A Stancati5 and A Kivitz6, 1Clear Lake Rheumatology, Nassau Bay, TX, 2Flór Francis Hospital Rheumatology Department, Kistarcsa, Hungary, 3CHU de Québec Research Centre and Laval University, Québec, QC, Canada, 4Institut für Präventive Medizin & Klinische Forschung GbR, Magdeburg, Germany, 5Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, 6Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, PA

    Background/Purpose: Gouty arthritis (GA) patients who experience frequent flares and have comorbidities have limited treatment options. Canakinumab (CAN), a selective, human, anti-interleukin1β monoclonal antibody, has…
  • Abstract Number: 175 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014

    Efficacy and Safety of Canakinumab in Acute Gouty Arthritis Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Stage Greater Than or Equal to 3: A Post-Hoc Analysis of 12-Week Data

    P Sunkureddi1, E Tóth2, J. P Brown3, A Kivitz4, A Stancati5, D. Richard5, K. Lheritier5 and R Moericke6, 1Clear Lake Rheumatology, Nassau Bay, TX, 2Flór Francis Hospital Rheumatology Department, Kistarcsa, Hungary, 3CHU de Québec Research Centre and Laval University, Québec, QC, Canada, 4Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, PA, 5Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, 6Institut für Präventive Medizin & Klinische Forschung GbR, Magdeburg, Germany

    Background/Purpose: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) limits the treatment options in acute gouty arthritis (GA) patients due to intolerance and contraindications to available therapies. Efficacy and…
  • Abstract Number: 1177 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013

    Efficacy and Safety Of Canakinumab Pre-Filled Syringe Versus Triamcinolone Acetonide In Acute Gouty Arthritis Patients

    Prashanth Sunkureddi1, Edith Toth2, Jacques P. Brown3, Rüdiger Möricke4, Jan Michael Nebesky5, Gerhard Krammer5, Aiyang Tao6, Markus John5 and Alan Kivitz7, 1Rheumatology, Clear Lake Rheumatology, Nassau Bay, TX, 2Flór Francis Hospital Rheumatology Department, Kistarcsa, Hungary, 3CHU de Québec Research Centre and Laval University, Quebec City, QC, Canada, 4Institut für Präventive Medizin & Klinische Forschung GbR, Magdeburg, Germany, 5Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, 6Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, 7Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, PA

    Background/Purpose:  Canakinumab (CAN), a selective, fully human, monoclonal anti-IL-1β antibody has demonstrated long-term benefits in gouty arthritis (GA) patients (pts) by targeting the inflammatory pathway…

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