Abstracts tagged "gout"

Abstract Number: 1814 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparing Clinical Characteristics and Comorbidities of Gout Patients Treated with Allopurinol or Febuxostat
Michael A. Becker¹, Xiangyang Ye², Kasem S. Akhras³, Rima H. Tawk⁴, Sudhir Unni², Jason Young² and Carl V. Asche⁵, ¹Medicine, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²University of Utah College of Pharmacy, Salt Lake City, UT, ³Global Outcomes Research, Takeda Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Deerfield, IL, ⁴Center for pharmacoeconomic Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁵Center for Outcomes Research, University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria, Peoria, IL
Background/Purpose: Gout is a common acute and potentially progressive disease affecting approximately 8 million Americans. Hyperuricemia (serum urate levels [sUA] >6.8mg/dL) is a major pathogenic…
Abstract Number: 158 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Focus Groups Reveal Knowledge Gaps in Patients with Gout-A Qualitative Study
Puja Khanna¹, Veronica Berrocal², Tonya Hays³, Daniel J. Clauw⁴ and David A. Williams⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology/Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Department of Biostatistics- School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Survey Research Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Anesthesiology/Internal Medicine (Rheum), University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Chronic Pain & Fatigue Rsch Ctr, Univ of MI Hlth System-Lobby M, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Gout is the most treatable arthritis in the Western World and there are effective medications available to treat both acute episodes and chronic gout.…
Abstract Number: 1816 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relationship Between Race, Uric Acid Levels, Urate-Lowering Therapy and Resource Use in Patients with Gout
Kim Coley¹, Melissa Saul² and Karen Pater¹, ¹Pharmacy & Therapeutics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Biomedical Informatics, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Gout is a chronic inflammatory disease caused by the deposition of monosodium urate crystals in joints and soft tissues. The overall prevalence is increasing…
Abstract Number: 162 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Metabolic Syndrome: The Genesis of Nephrolithiasis in Gout Patients
Filipi M. Mello¹, Rafael B. Tomita², Ricardo Fuller³, Marco Antonio G. P. Filho², Thiago B. M. Barros⁴, Leandro L. do Prado², Kristopherson L. Augusto² and Claudia Goldenstein-Schainberg⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ²Rheumatology Division, Rheumatology Division - University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ³Reumatologia, Reumatologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁴Rheumatology, Reumatologia Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Reumatologia, Rheumatology Division - University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Gout patients have a high frequency of metabolic syndrome (MS), a disorder known to be associated with hyperinsulinemia. The latter condition augments proximal tubular…
Abstract Number: 2043 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Documentation of Improvement Over 2 Months in Osteoarthritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Spondyloarthropathy and Gout Similarly to Rheumatoid Arthritis According to Function, Pain, Patient Global Estimate and RAPID3 On a Multidimensional Health Assessment Questionnaire (MDHAQ)
Isabel Castrejón¹, Martin J. Bergman² and Theodore Pincus¹, ¹Rheumatology, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Taylor Hospital, Ridley Park, PA
Background/Purpose: The health assessment questionnaire (HAQ) and multidimensional HAQ (MDHAQ) were developed initially to assess patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The most feasible method to…
Abstract Number: 1632 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Arhalofenate Is a Novel Dual-Acting Agent with Uricosuric and Anti-Inflammatory Properties
Yun-Jung Choi, Vanina Larroca, Annette Lucman, Vic Vicena, Noe Abarca, Tim Rantz, Brian E. Lavan and Charles A. McWherter, Biology, Metabolex, Inc., Hayward, CA
Background/Purpose: In most patients with gout, elevated serum urate is linked to excess uric acid reabsoprtion in the proximal renal tubule by anion transporters/exchangers, including…
Abstract Number: 163 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluating Allopurinol Therapy and Serum Uric Acid Levels in Medicare Beneficiaries with Gout
Melea Ward¹, Anthony M. Louder², Keith A. Szymanski³ and Leonardo Tamariz⁴, ¹Competitive Health Analytics, Louisville, KY, ²Competitive Health Analytics, Inc., Louisville, KY, ³Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc., Deerfield, IL, ⁴University of Miami, Miami, FL
Background/Purpose: Higher serum uric acid levels in gout patients have been associated with an increased frequency and risk of gout flares and greater subsequent healthcare…
Abstract Number: 2045 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treatment Patterns and Monitoring of Serum Uric Acid Levels in a Large Cohort of Gout Patients in the United States: Is There Room for Improvement?
Yong Chen¹, Kasem S. Akhras², Michael Grabner¹, Rima H. Tawk³ and Ralph Quimbo¹, ¹HealthCore, Inc., Wilmington, DE, ²Global Outcomes Research, Takeda Pharmaceuticals International, Inc., Deerfield, IL, ³Center for pharmacoeconomic Research, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Currently, there are no guidelines in the United States on monitoring serum uric acid (sUA) levels in gout and gout treatment patterns. However, there…
Abstract Number: 1633 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ulodesine (BCX4208) Add-On Therapy to Allopurinol 300mg Lowers Hypoxanthine and Xanthine Plasma Levels in a Dose-Dependent Fashion: Results From a 12-Week Randomized Controlled Trial in Patients with Gout
Shanta Bantia¹, Leigh Harman², Cynthia Parker¹, Damon Papac³, Andreas Maetzel⁴, Brian Taubenheim⁴ and Alan S. Hollister⁴, ¹Discovery Biology, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Durham, NC, ²Bioanalytical Chemistry, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Durham, NC, ³Bioanalytical Sciences, Southern Research Institute, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Development, BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Ulodesine (BCX4208) is an oral, once-daily, purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP) inhibitor in clinical development as add-on therapy for the chronic management of hyperuricemia in…
Abstract Number: 139 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Lack of Effect of Supplemental Vitamin C On Serum Urate in Patients with Gout
Lisa K. Stamp¹, Christopher Frampton¹, John L. O'Donnell², Jill Drake³ and Peter T. Chapman⁴, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Otago, Christchurch, Christchurch, New Zealand, ²Rheumatology Immunology & Allergy, Canterbury Health Laboratories, Christchurch, New Zealand, ³Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand, ⁴Rheumatology, Immunology & Allergy, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
Background/Purpose: The key to effective long-term management of gout is sustained reduction of serum urate (SU) Methods: Patients with gout and a SU >0.36mmol/L…
Abstract Number: 2037 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Poor Quality of Gout Care Is Strongly Associated with Higher Gout-Related Health Care Utilization
Jasvinder A. Singh¹ and Joshua Richman², ¹Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, ²Biostatistics, UAB School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Proponents of improving quality of gout care have suggested various gout quality indicators, but no study to date has shown the link between…
Abstract Number: 813 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rilonacept for Gout Flare Prophylaxis in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Analysis of 3 Clinical Trials
Robert Terkeltaub¹, Robert R. Evans², Steven P. Weinstein³, Richard Wu⁴ and H. Ralph Schumacher⁵, ¹Medicine-Rheumatology, VA Medical Ctr/University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ²Clinical Sciences, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Tarrytown, NY, ³Clinical Development, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Tarrytown, NY, ⁴BioStatistics, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ⁵Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania and VA Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Gout flare (GF) prophylaxis in patients (pts) with chronic kidney disease (CKD; estimated glomerular filtration rate [eGFR]
Abstract Number: 140 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patients That Continue to Flare Despite Apparent Optimal Urate Lowering Therapy
Dinesh Khanna¹, Puja Khanna², David Hagerty³, Chris Storgard⁴, Robert Mischler⁵ and Robert Morlock⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Division of Rheumatology/Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Medical, Ardea Bioscience, San Diego, CA, ⁴4939 Directors Place, Ardea Bioscience, San Diego, CA, ⁵Ardea Bioscience, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: Gout is a common inflammatory arthritis and its worldwide prevalence is increasing. The purpose of this study is to describe physician, patient and treatment…
Abstract Number: 1901 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Chronic Gout. Improvement According to Outcome Meaures in Rheumatology Domains in Daily Clinical Practice
Janitzia Vazquez-Mellado¹, Betsabé Serrano¹, Jaime Mendoza², Sergio Garcia-Mendez¹, V.Chantal Hernández¹, Virginia Pascual Ramos³, Ruben Burgos-Vargas¹ and Marina Rull-Gabayet², ¹Rheumatology, Hospital General de Mexico, Mexico city, Mexico, ²Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ³Dept de Immunología y Reumato, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico
Background/Purpose: OMERACT has proposed domains to evaluate the effect of treatment in patients with acute and chronic gout. Their frequency, time to improve and percentage…
Abstract Number: 815 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Exploratory Analysis of Radiographic Change in Patients Treated with Intensive Urate-Lowering Therapy
Nicola Dalbeth¹, Anthony Doyle², Fiona M. McQueen³, John S. Sundy⁴ and Herbert S. B. Baraf⁵, ¹Medicine, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ²University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ³Molecular Medicine and Pathology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, ⁴Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ⁵Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates, Wheaton, MD
Background/Purpose: In patients with gout, tophi are strongly associated with radiographic damage. Effective urate-lowering therapy (ULT) reduces tophus size. However, no studies to date have…

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