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Abstracts tagged "hydroxychloroquine and systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)"

  • Abstract Number: 318 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019

    Improving Safe Prescribing of Hydroxychloroquine in a Safety Net Hospital Rheumatology Clinic

    Francine Castillo1, Michael Dodge 1, Jung Hee Noh 2, Laura Trupin 1, Jinoos Yazdany 3 and Sarah Goglin 3, 1University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 2Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA, 3UCSF Division of Rheumatology, San Francisco, CA

    Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) prescribing is standard of care for patients with SLE. The main potential side effect is retinal toxicity, especially at higher doses and…
  • Abstract Number: 1181 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018

    Hydroxychloroquine: Do We All See Eye to Eye? a Single-Site Analysis of Hydroxychloroquine Dosing Compared to 2016 American Academy of Ophthalmology Guidelines

    Vaneet K. Sandhu1, Noopur Goel2 and Jamileh Hanna2, 1Division of Rheumatology, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA, 2Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA

    Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine is universally recommended to treat patients with SLE, stressing the importance of appropriate dosing. The 2016 American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) guidelines recommend…
  • Abstract Number: 1382 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018

    Evaluating Results of an Interferon-γ Release Assay in Patients with Autoimmune Skin Disease on Hydroxychloroquine

    Rebecca Gaffney1 and Victoria P. Werth2, 1Dermatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2Department of Dermatology, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

    Background/Purpose: QuantiFERON-TB Gold is commercial interferon-γ release assay used to screen patients for tuberculosis before starting or while on immunosuppressive therapies. Clinical studies on efficacy…
  • Abstract Number: 2628 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018

    Hydroxychloroquine and Prednisone Have Different Effects on Antiphospholipid Antibodies in SLE, with Hydroxychloroquine Not Reducing IgA Anticardiolipin

    Michelle Petri1, Mertcan Avci2 and Laurence S Magder3, 1Medicine (Rheumatology), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 2Medicine, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, 3Epidemiology and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

    Background/Purpose: Antiphospholipid antibodies in SLE may be changed by treatment, but past studies have been conflicting. We examined the impact of starting or stopping two…
  • Abstract Number: 2631 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018

    Hydroxychloroquine Blood Levels Are Significantly Associated with Cardiovascular Risk Factors

    Michelle Petri1, Daniel Goldman1 and Laurence S Magder2, 1Medicine (Rheumatology), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 2Epidemiology and Public health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

    Background/Purpose: In studies of SLE patients, the benefits of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) extend beyond control of disease activity. In particular, HCQ use has decreased multiple cardiovascular…
  • Abstract Number: 2634 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018

    The Risk of Hydroxychloroquine Retinopathy in an SLE Cohort: Screening and Prevention in Clinical Practice

    Caroline Siegel1, Jennifer M. Grossman2, John Fitzgerald3, Bevra H Hahn4, Sarah Chen5, Lori Sahakian4, Eloise Olmos2, Michael B. Gorin6 and Maureen A. McMahon2, 1Department of Internal Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 2Division of Rheumatology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 3Medicine-Rheumatology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 4UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 5Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, 6Department of Ophthalmology, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA

    Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is a commonly used medication for SLE because of its highly favorable risk-benefit ratio. Drug-induced retinopathy is one of very few serious…
  • Abstract Number: 2637 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018

    Hydroxychloroquine Improves Disease Activity and Allows Reduction of Corticosteroid Dose Regardless of Background Treatment in Japanese Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Hironari Hanaoka, Harunobu Iida, Tomofumi Kiyokawa, Yukiko Takakuwa and Kimito Kawahata, Division of Rheumatology and Allergology, Department of Internal Medicine, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan

    Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) was not approved in Japan until 2015 and its therapeutic potential remains poorly understood in the population. In this study, we evaluated…
  • Abstract Number: 2582 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017

    Compliance and Persistence with Hydroxychloroquine in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Seong-Min Kweon1, Seung-Geun Lee2, Ji-Heh Park2, Eun-Kyoung Park3, Yun-Kyung Kim4, Geun-Tae Kim5 and Dong Hyun Sohn6, 1Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, South Korea, Busan, Korea, Republic of (South), 2Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Pusan National University Hospital, Busan, Korea, Republic of (South), 3Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Busan, Korea, Republic of (South), 4Internal Medicine, Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, South Korea, Busan, Korea, Republic of (South), 5Kosin University College of Medicine, Busan, Korea, Republic of (South), 6Microbiology and Immunology, Pusan National University School of Medicine, Yangsan, Korea, Republic of (South)

    Compliance and persistence with hydroxychloroquine in patients with systemic lupus erythematosusBackground/Purpose: Lifelong treatment with hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is now recommended for all patients with systemic lupus…
  • Abstract Number: 2599 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017

    Efficacy and Toxicity of Antimalarials in Systematic Lupus Erythematosus: A Systematic Review

    Gaurav Sharma1, Jasvinder A. Singh2, Mohammed Sohaib Khaleel3 and Shristi Shrestha4, 1Department of Medicine, Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, UAB School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, 2Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 3Department of Molecular Cardiology, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 4Internal Medicine, Kathmandu Medical College Teaching Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Background/Purpose: To determine the efficacy and adverse effects of antimalarials in patients with systematic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Methods: A literature search from inception to December…
  • Abstract Number: 755 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016

    Hydroxychloroquine Blood Level Monitoring in a Predominantly Hispanic Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Cohort

    James Miceli1, Kayla Neville1, Laura Geraldino-Pardilla2 and Anca D. Askanase3, 1Rheumatology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, 2Division of Rheumatology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY, 3Department of Medicine, Rheumatology, Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is recommended for all patients with SLE. While patient reported adherence rates are between 51-64%, blood HCQ level testing may be a…
  • Abstract Number: 1782 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015

    a Double-Blind, Randomized, Parallel-Group Study of Hydroxychloroquine on Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus in Japan

    Naoto Yokogawa1, Toshiya Takahashi2, Toshiaki Sato3 and Naohisa Yokota4, 1on behalf of Japanese Hydroxychloroquine Study Group, Japan, Japan, 2Sanofi K.K., Tokyo, Japan, 3Sanofi.KK, Tokyo, Japan, 4Sanofi KK, Tokyo, Japan

    Background/Purpose: In Japan hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is still unavailable due to the banning of chloroquine in 1974 following allegations that it caused severe retinopathy. Therefore, a…
  • Abstract Number: 1802 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015

    Hydroxychloroquine Level Variants and Predictors in a Connective Tissue Disease Population

    Ann Biehl1, Maryam Ghaderi-Yeganeh2, Zerai Manna3, Abhijit Dasgupta4, Mariana J. Kaplan5 and Sarfaraz Hasni3, 1Department of Pharmacy, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, Bethesda, MD, 2National Institutes of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 3National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 4National Institutes of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases,, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 5Systemic Autoimmunity Branch, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD

    Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) dose adjustment in patients with impaired renal function has been suggested to prevent toxicity. However, evidence to support this practice is scant. …
  • Abstract Number: 1925 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014

    Determinants of Blood Hydroxychloroquine Concentration Variations in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients

    Moez Jallouli1, Lionel Galicier2, Olivier Aumaître3, Camille Francès4, Véronique Le-Guern5, F. Lioté6, Amar Smail7, Nicolas Limal8, L. Perard9, H. Desmurs-Clavel10, Du Boutin11, B. Asli12, Jean Emmanuel Kahn13, Jacques Pourrat14, Laurent Sailler15, F. Ackermann1,13, T. Papo16, Karim Sacre17, O. Fain18, J. Stirnemann18, Patrice Cacoub19, Gaëlle Leroux20, Judith Cohen-Bittan21, Js Hulot22, Zahir Amoura23, Jean-Charles Piette24 and Nathalie Costedoat-Chalumeau25, 1Department of Internal Medicine 2. Referal center for SLE/APS, CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France, 2Internal Medicine, Hopital St Louis, AP-HP, Paris, France, 3Division of internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Hôpital Gabriel Montpied, Clermont–Ferrand, Clermont–Ferrand, France, 4service de dermatologie allergologie, Hôpital Tenon, Paris Cedex 20, France, 5service de médecine interne, Department of Internal Medicine, Referral Center for Rare Autoimmune and Systemic Diseases, Hôpital Cochin, AP–HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France, 6service de rhumatologie, Hôpital Lariboisière, Université Paris-Diderot, Sorbonne Paris-Cité, Paris, France, 7Internal Medicine Department, CHU Amiens Nord, Amiens, France, 8Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Henri Mondor, APHP, Creteil, France, 9service de médecine interne, Hospices Civils de Lyon, groupement Hospitalier Edouard Herriot, Lyon, France, 10service de médecine interne, Hospice civils de Lyon, Lyon, France, 11Internal Medicine, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hopital Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France, 12Departement of clinical immunology, Hopital Saint Louis, Université Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France, 13internal medicine, Hopital Foch, Suresnes, France, 14nephrolohy, CHU Toulouse, Hopital Rangueil, University of Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France, 15Service de Médecine Interne, S, CHU Toulouse, Hopital Purpan, University of Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France, 16Internal Medicine, Hopital Bichat Claude Bernard, University of Paris Diderot, Sorbonne Paris cité, Paris, FL, France, 17Internal Medicine, University Paris-7, INSERM U699, APHP, Bichat Hospital, Paris, France, 18Internal Medicine, Hopital Jean Verdier, University Paris Nord, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France, 19Department of Internal Medicine 2., CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France, 20Department of Internal Medicine 1, CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France, 21Service de medecine gériatrique, CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France, 22Pharmacology, CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière, UPMC, University Paris 6, Paris, France, 23Internal medicine 2, French National Reference Center for Systemic Lupus and Antiphospholipid Syndrome, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital (AP-HP), Paris, France, 24Department of Internal Medicine 1., CHU Pitié-Salpêtrière, Paris, France, 25Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Referral Center for Rare Autoimmune and Systemic Diseases, Hôpital Cochin, AP–HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France

    Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is now recognized as an important treatment of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Blood HCQ levels ([HCQ]) can be quantified by high performance…
  • Abstract Number: 1805 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013

    Hydroxychloroquine Levels Identify Four Distinct Subsets of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients

    Michelle Petri, Hong Fang and William Clarke, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

    Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine is used for both its effect on SLE disease activity (cutaneous and arthritis) and for its preventive roles (reduction in flares, renal damage,…
  • Abstract Number: 1806 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013

    Association Between Hydroxychloroquine Exposure and Incidence Of Diabetes Mellitus In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Michelle Petri1 and Laurence S. Magder2, 1Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 2Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD

    Background/Purpose: Diabetes mellitus is one of the SLICC/ACR Damage Index items and a recognized risk factor for cardiovascular disease and renal failure.  In rheumatoid arthritis,…
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