Abstracts tagged "Late-Breaking 2017"

Abstract Number: 18L • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rituximab As Re-Induction Therapy in Relapsing ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Rona Smith¹, Rachel Jones², Ulrich Specks³, Carol A McAlear⁴, Kim Mynard², Simon Bond², David Jayne⁵ and Peter A. Merkel⁶, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ²Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ³Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN, ⁴University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁵Vasculitis and Lupus Clinic, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

Background/Purpose: RITAZAREM (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01697267) is an international, randomized, controlled trial comparing rituximab with azathioprine as maintenance therapy after induction of remission with rituximab and glucocorticoids…
Abstract Number: 3L • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Secukinumab Demonstrates Low Radiographic Progression and Sustained Efficacy through 4 Years in Patients with Active Ankylosing Spondylitis
Jürgen Braun¹, Xenofon Baraliakos¹, Atul A. Deodhar², Denis Poddubnyy³, Paul Emery⁴, Evie Maria Delicha⁵, Zsolt Talloczy⁶ and Brian Porter⁶, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet, Herne, and Ruhr University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ²Division of Arthritis & Rheumatic Diseases, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ³Department of Rheumatology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁴Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit/Institute Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁶Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ

Background/Purpose: Secukinumab, a fully human anti–interleukin-17A monoclonal antibody, reported improved signs and symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) in the MEASURE 1 trial.1 Here, we report…
Abstract Number: 4L • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Final Results of an Open Label Phase 2 Study of a Reversible B Cell Inhibitor, Xmab®5871, in IgG4-Related Disease
John H. Stone¹, Zachary S. Wallace², Cory A. Perugino³, Ana D. Fernandes⁴, Payal Patel⁵, Paul A. Foster⁶ and Debra J. Zack⁶, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital Rheumatology Unit, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge, MA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Rheumatology, Harvard, Boston, MA, ⁶Xencor, Inc., San Diego, CA

Background/Purpose: IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) is an immune-mediated condition causing fibro-inflammatory lesions that can lead to irreversible organ damage and death. No approved therapies exist. A…

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