Abstracts tagged "longitudinal studies"

Abstract Number: 712 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Factors Associated with Anti-TNF Treatment in a Longitudinally Followed Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) Cohort
Mary Gibson¹, MinJae Lee², Michael M. Ward³, Lianne S. Gensler⁴, Matthew A. Brown⁵, Shervin Assassi⁶, Colton Pence¹, Laura A. Diekman⁷, Mohammad H. Rahbar⁸, Michael H. Weisman⁹ and John D. Reveille¹, ¹Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ²Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design (BERD) Core | Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ³NIH/NIAMS, Bethesda, MD, ⁴Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁵The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Brisbane, Australia, ⁶Rheumatology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁷Rheumatology, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX, ⁸The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁹Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: TNF-α inhibitor therapy is recommended by ASAS/EULAR guidelines for ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients with moderate-to-high disease activity despite inadequate response to NSAIDs in addition…
Abstract Number: 716 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Urinary Proteomics Identifies Three Novel Biomarkers for Lupus Nephritis Activity: Retinol Binding Protein, Alpha-1-Antichymotrysin and Haptoglobin
Amita Aggarwal¹, Sudhir sinha², Ranjan Gupta³, Liza Rajasekhar⁴, Akhilesh Yadav³, Ramnath Misra¹ and Virsingh Negi⁵, ¹Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India, ²Department of Biochemistry, CSIR-central drug research institute, Lucknow, India, ³Department of Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India, ⁵Department of Clinical Immunology, JIPMER, Puducherry, India
Background/Purpose: Urinary biomarkers have a potential for identification, follow-up and assessment of response to treatment in patients with lupus nephritis. Urinary proteomics can help in…
Abstract Number: 849 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Computational Tool for Individualized Prognosis of Percent of Predicted Forced Vital Capacity Trajectories in Systemic Sclerosis
Peter Schulam¹, Colin Ligon², Robert Wise³, Laura K. Hummers⁴, Fredrick M. Wigley⁵ and Suchi Saria^1,6, ¹Department of Computer Science, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Department of Pulmonology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁴Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁵Rheum Div/Mason F Lord, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁶Departments of Biostatistics, and Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common cause of mortality in systemic sclerosis (Ssc). Decreased forced vital capacity (FVC) in Ssc-ILD is associated with…
Abstract Number: 1645 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tofacitinib, an Oral Janus Kinase Inhibitor, in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Safety and Clinical and Radiographic Efficacy in Open-Label, Long-Term Extension Studies over 7 Years
Jürgen Wollenhaupt¹, Joel Silverfield², Eun Bong Lee³, Ketti Terry⁴, Kenneth Kwok⁵, Irina Lazariciu⁶, Chudy Nduaka⁷, Carol A. Connell⁴, Ryan DeMasi⁵ and Lisy Wang⁴, ¹Schoen-Klinik Hamburg-Eilbek Teaching Hospital of the University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, ²Healthpoint Medical Group, Tampa, FL, ³Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, ⁴Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁵Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁶Quintiles, Saint-Laurent, QC, Canada, ⁷Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We report tofacitinib safety, tolerability, and clinical response over 84 months…
Abstract Number: 1708 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors of Depression Severity in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Mark Hwang¹, MinJae Lee², Michael M. Ward³, Lianne S. Gensler⁴, Matthew A. Brown⁵, Shervin Assassi⁶, Laura A. Diekman⁷, Mohammad H. Rahbar⁸, Michael H. Weisman⁹ and John D. Reveille¹⁰, ¹Internal Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ²Biostatistics/Epidemiology/Research Design (BERD) Core | Center for Clinical and Translational Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ³NIH/NIAMS, Bethesda, MD, ⁴Medicine/Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁵The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Brisbane, Australia, ⁶Rheumatology, University of Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁷Rheumatology, University of Texas Medical School, Houston, TX, ⁸The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁹Rheumatology, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ¹⁰Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Depression is a known comorbidity of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) with over one-third of AS patients affected and increased depression-rate ratio compared to the general…
Abstract Number: 2071 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Urinary Osteoprotegerin As Biomarker of Lupus Nephritis Disease Activity: Cross Sectional and Longitudinal Study
Ranjan Gupta¹, Amita Aggarwal², Sudhir sinha³, Liza Rajasekhar⁴, Akhilesh Yadav¹, Priyanka Gaur¹, Ramnath Misra² and Virsingh Negi⁵, ¹Department of Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India, ²Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India, ³Department of Biochemistry, CSIR-central drug research institute, Lucknow, India, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, India, ⁵Department of Clinical Immunology, JIPMER, Puducherry, India
Background/Purpose: Urinary biomarkers may help in identification, treatment and assessment of response to therapy in patients with lupus nephritis (LN). Osteoprotegerin (OPG) is produced by…
Abstract Number: 2693 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparing Eight Year Clinical and Radiographic Outcome in Two Cohorts of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Maria LE Andersson¹, Kristina Forslind² and Ingiäld Hafström³, ¹R&D Centre Spenshult,Halmstad, Halmstad, Sweden, ²Department of Medicine, Helsingborgs Lasarett, Section of Rheumatology, Helsingborg, Sweden, ³Rheumatology Dept, Karoliska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: To compare patient and disease characteristics over the first 8 years of disease in a large inception cohort of early RA patients included 1992…
Abstract Number: 3068 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Damage Assessment in Takayasu’s Arteritis
Antoine G. Sreih¹, Tanaz A. Kermani², David Cuthbertson³, Simon Carette⁴, Gary S. Hoffman⁵, Nader A. Khalidi⁶, Curry L. Koening⁷, Carol A. Langford⁵, Carol McAlear⁸, Paul A. Monach⁹, Larry W. Moreland¹⁰, Christian Pagnoux¹¹, Philip Seo¹², Kenneth J. Warrington¹³, Steven R. Ytterberg¹⁴ and Peter A. Merkel⁸, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Rheumatology, University of California Los Angeles, Santa Monica, CA, ³Biostatistics and Informatics, Department of Pediatrics, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁶McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁷Division of rheumatology, George E. Wahlen Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center Salt Lake City and University of Utah, University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁹Section of Rheumatology, Vasculitis Center, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ¹⁰Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ¹¹Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹²Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins, Baltimore, MD, ¹³Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ¹⁴Rheumatology Division, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: This study aimed to describe disease-related damage in Takayasu's arteritis (TAK) and evaluate damage assessment tools using data from a large longitudinal cohort. …
Abstract Number: 3146 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Health Related Quality of Life in Adults with JIA – a 30 Year Longitudinal Study
Anita Tollisen^1,2,3, Anne Marit Selvaag¹, Hanne A. Aulie¹, Anners Lerdal^4,5 and Berit Flato^1,2, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Rikshospitalet, Oslo, Norway, ²Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, ³Department of Medicine, Lovisenberg Diakonale Hospital, Oslo, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Health and Society, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Lovisenberg Diakonale Hospital, Oslo, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: Improvement of health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is a central aim in treatment of patients with JIA. The primary aim of the study is…
Abstract Number: 31 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Risk of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Population Based Cohort Study
Katherine McGuire¹, J Antonio Avina-Zubieta², Eric C. Sayre¹, JM Esdaile³ and Diane Lacaille⁴, ¹Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ²Arthritis Research Canada / University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Rheumatology, Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ⁴Arthritis Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: A link between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and inflammation has been established in a number of studies. This raises the question of whether…
Abstract Number: 392 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
From Childhood to Adulthood: Longitudinal Trajectory of Damage in Patients with Childhood-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (cSLE)
Lily Siok Hoon Lim^1,2,3,4, Eleanor Pullenayegum⁵, Lillian Lim⁶, Dafna Gladman⁷, Brian Feldman⁸ and Earl Silverman⁹, ¹Institute of Health Policy Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Rheumatology, SickKids, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Rheumatology, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁵Child Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Pediatrics, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷Rheumatology, University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, The Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, Hospital for Sick Children and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Outcomes of patients with cSLE over time and into adulthood are poorly understood. There has been no information about the longitudinal trajectory of organ…
Abstract Number: 2654 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cognitive Function in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients with Past History of Neuropsychiatric Manifestations : A Longitudinal Study
Yang Gao¹, Yi Lo¹, Jacky Wan², Esther YY Lau² and Mo Yin Mok¹, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, ²Department of Psychology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Background/Purpose: Cognitive impairment is commonly reported in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and its associations with neuropsychiatric involvement (NPSLE) and psychiatric factors have been…
Abstract Number: 2494 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Persistence on Single Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug Therapy in US Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Extremely Rare
Jonathan Kruger¹, Michael Morgan¹, Andreas Reimold², Ted R. Mikuls³, Gail Kerr⁴ and Grant W. Cannon⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²Rheumatology, Dallas VA and Univ of TX Southwestern Med Ct, Dallas, TX, ³Omaha VA Medical Center and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴Rheumatology, Washington DC VA and Georgetown and Howard University, Washington, DC, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Few rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients are managed successfully with a single disease modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD). This investigation determined the prevalence and clinical…
Abstract Number: 2398 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Continued Participation in a 10-Year Tight Control Treat-to-Target Study in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Why Keep Patients Doing Their BeSt?
I.M. Markusse¹, L. Dirven², T.H.E. Molenaar³, N. Riyazi⁴, P.B.J. de Sonnaville⁵, P.J.S.M. Kerstens⁶, W.F. Lems⁷, T.W.J. Huizinga² and C.F. Allaart², ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Dept of Rheumatology, Groene Hart Hospital, Gouda, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, Haga Hospital, The Hague, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology, Admiraal de Ruyter Ziekenhuis, Goes, Netherlands, ⁶Rheumatology, Jan van Breemen Research Institute | Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Rheumatology, VU Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: To identify risk factors for premature study termination and patients’ motives for adherence to a long term follow-up clinical trial in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).…
Abstract Number: 2248 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Outcomes, Neuropathic Pain and Patient Satisfaction over a 15 Year Period Following Primary Tka: A Repeat-Cross-Sectional Analysis
Anne Lübbeke¹, Matthieu Zingg², Daniel Fritschy¹, Pierre Hoffmeyer¹ and Hermes Miozzari², ¹Orthopaedic Surgery, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland, ²Orthopaedics, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
Background/Purpose Studies evaluating patient-reported long term outcomes (>10 years) after primary TKA are lacking. Moreover, variability in patient satisfaction after TKA has been reported for…

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