Abstracts tagged "longitudinal studies"

Abstract Number: 1282 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tofacitinib, an Oral Janus Kinase Inhibitor, in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Open-Label, Long-Term Extension Safety and Efficacy up to 48 Months
Jurgen Wollenhaupt¹, Joel C. Silverfield², Eun Bong Lee³, Susan P. Wood⁴, Koshika Soma⁵, Lisy Wang⁴, Hiroyuki Nakamura⁶, Yoshihiro Komuro⁶, Chudi I. Nduaka⁴, David Gruben⁴, Birgitta Benda⁷, Samuel H. Zwillich⁵, Richard Riese⁴ and John D. Bradley⁴, 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, Groton, CT, ⁶Pfizer Japan Inc., Tokyo, Japan, ⁷Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is a novel, oral Janus kinase inhibitor being investigated as a targeted immunomodulator and disease-modifying therapy in RA. Here we report the safety…
Abstract Number: 1125 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Three Trajectories of Activity Limitations in Early Symptomatic Knee Osteoarthritis: A 5-Year Follow-up Study
Jasmijn F. M. Holla¹, Marike van der Leeden¹, Leo D. Roorda², Martijn W. Heymans³, Sita M.A. Bierma-Zeinstra⁴, Maarten Boers⁵, Willem F. Lems⁶, Martijn P.M. Steultjens⁷ and Joost Dekker⁸, ¹Amsterdam Rehabilitation Research Center, Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam Rehabilitation Research Center | Reade, Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Epidemiology and Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Orthopaedics and General Practice, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Epidemiology & Biostatistics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Institute for Applied Health Research and School of Health and Life Sciences, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland, ⁸Rehabilitation Medicine, Psychiatry and EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the leading causes of activity limitations among older adults. The course of activity limitations is highly variable; some…
Abstract Number: 1126 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison between Osteoartritis Initiative and CHECK study (Cohort Hip & Cohort Knee); Development of pain and function during 4 years follow-up
Janet Wesseling¹, Sita M.A. Bierma-Zeinstra², Margreet Kloppenburg³, Johannes WJ Bijlsma⁴ and CHECK steering group⁵, ¹Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ²Orthopaedics and General Practice, Erasmus MC - University Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ³Department Rheumatology and Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴Dept of Rheumatology & Immun, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁵Dept of Rheumatology & Immun, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht
Background/Purpose: Pain and disability related to osteoarthritis (OA) may generally be considered to be chronic, but it is known that its course can be very…

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