Abstracts tagged "meta-analysis"

Abstract Number: 786 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Smoking As a Risk Factor for Giant Cell Arteritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
David Brennan¹, Patompong Ungprasert², Kenneth J. Warrington² and Matthew J. Koster², ¹Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Rheumatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Tobacco smoking is a well-established risk factor for the development of several autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and systemic lupus erythematosus. A similar…
Abstract Number: 896 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Steroid Tapering in ANCA Vasculitis Evaluation Study (STAVE) 2: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Jennifer Rodrigues¹, David Collister¹, Amy Archer², Kim Cheema³, Paul Alexander⁴, Christian Pagnoux⁵, Lehana Thabane⁴, Peter A. Merkel⁶, David Jayne⁷ and Michael Walsh¹, ¹Nephrology, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ²Rheumatology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ³Nephrology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁴Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania; Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ⁷Vasculitis and Lupus Clinic, Department of Medicine, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Relapses of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) are associated with death, decreased renal function, and end-stage renal disease. Whether longer-term treatment with glucocorticoids (GC) reduces the…
Abstract Number: 1194 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Are Bisphosphonates Efficacious in Knee Osteoarthritis? A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Mikala C. Osani¹, Elizaveta Vaysbrot¹, Raveendhara R. Bannuru², Mia-Cara Musetti¹ and Timothy E. McAlindon¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, ²Center of Integrative Medicine and Division of Rheumatology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: One of the key aspects of osteoarthritis (OA) pathogenesis is subchondral bone remodeling. Bisphosphonates have been touted as disease-modifying agents for OA due to…
Abstract Number: 1297 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Hydroxychloroquine in Lupus Pregnancy: A Meta-Analysis of Individual Participant Data
Amanda M. Eudy¹, Michelle Petri², Rebecca Fischer-Betz³, Abeer Mokbel⁴, Cecilia Nalli⁵, Laura Andreoli⁵, Angela Tincani⁶, Yair Molad⁷, Stephen Balevic⁸ and Megan E. B. Clowse¹, ¹Rheumatology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, ²Medicine (Rheumatology), Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ³Department of Rheumatology and Hiller Research Unit, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany, ⁴Department of Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Cairo University Hospital, Cairo, Egypt, ⁵Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ⁶Spedali Civili and University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy, ⁷Rheumatology Unit, Rabin Medical Center, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, and Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁸Rheumatology, Adult and Pediatric, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC
Background/Purpose: Our current knowledge about how to treat lupus in pregnancy derives from small prospective or retrospective cohorts, and how best to manage lupus nephritis…
Abstract Number: 1556 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy of Biologics and New Anti-Inflammatory Agents Used in the Treatment of Active Psoriatic Arthritis: Systematic Literature Review and Network Meta-Analysis of the Evidence.
Mahdi Gharaibeh¹, Yingxin Xu², Joseph Lee³, Madhura Chitnis² and David Collier⁴, ¹Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ²Evidera, Bethesda, MD, ³videra, Bethesda, MD, ⁴Amgen, Inc, Terni, Italy
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory arthritis associated with psoriasis. Biologics are usually the first-line FDA-approved disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug (DMARD) treatment; however, no published…
Abstract Number: 2127 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors for Sarcoidosis
Stefanie Wade¹ and Mollie Carruthers², ¹Medicine, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, CT, ²Rheumatology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patients with sarcoidosis refractory to standard treatment are a therapeutic challenge and are often managed by a variety of specialists due to the heterogeneity…
Abstract Number: 2262 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Knowledge, Beliefs and Concerns about Osteoporosis – a Qualitative Synthesis
Jude des Bordes¹, Seema Prasad², Gregory Pratt³, Maria Suarez-Almazor¹ and Maria A. Lopez-Olivo¹, ¹Section of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA, Houston, TX, ²Gastroenterology Medical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA, Houston, TX, ³Research Medical Library, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Educating patients with osteoporosis about bone health could increase their knowledge and self-efficacy. These can help them adopt healthy lifestyles to prevent osteoporosis-associated fractures.…
Abstract Number: 2367 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effect of Glucocorticoids on Bone Mineral Density in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Anne-Birgitte Blavnsfeldt^1,2, Malissa Dawn Thomsen³, Simon Tarp⁴, Bente Langdahl^2,5, Ellen-Margrethe Hauge^2,6 and Annette de Thurah^7,8, ¹Rheumatology, Aarhus Universityhospital, Aarhus C, Denmark, ²Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark, ³Diagnostic Centre, Silkeborg Regional Hospital, Silkeborg, Denmark, ⁴The Parker Institute, Bispebjerg & Frederiksberg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁵Endocrinology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁶Aarhus Universityhospital, Aarhus C, Denmark, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, DK, Aarhus, Denmark, ⁸Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
Background/Purpose: The role of glucocorticoids (GCs) in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is widely debated. GCs stimulate bone resorption and impair bone formation. Inflammatory…
Abstract Number: 2392 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of the Pattern of Interstitial Lung Disease on Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Namrata Singh¹, Jimmy Varghese², Bryant R. England³, Joshua J. Solomon⁴, Kaleb Michaud⁵, Ted R. Mikuls⁶ and Marin Schweizer⁷, ¹Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and Iowa City VA, Iowa City, IA, ²Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA, ³Division of Rheumatology & Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Nebraska-Western IA VA Health Care System & University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, ⁵University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁶Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁷Internal Medicine, Iowa City VA, Iowa City, IA
ABSTRACT Impact of the Pattern of Interstitial Lung Disease on Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis: A systematic review and meta-analysis Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease affects 10-15%…
Abstract Number: 2483 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cycling Versus Swapping in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis with an Inadequate Response to at Least One Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Inhibitor: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies
Maria A. Lopez-Olivo, Aliza Matusevich and Maria Suarez-Almazor, Section of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, USA, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: In patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who do not respond or lose response to a tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFi), opinions are divided on…
Abstract Number: 2945 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Systematic Review: “Efficacy and Safety of Biological Versus Immunosuppressive Therapy Compared to Placebo in the Treatment of Uveitis Associated with BehçEt’s Disease.”
Ana Urruticoechea-Arana¹, Tatiana Cobo-Ibáñez², Virginia Villaverde García³, Montserrat Santos-Gómez⁴, Kelly Vargas Osorio⁵, Federico Díaz-González⁶, Leslie Fariñas Padrón⁵, Vanesa Calvo-Río⁷ and Ricardo Blanco Alonso⁷, ¹Hospital Can Misses, Ibiza, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Universidad Europea de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ³Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Móstoles, Móstoles, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital Can Misses, Ibiza, Spain, ⁵Family and Community Medicine, Hospital Can Misses, Ibiza, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, S/C Tenerife, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
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Abstract Number: 610 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Comparative Efficacy of Biologics in Treating Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Assessment of Long-Term Radiographic Progression from Published Clinical Trials
Erin Murray¹, Yekaterina Butylkova¹, Alexandra Ellis¹, Martha Skup², Jasmina Kalabic³ and Vishvas Garg⁴, ¹Doctor Evidence, Santa Monica, CA, ²AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ³AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Ludwigshafen, Germany, ⁴AbbVie Inc, North Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Previously, several studies have meta-analyzed clinical, functional or structural efficacy of biologics in treating rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. However, the comparative efficacy of biologics…
Abstract Number: 617 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Therapy in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) with Inadequate Response to Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha Inhibitors (TNFi): A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials (RCTs
Maria A. Lopez-Olivo¹, Aliza Matusevich^2,3 and Maria Suarez-Almazor⁴, ¹Section of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of General Internal Medicine,The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA,, Houston, TX, ²General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ³The University of Texas, School of Public Health, Houston, TX, ⁴Section of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of General Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA., Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Up to one-third of the patients who receive TNFi lose responsiveness over time. Options available to these patients include treatment with an alternative TNFi…
Abstract Number: 1155 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Effect of Nurse-Led Follow-up in Rheumatoid Arthritis. a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trails
Annette de Thurah^1,2, Bente Appel Esbensen^3,4, Ida K Roelsgaard⁴, Tove F Frandsen⁵ and Jette Primdahl^6,7, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, DK, Aarhus, Denmark, ²Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, DK, Aarhus N, Denmark, ³Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research (Copecare), Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, DK, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁴Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, DK, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁵The knowledge Center of Odense University Hospital, Odense University Hospital, Odense, DK, Odense, Denmark, ⁶King Christian X’s Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Graasten, Hospital of Southern Jutland, DK, Graasten, Denmark, ⁷Institute for Regional health Research, University of Southern Denmark, Odense, DK, Odence, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Due to a longer life expectancy in general, the treatment burden of RA is growing, and although treatment is generally becoming more effective and…
Abstract Number: 1206 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Replication Study and Meta-Analysis Demonstrate the Influence of the mtDNA Haplogroups in the Rate of Incident Knee Osteoarthritis. Functional Explanation of This Association Using Transmitochondrial Cybrids
Ignacio Rego-Pérez¹, Mercedes Fernandez Moreno¹, Angel Soto-Hermida¹, Maria Eugenia Vazquez Mosquera¹, Estefanía Cortés-Pereira¹, Sara Relaño-Fernandez², Tamara Hermida-Gómez³, Sonia Pertega⁴, Rafael Garesse⁵, Natividad Oreiro³, Carlos Fernandez-Lopez¹ and Francisco J. Blanco^1,6, ¹Servicio de Reumatología. Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC). Complexo HospitalarioUniversitario de A Coruña (CHUAC), Sergas. Universidade da Coruña (UDC), A Coruña, Spain, ²Plataforma de Genómica. Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC). Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC), Sergas. Universidade da Coruña (UDC), A Coruña, Spain, ³Servicio de Reumatología. Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC). Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC), Sergas. Universidade da Coruña (UDC), A Coruña, Spain, ⁴Unidad de Epidemiología Clínica y Bioestadística. Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de A Coruña (INIBIC). Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña (CHUAC), Sergas. Universidade da Coruña (UDC), A Coruña, Spain, ⁵Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas "Alberto Sols" UAM-CSIC y Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Raras (CIBERER), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid 28029, Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology Division, INIBIC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), La Coruña, Spain
Background/Purpose: The study of the mitochondria in the context of osteoarthritis (OA) attracted much attention. In this study we aimed to evaluate the influence of…

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