Abstracts tagged "methotrexate (MTX) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA)"

Abstract Number: 616 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Supplementation of Methotrexate (MTX) with Ticagrelor Therapy Suppresses Disease Activity in Patients with Moderate to Very Active Ra; Further Evidence That Adenosine and Its Receptors Mediate the Anti-Inflammatory Activity of MTX
Pamela B. Rosenthal¹, Jeffrey S. Berger² and Bruce N. Cronstein¹, ¹Rheumatology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²Medicine, Division of Cardiology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Low dose weekly MTX remains the anchor drug for treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis. The principal mechanism by which MTX suppresses inflammation in Rheumatoid Arthritis…
Abstract Number: 621 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Practical Optimization of Methotrexate Dose Improves Disease Control of Rheumatoid Arthritis Despite Reduction or Discontinuation of Oral Glucocorticoids
Shintaro Hirata¹, Kei Araki¹, Hiroki Kohno¹, Kazutoshi Yukawa¹, Tadahiro Tokunaga¹, Tatsuomi Kuranobu¹, Katsuhiro Oi¹, Yusuke Yoshida¹, Tomohiro Sugimoto¹, Keisuke Oda^1,2, Takaki Nojima^1,3 and Eiji Sugiyama¹, ¹Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Hiroshima University Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan, ²Hiroshima Clinic, Hiroshima, Japan, ³Nojima Internal Medicine Clinic, Hiroshima, Japan
Background/Purpose: Short-term glucocorticoids (GCs) along with methotrexate (MTX) has been recommended for newly onset patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in EULAR recommendation 2016. However, it…
Abstract Number: 622 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
DMARD Withdrawal in RA Patients Achieving Therapeutic Response with Certolizumab Pegol Combined with Dmards: Results from a Canadian Randomized Study
Janet E. Pope¹, Emmanouil Rampakakis², Julie Vaillancourt², Eric Grant³, Louis Bessette⁴, Juris Lazovskis⁵, Boulos Haraoui⁶ and John S. Sampalis⁷, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ²JSS Medical Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Private Practice, Saint John, NB, Canada, ⁴Laval University, Québec, QC, Canada, ⁵Riverside Professional Centre, Sydney, NS, Canada, ⁶Institut de Rhumatologie de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁷McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: The efficacy and safety of certolizumab pegol (CZP) in the treatment of adult patients with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA), when administered either…
Abstract Number: 889 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Upadacitinib As Monotherapy: A Phase 3 Randomized Controlled Double-Blind Study in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inadequate Response to Methotrexate
Josef S. Smolen¹, Stanley Cohen², Paul Emery³, William F C Rigby⁴, Yoshiya Tanaka⁵, Ying Zhang⁶, Alan Friedman⁶, Ahmed A. Othman⁶, Heidi S. Camp⁶ and Aileen L. Pangan⁶, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine 3, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Metroplex Clinical Research Center, Dallas, TX, ³Leeds Inst of Rheumatic & Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds NIHR BRC, United Kingdom, ⁴Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, ⁵Univ of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, ⁶AbbVie, North Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Upadacitinib (UPA), an oral JAK inhibitor, showed efficacy in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients (pts) with an inadequate response to csDMARDs or bDMARDs on continuing…
Abstract Number: 1065 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Artesunate Can Synergize with Methotrexate on Inhibiting Migration and Invasion of Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes from Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jian-Da Ma¹, Jun Jing¹, Jun-Wei Wang¹, Tao Yan², Yun-Shan Mou², Ying-Qian Mo¹ and Lie Dai¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China, ²Zhongshan School of Medicine, Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, China
Background/Purpose: Fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) play important roles on joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Recent reports showed that antimalaria drug artesunate presents anti-cancer potential by…
Abstract Number: 2479 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Duration of Response in a Phase 3 Study of Sarilumab Plus Methotrexate in Patients with Active, Moderate-to-Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis
Mark C. Genovese¹, Erin K. Mangan², Toshio Kimura², Melitza Iglesias-Rodriguez³ and Tom W.J. Huizinga⁴, ¹Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, ²Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ³Sanofi Genzyme, Cambridge, MA, ⁴Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Sarilumab is a human mAb blocking the IL-6Rα. In the phase 3, 52-week MOBILITY study (NCT01061736), sarilumab (150 or 200 mg subcutaneously every 2…
Abstract Number: 2480 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improvements in Remission and Low Disease Activity Are Achieved with Ongoing Sarilumab Treatment, in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in 2 Phase 3 Studies
Mark C. Genovese¹, Erin K. Mangan², Jonathan Fay², Toshio Kimura², Hubert van Hoogstraten³ and Roy Fleischmann⁴, ¹Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA, ²Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ³Sanofi Genzyme, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁴Metroplex Clinical Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Sarilumab is a human mAb blocking the IL-6Rɑ. Efficacy and safety of sarilumab (150 or 200 mg subcutaneously every 2 wks [q2w]) + conventional…
Abstract Number: 2867 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
CD39 Positive Regulatory T Cells As a Biomarker of Responsiveness to Methotrexate in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Vikas Gupta¹, Shobhita Katiyar², Ankita Singh², Ramnath Misra¹ and Amita Aggarwal¹, ¹Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India, ²Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
Background/Purpose: About 30-40% of patients with RA do not respond to MTX, the first-line therapy in RA. Early identification of responders may allow the use…
Abstract Number: 433 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictors of Earlier Biologic Initiation Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Starting Methotrexate
Michael D. George¹, Brian Sauer², Chia-Chen Teng, MS², Grant Cannon², Bryant R. England³, Gail S. Kerr⁴, Ted R. Mikuls⁵ and Joshua Baker⁶, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ³Division of Rheumatology & Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine, Nebraska-Western IA VA Health Care System & University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴VAMC, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, ⁵Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁶Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Biologic therapy for the treatment of RA has increased dramatically and has substantially increased costs of care. This study aimed to identify factors associated…
Abstract Number: 443 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Methotrexate Treatment Strategies in an Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort
Sasha Bernatsky¹, Orit Schieir², Cristiano S. Moura³, Marie-France Valois⁴, Susan J. Bartlett⁵, Carol A Hitchon⁶, Janet E. Pope⁷, Gilles Boire⁸, Boulos Haraoui⁹, Edward C. Keystone¹⁰, Diane Tin¹¹, Carter Thorne¹² and Vivian P. Bykerk¹³, ¹Divisions of Rheumatology and Clinical Epidemiology, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³1Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁶University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁷Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, St Joseph's Health Care, London, ON, Canada, ⁸Rheumatology Division, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke and Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁹Institute de Rheumatologie, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹¹The Arthritis Program, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ¹²University of Toronto, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ¹³2-005, Mt Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is recommended as part of initial therapy in early RA, but practices range widely. The objective of this analysis was to describe…
Abstract Number: 461 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Additions to Methotrexate with Conventional and Biologic Dmards in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Are There Differences in Subsequent Time to Treatment Failure?
Sasha Bernatsky¹, Orit Schieir², Cristiano S. Moura³, Marie-France Valois⁴, Susan J. Bartlett⁵, Carol A Hitchon⁶, Janet E. Pope⁷, Gilles Boire⁸, Boulos Haraoui⁹, Edward C. Keystone¹⁰, Diane Tin¹¹, Carter Thorne¹² and Vivian P. Bykerk¹³, ¹Divisions of Rheumatology and Clinical Epidemiology, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²McGill University, Montreal, ON, Canada, ³1Division of Clinical Epidemiology, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Department of Medicine, Division of ClinEpi, Rheumatology, Respirology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁷Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Western Ontario, St Joseph's Health Care, London, ON, Canada, ⁸Rheumatology Division, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke and Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁹Institut de Rhumatologie de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹⁰University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹¹The Arthritis Program, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ¹²University of Toronto, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ¹³2-005, Mt Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Our objective was to compare RA treatment strategies with conventional and biologic DMARDs after an initial MTX strategy was ineffective or associated with a…
Abstract Number: 466 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Plasma Cytokines at Diagnosis May Predict Non-Response to Methotrexate in Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Martin Pelletier¹, Paul R. Fortin^1,2, Marie-Pier Longchamps¹, Geneviève Parent¹, Hadrien Benk-Fortin¹, Anne-Sophie Julien³, Nathalie Amiable¹, Emmanuelle Rollet-Labelle¹, Laetitia Michou², Louis Bessette² and Philippe A. Tessier¹, ¹Infectious Diseases and Immunity Research Division, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, QC, Canada, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, CHU de Québec-Université Laval, Québec, QC, Canada, ³Clinical Research Platform, CHU de Québec-Université Laval Research Center, Québec, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is the first line treatment for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). For over 30% of patients, MTX fails to diminish DAS28 score…
Abstract Number: 517 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Injectable Methotrexate for the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jenny Wan¹, Michele Spence², Fang Niu², Rita Hui³, Stephen Cheng¹, Logan Saito⁴ and Antony Lin⁵, ¹Kaiser Permanente Drug Information Services - California Regions, Downey, CA, ²Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy Outcomes Research Group, Downey, CA, ³Kaiser Permanente Pharmacy Outcomes Research Group, Oakland, CA, ⁴Kaiser Permanente Southern California Clinical Pharmacy Services, Downey, CA, ⁵Rheumatology, Kaiser Permanente Fontana Medical Center, Fontana, CA
Background/Purpose: Systemic methotrexate (MTX) is the first-line disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) for treating early and established rheumatoid arthritis (RA). When compared to oral MTX, subcutaneous…
Abstract Number: 518 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Occurrence of Shingles and the Effect of Zoster Vaccination with the Use of Methotrexate in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Antony Lin¹, Qiaowu Li², Jiaxiao Shi², Serena Lin³, Danielle Wang⁴, Jenny Wan⁵, Kevin Lee³, Hung-Fu Tseng² and TC Cheetham⁶, ¹Southern California Permanente Medical Group, Pasadena, CA, ²Department of Research and Evaluation, Kaiser Permanente, Pasadena, CA, ³Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ⁴UCI Medical Center, Irvine, CA, ⁵Kaiser Permanente Drug Information Services - California Regions, Downey, CA, ⁶Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA
Background/Purpose: To investigate the efficacy and safety of zoster vaccines administered in rheumatoid arthritis(RA) patients taking methotrexate(MTX). Methods: By reviewing data through the…
Abstract Number: 534 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of Baseline MTX Dose on Clinical Efficacy and Safety in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Filgotinib: Post-Hoc Analysis from a Phase 2B Study
René Westhovens¹, Annegret Van der Aa², Corinne Jamoul², Chantal Tasset² and Pille Harrison², ¹KU Leuven Department of Development and Regeneration, Skeletal Biology and Engineering Research Center, Leuven, Belgium, ²Galapagos NV, Mechelen, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Filgotinib (GLPG0634, GS-6034) is an oral, selective JAK1 inhibitor that has demonstrated safety and efficacy data in two 24-week placebo-controlled phase 2B studies as…

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