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

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…
Abstract Number: 2477 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Short Term Clinical Response to Initial Treatment with High Versus Low Dose Methotrexate in Mono- and Combination Therapy in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
SA Bergstra¹, CF Allaart¹, R van den Berg¹, A Chopra², N Govind³, MJ Santos⁴, TWJ Huizinga⁵ and RBM Landewé^6,7, ¹Department of Rheumatology, LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Department of Rheumatology, Center for Rheumatic Diseases, Pune, India, Pune, India, ³Department of Rheumatology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa, ⁴Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal, Almada, Portugal, ⁵Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁶Amsterdam Rheumatology & Immunology Center, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen, Netherlands, Heerlen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Aiming at rapid decrease of disease activity, there has been a trend to start with higher doses of methotrexate (MTX) for newly diagnosed rheumatoid…
Abstract Number: 2482 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long Term Drug Survival of Adalimumab and Etanercept Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis with and without Methotrexate
I.M Visman¹, MJ l'Ami², Gertjan Wolbink³ and Mike T. Nurmohamed^4,5, ¹Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, location Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, Reade, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, VU University medical center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) inhibitors are effective, safe and widely used treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The therapy is often started in combination…
Abstract Number: 2507 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of Liver Fibrosis Using Transient Elastography in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Exposed to Long Term Methotrexate
Min Kyung Chung¹, Seo Hwa Kim², Haneul Kim¹, Jung Hee Koh¹, Jennifer Lee³, Seung-Ki Kwok⁴, Ji Hyeon Ju⁵ and Sung-Hwan Park⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea, The Republic of, ²Division of Rheumatology,, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea, The Republic of, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea, Republic of, ⁴[email protected], Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) has been recommended for the first line therapy of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), either alone or in combination with other DMARDs such as…
Abstract Number: 2510 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Recommendations for the Use of Parenteral Methotrexate in Rheumatic Diseases
Jesús Tornero Molina¹, Jaime Calvo², Francisco Javier Ballina-García³, María Ángeles Belmonte⁴, Francisco J. Blanco^5,6, Miguel Angel Caracuel-Ruiz⁷, Jordi Carbonell⁸, Hector Corominas⁹, Eugenio Chamizo Carmona¹⁰, C. Hidalgo-Calleja¹¹, Jose Andres Roman Ivorra¹², José Luis Marenco de la Fuente¹³, J.V. Moreno¹⁴, Santiago Muñoz Fernandez¹⁵, Joan Miquel Nolla¹⁶, Trinidad Perez Sandoval¹⁷, Raimon Sanmarti¹⁸, Pilar Trenor¹⁹, Claudia Urrego²⁰, Javier Vidal¹ and José Rosas²¹, ¹Rheumatology Unit, Hospital de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Spain, ²Rheumatology Unit, Hospital Universitario Araba, Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain, ³Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Asturias, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology service, Hospital Regional Universitario Carlos Haya, Malaga, Spain, ⁵Osteoarticular and Aging Research Lab, INIBIC Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology Division, INIBIC-Complejo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC), La Coruña, Spain, ⁷Rheumatology service, IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Córdoba, Spain, ⁸Rheumatology Unit, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain, ⁹Rheumatology, Hospital Moises Broggi, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Hospital de Mérida, Mérida, Spain, ¹¹University of Salamanca Hospital, Salamanca, Spain, ¹²Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario y Politecnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ¹³Rheumatology, Hospital de Valme, Seville, Spain, ¹⁴Rheumatologist. Vall D’Hebron Hospital, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁵Rheumatology, Hospital Infanta Sofía, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁶Rheumatology, Bellvitge University Hospital, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁷Rheumatology, Hospital de León, LEÓN, Spain, ¹⁸Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁹Rheumatology Unit, Hospital Clínico de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, ²⁰Hospital G. Segovia, Segovia, Spain, ²¹Rheumatology, Hospital Marina Baixa, Villajoyosa (Alicante), Spain
Background/Purpose: To develop recommendations for the management of parenteral MTX in rheumatic diseases based on best evidence and experience. Methods: A group of 21 experts…
Abstract Number: 2516 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Concomitant Use of Oral Vs. Subcutaneous Methotrexate at Biologic Initiation: A Comparison of Biologic Treatment Survival in a Rheumatoid Arthritis Cohort
Carter Thorne¹, Mohammad Movahedi², Angela Cesta², Xiuying Li², Emmanouil Rampakakis³, John S. Sampalis⁴ and Claire Bombardier⁵, ¹University of Toronto and Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ²Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³JSS Medical Research, St-Laurent, QC, Canada, ⁴McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Previous studies have shown differences in the effectiveness and survival of subcutaneous vs. oral methotrexate. Furthermore, concurrent methotrexate therapy has been shown to enhance…
Abstract Number: 2569 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Restoration of Decreased Lymphocyte Counts and the Shift to Th1 and Effector Memory CD8+T Cell Subsets Associate with Spontaneous Regression of Lympho-Proliferative Disorders Developed in RA Patients Treated with Methotrexate
Shuntaro Saito¹, Katsuya Suzuki¹, Kunihiro Yamaoka¹, Koichi Amano², Michihide Tokuhira³ and Tsutomu Takeuchi¹, ¹Keio University School of Medcine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University, Saitama, Japan, ³Department of Hematology, Saitama Medical Center, Saitama Medical University., Saitama, Japan
Background/Purpose: Methods: Forty-three RA patients complicated with LPD were identified and 76 control patients were selected. Among the 43 LPD patients, 28 were regressive and…
Abstract Number: 3091 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of Sarilumab on Circulating Biomarkers of Bone and Joint Destruction in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis with Inadequate Response to Methotrexate
Cem Gabay¹, Jérôme Msihid², Nikki Daskalakis³, Neil Graham⁴, Anne Barbot⁵, Moshe Zilberstein³ and Anita Boyapati⁴, ¹University Hospitals of Geneva/SCQM Registry, Geneva, Switzerland, Geneva, Switzerland, ²Sanofi, Chilly-Mazarin, France, Chilly-Mazarin, NJ, France, ³Sanofi Genzyme, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁴Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ⁵Sanofi, Chilly-Mazarin, France, Chilly-Mazarin, France
Background/Purpose: Patients with RA develop bone and joint damage due to chronic inflammation that is mediated by a destructive synovial pannus.1 The pannus is composed…
Abstract Number: 22 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Incidence and Factors Associated with the Development of Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease(NAFLD) Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ani John¹, Angela Witt Prehn², Hebatullah Tawfik², George W. Reed³ and Joel Kremer⁴, ¹School of Health Sciences, Walden University, Minneapolis, CA, ²School of Health Sciences, Walden University, Minneapolis, MN, ³Corrona, LLC, Southborough, MA, ⁴The Center for Rheumatology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY
Background/Purpose: NAFLD is a leading cause of chronic liver disorders, unrelated to significant alcohol use. RA and NAFLD have shared risk factors such as age,…
Abstract Number: 3149 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
“Early Use of Subcutaneous MTX Monotherapy Vs. MTX Oral or Combination Therapy Significantly Delays Time to Initiating Biologics in Early RA
Stephanie Gottheil¹, J Carter Thorne², Orit Schieir³, Gilles Boire⁴, Boulos Haraoui⁵, Carol Hitchon⁶, Diane Tin⁷, Cheryl Barnabe⁸, Glen Hazlewood⁸, Edward Keystone⁹, Vivian P. Bykerk¹⁰, Janet E. Pope¹¹, Susan J. Bartlett¹² and Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort, ¹University of Western Ontario, LONDON, ON, Canada, ²Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ³McGill University, Montreal, ON, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology Division, CHUS - Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁵Institute de Rheumatologie, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁷The Arthritis Program, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁸Division of Rheumatology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁹Mt. Sinai Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Divison of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ¹¹University of Western Ontario, St Joseph's Health Care, London, ON, Canada, ¹²Department of Medicine, Division of ClinEpi, Rheumatology, Respirology, McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Optimal treatment for moderate-severe early rheumatoid arthritis involves using a methotrexate-based, treat-to-target strategy aiming for remission. Achieving remission without using biologics may be preferable…
Abstract Number: 624 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Association Between Methotrexate Use and Effects of Treatment with a Second Biologic Agent in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yoshikazu Ogawa¹, Nobunori Takahashi², Toshihisa Kojima³ and Naoki Ishiguro⁴, ¹orthopedic surgery, Sakashita Hospital, Nakatsugawa, Japan, ²Nagoya Univ. Grad. Schl. of Med., Nagoya, Japan, ³Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan, ⁴Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
Background/Purpose: In general, the concomitant use of methotrexate (MTX) and biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDS) plays an important role in treating bio-naïve patients with rheumatoid…
Abstract Number: 3221 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of Sarilumab Versus Adalimumab in a Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Monotherapy Study in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis with Intolerance or Inadequate Response to Methotrexate
Gerd Burmester¹, Yong Lin², Rahul Patel², Janet van Adelsberg³, Erin Mangan³, Hubert van Hoogstraten², Deborah Bauer², Juan Ignacio Vargas⁴ and Eun Bong Lee⁵, ¹Med. Klinik mit SP Rheumatologie und Klinische Immunologie, Charit, Berlin, Germany, ²Sanofi Genzyme, Bridgewater, NJ, ³Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ⁴Quantum Research, Puerto Varas, Chile, ⁵Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, Republic of
Background/Purpose: Sarilumab is a human mAb that blocks IL-6 from binding to both membrane-bound and soluble IL-6Rα. Efficacy and safety of sarilumab + non-biologic DMARDs…

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