Abstracts tagged "methotrexate (MTX)"

Abstract Number: 1446 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Efficacy Of Etanercept In Combination With Methotrexate In Moderate To Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Not Dependent On The Dosage Of Methotrexate
T.W.J. Huizinga¹, Fiona Brock², Urs Kerkmann³ and Gaia Gallo³, ¹Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Quanticate, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, ³Pfizer Europe, Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: Anti-TNF therapy in combination with a synthetic DMARD such as methotrexate (MTX) has been extensively shown to be superior to MTX and anti-TNF therapy…
Abstract Number: 2686 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Methotrexate Dose Reduction Upon Initiation of Adalimumab On Clinical and Ultrasonographic Parameters in Patients With Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis
Gurjit S. Kaeley¹, Amy M. Evangelisto², Midori Jane Nishio³, Shufang Liu⁴ and Hartmut Kupper⁵, ¹College of Medicine, University of Florida, Jacksonville, FL, ²Arthritis, Rheumatic and Back Disease Associates, Voorhees, NJ, ³Diablo Clinical Research, Walnut Creek, CA, ⁴AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁵AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Ludwigshafen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is the recommended first-line disease-modifying antirheumatic drug (DMARD) for the treatment of moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Whether patients (pts)…
Abstract Number: 1386 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Intracellular Concentration Of Methotrexate Is Influenced By Polymorphisms Of Gamma-Glutamyl Hydrolase Gene In Japanese Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tatsuhiro Yamamoto, Mai Kawazoe, Emiko Shindo, Natsuki Fujio, Kotaro Shikano, Kanako Kitahara, Sei Muraoka, Makoto Kaburaki, Nahoko Tanaka, Kaichi Kaneko, Natsuko Kusunoki, Yoshie Kusunoki, Kenji Takagi, Tomoko Hasunuma, Hirahito Endo and Shinichi Kawai, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Toho University, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is an anchor drug for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Appropriate effective and/or tolerable doses of weekly pulse MTX therapy vary widely…
Abstract Number: 2369 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long-Term Outcome Of Infliximab Therapy In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Results From Japanese Multicenter Registry System
Nobunori Takahashi¹, Toshihisa Kojima², Atsushi Kaneko³, Yuji Hirano⁴ and Naoki Ishiguro¹, ¹Orthopaedic Surgery and Rheumatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan, ²Orthopedic Surgery and Rheumatology, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan, ³Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan, ⁴Rheumatology, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, Japan
Background/Purpose: After demonstration of effectiveness of anti-tumor necrosis factor (TNF) agents in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), their use has become common practice in treating…
Abstract Number: 1355 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Subcutaneous Administration Of Methotrexate With a Prefilled Autoinjector Pen Results In a Higher Relative Bioavailability Compared To Oral Administration Of Methotrexate
Uwe Pichlmeier and Kay-Uwe Heuer, medac GmbH, Wedel, Germany
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is commonly used in the treatment of RA, psoriasis, and psoriatic arthritis. Subcutaneously administered MTX is well absorbed and appears to overcome…
Abstract Number: 2341 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy Of Adalimumab Plus Methotrexate Therapy In Rheumatoid Arthritis Non-Responders Receiving Methotrexate Monotherapy Or Adalimumab Combination Therapy: Results From The Optima Trial
Josef S. Smolen¹, Ronald F. van Vollenhoven², Roy Fleischmann³, Paul Emery⁴, Stefan Florentinus⁵, Suchitrita S. Rathmann⁶, Anabela Cardoso⁷, Hartmut Kupper⁸ and Arthur Kavanaugh⁹, ¹Medical University of Vienna and Hietzing Hospital, Vienna, Austria, ²The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ³University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ⁴Leeds Teaching Hospital, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵AbbVie, Rungis, France, ⁶AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁷AbbVie, Amadora, Portugal, ⁸AbbVie Deutschland GmBH & Co. KG, Ludwigshafen, Germany, ⁹University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: EULAR recommendations advocate Methotrexate (MTX) as first line therapy. For patients (pts) who fail to attain remission or low disease activity (LDA) after 6…
Abstract Number: 1354 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Successful Self-Administration Of Methotrexate In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Using a Prefilled Autoinjector Pen
Jaime Pachon¹, Alan Kivitz², Kay-Uwe Heuer³ and Uwe Pichlmeier³, ¹Arthritis and Rheumatic Care Center, Miami Research Associates, South Miami, FL, ²Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, PA, ³medac GmbH, Wedel, Germany
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is the most commonly used and recommended DMARD for the treatment of RA. SC administered MTX is well absorbed and appears to…
Abstract Number: 2321 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long-Term Safety and Efficacy Of Certolizumab Pegol In Combination With Methotrexate In The Treatment Of Rheumatoid Arthritis: 5-Year Results From a 24-Week Randomized Controlled Trial and Open-Label Extension Study
Josef S. Smolen¹, Ronald van Vollenhoven², Arthur Kavanaugh³, Vibeke Strand⁴, Jiri Vencovsky⁵, Michael H. Schiff⁶, Robert Landewé⁷, Boulos Haraoui⁸, Susan Walker⁹ and Désirée van der Heijde¹⁰, ¹Medical University of Vienna and Hietzing Hospital, Vienna, Austria, ²Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Division of Rheumatology Allergy and Immunology, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ⁴Adjunct, Division of Immunology / Rheumatology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ⁵Institute of Rheumatology, Department of Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic, ⁶Rheumatology Division, University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ⁷Academic Medical Center Amsterdam & Atrium Medical Center, Heerlen, Netherlands, ⁸Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁹UCB Pharma, Raleigh, NC, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: In the RAPID2 randomized controlled trial (RCT; NCT00160602), certolizumab pegol (CZP) +MTX every 2 weeks (Q2W) improved signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)…
Abstract Number: 1056 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adherence To Methotrexate Therapy Among Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis In Denmark: A Registry Based Cohort Study
Henning Bliddal¹, Robin Christensen², Mikkel Østergaard³, Tove Lorenzen⁴, Michael Sejer Hansen⁵, Peter Vestergaard⁶ and Stine A Eriksen⁶, ¹The Parker Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark, ²Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, The Parker Institute, Department of Rheumatology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Denmark, Frederiksberg, Denmark, ³Copenhagen University Hospital Glostrup, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Region Hospital Silkeborg, Silkeborg, Denmark, ⁵Gildhøj Privathospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁶Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Conflicting data have been presented on patient compliance with methotrexate (MTX) prescription. A Danish study found a mean period of 12.3% of the prescribed…
Abstract Number: 2229 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Alleviation Of Collagen-Induced Arthritis By Multifunctional Nanoparticle Containing Methotrexate
You-Jung Ha¹, Sun-Mi Lee², Ji-Hee Lim¹, Hyung-Joon Kim², Sang-Won Lee³, Soo Kon Lee⁴, Kyung-Hwa Yoo² and Yong-Beom Park⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ²Nanomedical Graduate Program, Department of Physics, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, NV, South Korea, ⁴Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is the most widely used disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Despite of its efficacy, the continuous use…
Abstract Number: 748 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy Of Methotrexate For Remission Induction and Maintenance In Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis In Routine Clinical Practice
Megan L. Krause¹, Misbah Baqir², Rodrigo Cartin-Ceba³, Tobias Peikert⁴, Karina Keogh⁴ and Ulrich Specks⁴, ¹Internal Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Pulmonary/Critical Care, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Pulmonary and Critical Care, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate has been shown to be effective for both induction (non-severe disease) and maintenance of remission in patients with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA) in…
Abstract Number: 1977 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Remission At 3 Or 6 Months and Radiographic Non-Progression At 12 Months In Methotrexate-Naïve Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated With Tofacitinib Or Methotrexate: A Post-Hoc Analysis Of The ORAL Start Trial
V. Strand¹, D. van der Heijde², R. Landewe³, E. B. Lee⁴, B. Wilkinson⁵, S. H. Zwillich⁵, J. Bradley⁵, C. Mebus⁵, B. Benda⁶ and D. Gruben⁵, ¹Adjunct, Division of Immunology / Rheumatology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ²Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Academic Medical Center / University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁶Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is a novel, oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor for the treatment of RA. The importance of “treat to target” in RA to attain…
Abstract Number: 482 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Methotrexate Use At Infliximab Initiation and Impact On Treatment Outcomes: An Analysis From A Canadian Registry
Denis Choquette¹, J. Carter Thorne², John T. Kelsall³, Michel Zummer⁴, Michael Starr⁵, Maqbool K. Sheriff⁶, William G. Bensen⁷, Andrew Chow⁸, Philip Baer⁹, Emmanouil Rampakakis¹⁰, John S. Sampalis¹⁰, Francois Nantel¹¹, Allen J. Lehman¹², Susan M. Otawa¹² and May Shawi¹³, ¹Rheumatology, Institut de rhumatologie de Montréal (IRM), Montréal, QC, Canada, ²Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ³Mary Pack Arthritis Centre, Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology, Ch Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Nanaimo, BC, Canada, ⁷Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Clinical Professor, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁸University of Toronto, McMaster University, Credit Valley Rheumatology, Mississauga, ON, Canada, ⁹Private Practice, Scarborough, ON, Canada, ¹⁰JSS Medical Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹¹Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹²Medical Affairs, Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹³Medical Affairs, Janssen Canada Inc, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Clinical trials of anti-TNF therapies have shown that concurrent methotrexate (MTX) therapy enhances the efficacy of infliximab (IFX)1. Data on the benefits of combination…
Abstract Number: 1711 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Folic Acid Prescription Among Older Adult Methotrexate Initiators Is Poor
Gabriela Schmajuk¹, Jinoos Yazdany², Yinghui Miao³, David I. Daikh⁴ and Michael Steinman³, ¹Rheumatology, UCSF / San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, ²Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³Division of Geriatrics, UCSF, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA, ⁴Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is the most commonly used disease modifying agent for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), although liver enzyme (LFT) elevations limit its use in some…
Abstract Number: 460 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparative Efficacy Of Novel Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs As Monotherapy and In Combination With Methotrexate In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients With An Inadequate Response To Traditional Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs: A Network Meta-Analysis
Felicity Buckley¹, Axel Finckh², Thomas W.J. Huizinga³, Fred Dejonckheere⁴ and Jeroen P. Jansen¹, ¹MAPI Consultancy, Boston, MA, ²Department of Medical Specialities, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, ³Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, Basel, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: To compare ACR responses of novel DMARDs as monotherapy or in combination with methotrexate (MTX), including subcutaneous (SC) abatacept and SC tocilizumab (TCZ), in…

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