Abstract Number: 1306 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
How well Do Patients with Rheumatoid and Psoriatic Arthritis Tolerate Methotrexate? A Retrospective Review of Discontinuation Data From a Large UK Cohort
Background/Purpose: Due to its efficacy and safety, methotrexate (MTX) has become the first-line disease-modifying drug for rheumatoid (RA) and psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Although deemed safe,…Abstract Number: 2171 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparative Efficacy of Biologics As Monotherapy and in Combination with Methotrexate in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with an Inadequate Response to Conventional Dmards: A Network Meta-Analysis
Background/Purpose: A number of meta-analyses compare the efficacy of biologics for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, systematic reviews comparing the efficacy of biologics as monotherapy versus…Abstract Number: 1240 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum Anti-Müllerian Hormone Can Be Used to Determine Ovarian Reserve in Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Planning of pregnancy is important in women with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It is preferred to start a pregnancy after adjustment of medication and when…Abstract Number: 2158 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Baseline Folate Related Biomarkers in Serum and erythrocytes Are Not Associated with Methotrexate Response and Adverse Events in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is the most commonly used drug in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). 30% of patients fail to respond to the drug or suffer from…Abstract Number: 562 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence and Predictors of Significant Liver Fibrosis in Methotrexate Treated Rheumatoid and Psoriatic Arthritis Patients Using Transient Elastography (fibroscan)
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate ( MTX ) is an anchor drug in the treatment of Rheumatoid ( RA ) and Psoriatic arthritis ( PSA )and is the…Abstract Number: 2125 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Response to Methotrexate Plus Prednisone in Camera II Using a Multi-Biomarker Disease Activity (VectraTM DA) Test and DAS28-ESR
Background/Purpose: The CAMERA II study (Computer Assisted Management in Early RA) demonstrated that the addition of prednisone to a MTX-based tight control strategy increased effectiveness…Abstract Number: 566 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of TNF Antagonists On Radiographic Progression in Psoriatic Arthritis: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Background/Purpose: Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) can cause important structural damages which can lead to disability. TNF antagonists have shown their clinical efficacy in PsA, but only…Abstract Number: 2120 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictive Value of Anti-CCP Positivity On Disease Course and Response to Therapy in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis. Results From the Swedish EIRA Study
Background/Purpose: Does anti-CCP-positivity predict disease course and response to therapy in early rheumatoid arthritis (RA)? Methods: We retrieved clinical follow-up data for patients entering the…Abstract Number: 499 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
What Is the Right Dose to Start Methotrexate (7.5 or 15mg) in Rheumatoid Arthritis? (A Randomized Controlled Trial)
Background/Purpose: Recent recommendations have suggested higher starting doses of methotrexate, i.e. 15 mg/week (3E initiative) in rheumatoid arthritis. However, studies comparing conventional (7.5mg) and newer…Abstract Number: 2074 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Combined Effects of a c-Fos/AP-1 Inhibitor T-5224 and Methotrexate On Collagen-Induced Arthritis in Mice
Background/Purpose: Activator protein-1 (AP-1) is an important transcription factor for cytokine production and joint destruction in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and a potential target for the…Abstract Number: 455 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Lack of Additive Benefits of Concomitant Methotrexate Use to Tocilizumab Monotherapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis in Daily Clinical Practice
Background/Purpose: To explore the benefit of concomitant use of methotrexate (MTX) for the effectiveness of TCZ in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients in daily clinical practice.…Abstract Number: 1849 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Value of Matrices Developed to Identify Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Rapid Radiographic Progression Despite Methotrexate Therapy: A Comparison of Their Performance in the Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Espoir Cohort
Background/Purpose: Rapid radiographic progression (RRP) – i.e., increase of the Sharp/van der Heijde score (vSHS) ≥ 5 points during the 1st year – is a…Abstract Number: 398 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Basal Metabolic Rate As an Indicator of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity and Predictor of Remission
Background/Purpose: The role of body mass index (BMI) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease activity and response to treatment has been difficult to determine.1 As a…Abstract Number: 1822 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Liver Toxicity Monitoring and Its Impact On Methotrexate Discontinuation in a National Cohort of Veterans
Background/Purpose: The National Quality Forum recently endorsed a controversial quality measure that assesses liver toxicity monitoring for patients receiving oral methotrexate (MTX). Using national data…Abstract Number: 352 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Meta-Analysis: Influence of Methotrexate, Anti-TNF and Rituximab On the Immune Response to Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccines in Patients with Rheumatoïd Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Vaccines against influenza and streptococcus pneumonia are currently recommended for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This meta-analysis assesses current literature data on the impact…