Abstracts tagged "methotrexate (MTX)"

Abstract Number: 354 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Delayed Onset of Hepatitis and/or Neutropenia in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Combination Therapy of Methotrexate and Leflunomide
Seung Won Choi¹, Ji Seon Oh¹, You Jae Kim², Bon San Koo², Min Wook So², Yong-Gil Kim², Chang-Keun Lee² and Bin Yoo², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Ulsan University Hospital, Ulsan, South Korea, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: The adverse effects of combination therapy of methotrexate (MTX) and leflunomide (LEF) have been reported in many studies. Because combination of various doses of…
Abstract Number: 1719 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
What Do Patients Put up with for the Benefit They Get From Methotrexate?
Sandra M. Robinson¹, Peta S. Heslop¹ and David Walker², ¹R&D, North Tyneside General Hospital, North Shields, United Kingdom, ²Dept of Rheumatology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: As with all effective drugs, Methotrexate (MTX) comes with a range of side effects. Some such as pneumonitis are severe enough to require the…
Abstract Number: 355 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Metaanalysis of 5-Aminoimidazole-4-Carboxamide Ribonucleotide Transformylase (ATIC) 347C>G Polymorphism Affecting Methotrexate Efficacy and Toxicity in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Fardina Malik¹ and Prabha Ranganathan², ¹Internal Medicine, Alton Memorial Hospital, Alton, IL, ²Div of Rheumatology, Washington Univ School of Med, St. Louis, MO
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) exerts its effect in part by inhibiting 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide ribonucleotide transformylase (ATIC), a key enzyme in the purine biosynthetic pathway. Published data suggests…
Abstract Number: 1722 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Exploring How Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Use a Methotrexate Decision Aid for Making Treatment Choices
Linda C. Li¹, Anne F. Townsend², Paul M. Adam³, Catherine L. Backman⁴, Sydney Brooks⁵, Gwen A. Ellert⁶, Allyson Jones⁷, Otto Kamensek⁸, Cheryl Koehn⁹, Diane Lacaille⁸, Jenny Leese², Colleen Maloney⁸, Elaine Yacyshyn¹⁰, Charlene Yousefi⁸ and Dawn Stacey¹¹, ¹Department of Physical Therapy, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Rheumatology, Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada, ³Rheumatology Liaison, Mary Pack Arthritis Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵The Arthritis Society, Ontario Division, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶Health Education, Trelle Enterprises Inc, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁷Department of Physical Therapy, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁸Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁹Arthritis Consumer Experts, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ¹⁰562 Heritage Med Rsch Ctr, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ¹¹School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: For patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), making treatment decisions can be overwhelming. The literature describes a sense of ambivalence among patients with chronic diseases…
Abstract Number: 357 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is the Impact of Methotrexate On Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis Independent of Its Effect On Disease Activity?
Dietmar MJ Krause¹, Bernadette Gabriel², Gertraud Herborn³ and Rolf Rau⁴, ¹Internistische und rheumatologische Gemeinschaftspraxis, Gladbeck, Germany, ²Private Practice, Gladbeck, Germany, ³Rheumatology, Evangelisches Fachkrankenhaus, Ratingen, Germany, ⁴Evangelisches Fachkrankenhaus, Ratingen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is the anchor drug in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). MTX shows effects on disease activity, radiologic progression and mortality. These…
Abstract Number: 2582 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Bone Anabolic Changes Progress in Psa Patients Despite Treatment with Methotrexate or Tumour Necrosis Factor Inhibitors
Stephanie Finzel¹, Sebastian Kraus¹, Sarah Schmidt¹, Axel J. Hueber², Juergen Rech³, Klaus Engelke⁴, Matthias Englbrecht¹ and Georg Schett¹, ¹Dept of Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, ²Department of Internal Medicine 3 and Institute for Clinical Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, ³Department of Internal Medicine 3, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁴Institute of Medical Physics, University of Erlangen, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: To investigate whether methotrexate (MTX) or tumour necrosis factor inhibition (TNFi) affect osteophyte formation in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Methods: 41 patients with…
Abstract Number: 1653 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Outcomes in Patients with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (Wegener’s) Treated with Short- Vs. Long-Term Maintenance Therapy
Jason Springer¹, Benjamin Nutter², Carol A. Langford³, Gary S. Hoffman⁴ and Alexandra Villa-Forte⁵, ¹Dept of Rheumatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ²Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ³Center for Vasculitis Care and Research, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁴Center for Vasculitis Care and Research, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, ⁵Rheumatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: Disease remission can be successfully achieved in the majority of patients (pts) with Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (Wegener’s) (GPA). After remission (rem) is achieved continued…
Abstract Number: 359 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improved Radiological Outcome of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Early Treatment with methotrexate might be a key Prognostic Factor
Christoph Fiehn¹, Elisabeth Belke-Voss¹, Dietmar Krause², Siegfried Wassenberg³ and Rolf Rau⁴, ¹ACURA Centre for Rheumatic Diseases, Baden-Baden, Germany, ²Dept. for Medical Informatics, Biometry and Epidemiology, Ruhr University, Bochum, Germany, ³Rheumaklinik, Evangelisches Fachkrankenhaus Ratingen, Rheumazentrum, Ratingen, Germany, ⁴Düsseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: To compare the rate of radiological progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) diagnosed in the 1980s with those of the late 1990s until…
Abstract Number: 2549 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Induction of Remission in Patients with up to 12 Months of Moderate-to-Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms Treated with Etanercept Plus Methotrexate Over 52 Weeks
Paul Emery¹, Mohammed Hamoudeh², Oliver FitzGerald³, Bernard Combe⁴, Stefanie Gaylord⁵, Theresa Williams⁵, Jack Bukowski⁶, Ronald Pedersen⁵, Andrew S. Koenig⁷ and Bonnie Vlahos⁵, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Department of Medicine - Rheumatology, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar, ³Department of Rheumatology, St.Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Lapeyronie Hospital, Montpellier, France, ⁵Department of Specialty Care, Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA, ⁶Department of Specialty Care, Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁷Pfizer, Inc., Collegeville, PA
Background/Purpose: In the COMET study, etanercept (ETN) plus methotrexate (MTX) therapy in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) yielded high clinical remission rates,1 but whether…
Abstract Number: 1568 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Survey Study of Methotrexate Use by Rheumatologists and Their Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Peter Nash¹ and Dave Nicholls², ¹University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia, ²Coast Joint Care, Maroochydore, Australia
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is the anchor medication for the management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA); however there is limited patient-focused data available on the use of…
Abstract Number: 368 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Etanercept-Methotrexate Therapy On Patient-Reported Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with up to 12 Months of Symptoms
Paul Emery¹, Piotr Wiland², Wolfgang Spieler³, Jean Dudler⁴, Stefanie Gaylord⁵, Theresa Williams⁵, Ronald Pedersen⁵, Andrew S. Koenig⁵, Bonnie Vlahos⁵ and Sameer Kotak⁶, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Department of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland, ³Osteologie und Rheumatologie, ZeFOR GmbH Zentrum für Forschung, Zerbst, Germany, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland, ⁵Department of Specialty Care, Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA, ⁶Department of Specialty Care, Pfizer Inc., New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are critical in evaluating RA treatment effects on function and health-related quality of life (HR-QoL).…
Abstract Number: 2486 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Radiographic, Clinical and Functional Comparison of Tofacitinib Monotherapy Versus Methotrexate in Methotrexate-Naïve Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Eun Bong Lee¹, Roy Fleischmann², Stephen Hall³, Ronald F. van Vollenhoven⁴, John Bradley⁵, David Gruben⁶, Tamas Koncz⁷, Sriram Krishnaswami⁵, Gene Wallenstein⁶, Samuel H. Zwillich⁵, Bethanie E. Wilkinson⁶ and the ORAL Start Investigators⁸, ¹Seoul National University, Seoul, South Korea, ²Metroplex Clinical Research Center, Dallas, TX, ³Cabrini Medical Centre, Melbourne, Australia, ⁴Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁶Pfizer Inc., Groton, CT, ⁷Pfizer Inc., New York, NY, ⁸Groton, CT
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is a novel, oral Janus kinase inhibitor being investigated as a targeted immunomodulator and disease-modifying therapy for RA. This Phase 3, 24-mo study (ORAL…
Abstract Number: 1337 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sarilumab, a Subcutaneously-Administered, Fully-Human Monoclonal Antibody Inhibitor of the IL-6 Receptor: Pharmacokinetic Profile and Its Relationship to Changes in Pharmacodynamic Markers in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Pavel Belomestnov¹, Jennifer Hamilton², A. Thomas DiCioccio¹, Martine Jasson³ and Allen R. Radin⁴, ¹Pharmacometrics, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ²Predictive Medicine, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ³Clinical Development, Sanofi-Aventis, Paris, France, ⁴Translational Medicine, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc, Tarrytown, NY
Background/Purpose: Sarilumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody targeting interleukin-6 receptor alpha (IL-6Rα), is being evaluated for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) based on the…
Abstract Number: 349 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Preliminary Results From a Controlled Study Assessing the Humoral Immune Response to Vaccines in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Tocilizumab
Clifton O. Bingham III¹, Warren C. Rizzo², Micki Klearman³, Azra Hassanali⁴, Ruchi Upmanyu⁵ and Alan J. Kivitz⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Advanced Arthritis Care & Research, Scottsdale, AZ, ³Genentech Inc, South San Francisco, CA, ⁴Genentech Inc, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Roche, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom, ⁶Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, PA
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ) is an IL-6–receptor inhibitor for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients (pts). Because TCZ may impact how IL-6 modulates T-cell activation and…
Abstract Number: 2483 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Folic Acid Pathway Single Neucelotide Polymorphisms Associated with Methotrexate-Related Significant Adverse Events
Lisa A. Davis¹, Brooke Ivan Polk², Alyse D. Mann³, Roger K. Wolff⁴, Gail S. Kerr⁵, Andreas M. Reimold⁶, Grant W. Cannon⁷, Ted R. Mikuls⁸ and Liron Caplan⁹, ¹Div of Rheumatology, Univ of Colorado School of Med, Aurora, CO, ²University of Colorado Medical School, Aurora, CO, ³Research, Denver VA Medical Center, Denver, CO, ⁴University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵Rheumatology, Washington DC VAMC, Georgetown and Howard University, Washington, DC, ⁶Rheumatology, Dallas VA and University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX, ⁷Division of Rheumatology, George E. Wahlen VA Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁸Omaha VA Medical Center and University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁹Div of Rheumatology, Denver VA and University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is the cornerstone medication in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). While MTX has been associated with a number of adverse…

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