Abstract Number: 0592 • ACR Convergence 2024
Sustained Improvements with Bimekizumab in Patient-Reported Symptoms of Axial Spondyloarthritis: 2-Year Results from Two Phase 3 Studies
Background/Purpose: In the phase 3 studies, BE MOBILE 1 and 2, bimekizumab (BKZ), a monoclonal IgG1 antibody that selectively inhibits interleukin (IL)-17F in addition to…Abstract Number: 1326 • ACR Convergence 2024
Which Biomarkers Indicate Imminent Progression to Inflammatory Arthritis in High Risk CCP Positive Persons?
Background/Purpose: A risk stratification model proposed a simple score using 4 biomarkers to identify those at high risk of developing inflammatory arthritis (IA) in primary…Abstract Number: 2596 • ACR Convergence 2024
Clock Gene Bmal1 Contributes to Inflammation via Phosphorylation of NF-κB/p65 in RA-FLS
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory cytokines such as TNF-α, IL-6, and IFN-γ show their peaks at midnight in sera of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which is thought…Abstract Number: 0510 • ACR Convergence 2023
Bimekizumab Treatment Improved Key Patient-Reported Symptoms of Axial Spondyloarthritis Including Spinal Pain, Fatigue, and Morning Stiffness: 52-Week Results from Two Phase 3 Studies
Background/Purpose: Bimekizumab (BKZ) is a monoclonal IgG1 antibody that selectively inhibits IL-17F in addition to IL-17A. In the phase 3 studies BE MOBILE 1 and…Abstract Number: 0721 • ACR Convergence 2023
Characterization of Numeric Rating Scales for Symptom Assessment in Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Background/Purpose: Pain, stiffness, and fatigue have been defined as core assessment domains in polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) by the OMERACT PMR Working Group (PMRWG). Patient partners…Abstract Number: 2211 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Two-year Comparison of Back Pain and Morning Stiffness in Axial Spondyloarthritis and Non-axial Spondyloarthritis Chronic Back Pain Patients in the Spondyloarthritis Caught Early (SPACE) Cohort
Background/Purpose: Treatment of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) has been shown to improve symptoms of the disease such as back pain (BP) and morning stiffness (MS). As…Abstract Number: 0011 • ACR Convergence 2023
Clock Gene Bmal1 Promotes Transcriptional Activity of NF-κB to Regulate Production of Inflammatory Mediators in RA-FLS
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), an autoimmune polyarthritis characterized by 'tumor-like' proliferation of RA fibroblast-like synovial cells (RA-FLS), has characteristic symptoms such as "morning stiffness of…Abstract Number: 0374 • ACR Convergence 2022
The BASDAI Index During Pregnancy
Background/Purpose: During pregnancy, BASDAI may reflect not only the activity of ankylosing spondylitis (AS), but also back pain and fatigue, that are associated with the…Abstract Number: 1491 • ACR Convergence 2022
Clinically Relevant Differences in the Mobility of Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis Related to Daytime of Performance
Background/Purpose: Patients with axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) often experience impairments of spinal mobility and physical function due to inflammation and structural damage. Back pain and morning…Abstract Number: 0560 • ACR Convergence 2021
Effectiveness, Safety, Quality of Life and Patient Satisfaction with Tofacitinib Treatment in Adult Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Under Routine Clinical Care: Second Interim Analysis of a German Non-Interventional, Prospective, Multi-Center Study
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is a Janus kinase inhibitor, which is orally applied and is approved for rheumatoid arthritis among other indications. ESCALATE-RA is the first prospective,…Abstract Number: 1196 • ACR Convergence 2021
Morning Stiffness Already Associates with Systemic Inflammation and Subclinical Joint Inflammation in the Pre-RA Phase of Arthralgia
Background/Purpose: Morning stiffness (MS) is characteristic for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and associates with markers of systemic and local inflammation in RA-patients. In patients with arthralgia,…Abstract Number: 1011 • ACR Convergence 2020
Effectiveness, Safety and Quality of Life with Tofacitinib Treatment in Adult Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Under Routine Clinical Care: First Interim Results from a German Non-Interventional, Prospective, Multi-Center Study
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an orally applied Janus kinase inhibitor, which is approved for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment in the USA since 2012, so that ‘real…Abstract Number: 1340 • ACR Convergence 2020
Secukinumab Improves Pain, Morning Stiffness, Fatigue and Physical Function in Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor-Naïve Patients with Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis: Results from a Randomized Controlled Phase III Study
Background/Purpose: Patients with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis (nr-axSpA) suffer from comparable disease burden to patients with ankylosing spondylitis/radiographic axSpA (AS/r-axSpA), including inflammatory back pain, morning stiffness,…Abstract Number: 1847 • ACR Convergence 2020
Delayed and Immediate Release Prednisone Decrease Fatigue Comparably in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Morning stiffness and fatigue are common symptoms in patients with SLE. Increased cytokines and disturbed sleep patterns may contribute to morning symptoms and fatigue…