Abstracts tagged "Pediatric rheumatology"

Abstract Number: L22 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Tofacitinib for the Treatment of Polyarticular Course Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Results of a Phase 3 Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Withdrawal Study
Hermine Brunner¹, Olga Synoverska ², Tracy Ting ³, Carlos Abud Mendoza ², Alberto Spindler ², Yulia Vyzhga ², Katherine Marzan ³, Vladimir Keltsev ², Irit Tirosh ², Lisa Imundo ³, Rita Jerath ³, Daniel Kingsbury ³, Betul Sozeri ², Sheetal Vora ³, Sampath Prahalad ³, Elena Zholobova ², Yonatan Butbul Aviel ², Vyacheslav Chasnyk ², Melissa Lerman ³, Kabita Nanda ³, Heinrike Schmeling ³, Heather Tory ³, Yosef Uziel ², Diego Oscar Viola ², Holly Posner ⁴, Keith Kanik ⁵, Ann Wouters ⁴, Cheng Chang ⁵, Richard Zhang ⁴, Irina Lazariciu ⁶, Ming-Ann Hsu ⁵, Ricardo Suehiro ⁷, Alberto Martini ², Daniel J. Lovell ³ and Nicolino Ruperto ⁸, ¹PRCSG, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, ²PRINTO, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genova, Italy, ³PRCSG, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, ⁴Pfizer Inc, New York, New York, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Groton, Connecticut, ⁶IQVIA, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, ⁷Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, ⁸PRINTO, Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Genoa, Italy
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral JAK inhibitor that is being investigated for JIA. Here we assess the efficacy and safety of tofacitinib in patients (pts)…
Abstract Number: 799 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Application of the Autoinflammatory Disease Activity Index (ADDI) to a Cohort of Patients in a Tertiary Hospital
Mireia Lopez-corbeto¹ and Estefania Moreno Ruzafa ¹, ¹Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Autoinflammatory diseases (AIDs) cause chronic systemic inflammation that can damage multiple organs. Recently, the ADDI index has been developed and validated in the four…
Abstract Number: 2251 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Understanding Vulnerabilities in Diagnosis and Care of Childhood and Adult-Onset Lupus: A Qualitative Study
Siobhan Case¹, Corine Sinnette ², Courtnie Phillip ², Claire Grosgogeat ³, Karen Costenbader ², Cianna Leatherwood ⁴, Candace Feldman ² and Mary Beth Son ³, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital and Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Kaiser Permanente, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) poses complex diagnostic and management challenges, which may differ depending on whether SLE was diagnosed in childhood (cSLE) or in…
Abstract Number: 802 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Canakinumab Improves Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients with Recurrent Fever Syndromes: Results from a Phase 3 Trial
Helen Lachmann¹, Bernard Lauwerys ², Paivi Miettunen ³, Tilmann Kallinich ⁴, Annette Jansson ⁵, Itzhak Rosner ⁶, Raffaele Manna ⁷, Saramaria Murias ⁸, Sinisa Savic ⁹, Serge Smeets ¹⁰, Fabrizio De Benedetti ¹¹ and Anna Simon ¹², ¹The Royal Free Hospital & University College London, London, United Kingdom, ²Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest, Belgium, ³Alberta Children's Hospital, Calgary, ON, Canada, ⁴Charite, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Dr. von Hauner Children’s Hospital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany, ⁶Bnei Tzion, Haifa, Israel, ⁷Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Lazio, Italy, ⁸University Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁹St James’s University Hospital, Leeds, England, United Kingdom, ¹⁰Novartis, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹¹Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Rome, Italy, ¹²Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Recurrent fever syndromes have a significant impact on health-related quality of life (HRQoL).1 Canakinumab (CAN) has demonstrated efficacy and safety in patients with colchicine-resistant…
Abstract Number: 2704 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Injection Fear in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Patients Using Injectable Medications
Kathleen Collins¹, Anava Wren ² and Tzielan Lee ², ¹Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, ²Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto
Background/Purpose: Injectable medications are frequently used to treat Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). Fear of pain and needle fear have been identified as barriers to injectable…
Abstract Number: 892 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Adverse Childhood Experiences Are Associated with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in a Clinical Population from Bronx, New York
Roberto Valdovinos¹, Nicole Brown ², Miguelina Germán ², Qi Gao ³, Kaye Brathwaite ², Kimberly Reidy ², Dawn Wahezi ⁴, Chaim Putterman ⁵, Ruth E. Stein ² and Tamar Rubinstein ⁶, ¹Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ²Children's Hospital at Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, ³Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, ⁴Children’s Hospital at Montefiore, New York, ⁵Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁶Children's Hospital at Montefiore/Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
Background/Purpose: Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), which can result in chronic stress, are associated with autoimmune diseases in adulthood and arthritis in childhood. Recently ACEs were…
Abstract Number: 2707 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Improvement in Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients Aged 2–5 Years with Polyarticular-Course JIA Treated with Subcutaneous Abatacept: 2-Year Results from a Phase III International Study
Hermine Brunner¹, Nikolay Tzaribachev ², Ingrid Louw ³, Jordi Antón ⁴, Diego Viola ⁵, Bernard Lauwerys ⁶, Rubèn J Cuttica ⁷, Pierre Quartier ⁸, Elisabeth Gervais ⁹, Alexandre Belot ¹⁰, Kirsten Minden ¹¹, Thomas Lutz ¹², Rolando Cimaz ¹³, Mahmood M. T. M. Ally ¹⁴, Riana van Zyl ¹⁵, Inmaculada Calvo Penadés ¹⁶, Joe Zhuo ¹⁷, Robert Wong ¹⁸, Marleen Nys ¹⁹, Yedid Elbez ²⁰, Alberto Martini ²¹, Daniel J. Lovell ²² and Nicolino Ruperto ²³, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology Collaborative Study Group (PRCSG), Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ²Pediatric Rheumatology Research Institute, Bad Bramstedt, Germany, ³Panorama Medical Centre, Parow, South Africa, ⁴Hospital Sant Joan de Déu, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵CAICI Institute, Rosario City, Santa Fe State, Argentina, ⁶Rheumatology, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc - Université Catholique de Louvain - Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Brussels, Belgium, Brussels, Belgium, ⁷Hospital General de Niños Pedro de Elizalde, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁸Necker Hospital, Paris, France, ⁹CHU de Poitiers, Rheumatology, Poitiers, France, ¹⁰Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Lyon, Lyon, France, ¹¹German Rheumatism Research Center and Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany, ¹²Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany, ¹³Meyer Children's Hospital in Florence, Florence, Italy, ¹⁴University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa, ¹⁵University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa, ¹⁶Hospital Univ. La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ¹⁷Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ¹⁸Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, ¹⁹Bristol-Myers Squibb, Braine L’Alleud, Belgium, ²⁰Excelya, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, ²¹IRCCS Istituto Giannina Gaslini, Università degli Studi di Genova, Genova, Italy, ²²Pediatric Rheumatology Collaborative Study Group (PRCSG), Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, ²³Paediatric Rheumatology International Trials Organisation (PRINTO), Genoa, Italy
Background/Purpose: Efficacy of SC abatacept in patients with polyarticular-course JIA (pJIA) was shown in a 2-year, open-label, Phase III international study (NCT01844518).1 Pediatric patient-reported outcomes…
Abstract Number: 1295 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Otoferlin Is Increased in Muscle and PBMCs from Untreated Children with Juvenile Dermatomyositis: Possible Association with Decreased Circulating Natural Killer Cells
Lauren Pachman¹, Wil Marin ², Gabrielle Morgan ¹, Megan L. Curran ³, Kaveh Ardalan ⁴, Chiang-Ching Huang ⁵ and Eli Roberson ⁶, ¹Northwestern University, Chicago, ²Ann and Robert H. Lurie Childrens Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ³University of Colorado, Aurora, CO, ⁴Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁵University of Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, ⁶Washington University at St.Louis, St.Louis, MO
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Dermatomyositis (JDM) is a rare inflammatory myopathy in which the immunoregulatory control is not well understood. Collaboration with A.R. French, MD/PhD, documented the…
Abstract Number: 2710 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Sarilumab, a Human Monoclonal Antibody to the Interleukin-6 Receptor, in Polyarticular-course Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A 12-week, Multinational, Open-label, Dose-finding Study
Fabrizio De Benedetti¹, Inmaculada Calvo Penadés ², Nadina Rubio-Pérez ³, Alexey Maschan ⁴, Pierre Quartier ⁵, Zbigniew Żuber ⁶, Marina Stanislav ⁷, Raul Barria ⁸, Daniel Clemente ⁹, Gabriel Vega-Cornejo ¹⁰, Nancy Liu ¹¹, Christine Xu ¹¹, Angeliki Giannelou ¹², Bolanle Akinlade ¹² and Lydie Baret-Cormel ¹³, ¹Bambino Gesù Children’s Hospital, Rome, Italy, ²Hospital Univ. La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ³University Hospital Dr. José Eleuterio González, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Center for Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Immunology, Moscow, Russia, ⁵Necker Hospital, Paris, France, ⁶Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University, Kraków, Poland, ⁷V.A. Nasonova Research Rheumatology Institute, Moscow, Russia, ⁸Bioreuma, Concepción, Chile, ⁹Hospital Infantil Universitario Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁰CREA de Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, ¹¹Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ¹²Regeneron, New York, NY, ¹³Sanofi, Chilly-Mazarin, France
Background/Purpose: Sarilumab blocks interleukin-6 (IL-6) from binding to membrane and soluble IL-6 receptor-α. Sarilumab is approved for adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and is being…
Abstract Number: 1724 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Disease Manifestations and Impact on Quality of Life in Subjects with Pre-Pubertal Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Brandi Stevens¹, Martha Rodriquez ¹, Amy Rakestraw ² and Kathleen O'Neil ¹, ¹Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ²Indiana University Health, Indianapolis, IN
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) can be a severe disease, especially when diagnosed in childhood. Onset prior to puberty (Tanner stage II) is rare, and…
Abstract Number: 2716 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Long Term Outcomes of Childhood Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rebecca Overbury¹, Aimee Hersh ², CJ Inman ², Sara Stern ², Karen James ² and John Bohnsack ³, ¹Assisstant Professor, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ³University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Childhood onset rheumatoid arthritis (CORA) describes patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) who are rheumatoid factor (RF) or anti-cyclic citrullinated antibody (ACPA) positive. Phenotypically,…
Abstract Number: 1728 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Persistent Disease Activity Is Associated with Avascular Necrosis Development in Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Anthony Hoang ¹, Howard Yang ², Tracy Andrews ³, Jennifer Weiss ⁴, Kathleen Haines ⁴, Yukiko Kimura ⁵ and Suzanne Li⁴, ¹Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, ²David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Santa Monica, CA, ³Rutgers University, Newark, NJ, ⁴Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital, Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, ⁵Joseph M Sanzari Children's Hospital, Hackensack University Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Avascular necrosis (AVN) is a serious comorbidity of juvenile systemic lupus erythematosus (jSLE) associated with disability, impaired quality of life, and increased cost of…
Abstract Number: 2719 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Predictors of Health Care Transition Practices Among North American Pediatric Rheumatology Providers
Rebecca Sadun¹, Amanda Eudy ¹, Peter Chiraseveenuprapund ², Cuoghi Edens ³, Aimee Hersh ⁴, Kiana Johnson ⁵ and Erica Lawson ⁶, ¹Duke University, Durham, ²UCSD, San Diego, CA, ³University of Chicago, Chicago, IN, ⁴University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵East Tennessee, Johnson City, TN, ⁶University of California San Francisco Benioff Children’s Hospital, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: The transition from pediatric to adult-oriented health care represents a vulnerable period for young adults with chronic rheumatic diseases. In spite of this, a…
Abstract Number: 1746 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Identifying Additional Risk Factors for Arterial and Venous Thrombosis Among Pediatric Antiphospholipid Antibodies Carriers
Elizabeth Sloan¹, Tracey Wright ¹ and Yu Zuo ², ¹University of Texas Southwestern, Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children, Children's Health, Dallas, TX, ²University of Texas Southwestern, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) have been extensively reported in children; however, research on thrombotic risks associated with aPL among pediatric patients is scarce. Positive aPL…
Abstract Number: 2721 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Subjective and Objective Dyscognition in Adolescents with Juvenile Fibromyalgia Syndrome
Sabrina Gmuca¹, Maitry Sonagra ², Rui Xiao ², Elizabeth Mendoza ², Kimberly S. Miller ³, Nina H. Thomas ¹, Pamela F. Weiss ¹, David D. Sherry ¹ and Jeffrey Gerber ², ¹Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, ³Children's Hospital fo Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Dyscognition, including loss of mental clarity and problems with attention and memory, often affects adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome (JFMS). Our understanding of this…

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