Abstract Number: 350 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Atypical Femur Fracture in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Bisphosphonates: A Nested Case-Control Study
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are diagnosed with osteoporosis earlier than and those without RA, and are therefore exposed to Bisphosphonates (BPs) for longer.…Abstract Number: 439 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Progression of Radiographic Joint Destruction in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with a Biologic Agent in Combination with Methotrexate Versus a Biologic Alone: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials
Background/Purpose : One of the frequently claimed advantages of biologic agents is their potential to arrest radiographic progression. The ability of disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs;…Abstract Number: 462 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Radiographic Progression in Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Has Not Become Milder over the Past Decades
Background/Purpose: Retrospective studies have promoted the idea that RA has become a milder disease over the past decades[i], [ii]. These findings are questionable because of…Abstract Number: 1310 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy of Abatacept in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Assessed By MRI Scans of Bilateral Hands
Background/Purpose: Previous radiographic and MRI studies have demonstrated that abatacept (ABT) can inhibit the progression of bone and joint destruction in patients with rheumatoid arthritis…Abstract Number: 1321 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inter-Reader Agreement of a Novel Method of Radiographic Scoring of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Although widely used in research studies, most of the radiographic scoring systems for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) are not feasible in routine clinical practice as…Abstract Number: 1324 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Simplified Larsen Erosion Score Is Compatible with the Classic Larsen Score but Less Time Consuming in Practice
Background/Purpose: Untreated rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often leads to joint space narrowing (JSN) and erosions in synovial joints. Scoring systems like Sharp van der Heijde and…Abstract Number: 2059 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Tapering Induced Radiographic Progression Is Driven By Weighted Mean Disease Activity over Time, Not Flaring or Lower TNFi Exposition
Background/Purpose: DRESS, a randomized controlled strategy trial (RCT)1investigating disease activity guided tapering of etanercept and adalimumab compared to usual care in RA patients, indicated that…Abstract Number: 2589 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Associations Between 49 Susceptibility SNPs and Disease Activity Including Radiographic Damage in Early Untreated Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) and meta-GWAS studies have identified >50 single nucleotide-polymorphisms (SNPs) that are associated with susceptibility to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It is,…Abstract Number: 2601 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Multi-Biomarker Disease Activity Score in a TNF Inhibitor Tapering Study in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Predictive Value for Successful Tapering, Flaring and Radiographic Progression
Background/Purpose: We evaluated the predictive value of the multi-biomarker disease activity (MBDA) score for clinical outcomes and radiographic progression in a TNFi tapering study in…Abstract Number: 2693 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparing Eight Year Clinical and Radiographic Outcome in Two Cohorts of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: To compare patient and disease characteristics over the first 8 years of disease in a large inception cohort of early RA patients included 1992…Abstract Number: 393 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Influence of Body Mass Index on Disease Activity and Radiographic Joint Damage in Rheumatoid Arthritis : A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Background/Purpose: Overweight and obesity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are rising conditions. Adipose tissue has pro inflammatory properties by producing adipokines which could play…Abstract Number: 364 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
In Early Rheumatoid Arthritis, the Multi-Biomarker Disease Activity Score at Different Time-Points Is Predictive of Subsequent Radiographic Progression
Background/Purpose The prediction of radiographic progression in early rheumatoid arthritis (eRA) patients is important for optimal treatment. We previously demonstrated that a multi-biomarker disease activity…Abstract Number: 2973 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Multi-Biomarker Disease Activity Score As a Predictor of Radiographic Progression in a Registry of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose This study evaluated the association between baseline disease activity, as assessed with the multi-biomarker disease activity (MBDA) blood test, CRP or clinical measures, and…Abstract Number: 2925 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum MMP-3 Predicts a Subgroup with No Radiographic Progression in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Low-Dose Methotrexate (MTX) Monotherapy
Background/Purpose: Studies have shown that treating rheumatoid patients with methotrexate (MTX) monotherapy initially and later providing an option to step up to combination therapy produces…Abstract Number: 2913 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Does Corticosteroid Therapy at Disease Onset Influence Disease Progression of RA? Results from the Swiss Prospective Observational Cohort
Background/Purpose Anti-inflammatory and disease-modifying properties of glucocorticoids (GCs) have been demonstrated in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Better outcomes in trials by combinations of synthetic…