Abstract Number: 2137 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Linear Extrapolation of Missing Radiographic Progression Scores Does Not Spuriously overestimate overall Radiographic Progression in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose : Linear Extrapolation (LE) is a frequently applied method to impute missing radiographic data in trials. However, there is frequent critique that LE overestimates…Abstract Number: 1890 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Consistent Inhibition of Bone Destruction By Denosumab in Important Subgroups of Japanese Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose Denosumab is a fully human monoclonal antibody (IgG2 subclass) that binds specifically to RANKL, inhibits osteoclast-induced bone resorption by preventing the binding of RANKL…Abstract Number: 1474 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-Peptidyl Arginine Deiminase 4 Antibodies in African-Americans with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Radiographic Scores
Background/Purpose: The presence of serum autoantibodies to peptidyl arginine deiminase 4 (PAD4) have been associated with erosive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in populations that were composed…Abstract Number: 1431 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Influence of Radiographic Joint Damage in Mortality Risk in a Cohort of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: A 20 Years Survival Study
Background/Purpose Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with increased mortality and reduced life expectancy compared with the general population. This mortality gap…Abstract Number: 1387 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Radiographic Progression Differs Between Trajectory Clusters Defined By DAS28 Scores in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Group-based trajectory modeling defines clusters of individuals in observed data with similar disease trajectories. We have previously defined five distinct trajectories in early rheumatoid…Abstract Number: 1365 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
ARE Erosions a Disappearing Feature in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)?Joint Damage in Patients with EARLY RA at 10 YEARS after Diagnosis
Background/Purpose: Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has improved during the last decade. Also importance of regular monitoring has been emphasized. Our objective was to study…Abstract Number: 840 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Vascular Calcifications on Hand and Wrist Radiographs Are Associated with Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Antigen-Specific Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies, and Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with increased mortality due to cardiovascular disease (CVD). Select antigen-specific anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) are associated with atherosclerotic…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: 2883 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Characteristics of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Secondary Sjögren’s Syndrome and Association with Joint Damage
Background/Purpose: Secondary Sjögren's syndrome (sSS) is a common extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, the clinical characteristics of this subgroup of patients are not…Abstract Number: 2379 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients With Stable Low Disease Activity On Methotrexate Plus Etanercept, Continuation Of Etanercept Is Superior Both Clinically and Radiographically To Discontinuation: Results From a Randomized, 3-Armed, Double-Blind Clinical Trial
Background/Purpose: The randomized clinical trial “DOSERA” has shown that in patients receiving concomitant methotrexate (MTX) therapy, continuation of etanercept (ETN) at 50 mg wkly is…Abstract Number: 1957 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Correlation Of Structural Abnormalities Of The Wrist and Metacarpophalangeal Joints Evaluated By High-Resolution Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography, 3 Tesla MRI and Conventional Radiographs In Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Early detection of joint inflammation and tissue damage are critical for patient management in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). High-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography (HR-pQCT) is…Abstract Number: 1968 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Novel, Feasible and Reliable Method Of Radiographic Scoring Of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Radiographs of the hands and feet are used to evaluate the disease course of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with several scoring systems previously described. However,…Abstract Number: 1457 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inhibitory Effect Of Abatacept On Joint Damage In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients With Or Without Concomitant Methotrexate: A Retrospective Multicenter Analysis Of 12 Months Of Abatacept Treatment In Routine Clinical Practice
Background/Purpose: Abatacept is approved for use with or without methotrexate (MTX). The purpose of this study was to clarify the inhibitory effect of abatacept on…