Abstract Number: 1441 • ACR Convergence 2020
Effects of Belimumab on Renal Outcomes, Overall SLE Control and Biomarkers: Findings from a Phase 3, Randomized, Placebo-controlled 104-week Study in Patients with Active Lupus Nephritis
Background/Purpose: Belimumab (BEL) has demonstrated efficacy in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) in 4 positive pivotal trials. This study assessed the efficacy and safety of intravenous…Abstract Number: 0897 • ACR Convergence 2020
Temporal Achievement of Clinical Response and Inactive Disease Status in Patients with Axial Spondyloarthritis Treated with Etanercept
Background/Purpose: Treatment with etanercept (ETN) is effective and well tolerated in patients with axial spondyloarthritis (AS), but the time frames within which patients tend to…Abstract Number: 1444 • ACR Convergence 2020
Cluster-randomized Pragmatic Clinical Trial Evaluating the Potential Benefit of a Tight-control and Treat-to-target Strategy in Axial Spondyloarthritis: The Results of the TICOSPA Trial
Background/Purpose: Recommendations for axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) management include tight control and treat-to-target (TC), but no study has evaluated its potential benefit. The objective of this…Abstract Number: 0907 • ACR Convergence 2020
Long-term Outcomes with Filgotinib, an Oral Selective Janus Kinase 1 Inhibitor: 100-week Data from an Open-label Extension (OLE) Study in Patients with Active Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA)
Background/Purpose: EQUATOR (NCT03101670) was a randomized, 16-week, Phase 2, multicenter, double-blind, placebo (PBO)‑controlled trial of filgotinib (FIL) in patients with active PsA ( Mease P,…Abstract Number: 1467 • ACR Convergence 2020
Effectiveness of the Making It Work™ Program at Improving Presenteeism and Work Cessation in Workers with Inflammatory Arthritis – Results of a Randomized Controlled Trial
Background/Purpose: Arthritis often leads to presenteeism (decreased at-work productivity) and permanent work disability, the worst occupational outcome of a disease, leading to reduced quality of…Abstract Number: 0910 • ACR Convergence 2020
Effect of Filgotinib on the Complete Resolution of Enthesitis in Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) Patients: 52-week Results from EQUATOR2
Background/Purpose: EQUATOR (NCT03101670) was a 16-week, Phase 2, double-blind, randomized placebo-controlled trial of filgotinib for PsA. At Week 16, placebo-treated patients could switch to filgotinib…Abstract Number: 1483 • ACR Convergence 2020
A Randomised Controlled Trial Evaluating the Efficacy of Internet-based Exercises Aimed at Treating Knee Osteoarthritis (iBEAT-OA)
Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is the commonest cause of pain and disability in the general population and is usually managed by family doctors and physiotherapists. This…Abstract Number: 0935 • ACR Convergence 2020
Efficacy and Safety Results from a Phase 2, Randomized, Double-Blind Trial of BIIB059, an Anti-Blood Dendritic Cell Antigen 2 Antibody, in SLE
Background/Purpose: Type I interferons (IFN-I), inflammatory mediators principally produced by plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs), components of the innate immune system, have been implicated in the…Abstract Number: 1484 • ACR Convergence 2020
Efficacy of Tocilizumab in Patients with Hand Osteoarthritis: Double Blind, Randomized, Placebo Controlled, Multicenter Trial
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy of tocilizumab, an antibody against interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R), in patients with hand osteoarthritis.Methods: This was a multicenter, 12-week, randomized, double-blind,…Abstract Number: 0955 • ACR Convergence 2020
Efficacy and Safety of IVIg (Octagam 10%) in Patients with Active Dermatomyositis. Results of a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Phase III Trial (ProDERM Study)
Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis (DM) is a rare chronic systemic autoimmune disease with characteristic skin rash and progressive proximal muscle weakness. Intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIg) has long been…Abstract Number: 1485 • ACR Convergence 2020
LNA043, a Novel Cartilage Regenerative Treatment for Osteoarthritis: Results from a First-In-Human Trial in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis
Background/Purpose:LNA043 is a modified human angiopoietin-like 3 (ANGPTL3) protein identified in a phenotypic screen for inducers of chondrogenesis and cartilage repair. The primary objective of…Abstract Number: 0200 • ACR Convergence 2020
Predictors of Durable Clinical Response to Tofacitinib 11 Mg Once Daily with or Without Methotrexate in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Post Hoc Analysis of Data from a Phase 3b/4 Methotrexate Withdrawal Study
Background/Purpose: ORAL Shift, a global Phase 3b/4 non-inferiority study, demonstrated sustained efficacy/safety of tofacitinib modified-release (MR) 11 mg QD following MTX withdrawal in patients (pts)…Abstract Number: 0962 • ACR Convergence 2020
Efficacy of Clomipramine for Chronic Lumbar Radicular Pain a Randomized Clinical Trial
Background/Purpose: Lumbar radicular pain is the most common chronic neuropathic pain syndrome. Antidepressants are highly recommended for neuropathic pain, but there is no evidence for…Abstract Number: 1486 • ACR Convergence 2020
Long-term Efficacy and Safety of Intra-articular Sprifermin in Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis: Results from the 5-Year Forward Study
Background/Purpose: The 5-year Phase II FORWARD study assessed the efficacy and safety of the potential disease-modifying osteoarthritis drug (DMOAD) sprifermin (recombinant human fibroblast growth factor…Abstract Number: 0220 • ACR Convergence 2020
Impact of Concomitant Glucocorticoids on the Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Upadacitinib in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Ad Hoc Analysis of Data from Three Phase 3 Studies
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoid (GC) therapy has strong anti-inflammatory effects and helps slow radiographic progression in RA1; however, GCs can be associated with adverse events (AEs) such…