Abstracts tagged "remission"

Abstract Number: 1903 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Change in 14-3-3η Expression in Early RA Patients Treated with Dmards Corresponds with Change in DAS28 and Good EULAR Responses
Dirkjan van Schaardenburg¹, Mairead Murphy², Yuan Gui², Samina Turk³, Walter P. Maksymowych⁴ and Anthony Marotta⁵, ¹Dr Jan van Breemenstraat 2, Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Augurex Life Sciences Corp., North Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Medicine/Rheumatic Dis Unit, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁵1423 Dempsey Road, Augurex Life Sciences Corp., North Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose 14-3-3η is a mechanistic marker that up-regulates inflammatory and joint damage factors that are implicated in the RA pathophysiological process1. It is a potent…
Abstract Number: 1407 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Low HAQ and Pain Predict Patient Perceived Remission in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Receiving MTX or Anti-TNF-Alpha Treatment
Paul Studenic¹, Josef Smolen² and Daniel Aletaha¹, ¹Department of Internal Medicine 3, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Department of Medicine 3, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna and Hietzing Hospital, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose The induction of remission is the primary target of RA therapy. Failing to achieve the patient global estimate of disease activity criterion (PGA
Abstract Number: 940 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Reducing Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Ongoing Remission
Judith Haschka^1,2, Jürgen Rech³, Matthias Englbrecht¹, Stephanie Finzel¹, Michaela Reiser¹, Axel J. Hueber¹, Arnd Kleyer¹, Hans-Peter Tony⁴, Martin Fleck⁵, Karin Manger⁶, Wolfgang Ochs⁷, Jörg Wendler⁸, Hanns-Martin Lorenz⁹, Hubert Nüßlein¹⁰, Rieke Alten¹¹, Winfried Demary¹² and Georg Schett¹, ¹Department of Internal Medicine 3, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, ²Department of Internal Medicine 2, The VINFORCE Study Group, St. Vincent Hospital Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ³Internal Medicine 3, Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine 2, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany, ⁵Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Asklepios Medical Center Bad Abbach, Bad Abbach, Germany, ⁶Rheumatology Practice Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany, ⁷Rheumatology Practice Bayreuth, Bayreuth, Germany, ⁸Rheumatology Practice Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁹Department of Internal Medicine 5, Division of Rheumatology, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany, ¹⁰Rheumatology Practice Nuremberg, Nuremberg, Germany, ¹¹Schlosspark-Klinik, University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ¹²Rheumatolgy Practice Hildesheim, Hildesheim, Germany
Background/Purpose: Due to improved therapeutic management a steadily increasing number of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients reach stable remission of disease. Data on withdrawal of medication…
Abstract Number: 2803 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Can Ultrasonographic Findings Predict Response To Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Inhibitor Treatment In Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Nevsun Inanc^1,2, Gülsen Ozen² and Haner Direskeneli³, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Rheumatology, Marmara University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Rheumatology, Marmara University, School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Tumor necrosis factor-α inhibitors (TNFi) are highly effective in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), while not effective in all, with predictors of response being…
Abstract Number: 2276 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Does Socioeconomic Status Affect Outcomes In Early Rheumatoid Arthritis? Data From An Inception Cohort
Grace Yang¹, Vivian P. Bykerk², J. Carter Thorne³, Gilles Boire⁴, Diane Tin⁵, Carol A. Hitchon⁶, Edward Keystone⁷, Boulos Haraoui⁸ and Janet E. Pope⁹, ¹Medicine, Western University of Canada, London, ON, Canada, ²Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital/University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology Division, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁵The Arthritis Program, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁶Rheumatology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁷Rebecca MacDonald Centre for Arthritis and Autoimmune Disease, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁹St Joseph Health Care, London, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Assess the impact of socioeconomic status (SES) on outcomes in patients with early inflammatory arthritis using data from the Canadian Early Arthritis Cohort (CATCH)…
Abstract Number: 1522 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Remission In Spondyloarthritis : ASDAS and Basdai Thresholds From a Prospective Real Life Study
Marie Godfrin-Valnet¹, Marc Puyraveau² and Daniel Wendling¹, ¹Service de Rhumatologie, Minjoz University Hospital, Besancon, France, ²Clinical Methodology Center, CHU, Besançon, France
Background/Purpose: Remission is the current target of management of chronic rheumatic diseases. Whereas in rheumatoid arthritis remission criteria have been recently proposed, in spondyloarthritis, no…
Abstract Number: 1461 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Corticosteroid Use In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients On Infliximab: Treatment Implications Based On A REAL-WORLD Canadian Population
Boulos Haraoui¹, Algis V Jovaisas², William G. Bensen³, Rafat Y. Faraawi⁴, John T. Kelsall⁵, Sanjay Dixit⁶, Emmanouil Rampakakis⁷, John S. Sampalis⁷, Francois Nantel⁸, Susan M. Otawa⁹, Allen J. Lehman⁹ and May Shawi¹⁰, ¹Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Division of Rheumatology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Clinical Professor, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁴Rheumatologist, KW Musculoskeletal Research Inc., Kitchener, ON, Canada, ⁵Mary Pack Arthritis Centre, Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁶McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁷JSS Medical Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁸Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁹Medical Affairs, Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Medical Affairs, Janssen Canada Inc, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The Canadian Rheumatology Association1 recommends that addition of corticosteroids (CS) should be considered only for the shortest period possible in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients…
Abstract Number: 1332 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Metaflammation, PEDF and Chemerin: Potential Systemic Factors Which Link Obesity To Response To Therapy In Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Elisa Gremese, Barbara Tolusso, Anna Laura Fedele, Maria Rita Gigante, Angela Carbonella, Silvia Canestri, Clara Di Mario and Gianfranco Ferraccioli, Division of Rheumatology, Institute of Rheumatology and Affine Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: Obesity per se is a systemic, low-grade inflammatory state and the adipose tissue is an endocrine organ that releases bioactive substances, including pro-inflammatory cytokines,…
Abstract Number: 1336 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Safety and Feasibility Of a Treat-To-Target Strategy Aimed At Achieving a Simplified Disease Activity Index Of ¡Ü3.3 While Administering Entecavir In Rheumatoid Arthritis Complicated By Hepatitis B Virus
Yukitomo Urata¹, Yoshihide Nakamura^2,3 and Ken-ichi Furukawa⁴, ¹Seihoku Central Hospital, United Municipalities of Tsugaru, Gosyogawara, Japan, ²Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan, ³Orthopaedic Surgery, Seihoku Central Hospital, United Municipalities of Tsugaru, Gosyogawara, Japan, ⁴Pharmacology, Hirosaki University Graduate School of Medicine, Hirosaki, Japan
Background/Purpose: To elucidate the safety and feasibility of a treat-to-target (T2T) strategy aimed at achieving a simplified disease activity index (SDAI) of ≤3.3 while administering…
Abstract Number: 436 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety Study Of a Sequential Therapy Of Tocilizumab and, If Initially Inadequately Responded To Tocilizumab, Followed By Rituximab In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inadequate Response To Traditional Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (MIRAI)-Interim Analysis 2
Thomas Doerner¹, Hans Peter Tony², Hendrik Schulze-Koops³, Jörg Kaufmann⁴, Peter Kaestner⁵, Herbert Kellner⁶, Reiner Kurthen⁷, S. Wagner⁸, Marvin A. Peters⁹ and Christof Iking-Konert¹⁰, ¹Dept Int Med (Charite), Humdoldt Univ, Berlin, Germany, ²Rheumatology/Immunology, University of Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany, ³Division of Rheumatology, University of Munich, Munich, Germany, ⁴Ambulant Centres for Rheumatology, Rheumatologist, Ludwigsfelde, Germany, ⁵Outpatient Department of Rheumatology, Ambulantes Rheumazentrum Erfurt, Germany,, Erfurt, Germany, ⁶Centre for Inflammatory Joint Diseases, Munich, Germany, ⁷Rheumapraxis, Aachen, Germany, ⁸Internistische Schwerpunktpraxis für Rheumatologie, Halle, Germany, ⁹Roche Pharma AG, Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: The MIRAI study evaluates a sequential exposure to two defined biologics under rigorous study conditions within a homogeneous population of patients (pts) who inadequately…
Abstract Number: 419 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Long Term Observation Of Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Developed Methotrexate Related Lymphoproliferative Disorders
Yukiko Kamogawa¹, Kyohei Nakamura², Ryu Watanabe², Tsuyoshi Shirai¹, Yoko Fujita³, Yuko Shirota⁴, Noriko Fukuhara¹, Hiroshi Fujii², Shinichiro Saito⁵, Tomonori Ishii² and Hideo Harigae², ¹Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, ²Department of Hematology and Rheumatology, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, ³Department of Hematolgy and rheumatolgy, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, ⁴Department of Hematology and Rheumatolgy, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan, ⁵Department of hematology and rheumatology, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) has been increasingly administered by patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In rare cases, we experience development of malignant lymphoma in patients treated…
Abstract Number: 2870 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Higher Disease Activity and Serum Levels Of Angiogenic Factors In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis In Clinical Remission With Synovitis On Ultrasound
Julio Ramirez¹, Virginia Ruiz-Esquide², Isaac Pomés³, Raquel Celis⁴, Jaume Pomés³, Sonia Cabrera¹, M. Victoria Hernández⁵, Oscar M Epis⁶, Jose L. Pablos⁷, Raimon Sanmarti¹ and Juan D. Cañete², ¹Arthritis Unit. Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, ³Radiology, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Arthritis Unit, Rheumatology Department, Arthritis Unit, Rheumatology Dpt, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona and IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Arthritis Unit, Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶A.O. Ospedale Niguarda Cà Granda, Milan, Italy, ⁷Servicio de Reumatología, Instituto de Investigación Hospital 12 de Octubre (I+12), Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: To identify and characterize subclinical synovitis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in clinical remission using power Doppler ultrasound and serum levels of angiogenic factors.…
Abstract Number: 2107 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessing Subclinical Synovitis in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Arthrosonographic Findings in Patients with Good Response to Therapy
Matthias Witt¹, Felix Mueller², Axel Nigg², Christiane Reindl³, Hendrik Schulze-Koops² and Mathias Grunke², ¹Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, University of Munich, Munich, Germany, ²Division of Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, University of Munich, Munich, Germany, ³Division for Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik IV, University of Munich, Munich, Germany
Background/Purpose: Treat-to-target is a key principle in rheumatoid arthritis. Composite scores such as the DAS-28 help to monitor disease activity and response to therapy. However,…
Abstract Number: 1335 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Remission Induction in Early Active Rheumatoid Arthritis: Comparison of Tocilizumab Versus Methotrexate Monotherapy
Patrick Durez¹, Geneviève Depresseux², Marie Avaux², Adrien Nzeusseu Toukap³, Bernard Lauwerys³, Laurent Meric de Bellefon², Maria S. Stoenoiu² and Frédéric A. Houssiau⁴, ¹Université Catholique de Louvain and Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium, ²Department of Rheumatology, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium, ³Pôle de Maladies Rhumatismales, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium, ⁴Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Pôle de Maladies Rhumatismales, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ), as monotherapy and in combination with methotrexate (MTX), has been shown to be efficacious for rheumatoid arthritis patients with insufficient response to…
Abstract Number: 1043 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of Rheumatoid Arthritis Disease Activity by Power Doppler Ultrasonography: Association with Routine Clinical Indices and Its Usefulness in Detecting Remission
Hiroaki Taguchi, Kazuo Nishi, Takeo Kudo and Yutaka Okano, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Kawasaki Municipal Kawasaki Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan
Background/Purpose: Power Doppler ultrasonography (PDUS) is sensitive for detecting synovitis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We aimed to clarify the association of PDUS findings…

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