Abstract Number: 2117 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Impact of Tapering Targeted Therapies (bDMARDs or Jakinibs) on the Risk of Adverse Events of Special Interest in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis or Spondyloarthritis: A Systematic Analysis of the Literature and Meta-analysis
Background/Purpose: A previous meta-analysis1 showed that tapering of bDMARDs does not increase the risk of relapse in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with remission or low…Abstract Number: 517 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effects of Statin-Treatment on Coronary Plaques in Patients with Inflammatory Joint Diseases
Effects of Statin-treatment on Coronary Plaques in Patients with Inflammatory Joint DiseasesBackground/Purpose: Statins have an established preventive effect on coronary artery disease in the general…Abstract Number: 698 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Discontinuation of Methotrexate or TNF Inhibitors in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, and Ankylosing Spondylitis
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate and TNF inhibitors (TNFi) are commonly used in the treatment of RA, PsA, and other SpA. While MTX is a mainstay of RA…Abstract Number: 2502 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Influence of the Treatment with Biologic Agents in the Viremia By the Endogenous Anelovirus Torque Teno Virus in Patients with Chronic Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Torque teno virus (TTV) is an endogenous anellovirus that is highly prevalent in adult healthy subjects (up to 90%) without known pathogenicity. Increased replication…Abstract Number: 463 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Certolizumab Pegol for Fatigue in Chronic Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases: A Meta-Analysis
Background/Purpose: Fatigue is an important problem that impairs life quality in patients with rheumatic diseases. Although fatigue is often associated with disease activity, only a…Abstract Number: 2800 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long-Term Safety and Efficacy of Biosimilar Infliximab (CT-P13) after Switching from Originator Infliximab: Results from the 26-Week Open Label Extension of a Randomized Norwegian Trial
Background/Purpose: TNF-inhibitors (TNFi) have improved treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), spondyloarthritis (SpA), psoriatic arthritis (PsA) , Crohn’s disease (CD), ulcerative colitis (UC), and chronic plaque…Abstract Number: 2169 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Presence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors Across Different Inflammatory Joint Disease Entities: Results from a Norwegian, Multi-Centre Project
Background/Purpose: EULAR recommendations for cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk management in inflammatory joint diseases (IJD) advocates annual CVD risk assessments to reduce the increased CVD risk.…Abstract Number: 2930 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Specific Metabolic and Functional Changes in Peripheral CD8+ T Cells Specifically Distinguish RA from PSA and SPA
Background/Purpose: Studies by our team and others have shown that CD8 T cells (CD8s) in RA have a pro-inflammatory, cytotoxic effector phenotype and may, therefore,…Abstract Number: 1169 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Systematic Review of Rheumatic Disease Epidemiology in the Indigenous Populations of Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand
Background/Purpose: Two important reviews have summarized the epidemiology of rheumatic disease (Peschken 1999) and RA (Ferucci 2005) in Indigenous populations of North America. Our objective…Abstract Number: 675 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Vitamin D Deficiency in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis and Psoriatic Arthritis. Results of the CARMA Study
Background/Purpose: To study the association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) levels and the clinical characteristics of patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases (CIRD). Methods: Cross section…Abstract Number: 1537 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of TNF-Alpha Blockade on Body Composition in Inflammatory Rheumatic Disease: Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis
Background/Purpose: Patients with chronic inflammatory rheumatic disease have elevated circulating concentrations of TNF-alpha and other pro-inflammatory cytokines that can modify body composition. Metabolic changes are…Abstract Number: 2824 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Autoantibodies Against CD74 – a New Diagnostic Marker for Spondyloarthritis (SpA)
Background/Purpose: Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a common debilitating inflammatory disorder. The pathogenesis of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) including ankylosing spondylitis (AS), although known to be strongly associated…Abstract Number: 2874 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Two-Years Survival of Golimumab in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, and Axial Spondyloarthritis and Predictors Thereof in Real-Life Settings
Background/Purpose: It has previously been shown that the survival of anti-TNF drugs was lower in Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) than in other chronic arthritis1. The objective…Abstract Number: 2208 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ovarian Reserve Alterations in Premenopausal Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Behcet’s Disease and Spondyloarthritis – Impact on Anti-Muellerian Hormone Levels
Background/Purpose: Recent publications showed a negative influence of systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid antibody syndrome on female ovarian reserve (OR). Other authors did not find…Abstract Number: 1596 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Characteristics and Outcome of Golimumab Treatment Differs Between Bio-naïve and Patients Previously Exposed to Biologicals. Nationwide Results on Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA), Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) and Other Spondylarthritidies (SpA)
Background/Purpose Golimumab is a TNF inhibiting biological drug that was approved in Sweden in 2010 for the treatment of RA, PsA and AS. Our previous…