Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and tocilizumab"

Abstract Number: 2449 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparative Effectiveness of Tocilizumab (TCZ) Monotherapy with Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors (TNFi) in Combination with Varying Doses of Methotrexate (MTX) in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Leslie R Harrold¹, George W. Reed¹, Jennie Best², Steve Zlotnick², Gioia Persuitte³ and Joel Kremer⁴, ¹University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ²Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ³Corrona, LLC, Southborough, MA, ⁴Albany Medical College and The Center for Rheumatology, Albany, NY
Background/Purpose: Clinical studies have shown that the efficacy of TCZ monotherapy (TCZ mono) is superior to that of TNFi monotherapy and comparable to that of…
Abstract Number: 2458 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tocilizumab Inhibits Progression of Erosive Joint Damage in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis More Effectively Than Step-up Methotrexate Therapy
Xavier M Teitsma¹, Johannes WG Jacobs¹, Paco MJ Welsing², Attila Pethö-Schramm³, Michelle EA Borm⁴, Jacob M. van Laar⁵, Floris PJ Lafeber⁵ and Johannes W.J. Bijlsma², ¹Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ²Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ³F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Switzerland, ⁴Beneluxlaan 2a, Roche Nederland BV, Woerden, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: In early rheumatoid arthritis (RA), starting therapy as soon as possible is important to reduce disease activity and preserve the joints. With application of…
Abstract Number: 2460 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient-Reported Outcomes Following Discontinuation of Methotrexate in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Subcutaneous Tocilizumab: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial
Joel Kremer¹, William F C Rigby², Nora Singer³, Christine Birchwood⁴, Darcy Gill⁴, William Reiss⁴, Jennie Best⁴, Jinglan Pei⁴ and Margaret Michalska⁴, ¹Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, ²Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, ³Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, ⁴Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often receive methotrexate (MTX) in combination with biologics; however, MTX may be discontinued due to intolerance or to reduce…
Abstract Number: 167 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Differentially Co-Expressed Gene Networks in Previously DMARD-Naïve Patients with Early RA Achieving Sustained Drug-Free Remission after Step-up Methotrexate Therapy
Xavier M Teitsma¹, Johannes WG Jacobs¹, Michal Mokry², Attila Pethö-Schramm³, Michelle EA Borm⁴, Jacob M. van Laar⁵, Johannes W.J. Bijlsma⁶ and Floris PJ Lafeber⁵, ¹Department of Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ²Division of Pediatrics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ³F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Switzerland, ⁴Beneluxlaan 2a, Roche Nederland BV, Woerden, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology & Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁶Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: According to current standards, methotrexate (MTX) is an anchor drug in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and should be used in the initial…
Abstract Number: 2464 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Similar Effectiveness of Both Formulations of Tocilizumab (TCZ) in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Switching from Intravenous (IV) to Subcutaneous (SC) at 6 Months in Real Life
Jean Darloy¹, René-Marc Flipo¹, Nicolas Segaud², Jean-Paul Eschard³, Vincent Goeb⁴, Jean-Hugues Salmon³, Eric Houvenagel⁵, Clément Chopin³, Samuel Gally⁶, David Pau⁷, Isabelle Idier⁸ and Guy Baudens⁹, ¹Rheumatology, Rheumatology Department CHU Teaching Hospital Lille, Lille, France, ²Internal medicine, Internal Medicine Departement Armentières Hospital, Armentières, France, ³Rheumatology, Rheumatology Department CHU Teaching Hospital Reims, Reims, France, ⁴Rheumatologie, Rheumatology Department CHU Teaching Hospital Amiens, Amiens, France, ⁵Rheumatology, Groupe Hospitalier de l'Institut Catholique de Lille, Lomme, France, ⁶Clinical Operations, Roche SAS, Boulogne Billancourt, France, ⁷Statistics, Roche SAS, Boulogne Billancourt, France, ⁸Medical department, Chugai Pharma France, Paris La Defense, France, ⁹Rheumatology, Rheumatology Department CHR Valenciennes, Valenciennes, France
Background/Purpose: It has been proven, in a pivotal RCT, that SC TCZ was non-inferior to IV TCZ [1]. However, the effectiveness of the SC TCZ…
Abstract Number: 447 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tocilizumab Had Acceptable Retention Rate in Both Randomized Controlled Trials and Observational Studies: Systematic Review of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Levent Kilic¹, Orhan Kucuksahin², Zeynep Ozbalkan³, Cemal Bes⁴, Veli Yazisiz⁵, Ayten Yazici⁶, Dilek Solmaz⁷, Timucin Kasifoglu⁸ and Umut Kalyoncu⁹, ¹Rheumatology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, ²Rheumatology, Yildirim Beyazit University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, ³Rheumatology, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, ⁴Rheumatology, Bakırköy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁵Rheumatology, Akdeniz University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Kocaeli University, Faculty of Medicine, Kocaeli, Turkey, ⁷Rheumatology, Katip Çelebi University Faculty of Medicine, İzmir, Turkey, ⁸Rheumatology, Eskisehir Osmangazi University Faculty of Medicine, Eskişehir, Turkey, ⁹Department of Internal Medicine, Divison of Rheumatology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey
Background/Purpose: In general, retention rate in biological DMARDs represent both efficacy and safety. Tocilizumab (TOC) is a humanized monoclonal antibody that binds to the interleukin-6…
Abstract Number: 2469 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Median Time to Lda Is Shorter in Tocilizumab Combination Therapy with Csdmards As Compared to Monotherapy in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inadequate Responses to Csdmards and/or TNF Inhibitors: Sub-Analysis of the Swiss and Austrian Patients from the ACT-SURE Study
Ruediger Mueller¹, Winfried Graninger², Páris Sidiropoulos³, Christoph Goger⁴ and Johannes von Kempis⁵, ¹Rheumatology, MD, St. Gallen, Switzerland, ²Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria, ³F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd, South San Francisco, CA, ⁴Roche Austria GmbH, Vienna, Austria, ⁵Rheumatology, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: To analyze efficacy and safety of tocilizumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and an inadequate response to conventional synthetic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs…
Abstract Number: 453 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Therapy with Tocilizumab Is Not Associated with Periarticular Demineralisation and Finger Joint Space Narrowing in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Alexander Pfeil¹, Ottar Gadeholt², Joachim Böttcher³, Diane Renz⁴, Peter Oelzner¹ and Gunter Wolf¹, ¹Department of Internal Medicine III, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany, ²Rheumatology/Immunology, Medical Clinic II, University Clinic Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany, ³Institut of Interventional and Diagnostic Radiology, SRH Waldklinikum Gera, Gera, Germany, ⁴Institute of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
Background/Purpose: Digital X-ray Radiogrammetry (DXR) and Computer-Aided Joint Space Analysis (CAJSA) are established computer based techniques for the quantification of metacarpal bone mineral density and…
Abstract Number: 2474 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of Extending Tocilizumab Infusion Intervals from 4 Weeks to 6 Weeks in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Hiroshi Uda¹ and Osamu Saiki², ¹Rheumatology, Higashiosaka City Medical Center, Higashiosaka, Japan, ²Rheumatology, Higashiosaka City General Hospital, Higashiosaka, Japan
Background/Purpose : A period of 4 weeks (w) has been recommended for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients as the interval between tocilizumab (TCZ, 8mg/kg) infusions. However,…
Abstract Number: 465 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Basement Membrane Remodeling in Rheumatoid Arthritis Associates with Disease Activity, Response to IL-6 Inhibitor Treatment and Radiographic Progression: Analysis of Two Phase III Clinical Trials
Natasja Stæhr Gudman¹, Pernille Juhl¹, Christian S. Thudium², Peter Junker³, Anne Sofie Siebuhr⁴, Inger Byrjalsen¹, Morten Karsdal⁵ and Anne C. Bay-Jensen⁴, ¹Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark, ²Biomarkers and Research, Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark, ³Department of Rheumatology C, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark, ⁴Rheumatology, Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark, ⁵Biomarkers and Reseacrh, Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with neovascularization of the synovial membrane and increased risk of cardiovascular co-morbidity. The extra cellular matrix below the endothelial…
Abstract Number: 2475 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Remission in Subjects with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Subcutaneous Tocilizumab As Monotherapy or in Combination with Methotrexate or Other Synthetic Dmards: A Real-World Clinical Trial
Raimon Sanmartí¹, Emilio Martín-Mola², João E. Fonseca³, Douglas J. Veale⁴, Alejandro Escudero-Contreras⁵ and Carlos M Gonzalez⁶, ¹Rheumatology Service, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ²Hospital La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ³Rheumatology Research Unit, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal, Lisbon, Portugal, ⁴Rheumatology, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin 4, Ireland, ⁵Rheumatology service, IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: the primary objective of this study was to assess the 24-week efficacy and safety of subcutaneous (SC) tocilizumab (TCZ) 162 mg weekly (qw) as…
Abstract Number: 527 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cardiovascular Safety of Tocilizumab Versus Abatacept in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Multi-Database Study
Seoyoung C. Kim¹, Daniel H. Solomon¹, James R. Rogers², Sara Gale³, Micki Klearman³, Khaled Sarsour³ and Sebastian Schneeweiss², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Genentech, South San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: While tocilizumab (TCZ) may increase serum lipid levels, recent studies do not suggest an increased cardiovascular (CV) risk associated with TCZ use compared to…
Abstract Number: 2962 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
MRI Results Following Discontinuation of Methotrexate in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Subcutaneous Tocilizumab: Results from a Randomized Controlled Trial
Charles Peterfy¹, Joel Kremer², William F C Rigby³, Nora Singer⁴, Christine Birchwood⁵, Darcy Gill⁵, William Reiss⁵, Jinglan Pei⁵ and Margaret Michalska⁵, ¹Spire Sciences, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, ²Albany Medical College, Albany, NY, ³Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, ⁴Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine, Cleveland, OH, ⁵Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Although previous studies have established the efficacy of tocilizumab (TCZ) initiated as monotherapy (MONO) for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA),1,2 changes in active…
Abstract Number: 1399 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tissues Are Differently Modulated By Tocilizumab and Methotrexate; Assessment of Connective Tissue Metabolites in the Ambition Study
Anne C. Bay-Jensen¹, Anne Sofie Siebuhr¹, Christian S. Thudium² and Morten Asser Karsdal¹, ¹Rheumatology, Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark, ²Biomarkers and Research, Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark
Background/Purpose: The response to any treatment in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is assessed by symptomatic changes, such as swollen joint count and DAS28. However, such assessments…
Abstract Number: 1423 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patterns of Prednisone Use in US Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Initiating Treatment with Tocilizumab in Routine Clinical Practice
Dimitrios A. Pappas¹, Carol J. Etzel², Jennie Best³, Steve Zlotnick³, Taylor Blachley², Gioia Persuitte² and Joel Kremer⁴, ¹Columbia University, New York, NY, ²Corrona, LLC, Southborough, MA, ³Genentech, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ⁴Albany Medical College and The Center for Rheumatology, Albany, NY
Background/Purpose: There are limited data regarding the impact of tocilizumab (TCZ) treatment on prednisone use in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The objective of this…

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