Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and treatment"

Abstract Number: 447 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Components of Treatment Delay in Rheumatoid Arthritis Differ According to Autoantibody Status
Arthur G Pratt¹, Ben Hargreaves², Dennis W Lendrem², Osman Aslam² and John D Isaacs², ¹Institute of Cellular Medicine (Musculoskeletal Research Group), National Institute for Health Research Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre based at Newcastle Hospitals Foundation Trust and Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ²Institute of Cellular Medicine (Musculoskeletal Research Group), NIHR Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle Hospitals Foundation Trust and Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Despite a proliferation of early arthritis (EA) clinics intended to expedite the diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), patients continue to experience substantial and multifactorial…
Abstract Number: 2491 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Documentation of Disease Activity Score As Part of a Treat to Target Strategy in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sarah Homann¹ and Beth Scholz², ¹Rheumatology, University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ²University of Texas Health Sciences Center at Houston, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Compared to routine care, the Treat to Target (TTT) strategy for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been validated to improve functional and radiographic outcomes via…
Abstract Number: 458 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
First Year Canadian Experience with Subcutaneous Abatacept in Routine Practice for the Treatment of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Data from the Orencia Response Program (ORP) Network
Boulos Haraoui¹, Louis Coupal², Radmila Day³, Lionel Budry⁴ and Youb Chalabi⁵, ¹Institut de Rhumatologie de Montréal and University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Rheumatology, Institut de recherche en rhumatologie de Montréal (IRRM), Montréal, QC, Canada, ³None, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Bristol Myers Squibb Canada, St-Laurent, QC, Canada, ⁵Bristol Myers Squibb, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: The subcutaneous (SC) formulation of abatacept (ABA) has been available in Canada since January 2014. Here we report first year experience with SC ABA…
Abstract Number: 2656 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Analysis of Morning Stiffness Response in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Low Disease Activity Receiving Delayed-Release Prednisone Plus Dmards As Compared to Placebo Plus Dmards
Rieke Alten¹, Robert J. Holt², Jeffrey D. Kent³ and Frank Buttgereit⁴, ¹Charité Univ Medicine, Berlin, Germany, ²College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois-Chicago, Vernon Hill, IL, ³Medical Affairs, Horizon Pharma, Inc, Deerfield, IL, ⁴Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Free University and Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Patient reported outcomes such as morning stiffness are reported frequently in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. But little has been reported about the presence and…
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: 1847 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effect of Disease Duration on Clinical Outcomes in Moderate Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Etanercept Plus Methotrexate in the Preserve Study
Josef Smolen¹, David Collier², Annette Szumski³, Heather Jones⁴ and Lisa Marshall⁵, ¹PsAID taskforce, EULAR, Zurich, Switzerland, ²Amgen, Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ³Specialty Care, Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA, ⁴Inflammation & Immunology, Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA, ⁵Inflammation Immunology Disease Group, Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA
Background/Purpose Previous studies evaluating various treatment strategies indicate that disease duration is a key determinant of outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). While data suggest that…
Abstract Number: 1540 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treatment Patterns of Biologics Used in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Ankylosing Spondylitis in the US Veterans Population
Brian Sauer¹, Chia-Chen Teng¹, Tao He¹, Jianwei Leng², Chao-Chin Lu¹, Neel Shah³, David J. Harrison⁴, Derek Tang⁴ and Grant W. Cannon⁵, ¹Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ²Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake Citty, UT, ³1 Amgen Center Dr, Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁴Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City VA and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Biologics used for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS), including tumor necrosis factor blockers, are a key area of focus for Veterans Affairs…
Abstract Number: 1514 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
An Analysis of in-Vitro Cytokine Inhibition Profiles of Tofacitinib and Other Janus Kinase Inhibitors at Clinically-Meaningful Concentrations
M.E. Dowty, T.S. Lin, L. Wang, J. Jussif, B. Juba, L. Li, E. Moy and J.-B. Telliez, Pfizer Worldwide R&D, Cambridge, MA
Background/Purpose: A number of Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors are being actively investigated for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), including tofacitinib, baricitinib, filgotinib (GLPG0634), and decernotinib…
Abstract Number: 1485 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Analysis of Patient-Reported Outcomes during Treatment with Mavrilimumab, a Human Monoclonal Antibody Targeting GM-CSFRá, in the Randomized Phase 2b Earth Explorer 1 Study
Joel M. Kremer¹, Gerd Burmester², Michael Weinblatt³, Angela Williams⁴, Niklas Karlsson⁵, Alex Godwood⁶ and David Close⁷, ¹Medicine, Albany Medical College and the Center for Rheumatology, Albany, NY, ²Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité University Medicine, Berlin, Germany, ³Rheumatology, Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴MedImmune Ltd, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁵Health Economics and Outcomes Research, AstraZeneca, Molndal, Sweden, ⁶Clinical Biostatics and Data Management, MedImmune Ltd, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁷Clinical Development, MedImmune Ltd, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose Active RA significantly impairs health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and physical function of patients. Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) plays a key role in macrophage…
Abstract Number: 1452 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Timing of Decisions to Adjust Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drug (DMARD) Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients with Active Disease in a Usual Practice Setting
Yomei Shaw¹, Chung-Chou H. Chang², Marc C. Levesque³, Julie M. Donohue⁴, Kaleb Michaud^5,6 and Mark S. Roberts¹, ¹Department of Health Policy and Management, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh Department of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴Health Policy & Management, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ⁶Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Current guidelines recommend that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with poor response to their current regimen of disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) have therapy adjusted…
Abstract Number: 2923 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Protein Quantification Using Mass Spectrometry Methods to Predict Response to Abatacept and Methotrexate Combination Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis
A Obry^1,2, P Cosette², T Lequerré^1,3, Maria-Antonietta d'Agostino⁴, C Gaillez⁵, M Le Bars⁶ and O Vittecoq^1,3, ¹Inserm 905, Institute for Biomedical Research, University of Rouen, Rouen, France, ²UMR 6270 CNRS, PISSARO Proteomic Facility, IRIB, Normandy University, University of Rouen, Rouen, France, ³Department of Rheumatology, Rouen University Hospital, Rouen, France, ⁴AP-HP Ambroise Paré Hospital, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, ⁵Formerly of Bristol-Myers Squibb, Rueil-Malmaison, France, ⁶Bristol-Myers Squibb, Rueil-Malmaison, France
Background/Purpose: Targeted biologic therapies with different mechanisms of action are commonly used in RA. Abatacept is a recombinant fusion protein that inhibits T-cell co-stimulatory molecules…
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: 2912 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Failure to Adhere to Treat-to-Target of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Real World Practice: Data from the International Rheumatoid Arthritis Biomarker Program
Walter P. Maksymowych^1,2, M. Østergaard³, O Elkayam⁴, R Landewé⁵, J Homik⁶, C Thorne⁷, M Backhaus⁸, S Shaikh⁹, G Boire¹⁰, M Larche¹¹, B Combe¹², T Schaeverbeke¹³, A Saraux¹⁴, G Ferraccioli¹⁵, M Dougados¹⁶, C Barnabe¹⁷, M Govoni¹⁸, PP Tak¹⁹, D. van Schaardenburg²⁰, D van der Heijde²¹, R Dadashova², E Hutchings², J Paschke² and Oliver FitzGerald²², ¹Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²CaRE Arthritis, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³Copenhagen Center for Arthritis Research, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁴Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁵Amsterdam Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁷Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁸Rheumatology/Immunology, Charite University Hospital, Berlin, Germany, ⁹Niagara Peninsula Arthritis Centre, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ¹⁰CHUS-Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ¹¹St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ¹²Immuno-Rhumatologie, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ¹³Bordeaux University Hospital, Bordeaux, France, ¹⁴CHU Brest and EA 2216, UBO, Brest, France, ¹⁵Catholic University of The Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy, ¹⁶Hopital Cochin, Paris, France, ¹⁷University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ¹⁸Universita di Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy, ¹⁹Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²⁰Jan van Breemen Research Institute, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²²St. Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose . There is limited data on adherence to treat-to-target (T2T) strategies in RA in real world-practice and the impact of failure to adopt this…
Abstract Number: 1384 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Fibromyalgia and Its Effect on Treatment Response in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Josefina Durán Santa Cruz¹, Bernard Combe², Jingbo Niu¹, Nathalie Rincheval³, Cécile Gaujoux-Viala⁴ and David T. Felson⁵, ¹Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²Immuno-Rhumatologie, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ³Institut Universitaire de Recherche Clinique, Montpellier, France, ⁴EA 2415, Montpellier I University, Nîmes University Hospital, Rheumatology Department, Nîmes, France, ⁵Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) occurs commonly in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and its effect on treatment response is unknown. In this study we aimed to…
Abstract Number: 2517 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long-Term Clinical, Structural, and Functional Consequences of Not Adopting Treatment in MTX Suboptimal Responders
Josef Smolen¹, Ronald F. van Vollenhoven², Stefan Florentinus³, Yijie Zhou⁴, Benoit Guerette⁴ and Arthur Kavanaugh⁵, ¹Medical University of Vienna and Hietzing Hospital, Vienna, Austria, ²The Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ³AbbVie, Rungis, France, ⁴AbbVie, Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁵University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) is used as first line therapy for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Current recommendations state that therapy should be adjusted if patients…

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