Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and treatment"

Abstract Number: 1484 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treatment With The Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Analogue Liraglutide Is Associated With Amelioration Of Disease Activity In a Prospective Cohort Study Of Patients With Inflammatory Arthritis
Catherine Sullivan¹, Gadintshware Gaoatswe², James Gibney³, Marie Louise Healy⁴, Michele Doran⁵, David Kane¹, Donal O'Shea² and Ronan Mullan¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Tallaght Hospital, TCD, Dublin 24, Ireland, ²Obesity Immunology Group, Education and Research Centre, St Vincent's University Hospital, UCD, Dublin 4, Ireland, ³Department of Endocrinology, Tallaght Hospital, TCD, Dublin 24, Ireland, ⁴Department of Endocrinology, St James Hospital, TCD, Dublin 8, Ireland, ⁵Rheumatology Dept, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogues such as liraglutide, which are used for the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2DM), mimic the action of endogenous incretin…
Abstract Number: 1460 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
10 Years Of Treat-To-Target Therapy In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients (the BeSt study): Clinical and Radiological Outcomes
I.M. Markusse¹, G. Akdemir¹, M. van den Broek¹, L. Dirven¹, R.J. Goekoop², K.H. Han³, M. van Oosterhout⁴, P.J.S.M. Kerstens⁵, W.F. Lems⁶, T.W.J. Huizinga¹ and C.F. Allaart¹, ¹Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Haga Hospital, The Hague, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, Groene Hart Hospital, Gouda, Netherlands, ⁵Rheumatology, Jan van Breemen Research Institute | Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Long term studies with treat-to-target therapy are essential to guide treatment strategies. We report on a study that compared clinical and radiological outcomes of…
Abstract Number: 1475 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Subcutaneous Delivery Of Methotrexate Is Associated With Improved Treatment Survival Compared To Oral Administration For The Initial Treatment Of Patients With Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Glen S. Hazlewood¹, J. Carter Thorne², Janet E. Pope³, Juan Xiong⁴, Gilles Boire⁵, Boulos Haraoui⁶, Carol A. Hitchon⁷, Edward C. Keystone⁸, Diane Tin⁹ and Vivian P. Bykerk¹⁰, ¹Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ³St Joseph Health Care, London, ON, Canada, ⁴Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵Rheumatology Division, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁶Rheumatology, Institut de rhumatologie de Montréal (IRM), Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁷Rheumatology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁸Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital/University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁹The Arthritis Program, Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: To determine the comparative survival of initial treatment with subcutaneous (sc) methotrexate (MTX) versus oral MTX for patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (ERA) in…
Abstract Number: 1446 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Efficacy Of Etanercept In Combination With Methotrexate In Moderate To Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Not Dependent On The Dosage Of Methotrexate
T.W.J. Huizinga¹, Fiona Brock², Urs Kerkmann³ and Gaia Gallo³, ¹Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Quanticate, Hitchin, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, ³Pfizer Europe, Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: Anti-TNF therapy in combination with a synthetic DMARD such as methotrexate (MTX) has been extensively shown to be superior to MTX and anti-TNF therapy…
Abstract Number: 1456 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Golimumab Levels, Anti-Drug Antibodies and Clinical Response In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients At 28 Week Of Follow-Up
Eva L. Kneepkens¹, Dora pascual-Salcedo², Chamaida Plasencia³, Charlotte L. M. Krieckaert⁴, Desiree van der Kleij⁵, Michael T. Nurmohamed^4,6, Maria Teresa lópez-Casla⁷, Theo Rispens⁸ and Gertjan Wolbink^4,8, ¹Jan van Breemen Research Institute | Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Immunology unit, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ³Rheumatology, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, Jan van Breemen Research Institute | Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Sanquin Diagnostic Services, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Immunology, La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ⁸Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Low drug levels of anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF) therapies are related to poorer response in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Furthermore, anti-drug antibodies (ADA)…
Abstract Number: 1285 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Choline Kinase: A Novel Target For Rheumatoid Arthritis
Monica Guma¹, Elsa Sanchez-Lopez², Alessia Lodi³, Stefano Tiziani⁴, Juan Carlos Lacal⁵, Michael Karin⁶ and Gary S. Firestein⁷, ¹Rheumatology, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ²Pharmacology, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ³nutritional Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, ⁴Nutritional Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, ⁵Oncology, University Hospital Fundacion Jimenez Diaz, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Departments of Pharmacology, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ⁷Div of Rheumatology, UCSD School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: Choline kinase (ChoKa) is an essential enzyme for phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis and is required for cell proliferation. The enzyme has also been implicated in cancer…
Abstract Number: 1057 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Regional Variations In Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment and Health Outcomes Across The United States
Susan C. Bolge¹, Roxanne Meyer² and Kathy Annunziata³, ¹Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Horsham, PA, ²Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC, Horsham, NY, ³Kantar Health, Princeton, NJ
Background/Purpose: Current ACR guidelines call for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with non-biologic or biologic disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs). The National Quality Forum has…
Abstract Number: 800 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Strategy For Selecting Individuals With RA For Reduction Of Anti-TNF Therapy Using Combined Clinical and Ultrasound Assessment
Christopher R. Holroyd^1,2, Brian Davidson³, Sarah Bennett³, David Waghorn³, Caron Underhil³, Cyrus Cooper², Antonia Calogeras³, Elaine M. Dennison⁴, Nicholas C. Harvey⁵, Ray Armstrong³, Stephan Gadola⁶ and Christopher J. Edwards^7,8, ¹Rheumatology, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom, ²MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, Southampton, United Kingdom, ³University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom, ⁴MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, ⁵University of Southampton, MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, Southampton, United Kingdom, ⁶University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, ⁷NIHR Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom, ⁸University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Reducing the dose of biological therapy may be possible for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who have achieved remission or low disease activity (LDA). …
Abstract Number: 482 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Methotrexate Use At Infliximab Initiation and Impact On Treatment Outcomes: An Analysis From A Canadian Registry
Denis Choquette¹, J. Carter Thorne², John T. Kelsall³, Michel Zummer⁴, Michael Starr⁵, Maqbool K. Sheriff⁶, William G. Bensen⁷, Andrew Chow⁸, Philip Baer⁹, Emmanouil Rampakakis¹⁰, John S. Sampalis¹⁰, Francois Nantel¹¹, Allen J. Lehman¹², Susan M. Otawa¹² and May Shawi¹³, ¹Rheumatology, Institut de rhumatologie de Montréal (IRM), Montréal, QC, Canada, ²Southlake Regional Health Centre, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ³Mary Pack Arthritis Centre, Vancouver, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology, Ch Maisonneuve-Rosemont, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Montreal General Hospital, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶Nanaimo Regional General Hospital, Nanaimo, BC, Canada, ⁷Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Clinical Professor, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁸University of Toronto, McMaster University, Credit Valley Rheumatology, Mississauga, ON, Canada, ⁹Private Practice, Scarborough, ON, Canada, ¹⁰JSS Medical Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, ¹¹Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹²Medical Affairs, Janssen Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ¹³Medical Affairs, Janssen Canada Inc, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Clinical trials of anti-TNF therapies have shown that concurrent methotrexate (MTX) therapy enhances the efficacy of infliximab (IFX)1. Data on the benefits of combination…
Abstract Number: 453 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact Of Inadequate Adherence On Clinical Outcomes: Results From The Biologics In Rheumatoid Arthritis Genetics and Genomics Study Syndicate Cohort
James Bluett¹, Catharine Morgan¹, Layla Thurston², Darren Plant¹, Ann W. Morgan³, Anthony G. Wilson⁴, John Isaacs⁵, Kimme L. Hyrich¹, Lis Cordingley¹ and Anne Barton¹, ¹Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Manchester Medical School, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³NIHR-Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit and Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴Department of Infection and Immunity, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom, ⁵National Institute for Health Research, Newcastle Biomedical Research Centre, Newcastle Hospitals Foundation Trust and Newcastle University, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Biologic therapy has revolutionised patient prognosis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In the UK, continuing biologic therapy requires a sustained response as determined by the…
Abstract Number: 2811 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disease Characteristics and Treatment Patterns In US Veterans With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Concomitant Hepatitis C Infection
Ruchika Patel¹ and Joshua Baker², ¹Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²Medicine/Rheumatology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: The prevalence of concurrent rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and hepatitis C (HCV) is estimated at 0.02%, affecting around 40,000 Americans. To our knowledge, no existing…
Abstract Number: 2638 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Biologic Switching Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in the United States, 2004-2011
Ozgur Tunceli¹, Jeffrey R. Curtis², Tatia C. Woodward³, Siting Zhou¹, Yen-Wen Chen⁴ and Ancilla W. Fernandes³, ¹HealthCore, Inc., Wilmington, DE, ²Rheumatology & Immunology, Univ of Alabama-Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³MedImmune, LLC, Gaithersburg, MD, ⁴HealthCore, Inc, Wilmington, DE
Background/Purpose: While studies have assessed the efficacy of switching among biologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARD), there is a lack of knowledge regarding the patterns of…
Abstract Number: 2126 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Changes of Serological Markers in the Course of Traditional and Biological Disease Modifying Therapy of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Christoph Böhler¹, Helga Radner², Josef S. Smolen³ and Daniel Aletaha⁴, ¹Department of Medicine 3, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²Department of Internal Medicine III; Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III,, Medical University of Vienna and Hietzing Hospital, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid factor (RF) and antibodies against citrullinated peptides (ACPA) are established markers in the diagnostic approach to rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Both auto-antibodies (AAB) also…
Abstract Number: 1839 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Progression of the Rate of Biologic Initiation in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Constant Over the First 5 Years in the Espoir Cohort
Stéphanie Emilie¹, Cécile Gaujoux-Viala², Benjamin Granger³, Anne-Christine Rat⁴, Bernard Combe⁵ and Bruno Fautrel⁶, ¹Paris 6,Pierre and Marie Curie University, AP-HP, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Department of Rheumatology, Paris, France, ²Paris 6 – Pierre et Marie Curie University; Rheumatology, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France, ³Biostatistics - GRC08-EEMOIS, Université Pierre et Marie Curie - Paris 6 ; AP-HP, Paris, France, ⁴CHU Nancy, Clinical Epidemiology and Evaluation, Université de Lorraine, Paris Descartes University, APEMAC, EA 4360, Nancy, France, ⁵Rheumatology, Hopital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ⁶Rheumatology / GRC08-EEMOIS, APHP-Pitie Salpetriere Hospital / UPMC, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: The European League Against Rheumatism recommends tight control of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, tight control of RA may depend on several factors, including patient…
Abstract Number: 1842 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Disease Activity and Treatment Strategies in Moderate Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Population: Data From the Consortium of Rheumatology Researchers of North America
Sameer Kotak¹, Andrew S. Koenig², David H. Collier³, Katherine C. Saunders⁴, Ping He⁵, Joel M. Kremer⁶ and George W. Reed⁷, ¹Specialty Care, Pfizer Inc., New York, NY, ²Specialty Care, Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ³Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁴Corrona, LLC., Southborough, MA, ⁵UMASS Medical School, Worcester, MA, ⁶Albany Medical College and The Center for Rheumatology, Albany, NY, ⁷University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA
Background/Purpose: Studies on patients with severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are widely reported. However, limited data are available on patients with moderate disease activity (MOD). Recent…

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