Abstracts tagged "Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)"

Abstract Number: 1537 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Frequency and Duration of Early Non-Serious Adverse Events in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Tofacitinib 5 Mg Twice Daily As Monotherapy and Combination Therapy
Ara Dikranian¹, Jürgen Wollenhaupt², Valderilio F Azevedo³, Louis Bessette⁴, David Gold⁵, Jose L Rivas⁶, Harry Shi⁷, Lisy Wang⁸, John Woolcott⁷, Andrea Shapiro⁹ and Peter Nash¹⁰, ¹Cabrillo Center for Rheumatic Disease, San Diego, CA, ²Schön Klinik Hamburg-Eilbek Teaching Hospital of the University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, ³Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil, ⁴Laval University, Kirkland, QC, Canada, ⁵Pfizer Canada, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶Pfizer SLU, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁸Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁹Pfizer Inc, Peapack, NJ, ¹⁰University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
Background/Purpose: Tolerability remains ill-defined in clinical trials and most commonly refers to non-serious adverse events (AEs) that may impact patient (pt) satisfaction and adherence to…
Abstract Number: 2462 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety in the Middle-LONG Period of Rituximab in the Treatment of Diffuse Interstitial Pulmonary Disease Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Francisco Javier Narváez¹, Alejandro Robles Perez², Patricio Luburich³, J Alegre⁴, Milagros Ricse⁵, Carmen Gomez Vaquero⁶, Joan Miquel Nolla⁵ and Maria Molina⁵, ¹Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Bellvitge. Barcelona. Spain, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain, ²Pneumology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ³Radiology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset. Valencia. Spain, Valencia, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Idibell, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of rituximab (RTX) in the medium- to long-term for the management of progressive rheumatoid arthritis–related interstitial lung disease…
Abstract Number: 125 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Exposure to Passive Smoking and RA Risk; Results from a Swedish Case-Control Study
Lars Alfredsson¹, Anna Karin Hedström² and Lars Klareskog³, ¹The Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Dept. of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Smoking has consistently been associated with increased risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We investigated the influence of passive smoking on the risk of…
Abstract Number: 495 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy of Tofacitinib in Patients with Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis By Baseline C-Reactive Protein Levels and Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rates
Sergio Schwartzman¹, Ronald F van Vollenhoven², Alan K Matsumoto³, Dana Orange⁴, Shweta Shah⁵, Ryan DeMasi⁵, Haiyun Fan⁵, Palle Dahl⁶, Ann Wouters⁷ and Edward C. Keystone⁸, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates, Wheaton, MD, ⁴Rockefeller University; Hospital for Special Surgery; and New York Genome Center, New York, NY, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁶Pfizer Inc, Ballerup, Denmark, ⁷Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁸University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of RA. This post-hoc analysis investigated the impact of inflammation severity at baseline (BL)…
Abstract Number: 1408 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Cation Channel TRPV2 Decreases Rheumatoid Arthritis Fibroblast-like Synoviocyte Invasiveness By Inhibiting RhoA Activation, Cell Adhesion and Actin Cytoskeleton Changes
Teresina Laragione, Carolyn Harris, Erjing Gao and Percio S. Gulko, Medicine/Rheumatology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: We have recently identified the non-selective cation channel TRPV2 (transient receptor potential vanilloid subfamily, type 2 channel) as a new central mediator of arthritis…
Abstract Number: 2463 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Golimumab in Biologic-NaïVe Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), Psoriatic Arthritis (PsA) or Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) – Subanalysis from a Non-Interventional Evaluation in Germany
Klaus Krüger¹, Gerd R. Burmester², Siegfried Wassenberg³, Martin Bohl-Buehler⁴ and Matthias H. Thomas⁵, ¹Praxiszentrum St. Bonifatius München, München, Germany, ²Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Free University and Humboldt University Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Rheumazentrum Ratingen, Ratingen, Germany, ⁴Friedrich-Ebert-Str. 35, Rheumahaus, Potsdam, Germany, ⁵Medical Affairs, MSD Sharp & Dohme GmbH, Bünde, Germany
Background/Purpose: Golimumab (GLM) has demonstrated efficacy and safety in several randomized clinical trials with biologic-naïve patients (pts.). However, more data regarding the effectiveness and patient-reported…
Abstract Number: 131 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
What Does It Mean to Have Rheumatoid Arthritis Now? a Current Burden of Disease Assessment in the United States
Rebecca Schumacher¹, A Dominique², Sofia Pedro¹, TA Simon² and Kaleb Michaud^1,3, ¹National Data Bank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ²Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Known since 1859, RA is the most common inflammatory joint disease with 0.5-1% worldwide prevalence. Currently, there is a larger number of medications and…
Abstract Number: 514 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
BMS-986195, a Novel, Rapidly Acting, Covalent Inhibitor of Bruton’s Tyrosine Kinase: Safety, Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Profiles in Healthy Participants
IM Catlett, L Wei, N Zheng, A Liu, B He, I Girgis and M Nowak, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ
Background/Purpose: Bruton’s tyrosine kinase (BTK) is an attractive, novel therapeutic target for autoimmune disease, as it is required for signal transduction and activation via B-cell…
Abstract Number: 1436 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring on Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Reduced Doses of Intravenous Tocilizumab
Virginia Ruiz-Esquide¹, Carla Bastida², Mariona Pascal³, Jordi Yagüe³, Dolors Soy² and Raimon Sanmartí¹, ¹Rheumatology Service, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ²Pharmacy Service, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ³Immunology Service, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, b, Spain
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ) is an effective treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). There is great variability in intravenous (iv) TCZ serum concentrations among individuals. Moreover, initial…
Abstract Number: 2468 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy of Sarilumab in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Previously Received Sarilumab or Tocilizumab
Paul Emery¹, Hubert van Hoogstraten², Shyamalie Jayawardena², Erin K. Mangan³, Paula Cejas⁴ and Patrick Verschueren⁵, ¹NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Sanofi Genzyme, Bridgewater, NJ, ³Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ⁴Hospital Quirónsalud Infanta Luisa, Sevilla, Spain, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
Background/Purpose: ASCERTAIN (NCT01768572) was a 24-week, randomized, double-blind, double-dummy, parallel-group, 3-arm, safety study in patients with RA and inadequate response to or intolerance of TNF…
Abstract Number: 132 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Occupational Physical Workload and Development of Anti-Collagen Type II Antibodies in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Pingling Zeng¹, Lars Alfredsson², Lars Klareskog³, Mohammed Mullazehi⁴, Saedis Saevarsdottir⁵, Camilla Bengtsson⁶ and Johan Rönnelid⁷, ¹Institute of Environmental Medicine, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, Stockholm, Sweden, ²The Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Dept. of Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, Karolinska Institutet, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology,Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden, Uppsala, Sweden, ⁵Karolinska Institute and Karonlinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁶Inst of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁷Department of Immunology Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
Background/Purpose: We have previously observed an association between exposure to occupational physical workload (PW) and risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis (RA)[1].We posit that PW could…
Abstract Number: 526 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparative Pulmonary Safety of Abatacept and Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in Patients with RA and Chronic Pulmonary Condition
Eun Ha Kang¹, Yinzhu Jin², Sara Dejene³, Gregory Brill³, Rishi J. Desai², Jeffrey A. Sparks⁴ and Seoyoung C. Kim⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea, Republic of (South), ²Division of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Rheumatology, Immunology and Allergy; Pharmacoepidemiologyand Pharmacoeconomics, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can have various pulmonary comorbidities including asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and interstitial lung disease (ILD). Biologics can…
Abstract Number: 1453 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact of Biological and Targeted Synthetic Dmards on Work in Patients with Chronic Inflammatory Arthritides : A Meta Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials and Controlled Cohorts
Charlotte Traverson¹, Amandine Tubery¹, Charlotte Hua², Françoise Barchechath-Flaisler¹, Cédric Lukas³, Bernard Combe², Jacques Morel² and Cécile Gaujoux-Viala⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Nîmes University Hospital, Nîmes, France, ²Rheumatology, CHU Lapeyronie and Montpellier University, Montpellier, France, ³Rheumatology, CHU Lapeyronie and EA2415, Montpellier University, University of Montpellier, France, ⁴Rheumatology, Nîmes University Hospital and EA2415 Montpellier University, Nîmes, France
Background/Purpose: The addition of biological (b) and new targeted synthetic (ts) DMARDs agents in chronic inflammatory arthritides (CIAs) therapeutic strategies has improved the possibility of…
Abstract Number: 2470 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy of Sarilumab in Combination with Csdmards in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inadequate Response to TNF Inhibitors By Baseline Levels of Disease Activity
Roy Fleischmann¹, Hubert van Hoogstraten², Shyamalie Jayawardena², Erin K. Mangan³, Daniel Ching⁴ and Gerd R. Burmester⁵, ¹Metroplex Clinical Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²Sanofi Genzyme, Bridgewater, NJ, ³Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ⁴Timaru Medical Specialists Ltd, Timaru, New Zealand, ⁵Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Free University and Humboldt University Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Sarilumab is a human mAb blocking the IL-6Rα. In the phase 3 TARGET study (NCT01709578), sarilumab (150 or 200 mg subcutaneously every 2 weeks…
Abstract Number: 147 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Performance of Cardiovascular Risk Age and Vascular Age Estimations in Predicting Cardiovascular Events in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Grunde Wibetoe¹, Cynthia S. Crowson², Joseph Sexton³, Silvia Rollefstad¹, Eirik Ikdahl¹, George D. Kitas⁴, Piet van Riel⁵, Sherine E. Gabriel⁶, Tore K. Kvien⁷, Karen Douglas⁸, Aamer Sandoo^8,9, Elke Arts⁵, Solveig Wållberg-Jonsson¹⁰, Solbritt Rantapää Dahlqvist¹⁰, George Karpouzas¹¹, Patrick H. Dessein^12,13, Linda Tsang¹⁴, Hani El-Gabalawy¹⁵, Carol A Hitchon¹⁵, Virginia Pascual-Ramos¹⁶, Irazu Contreras-Yañez¹⁷, Petros P Sfikakis¹⁸, Evangelia Zampeli¹⁹, Miguel Angel González-Gay²⁰, Alfonso Corrales²¹, Iris J. Colunga-Pedraza²², Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado²³, Jose Ramon Azpiri-Lopez²⁴ and Anne Grete Semb¹, ¹Preventive Cardio-Rheuma clinic, Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology,Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ³Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴School of Sport, Exercise and Rehabilitation, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁵Department of Rheumatic Diseases, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, ⁶Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, ⁷NORDMARD, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway, ⁸Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust, West Midlands, United Kingdom, ⁹School of Sport, Health and Exercise Sciences, Bangor University, Bangor, United Kingdom, ¹⁰University of Umeå, Umeå, Sweden, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology, Harbor-UCLA Medical Center, Torrance, CA, ¹²Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussel, Belgium, ¹³Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussel, Belgium, ¹⁴Rheumatology, Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Brussels, Belgium, ¹⁵University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ¹⁶Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrició, Mexico City, Mexico, ¹⁷Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ¹⁸First Department of Propedeutic Internal Medicine, Laikon Hospital, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece, ¹⁹Institute of Autoimmune Systemic and Neurological Diseases, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece, ²⁰Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Johannesburg, South Africa, ²¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL. Santander. Universidad de Cantabria. Spain, Santander, Spain, ²²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario, UANL., Monterrey, Mexico, ²³Chief of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario, UANL., Monterrey, Mexico, ²⁴Cardiology, Hospital Universitario, UANL., Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients are at high risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Risk algorithms for the general population lack precision when applied to RA…

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