Abstracts tagged "Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)"

Abstract Number: 2746 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparison Study of Tests Available to Monitor Tocilizumab Therapy in Rheumatic Patients
Sergio Martín^1,2, Ainhoa Ruiz del Agua², Nerea Torres², Dora Pascual-Salcedo³, Chamaida Plasencia⁴, Teresa Jurado⁵, Alejandro Balsa⁶, Begoña Ruiz-Argüello², Antonio Martínez², Rosaura Navarro⁷ and Daniel Nagore², ¹Department of Physiology, Medicine and Dentistry School, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU (Convocatoria ZabaldUZ, UPV/EHU; Departamento de Educación, Universidades e Investigación del Gobierno Vasco, Ref. IT687-13), Leioa, Spain, ²R&D, Progenika-Grifols, Derio, Spain, ³Immunology Unit, La Paz University Hospital-Immunology, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, La Paz University Hospital-Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Immunology, La Paz University Hospital-Idipaz, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology, La Paz University Hospital-Rheumatology Department, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Department of Physiology, Medicine and Dentistry School, University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU, Leioa, Spain
Background/Purpose: The options for treatment of rheumatic diseases is constantly growing. Tocilizumab (TCZ) is an anti-interleukin 6 receptor monoclonal antibody indicated for the treatment of severe…
Abstract Number: 153 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Utility of Ultrasound Synovitis Assessment As a Predictor of Flares in Clinically Inactive Joints
Tomas Cazenave¹, Christian A. Waimann², Natalia Zamora¹, Gustavo Citera¹ and Marcos G. Rosemffet¹, ¹Rheumatology, Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Dr. Hector Cura, Olavarria, Argentina
Background/Purpose: Several ultrasound (US) studies have shown a high frequency of inflammation in clinically inactive joints of rheumatoid arthritis (RA)patients. There is controversy in the…
Abstract Number: 1219 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence and Clinical Characteristics of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Poland: First Nationwide Study
Bogdan Batko¹, Marcin Stajszczyk², Jerzy Swierkot³, Filip Raciborski⁴ and Piotr Wiland³, ¹Rheumatology, J. Dietl Specialist Hospital, Krakow, Poland, ²Department of Reumatology and Autoimmune Diseases, Silesian Rheumatology Center, Ustron, Poland, ³Department of Rheumatology and Internal Medicine, Wroclaw Medical University, Wroclaw, Poland, ⁴Department of Epidemiology and Health Promotion, Institute of Rheumatology, Warsaw, Poland
Background/Purpose: The prevalence of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Europe varies from a geographical standpoint. Knowledge of the occurrence of RA is valuable for policy makers…
Abstract Number: 1672 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
One-Year Safety of Sirukumab Monotherapy: Results from a Randomized, Double-Blind, Parallel-Group, Multicenter Study in Japanese Subjects with Moderate to Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis
Tsutomu Takeuchi¹, Hisashi Yamanaka², Masayoshi Harigai³, Ryo Tamamura⁴, Yuchi Kato⁴, Yoshifumi Ukyo⁴, Toshikazu Nakano⁴, Takayuki Ota⁴, Benjamin Hsu⁵ and Yoshiya Tanaka⁶, ¹Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Dept. of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ³Dept of Pharmacovigilance, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K., Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, ⁶The First Dept. of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational & Environmental Health, Kitakyusyu, Japan
Background/Purpose: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pleiotropic cytokine known for its proinflammatory functions. In rheumatoid arthritis (RA), increased concentrations of IL-6 may stimulate leukocyte recruitment to…
Abstract Number: 2760 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of Sarilumab Plus MTX in Subgroups of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Phase 3 Study
Arthur Kavanaugh¹, Alan J. Kivitz², P Miranda³, Stefano Fiore⁴, Jonathan Fay⁵, Chunpeng Fan⁶, Janet van Adelsberg⁷ and T. W. J. Huizinga⁸, ¹University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, PA, ³Centro De Estudios Reumatológicos, Santiago, Chile, ⁴Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁵Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ⁶Biostatistics, Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁷Clinical Science, Regeneron Pharmaceutials, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ⁸Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The investigational drug sarilumab is a human mAb directed against the IL-6 receptor.1 The phase 3 part of MOBILITY (NCT01061736) examined sarilumab + MTX…
Abstract Number: 162 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasonography Versus Clinical Examination in Early DMARD-Naïve Rheumatoid Arthritis – a Comparative Study of Synovitis on the Individual Joint Level
Lena B. Nordberg¹, Elisabeth Lie¹, Siri Lillegraven¹, Anna-Birgitte Aga¹, Inge C Olsen², Hilde Berner Hammer³, Till Uhlig⁴, Désirée van der Heijde⁵, Tore K. Kvien¹, Espen A. Haavardsholm¹ and the ARCTIC Study Group, ¹Dept. of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ²Department of Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³Rheumatology, Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Dept. of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Ultrasonography (US) is increasingly accepted as an important tool in diagnosis and management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, it is not well known to…
Abstract Number: 1222 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Risk of Tuberculosis (TB) in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with TNF Inhibitors and the Safety of Resuming Biologic Dmards for Patients Who Developed TB after Anti-TNF Treatment
Soo-Kyung Cho¹, Dam Kim¹, Hye-Jin Jeong², Il Woong Sohn², Soyoung Won³, Minkyung Han³, Jiyoung Lee³, Eun Jin Jang⁴, Sang-Cheol Bae¹ and Yoon-Kyoung Sung¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Clinical Research Center for Rheumatoid Arthritis (CRCRA), Seoul, South Korea, ²Hanyang University Hospital for Rheumatic Diseases, Seoul, South Korea, ³Clinical Research Center for Rheumatoid Arthritis (CRCRA), Seoul, South Korea, ⁴Information Statistics, Andong National University, Andong-si, South Korea
Background/Purpose: The association between TNF inhibitor (TNFI) treatment and the development of tuberculosis (TB) has been confirmed through several observational studies. Current guidelines strongly recommend…
Abstract Number: 1682 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Suppression of Chronic Arthritis By a Novel Nuclear Factor of Activated T-Cell 5 (NFAT5) Inhibitor
Wan-Uk Kim¹, Eun-Jin Han², Chong-Hyeon Yoon³, Ki-Jo Kim⁴, Seung-Ah Yoo⁵, Bong Ki Hong⁵ and Saseong Lee⁵, ¹Internal Medicine, Seoul St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, ²Institute of Bone & Joint Disease, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea, ⁴St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, South Korea, ⁵Institute of Bone and Joint Diseases, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: We reported that nuclear factor of activated T-cells 5 (NFAT5), originally identified as an osmo-protective transcription factor, has a critical role in the pathogenesis…
Abstract Number: 2761 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
IL-6R Blockade with Sarilumab Plus Methotrexate Results in Changes in Clinical and Laboratory Parameters Associated with Chronic Inflammation in Patients with Moderate-to-Severe RA in a Phase 3 Study
Maxime Dougados¹, Ernest H. Choy², Hideto Kameda³, Janet van Adelsberg⁴, Jonathan Fay⁵, Stefano Fiore⁶, Chunpeng Fan⁷ and Georg Schett⁸, ¹Paris-Descartes University, Paris, France, ²Cardiff University, Institute of Infection and Immunity, Tenovus Building, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom, ³Dep of Rheumatol/Clin Immun, Saitama Medical Ctr, Kawagoe, Japan, ⁴Clinical Science, Regeneron Pharmaceutials, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ⁵Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ⁶Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁷Biostatistics, Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine 3 and Institute for Clinical Immunology, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Chronic inflammation in RA is characterized by biochemical changes, including decreased hemoglobin, elevated CRP, changes in lipid metabolism, and hypoalbuminemia.1 Some parameters, including CRP,…
Abstract Number: 168 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound Evaluation of the Efficacy of Biologic and Targeted Synthetic Dmards Toward Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Kyushu Multicenter Rheumatoid Arthritis Ultrasound Prospective Observational Cohort in Japan
Ayako Nishino^1,2, Shin-ya Kawashiri^1,2, Atsushi Kawakami^1,2, Tamami Yoshitama², Nobutaka Eiraku², Noki Matsuoka², Yukitaka Ueki², Akitomo Okada², Hiroaki Hamada², Toshihiko Hidaka², Shuji Nagano², Tomomi Tsuru², Keita Fujikawa² and Yojiro Arinobu², ¹Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan, ²Kyushu multicenter rheumatoid arthritis ultrasound prospective observational cohort study group, Nagasaki, Japan
Background/Purpose: Few prospective ultrasound (US) cohort studies of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated by biologic or targeted synthetic DMARDs (b/tsDMARDs) are reported. We have been…
Abstract Number: 1288 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dual Care Utilization in Patients Enrolled in the Veterans Affairs Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry
Pascale Schwab¹, Harlan Sayles², Debra Bergman³, Grant W. Cannon⁴, Kaleb Michaud⁵, Ted R. Mikuls² and Jennifer Barton¹, ¹VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³Rheumatology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Salt Lake City VA Medical Center and University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵Rheumatology & Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center and National Data Base for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: While use of multiple health care systems may allow rapid access to medical care, the practice results in fragmented and redundant treatments at…
Abstract Number: 2050 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Herpes Zoster during the Tofacitinib Clinical Development Program for RA: Characterization of Herpes Zoster Incidence and Evaluation of Whether Herpes Zoster Predicts Subsequent Serious Infections or Malignancy
Kevin L. Winthrop¹, Yoshiya Tanaka², Kunihiro Yamaoka³, Jeffrey R. Curtis⁴, Chudy Nduaka⁵, Haiyun Fan⁵, Pinaki Biswas⁶, Tomohiro Hirose⁷, Sriram Krishnaswami⁸, Hernan Valdez⁶, Shigeyuki Toyoizumi⁷, Koshika Soma⁸ and Connie Chen⁶, ¹Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ²The First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, ³Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁶Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁷Pfizer Japan Inc, Tokyo, Japan, ⁸Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of RA. The risk of herpes zoster (HZ) was elevated within the tofacitinib clinical…
Abstract Number: 2762 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sarilumab Dose Reduction to Manage Laboratory Abnormalities in an Open-Label Extension Study in RA Patients
Gerd Burmester¹, Anju Garg², Hubert van Hoogstraten², Neil Graham³, Alex Boddy², Janie Parrino⁴ and Mark C. Genovese⁵, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, ³Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Tarrytown, NY, ⁴Merck & Co., Inc., Whitehouse Station, NJ, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Stanford University Medical Center, Palo Alto, CA
Background/Purpose: The investigational agent sarilumab is a human mAb directed against the IL-6 receptor. In the phase 3 MOBILITY study (NCT01061736), sarilumab (150 or 200…
Abstract Number: 175 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Correlating Semiquantitative Ultrasound Scores with Measured Synovial Thickness
Ralf G. Thiele¹, Darren Tabechian¹, Laura C Coates² and Jennifer H. Anolik¹, ¹University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ²Medicine, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: In studies of rheumatoid arthritis using ultrasonography (US), findings of synovial thickening are often reported in semiquantitative scores. For synovial biopsies of small joints,…
Abstract Number: 1314 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Quantitative MRI Measurement of Tenosynovitis Demonstrates Differing Responses of Synovitis and Tenosynovitis after RA Treatment
Michael A. Bowes¹, Gwenael Guillard¹, Graham R. Vincent², Jane E. Freeston³, Edward M. Vital⁴, Paul Emery⁵ and Philip G. Conaghan⁶, ¹Imorphics, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Imorphics Ltd, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³LIMM Section of Musculoskeletal Disease, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁴Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Leeds Gen Infirmary, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁶University of Leeds & NIHR Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Inflammation of the tendon sheaths (tenosynovitis) is a recognised component of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A comprehensive assessment of inflammation will require the inclusion of…

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