Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis"

Abstract Number: 0606 • ACR Convergence 2021
How Might We Care for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients Unable to See a Rheumatologist And/or Use Certain of Our Medications? Proposed Preliminary Recommendations for RA Patients Who Don’t Meet Our Established Guidelines
Nicole Zagelbaum Ward¹, Abhimanyu Amarnani¹, Baljeet Rai², Corinne Feldman¹, Brett Feldman¹ and Richard Panush¹, ¹LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ²LAC USC, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Physicians share responsibilities to promote social justice and assure equitable healthcare for all. Street medicine (SM) is a field dedicated to address the need…
Abstract Number: 0760 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Performance of RA Disease Activity and Patient-Reported Outcomes in Rheumatoid Arthritis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease in a Prospective Trial Using Pirfenidone in RA ILD (TRAIL1)
Paul Dellaripa¹, Tracy Doyle², Sonye Danoff³, Hillary Goldberg¹, Martin Kolb⁴, Daniel Chambers⁵, Felix Woodhead⁶, Cathy Spino⁷, Ivan Rosas⁸ and Joshua Solomon⁹, ¹Brigham and Women's, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, West Roxbury, MA, ³Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁴McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Queensland, Brisbane St Lucia, Australia, ⁶University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom, ⁷University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁸Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ⁹National Jewish Health, Denver, CO
Background/Purpose: Both rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) have established measures of disease severity and patient reported outcomes (PROs) that measure health-related quality…
Abstract Number: 0801 • ACR Convergence 2021
Early Remission at 6 Months as a Predictor of Longterm Remission in New Onset Rheumatoid Arthritis
Emilie SAPART¹, Tatiana SOKOLOVA², Aleksandra AVRAMOVSKA¹, Paschalis SIDIRAS³, Sandra KLEIMBERG³, Stéphanie DIERCKX⁴, Laurent MERIC de BELLEFON⁵, Clio RIBBENS⁶, Michel MALAISE⁶, Silvana DI ROMANA⁷, Valérie BADOT⁸ and Patrick DUREZ⁹, ¹Rhumatologie, cliniques universitaires saint-luc, Université catholique de Louvain - Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Brussels, Belgium, ²Pôle de pathologies rhumatismales systémiques et inflammatoires, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium, ³Rhumatologie, Hôpital Erasme, Brussels, Belgium, ⁴Rhumatologie, CHU UCL Mont-Godinne, Brussels, Belgium, ⁵Service de Rhumatologie, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium, ⁶Rhumatologie, CHU de Liège, Liège, Belgium, ⁷Rhumatologie, CHU Saint–Pierre, Brussels, Belgium, ⁸Rhumatologie, CHU Brugmann, Brussels, Belgium, ⁹Pôle de Recherche en Rhumatologie, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, Brussels, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Early therapeutic intervention is crucial for patients with early rheumatoid arthritis (ERA). The goal of remission is achievable in a large proportion of ERA…
Abstract Number: 0819 • ACR Convergence 2021
A Real-World 2-Year Prospective Study of Medication Tapering in Patients with RA in Sustained Remission in the RHEUmatoid Arthritis Medication TAPering (RHEUMTAP) Cohort
Mohamed Tageldin¹, Malavikalakshmi Attur², Nicole Wilson¹, Rebecca Schorr³ and Tarun Sharma¹, ¹Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Drexel University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, ³Highmark Health, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Long term use of conventional synthetic DMARDs (csDMARDs) and biologics in RA has clinical risks including infection and malignancy. Patients with chronic RA remain…
Abstract Number: 0836 • ACR Convergence 2021
Flare After Switching from Intravenous Tocilizumab to Subcutaneous Formulation in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Soo Min Ahn¹, Ji Seon Oh², Hyun Mi Heo³, Seokchan Hong³, Chang-Keun Lee³, Bin Yoo¹ and Yong-Gil Kim³, ¹ASAN MEDICAL CENTER, Seoul, South Korea, ²Asan Medical Center, Ulsan, Republic of Korea, ³Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: Interleukin-6 (IL-6) plays a key role in inflammatory and immune responses. Tocilizumab (TCZ) is a recombinant humanized monoclonal antibody of the IL-6 receptor which…
Abstract Number: 0980 • ACR Convergence 2021
Relationship Between Paraoxonase-1 Genotype, Activity, and Malignancies in Patients with RA Receiving Tofacitinib
Christina Charles-Schoeman¹, Craig Hyde², Shunjie Guan³, Neil Parikh¹, Jennifer Wang¹, Ani Shahbazian¹, Lori Stockert⁴ and John Andrews⁴, ¹Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ²Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ³Pfizer Inc, Cambridge, MA, ⁴Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA
Background/Purpose: Paraoxonase-1 (PON1) is a high-density lipoprotein-associated enzyme with paraoxonase, lactonase, and arylesterase activities.1 PON1 gene polymorphisms at the Q192R allele (rs662) have been associated…
Abstract Number: 1044 • ACR Convergence 2021
Older Patients with Rheumatic Disease Are Commonly Prescribed Potentially Inappropriate Medications
Christine Anastasiou, Michael Evans, Gabriela Schmajuk and Jinoos Yazdany, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Reducing exposure to potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) in older adults may minimize adverse drug events. The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) Beers Criteria® of Potentially…
Abstract Number: 1196 • ACR Convergence 2021
Morning Stiffness Already Associates with Systemic Inflammation and Subclinical Joint Inflammation in the Pre-RA Phase of Arthralgia
Doortje Krijbolder¹, Fenne Wouters¹, Elise van Mulligen² and Annette H.M van der Helm-van Mil¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Morning stiffness (MS) is characteristic for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and associates with markers of systemic and local inflammation in RA-patients. In patients with arthralgia,…
Abstract Number: 1212 • ACR Convergence 2021
Prediction of 1-Year Intravenous Abatacept Retention in Patients with RA Using Novel Machine Learning Techniques: Directionality and Importance of Predictors
Rieke Alten¹, Claire Behar², Christine Boileau³, Pierre Merckaert⁴, Ebenezer Afari⁵, Virginie Vannier-Moreau⁶, Anael Ohayon⁶, Sean Connolly⁷, Aurelie Najm⁸, Pierre Antoine Juge⁹, Gengyuan Liu⁷, Angshu Rai¹⁰, Yedid Elbez¹¹ and Karissa Lozenski⁷, ¹Schlosspark-Klinik University, Berlin, Germany, ²Tulsy, Paris, France, ³Excelya, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, ⁴Data Revenue GmbH, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Private Practice, Brunoy, France, ⁶Bristol Myers Squibb, Rueil-Malmaison, France, ⁷Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ⁸Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ⁹Hopital Bichat-Claude Bernard, Service de Rhumatologie, Paris, France, ¹⁰Bristol Myers Squibb (at the time of analysis), Princeton, NJ, ¹¹Deepscover, Puteaux, France
Background/Purpose: In the ACTION study (NCT02109666), previous multivariable Cox proportional-hazards regression models showed that predictors of 1-year retention to intravenous abatacept treatment included: patient global…
Abstract Number: 1228 • ACR Convergence 2021
Predicting RA Remission with Subcutaneous Abatacept Treatment in the Real-world Setting
Rieke Alten¹, Christiane Rauch², Bettina Bannert³, Sara Marsal⁴, Maya Buch⁵, Roberto Caporali⁶, Melanie Chartier⁷, Sean Connolly⁸, Hedley Griffiths⁹, Xavier Mariette¹⁰, Michael Nurmohamed¹¹, Yusuf Patel¹², Peter Peichl¹³, Raimon Sanmarti¹⁴, Yedid Elbez¹⁵ and Karissa Lozenski⁸, ¹Schlosspark-Klinik University, Berlin, Germany, ²Bristol Myers Squibb, Munich, Germany, ³Universitätsspital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, ⁴Hospital Universitari Vall d’Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁶Policlinico S. Matteo University, Pavia, Italy, ⁷Bristol Myers Squibb, Rueil-Malmaison, France, ⁸Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ⁹Barwon Rheumatology Service, Geelong, Australia, ¹⁰Université Paris-Saclay, AP-HP, Hospital Bicêtre, Paris, France, ¹¹ARC Amsterdam University Hospitals – VU University Medical & Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹²Hull Royal Infirmary, Hull, United Kingdom, ¹³Evangelical Hospital, Vienna, Austria, ¹⁴Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ¹⁵Deepscover, Puteaux, France
Background/Purpose: A treat-to-target approach for RA management is recommended, with the aim of achieving remission.1,2 The Abatacept SubCutaneOus in Routine clinical practicE (ASCORE; NCT02090556) study…
Abstract Number: 1244 • ACR Convergence 2021
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) to Improve Patient-Related Outcomes (PROs) in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Clinical Remission but Elevated Negative PROs: A Pragmatic Pilot Study
Marie-Claude Beaulieu¹, Isabelle Gaboury², Patricia L Dobkin³, Nathalie Carrier⁴, France Gervais⁵, Françoise Gendron⁶, Pasquale Roberge⁷, PIERRE DAGENAIS⁷, Sophie Roux⁷ and Gilles Boire¹, ¹Universite de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ²University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ³McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁴CIUSSS de l'Estrie - CHUS, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁵NA, Rimouski, QC, Canada, ⁶NA, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁷Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Many patients with controlled rheumatoid arthritis (RA) continue to report high levels of disease activity (PGA), as well as other disturbing patient-related outcomes (PROs),…
Abstract Number: 1428 • ACR Convergence 2021
Association Between Ongoing Glucocorticoid Use and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events Among Veterans with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Beth Wallace¹, Yuqing Gao², Punyasha Roul³, Shirley Cohen-Mekelberg², Bryant England³, Ted Mikuls³, Daniel Clauw⁴, Wyndy Wiitala², Rodney Hayward⁵, Jeremy Sussman⁶ and Akbar Waljee⁵, ¹Michigan Medicine, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, ²VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, MI, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵University of Michigan, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁶University of Michigan; VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System; Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: A third of RA patients use long-term glucocorticoids (GCs) despite a known dose-dependent association with major adverse cardiovascular (CV) events (MACE). Prior work suggests…
Abstract Number: 1550 • ACR Convergence 2021
Flares and Side Effects After COVID-19 Vaccination in Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
Anna Carbone, Gentiana Vukatana, Enrica Vandelli, Marica Trevisani, Elisa Rossi, Rita Mulè and Marco Fusconi, Rheumatology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Bologna, Bologna, Italy
Background/Purpose: There is increasing interest in the safety of COVID-19 vaccination in patients with underlying chronic conditions. We investigated the rates of side effects and/or…
Abstract Number: 1659 • ACR Convergence 2021
Increased All-Cause Mortality Risk in Patients with Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis After First Antidepressant Dispensing: Results from the Nationwide DANBIO Database
jens Pedersen¹, Lei Wang², Alma Pedersen², Kjeld Andersen³, Claus Sørensen³ and Torkell Ellingsen⁴, ¹Department of Medicine M, Section of Rheumatology, Svendborg Hospital, Odense University Hospital, Svendborg, Denmark, Odense, Denmark, ²Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark, ³Department of Mental Health, Odense, Odense, Denmark, ⁴Rheumatology Research Unit, Department of Rheumatology C, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Depression occurs with a prevalence of about 17% (95% confidence interval (CI): 10-24) in patients with RA (1) and both disorders may share common…
Abstract Number: 1675 • ACR Convergence 2021
Risk of Malignancy in Patients Treated with Tofacitinib: Results from the Safety of TofAcitinib in Routine Care Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (STAR-RA) Study
Farzin Khosrow-Khavar, Rishi Desai, Hemin Lee, Su Been Lee and Seoyoung Kim, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Initial reports from “ORAL Surveillance” post-marketing safety trial have suggested that tofacitinib, in comparison with tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFI), may be associated with…

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