Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis"

Abstract Number: 0181 • ACR Convergence 2020
Methotrexate Use Does Not Increase the Prevalence of Hepatic Steatosis: A Real-World Retrospective Nested Case-Control Study
Yunjung Choi¹, Chang-Hun Lee¹, Myeung-Su Lee², Chang-Hoon Lee², SoJeong Park³ and Wan-Hee Yoo⁴, ¹Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Republic of Korea, ²Wonkwang University Hospital, Iksan, Republic of Korea, ³Data Science Team, Hanmi Pharm. Co., Ltd, Seoul, Romania, ⁴Research Institute of Clinical Medicine of Jeonbuk National University-Biomedical Research Institute of Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Republic of Korea
Background/Purpose: We aimed to determine whether methotrexate (MTX) treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) leads to the development of nonalcoholic fatty liver (NAFL).Methods: Data…
Abstract Number: 0198 • ACR Convergence 2020
A Prospective Cohort Study of Vehicle Control as a Measure of Driving Performance in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Kaleb Michaud¹, Jennifer Merickel¹, Yeongjin Gwon¹, Harlan Sayles¹, Haley Kampschnieder¹, Rebecca Hiebert¹, Alison Petro¹, Bryant England¹, Matthew Rizzo¹ and Ted Mikuls¹, ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Automobile driving is an instrumental activity of daily living. Owing to symptoms and functional impairment, patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) rely disproportionately on driving…
Abstract Number: 0214 • ACR Convergence 2020
Sustainability of Response Between Upadacitinib and Adalimumab Among Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Prior Inadequate Response to Methotrexate
Peter Nash¹, Arthur Kavanaugh², Maya Buch³, Bernard Combe⁴, Louis Bessette⁵, In-Ho Song⁶, Yanna Song⁷, Jessica Suboticki⁶ and Roy Fleischmann⁸, ¹School of Medicine Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, ²Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, & Immunology, University of California San Diego Medical School, San Diego, CA, ³Centre of Musculoskeletal Research, School of Biological Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴University of Montpellier, Montpellier, France, ⁵Laval University, Quebec, Canada, ⁶AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁷AbbVie Inc., North Chicago,, IL, ⁸Southwestern Medical Center, Metroplex Clinical Research Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: The primary treatment goal for patients(pts) with rheumatoid arthritis(RA) is a state of sustained clinical remission(REM) or low disease activity(LDA).1,2 We assess long-term sustainability…
Abstract Number: 0231 • ACR Convergence 2020
Treatment Patterns of Biologic/Targeted Synthetic DMARDs for the Management of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Australia: An Analysis of the OPAL Dataset
Helen Cooley¹, Tegan Smith², Peter Youssef³, Kathleen Tymms⁴, David Mathers⁵, Sabina Ciciriello⁶, Hedley Griffiths⁷, Catherine OSullivan² and Geoffrey Littlejohn⁸, ¹Hobart Private Hospital, Hobart, TAS, Taroona, Australia, ²OPAL Rheumatology Ltd, Sydney, NSW, Kogarah, New South Wales, Australia, ³University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW; Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, NSW, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia, ⁴Canberra Rheumatology, Canberra, ACT, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia, ⁵Georgetown Rheumatology, Georgetown, NSW, Georgetown, New South Wales, Australia, ⁶Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ⁷Barwon Rheumatology Service, Geelong, VIC, Geelong, Victoria, Australia, ⁸Monash Rheumatology, Clayton, VIC; OPAL Rheumatology Ltd, Sydney, NSW, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Background/Purpose: In Australia the cost of biological/targeted synthetic DMARDs (b/tsDMARDs) for treatment of RA is subsidized if the patient has documented high levels of clinical/laboratory…
Abstract Number: 0451 • ACR Convergence 2020
Prevalence, Therapy and Tumor Response in Patients with Rheumatic Immune-related Adverse Events Following Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Therapy: A Single-Centre Analysis
Sophia Verspohl¹, Tobias Holderried¹, Charlotte Behning², Peter Brossart¹ and Valentin Schaefer³, ¹Clinic for Internal Medicine III, Department of Oncology, Hematology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ²Institute for Medical Biometrics, Informatics and Epidemiology (IMBIE), University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ³Clinic of Internal Medicine III, Department of Oncology, Hematology and Rheumatology, University Hospital Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have improved cancer therapy [1] by inducing a higher immune system activity and subsequent attack of tumor cells. However, this effect…
Abstract Number: 0491 • ACR Convergence 2020
Relationship Between Rheumatoid Arthritis and Pulmonary Function in the UK Biobank
Lauren C. Prisco¹, Matthew Moll¹, Jiaqi Wang², Weixing Huang³, Lily Martin¹, Vanessa Kronzer⁴, Sicong Huang², Edwin Silverman², Tracy J. Doyle⁵, Michael Cho⁵ and Jeffrey Sparks⁶, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity; Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, West Roxbury, MA, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity; Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Established pulmonary manifestations of RA include restrictive processes such as interstitial lung disease and obstructive processes such as bronchiectasis, but clinically detected forms of…
Abstract Number: 0698 • ACR Convergence 2020
Baseline Factors Are Not Associated with Rehabilitation Dose over Six Months Among Adults with RA
Louise Thoma¹, Elizabeth Wellsandt², Kristin Wipfler³ and Kaleb Michaud², ¹University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Functional limitation is common in adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Rehabilitation services, like physical therapy (PT) and occupational therapy (OT), are effective in improving…
Abstract Number: 0756 • ACR Convergence 2020
Increased Risk of Hospitalization in Patients with RA Who Are ACPA Positive and Shared Epitope Positive
Joe Zhuo¹, Manasi Suryavanshi¹, Lawshia Priya², Vadim Khaychuk¹, John Vaile¹, Jing Cui³, Nancy Shadick⁴ and Michael Weinblatt³, ¹Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ, ²Mu-Sigma, Bangalore, India, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity; Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: A strong genetic association between HLA-DRB1 alleles containing the shared epitope (SE) and RA has been described.1 The SE has been associated with ACPA…
Abstract Number: 0774 • ACR Convergence 2020
Nr4a1-high Arthritogenic T Cells from SKG Mice Are Associated with Markers of Recent and Chronic Antigen-stimulation and an Altered T Cell Receptor Repertoire
Judith Ashouri-Sinha¹, Elizabeth McCarthy¹, Steven Yu², Chun Jimmie Ye¹ and Arthur Weiss¹, ¹UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, San Francisco, CA, ²UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, San Francsico, CA
Background/Purpose: T cells can either be activated through their T cell receptor (TCR) in an antigen-specific manner, or in response to cytokines. Identification of antigen-reactive…
Abstract Number: 0791 • ACR Convergence 2020
Peficitinib Inhibits Angiogenesis via Suppression of VEGF Production in Rheumatoid Arthritis Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes
Yuzo Ikari¹, Takeo Isozaki¹, Kuninobu Wakabayashi¹ and Tsuyoshi Kasama², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Showa University School of Medicine, Koutou-ku Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Peficitinib is a novel Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor developed for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Peficitinib has approved in 2019 in Japan, but…
Abstract Number: 0807 • ACR Convergence 2020
Safety of Biologic & Targeted Therapies Among Elderly Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Akhil Sood¹, Soham Al Snih¹, Vijaya Murthy², Emilio Gonzalez¹ and Mukaila Raji¹, ¹University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ²University of Texas Medical Branch, League City, TX
Background/Purpose: Recent developments in biologic and targeted therapy have led to better control of disease activity and improved quality of life in patients with rheumatoid…
Abstract Number: 0824 • ACR Convergence 2020
The Comparative Effectiveness of Abatacept versus Tofacitinib After 6 Months of Treatment in Patients with RA Who Were Anti-citrullinated Protein Antibody Positive at Baseline: Results from a US National Observational Study
Leslie Harrold¹, Keith Wittstock², Sheila Kelly², Xue Han², Ying Shan¹, Page Moore¹, Lin Guo¹ and Vadim Khaychuk², ¹Corrona, LLC, Waltham, MA, ²Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Princeton, NJ
Background/Purpose: Previous data from the Corrona RA registry, conducted in a US clinical practice setting, demonstrated that patients (pts) with RA who were ACPA+ had…
Abstract Number: 0967 • ACR Convergence 2020
Absence of Thy1 Associated with Severe Bone Loss in the TNF-transgenic (TNF-Tg) Mice Arthritis Model
Ananta Paine¹, Maria de la Luz Garcia-Hernandez², Marc Nuzzo³, Stacey Duemmel³, Benjamin Korman¹ and Christopher Ritchlin¹, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ²Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, West Henrietta, NY, ³Department of Medicine, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester
Background/Purpose: Thy1 (CD90) is a glycosylated, glycophosphatidylinositol (GPI)-anchored membrane protein noted to be expressed on many cells including T lymphocytes, stem cells, osteoblasts and fibroblasts.…
Abstract Number: 1005 • ACR Convergence 2020
Risk of Non-vertebral Fractures Among Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Biologic or Targeted-Synthetic DMARDs: A Multi-Database Comparative Safety Study
Ajinkya Pawar¹, Rishi Desai¹, Mengdong He¹, Lily Bessette¹ and Seoyoung Kim², ¹Brigham and Women's hospital, Boston, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) increases risk of osteoporosis and fractures. However, limited head-to-head comparative data exists on the risk of non-vertebral osteoporotic fractures (NVFs) among…
Abstract Number: 1130 • ACR Convergence 2020
Patient Perspectives on Biobanking and Data-linkage for Rheumatic Disease Research
Abhishikta Dey¹, Marita Cross², Tom Lynch³, Carlos El-Haddad⁴ and Lyn March⁵, ¹NSW Rheumatology Advanced Trainee, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, ²Institute of Bone and Joint Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, ³A3BC, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, ⁴Liverpool Hospital, Sydney, Australia, ⁵Institute of Bone and Joint Research, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Background/Purpose: The causes of arthritis and autoimmune conditions remain unknown. A complex interplay of genetic and environmental factors is thought to underlie these diseases. Prospective…

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