Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis"

Abstract Number: 1201 • ACR Convergence 2021
Younger Age and Smoking Status Are Associated with Delayed Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis in a U.S. Veteran Population
Steven Taylor¹, Bryant England², Joshua Baker³, Brian Sauer⁴ and John Richards⁵, ¹UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁵Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: RA is a complex multisystem disease, which, untreated, results in debilitating joint damage, excess morbidity, and premature mortality. Previous research has demonstrated an association…
Abstract Number: 1217 • ACR Convergence 2021
Discontinuation Rate of Tofacitinib Is Similar When Compared to TNF Inhibitors in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Pooled Data from Two Rheumatoid Arthritis Registries in Canada
Mohammad Movahedi¹, Denis Choquette², Louis Coupal², Angela Cesta³, Xiuying Li³, Edward Keystone⁴ and Claire Bombardier⁵, ¹Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Institut de Rhumatologie de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, ³Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, UHN, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Keystone Consulting Enterprises Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto - Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib (TOFA) is an oral, small molecule drug used for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment as the first or an alternative option to biologic disease-…
Abstract Number: 1233 • ACR Convergence 2021
Physician and Patient Reported Effectiveness Outcomes Are Similar in Tofacitinib and TNF Inhibitors in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Data from a Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry in Canada
Mohammad Movahedi¹, Angela Cesta², Xiuying Li², Edward Keystone³ and Claire Bombardier⁴, ¹Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, UHN, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Keystone Consulting Enterprises Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Toronto - Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib (TOFA) is an oral, small molecule drug used for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment as an alternative option to biologic disease modifying antirheumatic drugs…
Abstract Number: 1249 • ACR Convergence 2021
In Rheumatoid Arthritis, Inhibition of the Lactate Monocarboxylate Transporters-1, and -4 in Pathological Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes Led to Decreased ChemokineProduction
Morten Aagaard Nielsen¹, Maithri Aspari², Klaus Frommer³, Malene Hvid², Tue Kragstrup² and Bent Deleuran², ¹Aarhus University / Aarhus University Hopital, Aarhus, Denmark, ²Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark, ³Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Bad Nauheim, Germany
Background/Purpose: Pathological subsets of fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) have recently been identified as key players in the aggravation of both persistent joint inflammation and destruction in…
Abstract Number: 1448 • ACR Convergence 2021
Virtual Visits versus Face-to-Face Visits for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Comparison of Treat to Target (TTT) Adherence in 18 US Rheumatology Practices
DH Solomon¹, Nancy Shadick¹, Theodore Pincus², Josef Smolen³, Jack Ellrodt¹, Jacklyn Stratton¹, Leah Santacroce¹, Jeffrey Katz¹, Prem Chatpar⁴, Mary Stocks⁴, Breanna Mundell⁴, Christina Downey⁵, Karina Torralba⁶, Douglas White⁷, Meggan Baudek⁷, Steven Szlembarski⁷, Sharon Barnhart⁷, Jawad Bilal⁸, Albert Redford⁸, Dylan Lee⁸, Julia Buchfuhrer⁹, Helene Kramer⁸, C. Kent Kwoh¹⁰, Michel Villatoro-Villar⁸, Asha Patnaik¹¹, Edgardo Guzman¹¹, Rebecca Trachtman¹², John Tesser¹³, Dijana Music¹⁴, Lexi Mickey¹⁵, Mona Amin¹⁶, Jeffrey Potter¹⁷, Joshua Sundhar¹⁸, Jessica Sheingold¹⁹, Juan Schmukler²⁰, Diane Horowitz²¹, Hannah Gulko²¹, Robert Quinet²², Swathi Dhulipala²³, Ronak Patel²⁴, Chandana Keshavamurthy²⁵, Guiset Carvajal Bedoya²⁶, Rhonda Dunn²⁷, Bharat Kumar²⁷, Aleksander Lenert²⁷, Hanna Zembrzuska²⁷ Matthew Gebre²⁸, Petar Lenert²⁹, Allen Anandarjah³⁰, Annie Yang³⁰, Linda Grinnell-Merrick³⁰, Shadefai Goldsmith³⁰, Jonna Zelie³⁰, Leanna Wise³¹, Nicole Zagelbaum Ward³² and Jeffrey Kaine³³ ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ³University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Dr. Chatpar and Associates, LLC, Plainview, NY, ⁵Loma Linda University Medical Center, Redlands, CA, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Loma Linda University Healthcare, Loma Linda, CA, ⁷Gundersen Health, La Crosse, WI, ⁸University of Arizona, Phoenix, AZ, ⁹University of Arizona, Pheonix, AZ, ¹⁰University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tuscon, AZ, ¹¹Stony Brook School of Medicine, Stony Brook, NY, ¹²Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ¹³Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates, P.C., Phoenix, AZ, ¹⁴Arizona Arthritis and Rheumatology Associates, Glendale, AZ, ¹⁵Arthritis and Rheumatology Associates- Glendale, Glendale, AZ, ¹⁶Arthritis and Rheumatology Associates- Phoenix, Phoenix, AZ, ¹⁷Arthritis & Rheumatism Associates, Wheaton, MD, ¹⁸Arthritis Rheum & Back Disease Assoc., Voorhees, NJ, ¹⁹MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, ²⁰Mount Sinai- Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²¹Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, ²²Ochsner Health, River Ridge, LA, ²³Ochsner Clinic Foundation, River Ridge, LA, ²⁴Ochsner Health, Jefferson, LA, ²⁵Ochsner, New Orleans, LA, ²⁶University of Colorado, aurora, CO, ²⁷University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ²⁸Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, CA, ²⁹University of Iowa Medical School, Iowa City, IA, ³⁰University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ³¹LAC+USC/Keck Medicine of USC, Pasadena, CA, ³²LAC+USC Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ³³Cullowhee, NC
Background/Purpose: TTT is the recommended paradigm for managing RA according to major rheumatology organizations, however the literature suggests that TTT has not been widely implemented…
Abstract Number: 1646 • ACR Convergence 2021
Abnormal Cerebrovascular Biomarkers in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from a Prospective Study of Cognitive Aging
Maria Vassilaki¹, Cynthia Crowson², John Davis¹, Stephanie Duong¹, Aivi Nguyen¹, David Jones¹, Michelle Mielke¹, Vemuri Prashanthi¹ and Elena Myasoedova¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Eyota, MN
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of cognitive impairment compared to the general population. This association might be due to chronic…
Abstract Number: 1664 • ACR Convergence 2021
Changes in Physical Function Were Not Associated with Clinically Important Changes in Muscle Strength or Physical Performance over Time – A Cohort Study
Rafaela Espírito Santo¹, Joshua Baker², Jordana Silva³, Lidiane Filippin⁴, Juliana Portes¹, Claiton Brenol¹, Rafael Chakr⁵ and Ricardo Xavier⁶, ¹Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Laboratório de Doenças Autoimunes, Serviço de Reumatologia, Porto Alegre, Brazil; Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Faculdade de Medicina, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Institute of musculoskeletal medicine, University Hospital Munster, Munster, Germany, ⁴Universidade La Salle, Canoas, Brazil, ⁵Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil, ⁶Departamento de Reumatologia, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
Background/Purpose: The Health Assessment Questionnaire Disability Index (HAQ) is negatively associated with muscle strength by handgrip test and positively associated with physical performance by timed…
Abstract Number: 1680 • ACR Convergence 2021
Impact of Race on the Efficacy and Safety of Tofacitinib in Patients with RA: A Post Hoc Analysis of Phase 2, 3, and 3b/4 Clinical Trials
Grace Wright¹, Eduardo Mysler², Yi-Hsing Chen³, Cassandra Kinch⁴, Arne Yndestad⁵, Kenneth Kwok⁶, Mary Jane Cadatal⁷, Rebecca Germino⁸ and Alexis Ogdie⁹, ¹Grace C Wright MD PC, and Association of Women in Rheumatology, New York, NY, ²Organización Médica de Investigación, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ³Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁴Pfizer Canada ULC, Kirkland, QC, Canada, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Oslo, Norway, ⁶Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁷Pfizer Inc, Manila, Philippines, ⁸Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁹Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: While racial disparities in clinical outcomes for RA patients (pts) receiving bDMARDs or csDMARDs have been described,1 there remains a paucity of data on…
Abstract Number: 1696 • ACR Convergence 2021
Clinical Outcomes up to Week 48 of Ongoing Filgotinib RA Long-term Extension Trial of Biologic DMARD Inadequate Responders Initially on Filgotinib or Placebo in a Phase 3 Trial
Maya Buch¹, Tsutomu Takeuchi², Vijay Rajendran³, Jacques-Eric Gottenberg⁴, Alena Pechonkina⁵, YingMeei Tan⁶, Qi Gong⁵, Katrien Van Beneden⁷ and Roberto Caporali⁸, ¹University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²Div. Rheumatology, Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, ³Galapagos NV, Mechelen, Belgium, ⁴National Reference Center for Rare East South-West Autoimmune Systemic Diseases RESO, Strasbourg University Hospitals, Strasbourg, France, ⁵Gilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA, ⁶Gilead Sciences, Inc, San Diego, CA, ⁷Galapagos, NV, Mechelen, Belgium, ⁸Policlinico S. Matteo University, Pavia, Italy
Background/Purpose: The preferential Janus kinase-1 inhibitor filgotinib (FIL) is approved to treat RA in Europe and Japan. We assessed FIL efficacy and safety in patients…
Abstract Number: 1724 • ACR Convergence 2021
More Than 50% of Women with Chronic Rheumatic Inflammatory Diseases Present an Unfavorable Pregnancy Outcome: A Descriptive Analysis of the National French Healthcare Database
Anna Molto¹, Barbara Roux², Diep Tran², Aya Ajrouche², nathalie costedoat-Chalumeau³, Elisabeth Elefant⁴, Vassilis Tsatsaris⁵, Jeanne Fresson⁶, Brigitte Bader-Meunier⁷, Bruno Fautrel⁸ and Florence Tubach², ¹Rheumatology department, Cochin hospital, APHP, Paris, France, ²CEPHEPI, APHP, Paris, France, ³Inserm DR Paris 5, Paris, France, ⁴Teratogenic agents refernce center (CRAT) , Hôpital Trousseau, APHP, Paris, France, ⁵Obstetrics Department, Port Royal Maternity, Cochin Hospital, APHP, Paris, France, ⁶CHU Nancy, Nancy, France, ⁷Pediatric Immuno-hematology, Necker Hospital, APHP, Paris, France, ⁸Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, APHP, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Women with chronic rheumatic inflammatory diseases (CRID, i.e. rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or spondyloarthritis (SpA)) have been reported to have poorer pregnancy outcomes than the…
Abstract Number: 1940 • ACR Convergence 2021
Malignancies in Patients Aged ≥ 50 Years with RA and ≥ 1 Additional Cardiovascular Risk Factor: Results from a Phase 3b/4 Randomized Safety Study of Tofacitinib vs TNF Inhibitors
Jeffrey Curtis¹, Kunihiro Yamaoka², Yi-Hsing Chen³, Levent M Gunay⁴, Naonobu Sugiyama⁵, Carol A Connell⁶, Cunshan Wang⁶, Joseph Wu⁶, Sujatha Menon⁶, Ivana Vranic⁷ and Juan J Gomez-Reino⁸, ¹Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Department of Epidemiology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²School of Medicine, Department of Rheumatology and Infectious Diseases, Kitasato University, Sagamihara, Japan, ³Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁴Pfizer Inc, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁵Pfizer Japan Inc, Tokyo, Japan, ⁶Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁷Pfizer Inc, Tadworth, Surrey, United Kingdom, ⁸Hospital Clínico Universitario, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Background/Purpose: ORAL Surveillance (NCT02092467) was a post-authorization safety study to assess the relative risk of tofacitinib vs TNF inhibitors (TNFi), based on observed increases in…
Abstract Number: 0026 • ACR Convergence 2021
Synovial Fibroblasts Acquire a Proinflammatory and Destructive Phenotype After Exposure to αS1-Casein (CSN1S1)
Nadine Honke¹, Tim Appel¹, Matthias Schneider² and Georg Pongratz³, ¹Department of Rheumatology, Hiller Research Center Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Germany (* contributed equally), Düsseldorf, Germany, ²Policlinic & Hiller Research Unit Rheumatology, UKD, Heinrich-Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany, ³Polyclinic and Functional Area for Rheumatology & Hiller Research Center Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: The milk protein αS1-Casein (CSN1S1) was described to be overexpressed in synovial tissue of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and osteoarthritis (OA). Recently we…
Abstract Number: 0043 • ACR Convergence 2021
Takinib Inhibits IL-1β-Induced Activation of Signal Transducer and Activator of Transcription 3 (STAT3) in Human Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblasts
Anil singh¹, Paul Panipinto¹, Ruby Siegel¹, Farheen Shaikh¹, Mukesh Chourasia² and Salah-uddin Ahmed¹, ¹Washington State University, Spokane, WA, ²Amity University, Noida, India
Background/Purpose: Interleukin-1 (IL-1) is a crucial mediator of inflammatory cartilage and bone destruction in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). IL-1β signaling relies on the activation of TGF-beta…
Abstract Number: 0154 • ACR Convergence 2021
Utilization of Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results from a Population-based Cohort (1999-2014)
Caitrin Coffey¹, Cynthia Crowson², Cassondra Hulshizer¹, Gavin McKenzie¹, Nicholas Rhodes¹, John Davis¹ and Kerry Wright¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Eyota, MN
Background/Purpose: Early diagnosis and treatment initiation improve outcomes for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Delays to diagnosis and treatment affect patients with seronegative vs seropositive…
Abstract Number: 0231 • ACR Convergence 2021
Reducing the Number of Outpatient Clinic Visits by Using the Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 as a Screening Tool
Jimmy Wiegel¹, Bart Seppen¹, Marieke ter wee², Maarten Boers³, Michael Nurmohamed⁴ and wouter Bos⁵, ¹Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Amsterdam UMC, Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Reade and Amsterdam University Medical Center, location VUmc, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Reade Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The long-term and frequent evaluation of disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) leads to a large burden of planned consultations at outpatient…

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