Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis"

Abstract Number: 487 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Assessment of Lipid Changes in Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Tofacitinib or Methotrexate over 24 Months
C. Charles-Schoeman¹, A. Dikranian², J. Taylor³, B. Wilkinson⁴, T. Jones⁵, K. Kwok⁶ and C. Nduaka⁴, ¹University of California, Los Angeles, CA, ²San Diego Arthritis Medical Clinic, San Diego, CA, ³Anderson Arthritis and Rheumatology Center, Meridian, MS, ⁴Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁶Pfizer Inc, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Post-baseline (BL) increases in mean low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and…
Abstract Number: 2487 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Effects of Tofacitinib on Health Care Resource Utilization and Work Productivity in US Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
V. Strand¹, R. Riese², R. Gerber², D. Gruben², A.G. Bushmakin², E.Y. Mahgoub³ and G. Wallenstein², ¹Biopharmaceutical Consultant, Portola Valley, CA, ²Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ³Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Here we describe health care resource utilization (HCRU) and work…
Abstract Number: 1462 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cadherin-11 mRNA Expression in the Peripheral Blood of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients As a Marker of Active Polyarthritis
Petros P. Sfikakis¹, Panagiotis F. Christopoulos^1,2, Aristeidis G. Vaiopoulos^1,2, Kalliopi Fragkiadaki¹, Christina Katsiari³, Violetta Kapsimali⁴, George Lallas¹, Panayiotis Panayiotidis⁴, Pinelopi Korkopoulou⁵ and Michael Koutsilieris², ¹First Department of Propedeutic Internal Medicine, Laikon Hospital, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece, ²Department of Physiology, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece, ³Department of Rheumatology, School of Health Sciences, University of Thessaly, Larissa, Greece, ⁴Department of Microbiology, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece, ⁵Department of Pathology, Athens University Medical School, Athens, Greece
Background/Purpose: Human rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblasts (RASF) implanted subcutaneously in immunodeficient mice trans-migrate through the vasculature and drive the progression from oligo- to poly-articular disease.…
Abstract Number: 461 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comprehensive Summary of the Efficacy and Safety of Tofacitinib 5mg Twice Daily in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and an Inadequate Response to Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs
P. Bird¹, W. Bensen², B. El-Zorkany³, J. Kaine⁴, B.H. Manapat-Reyes⁵, V. Pascual-Ramos⁶, D. Witcombe⁷, A. Anisfeld⁸, K. Soma⁹, R. Zhang⁹ and K. Thirunavukkarasu⁷, ¹Combined Rheumatology Practice, Sydney, Australia, ²St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ³Department of Rheumatology, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, ⁴Sarasota Arthritis Research Center, Sarasota, FL, ⁵Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines, ⁶Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Médicas y Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Mexico City, Mexico, ⁷Pfizer Australia, Sydney, Australia, ⁸Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁹Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib has been approved in the US and other countries at the recommended dose 5 mg BID in patients (pts) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and…
Abstract Number: 2480 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is there a Difference in the Effectiveness in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis with Rituximab when Using a Dose of 1 or 2 Grams per Cycle? a Systematic Review
Ana M. Ortiz¹, María Piedad Rosario², Carmen Martínez² and Isidoro González-Alvaro¹, ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa. IIS La Princesa, Madrid, Spain, ²Research Unit, Spanish Society of Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Since the description of the efficacy of rituximab (RTX) in treating patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the use of this drug has been extended.…
Abstract Number: 1196 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Inflammation Develops in a Toll-like Receptor 9-Independent Manner in Experimental Arthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis
Julie Mussard¹, Matthieu Ribon¹, Gaelle Clavel², Marie-Christophe Boissier³ and Patrice Decker¹, ¹INSERM UMR 1125, Li2P, University Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité and Rheumatology Department, Avicenne Hospital, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Bobigny, France, ²Fondation Ophtalmologique A. De Rothschild, Paris cedex 19, France, ³INSERM UMR 1125, Li2P, University Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Bobigny, France
Background/Purpose Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory disease of unknown etiology. Toll-like receptor (TLR) 9 recognizes pathogen-derived DNA and even self DNA under certain circumstances.…
Abstract Number: 460 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Analysis of Non-Melanoma Skin Cancer Across the Tofacitinib Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Program
Jeffrey R. Curtis¹, E.B. Lee², G. Martin³, X. Mariette⁴, K.K. Terry⁵, Y. Chen⁶, J. Geier⁷, J. Andrews⁵, M. Kaur⁶, K. Kwok⁷ and C. Nduaka⁵, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea, ³Dermatology and Laser Center of Maui, Kihei, HI, ⁴Paris-Sud University, Paris, France, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁶Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁷Pfizer Inc, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The incidence of non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) in the tofacitinib…
Abstract Number: 2455 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
IL-6 Proximal Promoter SNP rs18000795 Genotype Strongly Correlates with Synovial Fibroblast IL-6 Expression
Erika Noss¹, Sook Kyung Chang², Gerald Watts² and Michael Brenner², ¹Divison of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Division of Rheumatology, Immunology, and Allergy, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose Interleukin (IL)-6 is an important driver of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathology, and synovial fibroblasts are a major source of IL-6 in the RA synovium. …
Abstract Number: 1150 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Marked Differences in Euro-Qol-5-Dimensions Preference Sets Based on Hypothetical or Experience Based Valuation
Anna Cooper¹, Johan A. Karlsson² and Anders Gülfe¹, ¹Dept of Clinical Sciences, Lund, Section for Rheumatology, Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, Lund, Sweden, ²Dept of Clinical Sciences, Section for Rheumatology, Lund University, Faculty of Medicine, Lund, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Health related quality of life (HRQoL) can be expressed as utility, a value anchored at 0 (death) and 1 (perfect health, forming the basis…
Abstract Number: 471 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improving of Safety in Treatment with Biologics during First Seven-Years Experiences; Long-Term Results from Observational Cohort Study of Clinical Practice Using Multicenter Registry in Japan
Toshihisa Kojima¹, Nobunori Takahashi¹, Koji Funahashi², Shuji Asai², Yutaka Yoshioka², Kenya Terabe², Nobuyuki Asai^2,3, Toki Takemoto², Naoki Ishiguro¹, Atsushi Kaneko⁴, Yuji Hirano⁵, Yuichiro Yabe⁶ and Yasuhide Kanayama⁷, ¹Orthopaedic Surgery and Rheumatology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan, ²Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan, ³Nagoya Univeristy Hospital, Nagoya, Japan, ⁴Orthopedic Surgery and Rheumatology, Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan, ⁵Rheumatology, Toyohashi Municipal Hospital, Toyohashi, Japan, ⁶Rheumatology, JCHO Tokyo Shinjuku Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, ⁷Orthopedic Surgery and Rheumatology, Toyota Kosei Hospital, Toyota, Japan
Background/Purpose: Many evidences including clinical trials of biologics lead us earlier and more aggressive treatment strategy for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It is stated…
Abstract Number: 2447 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Role of TET3-Mediated DNA Demethylation By Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Kazuhisa Nakano¹, Kunihiro Yamaoka¹, Akira Kurozumi², Akio Kawabe², Kaoru Yamagata² and Yoshiya Tanaka³, ¹The First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, ²The first department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, ³University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan
Background/Purpose In the pathogenesis of Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) RA fibroblast-like synoviocytes (RA FLS) exhibit a unique aggressive phenotype that contributes to the cytokine milieu and…
Abstract Number: 1145 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evaluation of Biologic Treatment Patterns, Clinical Outcomes, and Healthcare Resource Utilization Post-Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitor Discontinuation in Rheumatoid Arthritis
J. Harnett¹, D. Wiederkehr¹, R. Gerber², D. Gruben², A. Koenig³ and J. Bourret³, ¹Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ²Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ³Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA
Background/Purpose: For rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients (pts) with inadequate response to a TNF inhibitor (TNFi), limited evidence exists from observational studies and indirect comparisons of…
Abstract Number: 465 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
18-Month Worldwide Post-Marketing Surveillance Experience of Tofacitinib
S. Cohen¹, Jeffrey R. Curtis², Roy Fleischmann¹ and Y. Chen³, ¹Metroplex Clinical Research Center, Dallas, TX, ²University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, ³Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA
Background/Purpose: Post-marketing surveillance is an important part of monitoring adverse events (AEs) following the approval of new drugs. Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor…
Abstract Number: 2351 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tocilizumab In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Rates Of Malignancy: Results From Long-Term Extension Clinical Trials
Ronald F. van Vollenhoven¹, Andrea Rubbert-Roth², Anthony Sebba³, Benjamin Porter-Brown⁴, Lucy Rowell⁵, Pavel Napalkov⁶ and Devi Smart⁵, ¹Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Med Clinic I, University of Cologne, koln, Germany, ³University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, ⁴Roche Products Ltd., Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom, ⁵Roche, Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom, ⁶Epidemiology, Genentech, South San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Malignancy is a potential risk of immunomodulatory treatments and may be increased in patients (pts) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The risk of malignancy was…
Abstract Number: 1856 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Potentiating Effects Of IL-17A, IL-17AF, IL-17F In Combination With TNF But Not With IL-1beta In Human Primary Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes From Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Christine Huppertz¹, Marija Curcic Djuric¹, Robert Hennze¹, Friedrich Raulf¹, Frank Kolbinger¹, Anis Mir¹ and David Lee², ¹Autoimmunity, Transplantation and Inflammatory Disease, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, SWITZERLAND, Basel, Switzerland, ²Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: The pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin-17A (IL-17A) activates fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) and other mesenchymal cells via the IL-17RA/RC receptor. FLS are a major source of inflammatory…

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