Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis"

Abstract Number: 1494 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with the JAK1-Selective Inhibitor GLPG0634 Reverses an Arthritis-Specific Blood Gene Signature to Healthy State
Mate Ongenaert¹, Sonia Dupont², Béatrice Vayssière², Reginald Brys¹, Luc Van Rompaey¹, Christel Menet¹ and René Galien², ¹Galapagos NV, Mechelen, Belgium, ²Galapagos SASU, Romainville, France
Background/Purpose The 4 Janus kinases (JAK1, JAK2, JAK3 and TYK2) are cytoplasmic tyrosine kinases that mediate intracellular signaling of cytokines (e.g. certain interleukins and interferons)…
Abstract Number: 497 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety Study of a Sequential Therapy of Tocilizumab and, If Initially Inadequately Responded to Tocilizumab, Followed By Rituximab in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Inadequate Response to Traditional Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs
Thomas Dörner¹, Hans-Peter Tony², Gerd Burmester¹, Hendrik Schulze-Koops³, Jörg Kaufmann⁴, Peter Kästner⁵, Herbert Kellner⁶, Reiner Kurthen⁷, Sylke Wagner⁸, Marvin A. Peters⁹ and Christoph Iking-Konert¹⁰, ¹Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²University Clinic Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany, ³University Clinic Munich, Munich, Germany, ⁴Rheumatology Practice, Ludwigsfelde, Germany, ⁵MVZ Out-patient Rheumatogy Unit Erfurt, Erfurt, Germany, ⁶Specialist Practice for Rheumatology and Gastroenterology, Munich, Germany, ⁷Rheumatology Practice, Aachen, Germany, ⁸Practice for Internal Medicine specialized in Rheumatology, Halle, Germany, ⁹Roche Pharma AG, Grenzach-Wyhlen, Germany, ¹⁰University Clinic Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: The MIRAI study evaluated a sequential exposure to 2 defined biologics under rigorous study conditions within a homogeneous population of biological naïve patients (pts)…
Abstract Number: 2489 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Analysis of Early Neutropenia, Clinical Response, and Serious Infection Events in Patients Receiving Tofacitinib for Rheumatoid Arthritis
V. Strand¹, A. Dikranian², J. Beal³, K. Kwok³, S. Krishnaswami⁴, S. Wood⁴ and C. Nduaka⁴, ¹Biopharmaceutical Consultant, Portola Valley, CA, ²San Diego Arthritis Medical Clinic, San Diego, CA, ³Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁴Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Post-baseline (BL) decreases in mean peripheral neutrophil count were…
Abstract Number: 1463 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dickkopf-1 Perpetuated Synovial Fibroblast Activation and Synovial Angiogenesis in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Li Zheng¹, Fanlei Hu², Yingni Li¹, Lianjie Shi², Xiaoxu Ma¹, Xuewu Zhang³ and Zhanguo Li⁴, ¹Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China, ²Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China, ³11 South Street, XiZhiMen , We, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China, ⁴Rheum/Immunology, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China
Background/Purpose . Dkk-1, a master regulator of joint remodeling, is elevated and leads to bone resorption in patients with RA. This study aimed to investigate…
Abstract Number: 493 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of Tofacitinib Following Inadequate Response to Nonbiologic DMARD or Biologic DMARD
C. Charles-Schoeman¹, Gerd Burmester², P. Nash³, C.a.F. Zerbini⁴, S. Anway⁵, K. Kwok⁶, T. Hendrikx⁷, E. Bananis⁸ and Roy Fleischmann⁹, ¹University of California, Los Angeles, CA, ²Charité – University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ³Rheumatology Research Unit, Nambour Hospital, Sunshine Coast and Department of Medicine, University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia, ⁴Centro Paulista de Investigação Clinica, Sao Paulo, Brazil, ⁵Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁶Pfizer Inc, New York, NY, ⁷Pfizer BV, Capelle aan den IJssel, Netherlands, ⁸Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA, ⁹Metroplex Clinical Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Here we compare the efficacy and safety of tofacitinib 5…
Abstract Number: 2488 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Relationship Between Different Clinical Measurements and Patient-Reported Outcomes
Roy Fleischmann¹, V Strand², B Wilkinson³, K Kwok⁴ and E Bananis³, ¹Metroplex Clinical Research Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Medicine, Dallas, TX, ²Biopharmaceutical Consultant, Portola Valley, CA, ³Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ⁴Pfizer Inc, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Here we compare the relationship between clinical measures and patient-reported…
Abstract Number: 1478 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pharmacokinetics, Bioavailability and Safety of a Modified-Release Once-Daily Formulation of Tofacitinib in Healthy Volunteers
M. Lamba¹, R. Wang¹, T. Fletcher², C. Alvey¹, A. Hazra¹, J. Kushner¹, J. Larmann¹ and T. Stock², ¹Pfizer Inc, Groton, CT, ²Pfizer Inc, Collegeville, PA
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The efficacy and safety of an immediate-release (IR) formulation…
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. …

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