Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis"

Abstract Number: 1360 • ACR Convergence 2024
Impact of Maintaining Low Disease Activity on Patient Outcomes and Healthcare Resource Utilization in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Receiving Advanced Treatment
Urbano Sbarigia¹, Jing Zhao², Jackie Kwong², Chinmayi Naik³, Federico Zazzetti⁴, Nancy Shadick³ and Michael Weinblatt⁵, ¹Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Brussels, Belgium, ²Janssen Global Services, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson Company, Raritan, NJ, ³Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Horsham, PA, PA, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, Waban, MA
Background/Purpose: Despite scientific advances and the availability of new treatments for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), many RA patients still cannot achieve the therapeutic goal of low…
Abstract Number: 1376 • ACR Convergence 2024
Comparison of the Efficacy of DMARDs in Phase 3 Trials of Different Populations Used in FDA Approvals for Rheumatoid Arthritis Since 2010
Catherine Emanuel¹ and Ajay Aggarwal², ¹Aclaris Therapeutics Inc., St Louis, MO, ²Aclaris Therapeutics, Inc., Wellesley, MA
Background/Purpose: Varying mechanisms of action are required to address the needs of rheumatoid arthritis patients with different levels of severity. Since 2010, all new FDA…
Abstract Number: 1393 • ACR Convergence 2024
Relationship Between Disease Activity and Adverse Events in Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Integrated Post Hoc Analysis of Upadacitinib Phase 3 Trials
Roy Fleischmann¹, Zoltán Szekanecz², Eduardo Mysler³, Kevin Winthrop⁴, Kunihiro Yamaoka⁵, Kirsten Famulla⁶, Yanna Song⁷, Birgit Kovacs⁷, Sander Strengholt⁸ and Gerd Burmester⁹, ¹Metroplex Clinical Research Center and University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ²University of Debrecen, Debrecen, Hungary, ³Organizacion Medica de Investigacion, Buenos Aires, AR, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁴School of Medicine, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, ⁵Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Japan, ⁶AbbVie Deutschland GmbH & Co. KG, Immunology, North Chicago, ⁷AbbVie, North Chicago, IL, ⁸AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁹Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Patients with RA are at a heightened risk of developing significant adverse events (AEs) such as MACE, VTE, and serious infectious events (SIE). Limited…
Abstract Number: 1661 • ACR Convergence 2024
Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblast Modulation of T Cell Activation
Melissa Romoff¹, Daniel Ramirez², Edward Dicarlo³, Susan Goodman⁴, Alexander Rudenska⁵, Laura Donlin¹ and Melanie Smith¹, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, Cartago, Costa Rica, ³Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ⁴Hospital for Special Surgery, New York 10025, NY, ⁵Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: In the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) joint, resident synovial fibroblasts (FLS) interact with infiltrating leukocytes. We previously identified a population of sublining FLS responsive to…
Abstract Number: 1743 • ACR Convergence 2024
What Are the Benefits of Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients to Remission After Achieving Low Disease Activity in Clinical Practice?
Jing Zhao¹, Urbano Sbarigia², Jackie Kwong¹, Chinmayi Naik³, Federico Zazzetti⁴, Nancy Shadick³ and Michael Weinblatt⁵, ¹Janssen Global Services, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson Company, Raritan, NJ, ²Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Brussels, Belgium, ³Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Horsham, PA, PA, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, Waban, MA
Background/Purpose: Current treatment guidelines for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) recommend low disease activity (LDA) as initial treatment goal with remission as a subsequent target whenever possible.…
Abstract Number: 1871 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Seropositive RA Polygenic Risk Score Does Not Predict Progression to RA in an ACPA Positive Population
Tada Vargas¹, Lauren Vanderlinden², Patrick Carry³, Kristen Demoruelle⁴, Marie Feser¹, Katerina Kechris⁵, Jane Buckner⁶, William Robinson⁷, Gary Firestein⁸, Michael Holers¹, Kevin Deane⁹ and Jill Norris¹⁰, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ²Colorado School of Public Health, Monument, CO, ³Department of Orthopedics, University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ⁴University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Golden, CO, ⁵Department of Biostatistics and Informatics, Colorado School of Public Health, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ⁶Benaroya Research Institute, Seattle, WA, ⁷Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University, and VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Stanford, CA, ⁸University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, ⁹University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ¹⁰Colorado School of Public Health, Denver, CO
Background/Purpose: Serum autoantibodies, such as ACPA and RF, are commonly detectable prior to the development of seropositive clinical RA; however, not all individuals with these…
Abstract Number: 1954 • ACR Convergence 2024
Examination of Rehabilitation Referrals from Rheumatology Practices for Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis in the RISE Registry: A Feasibility and Descriptive Study
Louise Thoma¹, Jing Li² and Gabriela Schmajuk³, ¹University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ²University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) commonly report functional limitations, pain, and fatigue that contribute to diminished quality of life and limit participation in valued…
Abstract Number: 2155 • ACR Convergence 2024
Direct Comparison of Sleep Quality and Risk Factors for Poor Sleep Across Rheumatoid Arthritis, Axial Spondyloarthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis
Dagna Polak¹, Mateusz Wilk², Piotr Kuszmiersz¹, Glenn Haugeberg³, Mariusz Korkosz⁴ and Zofia Guła⁴, ¹University Hospital in Cracow, Kraków, Poland, ²Univesity Hospital in Cracow, Kraków, Poland, ³Sørlandet Hospital, Kristiansand, Kristiansand, Norway, ⁴Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Kraków, Poland

Background/Purpose: Sleep disorders are common among patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) and have probably bilateral influence on disease activity and quality of life. Pathomechanism of…
Abstract Number: 2224 • ACR Convergence 2024
Age of Onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Radiographic Changes
Masaru Shimizu¹, Misti Paudel², Nancy Shadick³, Michael Weinblatt⁴ and Daniel Solomon⁵, ¹University of Tsukuba, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, Waban, MA, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, Newton, MA

Background/Purpose: Epidemiological studies have shown that the age of onset for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is increasing. However, associations between age of onset and joint erosion…
Abstract Number: 2241 • ACR Convergence 2024
Associations Between Disease Activity, Physical Function and Anti-rheumatic Medications with All-cause Mortality in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA): Data from a Canadian RA Registry
Mohammad Movahedi¹, Angela Cesta², Xiuying Li², Bindee Kuriya³, Sibel Aydin⁴, Ed Keystone⁵, Janet Pope⁶ and Claire Bombardier⁷, and OBRI investigators, ¹Toronto General Hospital Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²UHN, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto - Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴Ottawa Hospital Research Institute, Ottawa, ON, Canada, ⁵Keystone Consulting Enterprises Inc., Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ⁷University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of hospitalizations and mortality due to RA itself, associated comorbidities, and treatment-related complications. The purpose…
Abstract Number: 2261 • ACR Convergence 2024
Risk of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia During Janus Kinase (JAK) Inhibitor Treatment in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Mi-Ra Cho¹, Young-Eun Kim², Yeo-Jin Lee³, Soo Min Ahn², Seokchan Hong¹, Ji Seon Oh¹, Chang-Keun Lee¹, Bin Yoo¹ and Yong-Gil Kim¹, ¹Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ²Asan medical center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea, ³Asan medical center, Seoul, South Korea
Background/Purpose: Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitors are increasingly used in the treatment of Rheumatoid arthritis (RA); however, concerns have been raised about their potential to elevate…
Abstract Number: 2279 • ACR Convergence 2024
Discontinuation Pattern of Glucocorticoids in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Initiating Biologics or Targeted Synthetic DMARDs in Routine Care
Isabel Castrejon¹, Lucia Otero-Varela², José María Álvaro-Gracia³, Jerusalem Calvo Gutierrez⁴, Cristina Campos-Fernández⁵, Alicia García Dorta⁶, Ana Perez⁷, DOLORES RUIZ MONTESINO⁸ and Fernando Sánchez-Alonso⁹, and on behalf of BIOBADASER, ¹Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon, Madrid, Spain, ²Spanish Society of Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain, ³Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ⁴HU Reina Sofia, Cordoba, Spain, ⁵Consorci Hospital General Universitari de València, Comunitat Valenciana, Spain, Valencia, Spain, ⁶Rheumatologist, La Laguna, Spain, ⁷Hospital Universitario Principe de Asturias, Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain, ⁸Hospital Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain, ⁹Sociedad Española de Reumatología, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids (GC) have a rapid effect on symptoms, but chronic exposure is associated to important adverse events. Although both EULAR and ACR guidelines (1,2),…
Abstract Number: 2542 • ACR Convergence 2024
Group 2 Innate Lymphoid Cells Aggravates Development of Inflammatory Arthritis
Anders Nguyen¹, Miriam Bollmann¹, Agnieszka Lastowska², Anna-Karin Hultgård Ekwall¹, Dietmar Zaiss³, Gary Firestein⁴ and Mattias Svensson⁵, ¹University of Gothenburg, Göteborg, Sweden, ²University of Gothenburg, Goteborg, Sweden, ³University Hospital Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany, ⁴University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, ⁵University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Activation of fibroblast-like synoviocytes (FLS) by immune cells drives inflammation and joint damage in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Hence, understanding factors that induce destructive behaviors…
Abstract Number: 2671 • ACR Convergence 2024
Subcutaneous Abatacept vs Adalimumab Head-to-Head Comparison in Adults with Early, Dual Seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis, Positive for the Shared Epitope HLA Class II Risk Alleles, and an Inadequate Response to Methotrexate: Results from a Phase 3 Trial
Michael Weinblatt¹, Paul Emery², Vivian Bykerk³, Andrew Cope⁴, Gerd Burmester⁵, Yoshiya Tanaka⁶, Gustavo Citera⁷, Peter Nash⁸, Quentin Dornic⁹, Sheila Kelly¹⁰ and Michael Maldonado⁹, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, Waban, MA, ²University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³Hospital For Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁴King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁶Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka, Japan, ⁷Instituto de Rehabilitación Psicofísica, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ⁸Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia, ⁹Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ¹⁰Bristol Myers Squibb, Doylestown, PA
Background/Purpose: For patients (pts) early in their RA disease course, with a clinical profile characterized by inadequate response to MTX (MTX-IR), high titers of ACPA…
Abstract Number: 0042 • ACR Convergence 2024
Modulating Inflammation and Angiogenesis in an Advanced 3D Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Tissue Model
Eva Philippon¹, Jan Piet van Hamburg¹, Lisanne van Rooijen¹, Gary Sims², Conny Van der Laken³ and Sander Tas⁴, ¹Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Immunology Biosciences, Research and Early Development, Respiratory and Immunology (R&I), BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, ³Amsterdam UMC - location VUMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Amsterdam UMC, locatie AMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is a progressive and systemic autoimmune disorder characterized by chronic and destructive joint inflammation. Key features of RA include synovial cell…

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