Abstracts tagged "rheumatoid arthritis"

Abstract Number: 1324 • ACR Convergence 2023
Previous History of Serious Infection Is Associated with the Use of IL-6 Inhibitors in Rheumatoid Arthritis in Wales, UK
Roxanne Cooksey¹ and Ernest Choy², ¹Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom, ²Section of Rheumatology, Cardiff University, Cardiff, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Biologic therapy has revolutionised the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Randomised control trials have shown that IL-6 inhibitors are superior to adalimumab, a TNF…
Abstract Number: 1340 • ACR Convergence 2023
Recent Trends in Treatment Patterns for Rheumatoid Arthritis in Response to Emerging Data
Stephanie Song¹, Michael George², Ted R Mikuls³, Bryant England⁴, Brian Sauer⁵, Grant Cannon⁶ and Joshua Baker², ¹Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵Salt Lake City VA/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁶University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Janus kinase inhibitors (JAKi) have demonstrated substantial efficacy in decreasing symptoms and in reducing progressive joint damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In…
Abstract Number: 1629 • ACR Convergence 2023
Persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Long COVID Had Worse Pre-COVID RA Symptoms and Worse Non-RA Symptoms, as Well as Higher Rates of Fibromyalgia Compared with COVID Infected Long COVID Negative
Kaleb Michaud¹, Sofia Pedro², Shreena Kamlesh Gandhi³ and Frederick Wolfe², ¹University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ²Forward, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Wichita, KS, ³Kansas University School of Medicine, Wichita, KS
Background/Purpose: Long COVID, also known as Post COVID syndrome or postacute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection, refers to the development of persistent or new symptoms lasting…
Abstract Number: 1723 • ACR Convergence 2023
3,3-dimethyl-1-butanol and Its Metabolite 3,3-dimethylbutyrate Ameliorate Arthritis Severity in CIA Independent of Choline TMA Lyase Activity
Brendan Allen¹, Sabrina Fechtner², Meagan Chriswell³, Widian Jubair¹, M. Aaron Vrolijk¹, V. Michael Holers⁴ and kristine Kuhn¹, ¹University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, CO, ²University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, Aurora, CO, ³University of Colorado Anschutz SOM, Denver, CO, ⁴University of Colorado, Denver, CO
Background/Purpose: Both human and animal studies associate specific microbiota and microbial metabolic pathways with the development of RA and autoimmune arthritis, thereby providing a novel…
Abstract Number: 1741 • ACR Convergence 2023
The Occurrence and Phenotype of Autoreactive T Cells in the At-Risk Phase of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Sara Turcinov¹, Charlotte de Vries², Ravi Kumar Sharma², Christina Gerstner², Bruno Raposo², Anatoly Dubnovitsky², William Kwok³, Karine Chemin², Vivianne Malmström⁴ and Aase Hensvold⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet. Theme of Inflammation and Ageing, Medical Unit Gastro, Derma, Rheuma, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Benaroya Research Institute at Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA, ⁴Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine Solna, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska University Hospital, Karolinska Institutet. Center for Rheumatology, Academic Specialist Center, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: CD4+ T cells recognizing citrullinated epitopes are present in peripheral blood of anti-citrulline protein antibody (ACPA) positive rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients at time of…
Abstract Number: 1757 • ACR Convergence 2023
Quantitative Assessment of Synovial Vascularity Using Power Doppler Index in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Psoriatic Arthritis Patients with High Disease Activity
Michał Jakubaszek, Maria Maślińska and Brygida Kwiatkowska, National Institute of Geriatrics Rheumatology and Rehabilitation, Warsaw, Poland
Background/Purpose: Usefulness of quantitative assessment of synovial vascularity in ultrasound (US) imaging in patients with active RA and PsA (peripheral arthritis). Additionally the assessment of…
Abstract Number: 1773 • ACR Convergence 2023
Integrated Analysis of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Fibroblast-like Synoviocytes (FLS) Transcriptome and Chromatin Accessibility Identifies Mechanisms Associated with Location-specific Disease Severity
Eunice Choi¹, Camilla R. L. Machado², David Boyle¹, Wei Wang¹ and Gary Firestein², ¹University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA
Background/Purpose: Mechanisms responsible for the distribution and severity of joint involvement in RA are not known. To explore whether site-specific FLS biology might contribute to…
Abstract Number: 1895 • ACR Convergence 2023
Comparative Analysis of Existing Tools in Assessing Cardiovascular Risk in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Exploring the Inadequacies
Pritee Shrestha¹, Peter Larsen¹ and Pablo Weilg Espejo², ¹Mercy One North Iowa Medical Center, Mason City, IA, ²Boston Medical Center, Chelsea, MA
Background/Purpose: Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Despite multiple CVD risk tools available, reliability to RA population is…
Abstract Number: 2092 • ACR Convergence 2023
Feasibility and Efficacy of Culturally Appropriate Spanish Language-First Patient Education for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Daniel Hernandez¹, Julio Bravo², Juan Maya Villamizar³, Oscar Soto⁴, Angel Tapia⁵, Guillermo Valenzuela⁶, W. Benjamin Nowell⁷ and Shilpa Venkatachalam⁸, ¹Global Healthy Living Foundation, St. Johns, FL, ²Novant, Winston-Salem, NC, ³Rheumatology Center of Palm Beach, PLLC, Boca Raton, FL, ⁴Mindful Rheumatix and Medical Research Group, San Juan, PR, ⁵Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ⁶Integral Rheumatology & Immunology Specialists, Plantation, FL, ⁷Global Healthy Living Foundation, Nyack, NY, ⁸Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Spanish-speaking patients with rheumatic arthritis (RA) need RA education that is medically accurate, conversational, and engaging. Our study examined the feasibility and efficacy of…
Abstract Number: 2111 • ACR Convergence 2023
Self-reported Methotrexate Adherence Underestimates Biochemical Adherence: Results from the Methotrexate Use Improvement in Rheumatoid Arthritis Using Biomarker Feedback Trial
James Bluett¹, Kimme Hyrich², Brian Keevil³, Patty Doran⁴ and Anne Barton⁵, ¹University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Versus Arthritis Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴School of Social Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁵Versus Arthritis Centre for Genetics and Genomics, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX) adherence is suboptimal and is associated with disease flare, DAS-28 response, radiographic damage and healthcare costs. Adherence can be measured using self-reported…
Abstract Number: 2127 • ACR Convergence 2023
Associations Between Rheumatoid Arthritis, Frailty Status and Mortality in Older Adults with Bladder Cancer
Maya Swaminathan¹, Sarah Holt², John Gore², Yaw Nyame², Jonathan Wright², George Schade², Ami Shah³, Jeffrey Sparks⁴, Una Makris⁵, Petros Grivas⁶, Maria Suarez-Almazor⁷, Sarah Psutka² and Namrata Singh⁸, ¹University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ²Department of Urology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ³Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Ellicott City, MD, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵UT Southwestern Medical Center and Dallas VA, Dallas, TX, ⁶Division of Medical Oncology, Dept. of Medicine, UW; Clinical Research Division; Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, Seattle, WA, ⁷MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ⁸University of Washington, Bellevue, WA
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is associated with an increased risk of developing certain cancers, including bladder cancer (Beydon et al. 20231). However, few studies have…
Abstract Number: 2143 • ACR Convergence 2023
Efficacy of Filgotinib in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Week 156 Results from a Long-term Extension Study
Maya Buch¹, Daniel Aletaha², Roberto F. Caporali³, Bernard G. Combe⁴, Hendrik Schulze-Koops⁵, Jacques-Eric Gottenberg⁶, Yoshiya Tanaka⁷, Ricardo Blanco⁸, Tsutomu Takeuchi⁹, Edmund V. Ekoka Omoruyi¹⁰, Katrien Van Beneden¹¹, Vijay Rajendran¹², Chris Watson¹³, Francesco De Leonardis¹⁴ and Paul Emery¹⁵, ¹University of Manchester and NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Wien, Austria, ³Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, University of Milan, and Department of Rheumatology and Medical Sciences, ASST Gaetano Pini-CTO, Milano, Italy, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Montpellier University, Montpellier, France, ⁵Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Department of Internal Medicine IV, Ludwig-Maximilians–University Munich, Munich, Germany, ⁶Rheumatology Department, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France, ⁷University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, ⁸Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, ⁹Keio University School of Medicine and Saitama Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ¹⁰Biostatistics, Galapagos NV, Mechelen, Belgium, ¹¹Medical Safety, Galapagos NV, Mechelen, Belgium, ¹²Clinical Research, Galapagos NV, Mechelen, Belgium, ¹³Medical Affairs, Galapagos Biotech Ltd., Cambridge, United Kingdom, ¹⁴Medical Affairs, Galapagos GmbH, Basel, Switzerland, ¹⁵Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: In the treatment of RA, JAK inhibitors are a valuable option to meet remission or low disease activity (LDA) treatment targets following an inadequate…
Abstract Number: 2159 • ACR Convergence 2023
Results of a 24-week Open-label, Non-interventional Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Olokizumab Therapy in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis After Switching from Anti-B-cell Therapy During the SARS-COV-2 Pandemic
Sofia Kuzkina¹, Eugen Feist², Nadezhda E. Banshchikova³, Anna A. Akimova³, Alexey E. Sizikov⁴, Arsen A. Mullagaliev³, Nadezhda A. Ilina⁴, Elena A. Letyagina³ and Maxim A. Korolev³, ¹R-Pharm, Moscow, Russia, ²Helios Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Vogelsang-Gommern, Germany, ³Research Institute of Clinical and Experimental Lymphology – branch of Federal State Budget Scientific Institution « Federal Research Center “Institute of cytology and genetics of Siberian Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences", Novosibirsk, Russia, ⁴Federal State Budgetary Scientific Institution Research Institute of Fundamental and Clinical Immunology, Novosibirsk, Russia
Background/Purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly changed the understanding of the safety profile of therapies for immunoinflammatory rheumatic diseases. This is primarily due to the…
Abstract Number: 2176 • ACR Convergence 2023
Cellular and Proteomic Changes Following Administration of Peresolimab, in a Phase 2a Trial in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Robert J. Benschop¹, Jay Tuttle¹, Paul Emery², Christoph Preuss¹, Mark Daniels¹, Veavi Ching-Yun Chan¹, Pia Yachi¹ and Ajay Nirula¹, ¹Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ²Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, and NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Peresolimab is a humanized immunoglobulin G1 monoclonal antibody that stimulates human programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1). Peresolimab demonstrated superiority to placebo in Disease…
Abstract Number: 2480 • ACR Convergence 2023
Definition of Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare Based on SDAI and CDAI
Victoria Konzett¹, Andreas Kerschbaumer², Josef S Smolen³, Eirik Kristianslund⁴, Sella Provan⁴, Tore Kvien⁵ and Daniel Aletaha⁶, ¹Medical University of Vienna, Wien, Austria, ²Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ³Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁴Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁵Center for Treatment of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (REMEDY), Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine III, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria, Wien, Austria
Background/Purpose: Measures of improvement and state of disease activity are well-established in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), whereas distinct classifiers for worsening (“flare”) are lacking to date.…

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