Abstracts tagged "Rheumatoid Factor"

Abstract Number: 1589 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Body Mass Index Does Not Impact Abatacept Retention in Biologic-Naive Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Have Poor Prognostic Factors: A 12-Month Interim Analysis of an Observational, Prospective Study
R Alten¹, H-M Lorenz², HG Nüßlein³, X Mariette⁴, M Galeazzi⁵, A Cantagrel⁶, M Chartier⁷, Y Elbez⁸, C Rauch⁹ and M Le Bars⁷, ¹Schlosspark-Klinik University Medicine, Berlin, Germany, ²University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany, ³University of Erlangen, Nürnberg, Germany, ⁴Université Paris-Sud, Paris, France, ⁵University of Siena, Siena, Italy, ⁶Purpan Hospital, Toulouse, France, ⁷Bristol-Myers Squibb, Rueil-Malmaison, France, ⁸Excelya, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, ⁹Bristol-Myers Squibb, Munich, Germany
Background/Purpose: In patients with RA, obesity may impair clinical response to anti-TNF agents.1,2 In contrast, BMI does not appear to impact treatment retention or clinical…
Abstract Number: 1603 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Responses to Tocilizumab Analyzed By Serologic Status in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Laura Cappelli¹, J. Lynn Palmer² and Clifton Bingham III³, ¹Medicine/Rheumatology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²CORRONA Research Foundation, Phoenix, AZ, ³Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Clinical Responses to Tocilizumab Analyzed by Serologic Status in Rheumatoid Arthritis Background/Purpose: Biologic medications have improved outcomes for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but little…
Abstract Number: 2115 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Rheumatoid Factors May Potentiate Immune Complex Formation of Anti-Citrullinated Protein Antibodies
Willem J.J. Falkenburg^1,2, Dirkjan van Schaardenburg^3,4, Jana Koers⁵, Pleuni Ooijevaar-de Heer⁵, Gertjan Wolbink^6,7, Arthur E.H. Bentlage⁸, Gestur Vidarsson⁸ and Theo Rispens⁵, ¹Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center | Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Department of Immunopathology, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ³Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, location Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁴Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, location Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁵Immunopathology, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁶Immunopathology, Sanquin Research and Landsteiner Laboratory Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁷Rheumatology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and immunology Center, location Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ⁸Experimental Immunohematology, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a complex inflammatory disorder in which autoantibodies play a prominent role. Several types of autoantibodies, including rheumatoid factors (RFs) -…
Abstract Number: 2612 • 2016 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Sero-Positivity for Rheumatoid Factor Is an Independent Predictor for Achievement of Good EULAR Response at 24 Weeks in ACPA Positive Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated with Abatacept: Results from Japanese Multicenter Registry
Nobunori Takahashi¹, Toshihisa Kojima¹, Shuji Asai¹ and Naoki Ishiguro², ¹Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan, ²Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
Background/Purpose: Abatacept is a new class of biologic agent for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that inhibits T cell activation by binding to CD80/86.…
Abstract Number: 495 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prognostic Significance of Residual Inflammation and Autoantibodies for Disease Relapse upon DMARD Suspension in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Sustained Remission after DAS-Driven Therapy
Antonio Manzo¹, Serena Bugatti¹, Francesca Benaglio¹, Garifallia Sakellariou¹, Barbara Vitolo¹, Carlomaurizio Montecucco¹ and Roberto Caporali², ¹Rheumatology and Translational Immunology Research Laboratories (LaRIT), Division of Rheumatology, IRCCS Policlinico S.Matteo Foundation/University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, ²Division of Rheumatology, Rheumatology and Translational Immunology Research Laboratories (LaRIT), Division of Rheumatology, IRCCS Policlinico S.Matteo Foundation/University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
Background/Purpose: Early diagnosis and treat-to-target strategies with conventional DMARDs in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have allowed the achievement of remission in a significant percentage of the…
Abstract Number: 2607 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies and Rheumatoid Factor in Rheumatoid Arthritis Hispanics Exposed to Biomass Smoke
Raymundo Vera-Pineda¹, Alberto Cardenas-de La Garza², Jorge Esquivel-Valerio³, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado², Jose Ramon Azpiri-Lopez⁴, Iris J. Colunga-Pedraza², Mario Alberto Garza-Elizondo² and Jesus Zacarias Villarreal-Pérez⁵, ¹Cardiology., Hospital Universitario, UANL., Monterrey, Mexico, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario, UANL., Monterrey, Mexico, ³Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario.UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Cardiology, Hospital Universitario, UANL., Monterrey, Mexico, ⁵Endocrinology, Hospital Universitario, UANL., Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Tobacco smoke has been associated to anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibodies positivity. Recently, in wood-smoke-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients without rheumatoid arthritis…
Abstract Number: 515 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Are Changes in Autoantibody Levels Reflecting Change in Prognosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Manuel Unger¹, Farideh Alasti¹, Paul Studenic¹, Josef S. Smolen^2,3 and Daniel Aletaha¹, ¹Department of Internal Medicine 3, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ²2nd Department of Medicine, Hietzing Hospital, Vienna, Austria, ³Department of Medicine 3, Division of Rheumatology, Medical University Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: The presence of rheumatoid factor (RF) and antibodies against citrullinated peptides (ACPA) is associated with progression of joint damage in patients with rheumatoid arthritis…
Abstract Number: 2660 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Elevated 14-3-3η Serum Protein Levels Increase RA Confirmation Rates in Recent-Onset Polyarthritis Patients
Nathalie Carrier¹, Anthony Marotta², Artur de Brum-Fernandes^3,4, Patrick Liang^3,4, Ariel Masetto^5,6, Yuan Gui², Jane Savill², Sara Michienzi², Henri Ménard⁷, Walter Maksymowych⁸ and Gilles Boire⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ²Augurex Life Sciences Corp., Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Department of Medicine/Division of Rheumatology, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁴Rheumatology Division, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁵Department of Medicine/Division of Rheumatology, Université de Sherbrooke, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁶Department of Medicine/Division of Rheumatology, University of Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁷MSK Research Axis, McGill University Health Center Research Institute, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁸Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: The 14-3-3 family of conserved regulatory proteins consists of seven isoforms: α/β, γ, δ/ζ, ε, η, θ/τ and σ. These proteins exist as intracellular…
Abstract Number: 551 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Baseline Autoantibodies Preferentially Impact Abatacept Efficacy in Patients with RA Who Are Biologic Naïve: 6-Month Results from a Real-World, International, Prospective Study
R Alten¹, HG Nüßlein², M Galeazzi³, H-M Lorenz⁴, X Mariette⁵, A Cantagrel⁶, M Chartier⁷, G Desachy⁸, C Poncet⁹, C Rauch¹⁰ and M Le Bars¹¹, ¹Schlosspark-Klinik University Medicine, Berlin, Germany, ²University Erlangen, Nürnberg, Germany, ³University of Siena, Siena, Italy, ⁴University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany, ⁵Université Paris-Sud, Paris, France, ⁶Purpan Hospital, Toulouse, France, ⁷Chiltern International, Neuilly, France, ⁸Excelya, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, ⁹Docs International, Nanterre, France, ¹⁰Bristol-Myers Squibb, Munich, Germany, ¹¹Bristol-Myers Squibb, Rueil-Malmaison, France
Background/Purpose: In a recent meta-analysis, neither rheumatoid factor (RF) nor anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibody status were associated with clinical response to treatment with anti-TNF…
Abstract Number: 2676 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is It Useful to Determine All Rheumatoid Factors Isotypes to Enhance Rheumatoid Arthritis Detection? a Clinical Laboratory Perspective
Alejandro Garza-Alpirez¹, Mario Alberto Garza-Elizondo², David Vega-Morales², Cassandra Skinner-Taylor², Ricardo Ramírez³, Roberto Negrete-López⁴, Jorge Esquivel-Valerio², Miguel Villarreal-Alarcon² and Andrés Mendiola¹, ¹Servicio de Reumatología, Departamento de Medicina Interna del Hospital Universitario " Dr. José Eleuterio González". Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ²Servicio de Reumatología, Departamento de Medicina Interna del Hospital Universitario “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ³Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario, UANL., Monterrey, Mexico, ⁴Servicio de Reumatología, Departamento de Medicina Interna del Hospital Universitario, Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) diagnosis includes determination of autoantibodies and, their presence can represents 33% (2/6) to 50% (3/6) of the 2010 ACR/EULAR classification criteria…
Abstract Number: 584 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Positivity for Rheumatoid Factor Is Associated with a Better Short-Term Response and Long-Term Drug Retention of Abatacept: Results from Consecutive 508 Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Japanese Multicenter Registry
Nobunori Takahashi¹, Toshihisa Kojima¹, Koji Funahashi² and Naoki Ishiguro³, ¹Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan, ²Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan, ³Department of Orthopedic Suregery, Nagoya University Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
Background/Purpose: Abatacept (ABT) is a biologic drug and has been available for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients since 2010 in Japan. There have still been few…
Abstract Number: 623 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Seronegative Sjögren’s Syndrome Is Characterized By a Lower Prevalence of B-Cell Related Clinical Manifestations and a Lower Biologic Systemic Activity
Luca Quartuccio¹, Chiara Baldini^2,3,4, Elena Bartoloni Bocci⁵, Roberta Priori⁶, Francesco Carubbi⁷, Laura Corazza¹, Alessia Alunno⁸, Serena Colafrancesco⁶, Nicoletta Luciano², Roberto Gerli⁹, Roberto Giacomelli¹⁰, Guido Valesini¹¹, Stefano Bombardieri¹² and Salvatore De Vita^13,14, ¹S. Maria della Misericordia, University of Udine, Italy, Udine, Italy, ²Internal Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ³University of Pisa, Rheumatology Unit, Pisa, Italy, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ⁵Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, University of Perugia, Pila, Italy, ⁶Rheumatology Unit, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, ⁷Rheumatology Clinic, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy, ⁸Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Rheumatology Unit, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy, ⁹Rheumatology Clinic, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy, ¹⁰University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy, ¹¹Internal Medicine and Medical Specialties Department, Policlinico Umberto I, La Sapienza University of Rome, Roma, Italy, ¹²Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Italy, Pisa, Italy, ¹³Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, ¹⁴Rheumatology, DSMB, University Hospital Santa Maria della Misericordia, Udine, Italy
Background/Purpose: The American-European Consensus Group (AECG) Criteria (1) for Sjögren's syndrome (SS) require the presence of at least one of the following two conditions: the…
Abstract Number: 626 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy of Belimumab and Targeting of Rheumatoid Factor Positive B-Cells in Sjögren’s Syndrome: Follow-up of the Open-Label Phase II Study
Luca Quartuccio¹, Sara Salvin², Laura Corazza¹, Saviana Gandolfo², Martina Fabris³ and Salvatore De Vita⁴, ¹S. Maria della Misericordia, University of Udine, Italy, Udine, Italy, ²Rheumatology Clinic, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, ³Clinic of Rheumatology, University of Udine, Udine, Italy, ⁴Santa Maria della Misericordia Hospital, University of Udine, Udine, Italy
Background/Purpose: Belimumab, a monoclonal anti-B lymphocyte Stimulator (BLyS) antibody is preliminary found to be effective in Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) patients with moderate to high systemic…
Abstract Number: 1207 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictive Utility of Anti- Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies and Rheumatoid Factor – a Retrospective Dataanalysis
Miriam Gärtner, Mathias Schneeweiss, Josef S. Smolen and Klaus Machold, Department of Rheumatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
Background/Purpose: Antibody profiling encompassing rheumatoid factor (RF) and anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPA) supports diagnosis in patients with Rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, RF and ACPA are…
Abstract Number: 1559 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Characteristics and Medication Use Among Arab Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Some Arab States
Karim Bayoumy¹, Soha Roger Dargham¹, Wessam Elhaq¹, Samar Al Emadi², Mohammed Hammoudeh², Basel Masri³, Hussein Halabi⁴, Humeira Badsha⁵, Imad Uthman⁶, Salah Mahdy², Robert Plenge⁷, Richa Saxena⁷, Marianthi Kapiri¹ and Thurayya Arayssi⁸, ¹Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, Doha, Qatar, ²Medicine, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar, ³Jordan Hospital, Amman, Jordan, ⁴Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and research center, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ⁵Al Biraa Arthritis and Bone Clinic, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, ⁶Internal Medicine, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, ⁷The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, Program of Medical and Population Genetics, Cambridge, MA, ⁸Internal Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College in Qatar, Doha, Qatar
Background/Purpose: Data on the clinical and genetic characteristics of Arab patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is limited. Our aim is to report on the clinical…

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