Abstracts tagged "rituximab and treatment"

Abstract Number: 2462 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Efficacy and Safety in the Middle-LONG Period of Rituximab in the Treatment of Diffuse Interstitial Pulmonary Disease Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Francisco Javier Narváez¹, Alejandro Robles Perez², Patricio Luburich³, J Alegre⁴, Milagros Ricse⁵, Carmen Gomez Vaquero⁶, Joan Miquel Nolla⁵ and Maria Molina⁵, ¹Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Bellvitge. Barcelona. Spain, L’Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain, ²Pneumology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ³Radiology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset. Valencia. Spain, Valencia, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Rheumatology Department, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Idibell, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: To evaluate the efficacy and safety of rituximab (RTX) in the medium- to long-term for the management of progressive rheumatoid arthritis–related interstitial lung disease…
Abstract Number: 27 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017
Effects of High Titers of Anti-Chimeric Antibodies Following Rituximab
Roberta Fenoglio¹, Laura Solfietti¹, Savino Sciascia² and Dario Roccatello¹, ¹Center of Research of Immunopathology and Rare Diseases- Coordinating Center of Piemonte and Valle d’Aosta Network for Rare Diseases, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin and S. Giovanni Bo, Turin, Italy, ²Center of Research of Immunopathology and Rare Diseases- Coordinating Center of Piemonte and Valle d’Aosta Network for Rare Diseases, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Italy, Center of Research of Immunopathology and Rare Diseases- Coordinating Center of Piemonte and Valle d’Aosta Network for Rare Diseases, Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences, University of Turin, Italy, Torino, Italy
Background/Purpose: Monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) are highly successful in treating various immunological disorders. The development of anti-drug antibodies (ADA) against the therapeutic MoAb is relatively common.…
Abstract Number: 104 • Pediatric Rheumatology Symposium 2017
Rituximab Treatment for Chronic Steroid-Dependent Henoch-Schonlein Purpura
Esraa M. A. Eloseily^1,2, Courtney Crayne¹, Melissa L Mannion³, Saji P Azerf⁴, Peter Weiser¹, Timothy Beukelman¹, Matthew L. Stoll¹, Dan Feig⁵, Prescott Atkinson⁶ and Randy Q. Cron¹, ¹Pediatric Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ²Pediatrics, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt, ³Pediatric rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴School of medicine, Univesity of Alabama at Birmingham,, Birmingham, AL, ⁵Pediatric Nephrology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁶Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Henoch-Schonlein purpura (HSP) is a small vessel vasculitis characterized by non-thrombocytopenic purpura, abdominal pain, arthritis, and glomerulonephritis. Typically, HSP is self-limited, but more severe…
Abstract Number: 2326 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
Intravenous Cyclophosphamide Followed By Oral Immunosuppressive Treatment Versus Rituximab in Inflammatory Myopathy-Related Interstitial Lung Disease
Vincent Langlois¹, Kuberaka Mariampillai², Nicolas Champtiaux³, Marie-Laure Chabi⁴, Yurdagul Uzunhan⁵, Eric Hachulla⁶, Olivier Benveniste⁷ and Baptiste Hervier³, ¹Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Rouen, France, ²Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Hospital University Department: inflammation, immunopathology and biotherapy (DHU i2B), Paris, France, Paris, France, ³Internal Medicine, Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Paris, France, ⁴Radiology department, APHP, Hôpital Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France, ⁵Pulmonary diseases department, Avicenne Hospital (AP-HP), Bobigny, France, ⁶Internal Medicine, Lille University Hospital, Lille, France, ⁷Pitié-Salpêtrière University Hospital, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) associated with inflammatory myopathy (IM) has a poor prognosis and requires specific treatments. Intravenous Cyclophosphamide (CYC) is one of the…
Abstract Number: 2548 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016
Single 1g Infusion Vs Double 1g Infusion of Rituximab in Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Large Teaching Hospital: Potential Clinical Benefits and Financial Savings
Ben Roberts¹, Alexander Langridge², John Wilkinson³, Elliot Jones⁴, Edward Lea², Ben Hargreaves⁵, David Walker⁶ and Martin Lee³, ¹Rheumatology, Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom, ²Rheumatology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle, United Kingdom, ³Freeman Hospital, Newcastle, United Kingdom, ⁴Newcastle University, Newcastle, United Kingdom, ⁵Musculoskeletal Directorate, Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, United Kingdom, ⁶Rake Lane, Northumbria Healthcare, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Recent trial data from Mariette et al. investigating a single-dose 1g rituximab regimen as opposed to a double-dose 1g rituximab regimen in patients with…
Abstract Number: 567 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015
Rituximab Associated Late Onset Neutropenia – a Rheumatology Case Series and Review of the Literature
William Monaco¹, William F.C. Rigby² and Jonathan Jones³, ¹Internal Medicine, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, ²Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, ³Rheumatology, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Lebanon, NH
Background/Purpose: Rituximab (RTX) has been associated with late onset neutropenia (LON), defined as an absolute neutrophil count (ANC) < 1.5 x 109/L at least 4 weeks…
Abstract Number: 2536 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014
The Sjögren’s Syndrome Responder Index, a Data-Driven Combined Endpoint, Could Detect Biologics Efficacy
Divi Cornec¹, Valerie Devauchelle-Pensec², Xavier Mariette³, Sandrine Jousse-Joulin⁴, Jean-Marie Berthelot⁵, Aleth Perdriger⁶, Xavier Puéchal⁷, Véronique le Guern⁸, Jean Sibilia⁹, Jacques Gottenberg¹⁰, Laurent Chiche¹¹, Eric Hachulla¹², Pierre-Yves Hatron¹³, Vincent Goëb¹⁴, Gilles Hayem¹⁵, Jacques Morel¹⁶, Charles Zarnitsky¹⁷, Jean Jacques Dubost¹⁸, Raphaèle Seror¹⁹, Jacques-Olivier Pers²⁰, Emmanuel Nowak²¹ and Alain Saraux²², ¹Department of rheumatology and unit of immunology, Brest Occidentale University, Brest, France, ²Department of rheumatology and unit of immunology (EA2216), Brest Occidentale university, Brest, France, ³rheumatology, Université Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France, ⁴Rheumatology, CHU Brest, Brest, France, ⁵Rheumatology, CHU Nantes (Nantes University Hospital), Nantes, France, ⁶Rhumatologie, Rennes, France, ⁷National Referral Center for Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Hôpital Cochin, AP–HP, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, Paris, France, ⁸Department of Internal Medicine, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France, ⁹Division of Rheumatology, University Hospital of Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France, ¹⁰Rheumatology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France, ¹¹147 Boulevard Baille, CHU Marseille, Marseille, France, ¹²Internal Medicine, National Scleroderma Centre, Lille CEDEX, France, ¹³CHU Lille, Lille, France, ¹⁴Rheumatology, Amiens University Hospital, Amiens, France, ¹⁵CHU Bichat, Paris, France, ¹⁶Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Lapeyronie, Montpellier, France, ¹⁷Rheumatology, Le Havre General Hospital, Le Havre, France, ¹⁸Rheumatology, CHU G.-Montpied, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ¹⁹Rheumatology, Université Paris Sud, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France, ²⁰CHU Brest, Brest, France, ²¹CIC, CHU Brest, Brest, France, ²²Rheumatology, CHU de la Cavale Blanche and Université Bretagne occidentale, Brest Cedex, France
Background/Purpose Efficacy of rituximab remains debated in primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS), but that could be partly due to the absence of validated endpoint. To determine…
Abstract Number: 1526 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014
Sustained Clinical Efficacy after Multiple Courses of Rituximab in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Inadequate Response to Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors: 3-Year DataÂ
Catalin Codreanu¹, Ruxandra Ionescu², Ioan Ancuta³, Corina Mogosan⁴, Simona Rednic⁵, Paulina Ciurea⁶, Maria Suta⁷, Magda Parvu⁸, Andra Balanescu², Mihai Bojinca³, Dan Nemes⁹, Codrina Ancuta¹⁰ and Elena Rezus¹¹, ¹5 Thomas Masaryk Street, 'Dr. Ion Stoia' Clinical Center of Rheumatic Diseases, Bucharest, Romania, ²Rheumatology, Sfanta Maria Clinical Hospital, UMF Carol Davila, Bucharest, Romania, ³Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy & Cantacuzino Hospital, Bucharest, Romania, ⁴'Dr. Ion Stoia' Clinical Center of Rheumatic Diseases, Bucharest, Romania, ⁵Rheumatology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania, ⁶Clinical County Hospital,Craiova, Craiova, Romania, ⁷317 Tomis Str. , Bl. 4A, ap. 3, Constanta Municipal Hospital, Constanta, Romania, ⁸Rheumatology, Colentina Clinical Hospital, Bucuresti, Romania, ⁹Rehabilitation and Rheumatology, ”Victor Babes” University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Timisoara, Romania, ¹⁰G.T.Popa Center for Biomedical Research, Iasi, Romania, ¹¹Rheumatology, Recovering Clinical Hospital, Iasi, Romania
Background/Purpose Efficacy and safety of multiple courses of biologics used over extended periods of time in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is still a medical debate. The…
Abstract Number: 676 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014
Response to Rituximab in Patients with Refractory Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Results from a National Multicentre Register
Emily Sutton¹, Kath D. Watson², David A. Isenberg³, Anisur Rahman⁴, David Jayne⁵, Caroline Gordon⁶, Ben Parker⁷, David P. D'Cruz⁸, Munther A. Khamashta⁹, Pamela Lutalo¹⁰, Peter Lanyon¹¹, Benjamin Rhodes¹², Bridget Griffiths¹³, Edward M. Vital¹⁴, Chee-Seng Yee¹⁵, Christopher Edwards¹⁶, Mohammed Akil¹⁷, Nicola Erb¹⁸, Athiveer Prabu¹⁹, Asad A. Zoma²⁰, Neil McHugh²¹, Hazem Youssef²², Lee-Suan Teh²³, Michael W. Beresford²⁴ and Ian N. Bruce²⁵, ¹University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Centre for Rheumatology Research, Rayne Building, 4th Floor, Centre for Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Centre for Rheumatology Research, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Vasculitis and Lupus Clinic, Addenbrookes Hospital University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁶Rheumatology Research Group, School of Immunity and Infection, College of Medical and Dental Sciences, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ⁷Institute of Inflammation and Repair School of Translation Medicine The University of Manchester, Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Sciences Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁸Louise Coote Lupus Unit, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London, United Kingdom, ⁹Lupus Research Unit, The Rayne Institute, St Thomas Hospital, Kings College London School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁰Peter Gorer Department of Immunobiology, King's College London School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom, ¹¹Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, United Kingdom, ¹²Rheumatology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom, ¹³Rheumatology, Freeman Hospital, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, ¹⁴NIHR-Leeds Musculoskeletal Biomedical Research Unit and Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds., United Kingdom, Leeds, United Kingdom, ¹⁵Department of Rheumatology, Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Doncaster, United Kingdom, ¹⁶Tremona Road, NIHR Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, United Kingdom, ¹⁷Rheumatology Department, Sheffield South Yorkshire, United Kingdom, ¹⁸Rheumatology, Russells Hall Hospital, Dudley, United Kingdom, ¹⁹Department of Rheumatology, Worcester Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, Worcester, United Kingdom, ²⁰Rheumatology, Hairmyres Hospital, East Kilbride, United Kingdom, ²¹Rheumatology, Royal National Hospital, Bath, United Kingdom, ²²Department of Rheumatology, NHS Grampian, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, ²³Department of Rhuematology, Royal Blackburn Hospital, Blackburn, United Kingdom, ²⁴Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust Hospital, Institute of Translational Medicine (Child Health), University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ²⁵Arthritis Research UK Centre for Epidemiology, Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Institute of Inflammation and repair, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Published efficacy data for rituximab in SLE are complex with positive single-centre case series and negative randomised controlled trials. This may be due to…
Abstract Number: 1611 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013
Off-Label Use Of Rituximab For Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in Europe: Limited Use Mostly In Refractory Patients
Ronald F. van Vollenhoven¹, Melinda Mild², Andrea Doria³, T. Dörner⁴, Gianfranco Ferraccioli⁵, Frederic Houssiau⁶, T.W.J. Huizinga⁷, David A. Isenberg⁸, László Kovács⁹, Guillermo Ruiz-Irastorza¹⁰, Danilo Squatrito¹¹, Alexandre Voskuyl¹², Marta Mosca¹³, G D Sebastiani¹⁴, Murat Inanç¹⁵, Gabriella Szücs¹⁶, Søren Jacobsen¹⁷, A. Castro¹⁸ and for The IRBIS-EMA group¹⁹, ¹Unit for Clinical Therapy Research, Inflammatory Diseases (ClinTRID), the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ²Department of medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ³Rheumatology Unit - Department of Medicine, University of Padova, Padova, Italy, ⁴Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Institute of Rheumatology and Affine Sciences, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium, ⁷Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ⁸Centre for Rheumatology Research, Rayne Building, 4th Floor, Centre for Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁹Department of Rheumatology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary, ¹⁰Autoimmune Diseases Research Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, BioCruces Health Research Institute, Hospital Universitario Cruces, University of the Basque Country, Barakaldo, Spain, ¹¹Center for Autoimmune Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Careggi Hospital- Florence, Florence, Italy, ¹²Department of Rheumatology, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ¹³Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy, ¹⁴Rheumatology Unit, San Camillo-Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Rome, Italy, ¹⁵Department of Internal Medicine, Rheumatology Division, Istanbul University, Istanbul Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ¹⁶Department of Rheumatology, University of Debrecen Medical and Health Sciences Center, Debrecen, Hungary, ¹⁷Department of Rheumatology, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark, ¹⁸Hospital Universitari de Reus, Spain, Reus, Spain, ¹⁹ClinTRID, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Rituximab (Rituxan, Mabthera; RTX) has not been approved for use in SLE, but uncontrolled observations have suggested efficacy in some patients and the medication…