Abstracts tagged "Rituximab"

Abstract Number: 2633 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Efficacy of Remission Induction Regimens in Elderly Patients with ANCA-Associated Glomerulonephritis
Audrey Hopkins¹, Stanley Chu ², Philip Seo ³, Eric Gapud ¹, Brendan Antiochos ¹, Shaker Eid ¹, Jason Liebowitz ¹ and Duvuru Geetha ¹, ¹Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Baltimore, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, ³Johns Hopkins Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Induction regimens using either cyclophosphamide (CYC) or rituximab (RTX) have been shown to have similar efficacy and similar rates of adverse events in randomized…
Abstract Number: 2634 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
ANCA Response upon Rituximab or Cyclophosphamide in ANCA-associated Vasculitis Patients
Laura van Dam¹, Ebru Dirikgil ², Edwin Bredewold ², Argho Ray ², Ton Rabelink ², Cees van Kooten ² and Onno Teng ², ¹LUMC, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, ²LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Recent studies have demonstrated that in patients with anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) with successful remission-induction (RI) after cyclophosphamide (CYC), maintenance treatment with…
Abstract Number: 2902 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Use and Safety of Rituximab in Connective Tissue Disease Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Christopher Mesa¹, Snehaja Yadlapati ¹ and Myriam Guevara ², ¹Louisiana State University Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA, ²Louisiana State University School of Medicine, New Orleans
Background/Purpose: Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) is the most common lung manifestation in Connective Tissue Diseases (CTD). It is present in most types of CTD, such…
Abstract Number: 2911 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
A Randomised, Open Labelled Clinical Trial to Investigate Synovial Mechanisms Determining Response – Resistance to Rituximab versus Tocilizumab in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Failing TNF Inhibitor Therapy
Frances humby ¹, Maya H. Buch ², Patrick Durez ³, Myles Lewis ¹, Michele Bombardieri ¹, Hasan Rizvi ⁴, Stephen Kelly ⁴, Liliane Fosatti ¹, Rebecca Hands ¹, Giovanni Giorli ¹, Arti Mahto ¹, Carlomaurizio Montecucco ⁵, Bernard Lauwerys ⁶, Vasco Romao ⁷, Arthur Pratt ⁸, Serena Bugatti ⁹, Nora Ng ¹⁰, Felice Rivellese ¹, Pauline Ho ¹¹, Mattia Bellan ¹², Mattia Congia ¹³, Patrick Verschueren ¹⁴, Pier Paolo Sainaghi ¹², Nagui Gendi ¹⁵, Bhaskar Dasgupta ¹⁶, Alberto Cauli ¹⁷, Piero Reynolds ¹⁸, Juan Cañete ¹⁹, Robert J. Moots ²⁰, Peter Taylor ²¹, Christopher Edwards ²², John Isaacs ⁸, Peter Sasieni ²³, João Eurico Fonseca ²⁴, Ernest Choy ²⁵ and Costantino Pitzalis²⁶, ¹Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom, ²University of Leeds & NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds, United Kingdom, ³Pôle de Recherche en Rhumatologie, Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique, UCL Saint-Luc, Brussels, Belgium, ⁴Barts Health NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, Pavia, Italy, ⁶University of Louvain, Louvain, Belgium, ⁷University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, ⁸University of Newcastle, Newcastle, United Kingdom, ⁹University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy, ¹⁰Guys and St Thomas NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, ¹¹University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ¹²University of Novara, Novara, Italy, ¹³University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy, ¹⁴University of Leuven, Leuven, Belgium, ¹⁵Basildon Hospital NHS Trust, Basildon, United Kingdom, ¹⁶Southend University Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Westcliff-on-Sea, United Kingdom, ¹⁷Rheumatology Unit, University Clinic AOU and University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy, ¹⁸Homerton University NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, ¹⁹Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clínic and IDIBAPS,, Barcelona, Spain, ²⁰Institute of Ageing and Chronic Disease, Liverpool, United Kingdom, ²¹University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ²²University of Southampton, Southampton, United Kingdom, ²³Kings College London, London, United Kingdom, ²⁴Rheumatology and Bone Diseases Department, Hospital de Santa Maria, Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Norte; Unidade de Investigação em Reumatologia, Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa; Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa; Lisbon, Portugal., Lisbon, Portugal, ²⁵Cardiff University School of Medicine, Cardiff, United Kingdom, ²⁶Centre for Experimental Medicine & Rheumatology, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Although biologic therapies have transformed the outlook for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the lack of a major treatment response in over 50% of patients, the…
Abstract Number: 309 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Increasing Capacity and Reducing Costs of Rituximab Administration
Zachary Wallace¹, Tyler Harkness ¹, Kimberly Blumenthal ¹, Hyon K. Choi ², John Stone ³ and Rochelle Walensky ¹, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital Rheumatology Unit, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Rituximab (RTX) is associated with a large cost burden on the healthcare system and treatment delays that often exceed one month because the long…
Abstract Number: 383 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Retroperitoneal Fibrosis- a Single Center Experience
Mert Oztas¹, Emir Cerme ², Izzet Altun ³ and Serdal Ugurlu ⁴, ¹Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa,Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ, ⁴Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic retroperitoneal fibrosis (iRPF) is a rare, chronic, progressive disorder of unknown etiology and characterized by the presence of inflammatory and fibrous retroperitoneal tissue…
Abstract Number: 537 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety Results from a Randomized Double-Blind Study That Compared the Proposed Biosimilar ABP 798 with Rituximab in Subjects with Moderate to Severe RA
Gerd Burmester¹, Edit Drescher ², Pawel Hrycaj ³, David Chien ⁴, Zhiying Pan ⁴ and Stanley Cohen ⁵, ¹Charité—University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²2Veszprém Csolnoky Ferenc County Hospital, Veszprém, Hungary, ³Koscian Municipal Hospital, Koscian, Poland, ⁴Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁵Metroplex Clinical Research Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: ABP 798 is being developed as a biosimilar to rituximab, a CD20-directed cytolytic antibody that is approved in the US and EU for treatment…
Abstract Number: 539 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
A Randomized Double-Blind Study Comparing Pharmacokinetics (PK) and Pharmacodynamics (PD) of ABP 798 with Rituximab in Subjects with Moderate to Severe RA
Gerd Burmester¹, Stanley Cohen ², David Chien ³, Vincent Chow ³ and Zhiying Pan ³, ¹Charité—University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Metroplex Clinical Research Center, Dallas, TX, ³Amgen, Thousand Oaks, CA
Background/Purpose: ABP 798 is being developed as a biosimilar to rituximab, a CD20-directed cytolytic antibody that is approved in the US and EU for treatment…
Abstract Number: 793 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Rituximab for Rapidly Progressive Juvenile Systemic Sclerosis: A Proof-of-concept Study in Four Patients
Roberto Dal Pozzolo ¹, Alessandra Meneghel ¹, Biagio Castaldi ¹, Giorgia Martini ¹, Renzo Marcolongo ² and Francesco Zulian³, ¹Dept. of Woman's and Child's Health, University of Padua, Italy, Padua, Italy, ²Clinical Immunology, Dept. of Medicine, University of Padua, Padua, Italy, ³Department of Woman and Child Health, University of Padua, Italy, Padova, Italy
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Systemic Sclerosis (JSSc) is a rare multi-systemic disease characterized by fibrous changes of the skin and internal organs [1]. Patients with “rapidly progressive”…
Abstract Number: 806 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
A Randomized, Controlled Trial of Rituximab versus Azathioprine After Induction of Remission with Rituximab for Patients with ANCA-associated Vasculitis and Relapsing Disease
Rona Smith¹, David Jayne ² and Peter Merkel ³, ¹University of Cambridge, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom, ²Vasculitis and Lupus Clinic, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, University of Cambridge, UK, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Background/Purpose: Rituximab is an effective therapy for induction of remission in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). However, the effect of rituximab is not sustained, and relapse rates…
Abstract Number: 845 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Comparison of Rituximab-Associated Hypogammaglobulinemia Rates in Patients with Systemic Rheumatologic Conditions
Stefanie Wade¹ and Vasileios Kyttaris ¹, ¹Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Rituximab (RTX) is used in a wide variety of rheumatic disease. Emerging guidelines suggest measuring immunoglobulins (Ig) at pre-treatment screening and prior to repeat…
Abstract Number: 882 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Serum Anti-Vimentin Autoantibodies May Uniquely Predict Response to Therapy in Lupus Nephritis
Andrew Kinloch¹, Matthew Cascino ², Jian Dai ³, Rene Bermea ¹, Kichul Ko ¹, Margaret Vesselits ⁴, Maureen Legendre ⁵, Michael Okoreeh ¹, David Markovitz ⁵, Leonard Dragone ⁶, Michael Townsend ³ and Marcus Clark ¹, ¹University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²Genentech, Inc., San Fransisco, CA, ³Genentech, San Fransisco, CA, ⁴University of Chicago, Chicago, ⁵University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁶UCSF, San Fransisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Tubulointerstitial inflammation (TII) in lupus nephritis (LN) is associated with a worse prognosis. Vimentin, a cytoplasmic antigen, is commonly targeted by in situ activated…
Abstract Number: 966 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Minimal Residual Autoimmunity After Rituximab in ANCA-associated Vasculitis Patients
Laura van Dam¹, Jelle Oskam ², Sylvia Kamerling ², Eline Arends ², Edwin Bredewold ², Magda Berkowska ², Jacques van Dongen ², Ton Rabelink ², Cees van Kooten ² and Onno Teng ², ¹LUMC, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, ²LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Background: B-cell depletion with rituximab (RTX) is an effective treatment for ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) patients. Repeated RTX upon B-cell repopulation or return of ANCAs…
Abstract Number: 126 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Direct Interaction between Autoreactive B Cells and Endothelial Colony Forming Cells Induces Cytokine Production from B Cells through B Cell Receptor and IL-6-JAK2-STAT3 Signaling Pathway, Suppressing Proliferation of Endothelial Colony Forming Cells in Systemic Sclerosis
Takemichi Fukasawa¹, Ayumi Yoshizaki¹, Satoshi Ebata¹, Kouki Nakamura¹, Yoshihide Asano¹, Yutaka Kazoe², Kazuma Mawatari², Takehiko Kitamori² and Shinichi Sato¹, ¹Department of Dermatology, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ²Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a connective tissue disorder that is characterized by fibrosis and vascular damage in the skin and other visceral organs, with…
Abstract Number: 1561 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
B Lymphocyte Depletion Therapy with Rituximab in Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome: Indications , Effectiveness and Ultrasonographic Response
Francesco Ferro, Nicoletta Luciano, Elena Elefante, Maurizio Mazzantini, Marta Mosca and Chiara Baldini, Rheumatology Unit, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
Background/Purpose: Aim of this study was to assess indications, effectiveness, clinical and ultrasonographic response to rituximab (RTX) therapy in primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS), focusing in…

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