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Abstracts tagged "spondylarthropathy and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)"

  • Abstract Number: 1697 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015

    Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Fatigue in Inflammatory Arthritis Patients Taking TNF-Inhibitors

    Brian Breviu1, Tawnie Braaten1, Daniel Clegg2 and Jessica Walsh3, 1Department of Internal Medicine, Salt Lake City Veteran Affairs and University of Utah Medical Centers, Salt Lake City, UT, 2Rheumatology, Salt Lake City Veteran Affairs and University of Utah Medical Centers, Salt Lake City, UT, 3Rheumatology, Salt Lake City Veterans Affairs, Salt Lake City, UT

    Background/Purpose: Fatigue improves with TNF-inhibition (TNF-i) in people with inflammatory arthritis (IA), but the mechanistic relationships between TNF-i and fatigue are not well understood. Since…
  • Abstract Number: 854 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014

    Golimumab Versus Pamidronate for the Treatment of Axial Spondyloarthropathy (SpA): A 48-Week Randomized Controlled Trial

    Chi Chiu Mok1, Angela Li2, Kar Li Chan1 and Ling Yin Ho1, 1Medicine, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 2Radiology, Tuen Mun Hospital, Hong Kong, Hong Kong

    Background/Purpose To compare the efficacy of golimumab(GLM) and pamidronate(PAM) in the treatment of SpA.Methods Inclusion criteria: (1) patients ≥18 years of age; (2) fulfills the…
  • Abstract Number: 2219 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012

    Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis and Non-Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis Show Similar Response Rates After One Year of Treatment with Etanercept –  results of the Esther Trial

    In-Ho Song1, Kay-Geert A. Hermann2, Hildrun Haibel1, Christian Althoff3, Denis Poddubnyy4, Joachim Listing5, Anja Weiß6, Ekkehard Lange7, Bruce Freundlich8, Martin Rudwaleit9 and Joachim Sieper10, 1Medical Department I, Rheumatology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany, 2Radiology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany, 3Radiology, Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany, 4Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 5German Rheumatism Research Center, Berlin, Germany, 6German Rheumatism Research Centre, Berlin, Germany, 7BU Specialty Care, Pfizer Pharma AG, Berlin, Germany, 8University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 9Endokrinologikum Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 10Medical Department I, Rheumatology, Charité Universitätesmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Background/Purpose: In patients with early axial spondyloarthritis (SpA) with a disease duration < 5 years we assessed whether there is a difference to etanercept (ETA)…
  • Abstract Number: 1288 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012

    A Significant Number of Patients with Chronic Arthritis Received a Reduced Dosage of Biological Drugs: an Observational Study in Clinical Practice

    Jose Inciarte-Mundo1, Maria Victoria Hernández2, Violeta Rosario1, Sonia Cabrera1, Virginia Ruiz-Esquide3, Maria Eugenia Gomez-Caballero1, Jose A. Gómez-Puerta1, Julio Ramirez1, Juan D. Cañete2 and Raimon Sanmarti1, 1Arthritis Unit. Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, 2Rheumatology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona. IDIBAPS. University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, 3Rheumatology, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Biological agents are used to treat chronic arthritis according to the standard dosages from phase III clinical trials. However, in some patients, a good…
  • Abstract Number: 571 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012

    Description of Distribution of Active Inflammatory Lesions On Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Sacroiliac Joints and the Spine in Patients with Early Axial Spondyloarthritis – Analysis of the Esther Trial Baseline Data

    In-Ho Song1, Christian Althoff2, Hildrun Haibel1, Joachim Listing3, Anja Weiß4, Bruce Freundlich5, Martin Rudwaleit6 and Joachim Sieper7, 1Medical Department I, Rheumatology, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany, 2Radiology, Charite Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Berlin, Germany, 3German Rheumatism Research Center, Berlin, Germany, 4German Rheumatism Research Centre, Berlin, Germany, 5University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 6Endokrinologikum Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 7Medical Department I, Rheumatology, Charité Universitätesmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany

    Background/Purpose: To address the question whether active inflammation starts at specific sites of the sacroiliac joints (SI-joints) and/ or the spine.   Methods: Wb-MRIs of…
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