Abstracts tagged "treatment and tocilizumab"

Abstract Number: 417 • 2017 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improvement in Overall Work Productivity Among Biologic-NaïVe Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Tocilizumab Subcutaneous Injection: A Prospective, Real World, Observational Study in Japan
Yoshiya Tanaka¹, Hideto Kameda², Kazuyoshi Saito³, Yuko Kaneko⁴, Eiichi Tanaka⁵, Shinsuke Yasuda⁶, Naoto Tamura⁷, Keishi Fujio⁸, Takao Fujii⁹, Toshihisa Kojima¹⁰, Tatsuhiko Anzai¹¹, Chikuma Hamada¹², Yoshihisa Fujino¹³, Shinya Matsuda¹³ and Hitoshi Kohsaka¹⁴, ¹The First Department of Internal Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, ²Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, ³Tobata General Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, Endocrinology and Nephrology, Faculty of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan, ⁷Department of Internal Medicine and Rheumatology, Juntedo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, ⁸Department of Allergy and Rheumatology, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan, ⁹Department of Rheumatism and Collagen Disease, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan, ¹⁰Nagoya Univ. Grad. Schl. of Med., Nagoya, Japan, ¹¹Data Science Division, Statistics Analysis Department 1, EPS Corporation, Tokyo, Japan, ¹²Department of Information and Computer Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Tokyo, Japan, ¹³Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, ¹⁴Department of Rheumatology, Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU), Tokyo, Japan
Background/Purpose: This is the first study assessing the effect of subcutaneous tocilizumab (TCZ-SC) and/or conventional synthetic DMARDs (csDMARDs) on work productivity and activity impairment (WPAI)…
Abstract Number: 1667 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Parameters and B Cell Subsets As Biomarkers of Response to Tocilizumab in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Anna Laura Fedele, Barbara Tolusso, Elisa Gremese, Silvia Canestri, Clara Di Mario, Marcin Nowik and Gianfranco Ferraccioli, Division of Rheumatology, Institute of Rheumatology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ) is an effective treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and it is a modifier of B cell subsets in vivo, inducing changes in…
Abstract Number: 3198 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis with an Anti-Tumor Necrosis Factor Agent or Tocilizumab As First Biologic Therapy in a Global Comparative Observational Study
Ernest H. Choy¹, Corrado Bernasconi², Maher Aassi², Jose F. Molina³ and Oscar M. Epis⁴, ¹Cardiff University, Institute of Infection and Immunity, Tenovus Building, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, United Kingdom, ²F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Switzerland, ³Centro Integral de Reumatologia Reumalab, Medellin, Colombia, ⁴Rheumatology Unit, A.O. Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda, Milan, Italy
Background/Purpose: ACT-iON was a global, multicenter, observational, 52-wk, clinical practice study of the effectiveness of tocilizumab (TCZ) vs anti–tumor necrosis factor (aTNF) agents prescribed as…
Abstract Number: 1039 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Safety and Effect on Disease Activity of Tocilizumab in Combination with MTX Versus Tocilizumab Monotherapy in Patients with Mild to Moderate RA: An Attempt to Optimise the Treatment Response
Burkhard Leeb^1,2, Raimund Lunzer³, Peter Fasching⁴, Manfred Herold⁵, O. Zamani⁶, Winfried Graninger⁷ and OPTIMISE trial Investigators, ¹2nd Dept. of Medicine, State Hospital Stockerau, Center for Rheumatology Lower Austria, Stockerau, Austria, ²Department of Clinical Rheumatology, Karl Landsteiner Society, Stockerau, Austria, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Hospital Barmherzige Brüder Graz-Eggenberg, Graz, Austria, ⁴Department of Internal Medicine V, Wilhelminen Hospital Vienna, Vienna, Austria, ⁵Internal Medicine VI, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria, Innsbruck, Austria, ⁶Rheumazentrum Favoriten, Wien, Austria, ⁷Rheumatology and Immunology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria
Background/Purpose: An Austrian multi-center study of the effect on disease activity and the safety of Tocilizumab (TCZ) in combination with Methotrexate (MTX) versus TCZ Monotherapy…
Abstract Number: 1646 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Which Factors Influence the Prescription of Tocilizumab Alone or in Combination with Dmards in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in a Real Life Setting? the ACT-Solo Study: An Analysis of Efficacy and Safety at 12 Months
Jacques Tebib¹, Isabelle Idier², Mathieu Coudert³, David Pau⁴, Jean-Francis Maillefert⁵ and Rene-Marc Flipo⁶, ¹Rheumatology, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Pierre-Bénite, France, ²Chugai Pharma, La Defense, France, ³Statistics, Experis IT, Nanterre, France, ⁴Statistics, Roche, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, ⁵Rheumatology, University Hospital, Dijon, France, ⁶Rheumatology, University Hospital, Lille, France
Background/Purpose: Baseline factors influencing the use of tocilizumab (TCZ) in monotherapy (Mono) instead of combination with DMARDs (Combo) in real-life practice in RA patients (pts)…
Abstract Number: 1648 • 2015 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Balance of Foxp3/Ror-Gammat Expression Is Altered By Tocilizumab and By Abatacept in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Yoshifumi Tada¹, Syuichi Koarada², Nobuyuki Ono², Akihito Maruyama², Satoko Tashiro², Yukiko Tokuda², Yukihide Ono², Yoshinobu Nakao² and Akihide Ohta³, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Saga University, Saga, Japan, ²Rheumatology, Saga University, Saga, Japan, ³Department of Adult and Gerontological Nursing, Saga University School of Medicine, Saga, Japan
Background/Purpose: It has been shown that the balance between Th17 cells and regulatory T (Treg) cells plays an important role for the development of autoimmune…
Abstract Number: 1845 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tocilizumab Combination Therapy or Monotherapy or Methotrexate Monotherapy in Methotrexate-Naive Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: 2-Year Clinical and Radiographic Results from a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Gerd Burmester¹, William Rigby², Ronald F. van Vollenhoven³, Jonathan Kay⁴, Andrea Rubbert-Roth⁵, Ricardo Blanco⁶, Ariella Kelman⁷, Sophie Dimonaco⁸ and Nina Mitchell⁸, ¹Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Free University and Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, ³Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴UMass Memorial Medical Center, Worcester, MA, ⁵University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, ⁶Hospital Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ⁷Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, ⁸Roche Products Ltd., Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Treatment with tocilizumab (TCZ) in combination with MTX or as monotherapy (Mono) in MTX-naive patients (pts) with early RA resulted in improved signs and…
Abstract Number: 1498 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
ALX-0061, an Anti-IL-6R Nanobody^®foruse in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Demonstrates a Different in Vitro Profile As Compared to Tocilizumab
Maarten Van Roy¹, Ariella Van De Sompel², Kristi De Smet², Jasper Jacobs², Tinneke Denayer² and Hans Ulrichts³, ¹Department of Pharmacology, Ablynx N.V., Zwijnaarde, Belgium, ²Ablynx N.V., Zwijnaarde, Belgium, ³Pharmacology, Ablynx N.V., Zwijnaarde, Belgium
Background/Purpose Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pleiotropic cytokine inducing a wide range of biological activities via its receptor, which can either be soluble (sIL-6R) or membrane-bound…
Abstract Number: 519 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patterns of Tocilizumab Use and Safety in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Interim Results from a Multinational Observational Study
Boulos Haraoui¹, Gustavo Casado², Elke Theander³, Laszlo Czirják⁴, Andrew Taylor⁵, Peter Button⁶, Lykke Hinsch Gylvin⁷ and Roberto Caporali⁸, ¹Department of Medicine, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²Hospital Militar Central, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ³Skane University Hospital Malmö, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden, ⁴University of Pécs, Pécs, Hungary, ⁵Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia, ⁶Roche Products Pty Limited, Dee Why, Australia, ⁷F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Switzerland, ⁸Rheumatology, Division of Rheumatology, University of Pavia, IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ) is indicated for the treatment of patients with RA who have had inadequate responses to DMARDs either as monotherapy (Mono) or in…
Abstract Number: 517 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Real-World Use of Tocilizumab in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients in Canada: Interim Results
Boulos Haraoui¹, Shahin Jamal², Vandana Ahluwalia³, Tarang Manchanda⁴ and Majed Khraishi⁵, ¹Department of Medicine, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²Department of Rheumatology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³William Osler Health Center, Brampton, ON, Canada, ⁴Hoffmann-La Roche Canada, Mississauga, ON, Canada, ⁵Nexus Clinical Research, St John's, NF, Canada
Background/Purpose Tocilizumab (TCZ) has been approved for the treatment of adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) either as monotherapy or as combination with disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs…
Abstract Number: 515 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dosing of Intravenous Tocilizumab in a Real-World Setting—Analyses from a US RA Registry
Dimitrios A. Pappas¹, Ani John², Jeffrey R. Curtis³, George W. Reed^4,5, Chitra Karki⁶, Robert Magner⁵, Joel M. Kremer⁷, Ashwini Shewade² and Jeffrey D. Greenberg^6,8, ¹Columbia University, New York, NY, ²Genentech, Inc, South San Francisco, CA, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Corrona, LLC., Southborough, MA, ⁵University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ⁶Corrona, LLC, Southborough, MA, ⁷Albany Medical College and The Center for Rheumatology, Albany, NY, ⁸NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: In the US, the recommended starting dose of intravenous tocilizumab (TCZ) in combination with DMARDs or as monotherapy is 4 mg/kg every 4 weeks…
Abstract Number: 2767 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tocilizumab In Combination Therapy and Monotherapy Versus Methotrexate In Methotrexate-Naive Patients With Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes From a Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Gerd Burmester¹, William Rigby², Ronald F. van Vollenhoven³, Jonathan Kay⁴, Andrea Rubbert-Roth⁵, Ariella Kelman⁶, Sophie Dimonaco⁷ and Nina Mitchell⁷, ¹Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center and Dartmouth Medical School, Lebanon, NH, ³Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁴UMass Memorial Medical Center and University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, ⁵University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany, ⁶Genentech, South San Francisco, CA, ⁷Roche Products Ltd., Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Recent recommendations support intensive treatment of patients (pts) with early rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to achieve remission or low disease activity.1-3 Tocilizumab (TCZ) was not…
Abstract Number: 2364 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Baseline Procalcitonin Levels Are Predictive Marker Of Remission In Biologic naïve Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated With Tocilizumab: Result From 24 Weeks Of Follow-Up
Soichiro Tsuji¹, Akiko Yura², Michihito Katayama¹, Satoru Teshigawara¹, Maiko Yoshimura¹, Eriko Tanaka¹, Yoshinori Harada², Yoshinori Katada², Masato Matsushita³, Shiro Ohshima⁴, Jun Hashimoto¹ and Yukihiko Saeki⁴, ¹Dept of Rheumatology, Rheumatology,Osaka-Minami Medical Center, Kawachinagano City, Japan, ²Dept of Allergology, Allergology,Osaka-Minami Medical Center, Kawachinagano City, Japan, ³Rheumatology, Rheumatology,Osaka-Minami Medical Center, Kawachinagano City, Japan, ⁴Dept of Clinical Research, Clinical Research,Osaka-Minami Medical Center, Kawachinagano City, Japan
Background/Purpose: , :Procalcitonin(PCT) is a useful marker of infection. PCT-mRNA increases expression from peripheral blood mononuclear cells by stimulation of a pro inflammatory cytokine, IL-6…
Abstract Number: 1441 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predictive Factors Of Response To Tocilizumab In Patients With Active Rheumatoid Arthritis
Maria Victoria Hernández¹, Javier Narvaez², Raimon Sanmarti³, Delia Reina⁴, Cesar Diaz-Torne⁵, Berta Magallares⁵, Arturo Rodriguez de la Serna⁵, José María Llobet⁵, Hector Corominas⁴ and Joan Miquel Nolla², ¹Rheumatology, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona. IDIBAPS. University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ³Arthritis Unit. Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clínic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Rheumatology, Hospital de Sant Joan Despí Moisès Broggi, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: To analyze the efficacy and identify predictors of response to tocilizumab (TCZ) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Methods: A multicenter ambispective observational study…
Abstract Number: 1429 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Adiponectin Levels Are Increased After Tocilizumab Therapy Among Adults With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results From The Measure Study
Hoda Mirjafari¹, Micki Klearman², Jianmei Wang³, Naveed Sattar⁴ and Jon T. Giles⁵, ¹Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Unit, Institute of Inflammation and Repair, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre; The University of Manchester; and Roche;, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Roche, South San Francisco, CA, ³Roche Products Ltd., Welwyn Garden City, United Kingdom, ⁴University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in patients (pts) with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Adiponectin has been shown to have anti-inflammatory and…

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