Abstract Number: 460 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparative Efficacy Of Novel Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs As Monotherapy and In Combination With Methotrexate In Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients With An Inadequate Response To Traditional Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs: A Network Meta-Analysis
Background/Purpose: To compare ACR responses of novel DMARDs as monotherapy or in combination with methotrexate (MTX), including subcutaneous (SC) abatacept and SC tocilizumab (TCZ), in…Abstract Number: 450 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tocilizumab Monotherapy Compared With Adalimumab Monotherapy In Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Evaluation Of High-Density Lipoprotein Composition
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients (pts) are at increased risk for cardiovascular (CV) disease. Although analysis of lipids such as LDL-C and HDL-C is useful…Abstract Number: 2171 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparative Efficacy of Biologics As Monotherapy and in Combination with Methotrexate in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with an Inadequate Response to Conventional Dmards: A Network Meta-Analysis
Background/Purpose: A number of meta-analyses compare the efficacy of biologics for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, systematic reviews comparing the efficacy of biologics as monotherapy versus…Abstract Number: 1662 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Anti-IL-6 Therapy Impairs Intestinal Repair Through Inhibition of Epithelial Proliferation After Injury
Background/Purpose: Inhibition of IL-6 is used for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis and now being investigated as biologic therapy for a wide variety of autoimmune conditions,…Abstract Number: 1640 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long-Term Safety of Tocilizumab in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis and a Mean Treatment Duration of 3.7 Years
Background/Purpose: Tocilizumab (TCZ)—an IL-6 receptor inhibitor—has demonstrated efficacy in improving signs/symptoms, reducing joint damage, and improving physical function in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients (pts). This…Abstract Number: 1302 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Early Neutropenia Is Associated with Clinical Response in Patients Receiving Tocilizumab in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: A reduction in peripheral blood neutrophils count is usually observed with the anti-interleukin (IL) 6 receptor antibody tocilizumab. This often appears few days after…Abstract Number: 1271 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Two-Year Drug Survival and Treatment Effect of Abatacept and Tocilizumab in the Treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis in Routine Care. Results From the Nationwide Danish Danbio Registry
Background/Purpose: Abatacept and tocilizumab have been shown to be efficacious for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), even in patients refractory to tumor necrosis factor…Abstract Number: 823 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Positive Effects of Tocilizumab On Bone Remodeling in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: The anti-IL6-R antibody tocilizumab (TCZ) is an effective treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Previous studies showed that TCZ has a positive effect on bone…Abstract Number: 772 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tocilizumab Monotherapy Compared with Adalimumab Monotherapy in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results of a 24-Week Study
Background/Purpose: Approximately one-third of RA pts treated with biologics receive them as monotherapy (ie, without other DMARDs).1-3 Although tocilizumab (TCZ), an IL-6 receptor inhibitor, has…Abstract Number: 454 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long-Term Efficacy of Tocilizumab Monotherapy in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Previously Methotrexate Naive or Methotrexate Free for 6 Months
Background/Purpose: Treatment with tocilizumab (TCZ) monotherapy has been studied in 3 randomized clinical trials: AMBITION,1 ACT-RAY,2 and ADACTA.3 AMBITION1 was the first trial to demonstrate…Abstract Number: 463 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Drug Survival, Efficacy and Predictors for Survival On Tocilizumab in Real-Life Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis; Results From the Swedish Biologics Register
Background/Purpose: To evaluate drug survival, clinical response and predictors for drug survival for tocilizumab in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with inadequate response and/or adverse…Abstract Number: 446 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Remission and Rate of Relapse After Tocilizumab Withdrawal in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients
Background/Purpose: Although there is much discussion regarding when to initiate a biological agent in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, data on when to stop these agents…