Abstract Number: 373 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Patient-Reported Outcomes in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Failing to Achieve Stable Low Disease Activity: Comparing Addition of Adalimumab to Methotrexate Monotherapy with Maintenance On Adalimumab Plus Methotrexate
Background/Purpose: Treat-to-target guidelines for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) suggest adjusting therapy every 3-6 months for pts who fail to achieve a disease activity target. However, pts…Abstract Number: 2490 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Herpes Zoster and Tofacitinib Therapy in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Patients (pts) with RA are at increased risk for herpes zoster (HZ) i.e. ‘shingles'. Tofacitinib, a novel oral Janus kinase inhibitor investigated as a…Abstract Number: 1318 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long-Term Benefits of 4-Weekly Certolizumab Pegol Combination and Monotherapy On Household Productivity and Social Participation in Rheumatoid Arthritis: 5 Year Results from an Open Label Extension Study
Background/Purpose: Certolizumab pegol (CZP) monotherapy administered every 4 weeks (Q4W) for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been shown to be associated with rapid and sustainable improvements…Abstract Number: 997 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Evidence of Novel Genetic Predictors of Methotrexate Efficacy in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX), a disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drug used as first-line therapy in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), is characterized by considerable heterogeneity in individual treatment response. We…Abstract Number: 375 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Cell Phone Based Automated Monitoring of Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Cell phone based automated monitoring of patients with early rheumatoid arthritis Background/Purpose: Frequent monitoring improves patient compliance and outcomes of RA. Limited resources may hinder adherence…Abstract Number: 2481 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Time Trends in Corticosteroid Use in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Results From a Population Based Inception Cohort 1980–1994 Vs. 1995–2007
Background/Purpose: Corticosteroids (CS) are a double edged sword in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment. Low doses may have disease modifying effects but long-term use risks detrimental…Abstract Number: 1319 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Certolizumab Pegol Plus Methotrexate Is Similarly Effective in Active Rheumatoid Arthritis Secondary Non-Responders to Anti-TNF Inhibitors: Post-Hoc Analysis of a Phase Iiib Trial
Background/Purpose: Certolizumab pegol (CZP) has demonstrated efficacy in patients (pts) with prior TNF inhibitor exposure.1 In the Doseflex trial two maintenance dosing regimens of CZP…Abstract Number: 928 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Is There an Optimal Treatment Strategy for Disease-Modifying-Antirheumatic-Drug Naïve Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Background/Purpose: There is a lack of head-to-head clinical trial data to determine the most effective treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, these trials have had…Abstract Number: 386 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Costs of Tumor Necrosis Factor Blockers Per Treated Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Using Real-World Drug Data in a US Managed Care Population
Background/Purpose: Etanercept (ETN), adalimumab (ADA), and infliximab (INF) are FDA-approved tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-blocker treatments for moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and are commonly…Abstract Number: 2430 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Using the Internet in Help-Seeking As Illness Develops in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: Patients’ Internet use for health purposes is regarded as potentially transformational. Using on-line resources is associated with the emergence of the e-patient; broadly defined…Abstract Number: 1322 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Coadministration of ASP015K, a Novel Janus Kinase Inhibitor with Methotrexate Demonstrates Tolerability and Lack of Pharmacokinetic Interactions in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: ASP015K is an oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor with selectivity for JAK1/3 in development for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other autoimmune diseases.…Abstract Number: 836 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Responses and Patient Reported Outcomes to NNC0109-0012 (anti-IL-20 mAb) in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients Following 12-Weeks Dosing and 13 Weeks Follow up: Results From a Phase 2a Trial
Background/Purpose: NNC0109-0012 (anti-IL-20 mAb) is a novel human monoclonal IgG4 antibody which binds to and neutralizes the activity of IL-20. Data from a phase 1…Abstract Number: 359 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Improved Radiological Outcome of Rheumatoid Arthritis: Early Treatment with methotrexate might be a key Prognostic Factor
Background/Purpose: To compare the rate of radiological progression in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) diagnosed in the 1980s with those of the late 1990s until…Abstract Number: 2327 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
CGEN-15001, a Novel Negative Costimulatory Fusion Protein Is Effective in the Collagen-Induced Arthritis Mouse Model of Rheumatoid Arthritis
Background/Purpose: CGEN-15001 is a recombinant Fc fusion protein consisting of the extracellular domain of CGEN-15001T, a protein predicted to be a member of the B7/CD28…Abstract Number: 1297 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Tofacitinib and Adalimumab Achieve Similar Rates of Low Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis — Lack of Improvement in Disease Activity Score by 3 Months Predicts Low Likelihood of Low Disease Activity At 1 Year
Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib is a novel oral Janus kinase inhibitor being investigated as a targeted immunomodulator and disease-modifying therapy for RA. This post-hoc analysis of the…
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