Abstracts tagged "Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)"

Abstract Number: 0542 • ACR Convergence 2023
Two-Year Treatment Adherence and Clinical Response to Secukinumab Compared to TNF Inhibitors in Axial and Peripheral Spondyloarthritis Patients: A Single-Center Prospective Observational Study
Irini Flouri¹, Argyro Repa², Nestor Avgoustidis², Sofia Pitsigavdaki³, Katerina Pateromichelaki², Maria Terizaki², George Bertsias⁴ and Prodromos Sidiropoulos⁴, ¹University of Crete Medical School, Heraklion, Greece, ²Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergy Department, Medical School, University of Crete, Heraklion, Greece, ³Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergy Department, Medical School, University of Crete, Crete, Greece, ⁴Rheumatology, Clinical Immunology and Allergy Department, Medical School, University of Crete, Greece; Institute of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (FORTH), Heraklion, Greece
Background/Purpose: Anti-IL17 agent secukinumab (SEC) has been proven effective and is widely used in the treatment of spondyloarthritis (SpA) patients alternatively to tumor necrosis factor…
Abstract Number: 2541 • ACR Convergence 2023
Differential Responses to Initial Treatment Strategies for Rheumatoid Arthritis Among Those with Lower Body Mass and Adiposity
Joshua Baker¹, James O'Dell², Bryant England², Jon Giles³, Jefferey Newcomb⁴, Michael George¹, Geoffrey Thiele², Larry Moreland⁵, S. Louis Bridges⁶, Jeffrey R Curtis⁷ and Ted R Mikuls⁸, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ³Columbia University, New York, NY, ⁴University of Nebraska, Omaha, NE, ⁵University of Colorado, Denver, CO, ⁶Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁷Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama, Birmingham, AL, ⁸Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: The identification of measures that help predict who is likely to benefit most from early escalation to biologic therapy would inform personalized care among…
Abstract Number: 0834 • ACR Convergence 2023
Characterization of the Youngest Cohort with Non-Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Demographics and Medication Use of Patients ≤2 Years of Age in the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Registry
Christina Gulla¹, Tara Lozy², Daniel Choi³, Ginger Janow⁴ and For The CARRA Registry Investgators⁵, ¹HUMC pediatrics residency, Hackensack, NJ, ²Ccenter for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack, NJ, ³Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Nutley, NJ, ⁴Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack Meridian Health, Glen Rock, NJ, ⁵CARRA, Inc, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common rheumatic disease in children. Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) have demonstrated efficacy and safety in older…
Abstract Number: 0927 • ACR Convergence 2023
A Complex Interplay Among Gut Lachnoclostidium, HLA Haplotype DRB1*07:01, and the TNF Superfamily in Anti-Ro+ Women with a Spectrum of Preclinical and Clinical Autoimmunity Whose Children Have Neonatal Lupus
Robert Clancy¹, Caroline Izmirly¹, Miranda Marion², Nicola Fraser¹, Joel Guthridge³, Timothy Howard², Peter Izmirly⁴, Mala Masson⁵, Jill Buyon¹, Judith James³ and Carl Langefeld⁶, ¹NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ²Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, ³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁴New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁵New York University, New York, NY, ⁶Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
Background/Purpose: Mothers of children with neonatal lupus (NL) are often clinically asymptomatic or have insufficient criteria for a formal rheumatologic diagnosis, despite having high titers…
Abstract Number: 0979 • ACR Convergence 2023
Use and Discontinuation of Tumour Necrosis Factor Inhibitors Among Pregnant Women with Chronic Inflammatory Diseases
Leah K. Flatman¹, Sasha Bernatsky², Isabelle Malhamé³, Yvan St. Pierre², Olga Basso¹, Anick Bérard⁴ and Evelyne Vinet⁵, ¹McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴University of Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Early consensus statements recommended discontinuing tumour necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) during pregnancy. Despite new guidelines recommending against this, the choice to stop TNFi pre-conception…
Abstract Number: 1073 • ACR Convergence 2023
Risk of Inflammatory Central Nervous System Diseases Among New Users of Biologic and Targeted Synthetic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs
Maximilian Casey¹, Sonia Pannu², Saffia Bajwa³, Ali Duarte-Garcia⁴ and Mike Putman⁵, ¹Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI, ²University School of Milwaukee, River Hills, WI, ³Medical College of Wisconsin, Wauwatosa, WI, ⁴Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory and demyelinating central nervous system (CNS) adverse events have been observed among new users of tumor necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors. No studies to…
Abstract Number: 1333 • ACR Convergence 2023
Rheumatoid Arthritis-associated Lymphoproliferative Disorders: A Multi-center Analysis of Clinical Outcomes and Evaluation of Anti-rheumatic Drugs After LPD Onset
YOSHIHIKO HOSHIDA¹, Atsuko Tsujii², SHIRO OHSHIMA³, YUKIHIKO SAEKI³, MASATO YAGITA⁴, TOMOYA MIYAMURA⁵, Masao Katayama⁶, TOMONORI KAWASAKI⁷, YASUSHI HIRAMATSU⁸, Hisaji Oshima⁹, TOSHIHIKO MURAYAMA¹⁰, SHINJI HIGA¹¹, KAZUYA KURAOKA¹², FUMINORI HIRANO¹³, KENJI ICHIKAWA¹⁴, MITSUTOSHI KUROSAWA¹⁵, HIROAKI SUZUKI¹⁵, NORIYUKI CHIBA¹⁶, TAKAO SUGIYAMA¹⁷, YUKO MINAMI¹⁸, HITOSHI NIINO¹⁹, ATSUSHI IHATA²⁰, IKUO SAITO²¹, AKIKO MITSUO²², TOSHITAKA MAEJIMA²³, ATSUHIRO KAWASHIMA²⁴, HIROSHI TSUTANI²⁵, KOICHIRO TAKAHI²⁶, TAKAHIKO KASAI²⁷, YOKO SHINNO²⁸, YOSHIRO TACHIYAMA²⁹, NORIHIRO TERAMOTO³⁰, KENICHI TAGUCHI³¹, SHINJI NAITO³², SHIGERU YOSHIZAWA³³, MASAHIRO ITO³⁴, YASUO SUENAGA³⁵, Shunsuke Mori³⁶, SHOICHI NAGAKURA³⁷, NORIE YOSHIKAWA³⁸, MITSUHARU NOMOTO³⁹, ATSUHISA UEDA⁴⁰, SHOUHEI NAGAOKA⁴¹, YUKIO TSUURA⁴², KEIGO SETOGUCHI⁴³, SHOJI SUGII⁴⁴, Asami Abe⁴⁵, TOSHIAKI SUGAYA⁴⁶, HIROYUKI SUGAHARA⁴⁷, MASAHIRO KOSETO⁴⁸, YASUO KUNUGIZA², NORISHIGE IIZUKA³, RYOSUKE YOSHIHARA⁴, HIROKI YABE⁵, TOMOAKI FUJISAKI⁶, EIICHI MORII⁷, MORISHIGE TAKESHITA⁸, MASAKAZU SATO⁹, KAZUYOSHI SAITO¹⁰, Kiyoshi Matsui¹¹, YASUHIKO TOMITA¹², HIROSHI FURUKAWA¹³ and Shigeto Tohma¹⁴, ¹National Hospital Organization Osaka Minami Medical Center, Kawachinagano, Japan, ²Osaka Minami Medical Center, Kawachinagano City, Japan, ³National Hospital Organization (NHO), Osaka Minami Medical Center, Kawachinagano, Japan, ⁴Medical Research Institute KITANO HOSPITAL, PIIF Tazuke-kofukai, Osaka, Japan, ⁵NHO Kyushu Medical Center, Fukuoka, Japan, ⁶National Hospital Organization, Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, JP, Nagoya, Japan, ⁷NHO Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Japan, ⁸Japanese Red Cross Society Himeji Hospital, Himeji, Japan, ⁹National Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan, ¹⁰NHO Kumamoto Medical Center, Kumamoto, Japan, ¹¹Daini Osaka Police Hospital, Osaka, Japan, ¹²NHO Kure Medical Center /Chugoku Cancer Center, Kure, Japan, ¹³NHO Asahikawa Medical Center, Asahikawa, Japan, ¹⁴Nissei hospital, Sapporo, Japan, ¹⁵NHO Hokkaido Cancer Center, Sapporo, Japan, ¹⁶NHO Morioka Medical Center, Morioka, Japan, ¹⁷NHO Shimoshizu Hospital, Yotsukaido, Japan, ¹⁸NHO Ibarakihigashi Hospital, Ibaraki, Japan, ¹⁹NHO Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan, ²⁰National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan, ²¹NHO Sagamihara Hospital, Sagamihara, Japan, ²²NHO Disaster Medical Center, Tachikawa, Japan, ²³NHO Shinshu Ueda Medical Center, Ueda, Japan, ²⁴NHO Kanazawa Medical Center, Kanazawa, Japan, ²⁵NHO Awara Hospital, Awara, Japan, ²⁶NHO Osaka Toneyama Medical Center, Toyonaka, Japan, ²⁷Japan Red Cross Society Tokushima Hospital, Komatsushima, Japan, ²⁸NHO Okayama Medical Center, Okayama, Japan, ²⁹NHO Hiroshima Nishi Medical Center, Otake, Japan, ³⁰NHO Shikoku Cancer Center, Matsuyama, Japan, ³¹NHO Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan, ³²NHO Ureshino Medical Center, Ureshino, Japan, ³³NHO Fukuoka Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan, ³⁴NHO Nagasaki Medical Center, Omura, Japan, ³⁵NHO Beppu Medical Center, Beppu, Japan, ³⁶NHO Kumamoto Saishun Medical Center, Koshi, Japan, ³⁷NHO Kumamoto Minami Hospital, Uki, Japan, ³⁸NHO Miyakonojo Medical Center, Miyakonojo, Japan, ³⁹NHO Kagoshima Medical Center, Kagoshima, Japan, ⁴⁰Yokohama City University Medical Center, Yokohama, Japan, ⁴¹Yokohama Minami Kyosai Hospital, Yokohama, Japan, ⁴²Department of Pathology Yokosuka Kyosai Hospital, Yokosuka, Japan, ⁴³Tokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious diseases Center Komagome Hospital / Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴⁴Tokyo Metropolitan Matsuzawa Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴⁵Niigata Rheumatic Center, Shibata, Japan, ⁴⁶Fuchu Hospital, Izumi, Japan, ⁴⁷Sumitomo Hospital, Osaka, Japan, ⁴⁸Nippon Life Hospital, Osaka, Japan, ⁴⁹JCHO Hoshigaoka Medical Center, Hirakata, Japan, ⁵⁰Kishiwada City Hospital, Kishiwada, Japan, ⁵¹Hyogo Prefectural Kakogawa Hospital, Kakogawa, Japan, ⁵²Ako Central Hospital, Ako, Japan, ⁵³Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, Matsuyama, Japan, ⁵⁴Osaka University, Suita, Japan, ⁵⁵Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan, ⁵⁶Kurashiki University of Science and the Arts, Kurashiki, Japan, ⁵⁷University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, ⁵⁸Hyogo Medical University, Nishinomiya, Japan, ⁵⁹International University of Health and Welfare, Otawara City, Japan, ⁶⁰NHO Tokyo National Hospital, Kiyose, Japan, ⁶¹NHO Tokyo National Hospital, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: The largest multi-center collaborative study on lymphoproliferative disorders (LPD) in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (RA-LPD) in Japan was conducted to characterize its clinical outcomes and…
Abstract Number: 1425 • ACR Convergence 2023
Efficacy and Safety of Tofacitinib in an Open-Label, Long-Term Extension Study in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis Who Received Adalimumab or Tofacitinib in a Phase 3 Randomized Controlled Study: A Post Hoc Analysis
Dafna Gladman¹, Peter Nash², Philip J. Mease³, Oliver FitzGerald⁴, Karim R. Masri⁵, Stephanie Duench⁶ and Mary Jane Cadatal⁷, ¹Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²School of Medicine, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia, ³Swedish Medical Center/Providence St. Joseph Health and University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, WA, ⁴Conway Institute for Biomolecular Research, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ⁵Pfizer Inc., Collegeville, PA, ⁶Pfizer Inc., New York, NY, ⁷Pfizer Inc., Manila, Philippines
Background/Purpose: Patients (pts) with PsA and an inadequate response (IR) to conventional synthetic DMARDs are routinely treated with TNF inhibitors (TNFi).1,2 Intolerance/IR to TNFi may…
Abstract Number: 1428 • ACR Convergence 2023
Guselkumab Provides Clinically Meaningful Improvents in Patient-Reported Outcomes in Patients with Active Psoriatic Arthritis Who Are Inadequate Responders to Tumour Necrosis Factor Inhibitors: Results Through One Year of a Phase 3b, Randomized, Controlled Study (COSMOS)
Laure Gossec¹, Xenofon Baraliakos², James Galloway³, Lars Erik⁴, Vilija Oke⁵, Petros Sfikakis⁶, Emmanouil Rampakakis⁷, Mohamed Sharaf⁸, Frederic Lavie⁹ and Iain McInnes¹⁰, ¹Sorbonne Université and Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France, ²Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-University Bochum, Herne, Germany, ³King's College London, London, United Kingdom, ⁴Bispebjerg-Frederiksberg Hospital, Vedbæk, Denmark, ⁵Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁶National Kapodistrian University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece, ⁷JSS Medical Research, Saint-Laurent, QC, Canada, ⁸Immunology, Janssen MEA, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, ⁹The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, Paris, France, ¹⁰University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: In the Phase 3b COSMOS trial, guselkumab (GUS), a fully human IL-23p19 inhibitor (i), was associated with significantly greater improvements vs placebo (PBO) in…
Abstract Number: 1559 • ACR Convergence 2023
Comparison of Treatment with Adalimumab, Infliximab and Certolizumab in Refractory Cystoid Macular Edema Due to Behçet Disease
Nuria Barroso-Garcia¹, Jose Luis Martin-Varillas², Lara Sanchez-Bilbao³, Ivan Ferraz Amaro⁴, Vanesa Calvo Río⁵, Alfredo Adán⁶, Inés Hernanz-Rodriguez⁷, Emma Beltran-Catalan⁸, David Diaz-Valle⁹, Marisa Hernandez-Garfella¹⁰, Lucia Martinez-Costa¹¹, Manuel Diaz-Llopis¹², Jose M Herreras¹³, Olga Maiz-Alonso¹⁴, Ignacio Torre-Salaberri¹⁵, Antonio Atanes Sandoval¹⁶, Santos Insua-Vilariño¹⁷, Raquel Almodovar¹⁸, Patricia Fanlo-Mateo¹⁹, Juan Ramon De Dios²⁰, Angel Garcia-Aparicio²¹, Sergio rodriguez-Montero²², Vega Jovani²³, Patricia Moya²⁴, Eva Peña Sainz-Pardo²⁵, Jose Luis Hernandez²⁶ and Ricardo Blanco²⁷, ¹Hospital Universitario Puerta del Mar, Cadiz, Spain, ²Hospital de Laredo, Laredo, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario Marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ⁵Valdecilla Hospital, Santander, Spain, ⁶Oftalmology, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁷Ophthalmology, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁸HOSPITAL DEL MAR, Barcelona, Spain, ⁹Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁰Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitario General Valencia, Valencia, Spain, ¹¹Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain, ¹²Ophthalmology, Hospital Universitario La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ¹³Ophthalmology, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain, ¹⁴University Hospital Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital Universitario de Basurto, Bilbao, Spain, ¹⁶Rheumatology department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC). Instituto de Investigación Biomédica A Coruña (INIBIC)., A Coruña, Spain, ¹⁷Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de Santiago de Compostela, Santiago Compostela, Spain, ¹⁸Alcorcón Foundation University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁹Internal Medicine, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, ²⁰Osakidetza, Vitoria, Spain, ²¹Hospital Universitario de Toledo, Toledo, Spain, ²²Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Virgen de Valme, Sevilla, Spain, ²³Department of Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Dr. Balmis, Alicante, Spain, ²⁴Hospital de Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain, ²⁵Pediatric, Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ²⁶Rheumatology, Ophthalmology and Internal Medicine, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ²⁷Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain
Background/Purpose: Cystoid macular edema (CME) is the leading cause of blindness in non-infectious uveitis. One of the most frequently associated conditions is Behçet's disease (BD)…
Abstract Number: 1666 • ACR Convergence 2023
TNF-mediated Pulmonary Hypertension Is Marked by Aberrant Bone Morphogenic Protein (BMP) and Integrin/Basement Membrane Ligand-Receptor Signaling
Javier Rangel-Moreno¹, Maria de la Luz Garcia-Hernandez², Qingfu Xu³ and Benjamin Korman¹, ¹University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ²University of Rochester, West Henrietta, NY, ³University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
Background/Purpose: : We recently described TNF-transgenic mice as a novel model of pulmonary hypertension (PH) and have shown that they express altered endothelial and mesenchymal…
Abstract Number: 0016 • ACR Convergence 2023
Role of TP53 in Inflammatory Reprogramming of Rheumatoid Arthritis Synovial Fibroblasts
Anil Singh and Salahuddin Ahmed, Washington State university, Spokane, WA
Background/Purpose: TP53, a tumor-suppressor protein known as the guardian of the genome, plays a critical role in regulating genomic stability and cellular function. When TP53…
Abstract Number: 1673 • ACR Convergence 2023
Immunomodulatory Treatment and Autoimmune Patient Responses to COVID-19 Booster Shots: Results from the Covid-19 VaccinE Response in Rheumatology Patients (COVER) Study
Amy S. Mudano¹, Gary Cutter², Ted R Mikuls³, Geoffrey Thiele⁴, Emily Holladay², Kevin Withrop⁵, Mark Law⁴, Bart Hamilton⁴, Monique Bastidas⁶, Michael Zikry⁶, Kelly Chun⁶, Michael George⁷ and Jeffrey Curtis², ¹Illumination Health, Hoover, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁴University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, ⁵Oregon Health & Science University, Schools of Medicine and Public Health,, Portland, OR, ⁶Labcorp, Calabasas, CA, ⁷University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Given an increased risk of COVID-19 in patients with autoimmune conditions, we must better understand the immunogenicity and safety of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines in people…
Abstract Number: 0370 • ACR Convergence 2023
Clinical Disease Manifestations Associated with TNF Inhibitor Non-Response in Juvenile Spondyloarthritis
Melissa Oliver¹, Kelly Mosesso², Pamela F. Weiss³, Robert Colbert⁴, Matthew Stoll⁵ and Hemalatha Srinivasalu⁶, ¹Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, ²Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, ³Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁴NIH/NIAMS, Bethesda, MD, ⁵University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁶Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC
Background/Purpose: Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) are effective in children with juvenile spondyloarthritis (JSpA) and generally represent the first-line choice for biologic therapy. However, not…
Abstract Number: 1725 • ACR Convergence 2023
Distinct Perivascular and Intravascular Lymphatic Mast Cells and Their Role in Lymphatic Clearance, Joint Inflammation, and Bone Erosion in the TNF-Transgenic Murine Arthritis Model
Yue Peng¹, H. Mark Kenney², Karen Bentley³, Lianping Xing⁴, Christopher T Ritchlin⁵ and Edward Schwarz³, ¹University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ²University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Henrietta, NY, ³University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ⁴University of Rochester Medical Center, Webster, NY, ⁵University of Rochester Medical School, Allergy, Immunology & Rheumatology Division, Canandaigua, NY
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory-erosive arthritis is exacerbated by lymphatic dysfunction (1), and mast cells (MCs) regulate lymphatic vessel contractions via release of inflammatory and vasoactive mediators (2).…

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