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  1. Article ; Online: Abatacept and non-melanoma skin cancer in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a comprehensive evaluation of randomised controlled trials and observational studies.

    Simon, Teresa A / Dong, Lixian / Suissa, Samy / Michaud, Kaleb / Pedro, Sofia / Hochberg, Marc / Boers, Maarten / Askling, Johan / Frisell, Thomas / Strangfeld, Anja / Meissner, Yvette / Khaychuk, Vadim / Dominique, Alyssa / Maldonado, Michael A

    Annals of the rheumatic diseases

    2024  Volume 83, Issue 2, Page(s) 177–183

    Abstract: Objectives: This study aims to evaluate non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) risk associated with abatacept treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA).: Methods: This evaluation included 16 abatacept RA clinical trials and 6 observational studies. NMSC ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: This study aims to evaluate non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC) risk associated with abatacept treatment for rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
    Methods: This evaluation included 16 abatacept RA clinical trials and 6 observational studies. NMSC incidence rates (IRs)/1000 patient-years (p-y) of exposure were compared between patients treated with abatacept versus placebo, conventional synthetic (cs) disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and other biological/targeted synthetic (b/ts)DMARDs. For observational studies, a random-effects model was used to pool rate ratios (RRs).
    Results: ~49 000 patients receiving abatacept were analysed from clinical trials (~7000) and observational studies (~42 000). In randomised trials (n=4138; median abatacept exposure, 12 (range 2-30) months), NMSC IRs (95% CIs) were not significantly different for abatacept (6.0 (3.3 to 10.0)) and placebo (4.0 (1.3 to 9.3)) and remained stable throughout the long-term, open-label period (median cumulative exposure, 28 (range 2-130 months); 21 335 p-y of exposure (7044 patients over 3 years)). For registry databases, NMSC IRs/1000 p-y were 5-12 (abatacept), 1.6-10 (csDMARDs) and 3-8 (other b/tsDMARDs). Claims database IRs were 19-22 (abatacept), 15-18 (csDMARDs) and 14-17 (other b/tsDMARDs). Pooled RRs (95% CIs) from observational studies for NMSC in patients receiving abatacept were 1.84 (1.00 to 3.37) vs csDMARDs and 1.11 (0.98 to 1.26) vs other b/tsDMARDs.
    Conclusions: Consistent with the warnings and precautions of the abatacept label, this analysis suggests a potential increase in NMSC risk with abatacept use compared with csDMARDs. No significant increase was observed compared with b/tsDMARDs, but the lower limit of the 95% CI was close to unity.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Abatacept/adverse effects ; Antirheumatic Agents/adverse effects ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/drug therapy ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/epidemiology ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/complications ; Biological Products/therapeutic use ; Incidence ; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic ; Skin Neoplasms/chemically induced ; Skin Neoplasms/epidemiology
    Chemical Substances Abatacept (7D0YB67S97) ; Antirheumatic Agents ; Biological Products
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-11
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Meta-Analysis ; Review
    ZDB-ID 7090-7
    ISSN 1468-2060 ; 0003-4967
    ISSN (online) 1468-2060
    ISSN 0003-4967
    DOI 10.1136/ard-2023-224356
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  2. Article ; Online: ACPA-negative and ACPA-positive RA patients achieving disease resolution demonstrate distinct patterns of MRI-detected joint-inflammation.

    Verstappen, Marloes / Matthijssen, Xanthe M E / Connolly, Sean E / Maldonado, Michael A / Huizinga, Tom W J / van der Helm-van Mil, Annette H M

    Rheumatology (Oxford, England)

    2022  Volume 62, Issue 1, Page(s) 124–134

    Abstract: Objectives: Although sustained DMARD-free remission (SDFR; sustained absence of clinical-synovitis after DMARD-discontinuation) is increasingly achievable in RA, prevalence differs between ACPA-negative (40%) and ACPA-positive RA (5-10%). Additionally, ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: Although sustained DMARD-free remission (SDFR; sustained absence of clinical-synovitis after DMARD-discontinuation) is increasingly achievable in RA, prevalence differs between ACPA-negative (40%) and ACPA-positive RA (5-10%). Additionally, early DAS remission (DAS4months<1.6) is associated with achieving SDFR in ACPA-negative, but not in ACPA-positive RA. Based on these differences, we hypothesized that longitudinal patterns of local tissue inflammation (synovitis/tenosynovitis/osteitis) also differ between ACPA-negative and ACPA-positive RA patients achieving SDFR. With the ultimate aim being to increase understanding of disease resolution in RA, we studied MRI-detected joint inflammation over time in relation to SDFR development in ACPA-positive RA and ACPA-negative RA.
    Methods: A total of 198 RA patients (94 ACPA-negative, 104 ACPA-positive) underwent repeated MRIs (0/4/12/24 months) and were followed on SDFR development. The course of MRI-detected total inflammation, and synovitis/tenosynovitis/osteitis individually were compared between RA patients who did and did not achieve SDFR, using Poisson mixed models. In total, 174 ACPA-positive RA patients from the AVERT-1 were studied as ACPA-positive validation population.
    Results: In ACPA-negative RA, baseline MRI-detected inflammation levels of patients achieving SDFR were similar to patients without SDFR but declined 2.0 times stronger in the first year of DMARD treatment [IRR 0.50 (95% CI; 0.32, 0.77); P < 0.01]. This stronger decline was seen in tenosynovitis/synovitis/osteitis. In contrast, ACPA-positive RA-patients achieving SDFR, had already lower inflammation levels (especially synovitis/osteitis) at disease presentation [IRR 0.45 (95% CI; 0.24, 0.86); P = 0.02] compared with patients without SDFR, and remained lower during subsequent follow-up (P = 0.02). Similar results were found in the ACPA-positive validation population.
    Conclusion: Compared with RA patients without disease resolution, ACPA-positive RA patients achieving SDFR have less severe joint inflammation from diagnosis onwards, while ACPA-negative RA patients present with similar inflammation levels but demonstrate a stronger decline in the first year of DMARD therapy. These different trajectories suggest different mechanisms underlying resolution of RA chronicity in both RA subsets.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/diagnostic imaging ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/drug therapy ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/complications ; Osteitis/drug therapy ; Tenosynovitis/complications ; Inflammation/diagnostic imaging ; Inflammation/drug therapy ; Inflammation/complications ; Antirheumatic Agents/therapeutic use ; Synovitis/diagnostic imaging ; Synovitis/drug therapy ; Synovitis/complications ; Magnetic Resonance Imaging
    Chemical Substances Antirheumatic Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-05-12
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1464822-2
    ISSN 1462-0332 ; 1462-0324
    ISSN (online) 1462-0332
    ISSN 1462-0324
    DOI 10.1093/rheumatology/keac294
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  3. Article ; Online: Relationship Between Middle Ear Volume and Long-term Audiological Outcomes in Congenital Aural Atresia Repair.

    Imbery, Terence E / Maldonado, Michael / Mukherjee, Sugoto / Kesser, Bradley W

    Otology & neurotology : official publication of the American Otological Society, American Neurotology Society [and] European Academy of Otology and Neurotology

    2019  Volume 40, Issue 6, Page(s) 782–788

    Abstract: Objective: To assess the association of middle ear volume with long-term hearing outcomes in congenital aural atresia (CAA) repair.: Study design: Retrospective chart and radiological review.: Setting: Single academic tertiary referral center.: ... ...

    Abstract Objective: To assess the association of middle ear volume with long-term hearing outcomes in congenital aural atresia (CAA) repair.
    Study design: Retrospective chart and radiological review.
    Setting: Single academic tertiary referral center.
    Patients: Children and adults who underwent CAA repair between 1995 and 2016. Patients were divided into "best" and "worst" audiometric groups, based on stability of postoperative air conduction pure-tone average (AC PTA) results. Ten patients were included for study in the "best" group, and 12 in the "worst" group.
    Intervention(s): CAA repair.
    Main outcome measure(s): Long-term (> 1 yr) postoperative three-tone (500, 1000, 2000 Hz) AC PTA, speech reception threshold (SRT), air bone gap, and semiautomated calculated middle ear volume from preoperative computed tomography (CT) scans.
    Results: Statistically significant differences were noted between "best" and "worst" groups in AC PTA, SRT, and air bone gap (p < 0.001). Mean middle ear volume in the "best" group was 434.6 mm (range 326.3-602.1 mm) and 339.5 mm (range 199.4-502.1 mm) in the "worst" group (p = 0.02). The majority in both groups were right ears (p = 0.38), and males outnumbered females in the "best" group (9 out of 10; p = 0.018). Preoperative Jahrsdoerfer grading scores were similar between groups (p = 0.31). Mean follow-up for the "best" and "worst" groups was approximately 3.5 and 4.5 yr, respectively.
    Conclusions: For patients undergoing CAA repair, larger middle ear volume is associated with stable and better long-term audiometric outcomes.
    MeSH term(s) Adolescent ; Child ; Congenital Abnormalities/diagnostic imaging ; Congenital Abnormalities/physiopathology ; Congenital Abnormalities/surgery ; Ear/abnormalities ; Ear/diagnostic imaging ; Ear/physiopathology ; Ear/surgery ; Ear, Middle/diagnostic imaging ; Ear, Middle/physiopathology ; Ear, Middle/surgery ; Female ; Hearing/physiology ; Hearing Tests ; Humans ; Male ; Postoperative Period ; Retrospective Studies ; Tomography, X-Ray Computed ; Treatment Outcome
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-05-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2036790-9
    ISSN 1537-4505 ; 1531-7129
    ISSN (online) 1537-4505
    ISSN 1531-7129
    DOI 10.1097/MAO.0000000000002233
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  4. Article ; Online: Imaging of pediatric neurovascular emergencies.

    Tang, Yang / Goodman, William C / Maldonado, Michael D / Du, Xinli

    Emergency radiology

    2018  Volume 25, Issue 3, Page(s) 227–234

    Abstract: Pediatric strokes are rare but critical diagnoses to make in the emergency setting. They are associated with a set of pathologies that are not frequently encountered in the adult population. Some of these diseases have variable clinical presentations and ...

    Abstract Pediatric strokes are rare but critical diagnoses to make in the emergency setting. They are associated with a set of pathologies that are not frequently encountered in the adult population. Some of these diseases have variable clinical presentations and imaging appearance depending on the age of onset and severity of the underlying pathologies. This article reviews the differential diagnoses and noninvasive imaging evaluation of pediatric cerebral ischemic and hemorrhagic diseases.
    MeSH term(s) Cerebrovascular Disorders/diagnostic imaging ; Child ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Emergencies ; Humans ; Neuroimaging/methods
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-01-11
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1425144-9
    ISSN 1438-1435 ; 1070-3004
    ISSN (online) 1438-1435
    ISSN 1070-3004
    DOI 10.1007/s10140-017-1576-5
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  5. Article ; Online: Isolated left upper eyelid ptosis with pansinusitis and contralateral otitis media in a 9-year-old boy.

    Wilbanks, Nathan D / Filutowski, Oliver R / Maldonado, Michael D / Karcioglu, Zeynel A

    American journal of ophthalmology case reports

    2018  Volume 11, Page(s) 6–9

    Abstract: Purpose: Upper eyelid ptosis has different etiologies in children and adults. In children, the common causes include orbital cellulitis, congenital ptosis, Cranial Nerve (CN) III palsy, and Horner's syndrome. The purpose of this report is to discuss an ... ...

    Abstract Purpose: Upper eyelid ptosis has different etiologies in children and adults. In children, the common causes include orbital cellulitis, congenital ptosis, Cranial Nerve (CN) III palsy, and Horner's syndrome. The purpose of this report is to discuss an unusual presentation of ptosis.
    Observations: We describe a case of a 9-year-old boy with left-sided ptosis with no apparent clinical signs of orbital or preseptal infection. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) revealed pansinusitis and contralateral otitis media with direct extension into the superior aspect of the left orbit affecting the levator palpebrae superioris muscle.
    Conclusions and importance: This finding on imaging disclosed the etiology of an otherwise unexplained case of upper lid ptosis.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2018-04-21
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Case Reports
    ISSN 2451-9936
    ISSN (online) 2451-9936
    DOI 10.1016/j.ajoc.2018.04.023
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  6. Article ; Online: Abatacept increases T cell exhaustion in early RA individuals who carry HLA risk alleles.

    Long, Sarah Alice / Muir, Virginia S / Jones, Britta E / Wall, Valerie Z / Ylescupidez, Alyssa / Hocking, Anne M / Pribitzer, Stephan / Thorpe, Jerill / Fuchs, Bryce / Wiedeman, Alice E / Tatum, Megan / Lambert, Katharina / Uchtenhagen, Hannes / Speake, Cate / Ng, Bernard / Heubeck, Alexander T / Torgerson, Troy R / Savage, Adam K / Maldonado, Michael A /
    Ray, Neelanjana / Khaychuk, Vadim / Liu, Jinqi / Linsley, Peter S / Buckner, Jane H

    Frontiers in immunology

    2024  Volume 15, Page(s) 1383110

    Abstract: Exhausted CD8 T cells ( ... ...

    Abstract Exhausted CD8 T cells (T
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Abatacept/therapeutic use ; Abatacept/pharmacology ; Receptors, Immunologic/genetics ; Receptors, Immunologic/metabolism ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/drug therapy ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/immunology ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/genetics ; Alleles ; Male ; Female ; CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology ; CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/metabolism ; CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes/drug effects ; Adult ; Lectins, C-Type/genetics ; Lectins, C-Type/metabolism ; HLA Antigens/genetics ; HLA Antigens/immunology ; Middle Aged ; Antirheumatic Agents/therapeutic use ; Genetic Predisposition to Disease ; T-Cell Exhaustion
    Chemical Substances Abatacept (7D0YB67S97) ; Receptors, Immunologic ; TIGIT protein, human ; KLRG1 protein, human ; Lectins, C-Type ; HLA Antigens ; Antirheumatic Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-04-08
    Publishing country Switzerland
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2606827-8
    ISSN 1664-3224 ; 1664-3224
    ISSN (online) 1664-3224
    ISSN 1664-3224
    DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1383110
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  7. Article ; Online: Reply.

    Fleischmann, Roy / Connolly, Sean E / Maldonado, Michael A / Schiff, Michael

    Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.)

    2017  Volume 69, Issue 4, Page(s) 867–868

    MeSH term(s) Arthritis, Rheumatoid ; Biomarkers ; Humans ; Prognosis
    Chemical Substances Biomarkers
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-02-28
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Letter ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Comment
    ZDB-ID 2756371-6
    ISSN 2326-5205 ; 2326-5191
    ISSN (online) 2326-5205
    ISSN 2326-5191
    DOI 10.1002/art.40021
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  8. Article ; Online: Brief Report: Estimating Disease Activity Using Multi-Biomarker Disease Activity Scores in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated With Abatacept or Adalimumab.

    Fleischmann, Roy / Connolly, Sean E / Maldonado, Michael A / Schiff, Michael

    Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.)

    2016  Volume 68, Issue 9, Page(s) 2083–2089

    Abstract: Objective: To assess the ability of a multi-biomarker disease activity (MBDA) test (Vectra DA) to reflect clinical measures of disease activity in patients enrolled in the AMPLE (Abatacept Versus Adalimumab Comparison in Biologic-Naive RA Subjects with ... ...

    Abstract Objective: To assess the ability of a multi-biomarker disease activity (MBDA) test (Vectra DA) to reflect clinical measures of disease activity in patients enrolled in the AMPLE (Abatacept Versus Adalimumab Comparison in Biologic-Naive RA Subjects with Background Methotrexate) trial.
    Methods: In the AMPLE trial, patients with active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who were naive to biologic agents and had an inadequate response to methotrexate were randomized (1:1) to receive subcutaneous abatacept (125 mg every week) or subcutaneous adalimumab (40 mg every 2 weeks), with background methotrexate, for 2 years. The MBDA score was determined using serum samples collected at baseline, month 3, and years 1 and 2. The adjusted mean change from baseline in the MBDA score was compared between the abatacept and adalimumab treatment groups. Cross-tabulation was used to compare the MBDA score with the following clinical measures of disease activity: Clinical Disease Activity Index (CDAI), Simplified Disease Activity Index (SDAI), Disease Activity Score in 28 joints using the C-reactive protein level (DAS28-CRP), and Routine Assessment of Patient Index Data 3 (RAPID-3).
    Results: In total, 318 patients were randomized to receive abatacept, and 328 were randomized to receive adalimumab; MBDA data were available for 259 and 265 patients, respectively. No association between the MBDA score and disease activity defined by the CDAI, SDAI, DAS28-CRP, or RAPID-3 in the abatacept and adalimumab treatment groups was observed.
    Conclusion: The MBDA score did not reflect clinical disease activity in patients enrolled in AMPLE and should not be used to guide decision-making in the management of RA, particularly for patients who receive abatacept or adalimumab as the first biologic agent.
    MeSH term(s) Abatacept/therapeutic use ; Adalimumab/therapeutic use ; Antirheumatic Agents/therapeutic use ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/blood ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/drug therapy ; Biomarkers/blood ; Humans ; Methotrexate ; Severity of Illness Index
    Chemical Substances Antirheumatic Agents ; Biomarkers ; Abatacept (7D0YB67S97) ; Adalimumab (FYS6T7F842) ; Methotrexate (YL5FZ2Y5U1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-04-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Randomized Controlled Trial ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2756371-6
    ISSN 2326-5205 ; 2326-5191
    ISSN (online) 2326-5205
    ISSN 2326-5191
    DOI 10.1002/art.39714
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  9. Article: Re-treatment with abatacept plus methotrexate for disease flare after complete treatment withdrawal in patients with early rheumatoid arthritis: 2-year results from the AVERT study.

    Emery, Paul / Burmester, Gerd R / Bykerk, Vivian P / Combe, Bernard G / Furst, Daniel E / Maldonado, Michael A / Huizinga, Tom Wj

    RMD open

    2019  Volume 5, Issue 1, Page(s) e000840

    Abstract: Objectives: To complete reporting of outcomes after total withdrawal of all rheumatoid arthritis (RA) therapy and re-treatment after flare in Assessing : Methods: Patients with early RA were initially randomised to double-blind, weekly subcutaneous ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: To complete reporting of outcomes after total withdrawal of all rheumatoid arthritis (RA) therapy and re-treatment after flare in Assessing
    Methods: Patients with early RA were initially randomised to double-blind, weekly subcutaneous abatacept plus methotrexate, or abatacept or methotrexate monotherapy. At month 12, patients with Disease Activity Score (DAS)28 C reactive protein (CRP) <3.2 had all RA treatments rapidly withdrawn and were observed for ≤12 months or until flare. After ≥3 months' withdrawal, patients with protocol-defined RA flare received open-label abatacept plus methotrexate for 6 months (re-treatment).
    Results: Proportion of patients in DAS28-CRP-defined remission remained numerically higher in original abatacept plus methotrexate and abatacept arms versus methotrexate arm up to day 253 of withdrawal. At the end of the withdrawal period, few patients remained in remission across all arms: 9/73 (12.3%), 7/50 (14.0%) and 6/53 (11.3%), respectively. For patients entering re-treatment, after 6 months' re-treatment, 95/124 (76.6%) and 78/124 (62.9%) patients achieved DAS28-CRP <3.2 and <2.6, respectively; mean changes in DAS28-CRP and Health Assessment Questionnaire-Disability Index scores from re-treatment baseline were -2.87 and 0.76, respectively. Re-treatment was well tolerated; exposure-adjusted infection rates per 100 patient-years were lower with abatacept plus methotrexate during withdrawal (7.2) and re-treatment (17.2) versus initial treatment periods of months 0-6 (116.6) and 6-12 (64.6).
    Conclusions: Most patients flared within 6 months of therapy withdrawal and few sustained major responses for 1 year. Re-treatment with abatacept plus methotrexate was effective and well tolerated in this controlled setting.
    MeSH term(s) Abatacept/administration & dosage ; Abatacept/adverse effects ; Abatacept/therapeutic use ; Adult ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/diagnosis ; Arthritis, Rheumatoid/drug therapy ; Disease Progression ; Drug Therapy, Combination ; Female ; Humans ; Male ; Methotrexate/administration & dosage ; Methotrexate/adverse effects ; Methotrexate/therapeutic use ; Middle Aged ; Odds Ratio ; Prognosis ; Proportional Hazards Models ; Treatment Outcome
    Chemical Substances Abatacept (7D0YB67S97) ; Methotrexate (YL5FZ2Y5U1)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-02-08
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2812592-7
    ISSN 2056-5933
    ISSN 2056-5933
    DOI 10.1136/rmdopen-2018-000840
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  10. Article: Efficacy of Abatacept and Adalimumab in Patients with Early Rheumatoid Arthritis With Multiple Poor Prognostic Factors: Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial (AMPLE).

    Fleischmann, Roy / Weinblatt, Michael / Ahmad, Harris / Maldonado, Michael A / Alemao, Evo / Ye, June / Schiff, Michael

    Rheumatology and therapy

    2019  Volume 6, Issue 4, Page(s) 559–571

    Abstract: Introduction: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with poor prognostic factors, such as seropositivity for anti-citrullinated protein antibodies and early erosions, may benefit from early intensive treatment. However, information to guide physicians ...

    Abstract Introduction: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with poor prognostic factors, such as seropositivity for anti-citrullinated protein antibodies and early erosions, may benefit from early intensive treatment. However, information to guide physicians on the best choice of therapy in these patients is limited. The objective of this study was to describe the efficacy of subcutaneous abatacept versus adalimumab over 2 years in patients with seropositive, erosive early RA in the AMPLE study.
    Methods: This exploratory post hoc analysis compared clinical, functional and radiographic outcomes in two subsets of patients: patients with early RA (≤ 6 months' disease duration) who were seropositive for rheumatoid factor and/or anti-citrullinated protein antibodies and had > 1 radiographic erosion (Cohort 1); and patients with RA and absence of ≥ 1 of these inclusion criteria (Cohort    2).
    Results: Of the 646 randomized patients, Cohort 1 included 38 patients receiving abatacept and 45 receiving adalimumab, and Cohort 2 included 280 patients receiving abatacept and 283 receiving adalimumab. Baseline demographics and disease characteristics were generally similar between treatment groups in both cohorts. Over 2 years, in Cohort 1, the adjusted mean change from baseline in the Disease Activity Score in 28 joints (using C-reactive protein) was numerically greater for abatacept than for adalimumab (mean difference at day 365 was 0.9, 95% confidence interval - 1.47 to - 0.33). Similar patterns of improvement were observed for other disease activity measures and physical function, but not for radiographic outcomes. No treatment-related differences were observed in Cohort 2.
    Conclusion: This analysis indicates a trend towards improved disease activity and physical function with abatacept versus adalimumab in patients with seropositive, erosive early RA.
    Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00929864.
    Funding: Bristol-Myers Squibb.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2019-10-22
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2783278-8
    ISSN 2198-6584 ; 2198-6576
    ISSN (online) 2198-6584
    ISSN 2198-6576
    DOI 10.1007/s40744-019-00174-7
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