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Background: Patients with elderly-onset rheumatoid arthritis (EORA) are on the rise in the aging or super-aging society, especially in Japan. Patients with EORA have more comorbidities than those with younger-onset RA, a higher risk of adverse drug reactions due to reduced drug metabolism, and a higher risk of infections 1). Therefore, patients with EORA tend to receive suboptimal treatment, resulting in insufficient control of disease activity 2). Although several studies reported treatment responsiveness in patients with EORA, many of them have a limited observation period 3-8), and long-term treatment responses and their associated factors need to be clarified. Objectives: We retrospectively evaluated treatment responses of patients with EORA for 3 years and their associated factors in a clinical setting. Methods: The Institute of Rheumatology Rheumatoid Arthritis (IORRA) cohort is a large, single institute-based, observational cohort of RA patients established at Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, in 2000. The subjects were RA patients who first enrolled in the IORRA cohort from 2010 to 2014, were over 60 years old with less than 1-year disease duration, and had a DAS28-ESR over 3.2 at entry. The primary endpoint was DAS28-ESR Results: Among a total of 250 patients in this study, 152 patients (60.8%) achieved DAS28-ESR Conclusion: The majority of the patients with EORA achieved DAS28-ESR References: [1]Nat Rev Rheumatol 2013;9:604-613 [2]Ann Rheum Dis 2006;65:1226-1229 [3]Ann Rheum Dis 2009;68:1470–1473 [4]Joint Bone Spine 2015;82:25-30 [5]J Rheumatol 2016;43:1974-1983 [6]Rheumatology 2015;54:798-807 [7]Rheumatology 2014;53:1075-1086 [8]Japanese Journal of Geriatrics 2018;55:251-258 Acknowledgments: We thank all patients who participated in the IORRA survey and all of the members of the Institute of Rheumatology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, for the successful management of the IORRA cohort. Disclosure of Interests: Mai Abe: None declared, Eiichi Tanaka Consultant of: Abbvie, Asahi Kasei pharma co., Bristol Myers Squibb, Chugai Pharmaceutical, Daiichi Sankyo Co., Eisai Pharmaceutical, Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K., Nippon Kayaku, Pfizer, Takeda Pharmaceutical, Taisho Toyama Pharmaceutical Co., and UCB Pharma., Eisuke Inoue Speakers bureau: EI has received speaker fee from Bristol-Meyers, Pfizer, Merck serono., Eri Sugano: None declared, Naohiro Sugitani: None declared, Kumiko Saka: None declared, Moeko Ochiai: None declared, Yoko Shimizu: None declared, Rei Yamaguchi: None declared, Naoki Sugimoto: None declared, Katsunori Ikari Speakers bureau: Asahi Kasei Pharma Corp., Astellas Pharma Inc., AbbVie Japan GK, Ayumi Pharmaceutical Co., Bristol Myers Squibb Co., Ltd., Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Eis, ai Co., Ltd., Eli Lilly Japan K.K., Janssen Pharmaceutical K.K., Kaken Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp.Pfizer Japan Inc., Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Teijin Pharma Ltd and UCB Japan Co. Ltd., Ayako Nakajima Grant/research support from: AN has received research grants from Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Co., Pfizer Japan Inc., Consultant of: AN has consultant fee from Nippon Kayaku Co. Ltd., Speakers bureau: AN has received speaker’s fee from AbbVie Japan GK, Actelion Pharmaceuticals Japan LTD., Asahi Kasei Pharma Co., Astellas Pharma Inc., Ayumi Pharmaceutical Co., Bristol Myers Squibb Co., Ltd., Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Eisai Co., Ltd., Eli Lilly Japan K.K., GlaxoSmithKline K.K., Hisamitsu Pharmaceutical Co. Inc., Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Co., Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Pfizer Japan Inc., and Teijin Pharma Ltd., Atsuo Taniguchi: None declared, Hisashi Yamanaka Grant/research support from: HY has received research grant or speaker fee from AbbVie, Astellas, Ayumi, Behringer, Bristol-Meyers, Chugai, Daiichi-Sankyo, Eisai, Kaken, Nippon-Shinyaku, Novartis, Ono, Pfizer, Taisyo-Toyama, Takeda, Tanabe-Mitsubishi, Teijin Pharma, Torii, UCB, YLbio., Speakers bureau: HY has received research grant or speaker fee from AbbVie, Astellas, Ayumi, Behringer, Bristol-Meyers, Chugai, Daiichi-Sankyo, Eisai, Kaken, Nippon-Shinyaku, Novartis, Ono, Pfizer, Taisyo-Toyama, Takeda, Tanabe-Mitsubishi, Teijin Pharma, Torii, UCB, YLbio., masayoshi harigai Grant/research support from: AbbVie Japan GK, Ayumi Pharmaceutical Co., Bristol Myers Squibb Co., Ltd., Eisai Co., Ltd., Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Co., Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd., and Teijin Pharma Ltd. MH has received speaker’s fee from AbbVie Japan GK, Ayumi Pharmaceutical Co., Boehringer Ingelheim Japan, Inc., Bristol Myers Squibb Co., Ltd., Chugai Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Eisai Co., Ltd., Eli Lilly Japan K.K., GlaxoSmithKline K.K., Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Oxford Immuotec, Pfizer Japan Inc., and Teijin Pharma Ltd. MH is a consultant for AbbVie, Boehringer-ingelheim, Kissei Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. and Teijin Pharma.