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  • Abstract Number: 1100 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Associations Between Pre-Existing Autoimmunity and CAR T Cell Therapy Toxicity for Cancer Treatment: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study

    Gregory Challener1, Chen Wang2, David Gritsch2, Ilana Usiskin3, Zandra E. Walton1, Minna Kohler4, Hyon K. Choi5 and Jeffrey Sparks6, 1Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 2Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, 3Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, 4Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 5MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Lexington, MA, 6Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy is being investigated to treat individuals with autoimmune diseases. Data regarding the safety of CAR T cell…
  • Abstract Number: 1100 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Coronary Dual-Energy Computed Tomography for the Detection of Monosodium Urate Crystal Deposition in the Arteries of Individuals with and Without Gout (CORODECT): A Multi-Center Prospective Imaging Study

    Chio Yokose1, Tristan Pascart2, Mangun Randhawa3, Padraic Kennedy4, Christoph Schwabl5, saiajay chigurupati3, Bohang Jiang3, Leo Lu6, Julia Held5, Gerlig Widmann5, F. Joseph Simeone3, Brian Ghoshhajra3, Adnan Sheikh4, Kamran Shojania4, Gudrun Feuchtner5, Andrea Klauser5, Savvas Nicolaou4, Jean-François Budzik2, Fabio Becce7 and Hyon K. Choi8, 1Massachusetts General Hospital, Waltham, MA, 2Lille Catholic University, Lille, France, 3Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 4Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, Canada, 5Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria, 6Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 7Lausanne University Hospital (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland, 8Massachusetts General Hospital, Lexington, MA

    Background/Purpose: Prior dual-energy CT (DECT) studies have suggested that monosodium urate (MSU) crystals may be present in the coronary arteries of patients with gout. However,…
  • Abstract Number: 1100 • ACR Convergence 2023

    A Comparison of Characteristics of Patients with Crystalline and Septic Arthritis Confirmed by Synovial Fluid Analysis: Towards the Development of a Diagnostic Rule

    Maria Salgado Guerrero1, Mariana Urquiaga1, Nishah Panchani2 and Angelo Gaffo3, 1University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2Tinsley Harrison Internal Medicine Residency Program, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Arlington, TX, 3Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, AL; Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL

    Background/Purpose: Distinguishing crystalline from septic arthritis is a common challenge in patients admitted with acute joint inflammation. Arthrocentesis for synovial fluid analysis is considered the…
  • Abstract Number: 1100 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Racial Differences in Clinical Trial Perceptions Among a Large, Predominantly Black Cohort of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus in the Southeastern United States

    Jessica Williams1, Gaobin Bao1, Charmayne Dunlop-Thomas2, Cristina Drenkard2, Kim Schofield1 and S. Sam Lim2, 1Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, 2Emory University, Atlanta, GA

    Background/Purpose: Black patients have higher incidence and severity of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and worse outcomes as compared to White patients, yet Black patients are…
  • Abstract Number: 1100 • ACR Convergence 2021

    Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Adult-Onset Still’s Disease: A Case Series of 13 Patients

    Stéphane Mitrovic1, athénaïs Boucly2, Estibaliz Lazaro3, Nicolas SCHLEINITZ4, Coralie Bloch-Queyrat5, Christine Christides6, Jacques Pouchot7, marc humbert2, David Montani2, laurent savale2, Xavier Jaïs2, Olivier Sitbon2 and Bruno Fautrel8, 1Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital - Institut Mutaliste Montsouris, Paris, France, 2Pneumology Department, Bicêtre Hospital, Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris, Kremlin-Bicêtre, France, 3Internal Medicine Department, CHU Bordeaux, Pessac, France, 4Internal Medicine Department, Hôpital Timone, APHM, Marseille, France, 5Internal Medicine Department, Avicennes Hospital, APHP, Bobigny, France, 6Internal Medicine Department, CH Avignon, Avignon, France, 7AP-HP, RUEIL-MALMAISON, France, 8Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, APHP, Sorbonne Université, Paris, France

    Background/Purpose: Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH) is a rare but potentially fatal complication of Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD). To date, only isolated observations have been published.…
  • Abstract Number: 1100 • ACR Convergence 2020

    The Hand Osteoarthritis Registry of New York University: Impacts of Gender and Obesity

    Fernando Bomfim1, Shannon Chen2, Stephen Zak3, Taylor Jazrawi2, Vivienne Qie3, Benjamin Plotz2 and Jonathan Samuels4, 1New York University, Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Millburn, NJ, 2NYU Langone Health, New York, 3NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, 4NYU Langone, Rye Brook, NY

    Background/Purpose: Hand osteoarthritis (HOA) data is often obtained from large knee OA cohorts. Targeted HOA cohorts in Europe have shed light on this disease, but…
  • Abstract Number: 1100 • ACR/ARP Annual Meeting 2019

    Opioid Overdose Hospitalizations in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Christine Anastasiou1, Jing Li 1, Laura Trupin 2, Gabriela Schmajuk 3 and Jinoos Yazdany 1, 1UCSF Division of Rheumatology, San Francisco, CA, 2University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 3UCSF, SFVAMC Division of Rheumatology, San Francisco, CA

    Background/Purpose: Individuals with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often suffer from both acute and chronic pain, and the prevalence of opioid medication…
  • Abstract Number: 1100 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018

    The Frequencies and Molecular Profiles of CD16+ Monocyte Subsets in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Primary Antiphospholipid Syndrome, and Antiphospholipid Syndrome with Lupus, Identify Specific Clinical Features of These Diseases

    Chary Lopez-Pedrera1, Maria Ángeles Aguirre Zamorano1, Nuria Barbarroja2, Patricia Ruiz-Limon3, Maria Carmen Abalos-Aguilera4, Yolanda Jiménez-Gómez2, Ivan Arias de la Rosa4, Pedro Segui5, Rafaela Ortega-Castro2, Eduardo Collantes Estevez1, Alejandro Escudero-Contreras4, Lucas Le Lann6, Christophe Jamin6, Concepcion Marañón7, Marta Alarcón-Riquelme8, Jacques-Olivier Pers6 and Carlos Perez-Sanchez2, 1IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, 2Rheumatology service, IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, 3Research Group of Endocrine Diseases, Research Laboratory. Biomedical Research Institute of Malaga (IBIMA).Virgen de la Victoria Universitary Hospital, Malaga, Spain., Málaga, MA, Spain, 4Rheumatology Service, IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, 5Radiology, IMIBIC/Reina Sofia Hospital/University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, 6U1227, Université de Brest, Inserm, Labex IGO, CHU de Brest, Brest, France, 7GENYO, Centre for Genomics and Oncological Research Pfizer, University of Granada, Andalusian Regional Government, Granada, Spain, 8Medical Genomics, Center for Genomics and Oncological Research (GENYO), Granada, Spain

    Background/Purpose: This study, developed within the IMI-JU project PRECISESADS framework, aimed to determine the enrichment on CD14+ and CD16+ monocyte subpopulations in SLE, APS and…
  • Abstract Number: 1100 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2017

    Communication between Inpatient and Outpatient Specialty Clinicians: Developing a Better Understanding of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Are Admitted to the Hospital

    Abraham Tacang1, Christina Downey2, Alfred Denio1, Eric Newman3 and Lisa L. Schroeder4, 1Rheumatology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, 2Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, 3Department of Rheumatology, Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, 4Rheumatology, Geisinger Health System, Danville, PA

    Background/Purpose: Effective communication is essential in caring for medically complex patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Communication between clinicians becomes even more crucial when a patient…
  • Abstract Number: 1100 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2016

    Tenofovir, a Nucleoside Analog Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor for Treatment of HIV, Promotes Osteoclast Differentiation and Decreases Osteoblast Formation By a Mechanism Depending on ATP Release and Adenosine

    Aranzazu Mediero1,2, Patricia Llamas3, Sergio Portal-Nuñez4, Raquel Largo5, Gabriel Herrero-Beaumont5 and Bruce Cronstein6, 1Medicine, Divison of Translational Medicine, NYU School of Medicine, New York City, NY, 2Bone and Joint Research Unit, Fundación Jiménez Díaz UAM, Madrid, Spain, 3Bone and Joint Research Unit, IIS-Fundacion Jimenez Díaz UAM, Madrid, Spain, 4Bone and Joint Research Unit, IIS-Fundación Jimenez Días UAM, Madrid, Spain, 5Bone and Joint Research Unit, IIS-Fundacion Jimenez Diaz UAM, Madrid, Spain, 6Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY

    Background/Purpose:  Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection devastates the immune system but also affects tissues and organs such as kidney, liver, central nervous system, heart and…
  • Abstract Number: 1100 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2015

    Citrullinated Antigen-Specific B Cells in Peripheral Blood and Synovial Fluid of Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Identification and Phenotypic Characterization

    Priscilla Kerkman1, Ellen I.H. van der Voort1, Arnaud Zaldumbide2, Emeline Fabre1, Yoann Rombouts1, Theo Rispens3, Gertjan Wolbink4, Rob Hoeben2, Hergen Spits5, Dominique Baeten6, T. W. J. Huizinga1, René E. M. Toes1 and Hans Ulrich Scherer1, 1Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 2Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 3Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 4Immunopathology, Sanquin Research, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 5Department of Cell Biology and Histology, Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 6Amsterdam Rheumatology and Immunology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by the presence of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies (ACPA) in the majority of patients. ACPA represent highly disease-specific biomarkers that…
  • Abstract Number: 1100 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2014

    System Review: The Most Common Symptoms of Fibromyalgia Patients Other Than Pain, Fatigue, Insomnia, and Cognitive Dysfunction

    Robert S. Katz1 and Jessica L. Polyak2, 1Rush Medical College, Chicago, IL, 2Rheumatology Associates, Chicago, IL

    Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia patients are somatically sensitive. The frequently complain of symptoms other than the core ones used for the diagnosis- pain, fatigue, poor sleep and…
  • Abstract Number: 1100 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013

    Relationship Between Body Mass Index, Fat Mass and Muscle Mass Withmusculoskeletal Pain In Community Residents

    Young-Il Seo1, Hyun Ah Kim2, Nam H. Cho3 and Jong Jin Yoo4, 1Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Hallym university sacred heart hospital, Kyunggi, South Korea, 2Department of internal medicine, Hallym University Sacred Heart Hospital, Kyunggi, South Korea, 3Department of preventive medicine, Ajou University School of medicine, Suwon, South Korea, 4Internal Medicine, Armed Forces Capital Hospital Seongnam Republic of Korea, Seongnam si, South Korea

    Background/Purpose: The association between parameters related to obesity likefat mass,fat/muscle mass ratio and metabolic syndrome andmusculoskeletal pain has scarcily  been assessed. The objective of thepresent…
  • Abstract Number: 1100 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2012

    A Functional Growth Hormone Receptor Polymorphism, Exon 3 Deleted Ghr, Is Associated with Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis in Females with Familial Osteoarthritis At Multiple Sites: The Garp Study

    Kim M.J.A. Claessen1, Margreet Kloppenburg2, H.M. Kroon3, Jessica Bijsterbosch4, Alberto M. Pereira1, Hans A. Romijn1, Tahar Straaten van der5, Marian Beekman6, P.E. Slagboom6, Nienke R. Biermasz1 and Ingrid Meulenbelt7, 1Endocrinology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 2Department Rheumatology and Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands, 3Radiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 4Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 5Clinical Pharmacy and Toxicology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 6Molecular Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 7The Netherlands Genomics Initiative-Sponsored Netherlands Consortium for Healthy Aging, Rotterdam, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: Genetic influences contribute considerably to the development of osteoarthritis (OA), and are most likely of a polygenic nature. Until now, genetic studies have identified…
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