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Abstract Number: 715 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Imaging Technique (R)evolution to Measure the Digital Microcirculatory Flow in Systemic Sclerosis: A Systematic Review
Karin Melsens¹, Amber Vanhaecke ¹, Wies Van Eenoo ², Maurizio Cutolo ³ and Vanessa Smith ⁴, ¹Dept. of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; Dept. of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, Ghent, Belgium, ²Faculty of Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, Ghent, Belgium, ³Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ⁴Dept. of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium; Dept. of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium; Unit for Molecular Immunology and Inflammation, VIB Inflammation Research Center (IRC), Ghent, Belgium, Gent, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic, auto-immune disease characterised by a widespread vasculopathy. There is a high need to obtain validated outcome measures for…
Abstract Number: 716 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Looking for a “Very Early” Nailfold Capillaroscopic Pattern: Specific Alterations of Nailfold Capillaries May Precede the Validated Scleroderma-Patterns in Systemic Sclerosis Patients
Monica Pendolino ¹, Carmen Pizzorni ², Sabrina Paolino ², Veronica Tomatis ³, Elisa Alessandri ⁴, Alberto Sulli ⁵, Federica Goegan ⁶, Vanessa Smith ⁷ and Maurizio Cutolo¹, ¹Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ²Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ³Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ⁴Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genoa, Italy, Genova, ⁵Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ⁶Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy., Genoa, Italy, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital; Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University; Unit for Molecular Immunology and Inflammation, VIB Inflammation Research Center (IRC), Ghent, Belgium
Background/Purpose: The purpose of this pilot study is to identify, in a cohort of Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) patients, a “very early” nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) pattern…
Abstract Number: 717 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Dental Health in Systemic Sclerosis Patients Risk Factors and Comorbidities
Sabrina Paolino ¹, Francesco Cattelan ², Schenone Carlotta ³, Alberto Sulli ⁴, Andrea Casabella ⁵, Carmen Pizzorni ¹ and Maurizio Cutolo⁶, ¹Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ²Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, IRCCS Polyclinic Hospital San Martino, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy, ³Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genoa, Italy, genova, Liguria, Italy, ⁴Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ⁵1 Research Laboratory and Academic Division of the Clinical Rheumatology Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy, ⁶Research Laboratory and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genoa, Italy, Genoa, Italy
Background/Purpose: Background: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a rare multisystemic autoimmune disease characterized by microvascular damage and progressive fibrosis of skin and internal organs. Global oral health…
Abstract Number: 718 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Diagnosing Pulmonary Hypertension Using the Proposed 6th World Symposium on Pulmonary Hypertensions New Definitions
Håvard Fretheim¹, Øyvind Midtvedt ², Torhild Garen ², Arne Kristian Andreassen ², Einar Gude ², Øyvind Molberg ³ and Anna Maria Hoffmann-Vold ⁴, ¹Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, ²Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³University Hospital Oslo, Oslo, Norway, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: Pre-capillary pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a feared complication in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and is associated with high mortality despite new treatment options.…
Abstract Number: 719 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Distinct Characteristics of the Gut Microbiome of Patients with Systemic Sclerosis and Small Intestinal Bacterial Overgrowth
Hanyan Zou¹, Giada De Palma ², Premysl Bercik ², Elena Verdu ², Karen Beattie ² and Maggie Larche ², ¹McMaster University, Mississauga, ON, Canada, ²McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: The gastrointestinal tract (GIT) is commonly involved in SSc with up to 98% of patients reporting GIT manifestations. Small intestinal bacterial overgrowth (SIBO) is…
Abstract Number: 720 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Baseline Subject Demographics and Disease Characteristics in a Phase 3 Study of Safety and Efficacy of Lenabasum in Diffuse Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis
Robert Spiera¹, Nancy Dgetluck ², Bradley Bloom ², Barbara White ² and Christopher Denton ³, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ²Corbus Pharmaceuticals, Norwood, MA, ³University College London Division of Medicine, Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, London, UK, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: We report the baseline characteristics of a large cohort of diffuse cutaneous systemic sclerosis (dcSSc) patients enrolled in a Phase 3 trial of lenabasum,…
Abstract Number: 721 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Ultrasound Measurement of the Nail Bed Matrix Thickness as a Useful Marker for Scleroderma-Related Interstitial Lung Disease
Marian Sidor¹, Roman Zuckerman ¹, Naomi Schlesinger ², Ross Sussman ³, Huma Jaleel Sabahath ⁴ and Vivien Hsu ⁵, ¹Rutgers-RWJ Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, ²Rutgers Health- RWJ Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, ³Rutgers-RWJ Medical School, East Brunswick, NJ 08816, NJ, ⁴AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center, Atlantic City, NJ, ⁵Rutgers- RWJ Medical School, SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NJ
Background/Purpose: Lung involvement is the leading cause of death in systemic sclerosis (SSc) (1). Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) and chest high-resolution CT scan (HRCT) are…
Abstract Number: 722 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
The Lymphangiogenetic Factor VEGF-C and Its Receptor VEGFR-3 Are Associated with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension in Systemic Sclerosis
Henriette Didriksen¹, Øyvind Molberg ², Håvard Fretheim ³, Einar Gude ², Vyacheslav Palchevskiy ⁴, Suzana Jordan ⁵, Torhild Garen ², Øyvind Midtvedt ², Arne Kristian Andreassen ², Oliver Distler ⁶, John Belperio ⁷ and Anna Maria Hoffmann-Vold ⁸, ¹Oslo University Hospital, Moss, Norway, ²Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, ³University Hospital Oslo, Oslo, Norway, ⁴2University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland, ⁶Dept. of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland, Zürich, Switzerland, ⁷University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway
Background/Purpose: Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is a major complication in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and is characterized by abnormalities in vascular pathways. In murine models of…
Abstract Number: 723 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Diagnosis of Systemic Sclerosis: How and When
Cristina Sobrino¹ and Carlos De la Puente ², ¹Rheumatology Department, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital & IRYCIS, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a heterogeneous disease regarding its clinical expression, evolution and forms of presentation. In spite of the lack of a disease…
Abstract Number: L15 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Diagnostic Accuracy of PET/CT Scan of the Head, Neck and Thorax Compared with Temporal Artery Biopsy in Patients Newly Suspected of Having GCA
Anthony Sammel¹, Edward Hsiao², Geoffrey Schembri³, Katherine Nguyen⁴, Janice Brewer⁴, Leslie Schrieber⁵, Beatrice Janssen⁴, Peter Youssef⁶, Clare Fraser⁷, Elizabeth Bailey⁸, Dale Bailey⁸, Paul Roach⁸ and Rodger Laurent⁴, ¹Rheumatology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Sydney, Australia, ²Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia, ³Nuclear Medicine, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Australia, ⁴Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, Sydney, Australia, ⁵Northern Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, ⁶Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, Sydney, Australia, ⁷Save Sight Institute, Sydney, Australia, ⁸Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, Australia
Background/Purpose: The diagnostic accuracy of PET/CT against temporal artery biopsy (TAB) in patients suspected of having GCA has not been well studied. PET/CT has traditionally…
Abstract Number: L16 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Intra-Articular TPX-100 in Knee Osteoarthritis: Robust Functional Response at 6 and 12 Months Is Associated with Increased Tibiofemoral Cartilage Thickness
Dawn McGuire¹, Neil Segal², Samy Metyas³, Hans Richard Barthel⁴, Meghan Miller⁵, David Rosen⁵ and Yoshi Kumagai⁵, ¹Orthotrophix, Incorporated, Oakland, CA, ²Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, ³Medvin Clinical Research, Covina, CA, ⁴Barthel Clinic, Santa Barbara, CA, ⁵OrthoTrophix, Incorporated, Oakland, CA
Background/Purpose: TPX-100, a peptide derived from Matrix Extracellular Phosphoglycoprotein (MEPE), has been shown to induce articular cartilage regeneration after cartilage injury in animal models. A…
Abstract Number: L17 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Dual Neutralization of IL-17A and IL-17F with Bimekizumab in Patients with Active Psa: Results from a 48-Week Phase 2b, Randomized, Double‑Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Dose-Ranging Study
Christopher T. Ritchlin¹, Arthur Kavanaugh², Joseph F. Merola³, Georg Schett⁴, Jose U. Scher⁵, Richard B. Warren⁶, Deepak Assudani⁷, Thomas Kumke⁸, Barbara Ink⁷ and Iain B. McInnes⁹, ¹University of Rochester Medical Centre, Rochester, NY, ²UC San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁴Friedrich Alexander University Erlangen-Nurnberg, Erlangen, Germany, ⁵Department of Medicine, NYU Langone Medical Center, New York, NY, ⁶The Dermatology Centre, Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁷UCB Pharma, Slough, United Kingdom, ⁸UCB Pharma, Monheim am Rhein, Germany, ⁹University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: IL-17F shares structural homology and overlapping biologic function with IL-17A. In vitro studies demonstrate that IL-17F has biologic effector function that can modulate inflammation.…
Abstract Number: L18 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Randomized Controlled 24-Week Trial Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Blinded Tapering Versus Continuation of Long-Term Prednisone (5 mg/day) in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Achieved Low Disease Activity or Remission on Tocilizumab
Gerd R. Burmester¹, Frank Buttgereit¹, Corrado Bernasconi², Jose Maria Alvaro-Gracia³, Nidia Castro², Maxime Dougados⁴, Cem Gabay⁵, Jacob van Laar⁶, J. Michael Nebesky², Attila Pethö-Schramm², Carlo Salvarani⁷, Marc Y. Donath⁸ and Markus R. John², ¹Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Free University and Humboldt University of Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Basel, Switzerland, ³Hospital Universitario de La Princesa IIS-IP, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Université Paris-Descartes, Paris, France, ⁵University Hospitals of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland, ⁶University Medical Centre Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ⁷Università de Modena e Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy, ⁸University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Guidelines recommend low-dose, short-duration glucocorticoid (GC) treatment for RA,1,2 but long-term use, especially at prednisone-equivalent doses >5 mg/d, should be avoided.2 Many patients (pts)…
Abstract Number: L19 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) Reduces Pain and Fatigue and Improves Disease Impact in Women with Fibromyalgia: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Leslie Crofford¹, Dana Daily², Carol Vance³, Ruth Chimenti², Ericka Merriwether⁴, Miriam Bridget Zimmerman⁵, Jonathan Williams⁶, Meena Golchha⁶, Li Alemo Munters⁷, Katharine Geasland³, Barbara Rakel⁸ and Kathleen Sluka², ¹Division of Rheumatology and Immunology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ²Physical Therapy, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ³University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁴Physical Therapy, New York University, New York, NY, ⁵Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁶Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁷Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ⁸Nursing, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is a chronic pain condition associated with pain and fatigue, especially during physical activity. Treatments designed to modulate central pain pathways to…
Abstract Number: L20 • 2018 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous Tanezumab for the Treatment of Osteoarthritis of the Hip or Knee
Thomas J. Schnitzer¹, Richard Easton², Shirley Pang³, Dennis Levinson⁴, Glenn Pixton⁵, Lars Viktrup⁶, Isabelle Davignon⁷, Mark T. Brown⁷, Kenneth M. Verburg⁷ and Christine R. West⁷, ¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Michigan Orthopaedic & Spine Surgeons, Rochester Hills, MI, ³St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton, CA, ⁴Chicago Clinical Research Institute, Chicago, IL, ⁵Pfizer, Inc., Morrisville, NC, ⁶Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ⁷Pfizer, Inc., Groton, CT
Background/Purpose: Tanezumab is a humanized mAb that blocks nerve growth factor (NGF) and is in clinical development for chronic pain treatment. Tanezumab administered intravenously has…

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