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Abstract Number: 1020 • ACR Convergence 2025
Cohort Study of European Ancestry, Geographic Region, Ambient Ultraviolet Irradiance and the Risk of Developing Polymyalgia Rheumatica among Women
Karen H. Costenbader¹, Nicole Yang², Emily Oakes², Maura Raymo³ and Jae Kang³, ¹Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is one of the most common inflammatory rheumatic diseases among older women, but little is known of its etiology, and there…
Abstract Number: 1035 • ACR Convergence 2025
Demographic and Clinical Correlates of 30 day Re-admission or Death During Admission in Patients With Rheumatologic Conditions : A Retrospective Cohort Analysis in a Single Academic Center
Waleed Ali¹ and Deepali Sen², ¹Wash U/BJH, St. Louis, MO, ²Washington University in St Louis, Chesterfield, MO
Background/Purpose: Rheumatology consults are often obtained in hospitalized patients with known or suspected rheumatologic disease. Identifying factors linked to poor short-term outcomes may improve risk…
Abstract Number: 0906 • ACR Convergence 2025
Preclinical Characterization of IBI3034, an TACI and BCMA Chimeric Fc Fusion Protein, that Potently Modulates B Lymphocytes and Serum Immunoglobulin for the Treatment of B cell Related Autoimmune Disease
Yao Xiong, Shuaixiang Zhou, Zhimin Zhang, Bin Li, Zhihao Ming, Yuyu Wu, Liu Li, Chang Li, Fenggen Fu, Zhihai Wu, Shun Wang, Guogang Yuan, Yuling Song, Jinyang Li, Huizhong Xiong and Bingliang Chen, Innovent Biologics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., Suzhou, Jiangsu, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: Dysregulated B-cell activation plays a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of various autoimmune diseases. B-cell activating factor (BAFF) and a proliferation-inducing ligand (APRIL) are…
Abstract Number: 0546 • ACR Convergence 2025
Multimorbidity clusters in psoriatic arthritis, psoriasis, and axial spondyloarthritis and their association with healthcare utilization: A population-based study
Paras Karmacharya¹, Dilli Poudel², Daniel Shin³, Robert Fitzsimmons³, Leslie Crofford⁴ and Alexis Ogdie⁵, ¹Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, Hermitage, TN, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ³University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ⁴Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Melbourne, AR, ⁵University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Multimorbidity (≥ 2 chronic conditions) is common in inflammatory diseases such as psoriatic arthritis (PsA), psoriasis (PsO), and axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA), increasing patient burden…
Abstract Number: 0637 • ACR Convergence 2025
DNA Methylation Patterns Differ Between Genetically Similar Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) Patients From Peru and the U.S.
Sundus Dwidar¹, Mary Horton², Meghan Nelson³, Joanne Nititham², Richard Oppong³, Frank Donovan⁴, Jinoos Yazdany⁵, Maria Dall'Era⁶, Lisa Barcellos⁷, Heinner Guio⁸, Manuel Ugarte-Gil⁹, Lindsey Criswell² and Cristina Lanata¹⁰, ¹National Institutes of Health, Washington, ²NIH/NHGRI, Bethesda, MD, ³National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁴National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, ⁵UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁶Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, ⁷UC Berkeley, Berkeley, ⁸Universidad de Huanuco, Lima, Peru, ⁹Grupo Peruano de Estudio de Enfermedades Autoinmunes Sistémicas, Universidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru; Hospital Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud, Lima, Peru, Lima, Peru, ¹⁰NIH/NHGRI, Bethesda
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease that disproportionately affects individuals of Amerindian ancestry and those who self-identify as Hispanic. The term “Hispanic”…
Abstract Number: 1009 • ACR Convergence 2025
Pregnancy Outcomes and Comorbidities Among Individuals with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Nationwide Study Using Publicly Funded Health Insurance Claims Data
Amadeia Rector¹, Sadaf Sediqi², Alyssa Howren² and Julia F Simard³, ¹Stanford University, San Francisco, CA, ²Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ³Stanford Medicine, Stanford, CA
Background/Purpose: Individuals with SLE are at increased risk for pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia and preterm delivery. As SLE is commonly diagnosed and active during…
Abstract Number: 1044 • ACR Convergence 2025
Analysis of Medicare and Medicaid Utilization and Expenditure of Newly Approved Biologics for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients in the United States
Gunjan Rana¹, Mansi Mehta¹ and Joanne Cunha², ¹Saint Vincent Hospital, Worcester, MA, ²BROWN MEDICINE, BROWN UNIVERSITY, Riverside, RI
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine is a cornerstone in the treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), while corticosteroids and immunosuppressive agents are employed for moderate to severe disease…
Abstract Number: 0728 • ACR Convergence 2025
Incidence and Clinical Characteristics of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: A Nationwide Study in Spain
Susana Romero-Yuste¹, Marta Domínguez-Álvaro², Antonio Fernández-Nebro³, Miquel Blasco⁴, Beatriz Ventosa⁵, Javier Narváez⁶, Gema Fernández⁷, Iñigo Rúa-Figueroa⁸, Desirée Luis-Rodríguez⁹ and Manuel Macía¹⁰, ¹University Hospital Complex of Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain, ²Sociedad Española de Reumatología, Madrid, Spain, ³Hospital Regional Universitario de Malaga, Malaga, Spain, Malaga, Spain, ⁴Hospital clinic Barcelona, Barcelona Spain, Spain, ⁵Spanish Society of Rheumatology, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁷Hospital la Paz, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ⁸Hospital de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrin, Las Palmas GC, Spain, ⁹Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria, Tenerife, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital Universitario Nuestra Señora de Candelaria,, Tenerife, Spain
Background/Purpose: ANCA-associated vasculitides (AAV)—granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA)are rare but severe systemic vasculitides with significant morbidity and…
Abstract Number: 0731 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Efficacy of Leflunomide in the Treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Linda Zhu¹, Arielle Mendel², Carolyn Ross³ and Jean-Paul Makhzoum¹, ¹Universite de Montreal, Montreal, Canada, ²McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ³University of Montreal, Longueuil, Canada
Background/Purpose: The objective of this systematic review is to assess the effectiveness of leflunomide in the treatment of new-onset, refractory or relapsing giant cell arteritis…
Abstract Number: 0955 • ACR Convergence 2025
Surveying RNA methylation in scleroderma highlights roles for demethylases ALKBH5 and FTO in fibrosis
Alexander Cai¹, Alyssa Rosek¹, Neha Khanna¹, Anna Webber¹, Karly Kozicki¹, Dinesh Khanna² and Pei-Suen Tsou², ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA, Ann Arbor, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Recent studies indicate that genes involved in RNA methylation may play a significant role in cellular functions, and disruptions in RNA methylation have been…
Abstract Number: 1018 • ACR Convergence 2025
Factors Associated with Mortality in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus under a Universal Healthcare System: Results from the CAPTURED Study, a Population-Based Cohort in Catalonia, Spain
José Gomez-Puerta¹, Cristian Tebe², Maria Grau³, Beatriz Frade Sosa⁴, Juan Camilo Sarmiento-Monroy⁵, Cristina Carbonell-Abella⁶, Daniel Martinez-Laguna⁷, Patricia Corzo⁸, Raimon Sanmartí⁹ and J. Antonio Aviña-Zubieta¹⁰, ¹Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona, Spain, ²Instituto de Investigación Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ³University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, ⁵Hospital Clínic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Medicina Familiar y Comunitaria, Centro de Salud Vía Roma, Barcelona, Spain, ⁷Grup de recerca en malalties prevalents de l'Aparell locomotor en Atenció Primaria (GREMPAL), ICS, Barcelona, Spain, ⁸Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁹Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, ¹⁰University of British Columbia/Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: The differences in lupus-related mortality reported in population studies are partly explained by racial disparities and access to healthcare. However, population-based data from universal…
Abstract Number: 1053 • ACR Convergence 2025
Trends in Cost and Utilization of Biologic Medications for Rheumatologic Conditions: A Medicare Claims Study (2013–2022)
Taylor Koenig, Cleveland Clinic, Rocky River, OH
Background/Purpose: Biologic therapies have transformed rheumatologic disease management over the past two decades. As utilization of these high-cost medications increases and additional biologic and biosimilar…
Abstract Number: 0071 • ACR Convergence 2025
Unravelling Transcriptomic Landscapes in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Shared and Unique Molecular Signatures related to relevant clinical features.
Chary López pedrera¹, Tomás Cerdó², Ismael Sanchez-Pareja², Daniel Toro³, MARIA ANGELES AGUIRRE ZAMORANO², Elena Moreno-Caño⁴, Laura muñoz-Barrera², Sagrario Corrales², Rafaela Ortega-Castro⁵, Concepción Aranda-Valera⁶, Lourdes Ladehesa⁷, Jerusalén Calvo⁶, Pilar Font⁸, M Carmen Abalos-Aguilera⁹, Desiree Ruiz-Vilchez¹⁰, Christian Merlo-Ruiz⁹, Nuria Barbarroja¹¹, Carlos Pérez Sánchez¹², Marta Alarcon-Riquelme¹³ and Alejandro Escudero Contreras⁶, ¹Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, ²Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Córdoba, Spain, ³GENYO / Karolinska Institutet, Granada / Stockholm, Spain, ⁴IMIBIC-Reina Sofia Hospital-University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, Córdoba, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain, ⁶IMIBIC / Reina Sofia Hospital / University of Cordoba, Córdoba, Spain, ⁷IMIBIC-Reina Sofia Hospital-University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, ⁸Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, SpainBiomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, ⁹Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Córdoba, Spain, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, Reina Sofía University Hospital / Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Córdoba (IMIBIC) / Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Córdoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, ¹¹Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain/CobiomicBioscience S.l, Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, ¹²Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain/ CobiomicBioscience S.l, Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, ¹³Fundación Progreso y Salud, Andalusian Government, Granada, Spain
Background/Purpose: This study aimed to identify shared and distinct gene and protein expression profiles associated with clinical features in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus…
Abstract Number: 0933 • ACR Convergence 2025
Spatial Transcriptomics Reveal Altered Immune Dynamics Regulating Placental Development In a Humanized-TLR8 Mouse Model of Spontaneous Anti-Phospholipid Antibody Induced Pregnancy Loss
Yunwei Xia¹, Paul Hoover², Arnon Arazi³ and Anne Davidson¹, ¹Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Acton, MA
Background/Purpose: TLR8 has been implicated in adverse outcomes of human pregnancy. We previously reported a mouse model of spontaneous aPL-induced pregnancy loss in Sle1 mice…
Abstract Number: 0962 • ACR Convergence 2025
Spatial Proteomics Analysis of the organization of tertiary lymphoid structures in Systemic Sclerosis Skin
Dennis Bleck¹, Karen Drechsel², Tim Filla³, Yi-Nan Li⁴, Andrea-Hermina Györfi⁵, Alexandru-Emil Matei⁶ and Jörg Distler⁷, ¹University Hospital Düsseldorf, Department of Rheumatology, Hiller Research Center, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ²University Hospital Düsseldorf, Department of Rheumatology, Hiller Research center, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ³Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University., Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁴University Hospital of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University., Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁶Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, and Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence for Immune Mediated Diseases CIMD, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁷University Hospital Duesseldorf and HHU, Duesseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is a rare autoimmune connective tissue disease and presents a significant medical challenge. It is characterized by fibrotic tissue remodeling, along…

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