Abstract Number: 2549 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Population Pharmacokinetics of Atacicept in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) – an Analysis of Three Clinical Trials
Background/Purpose: Atacicept targets the B-cell stimulating factors BLyS and APRIL and has been shown to reduce SLE disease activity. The aim of the analysis was…Abstract Number: 2550 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Impact of Pathogenic and Protective Environmental Exposures on Autoimmune Disease—The Microbiome Effects on Lupus (MEL) Study
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic and often severe multi-organ autoimmune disease characterized by the production of autoantibodies and heterogeneous clinical manifestations. African…Abstract Number: 2551 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Validity and Reliability of Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System (PROMIS) Computerized Adaptive Tests (CAT) in a Canadian Cohort of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Patient-reported outcome measures are invaluable tools in clinical practice and are central in providing patient-centered care. There has been minimal research on the use…Abstract Number: 2552 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Design and Development of an Online Intervention for Lupus Self-Management Based on the Transtheoretical Model of Change
Background/Purpose: The Lupus Foundation of America is in Year 4 of a 6-year cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to develop…Abstract Number: 2553 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Prescription Opioid Use and Osteoporotic Fractures in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: The Michigan Lupus Epidemiology & Surveillance (MILES) Cohort
Background/Purpose: We recently reported prescription opioid use in nearly one-third of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients in our population-based cohort. Data suggest that opioids may…Abstract Number: 2554 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Do All Patients Who Achieve Lupus Low Disease Activity State Have Similar Outcomes?
Background/Purpose: Lupus Low Disease Activity State (LLDAS) has been associated with favourable outcomes in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, the complexity of its defining criteria…Abstract Number: 2555 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Antimalarial-Induced Cardiomyopathy: Outcome in 10 Patients
Background/Purpose: Antimalarial-induced cardiomyopathy (AMIC) is a hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with conduction system disorders, cardiac biomarker abnormalities and a short-term mortality of 45%. Data on the reversibility…Abstract Number: 2556 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Histologic Findings from Paired Renal Biopsies and Clinical Outcomes: Results from a Single Site in the Phase III Study of Abatacept in Patients with Proliferative LN
Background/Purpose: Current therapeutic management of active Class III or IV proliferative LN relies on the use of maintenance therapy following induction. The optimal method for…Abstract Number: 2557 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Proton Pump Inhibitor Induced Subacute Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus: Clinical Characteristics and Outcomes – Case Control Study
Background/Purpose: Drug induced subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus has rarely been described. There is a growing literature reporting the association between proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use…Abstract Number: 2558 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Profiling of Gene Expression, Immune Cell Subtypes, and Circulating Protein Biomarkers in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients Treated with the Selective Immunoproteasome Inhibitor, KZR-616
Background/Purpose: KZR-616 is a selective inhibitor of the immunoproteasome, the form of proteasome found predominantly in immune cells. In nonclinical studies, KZR-616 blocks acute production…Abstract Number: 2559 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
A Phase 2, Open-label Extension Study to Evaluate Long-term Safety of Anifrolumab in Adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Background/Purpose: Anifrolumab is a fully human, IgG1κ monoclonal antibody that binds to the type I IFN receptor and inhibits activity of all type I IFNs.1…Abstract Number: 2560 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Factors Associated with Hydroxychloroquine Use in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients with End Stage Renal Disease
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) use in SLE has been associated with a lower risk of end-organ damage, SLE flares, and thrombosis1,2. However the benefits of HCQ…Abstract Number: 2561 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Deep Remission During Induction Therapy for Lupus Nephritis Prevents Damage Accrual and Associates with the Baseline Proportions of Peripheral Treg, CD8+ T Cells, and NKT-like Cells
Background/Purpose: chievement of renal remission has been the target of the induction therapy in patients with active lupus nephritis (LN). Deep remission (DR) defined as…Abstract Number: 2562 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
Glucocorticosteroid Usage and Major Organ Damage in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus – Meta-analyses of Observational Studies Published Between 1979 and 2018
Background/Purpose: The impact of glucocorticoid (GC) use on major organ damage in SLE patients has not been formally studied by amalgamating the relevant data published…Abstract Number: 2563 • 2019 ACR/ARP Annual Meeting
PK/PD, Safety and Exploratory Efficacy of Subcutaneous Anifrolumab in SLE: A Phase-II Study in Interferon Type I High Patients with Active Skin Disease
Background/Purpose: Anifrolumab, a fully human anti–IFN Type I receptor mAb, is under investigation for the treatment of SLE at a dose of 300 mg intravenously…
