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Abstract Number: 1271 • ACR Convergence 2025
Overcoming Obstacles to Care: Survey of Adult Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIM)
Saloni Patolia¹, Carolina Alvarez², Jessica Grant³, Paul Mihas⁴, Todd Schwartz⁵, Galen Foulke⁶, Amanda Nelson⁵ and Astia Allenzara⁵, ¹UNC Rheumatology, Durham, NC, ²University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Miami, FL, ³Odum Institute for Reseach in Social Science, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴Odum Institute for Reseach in Social Science, Chapel Hill, ⁵Thurston Arthritis Research Center, Chapel Hill, ⁶Penn State Health, Hershey, PA
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are heterogenous autoimmune diseases requiring coordinated, patient-centered care. Understanding patient perspectives on diagnosis, treatment, health screening, and barriers to care…
Abstract Number: 1527 • ACR Convergence 2025
Lupus Nephritis Clinical Practice Guidelines: Critical Appraisal and Quality Comparison Using the AGREE II Tool
Egla Samantha Sanchez-Peralta¹, Hector Alejandro Martinez-Espinosa¹, Karla Paola Moncada-Flores², Margarita Isabel Alarcon-Jarquin³, Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado⁴, Diana E. Flores-Alvarado¹ and Gabriel Figueroa-Parra⁵, ¹Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ²Internal Medicine, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ³Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ⁴Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁵Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Background/Purpose: About a half of the patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) can present lupus nephritis (LN) throughout the course of their disease, representing one…
Abstract Number: 1410 • ACR Convergence 2025
Examining the Interchangeability of Two Different Patient-Reported Global Assessment Measures in an Observational Axial Spondyloarthritis Cohort
Connor Vershel¹, Mark Hwang², John Reveille³, Seokhun Kim⁴, Matthew A. Brown⁵, Michael Weisman⁶, Mariko Ishimori⁶ and Michael Ward⁷, ¹Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, John P. and Katherine G. McGovern School of Medicine at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ²UTHealth Houston, Houston, TX, ³Department of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX, ⁴UTHealth Houston, Houston, ⁵Genomics England, London, United Kingdom, ⁶Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, LOS ANGELES, CA, ⁷National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, US Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: In axial spondyloarthritis cohorts, patient reported outcomes are vital for tracking disease progression and response to therapy. However, many cohorts enrolled prior to the…
Abstract Number: 1049 • ACR Convergence 2025
Provider Characteristics and Beliefs and Patient Factors Associated with Long-term Glucocorticoid Use in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Michael George¹, George Reed², Kevin Kane³, Dimitrios Pappas⁴ and Joel Kremer⁵, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, ³University of Massachusetts Lowell, Lowell, MA, ⁴CorEvitas, New York, NY, ⁵The Corrona Research Foundation, Delray Beach, FL
Background/Purpose: Guidelines recommend limiting glucocorticoid (GC) use in RA, but 30% of patients continue long-term GCs. Little is known about the influence of provider attitudes…
Abstract Number: 1282 • ACR Convergence 2025
Real-world use of belimumab in childhood-onset SLE in Spain: cross-sectional analysis from a multicenter study (JULES registry)
Alina-Lucica Boteanu¹, Clara Udaondo², Joan Calzada³, Daniel Clemente Garulo⁴, Juan Carlos Nieto Gonzáles⁵, Eugenia Enriquez⁶, inmaculada Calvo Penades⁷, Lourdes Villalobos⁸, Belen Sevilla⁹, Sara Murias¹⁰, Berta Magallares¹¹, Ana Capilla¹², Jaime Arroyo¹³, Beatriz Bravo¹⁴, Gisela Diez-Cordoves¹⁵, Marisol Camacho¹⁶, Genaro grana¹⁷, Juan Jose Bethencourt¹⁸, Pablo Mesa¹⁹, Natalia Palmou²⁰, Mireia Lopez Corbeto²¹, Judith Sanchez²², Maria Isabel Gonzalez²³, isabel Patora Granados bautista²⁴, Clara Moriano²⁵, Diego Dios¹⁷, Lorena Exposito²⁶, Alicia Garcia²⁷, Laura Martin²⁸, David Fernandez²⁹, Laura Trujillo¹⁴, Anahy Maria Brandy³⁰ and CARLOS GUILLEN-ASTETE³¹, ¹H.U. Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain, ²La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ³University Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴H.U Niño Jesús, Madrid, Spain, ⁵H.U Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Pediatric Rheumatology Department. HUP La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ⁸Ramon y Cajal Hospital, MADRID, Spain, ⁹Division of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Spain, ¹⁰H.U Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain, ¹¹Hospital de Sant Pau, Bareclona, ¹²H.U de La Merced, Sevilla, Spain, ¹³HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ, MADRID, ¹⁴H.U Virgen de Las Nieves, Granada, Spain, ¹⁵H. R. U. Malaga, Malaga, Spain, ¹⁶H.U. Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain, ¹⁷H.U de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, ¹⁸H.U. Canarias, Canarias, Spain, ¹⁹H.U Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain, ²⁰H.U. marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ²¹H.U Vall d´Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, ²²Pediatric Rheumatology Department, Taulí Hospital Universitari-Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí (I³PT-CERCA), Sabadell (Spain)., Sabadell, Spain, ²³H.U. La Fé, Valencia, Spain, ²⁴H.U Toledo, Toledo, Spain, ²⁵Hospital León, LEON, Castilla y Leon, Spain, ²⁶H.U Canarias, Canarias, Spain, ²⁷Rheumatologist, La Laguna, Spain, ²⁸H.R.U Malaga, Malaga, Spain, ²⁹Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Galicia, Spain, ³⁰Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ³¹H.U Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: SLE is a multisystemic autoimmune disease with several manifestations. Childhood-onset SLE (cSLE) has a more severe disease course than adult-onset SLE, with a higher…
Abstract Number: 1536 • ACR Convergence 2025
Evaluating Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Remission Among Patients Initiating Belimumab in a Real-World Setting in the USA
Aarat M Patel¹, Renee L. Gennarelli², Temitope Bello², Ali Bonakdar² and Karen Worley³, ¹GSK, US Medical Affairs, Durham, NC, ²Cencora, Real-World Evidence, Conshohocken, PA, ³GSK, Global Real-World Evidence & Health Outcomes Research, Collegeville, PA
Background/Purpose: The Definition Of Remission In SLE (DORIS) criteria were developed to provide alignment on defining remission in patients with SLE.1,2 Belimumab (BEL) treatment increases…
Abstract Number: 1403 • ACR Convergence 2025
Treatment of sleep apnoea syndrome in patients with primary Sjögren’s disease improves symptoms and activity of disease
Anna Kuhn¹, Magdalena Seng², Björn Christian Frye³, Sebastian Fähndrich³, Lydia Vollmer³, Jacques-eric GOTTENBERG⁴, Florian Kollert⁵, Reinhard Voll⁶ and Stephanie Finzel⁷, ¹¹University Medical Center, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Freiburg, Germany, Freiburg, Germany, ²¹University Medical Center, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Freiburg, Germany; ²University Medical Center, Department of Radiology and Nuclear medicine, Basel, Switzerland, Freiburg, Germany, ³³University Medical Center, Department of Pulmonology, Freiburg, Germany, Freiburg, Germany, ⁴Hautepierre Hospital, STRASBOURG, Alsace, France, ⁵¹University Medical Center, Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Freiburg, Germany; Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern; Switzerland Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland, Basel, Switzerland, ⁶University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, ⁷Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Medical Center - University of Freiburg, Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
Background/Purpose: About 70% of patients with primary Sjögren's disease (pSjD) suffer from fatigue. Fatigue is associated with functional deficits(1), leading to anxiety, depression and reduced…
Abstract Number: 1056 • ACR Convergence 2025
High diagnostic rate of genetic testing in adult patients with autoinflammation: A Single Center Experience
Atif Towheed¹, Joshua Owens², Ann Parody¹ and Daniella Schwartz³, ¹University of Pittsburgh Medical Centre, Pittsburgh, ²UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, ³University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Inborn errors of immunity (IEI), including autoinflammatory diseases and primary immune regulation disease (PIRD), are unfamiliar to many adult rheumatologists, leading to potential ascertainment…
Abstract Number: 1073 • ACR Convergence 2025
Development of a Culturally-Tailored Storytelling Intervention to Improve COVID-19 Vaccine Uptake in Black and Latinx Patients with Autoimmune and Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases
Maria I. ("Maio") Danila¹, Lesley Jackson², Stephanie Ford³, Mary Wilkenson³, Tiffany Alexander⁴, Jeroan Allison⁵, Candace Feldman⁶, Fred Jenoure⁷, Jonathan Kay⁵, Stephenie Lemon⁸, Kenneth Saag⁹, Karen Salomon¹⁰ and Shilpa Venkatachalam¹¹, ¹University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham VA Medical Center, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ³UAB Division of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Community Investigator- AL, Birmingham, AL, ⁵UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁷Community Investigator- MA, Worcester, MA, ⁸³. Division of Epidemiology, Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences, UMass Chan Medical School, Worcester, MA, Worcester, MA, ⁹The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ¹⁰University of Massachusetts Medical School, Shrewsbury, MA, ¹¹Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Black and Latinx individuals with autoimmune and inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIRD) face disproportionately higher risks of severe COVID-19 outcomes. Despite this elevated risk, vaccine…
Abstract Number: 1540 • ACR Convergence 2025
Association of Hypoalbuminemia with Serious Infections in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Patients Receiving Dialysis
Ping Hsuan Kuo¹, Pu Jun Fang², Chien-Chih Lai³ and Yi-Syuan Sun⁴, ¹Taipei Veteran General Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan (Republic of China), ²Tri-Service General Hospital, Hukou Township, Taiwan (Republic of China), ³Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁴taipei VGHTPE, ???, Taiwan (Republic of China)
Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis, a key manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), can progress to end-stage kidney disease and increase patient burden. While patients with SLE…
Abstract Number: 1284 • ACR Convergence 2025
Clinical implications of Antiphospholipid Antibodies and Secondary Antiphospholipid Syndrome in Juvenile-onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Daniel Clemente¹, Alina-Lucica Boteanu², Clara Udaondo³, Joan Calzada⁴, Juan Carlos Nieto⁵, Eugenia Enriquez⁶, Inmaculada Calvo⁷, Lourdes Villalobos⁸, Belen Sevilla⁹, Sara Murias¹⁰, Berta Magallares¹¹, Ana Capilla¹², Jaime Arroyo¹³, Beatriz Bravo¹⁴, Gisela Diez-Cordoves¹⁵, Marisol Camacho¹⁶, Genaro grana¹⁷, Juan Jose Bethencourt¹⁸, Pablo Mesa¹⁹, Natalia Palmou²⁰, Mireia Lopez Corbeto²¹, Judith Sanchez²², Maria Isabel Gonzalez²³, Clara Moriano²⁴, Diego Dios¹⁷, Lorena Exposito²⁵, Alicia Garcia²⁶, Laura Martin²⁷, David Fernandez²⁸, Laura Trujillo¹⁴, Anahy Maria Brandy²⁹, CARLOS GUILLEN-ASTETE³⁰ and lydia Abasolo Alcazar³¹, ¹Hospital Infantil Universitario NIño Jesús, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ²H.U. Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain, ³La Paz University Hospital, Madrid, Spain, ⁴University Hospital Sant Joan de Deu, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Hospital La Fe, Valencia, Comunidad Valenciana, Spain, ⁸Ramon y Cajal Hospital, MADRID, Spain, ⁹Division of Pediatrics, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Spain, ¹⁰H.U Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain, ¹¹Hospital de Sant Pau, Bareclona, ¹²H.U de La Merced, Sevilla, Spain, ¹³HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ, MADRID, ¹⁴H.U Virgen de Las Nieves, Granada, Spain, ¹⁵H. R. U. Malaga, Malaga, Spain, ¹⁶H.U. Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Spain, ¹⁷H.U de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, ¹⁸H.U. Canarias, Canarias, Spain, ¹⁹H.U Virgen de la Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain, ²⁰H.U. marques de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, ²¹H.U Vall d´Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, ²²Pediatric Rheumatology Department, Taulí Hospital Universitari-Institut d'Investigació i Innovació Parc Taulí (I³PT-CERCA), Sabadell (Spain)., Sabadell, Spain, ²³H.U. La Fé, Valencia, Spain, ²⁴Hospital León, LEON, Castilla y Leon, Spain, ²⁵H.U Canarias, Canarias, Spain, ²⁶Rheumatologist, La Laguna, Spain, ²⁷H.R.U Malaga, Malaga, Spain, ²⁸Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Galicia, Spain, ²⁹Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, ³⁰H.U Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain, ³¹IdISSC. HCSC, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Antiphospholipid antibodies (aPL) have been associated with organ damage and certain features in juvenile-onset systemic lupus erythematosus (jSLE) patients. We aimed to assess the…
Abstract Number: 1545 • ACR Convergence 2025
Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous Anifrolumab in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Interim Analysis of a Phase 3 Randomized Placebo-controlled Study
Susan Manzi¹, Ian Bruce², Eric Morand³, Richard Furie⁴, Yoshiya Tanaka⁵, Patricia Puzio⁶, Emon Khan⁷, Jenny Wissmar⁸, Michael Song⁹ and Catharina Lindholm¹⁰, ¹Lupus Center of Excellence, Autoimmunity Institute, Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Centre for Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences, Queen's University, Belfast, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University and Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, ⁵University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, ⁶BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca US, Gaithersburg, MD, ⁷BioPharmaceuticals R&D, Late Respiratory and Immunology, AstraZeneca, Academy House, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁸BioPharmaceuticals R&D, Late-Stage Development, Respiratory & Immunology, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden, ⁹BioPharmaceuticals R&D, Late Clinical Development Immunology, AstraZeneca, Boston, MA, ¹⁰BioPharmaceuticals R&D, Late Clinical Development Immunology, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
Background/Purpose: Intravenous (IV) anifrolumab (300 mg, every 4 weeks [Q4W]) is an approved biologic add-on therapy for moderate to severe SLE;1 a subcutaneous (SC) formulation…
Abstract Number: 1420 • ACR Convergence 2025
A Nationwide Analysis of In-Hospital Mortality in Adult Ankylosing Spondylitis
Isadora Small¹, Anuya Natu² and Augustine Manadan³, ¹The Latin School of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²John H Stroger, Jr. Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL, ³Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic inflammatory disease with systemic complications that may contribute to increased mortality risk. This study examines the characteristics and…
Abstract Number: 1516 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Benefits of SGLT2i on GFR Slope and Proteinuria in SLE Depend on Subgroups of Diabetes Mellitus and Baseline eGFR
Jennifer Lee¹, Andrea Fava², Daniel Goldman³, Laurence Magder⁴ and Michelle Petri³, ¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD, ⁴University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Lupus nephritis (LN) affects over 50% of SLE patients. Twenty percent of LN patients develop end-stage renal disease (ESRD) within 10 years. The 2021…
Abstract Number: 1549 • ACR Convergence 2025
Improvement in Joint Activity in Adults with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Treated with Anifrolumab: Results from a Real-World Cohort
Vasileios Kyttaris¹, Dan Persons², Gelareh Atefi³ and Mawuena Binka⁴, ¹Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²Trio Health, Louisville, CO, ³AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE, ⁴Former Employee of AstraZeneca, Wilmington, DE
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory arthritis is a cardinal manifestation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), limiting joint mobility and adversely affecting quality of life.1 Joint activity in SLE…

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