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  • Abstract Number: 0595 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Sustained Remission In SLE Is Infrequent On Standard Of Care: A Decade Of Insights From The Asia Pacific Lupus Collaboration

    Rangi Kandane-Rathnayake1, Yi-Hsing Chen2, Alberta Hoi3, Vera Golder4, Worawit Louthrenoo5, Jiacai Cho6, Aisha Lateef7, Laniyati Hamijoyo8, Shue Fen Luo9, Yeong-Jian Jan Wu10, Chiu Wai Shirley Chan11, Leonid Zamora12, Yasuhiro Katsumata13, Sargunan Sockalingam14, Zhanguo Li15, Haihong Yao15, BMDB Basnayake16, Yih Jia Poh17, Yanjie Hao18, Zhuoli Zhang19, Madelynn Chan20, Jun Kikuchi21, Yuko Kaneko22, Tsutomu Takeuchi23, Shereen Oon24, Kristine Ng25, Sang-Cheol Bae26, Cherica Tee27, Michael Tee27, Nicola Tugnet28, Sean O’Neill29, Geraldine Hassett30, Fiona Goldblatt31, Naoaki Ohkubo32, Yusuke Miyazaki32, Mark Sapsford33, Yoshiya Tanaka34, Sandra Navarra35, Chak Sing Lau36, Mandana Nikpour37 and Eric Morand38, 1Center for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia, 2Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Taichung, Taiwan, Taichung, Taiwan (Republic of China), 3Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University and Department of Rheumatology, Monash Health, Clayton, Victoria, Australia, 4Monash University, Clayton, Australia, 5Chiang Mai University Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Chiang Mai, Thailand, 6National University Hospital, Rheumatology Division, Department of Medicine, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, Singapore, 7Woodlands Health, Singapore, Singapore, 8Padjadjaran University/Hasan Sadikin General Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Bandung, Indonesia, Badung, Indonesia, 9Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Department of Rheumatology, Allergy and Immunology, Taipei, Taiwan, Taoyuan, Taiwan (Republic of China), 10Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan (Republic of China), 11Division of Rheumatology and Clinial Immunology, Department of Medicine, the University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China, 12University of Santo Tomas Hospital, Manila, Philippines, 13Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan, 14University of Malaya Medical Center, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 15Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China (People's Republic), 16National Hospital Kandy, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 17Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, 18St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Fitzroy, Australia, 19Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, Beijing, China (People's Republic), 20Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Singapore, Singapore, 21Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, 22Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan, 23Saitama Medical University and Keio University, Tokyo, Japan, 24St Vincent’s Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 25Health New Zealand Waitemata, Te Whatu Ora, Auckland, New Zealand, 26Hanyang University Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea, 27University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines, 28Health New Zealand Auckland, Te Whatu Ora (Auckland District Health Board), Auckland, New Zealand, 29The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia, 30Liverpool Hospital, NSW, Liverpool, Australia, 31Flinders Medical Centre, Bedford park, Australia, 32University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, 33Health New Zealand Counties Manukau, Te Whatu Ora (Middlemore Hospital),, Auckland, New Zealand, 34University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan, Kitakyushu, Japan, 35University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, 36The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 37University of Sydney School of Public Health and Department of Rheumatology, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Victoria, Australia, 38Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University and Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

    Background/Purpose: Treat-to-target (T2T) states in SLE, such as the Lupus Low Disease Activity State (LLDAS) and remission (REM) as defined by the Definitions of Remission…
  • Abstract Number: 0705 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Multimodal Imaging Evaluation of Patients with Raynaud’s Phenomenon meeting the Criteria for “Early” Systemic Sclerosis according to LeRoy versus Healthy Controls: a Prospective Cross-sectional study

    Ramona Govender1, Elvis Hysa2, Rosanna Campitiello3, Steven Wallaert1, Matthias Vandycke1, Emanuele Gotelli3, Tessa Du Four1, Maurizio Cutolo4 and Vanessa Smith5, 1University of Ghent, Ghent, Belgium, 2University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy, 3University of Genoa, Genoa, Liguria, Italy, 4University of Genova, Genova, Italy, 5Ghent University Hospital, Gent, Belgium

    Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a complex autoimmune disorder. To date, no comparative multi-modal imaging data exist for precursor patients, those with Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP)…
  • Abstract Number: 0716 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Utility of Follow-Up Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging In Patients With Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis

    Chelsea Cheng1, Justine Lafleur-Careau2, Navneet Kang1, Medha Soowamber3 and Christian Pagnoux3, 1Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Canada, 2Mount Sinai Hospital, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Canada, 3Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA) is a rare multisystem disorder characterized by asthma, rhinitis, peripheral blood eosinophilia, and necrotizing vasculitis of small vessels. Cardiac…
  • Abstract Number: 0629 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Characterizing Arthritis Subtypes in SLE: Prevalence, Clinical Features, and the Role of Type I Interferon Signatures

    Pankti Mehta1, Fadi Kharouf2, Virginia Carrizo Abarza3, Qixuan Li4, Dafna D. Gladman5, Zahi Touma6 and Laura Whitall Garcia7, 1University of Toronto, Gladman Krembil Psoriatic Arthritis Research Program, Toronto, ON, Canada, 2University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada, 3University of Toronto, Toronto, 4Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 5Schroeder Arthritis Institute, Krembil Research Institute, Toronto Western Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Toronto, ON, Canada, 6University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 7University Health Network, Toronto, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: We aimed to study the prevalence of subtypes of lupus arthritis and determine their association with clinical features, serology, and type I interferon signature.Methods:…
  • Abstract Number: 0721 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Pulmonary Manifestations of Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis and Microscopic Polyangiitis

    Mats Junek1, Sara Choi2, Stephanie Garner3, Saara Rawn4, David Cuthbertson5, Curry Koening6, Carol Langford7, Carol McAlear8, Paul Monach9, Larry Moreland10, Christian Pagnoux11, Philip Seo12, Ulrich Specks13, Kenneth Warrington13, Gerard Cox1, Nader Khalidi14 and Peter Merkel8, 1St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada, 2Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada, 3University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, 4NOSM School of Medicine, Sudbury, ON, Canada, 5University of South Florida, Tampa, 6University of Texas Dell Medical School, Austin, TX, 7Cleveland Clinic, Moreland Hills, OH, 8University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 9VA Boston Healthcare System, Boston, MA, 10University of Colorado, Denver, CO, 11Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, 12Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, 13Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, 14McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada

    Background/Purpose: There is limited knowledge of the epidemiology and complications of pulmonary manifestations in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). This analysis focused describing the range of pulmonary…
  • Abstract Number: 0895 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Impact of Glucocorticoid Tapering in Giant Cell Arteritis: Analysis From the SELECT-GCA Trial

    FRANK BUTTGEREIT1, Kevin Winthrop2, Leonard Calabrese3, Ivan Lagunes4, Aditi Kadakia5, Ana Romero6, Shaofei Zhao4, Weihan Zhao4, Arathi Setty4 and Jeffrey Curtis7, 1Charité University Medicine Berlin, Berlin, Berlin, Germany, 2Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, 3Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, 4Abbvie Inc, North Chicago, IL, 5AbbVie Inc, Woburn, MA, 6AbbVie, Barcelona, Spain, 7University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham

    Background/Purpose: This study assessed the occurrence of adverse events of serious infections, herpes zoster, and opportunistic infection during concomitant treatment with GCs and after GC…
  • Abstract Number: 0659 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Human papillomavirus infection and systemic lupus erythematosus under biologic therapy: a retrospective analysis in a multicenter cohort

    Ivette Casafont-Solé1, Judit Font-Urgelles1, Iñigo Rúa-Figueroa2, Andrea Hernández-martín3, Tarek Salman Montes4, Marta De la Rubia Navarro5, Maria Piqueras García6, Sandra Garrote Corral7, EVA GLORIA TOMERO MURIEL8, Elena De la Mata Pinilla9, Belén Álvarez Rodríguez10, Julia Martínez Barrio11, José Gomez-Puerta12, Paola Vidal-Montal13, Eleonora Penzo14, Consuelo Ramos Giraldez15, Francisco Javier Novoa16, Vicenç Torrente-Segarra17, Jorge Juan Fragío Gil18, Leyre Riancho19 and Irene Altabás-González20, 1Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, 2Hospital de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrin, Las Palmas GC, Spain, 3Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr Negrín, Las palmas, Spain, 4Hospital del Mar/Parc de Salut Mar-IMIM, Barcelona, Spain, 5Hospital de La Fe, Valencia, 6Servicio Murciano de Salud, Murcia, Spain, 7Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, 8Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, 9Hospital 12 de Octubre, Madrid, 10Hospital de Áraba, áraba, Spain, 11Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, 12Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain, Barcelona, Spain, 13Rheumatology. Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 14Hospital Vall d'Hebrón, Barcelona, Spain, 15Hospital Universitario Virgen de Valme, Servicio de Reumatología, Seville, Spain, 16Hospital Insular de Gran Canaria, Las palmas, 17Hospital Comarcal Alt Penedés Garraf, Vilafranca del Penedès, Spain, 18Hospital General Universitario, Valencia, Spain, 19Hospital de Sierrallana, Torrelavega, 20Complejo Hospitalario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is responsible for 99.7% of cervical neoplasms and is the fourth most common cancer among women worldwide. Patients with systemic lupus…
  • Abstract Number: 0908 • ACR Convergence 2025

    E-602 (Efgitasialase alfa) Enhances Memory B Cell Depletion and Reduces Profibrotic Macrophages via Desialylation in Autoimmune Disease

    Hrishikesh Mehta1, Vijayashree Mysore1, Chih-Hsing Chou1, Lizhi Cao1, Rui Liu2, Tianrui Fan2, Jijun Yuan2, James Broderick1 and Li Peng1, 1Palleon Pharmaceuticals, Waltham, MA, 2Shanghai Henlius Biotech, Shanghai, China (People's Republic)

    Background/Purpose: Abnormal cell surface glycosylation has been observed in various autoimmune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and membranous nephropathy. Among these glycan modifications, sialoglycans…
  • Abstract Number: 0719 • ACR Convergence 2025

    A Combined Transcriptomics and Proteomics Approach to Identify Immune Signatures in ANCA-Associated Glomerulonephritis

    Ivana Stojkic1, Arnon Arazi2, Huijuan Song3, Pearlly Yan3, Estela Puchulu-Campanella3, Hubao Wang3, Lynn Fussner3, Brad Rovin4, Stacy Ardoin1 and Salem Almaani3, 1Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH, 2The Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, 3OSU, Columbus, OH, 4The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH

    Background/Purpose: ANCA-associated vasculitis frequently involves the kidneys causing glomerulonephritis (AAGN). Despite advances in treatment, many patients develop end-stage kidney disease. An improved understanding of the…
  • Abstract Number: 0896 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Does complement product C5a and its receptor C5a receptor 1 play a role in giant-cell arteritis?

    marc Corbera-bellalta1, Nuria Farran-Centelles2, Nina Visocnik1, Sergio Prieto-Gonzalez3, Jose hernandez-rodriguez4, javier Marco-hernandez5, Georgina Espigol-Frigolé1 and Maria Cid6, 1Hospital Clínic. University of Barcelona. IDIBAPS., Barcelona, Spain, 2Autoimmune diseases, Barcelona, Spain, 3Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 4Hospital Clinic. University of Barcelona. IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 5Hospital Clinic.University of Barcelona. IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, 6Department of Autoimmune Diseases (member of European Reference Network RITA), Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS), Barcelona, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Patients with giant-cell arteritis (GCA) are in an unmet need for reduction of GC exposure because of the high incidence of GC-related side effects…
  • Abstract Number: 0905 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Development and Characterization of IAR130, a 2+1 Format, CD19 and BCMA Dual Targeting T Cell Engager for Autoimmune Diseases

    Jinyang Li, Xiu Han, Yi Wang, Yiyi Li, Zhaoru Ma, Yang Li, Zhimin Zhang, Liu Li, Meng Ni, Jiangkun Bi, Xing Yang, Yao Xiong, Shuaixiang Zhou and Huizhong Xiong, Innovent Biologics (Suzhou) Co., Ltd., Suzhou, Jiangsu, China (People's Republic)

    Background/Purpose: Immune reset, achieved through profound and sustained depletion of B cells and/or plasma cells, has demonstrated significant clinical efficacy in patients with severe and…
  • Abstract Number: 0617 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Autoantibodies to Extracellular Antigens in Lupus Patients Serum Versus Controls; Predominance of Autoantibodies to Type I Interferons in Lupus Sera

    Kathryn Counts1, Dulaney Wilson2, Leon Furchtgott3 and Gary Gilkeson1, 1Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 2Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, 3SeraNova Bio, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Key features in the pathophysiology of SLE include cytokine dysregulation and autoantibody production. Traditional autoantibody testing in SLE is primarily limited to intracellular antigens…
  • Abstract Number: 0651 • ACR Convergence 2025

    The ERβ Agonist, OSU-ERβ-012, Suppresses Systemic, Kidney and Heart Inflammation in a Chimeric Mouse Model of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Braden Zeno1, Tim Alexandrov2, Hongyu Yuan3, Shane Bruckner3 and Wael Jarjour2, 1Ohio State University, upper arlington, OH, 2The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, 3OSU, Columbus, OH

    Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that causes inflammation in many of the body’s tissues, including the skin, joints, lungs, kidneys…
  • Abstract Number: 0901 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Data-Driven Metabolomics Identifies Diagnostic Signatures and Patient Subgroups in Systemic Autoimmune Disorders

    Chary López pedrera1, Antonio Perez-Campoamor2, Gema Dolores García-Delgado3, Beatriz Vellón-García4, Adrián Llamas Urbano5, Laura Romero Zurita6, Pedro Ortiz Buitrago7, Christian Merlo8, Maria del carmen abalos-aguilera8, Nuria Barbarroja9, Verónica Bolón-Canedo10, MARIA ANGELES AGUIRRE ZAMORANO11, Rafaela Ortega-Castro12, Jerusalén Calvo13, Lourdes Ladehesa14, Marta Alarcon-Riquelme15, Alejandro Escudero-contreras8 and Carlos Pérez Sánchez16, 1Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, 2STARTQUAKE S.L., Gijón, Spain/Research Center on Information and Communication Technologies (CITIC), University of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, Gijón, Spain, 3Rheumatology Service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/University of Cordoba/ Reina Sofia University Hospital, Córdoba, Spain/Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofia University Hospital, University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain., Cordoba, Spain, 4Rheumatology Service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/University of Cordoba/ Reina Sofia University Hospital, Córdoba, Spain/Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), Reina Sofia University Hospital, University of Córdoba, Córdoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, 5Cobiomic Bioscience SL. EBT University of Cordoba/IMIBIC, Cordoba, Spain., Cordoba, Spain, 6Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ University of Cordoba/ Reina Sofia University Hospital, Rheumatology service/Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences, Cordoba, Spain, Córdoba, Spain, 7Maimonides Institute of Biomedical Research of Córdoba (IMIBIC), Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain, 8Rheumatology Service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/University of Cordoba/ Reina Sofia University Hospital, Córdoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, 9Rheumatology 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, 10Research Center on Information and Communication Technologies (CITIC), University of A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, A coruña, Spain, 11Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Córdoba, Spain, 12Rheumatology service/Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba (IMIBIC)/ Reina Sofia University Hospital/ University of Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain, 13IMIBIC / Reina Sofia Hospital / University of Cordoba, Córdoba, Spain, 14IMIBIC-Reina Sofia Hospital-University of Cordoba, Cordoba, Spain, Cordoba, Spain, 15Fundación Progreso y Salud, Andalusian Government, Granada, Spain, 16Rheumatology 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

    Background/Purpose: This study aims to characterize the metabolomic fingerprint of several systemic autoimmune diseases (SADs) and apply machine learning (ML) techniques to identify disease-specific biomarkers…
  • Abstract Number: 0903 • ACR Convergence 2025

    Ianalumab‘s dual mode of action: targeting B cells through enhanced B cell depletion and blockade of B cell-activating factor receptor signaling

    Catherine Wioland1, Corinne Vedrine2, Caroline Walter1, Fanny Marque2, Thomas Dannequin2, Melanie Cecci1, David Buffet1, Cindy Schmid1, Elena Degl'Innocenti1, Gautier Robert1, Grazyna Wieczorek1, David Schubert1, Catriona Paape1 and Isabelle Isnardi3, 1Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, 2Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland, 3Novartis, Gueberschwihr, France

    Background/Purpose: B cells are key players in the pathogenesis of Sjögren’s disease (SjD) and other systemic auto-immune diseases, supporting B cell depletion as an attractive…
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