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Abstract Number: 0259 • ACR Convergence 2025
Inhaled pirfenidone as an innovative therapeutic approach to treat autoimmune ILD and other forms of Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis: Phase 2b Study Design
Kristin Highland¹, Colin Reisner², Allison Trucillo³, Deepthi Nair⁴, Felix Woodhead⁴, Howard Lazarus⁴, Craig Conoscenti⁴ and Martin Kolb⁵, ¹Cleveland Clinic, Shaker Heights, OH, ²DevPro Biopharma, Basking Ridge, NJ, ³Avalyn Pharma, Austin, TX, ⁴Avalyn Pharma, Cambridge, MA, ⁵McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis (PPF) is an increasingly recognized condition, defined in 2022 to address the progression of pulmonary fibrosis in patients with interstitial lung…
Abstract Number: 0248 • ACR Convergence 2025
Clinical and serological characteristics of anti-Ku autoantibodies in a Hispanic cohort
Emmanuel Dominguez-Chapa¹, Angel Kevin Garza-Elizondo², Karina Deciderio-Pavon³, Rosa Arvizu-Rivera⁴, Jesus Alberto Cardenas-de la Garza⁵, Miguel Villarreal-Alarcón⁶ and Dionicio A. Galarza-Delgado⁷, ¹Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ²Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ³Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico, ⁴Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio Gonzalez", Escobedo, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁵Rheumatology Service, University Hospital “Dr. José Eleuterio González”, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, México, Monterrey, Mexico, ⁶Hospital Universitario UANL, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, ⁷Rheumatology Service, Hospital Universitario Dr. José Eleuterio González, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Mexico
Background/Purpose: Anti-Ku antibodies are rare myositis-associated antibodies directed against a DNA-binding heterodimer involved in DNA repair. Anti-Ku positivity may be associated with a distinct clinical…
Abstract Number: 0249 • ACR Convergence 2025
Obesity as a possible confusion factor in the scleroderma pattern
Eva Álvarez Andrés¹, Marta Novella-Navarro², Paloma García de la Peña Lefebvre³, Eugenio de Miguel² and Paz Collado Ramos⁴, ¹Hospital Severo Ochoa de Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ³Facultad ciencias de la Salud HM de la UCJC, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Spain,, MADRID, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: The 2023 EULAR criteria for systemic sclerosis reaffirm the diagnostic value of nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC), particularly the presence of giant capillaries and capillary loss…
Abstract Number: 0241 • ACR Convergence 2025
Efficacy and Safety of JAK Inhibitors in Behçet’s Syndrome: A Systematic Literature Review
Bercemhan Sulu¹, Sinem Nihal Esatoglu¹, Ibrahim Hatemi², Aykut Ferhat Celik³ and Gulen Hatemi¹, ¹Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa / Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa / Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty / Department of Internal Medicine / Division of Gastroenterology, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) are a key treatment modality for major organ involvement, one of the main contributors to morbidity and mortality, as…
Abstract Number: 0178 • ACR Convergence 2025
Prevalence and factors associated with virtual rheumatology care utilization in a national population of Veterans with RA
Beth Wallace¹, Yuqing Gao², Shirley Cohen-Mekelburg² and Akbar Waljee², ¹Michigan Medicine, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, ²VA Ann Arbor Healthcare Center, Ann Arbor
Background/Purpose: Up to half of RA patients receive virtual rheumatology care, which is associated with high satisfaction but potentially lower quality. We aimed to identify…
Abstract Number: 0175 • ACR Convergence 2025
Patient Satisfaction with a New Patient Video Triage Program
Adam Dore¹ and Yue Yin², ¹Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh
Background/Purpose: To assist with lowering new rheumatology patient appointment wait times, our division initiated a New Patient Video Triage Program in 2023. In this program,…
Abstract Number: 0168 • ACR Convergence 2025
Risk of hospitalization in patients with rheumatoid arthritis-associated interstitial lung disease or bronchiectasis: A matched cohort study
QIANRU ZHANG¹, Ying Qi², Xiaosong Wang³, Gregory McDermott⁴, Sung Hae Chang⁵, Liya Sisay Getachew⁶, Mark Chaballa⁷, Vadim Khaychuk⁸, Misti Paudel⁹, Katherine Liao¹⁰ and Jeffrey Sparks⁶, ¹Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Beijing Tsinghua Changgung Hospital, Cambridge, MA, ²Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Natick, MA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ⁵Soonchunhyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, MA, South Korea, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁷Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ⁸Bristol Myers Squibb, Pennington, NJ, ⁹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Boston, MA, ¹⁰Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: RA-associated lung disease (RA-LD), including RA-associated interstitial lung disease (RA-ILD) and RA-associated bronchiectasis (RA-BR), is a serious extra-articular manifestation of RA that significantly contributes…
Abstract Number: 0181 • ACR Convergence 2025
Launch of the National Tele-Rheumatology Program (NTRP) to Expand Rheumatology Care to Rural Veterans
Cherish Wilson¹, Catherine Nasrallah², Gary Tarasovsky³, Alicia Hamblin⁴, Asia Williams⁵, Broderick Flynn⁵, Bernard Ng⁶ and gabriela Schmajuk⁷, ¹UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA, ²University of California San Francisco (UCSF), San Francisco, CA, ³SFVA, San Francisco, ⁴UCSF, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Lexington VA, Lexington, ⁶Lexington VA, University of Washington, Seattle, ⁷University of California, San Francisco, and San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Given the nationwide shortage of rheumatologists, particularly in rural areas, many Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities have struggled to hire or retain specialists, resulting in…
Abstract Number: 0159 • ACR Convergence 2025
Prenatal and Early-Life Environmental Exposures in Juvenile-Onset Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
Takuma Ohnishi¹, Megan Zhao¹, Min Shi², Adam Schiffenbauer³, Sharon Jackson³, Anna Jansen¹, Nastaran Bayat⁴, Payam Farhadi¹, Christine Parks², Clarice Weinberg², Frederick Miller⁵ and Lisa Rider⁶, ¹National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Bethesda, MD, ²National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, ³National Institute of Health/National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research, Bethesda, MD, ⁴National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Gaithersburg, MD, ⁵National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁶National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences/National Institutes of Health, Environmental Autoimmunity Group, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs), including juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM), and systemic sclerosis (SSc), are characterized…
Abstract Number: 0216 • ACR Convergence 2025
Evaluation of oral treatment adherence in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus patients: indentification of risks profiles
Carmen Lasa Teja¹, Carolina Aguirre-Portilla², Virginia Portilla González³, Carmen Bejerano-Herreria², Alfonso Corrales-Martínez⁴ and Ricardo Blanco⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander, Spain., Riotuerto, Cantabria, Spain, ²Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander , Spain, Santander, Spain, ³Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander , Spain, Santander, ⁴Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, Santander, Spain, Santander, Spain, ⁵Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander, Spain, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic and complex autoimmune disease that requires adequate treatment adherence to control disease activity and prevent complications. However,…
Abstract Number: 0208 • ACR Convergence 2025
Current practices and challenges in tuberculosis screening and preventive treatment among patients with rheumatic diseases: A multiregional physician survey in China
Xu Wang, Lifan Zhang and Lidan Zhao, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: This study aimed to assess the current clinical practices of tuberculosis (TB) infection screening and TB preventive treatment (TPT) among patients with rheumatic diseases,…
Abstract Number: 0239 • ACR Convergence 2025
Safety of Rilzabrutinib, a BTK Inhibitor, in Adult Patients with IgG4-related disease (IgG4-RD) in a 52-week Phase 2 Open-label Study
Alireza Meysami¹, Mollie Carruthers², John Stone³, Fernando Martinez-Valle⁴, nicolas schleinitz⁵, Daniela Ghetie⁶, Robert Spiera⁷, Jeea Choi⁸, Leda Mannent⁹ and Owen Hagino⁸, ¹Henry Ford Health, Detroit, MI, ²Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Massachusetts General Hospital , Harvard Medical School, Concord, MA, ⁴Vall d’Hebron Hospital, Barcelona, Spain, ⁵Aix Marseille university, AP-HM, Marseille, France, ⁶Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR, ⁷Scleroderma, Vasculitis, and Myositis Center, Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, NY, ⁸Sanofi, Morristown, NJ, ⁹Sanofi, Gentilly, France
Background/Purpose: IgG4- related disease (IgG4-RD) is a chronic, progressive, immune-mediated fibrotic disease with limited treatment options. Rilzabrutinib is an orally available, reversible, inhibitor of Bruton's…
Abstract Number: 0225 • ACR Convergence 2025
Positive anxiety, depression and/or fibromyalgia screening on validated MDHAQ indices is seen in 30-50% of routine care patients with all rheumatic diagnoses
Juan Schmukler¹, Tengfei Li² and Theodore Pincus¹, ¹Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ²Rush, chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Comorbid anxiety (ANX), depression (DEP), and fibromyalgia(FM) are reported as more common in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other rheumatic diagnoses than in…
Abstract Number: 0235 • ACR Convergence 2025
Mortality Trends due to Hypertension Related Deaths in Elderly Patients with Inflammatory Polyarthropathy: A CDC WONDER Analysis of 21 Years
ZAUHA FAWAD MEMON¹, Sibgha Fawad Memon², Matia Fawad Memon², REHAN ISHAQUE³, AHMAD SANAN⁴ and MUHAMMAD MUGHEES⁵, ¹Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women, Tando Allahyar, Sindh, Pakistan, ²Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for Women, Tando Allahyar, Pakistan, ³LIAQUAT UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES, Jam Shoro, Sindh, Pakistan, ⁴KHYBER MEDICAL COLLEGE, Peshawer, Pakistan, ⁵Bahria University health Sciences, KARACHI, Pakistan
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory polyarthropathy (IPA) is a group of chronic autoimmune disorders, common among older adults and contribute significantly to systemic inflammation and cardiovascular risk .…
Abstract Number: 0207 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Feasibility and Clinical Effects of Anti-Inflammatory Diet Intervention In Patients Diagnosed With Long COVID (Post-Acute Sequelae of SARS CoV-2, PASC)
Suzi Hong¹, Marcos Monteon², Kathleen Bundy³, Chloe Delgado Ramirez³, Phoebe Senowitz³, Monica Guma⁴, Nina Acebo⁵, Chris Pruitt⁶, Tanya Shekhtman³, Shahrokh Golshan⁷ and Susan Lee⁸, ¹Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science UCSD; Department of Psychiatry UCSD, San Diego, ²University of California, San Diego, San Diego, ³Department of Family Medicine, Center for Integrative Health, Krupp Endowment Fund, UCSD, La Jolla, ⁴University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, ⁵University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, ⁶Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health and Human Longevity Science, UCSD, La Jolla, ⁷Department of Pyschiatry, UCSD, La Jolla, ⁸Department of Medicine, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Background/Purpose: There have been over 777 million cases of acute COVID-19 infections worldwide as of April 2025. Although many patients recover, an estimated 10-30% of…

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