Abstract Number: 2917 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mortality, Recurrence, and Hospital Course of Patients With Systemic Sclerosis Related Acute Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction
Background/Purpose: Acute intestinal pseudo-obstruction is a rare gastrointestinal manifestation of SSc with little data existing as to the demographics, clinical course, outcomes and mortality of…Abstract Number: 2895 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Bacterial Amyloids Promote Type I Interferon Production and Accelerate Autoimmunity
Background/Purpose: Infection is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). This is largely due to the use of…Abstract Number: 2878 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Importance Of Germinal Center-Like Structures In Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome Salivary Glands Beyond Lymphoma Risk
Background/Purpose: The association between germinal center (GC)-like structures and lymphoma in primary Sjögren's syndrome (pSS) has been demonstrated recently (1). Here we present a comprehensive…Abstract Number: 2879 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prognostic Value Of Minor Salivary Gland Assessments In Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Background/Purpose: Salivary gland assessment is important for diagnosing primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS), as the lymphocytic focus score (LFS) is part of pSS classification criteria. Quantitative…Abstract Number: 2880 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Impact Of Different End Points On The Patient Cohort Size Needed To Demonstrate The Efficacy Of a Therapeutic Intervention In Pss. A Post Hoc Analysis Of The Tears Study (Tolerance and efficacy of Rituximab in primary Sjogren Syndrome study)
Background/Purpose: To calculate the sample sizes needed in future randomized controlled trials (RCTs) testing a therapeutic intervention in pSS, methodologists usually rely on data obtained…Abstract Number: 2881 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Ultrasonographic Salivary Glands Response To Rituximab In Primary Sjögren Syndrome Patients In the Tolerance and Efficacy Of Rituximab In Primary Sjogren Syndrome Study Is Not Associated With The Anatomopathology Changes
Background/Purpose: We conducted a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of Rituximab (RTX) in active pSS patients in France (TEARS study) and…Abstract Number: 2882 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
B-Cell Depletion Modulates T-Helper Cell Balance In Patients With Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome
Background/Purpose: B-cell depletion therapy with a chimeric anti-human CD20 antibody (rituximab; RTX) is an effective treatment modality for patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS). However,…Abstract Number: 2883 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Clinical Characteristics of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients with Secondary Sjögren’s Syndrome and Association with Joint Damage
Background/Purpose: Secondary Sjögren's syndrome (sSS) is a common extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, the clinical characteristics of this subgroup of patients are not…Abstract Number: 2884 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence Of Structural Lesions Seen On MRI-Spine In Patients With (Possible) Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) Included In The SPACE-Cohort
Background/Purpose: Little is known about the prevalence of structural lesions (erosions, syndesmophytes, fatty lesions) on MRI of the spine (MRI-spine) in patients with chronic back…Abstract Number: 2885 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Erosions and Sclerosis, But Not Squaring, Predict The Development Of New Syndesmophytes: A 12-Year Longitudinal Analysis (OASIS)
Background/Purpose: Erosions, sclerosis and squaring are included in the modified Stoke Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) Spine Score (mSASSS). However, their value in predicting the development of…Abstract Number: 2886 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Prevalence Of Structural Lesions On MRI Of The Sacroiliac Joints In Patients With Early Axial Spondyloarthritis and Patients With Back Pain
Background/Purpose: Little is known about the prevalence of structural lesions on MRI in the SI joints (MRI-SI) in recent onset axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) patients and…Abstract Number: 2887 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Spondyloarthritis Research Consortium Of Canada MRI Sacroiliac Joint Structural Score: A Method For Reliable Detection Of Structural Progression
Background/Purpose: With increasing focus on effective treatment intervention in early spondyloarthritis, there is an unmet need for reliable assessment of structural progression in the…Abstract Number: 2888 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Frequent Detection Of Inflammation and Fat Infiltration Suggestive Of Spondyloarthritis On MRI Of The Entire Spine In Healthy Subjects and Patients With Mechanical Back Pain
Background/Purpose: Mechanical back pain (MBP) patients and healthy subjects may show spinal MRI lesions suggestive for spondyloarthritis (SpA) such as corner inflammatory lesions (CIL) or…Abstract Number: 2889 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Bone Marrow Edema and Structural Lesions In The Sacroiliac Joint In a Large Cohort Of Patients With Axial Spondyloarthritis, Chronic Low Back Pain and Healthy Controls
Background/Purpose: MRI of the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) is included in the ASAS classification criteria for axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) to identify patients at an earlier stage of…Abstract Number: 2890 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Novel Selective Inhibitors Of Nuclear Export (SINE) Decrease Type I Interferon Activation and Deplete Autoreactive Plasma Cells In The Kidney In Murine Lupus
Background/Purpose: There is great interest in developing new treatment approaches for SLE, but the biologic therapies under investigation over the past several years have yielded…