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Abstract Number: 2612 • ACR Convergence 2024
Two-Week Methotrexate Discontinuation in Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases Patients Vaccinated with Recombinant Herpes Zoster Vaccine: An Interim Analysis of a Prospective Randomized Phase 4 Study
Ana Cristina Medeiros-Ribeiro¹, Joao de Oliveira², Nadia Aikawa³, Sandra Pasoto², Leonard Kupa², Carla Goncalves Schahin Saad⁴, Luciana Parente², ANA PAULA ASSAD², Eduardo Borba², Emily Figueiredo Neves Yuki², Andrea Shimabuco⁴, Karina Bonfiglioli², Diogo Domiciano², Percival Sampaio-Barros⁴, Andre Franco², Julio Moraes⁵, Murillo Dorio², Claudia Goldenstein-Schainberg², Henrique Carriço Da Silva², Lucas Guimarães², Fernanda Chaer⁶, Caio Laguna Reis de Carvalho², Henrique Dalmolin², Clovis Silva⁷ and Eloisa Bonfa², ¹Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Jose Dos Campos, Brazil, ²Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, ³Rheumatology Division and Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, ⁴Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, ⁵Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil, Jundiai, Brazil, ⁶Rheumatology Division, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Santos, Brazil, ⁷Rheumatology Division and Pediatric Rheumatology Unit, Instituto da Criança e do Adolescente, Hospital das Clinicas HCFMUSP, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Background/Purpose: Temporary methotrexate (MTX) discontinuation may enhance vaccine immune response, but there are no data for the recombinant zoster vaccine (RZV). This study assessed if…
Abstract Number: 2590 • ACR Convergence 2024
Pesticide Use and Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis Among Spouses in the Agricultural Health Study: An Updated Analysis
Christine Parks¹, Karen Costenbader², Laura Beane Freeman³, Jonathan Hofmann³ and Dale Sandler⁴, ¹National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Epidemiology Branch, Rese, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³National Cancer Institute, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, Bethesda, MD, ⁴Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC
Background/Purpose: Systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases have been associated with farming exposures, but the role of pesticides has not been well studied. The Agricultural Health Study…
Abstract Number: 0715 • ACR Convergence 2024
Diffuse Alveolar Hemorrhage in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis Revisited
Samuel Falde¹, Elif Ediboglu¹, Misbah Baqir¹, Rodrigo Cartin-Ceba², Fernando C. Fervenza¹, Ladan Zand¹, Matthew Koster¹, Kenneth Warrington¹ and Ulrich Specks¹, ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ²Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, AZ
Background/Purpose: We sought to characterize the most recent cohort of patients presenting with DAH and AAV and to identify risk factors for respiratory failure and…
Abstract Number: 2623 • ACR Convergence 2024
Cardiovascular Health Is Suboptimal in Most Patients with Juvenile-Onset Lupus and Dermatomyositis: Baseline Visit Findings from the Lupus Erythematous and Dermatomyositis Stress and Cardiovascular Health Cohort Study
Kaveh Ardalan¹, Angel Davalos², Hwanhee Hong², Bryce Reeve², Christoph Hornik², M. Athony Moody², Donald Lloyd-Jones³, Eveline Wu⁴, Audrey Ward¹, Rebecca Sadun⁵, Jeff Dvergsten⁶, Ann Reed², Mark Connelly⁷ and Laura Schanberg⁸, ¹Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ²Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, ³Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, ⁴University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁵Duke University, Durham, NC, ⁶Duke University Hospital, Hillsborough, NC, ⁷Children’s Mercy Kansas City/University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine, Kansas City, ⁸Duke University Medical Center, DURHAM, NC
Background/Purpose: Juvenile lupus (JSLE) and dermatomyositis (JDM) are associated with premature cardiovascular disease (CVD). The American Heart Association (AHA) cardiovascular health (CVH) score is the…
Abstract Number: 0723 • ACR Convergence 2024
Sociodemographic Factors Associated with Clinic Non-attendance and Unscheduled Emergency Care Episodes in ANCA-associated Vasculitis
Warren RG James¹, Corri Black¹, Neil Basu², Mark A Little³ and Rosemary Hollick¹, ¹University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom, ²University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom, ³Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Increasing evidence suggests that socioeconomic status drives differences in outcomes for people with rheumatic conditions. Individuals with complex, rare rheumatic conditions such as antineutrophil…
Abstract Number: 2639 • ACR Convergence 2024
Exploring Weight Trends in Psoriatic Arthritis: Unraveling Effects of Drugs
Pankti Mehta¹, Fadi Kharouf², Shangyi Gao³, Dafna Gladman⁴ and Vinod Chandran¹, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University Health Network and University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁴University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Previous studies have reported weight gain in Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) with biologics like TNF inhibitors (i). In contrast, no significant increase in body weight…
Abstract Number: 0739 • ACR Convergence 2024
One Year Outcomes in Those with Isolated PMR Recruited via a Fast Track PMR Clinic
Patricia Harkins¹, Sharon Cowley², Robert Harrington³, seoidin McKittrick⁴, David Kane⁵ and Richard Conway⁶, ¹Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 8, Dublin, Ireland, ²Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ³St. James's Hospital, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ⁴University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland, ⁵Tallaght University Hospital & Trinity College Dublin, D24, Ireland, ⁶Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: To date the longitudinal outcomes of those with isolated Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) are poorly understood, owing largely to the fact that in the majority…
Abstract Number: 0688 • ACR Convergence 2024
Mycophenolate Mofetil Treatment in Limited Cutaneous Systemic Sclerosis Reduces the Risk of Vascular Complication Leading to Treatment Escalation: Emulation of a Target Trial Using Time-dependent Propensity Score-matching
Enrico De Lorenzis¹, Gerlando Natalello², Fabio Cacciapaglia³, Rossella De Angelis⁴, Edoardo Cipolletta⁵, Veronica Codullo⁶, Giacomo De Luca⁷, Dilia Giuggioli⁸, Francesca Ingegnoli⁹, Valeria Riccieri¹⁰, Maria Antonietta D'Agostino¹¹, Clodoveo Ferri¹², Marco Matucci Cerinic¹³ and Silvia Laura Bosello¹⁴, ¹Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Roma, Rome, Italy, ²Division of Rheumatology - Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli, Rome, Rome, Italy, ³Rheumatology Unit � DiMePRe-J, University and AOU Policlinico of Bari, Italy, Bari, Italy, ⁴Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy, Ancona, Italy, ⁵Polytechnic University of Marche, Ancona, Italy, ⁶Division of Rheumatology - Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy, Pavia, Lombardia, Italy, ⁷Vita-Salute San Raffaele University & IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Milan, Italy, ⁸Scleroderma Unit, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy, ⁹Division of Clinical Rheumatology, ASST Pini, Dept. of Clinical Sciences & Community Health, Research Center for Adult and Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases, Research Center for Environmental Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, Milan, Italy, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology, La Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCSS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy, ¹²Rheumatology Unit, School of Medicine, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Modena, Italy, ¹³Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases (UnIRAR), IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Vita-Salute San Raffaele University, Milan, Italy, ¹⁴Unit of Rheumatology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: The prescription of Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) represents the primary treatment for interstitial lung disease (ILD) associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc) and is an option…
Abstract Number: 0367 • ACR Convergence 2024
Opinions from Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients and Providers on Discontinuing Methotrexate in Stable Disease
Peri Newman¹, Sharon Banks¹, Rayford June², Erik Lehman³, Glennys Smith⁴, Vandana Rai⁴, Nicole Wilson⁴, Nancy Olsen⁵ and Tarun Sharma⁴, ¹Penn State Health, Hershey, PA, ²Penn State College of Medicine/Lebanon VA Medical Center, Hummelstown, PA, ³Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, PA, ⁴Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁵Penn State University/Milton S Hershey, Hershey, PA
Background/Purpose: The 2021 American College of Rheumatology guidelines for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) conditionally recommend a gradual discontinuation of methotrexate (MTX) over biologic discontinuation.…
Abstract Number: 0375 • ACR Convergence 2024
Patient Outcomes During the Implementation of a Patient Decision-Aid for a Diverse Population of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Study in 15 U.S. Rheumatology Clinics
Jasvinder Singh¹, Larry Hearld², Walter Chatham³, Sonali Narain⁴, Narender Annapureddy⁵, Diane Kamen⁶, Kimberly Trotter⁷, vikas Majithia⁸, Zineb Aouhab⁹, Swamy Venuturupalli¹⁰, Daniel Wallace¹¹, rosalind Ramsey-Goldman¹², Alfred Kim¹³, Maureen McMahon¹⁴, S. Sam Lim¹⁵, Kalpana Bhairavarasu¹⁶, Alexa Meara¹⁷, Kenneth Kalunian¹⁸ and Cathy Lee Ching¹⁹, ¹Baylor College of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL, ³University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, ⁴Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, ⁵Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁶Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁷University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁸University of Missisippi Medical Center (UMC), Jackson, MS, ⁹Loyola University Medical Center, Oak Brook, IL, ¹⁰Attune Health, Beverly Hills, CA, ¹¹Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Studio City, CA, ¹²Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ¹³Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, St Louis, MO, ¹⁴UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ¹⁵Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ¹⁶Baylor College of Medicine, Sugar Land, TX, ¹⁷The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, COLUMBUS, OH, ¹⁸University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ¹⁹UMMC, Jackson, MS
Background/Purpose: To implement a self-administered patient decision-aid (PtDA) for lupus in outpatient clinics, assess its reach/penetration within each clinic, and examine patient outcomesMethods: An effective…
Abstract Number: 0393 • ACR Convergence 2024
Effectiveness of Secukinumab in TMJ Symptoms in Children with JPsA and ERA: A Secondary Data Analysis of JUNIPERA
Marianne Kerski¹, Smriti Mohan¹, Cynthia Vizcaya², Reema Sutariya³, Weibin Bao³ and Matthew Stoll⁴, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Novartis Pharmaceutical Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ³Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL
Background/Purpose: Early recognition and treatment of temporomandibular joint (TMJ) arthritis in children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is of high importance given its impact on…
Abstract Number: 0379 • ACR Convergence 2024
Effectiveness and Safety of Baricitinib for the Treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Associated Uveitis or Chronic Anterior Antinuclear Antibody Positive Uveitis in Children
Athimalaipet Ramanan¹, Catherine Guly², Gabriele Simonini³, Stuart Keller⁴, Priyanka Sen⁴, Thorsten Holzkaemper⁴ and PIERRE QUARTIER⁵, ¹Bristol Royal Hosp for Children, Bristol, United Kingdom, ²University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust, Bristol, United Kingdom, ³Meyer Children’s Hospital IRCCS; University of Florence, Florence, Toscana, Italy, ⁴Eli Lilly and Company, Indianapolis, IN, ⁵Université Paris-Cite, IMAGINE Institute, Necker Children’s Hospital, Paris Cedex 15, France
Background/Purpose: Baricitinib could target multiple cytokine pathways associated with juvenile idiopathic arthritis associated uveitis (JIA-U) and antinuclear antibody (ANA)-positive uveitis, providing a novel therapeutic approach.…
Abstract Number: 0382 • ACR Convergence 2024
Comparative Analysis of Tear-based S100 Proteins, Cytokines, and Chemokines Levels in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Associated-uveitis: Insights into Eye Laterality and Severity of Ocular Inflammation
Ilaria Maccora¹, Mariia Pavlenko², Jackeline Rodriguez-Smith³, Amy Cassedy⁴, Mekibib Altaye⁵, hermine brunner⁶, Alexandra Duell⁵, Alexei Grom⁵, Theresa Hennard⁷, Virginia Miraldi Utz⁵, Najima Mwase⁵, Megan Quinlan-Waters⁵, grant schulert⁵, Alyssa Sproles⁸, Jessica Shantha⁹, Sunil K Srivastava¹⁰, Sherry Thornton⁸, Steven Yeh¹¹ and sheila Angeles-Han¹², ¹?PhD student, in the Area of Drugs and Innovative Treatments, NeuroFARBA Department, University of Florence. Meyer Children's Hospital, Florence Italy, Firenze, Florence, Italy, ²Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children`s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ³Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati, OH, ⁴Division of Biostatistics and Epidemology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, Cincinnati, OH, ⁵Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁶Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, OH, ⁷Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁸Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, ⁹UCSF/Proctor Foundation, San Francisco, IL, ¹⁰Cole Eye Institute, Cleveland Clinic;, Cleveland, OH, ¹¹Truhlsen Eye Institute, University of Nebraska Medical Center., Nebraska, NE, ¹²Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis (JIA-U) is an ocular disease that can be unilateral or bilateral. Measurement of ocular inflammation is performed by ophthalmic examination…
Abstract Number: 0380 • ACR Convergence 2024
Joint Acoustic Emissions as a Digital Biomarker for Knee Inflammation in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: A Pilot Study Using Musculoskeletal Ultrasound as Ground Truth
Quentin Goossens¹, Christopher Nichols¹, Diana Sofia Villacis-Nunez², Lori Ponder³, Omer Inan⁴ and Sampath Prahalad⁵, ¹Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, ²Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, ³Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA, ⁴Georgia Institute of Technology, Marietta, GA, ⁵Emory + Children's Pediatric Institute, Atlanta, GA
Background/Purpose: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a chronic childhood arthropathy affecting 1 in 1000 children under 16, classified into seven categories by ILAR. Commonly, JIA…
Abstract Number: 0368 • ACR Convergence 2024
Development and Validation of a Patient-centered Self-evaluation Questionnaire in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: LUPIN®
Marc Scherlinger¹, Jean-Francois Kleinmann¹, Antonin Folliasson², Marianne Riviere³, Raphaelle Rybak⁴, Sabine Malivoir⁵, Jean-François Viallard⁶, Estibaliz Lazaro⁷, Christophe Richez⁸, Irene Machelart⁹, Nadine Magy-Bertrand¹⁰, Audrey Gorse¹¹, Gilles Blaison¹², Julien Campagne¹³, Benjamin Dervieux¹⁴, Thomas Moulinet¹⁵, Roland Jaussaud¹⁶, Pascal Roblot¹⁷, Mathieu Puyade¹⁷, Amélie Servettaz¹⁸, Pauline Orquevaux¹⁸, Julie le Scanff¹⁹, DANIEL WENDLING²⁰, Marc Andre²¹, Ludovic Trefond²¹, Perrine SMETS²², Nicolas Baillet²³, Christophe Deligny²⁴, Xavier Mariette²⁵, ARNAUD HOT²⁶, Emmanuelle David²⁷, Laurent Perard²⁸, Estelle Jean²⁹, Sarah Permal³⁰, Denis WAHL³¹, Christian Agard³², François Chasset³³, Baptiste Hervier³⁴, Pasquer Ronan², Mickael Martin¹⁷, Ludivine Lebourg³⁵, Frederic Renou³⁶, Loic Raffray³⁶, Elisabeth Diot³⁷, Cecile Fermont³⁸, Thierry Martin³⁹, Anne-Sophie Korganow³⁹, Jacques-Eric Gottenberg⁴⁰, Jean Sibilia⁴¹ and Zahir Amoura⁴², ¹Strasbourg University Hospital - National reference center for autoimmune disease, Rheumatology, Strasbourg, France, ²Hometrix Health, Paris, France, ³Association Francaise du Lupus et autres maladies autoimmunes (AFL+), Metz, France, ⁴Association Francaise du Lupus et autres maladies autoimmunes (AFL+), Paris, France, ⁵APHP Pitié Salpêtrière - National reference center for autoimmune disease, Internal Medicine, Paris, France, ⁶CHU de Bordeaux, Hôpital Haut-Lévêque, Pessac, FR, Bordeaux, France, ⁷Bordeaux University Hospital, Pessac, France, ⁸Université de Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France, ⁹CH de Bayonne - Competence center for autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine, Bayonne, France, ¹⁰CHU de Besancon - Competence center for autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine, Besançon, France, ¹¹CH de Chambery - Competence center for autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine, Chambery, France, ¹²CH de Colmar - Competence center for autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine, Colmar, France, ¹³Hôpital Robert Schuman - Competence center for autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine, Metz, France, ¹⁴CH de Mulhouse - Competence center for autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine, Mulhouse, France, ¹⁵CHRU de Nancy, Vandœuvre-lès-Nancy, France, ¹⁶CHU de Nancy - Competence center for autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine, Nancy, France, ¹⁷CHU de Poitiers - Competence center for autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine, Poitiers, France, ¹⁸CHU de Reims - Competence center for autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine, Reims, France, ¹⁹CH - Competence center for autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine, Villefranche-sur-Saone, France, ²⁰University Hospital, Besançon, France, ²¹CHU de Clermont-Ferrand - National reference center for autoimmune disease, Internal Medicine, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ²²Clermont Ferrand University Hospital - National reference center for autoimmune disease, Internal Medicine, Clermont-Ferrand, France, ²³CH de Basse-Terre - Competence center for autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine, Basse-Terre, France, ²⁴University Hospital of Martinique - National reference center for autoimmune disease, Internal Medicine, Fort-de-France, Martinique, ²⁵Service de Rhumatologie, Hôpital Bicêtre, AP-HP, Le Kremlin Bicetre, France, ²⁶Service de Médecine interne, Hôpital Edouard Herriot, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France, ²⁷HCL - Croix Rousse, Internal Medicine, Lyon, France, ²⁸Hopital Saint-Joseph, Internal Medicine, Lyon, France, ²⁹APHM - La Timone, Internal Medicine, Marseille, France, ³⁰CH Mayotte - CH Wallis-et-Futuna, Internal Medicine, Mamoudzou, Mayotte, ³¹Lorraine University, Nancy, France, ³²CHU de Nantes - National reference center for autoimmune disease, Internal Medicine, Nantes, France, ³³Dermatology, Hôpital Tenon, Paris, France, ³⁴APHP Saint-Louis - National reference center for autoimmune disease, Internal Medicine, Paris, France, ³⁵CHU de Rouen, Internal Medicine, Rouen, France, ³⁶CHU La Réunion - Competence center for autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine, Saint-Denis, Reunion, ³⁷CHU de Tours - Competence center for autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine, Tours, France, ³⁸CH de Valence - Competence center for autoimmune diseases, Internal Medicine, Valence, France, ³⁹Strasbourg University Hospital, National reference center for autoimmune disease, Clinical Immunology, Strasbourg, France, ⁴⁰Rheumatology Department, Strasbourg University Hospital,, Strasbourg, France, ⁴¹Strasbourg University Hospital, National reference center for autoimmune disease, Rheumatology, Strasbourg, France, ⁴²French National Reference Centre for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Paris, France
Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) features unpredictable disease activity fluctuations, making flare hard to detect and significantly impairing quality of life. This highlights the need…

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