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Abstract Number: 0369 • ACR Convergence 2024
Can Treatment Expectations or Treatment Itself in Patients with Arthralgia Suspicious for Progression to Rheumatoid Arthritis Improve Illness Perceptions?
Simonetta van Griethuysen¹, Quirine Dumoulin² and Annette van der Helm-van Mil³, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, ³LUMC, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Negative Illness perceptions (IPs) are associated with poorer disease outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Unfortunately, IPs are generally fixed in established RA. We hypothesized…
Abstract Number: 0390 • ACR Convergence 2024
Treatment Effectiveness Following Switching from Initial TNF Inhibitor in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Mei-Sing Ong¹, Sarah Ringold², Melissa Mannion³, Marc Natter⁴ and Yukiko Kimura⁵, ¹Harvard Medical School & Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Institute, Boston, MA, ²Washington University, Seattle, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Although the increasing availability of biologic therapies has significantly improved outcomes for patients with JIA, a substantial proportion of patients require switching from the…
Abstract Number: 0370 • ACR Convergence 2024
Adolescents’ and Providers’ Perceptions of the Transition from Pediatric to Adult Rheumatology
Julia Witowska, Brett Curtis, Melanie Donahue, Sara Platte, Rebecca Northway and Jacqueline Madison, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: The transition from pediatric to adult rheumatology is a vulnerable period for adolescents and is associated with greater disease burden. Adolescents require an organized…
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: 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: 0392 • ACR Convergence 2024
Evaluation for the Presence of Antibodies to Malondialdehyde-Acetaldehyde Adduct in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Its Subtypes
Geoffrey Thiele¹, Panteha Hayati Rezvan², Michal Cidon², Carlos Hunter³, Michael Duryee³, Ted Mikuls³ and Geoffrey Thiele³, ¹Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Omaha, NE, ²Children's Hospital of Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ³University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: Studies of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have shown that malondialdehyde-acetaldehyde (MAA) protein adducts and anti-MAA immune responses play a pathogenic role in disease progression. Expression of…
Abstract Number: 0373 • ACR Convergence 2024
Enhancing Lupus Patient Education and Support at Kings County Hospital
Dmytro Gatsak¹, Jayashree Gandhi¹, Aleksander Feoktistov², Eugeniya Golub³ and Michael Trevisonno⁴, ¹Kings County Hospital/ SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, ²Kings County Hospital Center/ H+H NYC, Brooklyn, NY, ³Kings County Hospital/ SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Staten Island, NY, ⁴State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY
Background/Purpose: Kings County Hospital, located in Brooklyn, New York, sees an estimated 243 patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) annually. The patient demographic is predominantly…
Abstract Number: PP09 • ACR Convergence 2024
Finding the Balance: Regaining My Strength While Living with Sjögren’s & POTS
Robert Fearon, Sjögren's Foundation, Reston, VA
Background/Purpose: Like many suffering from autoimmune diseases, my diagnosis was not straightforward and took nearly 13 years to get answers. I first started experiencing an…
Abstract Number: 0880 • ACR Convergence 2024
Investigating the SRPK-1-VEGF-A Alternative Splicing Pathway AsaTherapeutic Target in Arthritis
Charles Besidonne¹, Andrew Benest¹, Kim Chisholm¹, Jonathan Morris², Lucy Donaldson³, Jeanette Woolard⁴ and David Bates¹, ¹University of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom, ²University of New South Wales, New South Wales, New South Wales, Australia, ³Versus Arthritis UK, Nottingham, United Kingdom, ⁴University of Nottingham, Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Alternative pre-mRNA splicing of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-A (VEGF-A) produces pro-angiogenic (VEGF-Axxxa) or anti-angiogenic (VEGF-Axxxb) isoforms that contribute to angiogenesis in inflammatory arthritis. Isoform…
Abstract Number: 0887 • ACR Convergence 2024
Identification of Rare Variants in Lupus-causing Genes in a Mixed Paediatric and Adult Connective Tissue Disease Cohort
Anastasia-Vasiliki Madenidou¹, Gillian Rice², Terence Garner³, Sarah Dyball⁴, Alice Chieng⁵, Ben Parker⁶, Tracy Briggs⁷, Adam Stevens³ and Ian Bruce⁸, ¹Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ²Division of Evolution and Genomic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom, Manchester, ³Division of Developmental Biology and Medicine, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester and Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁴Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁵Department of Rheumatology, Royal Manchester Children's Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁶Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁷Division of Evolution, Infection and Genomic Sciences, School of Biological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁸Centre for Musculoskeletal Research, Division of Musculoskeletal and Dermatological Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Connective tissue diseases (CTDs) are a family of heterogeneous autoimmune diseases with overlapping clinical features. Not all patients with features suggestive of a mendelian…
Abstract Number: 2457 • ACR Convergence 2024
Polypharmacy, Drug-drug Interactions, and Adverse Drug Reactions Among Systemic Sclerosis Patients: A Cross-sectional Risk Factor Study
Sara Boukhlal¹, Laurent Chouchana², Malika Saadi³, marion Casadevall¹, Pascal cohen⁴, bertrand Dunogue⁵, Anne Murarasu¹, Alexis Régent⁶, Luc Mouthon⁵ and Benjamin Chaigne⁷, ¹AP HP, paris, France, ²Cochin, Paris, France, ³Cardiology Department - Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ⁴National Referral Center For Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Paris, Ile-de-France, France, ⁵Service de Médecine Interne, Centre de Référence Maladies Systémiques Autoimmunes et Autoinflammatoires Rares d'Ile de France de l’Est et de l’Ouest, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, France, ⁶National Referral Center For Rare Systemic Autoimmune Diseases, Paris, France, ⁷Service de Médecine Interne, Centre de Référence Maladies Systémiques Autoimmunes et Autoinflammatoires Rares d'Ile de France de l’Est et de l’Ouest, Hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris (AP-HP), Paris, Ile-de-France, France
Background/Purpose: Polypharmacy, drug-drug interactions (DDI) and related adverse drug reaction (ADR) are understudied in SSc. The aim of this work was to determine the prevalence…
Abstract Number: 2473 • ACR Convergence 2024
Criterion Validity of Modified Rodnan Skin Score: Does It Capture Skin Thickness or Hardening? Results of a Large Skin Histology Study
Shervin Assassi¹, Ruhani Desai², Jeffrey Browning³, Samuel Theodore¹, Meng Zhang¹, Brian Skaug¹, Jerry Alonso¹, Zsuzsanna McMahan¹, Maureen Mayes¹ and Minghua Wu¹, ¹UTHealth Houston Division of Rheumatology, Houston, TX, ²UTHealth Houston Division of Rheumatology, DeLand, FL, ³Boston University, Cambridge, MA
Background/Purpose: Modified Rodnan Skin Score is a widely used outcome measure for skin involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc). Its criterion validity (comparison to the gold…
Abstract Number: 0491 • ACR Convergence 2024
Small Molecule Metabolites, Potential Disease-specific Biomarkers for Predicting Treatment Response in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Jiayi Xu¹, Yi Zhao², Chenxi Zhu³, Yi Liu⁴, Tao Chen¹, Rui Sun³, Huifang Hu⁵, Zhen Zhou¹ and Yan Liu¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital,Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Cheng du, China (People's Republic), ²Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital,Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Sichuan, China (People's Republic), ³Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital,Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, chengdu, China (People's Republic), ⁴Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital,Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, chengdu, ⁵Department of Rheumatology and Immunology, West China Hospital,Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Chengdu, Sichuan, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a complex chronic inflammatory condition primarily affecting joints, presenting a challenge in understanding its causes, varied subtypes, diagnostic indicators, and…
Abstract Number: 2472 • ACR Convergence 2024
Are Anti-centromere Antibodies (aCENP) Predictive of Systemic Sclerosis Development in Patients Without Raynaud´s Phenomenon?
Andrea Alvear-Torres¹, María José Martínez-Becerra², María Carmen Vegas-Sánchez³, Sheila Recuero-Díaz¹, María Pérez-ferro⁴ and Olga Sánchez-Pernaute⁵, ¹Department of Rheumatology and Joint and Bone Research Unit. Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz and IIS-FJD, Madrid, Spain, ²Department of Immunology. Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz and IIS-FJD, Madrid, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz and IIS-FJD, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Department of Rheumatology. Hospital Universitario Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain, ⁵Department of Rheumatology and Joint and Bone Research Unit. Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz and IIS-FJD. Autonomous University of Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Anti-centromere (aCENP) antibodies are considered highly specific of systemic sclerosis (SSc), typically defining a limited cutaneous phenotype, usually associated to Raynaud´s phenomenon (RP). It…
Abstract Number: 2460 • ACR Convergence 2024
Severe Gastrointestinal Involvement in Systemic Sclerosis: A New “Transversal” Subset of Disease to Be Prioritised for Intervention Trials
Marco Minerba¹, Riccardo Bixio², Seda Colak³, Stefano Di Donato⁴, Lesley-Anne Bissell⁵ and Francesco Del Galdo⁶, ¹1. Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, University of Leeds, 2. NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, United Kingdom, Leeds, United Kingdom, ²University of Verona, Verona, Verona, Italy, ³Gulhane Training and Research Hospital, Ankara, Turkey, ⁴Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Chapel Allerton Hospital, Leeds, UK, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁵Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁶University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Gastrointestinal (GI) involvement is the most frequent internal complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc) and, when severe, it has a major influence on patient function.…

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