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Abstract Number: 0044 • ACR Convergence 2025
DNA Methylation Signatures in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Rheumatoid Arthritis Highlight Divergent Immune Pathways
Rufei Lu¹, Tayte Stephens², Carla Guthridge¹, Miles Smith¹, Joseph Kheir¹, Cristina Arriens¹, Joan Merrill³, Marci Beel⁴, Susan Macwana¹, Wade DeJager⁵, Nicholas Domingez¹, Teresa Aberle¹, Joel Guthridge¹ and Judith James¹, ¹Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ²University of Oklahoma Health Science Center, Oklahoma City, OK, ³Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City ⁷³¹⁰⁴, OK, ⁴Oklahoma Medical Research Foun, Oklahoma City, OK, ⁵Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are autoimmune diseases with distinct clinical and immunopathological features. Epigenetic modifications, particularly DNA methylation, contribute to…
Abstract Number: 0018 • ACR Convergence 2025
Development of a noval ‘1+1+1’ CD19- and BCMA-dual targeted T cell engager for autoimmune diseases
Lin Huan, Hao Ran, Shiyi Wang, Xiaoping Zhang, Bing Yang, Yang He, Dandan Liu, Chenpeng Su, Chuan Chen, Xiaoqian Chen, Kezhen Ye, Liang Tian, Jian Peng and Zhenping Zhu, Helixon Therapeutics, New York
Background/Purpose: B cells and autoantibodies play a central role in the pathogenesis of various autoimmune diseases. Although CD19-targeted B cell depletion shows promising therapeutic potential,…
Abstract Number: 0357 • ACR Convergence 2025
Content validation of patient-reported outcome (PRO) measures for fatigue, physical function and disease activity in Polymyositis (PM)
Jason Xenakis¹, Esther Yi¹, Iyar Mazar², Sarah Knight³, Harriet Makin³, Samantha Wratten³, Rohit Aggarwal⁴ and Stephanie McKee³, ¹Pfizer Inc., New York, United States of America, New York, ²Pfizer, US, New York, ³Clarivate, London, United Kingdom, ⁴University of Pittsburgh, Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Pittsburgh, United States of America, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Polymyositis (PM) is a subtype of idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) characterized by muscle inflammation and muscle weakness. Extra muscular manifestations like interstitial lung disease…
Abstract Number: 0024 • ACR Convergence 2025
Biobank-scale genetic mapping identifies the shared genetic landscape of rheumatic and cardiovascular disease
Daniel Panyard¹, Daniel Li², Pik Fang Kho², Rodrigo Guarischi-Sousa³, Jiayan Zhou², Austin Hilliard⁴, Christie Bartels⁵, Philip Tsao² and Themistocles Assimes², ¹Stanford University, Sunnyvale, CA, ²Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, ³Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research, Palo Alto, CA, ⁴VA Palo Alto Health Care, Palo Alto, CA, ⁵University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatic conditions are at increased risk for cardiovascular (CV) problems, striking on average a decade before peers and conferring substantial morbidity and…
Abstract Number: 0311 • ACR Convergence 2025
Time series analysis of continuous accelerometry data to determine the impact of symptomatic multiple joint osteoarthritis (MJOA) in the naturally occurring canine model
Elizabeth Kawecki-Wright¹, Liubov Arbeeva², Christina Stevens¹, Masataka Enomoto¹, Amanda Nelson³, Margaret Gruen¹ and Duncan Lascelles¹, ¹North Carolina State University, RALEIGH, NC, ²University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Carrboro, NC, ³University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: Pet dogs are a promising translational model for naturally occurring multiple joint osteoarthritis (MJOA). We characterized the impact of symptomatic (sx) MJOA, over the…
Abstract Number: 0297 • ACR Convergence 2025
Longitudinal Serum Proteomic Profiles – A Step Closer to Personalized Monitoring in Dermatomyositis
Natasha Le Blanc¹, Marie Hudson¹, Ana Cristina Gonzalez Sanchez², Lina Marcela Diaz Gallo² and Valerie Leclair³, ¹McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ³McGill University, Montréal, Canada
Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis (DM) is a multisystemic immune mediated disease presenting with heterogeneous clinical features. Disease monitoring in DM relies in part on biomarkers of muscle…
Abstract Number: 0319 • ACR Convergence 2025
Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists in Management of Knee Osteoarthritis: A Meta-Analysis
Danielle Madison¹, Adriana Morales Rivera², Dylon Collins², Isabel Lam², Daniel Khokhar², Garrett Snyder², Anthony Thompson², Mark Soliman², Daniela Carralero Somoza² and Michael Sabina², ¹Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Lakeland, FL, ²Lakeland Regional Medical Center, Lakeland
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) is a leading cause of disability and the most common rheumatological condition worldwide. Weight management has been recognized as a key…
Abstract Number: 0344 • ACR Convergence 2025
Inpatient Zoledronic Acid for Glucocorticoid-Induced Osteoporosis Prevention
Gregory Challener¹, Zandra E. Walton¹, Christine M. Parsons¹, Aakash V. Patel², Alex Tinianow³, Molly E. Griffin¹, Raisa Lomanto Silva³, Avira Som¹, Laura J. Yockey⁴, WuQiang Fan⁵, Sheila L. Arvikar¹ and Marcy Bolster⁶, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴MGH, Charlestown, MA, ⁵Division of Endocrinology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ⁶Massachusetts General Hospital, Concord, MA
Background/Purpose: Glucocorticoids are widely used in rheumatology and are associated with increased fracture risk. The 2022 ACR Guideline for the Prevention and Treatment of Glucocorticoid-induced…
Abstract Number: 0226 • ACR Convergence 2025
Integration of the 5Ms of Geriatrics in a Novel Geri-Rheumatology Clinic
Justin Levinson¹ and Christie Bartels², ¹University of Wisconsin- Madison, Madison, WI, ²University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Geriatric integrative care models, such as the Perioperative Optimization of Senior Health (POSH) initiative, have shown improved outcomes (PMID: 29299599), yet there remains limited…
Abstract Number: 0233 • ACR Convergence 2025
Differential Effects of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists versus SGLT2 Inhibitors on Hypoglycemia and Infection Risk in Diabetic Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis
Godbless Ajenaghughrure¹, Sila Mateo Faxas², Gurjot Singh³, Nirys Mateo Faxas⁴, Kim Nguyen³, Nicole Tejeda⁵ and Kimberly Ramirez Bonetti⁶, ¹Trihealth Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, ²Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, ³Trihealth Good Samaritan Hospital, Cincinnati, ⁴Independent Author, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, ⁵Independent Author, Cincinnati, ⁶Independent Author, cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: While both SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists improve glycemic control in type 2 diabetes (T2D), their safety profiles, particularly regarding hypoglycemia and infection…
Abstract Number: 0247 • ACR Convergence 2025
Use of Nintedanib in Patients with Progressive Pulmonary Fibrosis
Elizabeth Volkmann¹, Steven Nathan², Karen Coeytaux³, Yanni Fan⁴, Jill Curran³, Haikun Bao³, Kamila Sroka-Saidi⁵, Ann Chauffe⁶ and Jeffrey J Swigris⁷, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, University of California, David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, USA, Los Angeles, CA, ²Inova Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant Program, Falls Church, VA, USA, Falls Church, ³Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, CT, USA, Ridgefield, ⁴Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, CT, USA, Ridgefield, CT, ⁵Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, ⁶Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, CT, USA, Newberry, FL, ⁷Center for Interstitial Lung Disease, Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, National Jewish Health, Denver, CO, USA, Denver
Background/Purpose: Nintedanib was approved in the US for the treatment of chronic fibrosing interstitial lung diseases (ILDs) with a progressive phenotype (progressive pulmonary fibrosis [PPF])…
Abstract Number: 0332 • ACR Convergence 2025
Safety, Short- and Long-Term Efficacy of Methotrexate in Osteoarthritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Mohamed Abdelsalam¹, Maryam Lasheen², Hadeer Hafez³, Bassant Elaraby Elsayed Badwy⁴, Omar Sameh Nabil El Sedafy¹ and Mohamed Reda Awad⁵, ¹Misr University For Science and Technology, ⁶ october, Al Jizah, Egypt, ²Misr University For Science and Technology, Helwan, Al Qahirah, Egypt, ³⁶th October University, ⁶ october, Al Jizah, Egypt, ⁴Misr University For Science and Technology, Nasr City, Al Qahirah, Egypt, ⁵Al Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt, Giza, Al Jizah, Egypt
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate (MTX), traditionally used for inflammatory conditions like rheumatoid arthritis, has well-established anti-inflammatory properties, recently gained interest as a potential therapeutic option for osteoarthritis…
Abstract Number: 0340 • ACR Convergence 2025
Associations with fragility fractures in a population with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD): An observational study.
Chern Lee Choy¹, Hamzah Amin² and marwan Bukhari³, ¹University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust, Barrow-In-Furness, United Kingdom, ²Lancaster University, Lancaster, United Kingdom, ³University Hospitals of Morecambe bay NHS foundation trust, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: It is well recognized that inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with osteoporosis and fragility fractures, likely due to multiple factors, including systemic inflammation,…
Abstract Number: 0339 • ACR Convergence 2025
Evaluating Discordance between Bilateral Hip Bone Density Measurements in Individuals with Low Bone Mass
Anupama Shahane¹, Nora Sandorfi² and Alexis Ogdie¹, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Philadelphia
Background/Purpose: Bone mineral density (BMD) measurement by dual X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is the basis of World Health Organization (WHO) classification criteria for osteoporosis. Traditionally unilateral…
Abstract Number: 0283 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Performance of Rule-Based Algorithms to Identify Patients With Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies in Electronic Health Records
Ana Valle¹, Amy Vo², Rochelle Castillo¹, Yumeko Kawano³, Leah Santacroce³, Daniel Solomon⁴, Katherine Liao³ and Candace Feldman³, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ²Harvard Medical School, Boston, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM; including dermatomyositis, polymyositis, and inclusion body myositis) are heterogenous systemic inflammatory conditions that cause significant disability and morbidity. The study…

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