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Abstract Number: 1597 • ACR Convergence 2024
Baseline Glucocorticoid-Related Toxicity in Newly-Diagnosed and Relapsing ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Naomi Patel¹, Sarah Bray², Darcy Trimpe³, David Jayne⁴, Peter Merkel⁵ and John Stone⁶, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Amgen Ltd, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ³Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ⁴University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁵University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ⁶Massachusetts General Hospital , Harvard Medical School, Concord, MA
Background/Purpose: The ADVOCATE trial evaluated avacopan (a C5a receptor antagonist) as a replacement for a standard prednisone taper in the treatment of granulomatosis with polyangiitis…
Abstract Number: 2679 • ACR Convergence 2024
Predictors of Fracture in SLE: A Longitudinal Cohort Study
Kristen Chao¹, Andrea Fava², Daniel Goldman³, Laurence Magder⁴ and Michelle Petri³, ¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ²Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ³Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD, ⁴University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Fractures are one of the most common damage items in the SLICC/ACR Damage Index. Although commonly attributed to corticosteroid use, the complexity of ways…
Abstract Number: 2678 • ACR Convergence 2024
History of Cutaneous Lupus Promotes Blood and Skin Interferon Signatures in SLE Patients
Svenja Henning¹, Lam Tsoi², Craig Dobry², Celine Berthier², Benjamin Klein², Amy Hurst², Rachael Wasikowski³, Johann Gudjonsson² and J. Michelle Kahlenberg², ¹University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Michigan, Dept. of Dermatology, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Cutaneous lupus (CLE) can present in isolation or as one of the most common manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Interferon (IFN) stimulated genes…
Abstract Number: 2683 • ACR Convergence 2024
Optical Coherence Angiography: A Non-invasive, Safe Method for Assessing the Systemic Sclerosis Related Vasculopathy Beyond Nailfold Capillaries
Pavel Nikitin¹, Harshdeep Chawla¹, Manmohan Singh¹, Samuel Theodore², Salavat Aglyamov¹, Meng Zhang², Brian Skaug², Maureen Mayes², Kirill Larin¹ and Shervin Assassi², ¹University of Houston, Houston, TX, ²UTHealth Houston Division of Rheumatology, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Vascular involvement is a prominent feature of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Safe and non-invasive methods to visualize cutaneous blood vessels beyond nailfold capillaries are lacking.…
Abstract Number: PP06 • ACR Convergence 2024
Sweat It Out: How the Sauna Has Helped Me Cope with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Eileen Davidson, Global Healthy Living Foundation, Burnaby, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Since receiving my rheumatoid arthritis (RA) diagnosis in 2015, I have found that one of my top five strategies to manage my symptoms is spending…
Abstract Number: 2693 • ACR Convergence 2024
Risk Factors for Relapse in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Among Patients with Relapse After Induction of Remission with Rituximab
Ellen Romich¹, Joshua Baker², Ian Green², Rennie Rhee², Carol McAlear², Ulrich Specks³, Rona Smith⁴, David Jayne⁴ and Peter Merkel², and the RITAZAREM Investigators, ¹University of Pennsylvania, Media, PA, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ⁴University of Cambridge, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Relapses are common in ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), both i) during maintenance treatment after induction of remission, and ii) after immunosuppressive treatment is discontinued. Relapses…
Abstract Number: 2690 • ACR Convergence 2024
ANCA IgG Promotion of Neutrophil Recruitment, Migration and Vascular Damage in ANCA Associated Vasculitis May Be Enhanced by Hypoxia
Noelle Pisacano, Amrita Dhutia, Stephen Rothery, Charles Pusey, Edwin Chilvers, Andrew Cowburn, Katharine Lodge and Maria Prendecki, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Neutrophils are main mediators of disease in ANCA associated vasculitis (AAV). Pathogenic ANCA IgG on neutrophils promotes neutrophil adhesion and migration at the endothelium.…
Abstract Number: PP10 • ACR Convergence 2024
Walking Away from Arthritis Pain: Exercise Helped Me Manage Sarcoidosis and Osteoarthritis Physically and Emotionally
Bridget Kelly, Hospital for Special Surgery, Rockville Centre, NY
Background/Purpose: In 2004, we moved to a new home with 2 small children, when I started experiencing terrible joint pain. For 2 years I was…
Abstract Number: PP03 • ACR Convergence 2024
How Completing a Systematic Literature Review Improved How I Research My Own Rheumatoid Arthritis and Comorbidities
Shelley Fritz, Global Healthy Living Foundation, Kalaheo, HI
Background/Purpose: Twelve years ago, I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Initially, I was hopeful that the first biologic DMARD would slow the disease and…
Abstract Number: PP15 • ACR Convergence 2024
Breathing Mindfully and How to Control Anxiety in Lupus Patients
Amanda Greene, Lupus Research Alliance, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: For over four decades, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus has impacted my Quality of Life.. I was diagnosed in 1983- my entire life was changed. I…
Abstract Number: PP12 • ACR Convergence 2024
Healing Together: The Role of Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) -Only Chronic Illness Spaces in Comprehensive Care
Sarah Shaw and JP Summers, Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY
Background/Purpose: As someone from the Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) community living with rheumatic conditions, I have experienced firsthand many challenges that people…
Abstract Number: 2682 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Forgotten Costs of SLE: Estimating Indirect Costs in a National SLE Cohort
Ann E. Clarke¹, Yvan St-Pierre², Megan Barber¹, Sasha Bernatsky³, Evelyne Vinet⁴, Christian Pineau⁵, Murray Urowitz⁶, Dafna Gladman⁷, Christine Peschken⁸, John Hanly⁹, Alexandra Legge¹⁰ and Paul Fortin¹¹, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Cumming School of Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ²McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁶Self employed, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁷University of Toronto, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁸University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁹Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, Halifax, NS, Canada, ¹⁰Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, ¹¹Centre ARThrite - CHU de Québec - Université Laval, Quebec, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Economic analyses of SLE often include only direct healthcare costs. Indirect costs, particularly those attributable to lost productivity in unpaid labour, are often overlooked,…
Abstract Number: PP01 • ACR Convergence 2024
An OCEAN of Change: The Impact of an RA Diagnosis on My Big Five Personality Traits
Laura Sambursky¹ and Lauren Sambursky², ¹Patient, Sarasota, FL, ²Northeastern University, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Until age 32, I was a healthy, confident, extraverted, and creative person. I moved hundreds of miles away for college and then earned a…
Abstract Number: 2680 • ACR Convergence 2024
Thrombocytopenia in Patients with Systemic Lupus ErythematosusReal-World Data Based on a Nationwide Database, RISE
Omer Pamuk¹, Jessica Fitzpatrick², Jing Li³, Gabriela Schmajuk⁴ and Marina Magrey⁵, ¹University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center/ Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, ²University California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA, ⁵Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine/University Hospitals, Richfield, OH
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune rheumatic disease with a very heterogeneous presentation. Thrombocytopenia (TP) is an infrequent presentation in patients with SLE…
Abstract Number: 2687 • ACR Convergence 2024
Therapeutic Choices in Systemic Sclerosis Associated Interstitial Lung Disease, a Survey of International Experts
Michael Macklin¹, Iazsmin Bauer Ventura¹ and Dinesh Khanna², ¹University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ²University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: The therapeutic options for systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) have evolved rapidly, with recent guidelines released by the ACR and American Thoracic Society…

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