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  • Abstract Number: 0408 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Analysis of Protein Biomarkers for the Prediction of IL-1 Inhibitor Treatment Response in the CARRA First-line Options for Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Treatment (FROST) Study

    Michael Matt1, Mariana Correia Marques2, Sabrina Fuehner3, Lexi Auld1, George Tomlinson4, Michael Ombrello5, Yukiko Kimura6, Christoph Kessel7 and grant schulert1, and the CARRA FROST Investigators, 1Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, 2National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 3Universitaetsklinikum Muenster, Muenster, Germany, 4University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 5National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, Bethesda, MD, 6Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, New York, NY, 7University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany

    Background/Purpose: IL-1 inhibitors are both widely used and highly effective as first-line therapy for children with systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (sJIA); however, the mechanisms underlying…
  • Abstract Number: 0479 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Constructing and Using a Novel Nucleotide Transformer for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis

    Shant Ayanian, Collin Osborne, Marc Blasi, Daniel Darveaux, Eric Klee and Elena Myasoedova, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN

    Background/Purpose: Applying the methods of artificial intelligence (AI) to genomic data for clinical outcome prediction in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an area of growing research.…
  • Abstract Number: 0434 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Pregnancy Outcomes of Biosimilars and Non-TNF Inhibitor Biologic Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs: A Scoping Review

    Vienna Cheng1, Neda Amiri2, Vicki Cheng1, Ursula Ellis3, Jacquelyn J. Cragg1, Mark Harrison1 and Mary A. De Vera1, 1University of British Columbia, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2University of British Columbia, Faculty of Medicine, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 3University of British Columbia, Woodward Library, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Biosimilar and biologic (b) DMARDs have revolutionized rheumatic disease management in the recent decades. As these drugs become introduced, it is important to understand…
  • Abstract Number: 0237 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Tofacitinib: A Retrospective Study on Safety and Adverse Effects

    Vrushal Kale1, Sandeep yadav2, Canchi Balakrishnan3, Rohini Samant4, Bishakha Swain4, Shaurav Khanna5, Aashish Agrawal5 and Aditi Patankar4, 1P D Hinduja national Hospital and medical Research centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 2Pd Hinduja hospital, Thane, Maharashtra, India, 3P D Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mahim, Mumbai, Mahin, Maharashtra, India, 4P D Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mumbai, mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 5P D Hinduja Hospital and Medical Research Centre, Mahim, Mumbai, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

    Background/Purpose: Tofacitinib, an oral Janus kinase inhibitor, is widely used in India to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and other autoimmune diseases. Although its efficacy is…
  • Abstract Number: 0431 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Reproductive Health in Women with Rheumatic Diseases: Knowledge and Behaviors

    Abraham Yair Lujano-Negrete1, Lorena Perez-Barbosa2, Conrado Garcia3, CASSANDRA SKINNER TAYLOR4, Jose Hernandez Linas3, Adriana Lobato-Belmonte3, Yesenia Ambriz Murillo5, Alfonso Gastelum-Strozzi6, Amaranta Manrique de Lara7, Ana Rodriguez-Flores8, Jesus Cardenas-de la Garza9, Marco Maradiaga-Cecena10, Galilea Rodriguez Orozco11, Anahí Carrazco Chapa11, Dionicio Galarza-Delgado12 and Ingris del Pilar Pelaez Ballestas3, and Grupo de estudio de salud reproductiva en enfermedades reumáticas autoinmunes en Mexico, 1Hospital Universitario Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez, UANL, Internal Medicine, Monterrey, Mexico, Monterrey, Mexico, 2Hospital Universitario, UANL, Monterrey, Mexico, 3Hospital General de Mexico Dr. Eduardo Liceaga, Rheumatology, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, 4HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR JOSE ELEUTERIO GONZALEZ, MONTERREY, Mexico, 5Hospital Regional de Morelia, Rheumatology, Morelia, Mexico, Morelia, Mexico, 6Instituto de Ciencias Aplicadas y Tecnología, UNAM, Mexico City, Mexico, Monterrey, Mexico, 7Hospital General de Mexico Dr. Eduardo Liceaga, Rheumatology, Mexico City, Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, 8Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, 9Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico, 10Hospital General de Culiacan, Rheumatology, Culiacan, Mexico, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico, 11Hospital Universitario Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez, UANL, Rheumatology, Monterrey, Mexico, Monterrey, Mexico, 12UANL Hospital Universitario, Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico

    Background/Purpose: Autoimmune rheumatic diseases (ARDs) affect women during their childbearing years, often leading to pregnancy complications. Effective management of this population requires family planning and…
  • Abstract Number: 0475 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Rheumatoid Arthritis – Progressive Interstitial Lung Disease with Abatacept: Data from a Large National Multicenter Cohort

    Ana Serrano-Combarro1, Belén Atienza-Mateo2, Libe Ibarrola Paino3, Ivette Casafont-Sole4, Jesús Loarce5, Juan María Blanco Madrigal6, Santos Castañeda7, Rafaela Ortega-Castro8, Natalia Mena Vázquez9, Nuria Vegas Revenga10, Lucia Cristina Dominguez Casas11, Cilia Peralta Ginés12, Carolina Diez Morrondo13, Lorena Pérez Albadalejo14, Rubén López Sánchez15, MARIA GUADALUPE MANZANO CANABAL16, Anahy Maria Brandy-Garcia17, Patricia Lopez Viejo18, Gema Bonilla19, Olga Maíz Alonso20, Carmen Carrasco-Cubero21, Marta Garijo Bufort22, Mireia Moreno Martinez-Losa23, Ana Urruticoechea-Arana24, Sergi Ordoñez25, Carmen González Montagut26, Andrea García-Valle27, Juan Ramón De Dios28, Patricia Carreira29, Tomás Vázquez Rodríguez30, Delia Fernández-Lozano31, Ignacio Brana Abascal32, Rafael Benito Melero-Gonzalez33, Emilio Giner34, Virginia Ruiz Esquide35, Clara Ventin Rodriguez36, Marina Rodriguez37, Pablo Andújar-Brazal38, Julia Fernandez Melon39, Lilian M. López-Núñez40, JOSE RAMON LAMUA RIAZUELO41, Carlos Fernández Díaz42, Javier Loricera43 and Ricardo Blanco-Alonso44, 1Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, 2Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, 3Rheumatology Division, Bisadoa Hospital, Bidasoa, Spain, 4Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, 5Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, 6Basurto University Hospital, Bilbao, Spain, 7Hospital Universitario de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain, 8Hospital Reina Sofía, Cordoba, Andalucia, Spain, 9IBIMA, Málaga, Andalucia, Spain, 10Hospital Galdakao- Usansolo, Galdakao, Spain, 11Hospital Universtario San Agustin, Oviedo, Spain, 12Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Zaragoza, Spain, 13Hospital de Leon, León, Spain, 14Hospital Universitario de Jaén, Jaén, Spain, 15Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Gran Canaria, Spain, 16CAZA, Salamanca, Spain, 17Hospital Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain, 18Hospital Severo Ochoa, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, 19H. Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, 203Hospital Universitario de Donosti, San Sebastian, Spain, San Sebastian, Pais Vasco, Spain, 21Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Badajoz, Badajoz, Spain, 22Hospital de Sagunto, Valencia, Spain, 23Parc Tauli Hospital Universitari, I3PT(UAB), Barcelona, Spain, 24Hospital Son Espases, Palma de Mallorca, Islas Baleares, Spain, 25Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova de Lleida, Lleida, Spain, 26Hospital Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain, 27Hospital General Río Carrión, Palencia, Spain, 28Osakidetza, Vitoria, Spain, 29Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, 30Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Ferrol, Ferrol, Spain, 31Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, 32Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Asturias, Spain, 33CHU Ourense, O Carballino, Spain, 34Hospital Royo Villanova, Teruel, Spain, 35Hospital Clinic Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, 36Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña, A Coruña, Spain, 37Hospital Clínico Universitario de Santiago, La Coruna, Spain, 38Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset, Valencia, Spain, 39Hospital Son Espases, Palma, Spain, 40Hospital Universitari Son Llàtzer, Palma, Spain, 41Hospital Universitario del Henares, Madrid, Spain, 42Hospital Universitario Santa Lucía, Cartagena, Spain, 43Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Santander, Spain, 44Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla. IDIVAL, Immunopathology group, Santander, Spain

    Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a severe extra-articular manifestation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Abatacept (ABA) has demonstrated effectiveness in the treatment of RA-ILD, regardless…
  • Abstract Number: 0478 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Skin Sodium in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Association with Blood Pressure and Disease Activity

    Carolina Ramirez, Annette Oeser, Rachelle Crescenzi, C. Michael Stein and Michelle Ormseth, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN

    Background/Purpose: Sodium is stored in tissues such as the skin where it may contribute to development and progression of autoimmune diseases and hypertension through activation…
  • Abstract Number: 0411 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Axial Radiographic Structural Damage in Enthesitis-Related Arthritis in Children and Young Adult Patients

    Annelyse de Araújo Pereira1, Marcelo Pinheiro2, Jade Dib Fernandez1, Ana Sakamoto3, Adham do Amaral e Castro1 and Maria Teresa Terreri4, 1UNIFESP-EPM, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 2UNIFESP/ EPM, São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 3Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, SP, Brazil, 4UNIFESP, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

    Background/Purpose: Enthesitis-related arthritis (ERA), a distinct subtype of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) related to HLA-B27 status and peripheral and axial involvement, presents with insidious onset…
  • Abstract Number: 0455 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Contraception Counseling for Patients with Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Diseases (RMDs) at a Tertiary Care Rheumatology Clinic: A Quality Improvement Project

    Ikwinder Preet Kaur1, Gurjit Kaeley2, Cristine Arcilla3, Ngun Par4 and Thway Myant5, 1University of Florida College of Medicine, Jacksonville, FL, 2UF COM-J, Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, 3University of Florida Jacksonville, Jacksonville, FL, 4University of Florida Jacksonville Physicians Inc, Jacksonville, 5UF Jacksonville, Mia, FL

    Background/Purpose: RMD patients are at increased risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes either from the active disease itself or the use of immunosuppressants incompatible with pregnancy.…
  • Abstract Number: 0430 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Clues from Early Gestational Mean Arterial Pressure in Predicting Preeclampsia Risk in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

    Rashmi Dhital1, Dilli Poudel2 and Ukachi Emeruwa3, 1UC San Diego, Brentwood, TN, 2Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, Brentwood, TN, 3UC San Diego, San Diego

    Background/Purpose: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a known risk factor for chronic hypertension (cHTN) as well as preeclampsia. While the role of cHTN is known,…
  • Abstract Number: 0481 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Differential Effect of Comorbidities on the Clinical Evolution of Early Arthritis by Sex

    Marina Dueñas1, Juan Carlos Sáez1, María Paula Álvarez2, Patricia Quiroga1, Maryia Nikitsina3, Rosario García-Vicuña2, Ana Ortiz4, Isidoro González-Álvaro3 and Irene Llorente-Cubas4, 1Servicio de Reumatología Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, 2Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, 3University Hospital La Princesa, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, 4Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, Madrid, Spain

    Background/Purpose: The prevalence of comorbidities is increased in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) compared to the general population1, but their impact in the earlier stages…
  • Abstract Number: 0440 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Pregnancy Outcome Disparities Among Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Jessica English1, Bethany Wolf2 and Diane Kamen2, 1Medical University of South Carolina, Johns Island, SC, 2Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC

    Background/Purpose: Women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have increased rates of pre-term birth, small for gestational age babies, and pre-eclampsia compared to women without a…
  • Abstract Number: 0448 • ACR Convergence 2024

    A Pregnant Lupus Patient’s Journey: Single-Center Outcomes and Opportunities

    Divya Singh1, Maya Faison2, Molly Leavitt3, Megan Clowse4 and Cuoghi Edens5, 1University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 2University of Chicago, Chapel Hill, NC, 3MacNeal Hospital/Loyola Medicine, Chicago, IL, 4Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC, 5Section of Pediatric Rheumatology, Section of Rheumatology, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL

    Background/Purpose: Nearly half of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients will experience pregnancy complications. These complications include increased rates of prematurity, miscarriage, pre-eclampsia, and mortality. Maternal…
  • Abstract Number: 0447 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Pregnancy Outcomes in Women Exposed to Guselkumab: Review of Cases Reported to the Manufacturer’s Global Safety Database

    Connie Lin1, Anja Geldhof2, Mauricio Ballina3, Hetal Patel4 and Hewei Li5, 1Janssen R&D US, Horsham, PA, 2Director Postmarketing Commitments, Leiden, Netherlands, 3Actelion Research & Development, Basel, Switzerland, Gewerbestrasse, Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland, 4Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson, Naperville, IL, 5Janssen Pharmaceutical, Hopewell Township, NJ

    Background/Purpose: Data pertaining to the use of biologics in immunologic diseases are limited on their use during pregnancy. Guselkumab (GUS) is a human IgG1λ mAb…
  • Abstract Number: 0459 • ACR Convergence 2024

    Tocilizumab Demonstrates Superior Inhibition of MMP-Mediated Basement Membrane Collagen Degradation Compared to Methotrexate or Placebo

    Dovile Sinkeviciute1, Sofie Falkenloeve Madsen2, Nicolas Willumsen3, Patryk Drobinski3, Morten Karsdal3 and Anne-Christine Bay-Jensen3, 1Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Hovedstaden, Denmark, 2University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen N, Denmark, 3Nordic Bioscience, Herlev, Denmark

    Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pathogenesis involves a range of immune cells, for instance T-cells, neutrophils and macrophages. They produce proinflammatory factors, such as proteolytic enzymes,…
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