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  • Abstract Number: 1168 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Evaluation of Agreement Between Functional and Radiological Changes in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis (IIM) Associated Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD)

    Sonali Narain1, Can Hu2, Michael Liu1, Himanshu Vashistha1, Kourosh Shargani3 and Galina Marder1, 1Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, NY, 2Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Fort Lee, NJ, 3Donald and Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Manhasset, NY

    Background/Purpose: ILD is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in IIM. The diagnosis and progression of ILD often relies on high resolution computed tomography…
  • Abstract Number: 1186 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Presence of Erosions Is Not a Risk Factor for the Development of Knee OA in a Hand OA Population: The Framingham OA Study

    Tine Vanhaverbeke1, Gabriela Rabasa2, Ruth Wittoek1, Ida Kristin Haugen3 and David Felson2, 1Dept. of Rheumatology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, 2Boston University, Boston, MA, 3Diakonhjemmet Hospital, Oslo, Norway

    Background/Purpose: Osteoarthritis (OA) is a prevalent musculoskeletal disease and can affect multiple joint sites in one patient. Studies have shown an association between hand and…
  • Abstract Number: 1181 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Real-World Myositis Antibody Frequency and Patient Awareness

    Raisa Lomanto Silva1, shiri keret2, Akanksha Sharma3, Tanya Chandra4, Siamak Moghadam-Kia1, Chester V. Oddis5 and Rohit Aggarwal5, 1University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA, 2Bnai Zion, Atlit, Israel, 3UPMC Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, PA, 4Georgetown University Hospital, Washington, DC, 5University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

    Background/Purpose: Myositis-specific antibodies (MSA) represent unique phenotypes in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM). Myositis-associated antibodies (MAA) most commonly occur in IIM overlap syndromes. MSA and MAA…
  • Abstract Number: 1065 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Association Between COVID-19 and Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs

    Ogheneyoma Akpoviroro1, Nathan Sausers2, Oghenetejiro Akpoviroro3, Queeneth Uwandu1, Myriam Castagne4, Elga Rodrigues4, Lefulesele Khoalone1, sara Humayun1 and Jameson Woodard1, 1Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Wilkes-Barre, PA, 2Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, 3Mater Dei Hospital, Msida, Malta, 4Boston University, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Describe patients(pts) hospitalized with COVID-19C(C19) who were on disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) before admission(BA); assess if clinical outcomes differed from pts without BA…
  • Abstract Number: 1191 • ACR Convergence 2023

    A Phase 1b, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Multiple-Dosing, Ascending-Dose Study Evaluating the Safety, Tolerability and Pharmacokinetics of XG004 Applied Topically in Participants with Osteoarthritis of the Knee

    Guang-Liang Jiang1 and Feng Xu2, 1Xgene Pharmaceutical Inc., Lexington, MA, 2Xgene Pharmaceutical Inc., Altos Hills, CA

    Background/Purpose: Globally osteoarthritis affects about 302 million patients, knee osteoarthritis accounts for 263 million and ranks the highest in disability and pain compared to OA…
  • Abstract Number: 1182 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Treatment Trajectories and Patient Outcomes in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies

    Kristin Wipfler1, Michael Feely2, Gulsen Ozen3, Urbano Sbarigia4, Federico Zazzetti5, Anna Sheahan6, Iris Lin7, Evo Alemao8 and Kaleb Michaud2, 1FORWARD, The National Databank for Rheumatic Diseases, Omaha, NE, 2University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, 3University of Nebraska Medical Center, Bellevue, NE, 4Janssen Pharmaceutica, Beerse, Belgium, 5Janssen Research & Development, LLC, Spring House, PA, 6Janssen, Raleigh, NC, 7Janssen, Horsham, PA, 8Janssen Pharmaceuticals, New Hope, PA

    Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are rare, heterogeneous diseases characterized by chronic skeletal muscle inflammation and weakness. Initial conventional therapy is based on expert opinion…
  • Abstract Number: 1075 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Impact of Immunosuppression on the Safety and Efficacy of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors in Patients with Rheumatic Autoimmune Disease: Experience from the Canadian Research Group of Rheumatology in Immuno-Oncology (CanRIO)

    Lourdes Gonzalez Arreola1, Carrie Ye2, Marie Hudson3, Janet Roberts4, Janet Pope5, Thomas Appleton5, Sabrina Hoa6, Aurore Fifi-Mah7, Nancy Maltez8, Alexandra Saltman9, Megan Himmel9, Ines Colmegna10, Alexandra Ladouceur11, Anthony Obrzut1, Jeremiah Tan12, David Moon2, Tatiana Nevskaya5, Emma Schmidt13, Lindsay Cho4, Nader Toban14 and Shahin Jamal15, 1Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 3McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, 4Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, 5University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, 6University of Montreal, Brossard, QC, Canada, 7University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, 8The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada, 9University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, 10The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, 11Department of Rheumatology of McGill University and CHU-Bordeaux, Montréal, QC, Canada, 12Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 13University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 14Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC, Canada, 15Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have changed the landscape of treatment for many cancers. However, most cancer clinical trials for ICI excluded patients with pre-existing…
  • Abstract Number: 1167 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Transcriptome Analysis of Peripheral Blood Reveals Superiority of the Triple Combination of Baricitinib, Rituximab, and Tacrolimus Therapy (BRT-Tx.) for anti-MDA5 Antibody-positive Dermatomyositis (MDA5-DM)

    Yoshinobu Koyama1, Yoshiharu Sato2, Yu Nakai3 and Moe Tokunaga(Sakamoto)3, 1Japanese Red Cross Okayama Hospital, Okayama, Japan, 2DNA Chip Research Inc, Tokyo, Japan, 3Rheumatology, Center for Autoimmune diseases, Japanese Red Cross Okayama Hospital, Okayama, Japan

    Background/Purpose: MDA5-DM is characterized by high mortality due to rapid progressive ILD. We reported that in MDA-5DM, (1) RIG-1-like receptor signaling is enhanced, (2) antiviral…
  • Abstract Number: 1136 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Challenges in Diagnosing VEXAS Syndrome: Delayed Diagnosis, Misdiagnosis, and Associations with Specific Gene Mutations

    Paula García Escudero1, Marta López i Gómez2, Marta López Maraver3, PALOMA VELA4, María Rodríguez Laguna5, carolina Merino6, Ana Victoria Orenes Vera7, Clara García Belando8, Diego Dios Santos9, Jose Alberto Miranda Filloy10, Francisco Javier Toyos Sáenz de Miera11, Alicia Garcia Dorta12, Ignacio Vázquez13, José Ángel Hernández Beriain14, MARIA ELVIRA DIEZ ALVAREZ15, Marta Ibáñez Martínez16, Beatriz Frade Sosa17, Judit Font Urgelles18, Meritxell Salles Lizarzaburu19, Elena Riera Alonso20, Ernesto Trallero Araguás21, Berta Magallanes López22, Joaquín Belzunegui Otano23, Carlos de Miguel Sánchez24, Zuriñe Ortiz de Zárate Caballero25 and Jaime Calvo Alén26, 1Hospital Universitario Araba, Bilbao, Spain, 2Hospital Universitario de Araba, Pamplona, Spain, 3Hospital Universitario de Araba, Vitoria, Spain, 4Rheumatology, Hospital General Universitario Alicante, Alicante, Spain, 5H. Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain, 6Rheumatology Department Hospital Universitario Puerta de Hierro, Majadahonda (Madrid), Spain, 7H. Arnau de Vilanova, Valencia, Spain, 8Hospital Los Arcos del Mar Menor, Murcia, Spain, 9Rheumatology department, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña (CHUAC). Instituto de Investigación Biomédica A Coruña (INIBIC), A Coruña, Spain, 10C. H. U. Lucus Augusti, Lugo, Spain, 11Hospital Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, Spain, 12Rheumatology Unit, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, 13H. U. Dr. Peset, Valencia, Spain, 14Rheumatology, Hospital Insular de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, 15Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario de León, León, Spain, 16C. A. U. de Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain, 17Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, 18Hospital Universitario Germans Trías i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain, 19C. H. de Manresa - Fundació Althaia, Barcelona, Spain, 20Hospital Universitario Mútua Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain, 21Department of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Spain, 22Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, Spain, 23Hospital Universitario Donosti, Donosti, Spain, 24Hospital Universitario de Araba, Hematology, VItoria, Spain, 25Hospital Universitario de Araba, Internal Medicine, Vitoria, Spain, 26Hospital Universitario Araba, Vitoria, Spain

    Background/Purpose: The newly described VEXAS syndrome is a very heterogenous disease with rheumatologic and hematologic manifestations, caused by somatic mutations affecting UBA1 gene, that still…
  • Abstract Number: 1190 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Worsening of Pain as Perceived by Patients Is Not Reflected by an Annual Standardized Questionnaire

    Coen van der Meulen1, Lotte van de Stadt2, Frits Rosendaal1 and Margreet Kloppenburg1, 1Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 2Reade, Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Background/Purpose: The course of pain in hand osteoarthritis (OA) is often investigated with repeated validated pain questionnaires. However, it is unknown whether these questionnaires reliably…
  • Abstract Number: 1173 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Prognostic Biomarkers and Radiological Features of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy Associated Interstitial Lung Disease

    Toshimasa Shimizu1, Haruna Matsuo2, Tomohiro Koga3, Noriho Sakamoto4, Hiroshi Mukae1 and Atsushi Kawakami1, 1Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan, 2Nagasaki University, Nagasaki City, Japan, 3Department of Immunology and Rheumatology, Division of Advanced Preventive Medical Sciences, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan, 4Department of Respiratory Medicine, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Nagasaki, Japan

    Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy (IIM) is a chronic inflammatory disorder involved in skeletal muscles. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) as an organ lesion is a common…
  • Abstract Number: 1090 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Improved Patient and Team Satisfaction and Pharmacy Outcomes After Implementing a Rheumatology Clinical Pharmacist in a Large Academic Medical Center

    Shelby Gomez1, Trisha Ludwig1, Katherine Hartkopf2, Sancia Ferguson3, Lori Zemlicka4, Mindy Jones5 and Christie M. Bartels6, 1UW Health Pharmacy, Madison, WI, 2Pharmacy Society of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 3University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, 4UW Health, Madison, WI, 5Department of Medicine, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, 6University of Wisconsin, School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI

    Background/Purpose: We embedded a clinical pharmacist into our university rheumatology clinics beginning in June 2022 to improve patient experience and reduce provider burden based on…
  • Abstract Number: 1193 • ACR Convergence 2023

    The Association of Peak Forces and Loading Rates During Walking with MRI-Based Structural Worsening of the Knee: The Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study

    Lauren Sara1, David Felson1, Michael LaValley2, Gabriela Rabasa1, Beth Lewis3, John Lynch4, Neil Segal5, Ali Guermazi1, Frank Roemer6, Joshua Stefanik7 and Cara Lewis1, 1Boston University, Boston, MA, 2Boston University School of Public Health, Arlington, MA, 3University of Alabama at Birimingham, Birmingham, AL, 4University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, 5University of Kansas, Kansas City, KS, 6Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, 7Northeastern University, Boston, MA

    Background/Purpose: Mechanical loading is an important, modifiable risk factor for knee osteoarthritis (OA). Walking loads have been previously proposed as a risk factor for developing…
  • Abstract Number: 1063 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Impact of Aging on Rheumatic Immune-related Adverse Events Secondary to Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: Experience from the Canadian Research Group of Rheumatology in Immuno-Oncology (CanRIO)

    Jenny Li1, Marie Hudson2, Carrie Ye3, Janet Roberts4, Aurore Fifi-Mah5, May Choi5, Sabrina Hoa6, Thomas Appleton7, Janet Pope7, Nancy Maltez8, Lourdes Gonzalez Arreola9, Anthony Obrzut9 and Shahin Jamal10, 1University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 2McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, 3University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, 4Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, 5University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, 6University of Montreal, Brossard, QC, Canada, 7University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, 8The Ottawa Hospital, Ottawa, ON, Canada, 9Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, 10Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver, BC, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) have revolutionized cancer therapy. Their use is complicated by development of immune-related adverse effects (irAEs), including rheumatic irAEs (Rh-irAE). Aging…
  • Abstract Number: 1080 • ACR Convergence 2023

    Prevalence and Incidence of Paradoxical Side-effects of TNF-α Inhibitors: A Cross-sectional Study

    Antoine Minier1, Gilles Boire1, Sophie ROUX1, Nathalie Carrier2 and Hugues Allard-Chamard1, 1Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, 2CIUSSS de l'Estrie - CHUS, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada

    Background/Purpose: Tumor necrosis factor alpha inhibitors (TNFi) are used to treat a variety of inflammatory conditions ranging from rheumatoid arthritis to sarcoidosis. Paradoxical side-effects (PSE)…
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