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Abstract Number: 0731 • ACR Convergence 2025
The Efficacy of Leflunomide in the Treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Linda Zhu¹, Arielle Mendel², Carolyn Ross³ and Jean-Paul Makhzoum¹, ¹Universite de Montreal, Montreal, Canada, ²McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ³University of Montreal, Longueuil, Canada
Background/Purpose: The objective of this systematic review is to assess the effectiveness of leflunomide in the treatment of new-onset, refractory or relapsing giant cell arteritis…
Abstract Number: 0538 • ACR Convergence 2025
Development of an Artificial Intelligence Tool for Lesion Detection in Axial Spondyloarthritis patients with Active Sacroiliitis on Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Khalid Alnaqbi¹, Jorge Juan Fragío Gil², Hiba Khogali³, Gianina Statache⁴, Alzahraa Abouelnadar⁴, Ahlam Almarzooqi⁵, Amina AlJasmi⁶, Jameel Shawaqfeh⁷, Manal Mashaleh⁸, Maysoon Bani Hani⁷, Saitah Alshammari⁹, Yasser H. Alghamdi⁹, Faisal Alfaisal⁹, Abdulaziz Almosabihi⁹, Cristina Campos Fernández¹⁰, Roxana González Mazario¹⁰, Jose Lozano-Montoya¹¹, Ana Jiménez-Pastor¹¹, Paula Moreno-Ruiz¹¹, Marta Martínez-Calle¹¹, Fuensanta bellvís-Bataller¹¹ and Almudena Fuster-Matanzo¹¹, ¹Sheikh Tahnoon Medical city, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, ²Hospital General Universitario, Valencia, Spain, ³Madinat Zayed Hospital , Al Dhafra hospitals, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, ⁴Abu Dhabi Stem Cell Centre/Yas Clinic Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, ⁵Emirates Health Services, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, ⁶Emirates Health Services, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, ⁷Royal Medical Services, Amman, Jordan, ⁸Al Saudi Hospital, Amman, Jordan, ⁹King Saud Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, ¹⁰Hospital General de Valencia, Valencia, Spain, ¹¹Quibim, Valencia, Spain
Background/Purpose: Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is a chronic immune-mediated inflammatory disease primarily affecting spine and sacroiliac joints (SIJ), leading to pain and disability. Magnetic resonance imaging…
Abstract Number: 0417 • ACR Convergence 2025
Implementation of a Communication Aid in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis Patient Visits, a Quality Improvement Study
Nazlican Civilibal Tang¹, Rachel Guess², Ran Hazan³, Amy Monahan⁴ and Maleewan Kitcharoensakkul⁵, ¹WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN ST.LOUIS, MISSOURI, St.Louis, MO, ²WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN ST.LOUIS, MISSOURI, st.louis, ³WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN ST.LOUIS, MISSOURI, Saint Louis, MO, ⁴WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN ST.LOUIS, MISSOURI, St. Louis, MO, ⁵Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium, St. Louis, MO
Background/Purpose: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a childhood onset autoimmune disease requiring long-term care and personalized treatment. Through a rigorous series of mixed patient and…
Abstract Number: 0749 • ACR Convergence 2025
Prevalence and characteristics of subclinical Polymyalgia Rheumatica in patients with Giant Cell Arteritis
Javier Narváez¹, Paola Vidal-Montal², Martí Aguilar-Coll³, Montserrat Roig Kim⁴, Laia De Daniel Bisbe⁴, Monica Cubells⁵, Aina Fabregat⁶, Judith Palacios-Olid³, Pol Maymó-Paituvi⁴, Carmen Moragues³ and Joan Miquel Nolla⁴, ¹Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ²Rheumatology. Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, ³Department of Rheumatology. Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Department of Rheumatology. Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge., Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: In clinical practice, 18F-FDG PET-CT often reveals findings suggestive of polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) in patients with giant cell arteritis (GCA) who lack symptoms or…
Abstract Number: 0549 • ACR Convergence 2025
High Prevalence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Psoriatic Arthritis: A Polysomnography-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Suzan Attar¹, Siraj Walli², Yasser Bawazir³, Mohammad Mustafa⁴, Ayah Boudal⁵, Faris alhejailli², Ahmad Bamagoos² and Omar Kanbr², ¹King Abdulaziz University, Saudi Arabia, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ²KAU, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ³King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ⁴Jeddah University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, ⁵King Abdullah Medical Complex, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Background/Purpose: Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is increasingly recognized in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), yet few studies have used polysomnography (PSG)—the gold-standard diagnostic method.…
Abstract Number: 0780 • ACR Convergence 2025
Baseline Pharmacodynamic Markers and Response to Emapalumab in Children and Adults with Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS) in Still’s Disease: Results from a Pooled Analysis of Two Prospective Trials
Edward Behrens¹, Sebastiaan Vastert², Jordi anton³, Pierre Quartier⁴, Bruno Fautrel⁵, Paul Brogan⁶, Melissa Elder⁷, Francesca Minoia⁸, Pavla Dolezalova⁹, Robert Biesen¹⁰, Masaki Shimizu¹¹, Uwe Ullmann¹², Adnan Mahmood¹³, Andrew Danquah¹², Elena Burillo¹², Marco Petrimpol¹², Steve Mallett¹⁴, Brian Jamieson¹⁵, Alexiei GROM¹⁶ and Fabrizio De Benedetti¹⁷, ¹CHOP, West Chester, PA, ²University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ³Hospital Sant Joan de Düu. Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France, ⁵Sorbonne Université - APHP, Department of Rheumatology, Hôpital Pitié-Salpêtrière, Inserm UMRS ¹¹³⁶-⁵, PARIS, France, Paris, France, ⁶Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust and University College London Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, London, United Kingdom, ⁷College of Medicine and Division of Pediatric Allergy, Immunology, and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, University of Florida, GAINESVILLE, FL, ⁸Pediatric Immuno-Rheumatology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca’ Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy, ⁹Paediatric Rheumatology and Autoinflammatory Diseases Unit, General University Hospital, Prague, Czech Republic, ¹⁰Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ¹¹Department of Pediatrics and Developmental Biology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan, ¹²Sobi, Basel, Switzerland, ¹³Sobi, Stockholm, Sweden, ¹⁴Sobi, Stock, Sweden, ¹⁵Sobi Inc., Morrisville, NC, ¹⁶Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Division of Rheumatology, Cincinnati, OH, ¹⁷Bambino Gesu Children's Hospital, Rome, Rome, Italy
Background/Purpose: MAS is a life-threatening complication of Still’s disease, characterized by IFNg-driven macrophage activation and systemic hyperinflammation. Chemokine C-X-C motif ligand 9 (CXCL9) is released…
Abstract Number: 0765 • ACR Convergence 2025
Rural Access to Physical Therapy for Osteoarthritis Rehabilitation (RAPTOR): A Pilot Feasibility Study
Allyn Bove, Emma Zavacky, Hallie Zeleznik, Christopher Bise, Charity Patterson, Bambang Parmanto and G Kelley Fitzgerald, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Individuals who live in rural areas are more likely to experience knee osteoarthritis-related disability and less likely to be referred to physical therapy for…
Abstract Number: 0812 • ACR Convergence 2025
Anti-CD206 CAR T Cell Immunotherapy Mitigates Dermal Pathology in Systemic Sclerosis
Chanhyuk Park¹, Helen Jarnagin², Asmaa Mohamed³, Noelle Kosarek⁴, Owen Wilkins¹, Fred Kolling¹, Yina Huang¹, Michael Whitfield⁵ and Patricia Pioli¹, ¹Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Lebanon, NH, ²Dartmouth College, Lebanon, NH, ³Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth, Charlottesville, VA, ⁴Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, NH, ⁵Geisel School of Medicine, Lebanon, NH
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a progressive, chronic multi-system disorder of unknown etiology that is characterized by immune dysfunction, fibrosis, and loss of dermal white…
Abstract Number: 0825 • ACR Convergence 2025
Rheum2Learn: A Randomized Trial of Virtual vs Text-Based Rheumatology Modules
Sonam Kiwalkar¹, Julianna Desmarais², Ellen Snyder³, Lisa Schroeder⁴, Marissa Meissner⁵, Noelle A. Rolle⁶, Sarah Donohue⁷, Brittany Bettendorf⁸, Ira Khanna⁹, Karen Kruzer¹⁰, Nkechi Emejuaiwe¹¹, Ibtissam Gad¹², David Leverenz¹³, Michael George¹⁴, Ashima Makol¹⁵, Floranne Ernste¹⁵ and Jilie Blaszczak¹⁶, ¹The Vancouver Clinic, Portland, OR, ²Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR, ³UNC Rheumatology, Chapel Hill, NC, ⁴Geisinger, Danville, PA, ⁵Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, ⁶Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University, Evans, GA, ⁷University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, ⁸University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, ⁹Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, NY, ¹⁰Assistant Professor- University of Rochester, Victor, NY, ¹¹Cincinnati VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ¹²University of Michigan, Plymouth, MI, ¹³Duke University, Durham, NC, ¹⁴University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, ¹⁵Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, ¹⁶University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Background/Purpose: Internal medicine (IM) residents often receive limited rheumatology training, contributing to low confidence in managing rheumatologic conditions and suboptimal performance on standardized examinations. Virtual…
Abstract Number: 0809 • ACR Convergence 2025
Human blood vessel organoids as a model of vasculopathy in systemic sclerosis
Yanhua Xiao¹, Xuezhi Hong¹, Langxian Zhi¹, Yi-Nan Li², Martin Regensburger³, Franz Marxreiter⁴, Boris Görg⁵, Sarah Koziel⁶, Andrea-Hermina Györfi⁷, Tim Filla⁸, Peter-Martin Bruch⁶, Philipp Tripal⁹, James Adjaye¹⁰, Sascha Dietrich¹¹, Jürgen Winkler⁴, Jörg Distler¹² and Alexandru-Emil Matei¹³, ¹Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University, Dusseldorf, Germany, ²University Hospital of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany, ³Department of Stem Cell Biology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ⁴Department of Molecular Neurology, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ⁵Heinrich-Heine University, Dusseldorf, Germany, ⁶University Hospital Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University., Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University., Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁹University Hospital Erlangen, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, ¹⁰Institute for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Moorenstrasse ⁵, D-⁴⁰²²⁵ Duesseldorf, Germany, Dusseldorf, Germany, ¹¹Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany, ¹²University Hospital Duesseldorf and HHU, Duesseldorf, Germany, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, and Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence for Immune Mediated Diseases CIMD, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Düsseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: While several pathogenic processes involved in vasculopathy in systemic sclerosis (SSc) have been described1-3, the mechanisms that underlie the SSc microvasculopathy remain incompletely understood.…
Abstract Number: 0801 • ACR Convergence 2025
Achieving Sustained Lupus Low Disease Activity State and Remission With Ianalumab (VAY736) in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A post hoc Analysis From a Phase II Study
Eric Morand¹, Corine Gaillez², Stephen Oliver³, Swati Ghanshani⁴, Marilia Pozzobon⁵, Weibin Bao⁶ and Ed Vital⁷, ¹Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University and Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ²Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, Croissy Sur Seine, France, ³Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁴Novartis Healthcare Private Limited, Hyderabad, India, Hyderabad, India, ⁵Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, Basel, Switzerland, ⁶Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Hanover, NJ, ⁷University of Leeds, Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Ianalumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody against the B cell–activating factor receptor (BAFF-R), has a dual mechanism of action of B cell depletion through…
Abstract Number: 0744 • ACR Convergence 2025
Age and Sex Influence on Clinical Manifestations of Giant Cell Arteritis: Results from the ARTESER Registry
Delia Fernandez-Lozano¹, Marta Domínguez-Álvaro², Javier Narváez³, Noemí Garrido⁴, Eugenio de Miguel⁵, Paula Estrada-Alarcón⁶, Iñigo Hernández-Rodríguez⁷, Maite Silva-Diaz⁸, Joaquín M Belzunegui⁹, Clara Moriano¹⁰, Julio Sánchez Martín¹¹, Itziar Calvo-Zorrilla¹², Vicente Aldasoro Cáceres¹³, lydia Abasolo Alcazar¹⁴, Javier Loricera¹⁵, rafeal Benito-Melero¹⁶, Maria Garcia-Villanueva¹⁷, Fernando Sánchez-Alonso², Santos Castañeda¹⁸, José L. Hernández¹⁹ and Ricardo Blanco²⁰, ¹Hospital Universitario y Politecnico La Fe, Valencia, Spain, ²Sociedad Española de Reumatología, Madrid, Spain, ³Hospital Universitario de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario Virgen del Rocío, Sevilla, Andalucia, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁶Hospital de San Juan Despí Moisès Broggi, Barcelona, Spain, ⁷Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Spain, ⁸Complexo Hospitalario Universitario A Coruña, A Coruña, Galicia, Spain, ⁹Hospital Universitario Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain, ¹⁰Hospital León, LEON, Castilla y Leon, Spain, ¹¹Hospital Universitario ¹² de Octubre, Madrid, Spain, ¹²Galdakao-Usansolo University Hospital, Bilbao, Spain, ¹³Hospital Universitario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain, ¹⁴IdISSC. HCSC, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁵Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander , Spain, Santander, Spain, ¹⁶MD, barcelona, Spain, ¹⁷Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁸Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Madrid, Madrid, Spain, ¹⁹Instituto de Investigación Marqués de Valdecilla (IDIVAL), Universidad de Cantabria, Santander, Spain, ²⁰Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander, Spain, Santander, Cantabria, Spain
Background/Purpose: Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a large vessel vasculitis that predominantly affects older adults, with a higher prevalence in women. Previous studies exploring sex-related…
Abstract Number: 0813 • ACR Convergence 2025
Impact of Tirzepatide on Musculoskeletal Pain and High-Risk Analgesic Use Among Non-Diabetic Patients with Overweight or Obesity: A Propensity Score-Matched, Active Comparator, New User Study
Gregory Challener¹, Kevin Sheng-Kai Ma², Natalie McCormick³, Minna Kohler⁴, Janeth Yinh³, Chio Yokose⁵, Sharan Rai⁶, Florence Porterfield⁷, Fatima Stanford⁸, Dong Wook Kim⁹, April Jorge³ and Hyon K. Choi¹⁰, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ²Center for Global Health, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Philadelphia, PA, ³Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Massachusetts General Hospital, Waltham, MA, ⁶Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁷Division of Endocrinology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ⁸Neuroendocrine Unit, Pediatric Endocrinology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ⁹Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, ¹⁰MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: Tirzepatide is a dual GIP/GLP-1 receptor co-agonist approved for weight loss in patients with obesity or body mass index (BMI) > 27 kg/m2 with…
Abstract Number: 0740 • ACR Convergence 2025
Intravenous versus subcutaneous administration of Tocilizumab in aortitis associated with giant cell arteritis: multicenter open-label study of 196 patients
Carmen Secada-Gómez¹, Javier Loricera², Adrian Martin-Gutierrez³, Santos Castañeda⁴ and Ricardo Blanco¹, ¹Rheumatology Division, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander, Spain, Santander, Cantabria, Spain, ²Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander , Spain, Santander, Spain, ³Division of Rheumatology, Hospital Universitario Marqués de Valdecilla, IDIVAL, Immunopathology Group, Santander, Spain., Renedo de Piélagos, Spain, ⁴Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, IIS-Princesa, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Aortitis associated to Giant cell arteritis (GCA) (GCA-aortitis) is one of the most severe manifestation of GCA. Tocilizumab (TCZ) has demonstrated efficacy in large-vessel…
Abstract Number: 0762 • ACR Convergence 2025
Relapse rate, predictors of relapses and impact of introduction of interleukin-6-receptor inhibition on relapse rate in GCA- Data from the large REATS cohort from six vasculitis centers
Verena Schoenau¹, Giulia Corte², Koray Tascilar³, Fabian Hartmann², Sebastian Ott², Wolfgang Schmidt⁴, Andreas Krause⁵, Pfeil Alexander⁶, Peter Oelzner⁶, Marc Schmalzing⁷, Matthias Fröhlich⁸, Michael Gernert⁸, Jörg Henes⁹, Nils Venhoff¹⁰, Bernhard Hellmich¹¹, Bernhard Manger², Georg Schett¹² and Juergen Rech¹², ¹- Department of Medicine ³ - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany., Erlangen, Germany, ²- Department of Medicine ³ - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and Uniklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ³Department of Medicine ³ - Rheumatology and Immunology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany, ⁴Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Medical Centre for Rheumatology Berlin-Buch; Waldfriede Hospital, Rheumatology, Berlin, Germany, ⁵Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Immanuel Krankenhaus Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ⁶Department of Internal Medicine III, Jena University Hospital - Friedrich Schiller University Jena, Jena, Germany, ⁷Department of Medicine II, Rheumatology/ Immunology,University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Bayern, Germany, ⁸University Hospital of Wuerzburg, Department of Medicine II, Rheumatology/ Immunology, Wuerzburg, Germany, ⁹Department of Internal Medicine II, Hematology, Oncology, Clinical Immunology, and Rheumatology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tuebingen, Germany, ¹⁰University of Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany, ¹¹Klinik für Innere Medizin, Rheumatologie, Pneumologie, Nephrologie und Diabetologie, Medius Kliniken, Akademisches Lehrkrankenhaus der Universität Tübingen, Kirchheim unter Teck, Germany, ¹²Uniklinikum Erlangen, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany, Erlangen, Germany
Background/Purpose: The diagnosis and management of giant cell arteritis (GCA) has significantly evolved over the last decades, mainly due to advances in imaging techniques and…

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