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Abstract Number: 1942 • ACR Convergence 2021
Occurrence of Basal Cell and Squamous Cell Carcinomas of the Skin Under Different DMARD Therapies
Imke Redeker¹, Peter Herzer², Cornelia Kühne³, Ilka Schwarze⁴, Martin Schaefer⁵ and Anja Strangfeld⁶, ¹German Rheumatism Research Centre (DRFZ), Berlin, Germany, ²Scientific Advisory Board, Munich, Germany, ³Rheumatologist, Haldensleben, Germany, ⁴Rheumatologist, Leipzig, Germany, ⁵German Rheumatism Research Center, Berlin, Germany, ⁶Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Squamous and basal cell carcinomas are the most common malignancies of the skin; they are subsumed under non-melanoma skin cancer (NMSC). The risk of…
Abstract Number: 1930 • ACR Convergence 2021
Single-Cell Genomics Reveals a Shared Monocyte Interferon Program in a Subset of Patients with Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, Macrophage Activation Syndrome and Lung Disease
Emely Verweyen¹, Kairavee Thakkar², Kashish Chetal², Sanjeev Dhakal³, Alexei Grom², Nathan Salomonis² and Grant Schulert², ¹Cincinnati Children's Hospital, Cincinnati, OH, ²Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ³Cincinnati Children hospital, Cincinnati, OH
Background/Purpose: Systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis (SJIA) is a clinically heterogenous disease and can be complicated by macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) and lung disease (LD) thought…
Abstract Number: 1939 • ACR Convergence 2021
Risk of Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients Treated with Tofacitinib: First Results from the Safety of TofAcitinib in Routine Care Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis (STAR-RA) Study
Farzin Khosrow-Khavar, Seoyoung Kim, Hemin Lee, Su Been Lee and Rishi Desai, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Recent reports from a post-marketing safety trial, “ORAL Surveillance”, indicated an increased risk of cardiovascular (CV) outcomes in RA patients treated with tofacitinib. Thus,…
Abstract Number: PP07 • ACR Convergence 2021
How Online Spanish-Language Resources Got Me and My RA Through the COVID-19 Pandemic
Wigna Cruz, Puerto Rico
Background/Purpose: I was experiencing joint pain especially in my wrists, which led me to see my physician for testing. Initially I was misdiagnosed with lupus.…
Abstract Number: PP02 • ACR Convergence 2021
Leveraging Digital Health Tracking to Improve Arthritis Management
Katie Roberts, Annapolis, MD
Background/Purpose: I was diagnosed with psoriasis when I was age 10 in 1986. At that time, my treatment plan consisted of regular application of Eucerin…
Abstract Number: PP03 • ACR Convergence 2021
Navigating Maintenance of a Rare Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Ida Hakkarinen, Greenbelt, MD
Background/Purpose: On March 13th, 2020, the President of the United States issued a proclamation declaring that the outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) was a…
Abstract Number: 1945 • ACR Convergence 2021
Efficacy of Upadacitinib on Psoriatic Arthritis with Axial Involvement Defined by Investigator Assessment and PRO-Based Criteria: Results from Two Phase 3 Studies
Xenofon Baraliakos¹, Roberto Ranza², Andrew Ostor³, Francesco Ciccia⁴, Laura Coates⁵, Simona Rednic⁶, Jessica Walsh⁷, Tianming Gao⁸, Apinya Lertratanakul⁸, In-Ho Song⁸, Fabiana Ganz⁸, Kevin Douglas⁸ and Atul Deodhar⁹, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany, ²Hospital de Clinicas, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Uberlandia, MG, Brazil, ³Monash University, Cabrini Hospital, and Emertius Research, Malvern, Australia, ⁴University of Campania Luigi Vanvitelli, Napoli, Italy, ⁵Nuffield Department of Orthopaedics, Rheumatology and Musculoskeletal Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, ⁶Emergency Clinical County Hospital, Rheumatology and Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj Napoca, Romania, ⁷Salt Lake City Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC)/University of Utah Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT, ⁸AbbVie Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁹Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: Patients with PsA and axial involvement have higher disease activity and greater reductions in quality of life;1 however, there are no accepted criteria for…
Abstract Number: PP10 • ACR Convergence 2021
Discovering ‘I’ Through Interaction with Support Group Members: A Place of Empathy That Transcends the Limitations of Words
Noriko Okochi¹, Eiji Oishi² and Mika Ishiguro¹, ¹Rheumatic Disease and Vasculitis Support Network Japan, Tokyo, Japan, ²Rheumatic Disease and Vasculitis Support Network Japan, Yamaguchi, Japan
Background/Purpose: Since 5-year-old, I have had unexplained symptoms. At the age of 13, my whole body became inflamed. The pain was so intense that I…
Abstract Number: PP13 • ACR Convergence 2021
CreakyKitchen: How the Online Cooking Show I Started is Building Community and Encouraging Better Food Choices for Me and Others Living with Rheumatic and Chronic Disease
Chantelle Marcial, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: At 19, I was mis-diagnosed with Lupus as it was a common condition in my family. My treatment at that time was mainly DMARDs,…
Abstract Number: PP08 • ACR Convergence 2021
Should I Get the COVID-19 Vaccine With My RA? Using Evidence-Based Resources for Decision-Making
Aberdeen Allen, Colgate Palmolive, Parlin, NJ
Background/Purpose: Patients with autoimmune rheumatic diseases have concerns about getting the COVID-19 vaccine. As vaccines began to receive emergency use authorization, individuals with conditions like…
Abstract Number: PP11 • ACR Convergence 2021
“Our Arthritis May Be Chronic but We Are Definitely Iconic” – Two Teens Created a National Podcast for Youth with Rheumatic Diseases
Trishtha Peters¹ and Natasha Trehan², ¹University of Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Ottawa, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: Trish Peters was diagnosed with JIA at 11. She has been on Methotrexate to lessen disease activity for her knees and hands. She does…
Abstract Number: 1902 • ACR Convergence 2021
Gait Alterations Associated with Worsening Knee Pain over 2 Years: A Machine-learning Approach in the MultiCenter Osteoarthritis Study
Kathryn Bacon¹, David Felson², S. Reza Jafarzadeh¹, Vijay Kolachalama¹, Jeff Hausdorff³, Eran Gazit⁴, Neil Segal⁵, Cora Lewis⁶, Michael Nevitt⁷ and Deepak Kumar², ¹Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ²Boston University, Boston, MA, ³Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁴Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel, ⁵University of Kansas Medical Center, Iowa City, IA, ⁶University of Alabama Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁷University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Altered gait is related to structural worsening of knee osteoarthritis (OA). However, it is not known if altered gait is associated with increased risk…
Abstract Number: 1849 • ACR Convergence 2021
False Positive Anti-Topoisomerase I (Scl-70) Antibody Results: A Case Series from a Scleroderma Referral Center
Brian Lam¹, Rana Taherian¹, Julio Charles¹, Maureen Mayes², Shervin Assassi³ and Brian Skaug⁴, ¹Division of Rheumatology, University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, ²Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, ³University of Texas McGovern Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁴University of Texas McGovern Medical School Houston, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a progressive autoimmune disease with high morbidity and mortality, making early diagnosis and management critical. Anti-Topoisomerase I antibody (anti-Topo I,…
Abstract Number: 1832 • ACR Convergence 2021
Secukinumab Therapy in Biologic-naïve vs. Biologic-experienced Patients: Real-world Effectiveness, Persistence and Safety Results from the Rheumatic Diseases Portuguese Registry
Soraia Azevedo¹, Jose Tavares-Costa², Pedro Laires³, Salomé Garcia⁴, Patricia Nero⁵, Jorge Pestana⁶, Joana Martins-Martinho⁷, Ana Bento Silva⁸, Joana Rodrigues⁹, Graca Sequeira¹⁰, Emanuel Costa¹¹, Filipe Cunha Santos¹², Carolina Furtado¹³, Bernardo Santos¹⁴, Ana Raposo¹⁵, Liliana Saraiva¹⁶, Beatriz Samões¹⁷, Filipe Barcelos¹⁸, Maria José Santos⁶ and Helena Santos¹⁹, ¹Unidade Local de Saude do Alto Minho, Ponte de lima, Portugal, ²Rheumatology Department - Unidade Local de Saude do Alto Minho, Ponte de Lima, Portugal, ³Novartis Portugal / ENSP – NOVA University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal, ⁴Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de São João EPE, Porto, Portugal, ⁵CUF, TELHEIRAS, Portugal, ⁶Rheumatology Department, Hospital Garcia de Orta, Almada, Portugal, ⁷Centro Hospitalar Universitario Lisboa Norte, Lisboa, Portugal, ⁸Rheumatology Department, Hospital de Egas Moniz, Centro Hospitalar Lisboa Ocidental, Lisbon, Portugal, ⁹Rheumatology Department, ULSAM, Ponte de Lima, Portugal, ¹⁰Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Algarve, Faro, Portugal, ¹¹Hospital de Braga, Braga, Portugal, ¹²Rheumatology Department, Local Health Unit of Guarda, Guarda, Portugal, ¹³Rheumatology Department, Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo de Ponta Delgada, Ponta Delgada, Portugal, ¹⁴Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar do Baixo Vouga, Aveiro, Portugal, ¹⁵Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Vila Real, Portugal, ¹⁶Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar e Universitário de Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal, ¹⁷Rheumatology Department, Centro Hospitalar Vila Nova de Gaia, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal, ¹⁸Instituto Português de Reumatologia, Lisbon, Portugal, ¹⁹Portuguese Institute of Rheumatology, Lisbon, Portugal
Background/Purpose: Secukinumab has demonstrated to be efficacious for both psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS): PASI, ACR and ASAS magnitudes of response have generally…
Abstract Number: 1838 • ACR Convergence 2021
Further Construct Validation of the
Julia Spierings¹, Voon Ong² and Christopher Denton³, ¹University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands, ²University College London Medical School Royal Free Campus, London, United Kingdom, ³University College London Division of Medicine, Centre for Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Evaluation of skin is central in clinical management of systemic sclerosis (SSc). Due to the COVID-19 pandemic remote consultations were widely implemented, which inevitably…

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