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Abstract Number: 1732 • ACR Convergence 2021
Effects of B Cell Activating Factors/B Lymphocyte Stimulator Inhibitors Added to Standard of Care on Infection in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Ruoning Ni¹, Jiayi Zheng² and Ruru Guo³, ¹Saint Agnes Healthcare, Baltimore, MD, ²Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), ³Renji Hospital, Shanghai, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: The efficacy of B cell activator factor/B lymphocyte stimulator inhibitors (BAFFi/BLySi) for systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been proven in clinical trials. However, it…
Abstract Number: 1735 • ACR Convergence 2021
Glucocorticoid Discontinuation in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus with Prior Severe Organ Manifestation
Takehiro Nakai¹, Futoshi Iwata¹, Genki Kidoguchi¹, Sho Fukui², Hiroki Ozawa¹, Satoshi Kawaai³, Yukihiko Ikeda¹, Ayako Koido⁴, Masei Suda⁵, Atsushi Nomura⁶, Hiromichi Tamaki¹, Kenichi YAMAGUCHI¹ and Masato Okada¹, ¹St. Luke's International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, ²Immuno-Rheumatology Center, St. Luke’s International Hospital, and Center for clinical epidemiology, St. Luke’s International University, Tokyo, Japan, ³Immuno-Rheumatology Center, St. Luke’s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, ⁴St. Luke's International Hospital, Akashi-cho, Chuo-ku, Tokyo, Japan, ⁵Suwa Central Hospital, Nagano, Japan, ⁶St. Luke's International Hospital, Nagareyama, Japan
Background/Purpose: Most long-term damage in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has been attributed to continuous glucocorticoid use; however, glucocorticoid discontinuation is occasionally associated with disease flare-ups.…
Abstract Number: 1734 • ACR Convergence 2021
Efavaleukin Alfa, a Novel IL-2 Mutein, Selectively Expands Regulatory T Cells in Patients with SLE: Interim Results of a Phase 1b Multiple Ascending Dose Study
Nadia Tchao¹, Hamid Amouzadeh², Nandita Sarkar¹, Vincent Chow², Xuguang Hu¹, Mark Kroenke², Hui Wang², Rong Zhang², Kevin Gorski¹, Richard Furie³, Alan Kivitz⁴ and Stanley Cohen⁵, ¹Amgen Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ²Amgen Inc., Thousand Oaks, CA, ³Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell, Great Neck, NY, ⁴Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, PA, ⁵Metroplex Clinical Research Center, Dallas, TX
Background/Purpose: Diminished IL-2 as well as both quantitative and qualitative abnormalities in regulatory T cells (Treg) are associated with autoimmune diseases including SLE. Efavaleukin alfa…
Abstract Number: 1730 • ACR Convergence 2021
Disease Activity and Outcome in Pregnancies of Patients with SpA – Data from the German Pregnancy Register RHEKISS
Anja Weiß¹, Christina Bungartz¹, Jutta Richter², Susanna Späthling-Mestekemper³, Xenofon Baraliakos⁴, Peer Aries⁵, Rebecca Fischer-Betz⁶ and Anja Strangfeld⁷, ¹DRFZ, Berlin, Germany, ²Rheumatology and Hiller Research Unit, Heinrich-Heine-University Duesseldorf, Medical Faculty, Duesseldorf, Germany, ³Rheumapraxis München, München, Germany, ⁴Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany, ⁵Rheumatologie in Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, ⁶Uniklinik Dsseldorf, Dsseldorf, Germany, ⁷Deutsches Rheuma-Forschungszentrum Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: SpA is a severe chronic inflammatory disease, which affects quality of life and functional status. It frequently occurs in women of childbearing age. Active…
Abstract Number: 1714 • ACR Convergence 2021
Exploring the Sexual and Reproductive Health (SRH) Needs of Men with Rheumatic Diseases
Olivia Stransky¹, Nicole Hunt², John Richards³ and Mehret Birru Talabi¹, ¹University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²UPMC, Pittsburgh, PA, ³Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Few studies have comprehensively evaluated the information needs and priorities that men with rheumatic diseases have about their sexual and reproductive health (SRH). This…
Abstract Number: 1741 • ACR Convergence 2021
Anifrolumab Results in Favorable Responses Regardless of SLE Disease Duration: Post Hoc Analysis of Data from 2 Phase 3 Trials
Kenneth Kalunian¹, Maria Dall'Era², Richard Furie³, Eric Morand⁴, Konstantina Psachoulia⁵, Emmanuelle Maho⁶, Catharina Lindholm⁷ and Raj Tummala⁵, ¹University of California, La Jolla, CA, ²University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, ⁴Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ⁵BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, ⁶BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁷BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
Background/Purpose: In 2 phase 3 trials, TULIP-1 and TULIP-2, anifrolumab, a type I IFN receptor mAb, improved disease activity in patients with SLE.1,2 Here, we…
Abstract Number: 1740 • ACR Convergence 2021
Efficacy of Anifrolumab in Patients with SLE Previously Treated with Biologics: Post Hoc Analysis of Data from 2 Phase 3 Trials
Richard Furie¹, Eric Morand², Kenneth Kalunian³, Konstantina Psachoulia⁴, Emmanuelle Maho⁵, Catharina Lindholm⁶ and Raj Tummala⁴, ¹Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, ²Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ³University of California, La Jolla, CA, ⁴BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, ⁵BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁶BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden
Background/Purpose: In the phase 3 TULIP-1 and TULIP-2 trials, anifrolumab, a type I IFN receptor mAb, improved disease activity in patients with SLE.1,2 We investigated…
Abstract Number: 1733 • ACR Convergence 2021
Classification of Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Enrolled in 2 Phase 3 Trials by EULAR/ACR 2019 Criteria
Martin Aringer¹, Ian N. Bruce², Richard Furie³, Eric Morand⁴, Emmanuelle Maho⁵, Catharina Lindholm⁶ and Raj Tummala⁷, ¹University Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine Carl Gustav Carus, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany, ²University of Manchester and NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre, Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom, ³Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, ⁴Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ⁵BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Cambridge, United Kingdom, ⁶BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden, ⁷BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD
Background/Purpose: The TULIP-1 and TULIP-2 trials of anifrolumab, an anti–type I IFN receptor mAb, enrolled autoantibody-positive (ANA, anti-dsDNA, and/or anti-Smith [anti-Sm]) patients, who fulfilled the…
Abstract Number: 1739 • ACR Convergence 2021
SLE Treatment History and Anifrolumab Efficacy by Baseline Standard Therapies in Patients with SLE from 2 Phase 3 Trials
Susan Manzi¹, Richard Furie², Eric Morand³, Yoshiya Tanaka⁴, Gabriel Abreu⁵, Catharina Lindholm⁵ and Raj Tummala⁶, ¹Allegheny Health Network, Pittsurgh, PA, ²Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, ³Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ⁴University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan, ⁵BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden, ⁶BioPharmaceuticals R&D, AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD
Background/Purpose: In the phase 3 TULIP-1 and TULIP-2 trials, anifrolumab, a type I IFN receptor mAb, improved disease activity versus placebo in patients with moderate…
Abstract Number: 1705 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Impact of Age and Drug-Drug Interactions on QT Interval in Chronic Hydroxychloroquine Users
Marco Gianpiero Antivalle¹, Michele Agosti¹, Giuliana La Paglia², Alberto Batticciotto³, Maria Chiara Ditto⁴, SIMONE PARISI⁵ and Piercarlo Sarzi-Puttini⁶, ¹L. Sacco University Hospital, Milano, Italy, ²L.Sacco University Hospital, Milano, Lombardia, Italy, ³Ospedale di Circolo - Fondazione Macchi, Varese, Lombardia, Italy, ⁴AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza, Torino, Italy, ⁵AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza, TURIN, Italy, ⁶L.Sacco University Hospital, Milano, Italy
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) has been used safely for over 60 years in rheumatic patients. However, following its recent use in covid-19 disease, its safety has…
Abstract Number: 1727 • ACR Convergence 2021
Behcet’s Disease: A Meta-analysis of Pregnancy Outcomes
Leah Rooney¹, Aine Gorman², Matthew Turk³, Louise Moore⁴, Celine O'Brien⁵, Jared Bierbrier⁶, Anne Clohessy⁵, Eamonn Molloy⁷, Lorraine O Neill⁸, Fionnuala M. Mc Auliffe⁵ and Douglas Veale⁹, ¹St Vincent's University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ²St Vincents Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ³St. Vincents University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ⁴Our Lady's Hospice and Care Services, Harold's Cross, Dublin 6W, Kinnegad, Ireland, ⁵Perinatal Research Centre, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, School of Medicine, University College Dublin and National Maternity Hospital, Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, ⁶McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada, ⁷St Vincent's Healthcare Group, Dublin, Ireland, ⁸St. Vincent's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland, ⁹University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
Background/Purpose: Behcet’s disease is a systemic inflammatory disease which commonly presents with episodes of acute inflammation, oral and genital ulcers, uveitis and skin lesions. It…
Abstract Number: 1718 • ACR Convergence 2021
Use of Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Agonist for Ovarian Preservation in SLE Patients on Cyclophosphamide
Jun Chu¹, Alice Fike², Michael Davis³, Zerai Manna⁴, Komal Ejaz⁵, Yenealem Temesgen-Oyelakin⁶, Elaine Poncio⁷, Isabel Ochoa⁷, Alan Decherney⁴ and Sarfaraz Hasni⁴, ¹National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ²National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Washington, DC, ³NIAMS, Bethesda, MD, ⁴National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁵Sheikh Zayed Medical College, Scranton, PA, ⁶National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ⁷NIH/NIAMS, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: SLE is an autoimmune disease which predominantly affects women of childbearing age (age 20-40). Most of the medications used for treating SLE can adversely…
Abstract Number: 1722 • ACR Convergence 2021
Risk of Pre-eclampsia and Impact of Disease Activity and Anti-rheumatic Treatment in Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Axial Spondylarthritis, and Psoriatic Arthritis – A Collaborative Matched Cohort Study from Sweden and Denmark
Anne Emilie Secher¹, Karin Hellgren², Bente Glintborg³, Ane Rom⁴, Merete Hetland⁵ and Fredrik Granath², ¹COPECARE, Centre for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark, Frederiksberg, Denmark, ²Clinical Epidemiology Division, Department of Medicine Solna, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden, ³COPECARE, Centre for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark, Glostrup, Denmark, ⁴The Juliane Marie Centre, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark, ⁵DANBIO and COPECARE, Centre for Rheumatology and Spine Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Glostrup, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Pre-eclampsia is a pregnancy-related syndrome with potentially fatal outcomes. In RA, high disease activity has been associated to adverse pregnancy outcomes such as preterm…
Abstract Number: 1597 • ACR Convergence 2021
Arthritis Patient Perspectives on Virtual Care for People Living with Arthritis During the COVID-19 Pandemic and for the Future
Maya Joshi¹, Anita Chan¹, Adriana Lima², Kelly Lendvoy¹, Eric Sayre² and Cheryl Koehn¹, ¹Arthritis Consumer Experts, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Arthritis Research Canada, Richmond, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Virtual Care (VC) is the delivery of health care services and information by electronic methods (video, smartphones, email, text) and may support arthritis patients…
Abstract Number: 1610 • ACR Convergence 2021
“You Can’t Touch, You Can’t Bond”: COVID-19 and Telehealth Impacts on Communication, Goals, and Experience of Care for Persons with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Their Clinicians
Elizabeth Hulen¹, Christopher Larsen², Rachel Matsumoto², Patricia Katz³ and Jennifer Barton⁴, ¹VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR, ²Center to Improve Veteran Involvement in Care/VA Portland Health Care System, Portland, OR, ³University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴VA Portland Health Care System/OHSU, Portland, OR
Background/Purpose: A rapid shift to telehealth visits has been a key part of health system response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. This study explores the…

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