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Abstract Number: 1654 • ACR Convergence 2022
Hydroxychloroquine Dosing Less Than 5 Mg/kg/day Leads to Increased Hospitalizations for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Flares
Jacquelyn Nestor¹, Christian Mancini¹, Baijun Zhou¹, Yuqing Zhang², Karen Costenbader³, Hyon Choi⁴ and April Jorge¹, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Quincy, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: Hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) is the backbone of SLE therapy, due to its benefits on increasing survival and decreasing lupus flares. In 2011, ophthalmology guidelines recommended…
Abstract Number: 1644 • ACR Convergence 2022
Effect of a Lifestyle Program Based on a Whole Food Plant-based Diet, Physical Activity, and Stress Management in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome-Associated Osteoarthritis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Wendy Walrabenstein¹, Carlijn Wagenaar¹, Marike van der Leeden², Martijn Gerritsen¹, Martin van der Esch¹ and Dirkjan van Schaardenburg², ¹Reade Rheumatology Center, Amsterdam, Netherlands, ²Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Metabolic syndrome with low grade inflammation is associated with chronic diseases including osteoarthritis (OA) (1). A combination of an intensive diet with exercise produced…
Abstract Number: 1652 • ACR Convergence 2022
Long-term Safety and Efficacy of Anifrolumab in Adult Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled 3-year TULIP Extension Study
Kenneth C. Kalunian¹, Richard A. Furie², Eric F. Morand³, Ian N. Bruce⁴, Susan Manzi⁵, Yoshiya Tanaka⁶, Kevin Winthrop⁷, Gabriel Abreu⁸, Ihor Hupka⁹, Lijin Zhang¹⁰, Shanti Werther¹¹, Micki Hultquist¹², Raj Tummala¹⁰ and Catharina Lindholm¹¹, ¹UC San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ²Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, ³Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, ⁴The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, ⁵Allegheny Health Network, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁶University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyusyu Fukuoka, Japan, ⁷Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR, ⁸AstraZeneca, Mölndal, Sweden, ⁹AstraZeneca, Warsaw, Poland, ¹⁰AstraZeneca, Gaithersburg, MD, ¹¹AstraZeneca, Gothenburg, Sweden, ¹²AstraZeneca, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Anifrolumab is a fully human IgG1 κ monoclonal antibody that binds to the type I IFN receptor and inhibits type I IFN signaling.1 In…
Abstract Number: 1665 • ACR Convergence 2022
The TLR7/8 Inhibitor Enpatoran Reverses Established Kidney Disease in the Interferon-Alpha-Accelerated NZB/W Mouse Model of Lupus
Julia Bruttger¹, Andrew Bender², Sonja Reissig¹, Amy Kao³ and Philipp Haselmayer¹, ¹the healthcare business of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, ²TIP Immunology, EMD Serono, Billerica, MA, ³EMD Serono, Billerica, MA
Background/Purpose: Activation of toll-like receptor 7 and 8 (TLR7/8) signaling by single-stranded RNA results in immune cell stimulation and inflammatory cytokine production, a normal circumstance…
Abstract Number: 1659 • ACR Convergence 2022
FAM13A (Family with Sequence Similarity 13 Member A) Polymorphism Is Associated with Presence of a Radiographic Usual Interstitial Pneumonia Pattern in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease
Elana Bernstein¹, Francesco Boin², Brett Elicker³, Yawen Ren⁴, John Varga⁵ and Shervin Assassi⁶, ¹Columbia University, New York, NY, ²Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, ³University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ⁴University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, ⁵University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁶McGovern Medical School, University of Texas, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: The pathogenesis of SSc-associated interstitial lung disease (ILD) is incompletely understood. The MUC5B promoter gain-of-function single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs35705950 has been associated with…
Abstract Number: 1661 • ACR Convergence 2022
Osteoclastogenesis and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Blood Levels in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis with and Without Calcinosis Cutis
Antonia Valenzuela¹, Guillermo Perez², Carolina Iturriaga² and Rebeca Montalva², ¹Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago, Chile, ²Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Santiago de Chile, Chile
Background/Purpose: Calcinosis cutis is a debilitating complication of systemic sclerosis (SSc) with no effective treatments. Although the pathogenesis of SSc-related calcinosis remains unknown, there is…
Abstract Number: 1657 • ACR Convergence 2022
Extreme Phenotype Approach Identifies Rare Variants in Systemic Sclerosis and Dermatomyositis Patients with Severe Calcinosis
Srijana Davuluri¹, Urvashi Kaundal², Christian Lood³, Puneet Kapoor¹, Yumeko Kawano⁴, Stefania Dell'Orso⁵, Zuoming Deng⁶, Zsuzsanna McMahan⁷, Ami Shah⁷, Laura Hummers⁸, Daniel Kastner⁹, Fredrick Wigley¹⁰, David Fiorentino¹¹, Pravitt Gourh¹² and Lorinda Chung¹¹, ¹Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, ²National Institutes of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, ³Division of Rheumatology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁶National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, ⁷Johns Hopkins Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, ⁸Johns Hopkins Univerisity, Baltimore, MD, ⁹National Human Genome Research Institute, Bethesda, MD, ¹⁰Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ¹¹Stanford University, Stanford, CA, ¹²National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD
Background/Purpose: Calcinosis, deposition of insoluble calcium salts in skin and subcutaneous tissues, affects up to 40% of systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients, and up to 20%…
Abstract Number: 1668 • ACR Convergence 2022
Rheumatic Toxicities of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors Predict Favourable Tumour Responses in Patients with Advanced Melanoma
Alana Bruce¹, Alexander M Menzies², Georgina V Long², Brian Fernandes³ and Fredrick Joshua⁴, ¹Macquarie University, Balaclava, Victoria, Australia, ²Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Royal North Shore and Mater Hospitals, Sydney, Australia, ³Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia, ⁴Macquarie University, Integrated Specialist Medical Care, Sydney, Australia
Background/Purpose: To estimate the frequency of rheumatic toxicities of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) presenting as de novo or exacerbations of pre-existing rheumatic disease in patients…
Abstract Number: 1670 • ACR Convergence 2022
Phase II Clinical Trial to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Tocilizumab in Combination with Ipilimumab and Nivolumab for Treatment-naïve Metastatic Melanoma
Noha Abdel-Wahab¹, Emma J. Montazari¹, Christine A. Spillson¹, Salah-Eddine Bentebibel¹, Jean H. Tayar¹, Maria Suarez-Almazor², Suhendan Ekmekcioglu¹, Daniel H. Johnson³ and Adi Diab¹, ¹UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ²MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ³Ochsner Health, New Orleans, LA
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) led to impressive survival benefits in treatment of cancers. However, immune-related adverse events (irAEs) can cause treatment discontinuation and sometimes…
Abstract Number: 1667 • ACR Convergence 2022
Pre-existing Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Initiating Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors for Cancer Treatment: A Comparative Cohort Study Investigating RA Flare and Mortality
Kaitlin McCarter¹, Taylor Wolfgang¹, Senada Arabelovic¹, Xiaosong Wang¹, Kazuki Yoshida¹, Emily Banasiak¹, Grace Qian¹, Emily Kowalski¹, Kathleen Vanni¹, Nicole LeBoeuf¹, Elizabeth Buchbinder¹, Lydia Gedmintas¹, Lindsey MacFarlane¹, Deepak Rao¹, Nancy Shadick¹, Ellen Gravallese² and Jeffrey Sparks³, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: For patients with pre-existing RA, immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) for cancer treatment may trigger RA flares or other immune-related adverse events. Underlying altered immunity…
Abstract Number: 1669 • ACR Convergence 2022
Comparing the Safety and Effectiveness of Methotrexate, TNF and IL6 Inhibitors for the Treatment of Checkpoint Inhibitor Arthritis
Anne Bass¹, Noha Abdel-Wahab², Pankti Reid³, Jeffrey Sparks⁴, Cassandra Calabrese⁵, Deanna Jannat-Khah, DrPH, MSPH⁶, Diviya Rajesh⁶, Nilasha Ghosh⁶, Komal Mushtaq⁷, Farah Al Haj⁸, Adewunmi Falohun⁹, Lydia Gedmintas¹⁰, Lindsey MacFarlane¹¹, Senada Arabelovic¹¹, Adi Diab², Ami Shah¹², Clifton O. Bingham III¹³, Karmela Kim Chan⁶ and Laura C. Cappelli¹⁴, ¹Hospital for Special Surgery/Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY, ²UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ³University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL, ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland Heights, OH, ⁶Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ⁷Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ⁸Sinai Grace Hospital/ Detroit Medical Center, Detroit, MI, ⁹MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, ¹⁰Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ¹¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ¹²Johns Hopkins Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, ¹³Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ¹⁴Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: Immune checkpoint inhibitor associated arthritis (ICI-A) affects ∼4% of ICI-treated cancer patients and often persists. Given its long duration, it is important to identify…
Abstract Number: 1165 • ACR Convergence 2022
Pathogenicity of IL-17 Producing Cells in HLA-B27 Transgenic Rat Model of Spondyloarthritis
Marie Beaufrère¹, Manon Jacoutot¹, Amel Ait Ali Said¹, Roula Said-Nahal², Gina Cosentino³, Chiara Rizzo³, Maxime Breban⁴ and Simon Glatigny⁴, ¹Paris Saclay University / INSERM 1173, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France, ²Rheumatology Division - Ambroise Pare Hospital, APHP, Boulogne-Billancourt, France, ³INSERM 1173, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France, ⁴1INSERM U1173, UFR Simone Veil, Versailles-Saint Quentin / Paris-Saclay University, Montigny-le-Bretonneux, France
Background/Purpose: Spondylarthritis (SpA) is a group of chronic inflammatory disorders with osteoarticular and extraarticular symptoms, including colitis, highly associated with the human leukocyte antigen (HLA)…
Abstract Number: 1611 • ACR Convergence 2022
Putative Role of the Histidine and Tryptophan Biochemical Pathways in the Mode of Action of Upadacitinib in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Thierry Sornasse¹, Liang Li², Shuang Zhao², Xiaohang Wang², Fang Cai³, Yingtao Bi⁴, In-Ho Song⁵, Stephanie Wichuk⁶, Robert G. Lambert⁷ and Walter P Maksymowych⁸, ¹AbbVie, South San Francisco, CA, ²The Metabolomics Innovation Centre and Department of Chemistry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³AbbVie, Redwood City, CA, ⁴AbbVie, Inc, Worcester, MA, ⁵AbbVie, Inc., North Chicago, IL, ⁶University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁷Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁸Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: Upadacitinib (UPA) 15 mg QD is efficacious in patients with active ankylosing spondylitis (AS) exhibiting inadequate responses to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs-IR).1 We determined…
Abstract Number: 1561 • ACR Convergence 2022
Development of Posterior Uveitis in Behçet’s Syndrome Patients with Vitreous Cells Without Any Other Posterior Involvement
Didar Ucar¹, Basak Ecem Bircan², Nigar Rustamli³, Bilge Batu Oto¹, Vedat Hamuryudan⁴, Sinem Nihal Esatoglu⁵ and gulen Hatemi⁵, ¹Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Medical School, Department of Ophthalmology, Istanbul, Turkey, ²Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁴Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpaşa Medical School, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, ⁵Istanbul University-Cerrahpaşa, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey
Background/Purpose: A considerable number of patients with Behçet's syndrome (BS) have vitreous cells on slit lamp examination at the time of diagnosis. However, the prognostic…
Abstract Number: 1417 • ACR Convergence 2022
Clinical and Demographic Characteristics of Patients with RF+/ACPA+ RA and First-Line TNF Inhibitor versus Abatacept Treatment Choice in Real-World Clinical Practice
Gordon Lam¹, Hanke Zheng², Emily Bland³, Vardhaman Patel⁴, Laetitia N’Dri⁵, Parisa Asgarisabet³, Keith Wittstock⁴, Cherrishe Brown-Bickerstaff³, Mark Chaballa², Bruce Feinberg³, Vadim Khaychuk⁶ and Andrew J Klink³, ¹Arthritis & Osteoporosis Consultants of the Carolinas, Charlotte, NC, ²Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ³Cardinal Health, Dublin, OH, ⁴Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrence Township, NJ, ⁵Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, ⁶Bristol Myers Squibb, Pennington, MA
Background/Purpose: Early intensive treatment (tx) is an accepted paradigm in the tx of patients (pts) with RA with poor prognostic factors (eg, RF/ACPA seropositivity); however,…

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