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  • Abstract Number: 1528 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Nintedanib in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease (SSc-ILD) and Organ Damage: Data from the SENSCIS Trial

    Janet Pope1, Susanna Proudman2, Wendy Stevens3, Joerg Henes4, Rozeta Simonovska5, Margarida Alves6 and Yannick Allanore7, 1University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, 2Rheumatology Unit, Royal Adelaide Hospital, and Discipline of Medicine, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia, 3Department of Rheumatology, St Vincent’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, Melbourne, Australia, 4Center for Interdisciplinary Clinical Immunology, Rheumatology and Auto-inflammatory Diseases (INDIRA), University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany, 5mainanalytics GmbH, Sulzbach (Taunus), Germany, Sulzbach (Taunus), Germany, 6Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, 7Department of Rheumatology A, Descartes University, APHP, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, Paris, France

    Background/Purpose: The Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium Damage Index (SCTC-DI) was developed to quantify organ damage in patients with SSc. We assessed outcomes in the SENSCIS…
  • Abstract Number: 1526 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Developing a Screening Tool for the Detection of Interstitial Lung Disease in Systemic Sclerosis: The ILD-RISC Risk Score

    cosimo bruni1, Lorenzo Tofani1, Håvard Fretheim2, Sophie Liem3, Arthiha Velauthapillai4, Hilde Jenssen Bjørkekjær5, Imon Barua2, Ilaria Galetti6, Alexandru Garaiman7, Mike Becker7, Anna-Maria Hoffmann-Vold2, Jeska de Vries-Bouwstra8, Madelon Vonk9, Jörg Distler10, Marco Matucci-Cerinic1 and Oliver Distler7, 1University of Florence, Florence, Italy, 2Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway, 3LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, 4Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 5Department of Rheumatology, Hospital of Southern Norway, Kristiansand, Norway, Kristiansand, Norway, 6Gruppo Italiano Lotta alla Sclerodermia (GILS), Milano, Italy, 7Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, 8Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 9Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 10Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) and University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany

    Background/Purpose: High resolution computed tomography (HRCT) is the gold standard for the diagnosis of systemic sclerosis associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD). Although there is agreement…
  • Abstract Number: 1531 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Continued Treatment with Nintedanib in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease (SSc-ILD): Three-Year Data from SENSCIS-ON

    Yannick Allanore1, Madelon Vonk2, Oliver Distler3, Arata Azuma4, Maureen Mayes5, Alexandra James6, Veronika Kohlbrenner7, Margarida Alves8, Dinesh Khanna9 and Kristin Highland10, 1Department of Rheumatology A, Descartes University, APHP, Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, Paris, France, 2Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands, 3Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, 4Department of Pulmonary Medicine and Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan, 5Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, University of Texas McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX, 6Elderbrook solutions GmbH, Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany, Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany, 7Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Ridgefield, Connecticut, USA, Ridgefield, CT, 8Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, 9Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Scleroderma Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 10Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, USA, Cleveland, OH

    Background/Purpose: In the randomized placebo-controlled SENSCIS trial in patients with SSc-ILD, nintedanib reduced the rate of decline in forced vital capacity (FVC) (mL/year) over 52…
  • Abstract Number: 1522 • ACR Convergence 2022

    The Collaborative National Quality and Efficacy Registry for Scleroderma: Association of Medication Use on Gastrointestinal Tract Symptoms in Early Disease

    Sarah Luebker1, Tracy Frech1, Shervin Assassi2, Jessica Gordon3, Elana Bernstein4, Virginia Steen5, Ami Shah6, Laura Hummers7, Carrie Richardson8, Dinesh Khanna9, Flavia Castelino10, Lorinda Chung11, Faye Hant12, Vicki Shanmugam13, John VanBuren14, Jessica Alvey14, Monica Harding14, Luke Evnin15 and Nora Sandorfi16, 1Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, 2McGovern Medical School, University of Texas, Houston, TX, 3Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, 4Columbia University, New York, NY, 5Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, DC, 6Johns Hopkins Rheumatology, Baltimore, MD, 7Johns Hopkins Univerisity, Baltimore, MD, 8Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, 9Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Scleroderma Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 10Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 11Stanford University, Stanford, CA, 12Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, 13George Washington University, Washington, DC, 14University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, 15Scleroderma Research Foundation, Brisbane, CA, 16University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA

    Background/Purpose: Gastrointestinal tract (GIT) symptoms are common amongst systemic sclerosis (SSc) patients.1 The Scleroderma Clinical Trials Consortium University of California Los Angeles Gastrointestinal Tract Questionnaire…
  • Abstract Number: 1504 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Efficacy of Risankizumab in the Treatment of PsA Patients with Limited and Extensive Joint Involvement

    Alexis Ogdie1, Christopher Ritchlin2, Priscila Nakasato3, Ran Liu4, Christian Kaufmann4, Byron Padilla5 and Laure Gossec6, 1Department of Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, 2Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology Division, University of Rochester Medical School, Canandaigua, NY, 3AbbVie Inc, Toronto, ON, Canada, 4AbbVie, Inc., North Chicago, IL, 5AbbVie, Inc., Waukegan, IL, 6Sorbonne Université, Paris, France

    Background/Purpose: PsA is a systemic disease involving multiple domains. Peripheral joints are frequently affected, and patients often initially present with asymmetrical oligoarthritis (2-4 swollen joints).…
  • Abstract Number: 1535 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Frequency of Arrhythmias, Abnormal Electrocardiography and Sudden Cardiac Death in Systemic Sclerosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Jessica Fairley1, Laura Ross2, Alannah Quinlivan3, Dylan Hansen4, Elizabeth Paratz5, Wendy Stevens4, Peter M Kistler6, Andre La Gerche7 and Mandana Nikpour8, 1The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 2The University of Melbourne at St. Vincent's Hospital, Brunswick, Australia, 3St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne and the University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 4St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 5The Baker Institute; St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 6The Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute; The University of Melbourne; Monash University, Melbourne, Australia, 7The Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute; The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia, 8The University of Melbourne at St. Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia

    Background/Purpose: Scleroderma (SSc) Heart Involvement (SHI) is an under recognised complication of SSc and may manifest as arrhythmias or sudden cardiac death(SCD). The incidence of…
  • Abstract Number: 1539 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Gene Expression Meta-Analysis Reveals Aging and Cellular Senescence Signatures in Scleroderma-associated Interstitial Lung Disease

    Monica Yang1, Seoyeon Lee2, Jessica Neely3, Marina Sirota2 and Paul Wolters2, 1UCSF, SF, CA, 2UCSF, SF, 3UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital, San Francisco, CA

    Background/Purpose: Systemic Sclerosis (SSc) is an autoimmune disease characterized by diffuse fibrosis and vasculopathy that has potential to affect nearly every organ system. Interstitial lung…
  • Abstract Number: 1541 • ACR Convergence 2022

    MRI Digital Artery Volume Index (DAVIX) Predicts Future Digital Ulcers and Disease Progression in Systemic Sclerosis

    Michael Hughes1, Stefano Di Donato2, Klodian Gjeloshi3, Giuseppina Abignano4, Fiammetta Danzo3, Giovanni Lettieri G4, Enrico De Lorenzis2, Dominic Bertham5, Philip O’Connor2, Olga Kubassova6 and Francesco Del Galdo2, 1Department of Rheumatology, Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust & The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom, 2Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health and NIHR Biomedical Research Centre, University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, 3University of Campania ‘‘Luigi Vanvitelli’’, Napoli, Italy, 4Istituto Reumatologico Lucano (IReL), Azienda Ospedaliera Regionale San Carlo, Potenza, Italy, 5NIHR Leeds Biomedical Research Centre, Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, United Kingdom, 6Image Analysis Group, London, United Kingdom

    Background/Purpose: Fibroproliferative vasculopathy in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is caused by neointima proliferation is a key pathologic feature of SSc which results in arterial vessel narrowing…
  • Abstract Number: 1534 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Blood Flow Assessment of Digital Arterioles and Capillaries in Systemic Sclerosis Patients Using Ultra-high Resolution Doppler Ultrasounds

    Pietro Francesco Bica1, Riccardo Picasso2, Federico Pistoia2, Federico Zaottini2, Sara Sanguinetti2, Francesca Bovis3, Marta Ponzano3, Carmen Pizzorni1, sabrina Paolino1, Alberto Sulli1, Emanuele Gotelli1, Carlo Martinoli2 and Maurizio Cutolo1, 1Laboratory of Experimental Rheumatology and Academic Division of Clinical Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genova, IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genova, Italy, 2Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genova, Genova, Italy - IRCCS San Martino Polyclinic Hospital, Genova, Italy, 3Department of Health Sciences (DISSAL), University of Genova, Genova, Italy

    Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic connective tissue disease, characterized by the early occurrence of vasculopathy [1], easily detected by nailfold videocapillaroscopy (NVC) [2].…
  • Abstract Number: 1542 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Exploratory Clinical Subgroup Clustering in Systemic Sclerosis – Results from the Indian Progressive Systemic Sclerosis Registry

    Shery Susan Philip1, Ramya Janardana1, Revanesh S Mirji1, Chengappa Kavadichanda2, Devender Bairwa3, Geetabali Sircar4, Parasar Ghosh5, Anupam Wakhlu6, Padmanabha Shenoy7, Sumithra Selvam8 and Vineeta Shobha1, 1St. John’s Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, India, 2JIPMER, Pondicherry, Puducherry, India, 3Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (JIPMER), Puducherry, Puducherry, India, 4Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 5Govt of West Bengal, Kolkata, India, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, 6Apollo Medics Super Speciality Hospitals, Lucknow, India, 7Centre for Arthritis and Rheumatism Excellence (CARE), Cochi, India, 8Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, St. John’s Research Institute, St. John's Medical College Hospital, Bangalore, India

    Background/Purpose: Classification of systemic sclerosis (SSc) into subsets has been a challenge due to it's heterogeneity. This study attempts to identify SSc subsets based on…
  • Abstract Number: 1524 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Risk Factors for Lung Function Decline in Systemic Sclerosis Interstitial Lung Disease in a Large Single-Center Cohort

    Ahmad Ramahi1, Alain Lescoat2, David Roofeh1, Vivek Nagaraja1, Rajaie Namas3, Suiyuan Huang1, John Varga1, David O’Dwyer1, Bonnie Wang1, Kevin Flaherty1, Ella Kazerooni1 and Dinesh Khanna4, 1University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 2CHU Rennes - University Rennes 1, Rennes, France, 3Medical Subspecialties Institute, Division of Rheumatology at Cleveland Clinic, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 4Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Scleroderma Program, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI

    Background/Purpose: Systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD) is the leading cause of scleroderma-related mortality. This work identifies factors associated with SSc-ILD decline on pulmonary function…
  • Abstract Number: 1547 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Effectiveness of Interleukin-6 Receptor Inhibitors for Polymyalgia Rheumatica

    Jeffrey Curtis1, Kerri Ford2, Stefano Fiore3, Danielle Isaman4, Lita Araujo5, Natalia Petruski-Ivleva6 and Fenglong Xie7, 1Division of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, 2Sanofi, Destin, FL, 3Sanofi, Bridgewater, NJ, 4Sanofi, Chapel Hill, NC, 5Sanofi, Cambridge, MA, 6Sanofi, Unknown, 7University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL

    Background/Purpose: Interleukin-6 receptor (IL-6R) inhibition has been shown to be effective in giant cell arteritis but data are limited in polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). We conducted…
  • Abstract Number: 1550 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Involvement of Iliofemoral Arteries in PET/CT Are Associated with Atherosclerotic Risk Factors in Takayasu’s Arteritis

    SEMA KAYMAZ-TAHRA1, Salih Ozguven2, Nuh Filizoglu2, Ali Ugur Unal3, Fatma Alibaz-Oner4, Tunc Ones2, Tanju Yusuf Erdil2 and Haner Direskeneli5, 1Sancaktepe Prof Dr Ilhan Varank Training and Research Hospital, Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, 2Marmara University School of Medicine, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey, 3Marmara University School of Medicine, Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, 4Marmara University, Rheumatology, Istanbul, Turkey, 5Marmara University, Rheumatology, Istanbul, Istanbul, Turkey

    Background/Purpose: Iliofemoral artery disease, which is commonly observed in severe atherosclerosis, may also be present in Takayasu's arteritis (TAK). In this study we aimed to…
  • Abstract Number: 1553 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Effectiveness and Safety of Adalimumab versus Leflunomide in Patients with Takayasu Arteritis – a Retrospective Cohort Study

    Faustino Peron Filho1, Andressa de Souza Moreira2, Anna Larissa Janes2 and Alexandre Wagner de Souza2, 1UNIFESP-EPM, Mogi das Cruzes, São Paulo, Brazil, 2UNIFESP-EPM, São Paulo, Brazil

    Background/Purpose: Therapy for Takayasu arteritis (TAK) is based on the combination of high-dose glucocorticoids and immunosuppressive and/or biologic agents. Patients presenting severe disease manifestations are…
  • Abstract Number: 1494 • ACR Convergence 2022

    Determinants of Clinically Important Worsening in Early Axial Spondyloarthritis: Analysis of the DESIR Cohort over 5 Years

    Faten Hamitouche1, Sushmitha Kumaradev1, Désirée van der Heijde2, Sofia Ramiro3, Alexandre Sepriano4 and Anna Molto5, 1INSERM U-1153, Université Paris-Cité, CRESS, Paris, France, 2Department of Rheumatology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands, Leiden, Netherlands, 3Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, 4Leiden University Medical Centre, Portela Loures, Portugal, 5Rheumatology Department, Hôpital Cochin,Assistance Publique- Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France

    Background/Purpose: A definition for clinically important worsening (CIW) of axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA) has been proposed by ASAS: i.e. an increase of ≥0.9 points of ASDAS.…
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