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Abstract Number: 0463 • ACR Convergence 2021
Treatment Persistence Among Medicare Beneficiaries with Seropositive Rheumatoid Arthritis Initiating Biologic or Targeted Synthetic DMARDs
Sang Hee Park¹, Taylor Schwartz², Xue Han¹, Scott Robinson², Sumie Kakehi¹, Keith Wittstock¹, Kris Norris², Anne Murunga², Alison Silverstein² and Jeffrey Sparks³, ¹Bristol Myers Squibb, Princeton, NJ, ²Avalere Health, Washington, DC, ³Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Recent exploratory clinical trial and retrospective studies1 suggest that patients with seropositive RA (rheumatoid factor [RF]+ and/or anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide [anti-CCP]+) treated with abatacept…
Abstract Number: 0464 • ACR Convergence 2021
The Impact of Timely Post-Discharge Follow-up on Readmission Risk Among Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Maria Schletzbaum¹, Nadia Sweet², W Ryan Powell², Andrea Gilmore Bykovskyi³, Farah Kaiksow², Ann Sheehy², Amy Kind² and Christie Bartels², ¹University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Middleton, WI, ²University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI, ³University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Nursing, Madison, WI
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) has the 6th highest hospital readmission rate of all US chronic diseases with significant health disparities and costs. Transitional care…
Abstract Number: 0465 • ACR Convergence 2021
Cost-effectiveness of Treatment Strategies Involving Arthroscopic Partial Meniscectomy and Physical Therapy for Degenerative Meniscal Tear
Emma Williams¹, Valia Leifer¹, Jamie Collins², Tuhina Neogi³, Lisa Suter⁴, Jeffrey Katz⁵ and Elena Losina², ¹The Orthopaedic and Arthritis Center for Outcomes Research (OrACORe) at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ³Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁴Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ⁵Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA
Background/Purpose: Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) and meniscal tear (MT) are highly prevalent and often concomitant. Treatments for MT in the presence of KOA include physical therapy…
Abstract Number: 0466 • ACR Convergence 2021
Subclinical Large Vessel Vasculitis in Polymyalgia Rheumatica
Eugenio De Miguel¹, Pierluigi Macchioni², Edoardo Conticini³, Corrado Campochiaro⁴, Rositsa Karalilova⁵, Giulia Klinowski², Paolo Falsetti³, Irene Monjo⁶, Alessandro Tomelleri⁷, Zguro Batalov⁵ and Alojzija Hocevar⁸, ¹Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ²Department of Rheumatology, IRCCS-S.Maria Nuova, Reggio Emilia, Italy, ³Rheumatology Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Siena, Italy, ⁴Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases (UnIRAR). San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan. Italy, Milan, Italy, ⁵Medical University of Plovdiv, University Hospital Kaspela, Plovdiv, Bulgaria, ⁶Hospital La Paz - IdiPAZ, Madrid, Spain, ⁷Unit of Immunology, Rheumatology, Allergy and Rare Diseases (UnIRAR). San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Milan, Italy, ⁸UKC Ljubjana, Ljubjana, Slovenia
Background/Purpose: Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) and giant cell arteritis (GCA) are closely related diseases. PMR occurs in approximately 50 % of GCA patients1, however the frequency…
Abstract Number: 0467 • ACR Convergence 2021
Assessing the Extent of Lumbosacral Spinal Urate Deposition in Patients with Tophaceous and Nontophaceous Gout Compared with Non-gout Controls Using Dual-Energy CT (DECT)
Michael Toprover¹, Michael Mechlin¹, Anastasia Slobodnick¹, Virginia Pike¹, Cheongeun Oh¹, Claudine Davis¹, Theodore Fields², Fabio Becce³ and Michael Pillinger⁴, ¹NYU Langone Health, New York, NY, ²Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY, ³Lausanne University Hospital, Lausanne, Switzerland, ⁴New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York,, NY
Background/Purpose: Axial gout involvement was first reported in 1950 (1). Over 100 cases have subsequently been published. Reported cases have presented as acute back pain,…
Abstract Number: 0468 • ACR Convergence 2021
During Development of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Intermetatarsal Bursitis May Occur Before Clinical Joint Swelling: A Large MRI Study in Patients with Clinically Suspect Arthralgia
Bastiaan van Dijk¹, Fenne Wouters¹, Elise van Mulligen², Monique Reijnierse¹ and Annette H.M van der Helm-van Mil¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Inflammation of the synovial lining is a hallmark of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A synovial lining is not only present at synovial joints and tendon…
Abstract Number: 0469 • ACR Convergence 2021
Imaging Characteristics in Patients with Spondyloarthritis Using a Novel Heel Enthesitis Magnetic Resonance Imaging Scoring (HEMRIS) System: Post-hoc Analysis of a Phase 3 Secukinumab Trial
Xenofon Baraliakos¹, Philipp Sewerin², Eugenio De Miguel³, Effie Pournara⁴, Christine Kleinmond⁵, Ankita Shekhawat⁶, Annette Wiedon⁷ and Frank Behrens⁸, ¹Rheumazentrum Ruhrgebiet Herne, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Herne, Germany, ²Department and Hiller Research Unit of Rheumatology, Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany, ³Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid, Spain, ⁴Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁵ClinProject GmbH, Eurasburg, Germany, ⁶Novartis Healthcare Private Limited, Hyderabad, India, ⁷Novartis Pharma GmbH, Nürnberg, Germany, ⁸Rheumatology & Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, Fraunhofer Cluster Immune-Mediated Diseases (CIMD), Fraunhofer Cluster Immune-Mediated Diseases (CIMD), Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Background/Purpose: The heel is a frequently affected anatomical site for enthesitis in spondyloarthritis (SpA).1 Recently, the Outcome Measures in Rheumatology (OMERACT) group developed and validated…
Abstract Number: 0470 • ACR Convergence 2021
Inhibition of Toll-Like Receptor 7 (TLR7) with the Potent and Selective Inhibitor of Human TLR7 and TLR8 BMS-986256 Provides Robust Efficacy in Murine Lupus Models, Reversing Established Disease
Shailesh Dudhgaonkar¹, Anjuman Rudra¹, Sourabh Ranade¹, Siva Subramani¹, Jignesh Nagar¹, Preethi Karunanithi¹, Priyadeep Bhutani¹, Vishwanath Kurawattimath¹, Rosemary Zhang², Hongchen Qiu², ALARIC DYCKMAN² and Gary Schieven², ¹Biocon Bristol Myers Squibb Research Center, Bangalore, India, ²Bristol Myers Squibb, Lawrenceville, NJ
Background/Purpose: TLR7, a member of the Toll-Like Receptor family, recognizes ssRNA and is primarily expressed in plasmacytoid dendritic cells and B cells. TLR7 has been…
Abstract Number: 0471 • ACR Convergence 2021
Therapeutic Efficacy of BT-104, an Oral LANCL2 Agonist, for the Treatment of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Andrew Leber, Raquel Hontecillas, Nuria Tubau-Juni, Sarah Fitch, Jyoti Chauhan and Josep Bassaganya-Riera, Landos Biopharma, Blacksburg, VA
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus is a complex disease in which the immune system is dysfunctional at multiple levels including impaired regulatory responses, altered self-antigen processing…
Abstract Number: 0472 • ACR Convergence 2021
An Atlas of Human and Mouse Intrarenal Immune Cells in Lupus Nephritis Reveals Homologous Immune Populations Across Common Mouse Strains and Species
Paul Hoover¹, Michael Peters², David Lieb², Runci Wang³, Garett Dunlap⁴, Deepak Rao¹, Nir Hacohen² and Anne Davidson⁵, ¹Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA, ³Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Harvard University, Somerville, MA, ⁵Institute of Molecular Medicine, Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY
Background/Purpose: We discovered 21 immune cell-types in lupus nephritis kidney biopsies as part of the Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) consortium. These immune cells are the…
Abstract Number: 0473 • ACR Convergence 2021
Disease-Associated Microglia Are Implicated in Neuropsychiatric Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Hadijat Makinde¹, Shang-Yang Chen¹, Elise Mike², Chaim Putterman², Deborah Winter³ and Carla Cuda¹, ¹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, ³Northwestern University Division of Rheumatology, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a complex autoimmune syndrome affecting multiple organs, including the brain. Though 50% of patients may experience neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPSLE),…
Abstract Number: 0474 • ACR Convergence 2021
Correlation of Fibromyalgia Survey Questionnaire and Quantitative Sensory Testing Among Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis
Meriah Moore¹, Beth Wallace², Jing Song³, Lutfiyya Muhammad⁴, Andrew Heisler⁵, Daniel Clauw¹, Marcy Bolster⁶, Wendy Marder¹, Tuhina Neogi⁷, Alyssa Wohlfahrt⁸, Dorothy Dunlop⁹ and Yvonne Lee⁹, ¹University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²Michigan Medicine, VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, ³Northwestern University, Worthington, IL, ⁴Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, ⁵Bronson Rheumatology Specialists, Kalamazoo, MI, ⁶Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁷Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁸Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, ⁹Northwestern University, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) commonly demonstrate disordered pain processing, termed central sensitization (CS). CS is typically measured using quantitative sensory testing (QST), which…
Abstract Number: 0475 • ACR Convergence 2021
Quantitative Analysis of Gender and Racial Disparities in Randomized Controlled Trials of Fibromyalgia
Rami Diab¹, Ali Malik², Mahmoud Al Rifai³ and Dennis Ang⁴, ¹Wake Forest Baptist Health/Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, ²Wake Forest Baptist Health / Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, ³Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, ⁴Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain syndrome characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, mood disorders, fatigue, and cognitive and sleep disturbance. Mainstay treatments include tricyclic antidepressants,…
Abstract Number: 0476 • ACR Convergence 2021
Factors Associated with Pain Reduction and Improved Well-Being Among Fibromyalgia Patients Using Medical Cannabis
Marc Martel¹, Lilach Eyal Waldman¹, Romina Sotoodeh¹, Antonio Vigano¹, Yola Moride², Michelle Canac-Marquis³, Rihab Gamaoun³, Maja Kalaba⁴, Pierre Beaulieu², Julie Desroches², Mark A. Ware⁴, Jordi Perez³, Yoram Shir³ and Mary-Ann Fitzcharles¹, ¹McGill University, Montréal, QC, Canada, ²Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada, ³McGill University Health Centre, Montréal, QC, Canada, ⁴Canopy Growth Corporation, Montréal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by a constellation of symptoms that are often poorly responsive to current treatments, and patients are increasingly turning to medical…
Abstract Number: 0477 • ACR Convergence 2021
TNX-102 SL (Sublingual Cyclobenzaprine) for the Treatment of Fibromyalgia in the RELIEF Study: Positive Results of a Phase 3 Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Multicenter Efficacy and Safety Trial
Gregory Sullivan¹, Mary Kelley², Annabelle Iserson¹, Perry Peters², Ashild Peters², Candace Flint¹, Judy Gendreau³, Herb Harris¹, Ben Vaughn⁴ and Seth Lederman⁵, ¹Tonix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Chatham, NJ, ²Tonix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., San Diego, CA, ³Gendreau Consulting, LLC, Poway, CA, ⁴Rho, Inc., Cary, NC, ⁵Tonix Pharmaceuticals, Inc., South Dartmouth, MA
Background/Purpose: Fibromyalgia (FM) is characterized by chronic widespread pain, fatigue, and nonrestorative sleep, a symptom constellation suggestive of a pathological disturbance in central pain processing…

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