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Abstract Number: 0424 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Clinical Utility of Serum BAFF Levels in Pregnant Patients with SLE
Catherine Sims¹, Amanda Eudy², Samir Soneji³, Kateena Addae-Konadu³, Jennifer Gilner³, Andra James³, Jerome Federspiel⁴, Eugene Kovalik³, Anika Lucas⁴, Laura Neil⁵, Amanda Snyderman³ and Megan Clowse⁶, ¹Duke University, Knightdale, NC, ²Duke University, Raleigh, NC, ³Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, ⁴Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, ⁵Duke University, Durham, ⁶Duke University, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: The B cell Activating Factor (BAFF) signaling pathway plays an important role in the selection, maturation, and survival of B cells; it consequently contributes…
Abstract Number: 0369 • ACR Convergence 2024
Can Treatment Expectations or Treatment Itself in Patients with Arthralgia Suspicious for Progression to Rheumatoid Arthritis Improve Illness Perceptions?
Simonetta van Griethuysen¹, Quirine Dumoulin² and Annette van der Helm-van Mil³, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands, ³LUMC, Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: Negative Illness perceptions (IPs) are associated with poorer disease outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Unfortunately, IPs are generally fixed in established RA. We hypothesized…
Abstract Number: 0404 • ACR Convergence 2024
Methotrexate Adherence in JIA: Use of Electronic Health Record-Linked Pharmacy DispensingData
Dori Abel¹, David Anderson¹, Michael Kallan², Levon Utidjian³, Jon Burnham⁴, Joyce Chang⁵, Chen Kenyon³ and Sabrina Gmuca¹, ¹Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ²University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, ³Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, ⁴Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Bryn Mawr, PA, ⁵Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: The extent to which adherence to prescribed treatment regimens contributes to differential disease outcomes in JIA – and demographic disparities in these outcomes –…
Abstract Number: 0341 • ACR Convergence 2024
Efficacy and Safety of Nintedanib in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathy-related Interstitial Lung Disease
Kaito Aoki¹, Keigo Shimura¹, Toshiki Ohisa¹, Akira Ishii¹, Mai Sugiyama², Yuichiro Ota¹, Ayumi Nishikawa³, Noriko Sasaki³, Chiho Yamada¹ and Shinji Sato², ¹Tokai University School of Medicine, Isehara, Japan, ²Tokai University, Isehara, Japan, ³Tokai University Hachioji Hospital, Hachioji, Japan
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are chronic inflammatory disorders that affect muscle, skin and lung to varying degrees. Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a major…
Abstract Number: 0353 • ACR Convergence 2024
Identifying Solutions to Address Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities in Lupus: A Consensus-Based Approach
Joy Buie¹, Michael Fisher¹, Hannah Tlydsley², Kristen Backor² and Karen Costenbader³, ¹Lupus Foundation of America, Washington, DC, ²Charles River Associates, San Francisco, CA, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital/ Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Health disparities among racial and ethnic minoritized individuals living with lupus remain a critical public health concern. Challenges related to healthcare affordability, accessibility, and…
Abstract Number: 0358 • ACR Convergence 2024
Residual’ Fatigue and Its Severity in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in Clinical Remission: Prevalence and Associated Factors
Rosa Maria Morlà Novell¹, Beatriz Frade-Sosa², Lola Tobalina Maestre³, Meritxell Sallés Lizarzaburu⁴, Virginia Ruiz-Esquide², Maria López Lasanta⁵, Georgina Salvador Alarcón⁶, Noemí Busquets Pérez⁷, Marta Valls Roc⁸, Enrique Gonzalez Dávila⁹, Jose Alfredo Gomez-Puerta¹⁰ and Raimon Sanmartí Sala¹⁰, and ARCat study Group, ¹Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ²Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, ³Fundació Clinic per la Recerca clínica, Barcelona, Spain, ⁴Althaia Xarxa Assistencial Universitària Manresa, Manresa, Catalonia, Spain, ⁵Hospital Universitari Vall d´Hebron, Rheumatology, Barcelona, Spain, ⁶Hospital Mútua de Terrassa, Terrassa, Spain, ⁷HOSP. GENERAL DE GRANOLLERS, GRANOLLERS, Spain, ⁸Hospital Universitari Josep Trueta, Girona, ⁹Universidad de La Laguna, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain, ¹⁰Rheumatology Department, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Fatigue is a frequent and annoying symptom in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients that is often not assessed at routine follow-up visits. Residual’ fatigue has…
Abstract Number: 0416 • ACR Convergence 2024
Proteomic Signatures of Synovial Fluid in Different Subtypes of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
narendra bagri¹, saumya srivastava², yogendra singh², Thirumurthy Velpandian², Ashish Upadhyay², venkatesan sampath kumar², Subhradip Karmakar² and sushil K Kabra², ¹All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, Delhi, India, ²AIIMS New Delhi, new delhi, India
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is heterogenous group of inflammatory disorder with clinically distinct subtypes; polyarticular, oligoarticular systemic onset JIA (sJIA), and enthesitis-related arthritis (ERA).…
Abstract Number: 0375 • ACR Convergence 2024
Patient Outcomes During the Implementation of a Patient Decision-Aid for a Diverse Population of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A Study in 15 U.S. Rheumatology Clinics
Jasvinder Singh¹, Larry Hearld², Walter Chatham³, Sonali Narain⁴, Narender Annapureddy⁵, Diane Kamen⁶, Kimberly Trotter⁷, vikas Majithia⁸, Zineb Aouhab⁹, Swamy Venuturupalli¹⁰, Daniel Wallace¹¹, rosalind Ramsey-Goldman¹², Alfred Kim¹³, Maureen McMahon¹⁴, S. Sam Lim¹⁵, Kalpana Bhairavarasu¹⁶, Alexa Meara¹⁷, Kenneth Kalunian¹⁸ and Cathy Lee Ching¹⁹, ¹Baylor College of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, ²University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Birmingham, AL, ³University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV, ⁴Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, ⁵Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁶Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC, ⁷University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, ⁸University of Missisippi Medical Center (UMC), Jackson, MS, ⁹Loyola University Medical Center, Oak Brook, IL, ¹⁰Attune Health, Beverly Hills, CA, ¹¹Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Studio City, CA, ¹²Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, ¹³Washington University School of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, St Louis, MO, ¹⁴UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, ¹⁵Emory University, Atlanta, GA, ¹⁶Baylor College of Medicine, Sugar Land, TX, ¹⁷The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, COLUMBUS, OH, ¹⁸University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ¹⁹UMMC, Jackson, MS
Background/Purpose: To implement a self-administered patient decision-aid (PtDA) for lupus in outpatient clinics, assess its reach/penetration within each clinic, and examine patient outcomesMethods: An effective…
Abstract Number: 0419 • ACR Convergence 2024
Placental Weights of Offspring Born to Women with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Eugenia Chock¹, Zeyan Liew², Lars Henning Pedersen³ and Mette Oestergaard Thunbo³, ¹Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, ²Yale Center for Perinatal, Pediatric and Environmental Epidemiology, New Haven, CT, ³Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
Background/Purpose: Offspring of patients with chronic inflammatory arthritis have almost double the risk of being born small for gestational age. Placental insufficiency is one of…
Abstract Number: 0360 • ACR Convergence 2024
What Happens in Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Adherence, Two Years After the Introduction of Targeted Therapy? Results from the STRATEGE2 Study
Cécile Gaujoux-Viala¹, Emmanuelle Dernis², Eric Senbel³ and René-Marc Flipo⁴, ¹CHU Nîmes, Nïmes, Languedoc-Roussillon, France, ²CH LE MANS, LE MANS, Pays de la Loire, France, ³Cabinet de Rhumatologie, Marseille, France, ⁴Hôpital Roger Salengro, France, Lille, France
Background/Purpose: Treatment adherence is a major challenge in chronic inflammatory rheumatic diseases, particularly rheumatoid arthritis (RA), with adherence rates ranging from 30 to 80%. Given…
Abstract Number: 0294 • ACR Convergence 2024
Obesity and Risk of Autoimmune Diseases: Insights from the National Inpatient Sample
Sami Rabah and Xiangyi Kang, Lincoln Medical Center, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Obesity has been implicated as a risk factor in developing various cardiovascular, respiratory, and other health complications. However, the link between obesity and autoimmune…
Abstract Number: 0308 • ACR Convergence 2024
Interstitial Lung Disease as the First Clinical Manifestation of Connective Tissue Diseases
Juan A. Meraz-Ostiz, Aina Puiggròs-Ferrer, Núria Bou, Irene Carrión-Barberà, Jordi Monfort, Carolina Pérez-García, Diana Badenes, Eva Balcells and Anna Pros-Simon, Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common complication of connective tissue diseases (CTDs), significantly influencing prognosis and mortality. The prevalence and characteristics of new…
Abstract Number: 0390 • ACR Convergence 2024
Treatment Effectiveness Following Switching from Initial TNF Inhibitor in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Mei-Sing Ong¹, Sarah Ringold², Melissa Mannion³, Marc Natter⁴ and Yukiko Kimura⁵, ¹Harvard Medical School & Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Institute, Boston, MA, ²Washington University, Seattle, ³University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁴Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁵Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Although the increasing availability of biologic therapies has significantly improved outcomes for patients with JIA, a substantial proportion of patients require switching from the…
Abstract Number: 0425 • ACR Convergence 2024
Use of bDMARDs During Pregnancy After Preconceptional Counseling in Spanish Patients with Rheumatic Diseases
Antia Garcia Fernandez¹, Fernando Rengifo-Garcia¹, Raquel Senosiain-Echarte¹, Miguel Álvaro Navidad¹, Miguel Angel Gonzalez-Gay² and Juan Antonio Martínez - López¹, ¹Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz, Madrid, Spain, ²University of Cantabria, Fundación Jimenez Díaz, Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Background/Purpose: Current recommendations advocate maintaining pregnancy-compatible bDMARDs during pregnancy (mainly TNF inhibitors) and monitoring disease activity before conception to improve disease and pregnancy outcomes. Recently,…
Abstract Number: 0021 • ACR Convergence 2024
A Novel Small Molecule Screening Assay Using Normal Human Chondrocytes Toward Osteoarthritis Drug Discovery
Philip Coryell¹, Kenneth Pearce², Paul Hardy², Susan Chubinskaya³ and Richard Loeser⁴, ¹University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel, NC, ²University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, ³University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX, ⁴University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Background/Purpose: A central feature of osteoarthritis (OA) is progressive cartilage degradation driven by increased production of matrix degrading enzymes including MMP-13. There is a critical…

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