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Abstract Number: 0466 • ACR Convergence 2025
Pilot Study Demonstrates Altered Intestinal Mucosal Microbiome in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis versus Control Subjects
Tulsi Joishy¹, Anastasiia Phothisane², Phicharmon Kulapatana² and Michelle Ormseth¹, ¹Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease that is thought to originate at the mucosa. Despite the mucosa’s importance, few studies have examined…
Abstract Number: 0255 • ACR Convergence 2025
Clearing the Smoke: Association Between Cannabis Use and Autoimmune Disease Incidence in a Retrospective Cohort Analysis
Justin Riley Lam¹, Emmanuel Otabor², Laith Alomari², Esteban Kosak Lopez², Maxim Barnett² and Shahrzad Abdollahi³, ¹Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA, ²Jefferson Einstein Hospital Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ³Jefferson Einstein Hospital, Philadelphia, PA
Background/Purpose: Cannabis use has increased substantially in the past decades, with legalization expanding across the U.S. Despite its known therapeutic potential, the immunomodulatory effects of…
Abstract Number: 0036 • ACR Convergence 2025
Integrated Analysis of Polygenic and Environmental Risk Scores for Late-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Mehmet Hocaoglu¹ and Amr Sawalha², ¹University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Piitsburgh, PA, ²University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Polygenic risk scores (PRS) have been constructed to summarize genetic risk but there is limited research on environment-wide analysis of risk factors for systemic…
Abstract Number: 0364 • ACR Convergence 2025
Group-Based Medical Mistrust and Logistical Factors Influencing Rheumatology Clinical Trial Enrollment: A Single-Center Cross-Sectional Survey
Andreina Martinez Paulino¹, Miles King², Danny Arias Diaz¹, Asma Cheema³ and Muznay Khawaja⁴, ¹Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ, ²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, ³Montefiore Einstein , Wakefield Campus, Woodbridge Township, NJ, ⁴Jersey City Medical Center, Hoboken, NJ

Background/Purpose: Clinical trials are the cornerstone of evidence-based rheumatology, yet enrolling and retaining a representative patient cohort remains challenging. While underrepresentation of underserved minorities is…
Abstract Number: 0475 • ACR Convergence 2025
Drug Discontinuation in Inflammatory Arthritis Following Mandatory Non-Medical Switching from Originator to Biosimilar in Quebec, Canada
Cristiano Moura¹, Luck Lukusa², Denis Choquette³, Gilles Boire⁴, Nathalie Carrier⁵, Autumn Neville² and Sasha Bernatsky⁶, ¹Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montréal, Canada, ²Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada, ³Institut de Rhumatologie de Montréal, Saint-Donat-de-Montcalm, Canada, ⁴Retired, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ⁵Centre integré universitaire de santé et de services sociaux de l’Estrie – Centre hospitalier universitaire de Sherbrooke (CIUSSS de l’Estrie-CHUS), Sherbrooke, Canada, ⁶Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: In April 2022, the Canadian province of Quebec introduced a mandatory non-medical switch to biosimilars for persons on bio-originators to manage healthcare costs. Our…
Abstract Number: 0265 • ACR Convergence 2025
Influence of Menopausal Status on Coronary Artery Calcium Burden and Cardiovascular Computed Tomography Abnormalities in Inflammatory Arthritis
Mohammed Mohammed¹, Bindee Kuriya², Lihi Eder¹, Elsie Nguyen³, Shadi Ahktari⁴, Paula Harvey⁵, Wei Wu⁶ and Sohan Shahab⁷, ¹University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ²University of Toronto - Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada, ³University of Toronto, Toronto, ⁴University of Toronto Department of Medicine and Women's College Hospital, Toronto, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto Department of Medicine and Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, ⁷Women’s College Research Institute, Women’s College Hospital, Toronto, Canada
Background/Purpose: Patients with inflammatory arthritis (IA) have increased cardiovascular risk. Coronary artery calcium (CAC) scoring by computed tomography (CT) detects early coronary disease and structural…
Abstract Number: 0398 • ACR Convergence 2025
Efficacy of Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in Children Diagnosed With Non-Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis ≤ 2 Years Old Using The Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Registry
Christina Gulla¹, Tara Lozy² and Ginger Janow³, ¹Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ, ²Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital, Center for Discovery and Innovation, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, Nutley, ³Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital at Hackensack Meridian Health, Hackensack, NJ
Background/Purpose: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is the most common pediatric rheumatic disease. Tumor necrosis factor inhibitors (TNFi) are key treatments in non-systemic JIA (sJIA), but…
Abstract Number: 0428 • ACR Convergence 2025
The OMERACT Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis MRI Score for Active and Structural Lesions in the Sacroiliac Joints: Development and Validation in Two Longitudinal Cohorts
Walter P. Maksymowych¹, Michael Francavilla², Nele Herregods³, Robert G. W. Lambert⁴, Arthur Meyers⁵, Joel Paschke⁶, Jennifer Stimec⁷, Pamela Weiss⁸ and Dax Rumsey⁹, ¹Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, ⁵⁶⁸ Heritage Building, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ²Department of Pediatric Radiology, Children’s Hospital Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ³Department of Pediatric Radiology, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, ⁴University of Alberta, Department of Radiology & Diagnostic Imaging, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁵Department of Radiology, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, ⁶CARE Arthritis Limited, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁷Department of Diagnostic Imaging, SickKids, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada, ⁸Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA, ⁹Department of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Background/Purpose: The OMERACT Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis MRI (JAMRIS) Working group has defined a spectrum of MRI lesions in the sacroiliac joint (SIJ) in youth with…
Abstract Number: 0010 • ACR Convergence 2025
XmAb657, a CD19 x CD3 T-Cell Engaging Bispecific Antibody for Autoimmune Disease
Matthew Bernett¹, Gregory Moore², Katrina Bykova², Viralkumar Davra², Seung Chu², Michael Sheard², Ruschelle Love², Norman Barlow², Engie Salama², Jitendra Kanodia², Panida Lertkiatmongkol², Dipankar Chaudhuri², Kendra Avery², Hanh Nguyen², Rumana Rashid², Ke Liu², Jing Qi², Araz Eivazi², Thuy Truong², Sher Karki², James Ernst², Rena Bahjat² and John Desjarlais², ¹Xencor, Inc., Pasadena, CA, ²Xencor, Inc., Pasadena
Background/Purpose: B cell depletion is a validated therapeutic strategy in autoimmune disease, but current approaches targeting CD20 may only partially eliminate disease-driving subsets such as…
Abstract Number: 0371 • ACR Convergence 2025
Lifestyle Coaching in Psoriatic Arthritis: Pilot Findings from an Online eCoaching Program
Judy Zhang¹, Leonard Calabrese², Shilpa Venkatachalam³, angela Degrassi⁴, Yuxuan Jin² and M. Elaine Husni⁵, ¹Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, United States, Cleveland, OH, ²Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, ³Global Healthy Living Foundation, New York, NY, ⁴Global Healthy Living Foundation, Upper Nyack, NY, ⁵Department of Rheumatic and Immunologic Diseases, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
Background/Purpose: As healthcare shifts towards patient-centered care, multifactorial lifestyle interventions, though effective, often impose time and resource burdens on patients. An online program like IMMUNE…
Abstract Number: 0490 • ACR Convergence 2025
Infection Risks Associated with Monotherapy and Combination Therapies Using Biological or Targeted – DMARD in RA: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis
Li Liu¹, Xue-Mei Zhang¹, Zhi-Chun Gu¹ and Jia Li², ¹Ren Ji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School Of Medicine, Pu Dong Xin Qu, Shanghai, China (People's Republic), ²Department of Rheumatology, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China (People's Republic)
Background/Purpose: This study aimed to evaluate the infection risks in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treated with biological or targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (b/tsDMARDs),…
Abstract Number: 0504 • ACR Convergence 2025
Spatial profiling of gene signatures in synovial tissue informs treatment strategy for Rheumatoid Arthritis
Vincent Wong¹, Katie Lowe², Annabelle Small³, Christopher Altmann³, Susanna Proudman⁴, Malcolm Smith², Wittaya Suwakulsiri⁵, Ranjeny Thomas⁵, Chung Hoow Kok⁶ and Mihir Wechalekar⁷, ¹College of Medicine and Public Health, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia, ²Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, ³Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia, ⁴The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Victoria, Australia, ⁵Frazer Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, ⁶Centre for Cancer Biology, and Clinical Health Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, ⁷Flinders Medical Centre and Flinders University, Bedford Park, South Australia, Australia
Background/Purpose: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) shows heterogeneous therapeutic responses that may reflect diversity within synovial tissue (ST). We aimed to identify gene signatures that predict Adalimumab…
Abstract Number: 0438 • ACR Convergence 2025
Exploring the Potential for Cardiorenal-Metabolic Therapies to Target Comorbidities in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis
Bindee Kuriya¹, Susan J. Bartlett², Marie-France Valois³, Janet Pope⁴, Carter Thorne⁵, Carol Hitchon⁶, Hugues Allard-Chamard⁷, Glen Hazlewood⁸, Gilles Boire⁹, Louis Bessette¹⁰ and Vivian Bykerk¹¹, ¹Mount Sinai Health, Toronto, Canada, ²McGill University, Beaconsfield, QC, Canada, ³McGill University, Pointe-Claire, QC, Canada, ⁴University of Western Ontario, London, ON, Canada, ⁵Centre of Arthritis Excellence, Newmarket, ON, Canada, ⁶University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ⁷Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Canada, ⁸University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁹Retired, Sherbrooke, QC, Canada, ¹⁰Centre de l'Ostéoporose et de Rhumatologie de Québec, Quebec, QC, Canada, ¹¹Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Cardiorenal-metabolic (CRM) therapies, such as SGLT-2 inhibitors and GLP-1 agonists, are medications that target interconnected pathways between cardiovascular, renal, and metabolic systems and may…
Abstract Number: 0439 • ACR Convergence 2025
Osteoarthritis and Other Degenerative Musculoskeletal Disorders Are Common and Often Associated with Active Inflammation in Difficult-to-Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Cross-Sectional Cohort
Blanche QUERE¹, Grégoire CORMIER², LE GOFF Benoit³ and Adrien LE PLUART⁴, ¹CHU de Nantes, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France, ²Centre Hospitalier département de Vendée, La Roche Sur Yon, France, ³CHU Nantes, Nantes, France, ⁴CHU Nantes, Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France
Background/Purpose: Despite advances in therapeutic strategies, a subset of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) continues to experience persistent symptoms. In 2022, the EULAR proposed a…
Abstract Number: 0388 • ACR Convergence 2025
A Scoping Review of Outcomes of Adults With Childhood-Onset Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases
Michael Moore¹, Kaien Gu², Carol Cooke¹, Annaliese Tisseverasinghe¹ and Lily Lim¹, ¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²Feinstein Institutes for Medical Research, Manhasset, NY
Background/Purpose: Systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARD) include systemic lupus erythematous (SLE), idiopathic inflammatory myositis (IIM), systemic sclerosis (SSc), Sjögren syndrome (SS), and systemic vasculitis (SV).…

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