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Abstract Number: 0837 • ACR Convergence 2025
Risk of New Proteinuria in Next Ten Years in SLE
Michelle Petri¹, Ilayda Demirayak², Andrea Fava³, Daniel Goldman¹ and Laurence Magder⁴, ¹Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD, ²Istanbul University, Istanbul, Turkey, ³Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ⁴University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, MD
Background/Purpose: The current 2024 ACR Lupus Nephritis guidelines recommend checking the urine protein to creatinine ratio (UPCR) every 6-12 months. Early recognition of lupus nephritis…
Abstract Number: 0885 • ACR Convergence 2025
MAIT cell-mediated immune modulation in lupus: antigen-driven expansion as a protective strategy
Grace Crossland¹, lennard Ostendorf², Vianey Chavez¹, Lindsay Mendyka¹, Deepak Rao³ and Sladjana Skopelja-Gardner¹, ¹Dartmouth College, Lebanon, NH, ²Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ³Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a leading cause of death for young women, and over 75% of SLE patients experience skin manifestations – cutaneous…
Abstract Number: 0799 • ACR Convergence 2025
Citrullination of neutrophil serine proteases enhances proteolytic activity, stability and autoantigenicity in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Mario Navarrete Lagos, Ramiza Zaman, Jun Kim, Jeba Atkia Maisha, Hani El-Gabalawy and Liam O'Neil, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Background/Purpose: In Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), autoantibodies develop against endogenous proteins containing the amino acid citrulline, which results from a post-translational modification of arginine catalyzed by…
Abstract Number: 0801 • ACR Convergence 2025
Achieving Sustained Lupus Low Disease Activity State and Remission With Ianalumab (VAY736) in Patients with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: A post hoc Analysis From a Phase II Study
Eric Morand¹, Corine Gaillez², Stephen Oliver³, Swati Ghanshani⁴, Marilia Pozzobon⁵, Weibin Bao⁶ and Ed Vital⁷, ¹Centre for Inflammatory Diseases, Monash University and Monash Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, ²Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, Croissy Sur Seine, France, ³Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁴Novartis Healthcare Private Limited, Hyderabad, India, Hyderabad, India, ⁵Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, Basel, Switzerland, ⁶Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, Hanover, NJ, ⁷University of Leeds, Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Ianalumab, a fully human monoclonal antibody against the B cell–activating factor receptor (BAFF-R), has a dual mechanism of action of B cell depletion through…
Abstract Number: 0511 • ACR Convergence 2025
Submandibular Gland Ratio Stratifies Salivary Function and Reveals a Senescence Peak in Anti-SSA Positive Sjögren’s Syndrome
Chiao-Feng Cheng¹, Tseng-Cheng Chen², Min-Shu Hsieh³, TING-YUAN LAN⁴, Jui-Hung Kao⁵, Yu Heng Lin⁶, Mei-Fang Cheng⁷, Yi-Chieh Chen⁸, Hsiao-Sang Chu⁹, Yi-Min Huang¹⁰, Cheng-Hsun Lu¹¹, Ko-Jen Li¹¹, Chieh-Yu Shen¹ and Song-Chou Hsieh¹², ¹Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ²Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan., Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ³Department of Pathology, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei ¹⁰⁰²²⁵, Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁴National Taiwan University Hospital Hsinchu Branch, Hsinchu City, Taiwan, ⁵Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁶Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Yun-Lin Branch, Yun-Lin, Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁷Department of Nuclear Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan., Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁸Department of Nuclear Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan., Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ⁹Department of Ophthalmology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan., Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ¹⁰Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan, Taipei, Taiwan (Republic of China), ¹¹National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, ¹²National Taiwan Unuversity Hospital, Taipei City, Taiwan (Republic of China)
Background/Purpose: In primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS), the histologic focus score reflects immune infiltration but does not capture irreversible glandular damage. We evaluated a submandibular gland…
Abstract Number: 0531 • ACR Convergence 2025
Evaluating the Diagnostic Utility of 14-3-3 eta Autoantibodies in Axial Spondyloarthritis: A Multiplex Assay Approach
Anthony Marotta¹, Walter P. Maksymowych², Stephen Bleakley¹, Stephanie Wichuk³ and Norma Biln⁴, ¹Augurex Life Sciences Corp, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ²Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, ⁵⁶⁸ Heritage Building, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ³University of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ⁴Augurex Life Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Novel biomarkers for axSpA are urgently needed to enable earlier diagnosis and improve patient outcomes. An assay for quantifying 14-3-3η autoantibodies (AAbs) has been…
Abstract Number: 0851 • ACR Convergence 2025
Urinary Tenascin C Predicts Kidney Function Loss in Lupus Nephritis
CHEN-YU LEE¹, Sepehr Taghavi², Shangzhu Zhang³, Roopa Madhu⁴, Jasmine Shwetar⁵, Tyler O'Malley⁶, Daniel Goldman⁷, Peter Izmirly⁸, H Michael Belmont⁹, Richard Furie¹⁰, Noa Schwartz¹¹, Chaim Putterman¹², Jennifer Barnas¹³, Jennifer Anolik¹⁴, Sarah French¹⁵, Maria Dall'Era¹⁶, Judith James¹⁷, Joel Guthridge¹⁷, Jacob Vasquez¹⁸, Mike Nerenberg¹⁹, Andrew Concoff²⁰, Christine Schleif²¹, Kevin Wei²², Thomas Eisenhaure²³, Nir Hacohen²³, Rachael Bogle²⁴, Johann Gudjonsson²⁵, Lam Tsoi²⁵, Brad Rovin²⁶, Jill Buyon²⁷, Michelle Petri⁷ and Andrea Fava¹, ¹Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, ²Exagen Inc, Escondido, CA, ³Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Beijing, China (People's Republic), ⁴Brigham and Women's Hospital, Brookline, MA, ⁵New York School of Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁶Exagen, Vista, CA, ⁷Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Timonium, MD, ⁸New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY, ⁹NYU School of Medicine, New York, NY, ¹⁰Division of Rheumatology, Northwell Health, Great Neck, NY, ¹¹Division of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, New York, NY, ¹²Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Safed, Israel, ¹³University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ¹⁴University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, ¹⁵UCSF, Mill Valley, CA, ¹⁶Division of Rheumatology, University of California, San Francisco, CA, ¹⁷Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City, OK, ¹⁸Exagen, Inc., Vista, CA, ¹⁹Exagen, DEL MAR, CA, ²⁰Specialty Networks/United Rheumatology, a Cardinal Health Company, N/A, ²¹Exagen, Carlsbad, CA, ²²Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ²³Broad Institute, Cambridge, MA, ²⁴University of Michigan, Holland, OH, ²⁵University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ²⁶The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, ²⁷NYU Grossman School of Medicine, New York, NY
Background/Purpose: Kidney survival is the ultimate treatment goal in lupus nephritis (LN), but long-term predictors remain understudied due to the need for extensive follow up.…
Abstract Number: 0891 • ACR Convergence 2025
MEthotrexate versus TOcilizumab for treatment of Giant cell Arteritis (METOGiA trial): a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial.
Maxime Samson¹, Abderrahmane Bourredjem², Rodérau Outh³, Vincent Grobost⁴, François Lifermann⁵, Guillaume DIREZ⁶, Emmanuel Ribeiro⁷, Eric Oziol⁸, Valerie Devauchelle⁹, Mikael Ebbo¹⁰, Nicolas Limal¹¹, Romain Paule¹², Boris Bienvenu¹³, Antoine Poulet¹³, Sébastien Miranda¹⁴, Ygal Benhamou¹⁴, Thomas Quemeneur¹⁵, Claire Dingremont¹⁶, Andre Ramon¹⁷, Bernard Simorre⁸, Quitterie Reynaud¹⁸, Christian AGARD¹⁹, Olivier Espitia²⁰, Arsène Mekinian²¹, Jean-François Alexandra²², Emilie Berthoux²³, Laurent Perard²³, Antoine Baudet²⁴, Rafik Mesbah²⁵, David Lacôte-Delarbre²⁶, Julien Stievenart²⁷, Marc André²⁷, Jean Sébastien Allain²⁸, Rolland Jaussaud²⁹, Julie Magnant³⁰, Amélie Servettaz³¹, Hubert De Boysson³², Marc Ruivard⁴, Benjamin Terrier³³, Alexis REGENT³⁴, Amélie Cransac³⁵, Isabelle Fournel³⁶, Hervé Devilliers³⁶ and Bernard Bonnotte³⁷, ¹CHU Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon, France, ²Centre d'Investigation Clinique, CHU Dijon, Dijon, France ; INSERM, CIC ¹⁴³², Module Epidémiologie Clinique, Dijon, France, ³Department of Internal Medicine, Centre Hospitalier de Perpignan, Perpignan, France., Clermont-Ferrand, France, ⁴Internal medicine, CHU Clermont Ferrand Estaing, Clermont Ferrand, France, ⁵Internal Medicine, CH de Dax, Dax, France, ⁶Rheumatology, CH Le Mans, Le Mans, France, ⁷Internal medicine and clinical immunology, CHU Bordeaux, Hôpital Saint-André, Bordeaux, France, ⁸Internal Medicine, CH Bézier, Bézier, France, ⁹UBO, Brest, France, ¹⁰Internal Medicine, Marseille-APHM, hôpital La Timone, Marseille, France, ¹¹Internal Medicine, CHU Henri Mondor, Créteil, France, ¹²Hospital Foch, Service de medicine interne, Suresnes, Paris, Suresnes, France, ¹³Internal Medicine, Hôpital Saint Joseph, Marseille, France, ¹⁴Internal Medicine, CHU Rouen, Rouen, France, ¹⁵Nephrology and Internal Medicine, CH Valenciennes, Valenciennes, France, ¹⁶Internal Medicine, Groupement hospitalier Tarbes-Lourdes, Tarbes, France, ¹⁷Rheumatology, Université Bourgogne Europe, CHU Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon, France, ¹⁸Internal medicine and vascular diseases, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France, ¹⁹Internal medicine, Nantes University Hospital, Nantes, France, ²⁰CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France, ²¹Department of Internal Medicine, Inflammation-Immunopathology-Biotherapy Department (DMU i³), Saint-Antoine University Hospital, ⁷⁵⁰¹² Paris, France, Paris, France, ²²Internal Medicine, Hôpital Bichat, APHP, Paris, France, ²³Internal Medicine, Saint Luc Saint Joseph Hospital, Lyon, France, ²⁴Internal Medicine, CH Annecy, Annecy, France, ²⁵Nephrology, CH Boulogne sur Mer, Boulogne sur Mer, France, ²⁶Internal Medicine, Hôpital d’instruction des armées Saint Anne, Toulon, France, ²⁷Internal Medicine, CHU Clermont Ferrand Gabriel Montpied, Clermont Ferrand, France, ²⁸Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, CH Saint Malo, Saint Malo, France, ²⁹Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, CHU Nancy, Nancy, France, ³⁰Internal Medicine, CHU Tours, Tours, France, ³¹Internal Medicine, CHU Reims, Reims, France, ³²Internal Medicine, CHU Caean, Caen, France, ³³Cochin Hospital, Paris, France, ³⁴Hopital Cochin, Paris, France, ³⁵Pharmacy, CHU Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon, France, ³⁶Centre d'Investigation Clinique, CHU Dijon, Dijon, France ; INSERM, CIC ¹⁴³², Module Epidémiologie Clinique, Dijon, France, ³⁷Internal medicine and clinical immunology, Université Bourgogne Europe , CHU Dijon Bourgogne, Dijon, France
Background/Purpose: This trial aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of methotrexate (MTX) vs. tocilizumab (TCZ), in combination with glucocorticoid (GC), in patients with giant…
Abstract Number: 0809 • ACR Convergence 2025
Human blood vessel organoids as a model of vasculopathy in systemic sclerosis
Yanhua Xiao¹, Xuezhi Hong¹, Langxian Zhi¹, Yi-Nan Li², Martin Regensburger³, Franz Marxreiter⁴, Boris Görg⁵, Sarah Koziel⁶, Andrea-Hermina Györfi⁷, Tim Filla⁸, Peter-Martin Bruch⁶, Philipp Tripal⁹, James Adjaye¹⁰, Sascha Dietrich¹¹, Jürgen Winkler⁴, Jörg Distler¹² and Alexandru-Emil Matei¹³, ¹Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University, Dusseldorf, Germany, ²University Hospital of Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany, ³Department of Stem Cell Biology, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität (FAU) Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ⁴Department of Molecular Neurology, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany, Erlangen, Germany, ⁵Heinrich-Heine University, Dusseldorf, Germany, ⁶University Hospital Düsseldorf, Dusseldorf, Germany, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich Heine University., Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁸Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University., Düsseldorf, Germany, ⁹University Hospital Erlangen, FAU Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, ¹⁰Institute for Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Moorenstrasse ⁵, D-⁴⁰²²⁵ Duesseldorf, Germany, Dusseldorf, Germany, ¹¹Heinrich Heine University Duesseldorf, University Hospital Duesseldorf, Duesseldorf, Germany, ¹²University Hospital Duesseldorf and HHU, Duesseldorf, Germany, ¹³Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Hiller Research Center, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Medical Faculty of Heinrich-Heine University. Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP, and Fraunhofer Cluster of Excellence for Immune Mediated Diseases CIMD, Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Düsseldorf, Germany
Background/Purpose: While several pathogenic processes involved in vasculopathy in systemic sclerosis (SSc) have been described1-3, the mechanisms that underlie the SSc microvasculopathy remain incompletely understood.…
Abstract Number: 0875 • ACR Convergence 2025
Efficacy and Safety of Icotrokinra, a Novel Targeted Oral Peptide (IL-23R-Inhibitor), in Adolescents With Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis: Subgroup Analyses From a Phase 3, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study (ICONIC-LEAD)
Lawrence Eichenfield¹, Ricardo Galimberti², Adelaide Hebert³, Wen-Hui Wang⁴, Jennifer Soung⁵, Nina Magnolo⁶, John Browning⁷, Angela Moore⁸, Mark Lebwohl⁹, Dagmar Wilsmann-Theis¹⁰, Joseph F Merola¹¹, Georgios Kokolakis¹², Dariusch Mortazawi¹³, Parbeer Grewal¹⁴, Megan Miller¹⁵, Joseph Cafone¹⁶, Shu Li¹⁷, Gigi Jiang¹⁷, Fabio Nunes¹⁷, Cynthia DeKlotz¹⁸ and Amy Paller¹⁹, ¹University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, La Jolla, CA, USA, La Jolla, CA, ²Hosp Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ³University of Texas Medical School-Houston, Bellaire, TX, USA, Bellaire, TX, ⁴Peking University Third Hospital, Haidian District, Beijing, China, Beijing, China (People's Republic), ⁵Southern California Dermatology, Inc, Santa Ana, CA, USA, Santa Ana, ⁶University Hospital Muenster, Muenster, Germany, Muenster, Germany, ⁷Methodist Children's Hospital, San Antonio, TX, USA, San Antonio, TX, ⁸Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA, Dallas, TX, ⁹Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, ¹⁰University Hospital Bonn, Center for Skin Diseases, Bonn, Germany, Bonn, Germany, ¹¹Department of Dermatology and Department of Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ¹²Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ¹³Clinical Research Center, Remscheid, Germany, Remscheid, Germany, ¹⁴University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Edmonton, AB, Canada, ¹⁵Johnson & Johnson, San Diego, CA, USA, San Diego, CA,, CA, ¹⁶Johnson & Johnson, San Diego, CA, USA, San Diego, CA, CA, ¹⁷Johnson & Johnson, Spring House, PA, USA, Spring House, PA, ¹⁸Johnson & Johnson, San Diego, CA, USA, San Diego, CA, ¹⁹Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA, Chicago, IL
Background/Purpose: Icotrokinra (ICO), a novel targeted oral peptide, binds the interleukin (IL)-23 receptor to inhibit IL-23 signaling. ICONIC-LEAD (NCT06095115) is the first Phase 3 study…
Abstract Number: 0541 • ACR Convergence 2025
Inflammatory Back Pain Is Not Associated With HLA-B27 Positivity or CRP Levels in a Nationally Representative U.S. Population
Mark Hwang¹, Seokhun Kim², Charles Green¹, Charles Dillon³, Shervin Assassi⁴, Michael Weisman⁵ and John Reveille⁶, ¹UTHealth Houston, Houston, TX, ²UTHealth Houston, Houston, ³NIH, Bethesda, MD, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, UTHealth Houston, Houston, Texas, USA, Houston, TX, ⁵Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, LOS ANGELES, CA, ⁶Department of Medicine, University of Texas Medical Center, Houston, TX
Background/Purpose: Inflammatory back pain (IBP) is a hallmark symptom of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and is frequently used as a clinical entry point for further evaluation,…
Abstract Number: 0888 • ACR Convergence 2025
TargetScan Platform Identifies Targets of CD8+ T cells in Ankylosing Spondylitis and Birdshot Uveitis
Adam S. Weinheimer¹, Olivia Pryor², Catalina Burbano³, Tyler Heath³, Livio Dukaj³, Shoshana M.K. Bloom³, Jackson Lirette³, Rachel Lent³, Prachi Dhanania³, Nicole A. Ladd³, Ryan Kritzer³, Hana Husic³, Shobitha Jillella³, Alexander Cristofaro², Chandan K. Pavuluri³, Jenna LaBelle³, Laurie Barefoot³, Shrikanta Chattopadhyay³, Andrew P. Ferretti³ and Cagan Gurer³, ¹TScan Therapeutics, Boston, MA, ²TScan Therapeutics, Waltham, ³TScan Therapeutics, Waltham, MA
Background/Purpose: Antigen-specific therapies offer a promising approach to selectively modulating autoimmune responses without broad immunosuppression. Strong associations with specific Class I HLA alleles in ankylosing…
Abstract Number: 0558 • ACR Convergence 2025
Early Systemic and Skin Pharmacodynamic Effects of Icotrokinra in Participants with Moderate-to-Severe Plaque Psoriasis: Results Through Week 24 of the Phase 3, ICONIC-LEAD Study
Julianty Angsana¹, Marta Polak¹, Sharan Nischal¹, Elizabeth Chen¹, Deepika Balakrishna², Ching-Heng Chou¹, Christopher Sisk³, Lynn Tomsho¹, Arun Kannan¹, Cynthia DeKlotz¹, Megan Miller⁴, Joseph Cafone³, Paul Newbold¹, Ya-Wen Yang¹, Monica Leung¹, Dawn Waterworth¹, Nina Sabins¹, Anna Perillo⁵, Andreas Pinter⁶ and Robert Bissonnette⁷, ¹Johnson & Johnson, San Diego, CA, USA, San Diego, CA, ²Johnson & Johnson, San Diego, CA, USA, San Diego, USA, ³Johnson & Johnson, San Diego, CA, USA, San Diego, CA, CA, ⁴Johnson & Johnson, San Diego, CA, USA, San Diego, CA,, CA, ⁵The Rockefeller University, New York, NY, USA, New York, NY, ⁶Goethe University Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany, Frankfurt, Germany, ⁷Innovaderm Research, Montreal, QC, Canada, Montreal, QC
Background/Purpose: Icotrokinra (ICO), a first-in-class targeted oral peptide that blocks the interleukin (IL)-23R and inhibits IL-23 pathway signaling, is being evaluated in the phase 3…
Abstract Number: 0561 • ACR Convergence 2025
Patient Characteristics and Treatment Patterns of Traditional and Advanced Therapies Prior to First Secukinumab Intravenous (IV) Administration in Patients with Spondyloarthritis (SpA) in US Real-World Clinical Settings
Alan Kivitz¹, Linda Grinnell-Merrick², Tim Nguyen², Ariane Faucher³, Riley Taiji³, Francis Vekeman³ and Atul Singhal⁴, ¹Altoona Center for Clinical Research, Duncansville, PA, ²Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, East Hanover, NJ, ³STATLOG, Inc, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴SouthWest Arthritis Research Group, Mesquite, TX
Background/Purpose: Since most approved biologics are administered subcutaneously, there is a need for alternate routes of delivery to treat patients with SpA. Secukinumab is an…
Abstract Number: 0570 • ACR Convergence 2025
Phyto- and Endo-cannabinoids Exhibit Ex Vivo Anti-Inflammatory Effects in Refractory Rheumatic inflammatory/Autoimmune Patients: Toward Personalized Cannabinoid Therapy
Gilad Halpert¹, Eri Govrin¹, Omer Gendelman¹, Abdulla Watad², Yehuda Shoenfeld¹ and Howard Amital¹, ¹Sheba Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel, ²Tel Hashomer Medical Center, Ramat Gan, Israel
Background/Purpose: A substantial number of patients with rheumatic inflammatory/autoimmune diseases, do not achieve adequate symptom control with current standard-of-care therapies, including biologics. The endocannabinoid system…

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