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Abstract Number: 1374 • ACR Convergence 2020
Secukinumab in the Treatment of Dactylitis in Patients with Psoriatic Arthritis: Post Hoc Analysis Results from a Randomized Phase 3 Trial
Bruce Kirkham¹, Peter Nash², Sandra Navarra³, Erhard Quebe-Fehling⁴, Corine Gaillez⁴, Carlos Sastre⁴ and Philip Mease⁵, ¹Guy's & St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London, United Kingdom, ²School of Medicine Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, ³University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines, ⁴Novartis Pharma AG, Basel, Switzerland, ⁵Seattle Rheumatology Associates, P.L.L.C., Seattle, WA
Background/Purpose: Dactylitis is a key and frequent clinical manifestation of psoriatic arthritis (PsA)1 associated with significant disease burden and impaired function.2–3 Randomized controlled trials designed…
Abstract Number: 1375 • ACR Convergence 2020
Remission in Axial Spondyloarthritis: Is There a Difference Between NSAIDs and Biologics in the Real Life?
Charlotte Baert¹, Charlene Mouafo Toukam², Tatiana Sokolova³, Maria S. Stoenoiu⁴, Patrick Durez⁵, Laurent Meric De Bellefon² and Adrien Nzeusseu Toukap⁶, ¹Rheumatology department, St-Luc university hospitals, Brussels, Belgium, ²Rheumatology department; St-Luc University Hospitals, Brussels, Belgium, ³Rheumatology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc – Université catholique de Louvain (UCL) – Institut de Recherche Expérimentale et Clinique (IREC), Brussels, Belgium, ⁴1Department of Rheumatology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, 2Institut de recherche expérimentale et cliniques (IREC), Brussels, Belgium, ⁵Division of Rheumatology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Bruxelles, Belgium, ⁶1Department of Rheumatology, Cliniques Universitaires Saint Luc, 2Institut de recherche expérimentale et clinique (IREC), Brussels, Belgium
Background/Purpose: Randomized-controlled trials (RCTs) done in axial spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) patients have shown that remission in Ankylosing Spondylitis and nonradiographic AxSpA patients treated without biologics (BIOL)…
Abstract Number: 1376 • ACR Convergence 2020
Impact of Body Composition Measures on the Response to Biological Disease-modifying Anti-rheumatic Drugs in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis
Valeria Rios Rodriguez¹, Mikhail Protopopov¹, Fabian Proft¹, Judith Rademacher¹, Burkhard Muche¹, Anne-Katrin Weber¹, Susanne Lüders¹, Hildrun Haibel¹, Maryna Verba¹, Joachim Sieper¹ and Denis Poddubnyy², ¹Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany, ²Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Background/Purpose: Data on the impact of body weight and body mass index (BMI) on the response to biological disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs) in axial spondyloarthritis…
Abstract Number: 1377 • ACR Convergence 2020
Raynaud’s Phenomenon and Systemic Sclerosis in Post-9/11 Deployed Veterans Receiving Care Veterans Health Administration Care
Tracy Frech¹, Maureen Murtaugh¹, Megan Amuan² and Mary Jo Pugh¹, ¹University of Utah and Salt Lake Veterans Affair Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT, ²Veterans Affair Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: The purpose of this project was to describe Raynaud's phenomenon (RP), very early diagnosis of systemic sclerosis (VEDOSS), and systemic sclerosis (SSc) in Veterans…
Abstract Number: 1378 • ACR Convergence 2020
Understanding Diagnostic Pathways in Systemic Sclerosis and Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease (SSc-ILD)
Shervin Assassi¹, Nan Shao², Ziwei Yin², Elizabeth Volkmann³, Donald Zoz² and Thomas Leonard², ¹University of Texas Houston McGovern Medical School, Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunogenetics, Houston, TX, ²Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Ridgefield, CT, ³University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
Background/Purpose: Interstitial lung disease (ILD) is a common manifestation of SSc. SSc-ILD is usually detected in a patient known to have SSc, but ILD may…
Abstract Number: 1379 • ACR Convergence 2020
Clinical Outcomes Among Participants with Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis Contracting COVID-19 During Clinical Studies of Lenabasum: A Case Series
Robyn Domsic¹, Lorinda Chung², Jerry Molitor³, Robert Spiera⁴, Bradley Bloom⁵, Barbara White⁶ and Quinn Dinh⁶, ¹University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Stanford University School of Medicine and Palo Alto VA Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA, ³University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, ⁴Division of Rheumatology, Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, New York, USA, New York, NY, ⁵Corbus Pharmaceuticals Inc, Norwood, MA, ⁶Corbus Pharmaceuticals, Norwood, MA
Background/Purpose: Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) may be at increased risk for severe outcomes with COVID-19, given the high rate of immunosuppressive medication use, underlying…
Abstract Number: 1380 • ACR Convergence 2020
Digital Occlusive Arterial Disease on Laser Doppler Flowmetry Increases the Risk of Digital Ischemic Complications in Systemic Sclerosis: Results from a Single Center Referral Cohort (2001-2018)
Yasser Radwan¹, Tina Gunderson², Cynthia Crowson², David Liedl², Kenneth Warrington³, Paul Wennberg² and Ashima Makol², ¹Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, Lansing, MI, ²Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA, Rochester, MN, ³Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
Background/Purpose: Vascular dysfunction is a key feature of systemic sclerosis (SSc), manifesting clinically as Raynaud’s phenomenon (RP) with or without digital ischemia. Laser doppler flowmetry…
Abstract Number: 1381 • ACR Convergence 2020
Real-World Mono-, Double and Triple Combination Treatment Patterns with Macitentan in Patients with Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Associated with Connective Tissue Disease (PAH-CTD): Evidence from the Combined OPUS/OrPHeUS Dataset
Matthew Lammi¹, Kelly Chin², Nick H. Kim³, Vallerie McLaughlin⁴, Roham Zamanian⁵, Megan Flynn⁶, Sandrine Leroy⁷, Rose Ong⁷, Graham Wetherill⁷ and Richard Channick⁸, ¹Lousiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA, ²UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, ³University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, ⁴University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, ⁵Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, ⁶Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc., South San Francisco, CA, ⁷Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd, Allschwil, Switzerland, ⁸University of California Los Angeles, Los Angeles
Background/Purpose: Patients with PAH-CTD have a worse prognosis than patients with most other PAH etiologies. The OPsumit® USers (OPUS) Registry and OPsumit® Historical USers (OrPHeUS)…
Abstract Number: 1382 • ACR Convergence 2020
Changes in Imaging Markers in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease (SSc-ILD) Treated with Nintedanib: Sub-Study of the SENSCIS Trial
Stephen Humphries¹, Eric Hachulla², Mark Hamblin³, Takashi Ogura⁴, Dag Wormanns⁵, Carina Ittrich⁶, Frank Risse⁶, Margarida Alves⁷, Martina Gahlemann⁸ and David Lynch⁹, ¹National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA, Denver, CO, ²Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, Université de Lille, Lille, France, Lille, France, ³University of Kansas Hospital, Kansas City, Kansas, USA, Kansas City, KS, ⁴Department of Respiratory Medicine, Kanagawa Cardiovascular and Respiratory Centre, Yokohama, Japan, Yokohama, Japan, ⁵Evangelische Lungenklinik, Berlin, Germany, Berlin, Germany, ⁶Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbH & Co. KG, Biberach an der Riss, Germany, Biberach an der Riss, Germany, ⁷Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, Ingelheim am Rhein, Germany, ⁸Boehringer Ingelheim (Schweiz) GmbH, Basel, Switzerland, Basel, Switzerland, ⁹National Jewish Health, Denver, Colorado, USA, Denver
Background/Purpose: In the SENSCIS trial in patients with SSc-ILD, nintedanib reduced the rate of decline in forced vital capacity (FVC) (mL/year) over 52 weeks by…
Abstract Number: 1383 • ACR Convergence 2020
Tocilizumab Shows Potential in Preserving Lung Function in Systemic Sclerosis with Positive anti-topoisomerase-1 (Scl-70): A Single Centre Cohort Study
Yasir Suleman¹, Kristina Clark², Svetlana Nihtyanova³, Voon Ong⁴ and Christopher Denton², ¹Royal Free Hospital London NHS Trust, London, United Kingdom, ²University College London, London, United Kingdom, ³Centre for Rheumatology, Royal Free Campus, UCL Division of Medicine, UK, London, United Kingdom, ⁴UCL, London, United Kingdom
Background/Purpose: Recent Phase II (faSScinate) and Phase III (focuSSced) clinical trials of tocilizumab versus placebo in early dcSSc highlighted the potential impact of tocilizumab on…
Abstract Number: 1384 • ACR Convergence 2020
Usage, Needs and Preferences Regarding Physical Therapy in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Sophie Liem¹, Nina van Leeuwen², Thea Vliet Vlieland³, Lian de Pundert⁴, Rita Schriemer⁵, Julia Spierings⁶, Madelon Vonk⁷ and Jeska de Vries-Bouwstra¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴HAGA Hospital, The Hague, Netherlands, ⁵NVLE, Utrecht, ⁶University Medical Center Utrecht, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: The importance of non-pharmacologic interventions in systemic sclerosis (SSc) is increasingly recognized. Physical therapy is among the most frequently used interventions, but knowledge on…
Abstract Number: 1385 • ACR Convergence 2020
Physical Therapy in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis: The Perspective of Physical Therapists on Current Delivery and Educational Needs
Sophie Liem¹, Nina van Leeuwen², Thea Vliet Vlieland³, Lian de Pundert⁴, Rita Schriemer⁵, Julia Spierings⁶, Madelon Vonk⁷ and Jeska de Vries-Bouwstra¹, ¹Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands, ²LUMC, Leiden, Netherlands, ³Leiden University Medical Center, 2300 RC Leiden, Netherlands, ⁴HAGA Hospital, The Hague, Netherlands, ⁵NVLE, Utrecht, ⁶University Medical Center Utrecht, Maastricht, Netherlands, ⁷Department of Rheumatology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands, Nijmegen, Netherlands
Background/Purpose: As there is currently no cure available for systemic sclerosis (SSc), nonpharmacologic care is an essential element in the management of the disease. Physical…
Abstract Number: 1386 • ACR Convergence 2020
Clinical Correlates and Relevance of the UCLA GIT 2.0 Instrument for Indication for Esophagogastroduodenoscopy and Endoscopic Esophagitis in Real-life Patients with Systemic Sclerosis
Norina Zampatti¹, Alexandru Garaiman¹, Suzana Jordan¹, Britta Maurer², Rucsandra Dobrota¹, Mike Oliver Becker¹, Oliver Distler³ and Carina Mihai¹, ¹Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, ²Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, ³Center of Experimental Rheumatology, Department of Rheumatology, University Hospital Zurich, Switzerland, Zurich, Switzerland
Background/Purpose: Gastrointestinal (GI) tract involvement is the most common of all internal organ involvement in systemic sclerosis (SSc). The University of California at Los Angeles,…
Abstract Number: 1387 • ACR Convergence 2020
Should Systemic Sclerosis Patients with Low Bicarbonate Have Replacement to Prevent Renal Dysfunction?
Megan Meier¹, Jacob Stever², Josephine Wright¹, Tracy Frech³, Greg Stoddard¹ and Benjamin Tingey¹, ¹University of Utah, Salt Lake City, ²University of Utah, SANDY, ³University of Utah and Salt Lake Veterans Affair Medical Center, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: Scleroderma renal crisis (SRC) is a well-characterized condition in patients with systemic sclerosis, but systemic sclerosis patients frequently develop chronic kidney disease (CKD) without…
Abstract Number: 1388 • ACR Convergence 2020
A Systematic Assessment of Demographics, Clinical and Serological Features Associated with Colonic Hypomotility in Systemic Sclerosis
Jenice Cheah¹, Jamie Perin², Elizabeth Volkmann³, Laura Hummers⁴, Fredrick Wigley⁵ and Zsuzsanna McMahan⁶, ¹JHUSOM, Baltimore, ²JHUSPH, Baltimore, ³University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, ⁴Johns Hopkins Univerisity, Ellicott City, MD, ⁵Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁶Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Background/Purpose: Colonic dysmotility affects up to 50% of patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc). While some patients have mild colonic disease, others experience severe complications, such…

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