Abstracts tagged "Administrative Data"

Abstract Number: 1100 • ACR Convergence 2025
Associations Between Pre-Existing Autoimmunity and CAR T Cell Therapy Toxicity for Cancer Treatment: A Nationwide Retrospective Cohort Study
Gregory Challener¹, Chen Wang², David Gritsch², Ilana Usiskin³, Zandra E. Walton¹, Minna Kohler⁴, Hyon K. Choi⁵ and Jeffrey Sparks⁶, ¹Division of Rheumatology, Allergy, and Immunology, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, ²Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, ³Division of Rheumatology, Inflammation, and Immunity, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, ⁵MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL, Lexington, MA, ⁶Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Background/Purpose: Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cell therapy is being investigated to treat individuals with autoimmune diseases. Data regarding the safety of CAR T cell…
Abstract Number: 2287 • ACR Convergence 2025
Interpretable Ensemble Machine Learning Explaining Nonadherence and the Risk of Nonpersistence of Targeted Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Agents in Older Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis
yinan huang¹ and Sandeep Agarwal², ¹Department of Pharmacy Administration, University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, US, MS, ²Baylor College of Medicine, Houston
Background/Purpose: Interpretable machine learning (ML) method can identify factors associated with biological or targeted synthetic disease modifying antirheumatic drugs (b/tsDMARDs) nonadherence and nonpersistence for rheumatoid…
Abstract Number: 1084 • ACR Convergence 2025
Access to rheumatology care in patients with new diagnosis of polymyalgia rheumatica: analysis from a national inception cohort
Sebastian E Sattui¹, Orysya Soroka², Manuel Carpio Tumba³, Emily Holladay⁴, Fenglong Xie⁵, Sarah Mackie⁶, Jeffrey Curtis⁷, Robyn Domsic³ and Iris Navarro-Millan⁸, ¹Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, ³University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ⁴University of Alabama at Birmingham, Edmond, OK, ⁵The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁶University of Leeds, Leeds, United Kingdom, ⁷University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, ⁸Weill Cornell Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, Poughkeepsie, NY
Background/Purpose: Patients with polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) are commonly diagnosed and cared for by non-rheumatology providers (i.e., primary care). Lack of access to specialty care can…
Abstract Number: 1051 • ACR Convergence 2024
Healthcare Costs and Resource Utilization Associated with Long-term Medium-to-high Dose Oral Corticosteroid Use in Patients with Dermatomyositis or Polymyositis
Daniel Labson¹, Qian Cai², Concetta Crivera³ and Federico Zazzetti⁴, ¹Janssen Global Services, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson Company, Global Market Access RWE, Raritan, NJ, ²Janssen Global Services, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson Company, Global Market Access RWE, Titusville, NJ, ³Janssen Global Services, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson Company, Immunology Market Access, Horsham, PA, ⁴Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Horsham, PA, PA
Background/Purpose: Dermatomyositis (DM) and polymyositis (PM) are rare autoimmune conditions primarily characterized by muscle weakness and inflammation. Real-world evidence on economic outcomes of patients with…
Abstract Number: 1954 • ACR Convergence 2024
Examination of Rehabilitation Referrals from Rheumatology Practices for Adults with Rheumatoid Arthritis in the RISE Registry: A Feasibility and Descriptive Study
Louise Thoma¹, Jing Li² and Gabriela Schmajuk³, ¹University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC, ²University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, ³UCSF / SFVA, San Francisco, CA
Background/Purpose: Adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) commonly report functional limitations, pain, and fatigue that contribute to diminished quality of life and limit participation in valued…
Abstract Number: 1138 • ACR Convergence 2024
Association Between Long-Term Exposure to Fine Particles and Its Components and the Onset of Systemic Autoimmune Rheumatic Diseases in Quebec
Mareva geslin¹, Julien Vachon², Naizhuo Zhao³, Elhadji Anassour Laouan Sidi², Sonia Jean⁴, audrey smargiassi² and Sasha Bernatsky⁵, ¹Universite de Montreal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ²Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC, Canada, ³McGill University, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴Institut national de santé publique du Québec, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁵Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada
Background/Purpose: Exposure to fine particles (PM2.5) has been associated with numerous health effects including with autoimmune rheumatic diseases (SARDs). While PM2.5 are composed of various…
Abstract Number: 1984 • ACR Convergence 2024
Use of ICD Codes for the Identification of Patients with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor Induced Inflammatory Arthritis
Tawnie Braaten¹, Madeline O’Sullivan¹, shardool Patel¹, Sauer brian², Jorge Rojas³, grant Cannon⁴ and miao Lai⁴, ¹UNIVERSITY OF UTAH, Salt Lake City, UT, ²Salt Lake City VA/University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, ³Seattle VA, Mexico, Mexico, ⁴University of Utah and Salt Lake City VA, Salt Lake City, UT
Background/Purpose: The identification of immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI)-induced inflammatory arthritis (ICI-IA) using administrative data would provide a valuable advance in the investigation of ICI-IA. The…
Abstract Number: 1214 • ACR Convergence 2024
All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Using Pregabalin or Duloxetine: A Retrospective Cohort Study in US Veterans
Sachalee Campbell¹, Laura L. Daniel², Alyson L. Dickson³, Otis Wilson³, C. Michael Stein³, Puran Nepal⁴, Adriana M. Hung⁵ and Cecilia P. Chung², ¹University of Miami/ Jackson Health System, Miami, FL, ²University of Miami, Miami, FL, ³Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁴Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt, TN, ⁵Veterans Administration Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: Musculoskeletal pain affects more than 10% of the general population. Recent trends in managing chronic musculoskeletal pain have favored non-opioid analgesics, for example, pregabalin,…
Abstract Number: 2001 • ACR Convergence 2024
Complications and Treatment Use Associated with Long-term Oral Corticosteroid Therapy Among Patients with Dermatomyositis or Polymyositis
Rohit Aggarwal¹, Qian Cai², Daniel Labson³, Concetta Crivera⁴ and Federico Zazzetti⁵, ¹Division of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Janssen Global Services, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson Company, Global Market Access RWE, Titusville, NJ, ³Janssen Global Services, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson Company, Global Market Access RWE, Raritan, NJ, ⁴Janssen Global Services, LLC, a Johnson & Johnson Company, Immunology Market Access, Horsham, PA, ⁵Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine, Horsham, PA, PA
Background/Purpose: Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIM) are a group of rare systemic autoimmune conditions mainly characterized by muscle weakness, rash and involvement of various organs. Dermatomyositis…
Abstract Number: 1215 • ACR Convergence 2024
Mortality in US Veterans with Musculoskeletal Conditions Using Cyclobenzaprine or Baclofen
Maria Intriago¹, Puran Nepal², Laura L. Daniel¹, Alyson L. Dickson³, Otis Wilson³, C. Michael Stein³, Adriana M. Hung⁴ and Cecilia P. Chung¹, ¹University of Miami, Miami, FL, ²Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt, TN, ³Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, ⁴Veterans Administration Tennessee Valley Healthcare System, Nashville, TN
Background/Purpose: Cyclobenzaprine is a commonly-used centrally-acting muscle relaxant; it has been approved for short-term treatment of muscle spasms associated with acute musculoskeletal pain despite limited…
Abstract Number: 2021 • ACR Convergence 2024
The Dual Benefits of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors for Recurrent Nephrolithiasis and Gout Flares Among Gout Patients with Type 2 Diabetes: New User, Active Comparator Target Trial Emulation Studies
Natalie McCormick¹, Chio Yokose², Leo Lu³, Deborah Wexler¹, J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta⁴, Mary A. De Vera⁵, saiajay chigurupati¹, Kiara Tan¹, Chixiang Chen⁶, Rozalina McCoy⁶, Gary Curhan⁷ and Hyon K. Choi⁸, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Waltham, MA, ³Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁵University of British Columbia, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁶University of Maryland, School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, ⁷Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁸Massachusetts General Hospital, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: Nephrolithiasis and gout are both common, extremely painful conditions which frequently coexist, along with type 2 diabetes (T2D). Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i), first approved…
Abstract Number: 1271 • ACR Convergence 2024
Linkage of the Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance Registry with the Pediatric Health Information System: Creation of a Comprehensive Childhood-Onset Lupus Dataset
Jordan Roberts¹, Anna Faino², Min-Lee Chang³, Jonathan Cogen⁴, Matt Hall⁵ and Esi Morgan¹, and for the CARRA Registry Investigators, ¹Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, ²Seattle Children's Research Institute, Core for Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Analytics in Research, Seattle, ³Computational Health Informatics Program, Boston Children’s Hospital, Boston, MA, ⁴Seattle Children’s Hospital, Seattle, WA, ⁵Children’s Hospital Association, Lenexa, KS
Background/Purpose: Currently, no comprehensive national multipayer dataset with inpatient and outpatient data exists for childhood rheumatologic diseases, limiting the ability to study outcomes longitudinally and…
Abstract Number: 2022 • ACR Convergence 2024
Could Initiation of Sodium Glucose Co-Transporter-2 Inhibitors Reduce the Need for Conventional Urate-Lowering Therapy and Flare Medications in Patients with Gout?Population-Based Target Trial Emulation Studies
Natalie McCormick¹, Chio Yokose², Leo Lu³, Sharan Rai¹, Gregory Challener¹ and Hyon K. Choi⁴, ¹Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, ²Massachusetts General Hospital, Waltham, MA, ³Arthritis Research Canada, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ⁴Massachusetts General Hospital, Lexington, MA
Background/Purpose: Sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) lower serum urate levels and are associated with reduced risk of incident gout as well as recurrent flares [Annals IM…
Abstract Number: 0198 • ACR Convergence 2024
COVID-19 Vaccination and Hospitalization Rates Differ Between People with Diagnosed Immune Mediated Inflammatory Disease and the General Population: A Population-based Study
Carol Hitchon¹, Carole Taylor¹, Charles N Bernstein¹, Christine Peschken¹, J. Antonio Avina-Zubieta², Sasha Bernatsky³, Gil Kaplan⁴, Diane Lacaille², Jessica Widdifeild⁵ and RuthAnn Marrie¹, ¹University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada, ²Arthritis Research Canada, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada, ³Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, QC, Canada, ⁴University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada, ⁵University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
Background/Purpose: People with immune mediated inflammatory diseases (IMIDs) are at greater risk of severe Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Vaccination reduces COVID-19 severity however, vaccine uptake may…
Abstract Number: 1315 • ACR Convergence 2024
From Presentation to Publication: Tracking the Publication Rate of Abstracts Presented at American College of Rheumatology Convergence Conference in the Years 2015 and 2018
Shreena Kamlesh Gandhi¹, Shivani Patel², Saransh Narang³, Aayushi Rajani³ and Kaleb Michaud⁴, ¹KU School of Medicine, Wichita, Wichita, KS, ²Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, ³Medical College, Baroda, Baroda, India, ⁴University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE
Background/Purpose: The ACR Convergence meeting attracts rheumatology researchers worldwide to present their peer- reviewed abstracts for a global audience either as a poster or oral…

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