Abstract Number: 1863 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
CCX168, an Orally Administered C5aR Inhibitor for Treatment of Patients with Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: CCX168 is a potent, specific C5aR inhibitor in clinical development for ANCA-associated vasculitis. The initial focus of this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial was…Abstract Number: 1862 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Association of Low-Density Granulocytes with Disease Activity and Response to Treatment in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: To discover new pathways involved in the pathophysiology of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) and identify potential clinical biomarkers through use of whole-genome gene expression profiling.…Abstract Number: 1777 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Staphylococcus Aureus Nasal Carriage and Relapses, Bvas, ANCA-Positivity and Cotrimoxazole Use in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Background/Purpose Staphylococcus aureus (SA) nasal carriage has been reported to be more frequent and associated with persistent ANCA-positivity and relapse in patients with granulomatosis with…Abstract Number: 1776 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Factors Predictive of ANCA-Associated Vasculitis Relapse in Patients Given Rituximab-Maintenance Therapy
Background/Purpose Rituximab (RTX) was shown to be as effective as cyclophosphamide to induce remission in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV). The prospective MAINRITSAN trial compared…Abstract Number: 1775 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Predicting Relapse in Patients with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis – the Potential Use of Monitoring in Vitro ANCA Production
Background/Purpose Patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) suffer from frequent disease relapses, with up to 50% of patients relapsing within 5 years. Several risk factors…Abstract Number: 1773 • 2014 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Otolaryngologic Lesions Are Not Rare and Closely Related with Pachymeningitis and Cranial Neuropathy in MPO-ANCA Associated Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: Recently several case reports of serous otitis media (SOM), hypertrophic pachymeningitis (HP) and cranial neuropathy (CN) have been reported in connection with MPO-ANCA associated…Abstract Number: 733 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Plasma Levels Of Fibrin/Fibrinogen Degradation Products Might Be a Useful Indicator Of Disease Activity, Classification and Nephritis Complications In Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: It is important to determine the biomarkers for assessing disease activity of patients with antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV). Plasma levels of fibrin/fibrinogen…Abstract Number: 734 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Significance Of Anti-Myeloperoxidase and Anti-Proteinase 3 Antibodies In The Absence Of Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody Immunofluorescence Positivity
Background/Purpose: Identification of serum anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA) for the detection of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) is often performed by screening with indirect immunofluorescence (IF), followed…Abstract Number: 736 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis Associated With Systemic Sclerosis In Japan: A Review Of The Literature
Background/Purpose: Cases of Antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV) during the course of systemic sclerosis (SSc) have recently been reported. Japanese cases of AAV associated…Abstract Number: 149 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparative Proteomic Analysis Of Neutrophils From Patients With Microscopic Polyangiitis and Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis
Background/Purpose: Both microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) and granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) belong to ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV), in which neutrophils are thought to be involved in their…Abstract Number: 738 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Pulmonary Fibrosis In ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: The association of pulmonary fibrosis (PF) with anti neutrophil cytoplasmic antibodies (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV), especially microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), is rare but related to poor…Abstract Number: 741 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis Central Nervous System Involvement: Presentation and Management
Background/Purpose: Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), a small-sized–vessel vasculitis, commonly involves ear, nose & throat (ENT), lungs and kidneys, and, more rarely, the central nervous system…Abstract Number: 2782 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Retreatment With Rituximab In The Rituximab In ANCA-Associated Vasculitis (RAVE) Trial
Background/Purpose: Retrospective studies have demonstrated that repeat rituximab treatment may be effective in re-inducing remission in relapsing ANCA-associated vasculitis. We analyzed data from the Rituximab…Abstract Number: 743 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy Of Rituximab For Otolaryngologic (ENT) Manifestations Of Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (GPA, Wegener’s granulomatosis)
Background/Purpose: ENT involvement is the most prevalent manifestation of GPA. Rituximab (RTX) is a proven effective remission induction therapy for severe GPA with vasculitic manifestations. …Abstract Number: 2784 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Mononeuritis Multiplex Predicts The Need For Immunosuppressive Or Immunomodulatory Drugs For Eosinophilic Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis, Polyarteritis Nodosa and Microscopic Polyangiitis Patients Without Poor-Prognosis Factors
Background/Purpose: Patients with eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis (EGPA), polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) or microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) without poor-prognosis factors, as defined by their 1996 Five-Factor Scores…