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…Abstract Number: 747 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy Of Glucocorticoids To Treat Limited Flares In ANCA-Associated Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: The great majority of patients with granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) achieve disease remission initially, but relapses occur in up to…Abstract Number: 2785 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Urinary Inflammatory Cells Strongly Reflect the Disease Activity and Renal Function in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Autoantibody-Associated Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: The antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody (ANCA)- associated vasculitides (AAVs) include microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), granulomatosis with polyangitis (GPA; formerly Wegener’s), and eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangitis (EGPA).…Abstract Number: 748 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Efficacy Of Methotrexate For Remission Induction and Maintenance In Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis In Routine Clinical Practice
Background/Purpose: Methotrexate has been shown to be effective for both induction (non-severe disease) and maintenance of remission in patients with Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA) in…Abstract Number: 749 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
High Clinical Remission Rate With Relatively High Incidence Of Serious Infection In Newly-Onset ANCA-Associated Vasculitides In Japan – A Report From The Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study
Background/Purpose: Clinical characteristics and antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-serology of ANCA-associated vasculitis (AAV) patients are substantially different between Western and Asian countries. We investigated effectiveness and…Abstract Number: 750 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Maintenance Treatment In Childhood Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis
Background/Purpose: Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (GPA) is a rare but life threatening disease. Most children present with pulmonary bleeds and/or renal failure. Most treatment regimens are…Abstract Number: 753 • 2013 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Validation Of The New Histopathological Classification Of ANCA Glomerulonephritis and Its Association With Renal Outcomes In a Paediatric Population
Background/Purpose: Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA) associated glomerulonephritides (ANCA GN) include granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA), microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) and Churg-Strauss. A novel histopathologic classification for GPA…Abstract Number: 1545 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Long-Term Follow-up of 118 Polyarteritis Nodosa and Microscopic Polyangiitis without Poor-Prognosis Factors
Background/Purpose: Polyarteritis nodosa (PAN) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA) are 2 vasculitides characterized by necrotizing inflammation of the vessel wall. They share several clinical features and…Abstract Number: 1524 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
The Use of the International Classification of Function, Disability and Health As a Conceptual Framework for Comparison of the Content of Core Outcome Instruments with the Patient Perspective in Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) is a general health model endorsed by the World Health Organization. It describes health along…Abstract Number: 1531 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Comparative Proteomic Analysis of Neutrophils Between 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 dysfunction of polymorphonuclear cells (PMN) is thought to…Abstract Number: 1532 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
Serum Angiopoietin-2 Level Reflects the Disease Activity and Renal Function in Antineutrophilic Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: Angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) has emerged as a key mediator of endothelial cell activation. Ang-1 and Ang-2 are antagonistic ligands which bind with similar affinity to…Abstract Number: 2564 • 2012 ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting
A Risk Score for Predicting Short-Term Incidence of Death or Relapse in Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-Associated Vasculitis
Background/Purpose: Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic antibody (ANCA)-associated vasculitis (AAV), combining granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) and microscopic polyangiitis (MPA), is associated with a substantial risk of relapse or…